The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-10-10

win again make his home there
James Hawkins, colored of the
18th district, has received news Of
the late saft arrival in France Of
his son. Alvin Hawkins. Hawkins
has two other sons in the service
one at Camp Dodge, Ia, and the
other at Camp Sherman, Ohio.
Rev. R. C. Waters, the presid-
ing elder Of the Dyersburg district,
occupied the pulpit of the First
Methodist church here Sunday morn
ing. Rev. Robert A. Clark was at
Phelan holding the decdicatory SER
vices of the new church there.
Mr.. w. F. Bringle has sold for
Mr.. L. E. Thomas his place on San
ford street and Byars avenue, oc-
cupied by Mr., Talley Rose, to Mr.,
G. R. Myers for a consideration of
$1525. Possession will be given on
January /, 1919.
The barn on Mr.. N. C. Goad's
place, one and a half miles south of
the city, was destroyed by fire Sat
mday afternoon About two tons Of
hay were destroyed. but the pillow
tools and other properly saved. The
fire IS supposed to have originated
from spontaneous combustion.
Malcolm r., little son Of Mr.,
Sam Gray, of the 18th district, who
lately had a portion of the bone in his
left leg removed at St. Joseph's Hos
pital, Memphis, is steadily improv-
ing under the treatment there and
will probably be able to return home
in a few days.
"A special convention will be
called at Nashville on October 20
to elect an assistant to Bishop F.
Gailor, or bishop coadjutor of Ten
nessee. 1t is probable that Rev.
Troy Beatty. rector of Grace church,
Memphis, formerly of Covington and
Mason, will be elected to the position.
Members of the Red Cross So
,iety of Atoka will present a dra-
matte play "The Call of the Colors"
On next Friday evening, October IL,
At the schoolhouse. The entire pro-
,eeds will be for the benefit of the
ocal Red Cross, and large crowd :
S anticipated.
Mr.. w. A. Rgers, Of the Phelan
is the owner of COW
hat will be four years old in Janu- :
Try next that has already brought ,
our calves. Three of these calves
we're born in the past 10 months :
wins in November last and another
asst week.
Mr.. w. L. McClain and family
nd Mr.. T. G.. Hamrick went Sun
lay to Pleasant Hill, Fayette coun-
Y, to attend the meeting of the as {
of the Primitive Baptist
hurch. The association convened
friday and was in session over Sun
ay with dinner on the grounds that {
ay.
ESQ. S. X. Drummonds, who was
ere from the 5th district Monday
tending court, tells us that Mr. J,
/. Gilpin has just finished his work I
sorghum making in his vicinity S
nd had made more than 1000 gall q
ms of sorghum. He also said that G
everal other mills had been max il
lg sorghum in his district.
The revival conducted in Smyrna !
aptist church by Rev T. Riley Da- !
is came to close Sunday night !,
arge congregations attended these !
nrvices, especially at night. Tho :
hurch experienced "a real revival :
nd a number Of sinners were con- :
erted. Seven were baptized Mon
ay morning in Rocky branch, near +
lax Grove, by Mr.. Davis.
The four-room Mouse occupied a
v Joe Roberts, colored, near Mum c
1rd cemetery,was practically destroy Y
by fire Friday afternoon about
80 O'Clock. The fire originated in t
he roof, being caused from a spark
rom the stove flue in the kitchen. t
here was an insurance of $500 on t
he property. Most of the house
old goods were saved. The house
elonged to Mr.. L. A. Whitson, of
ne Liberty neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 0. Murphy re- !
1rned Monday from Warren Fay {
tie county, where they went to at
end the funeral of Mrs. Murphy's !
ather, Mr.. W. ]. Goode, formerly (
this county, who ditd at his home :
here at 4:30 o'clock Saturday after :
DON of typho-malarial fever. Mr. :
oode, who was Ga years of age, is
lrvived by one son and three daugh- !
ers. His funeral took place on
unday. 0
Friday mornings COMMERCIAL v
ppeal contained a death notice Of n
[rs. Ellie Evans Rhoades at st.
oseph's Hospital, that city, on Thurs t
ay morning at 5;45 o'clock. The h
emains were forwarded to the for a
Ter home Of the deceased at Hem a
erson, Tenn, Ifor burial. Mrs. c
nodes was formerly a Miss Kelly, "
Obion, and was the wife of A. L.
nodes, a former clerk in this city, l
nd made her home here for several
ears. She is survived by her hus-
and and one son.
Oak Grove and Liberty Baptist "
lurches voted Sunday to give their :,
aston, Rev. 7. Riley Davis, two Z
eek's vacation. and he left Monday I;
rening for visit to his father. Mr.. 3
N. Davis. at Waynesboro, Tenn. e. e.
e will return in time for his en- i