The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-25
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LOCAL NEWS

-COvington Lodge No 1905, B. P
O. E., will have initiatory work to.
night, with social session following.
Mr. M. A. Ray showed us a few
days ago freak egg, It was in the
shape Of gourd, having a short
but perfect-shaped handle.
Elder Porter Norris will begin a
protracted meeting in the Solo Chris
tian church on Thursday night, Aug
ust l.
Miss Louise Goad underwent an
operation Tuesday for removal of
tonsils and adenoids. She has been
steadily improving since the operation.
Mrs. O.S. Hall, of Mt. Carmel, was
called to Memphis Tuesday on ac-
count Of illness in the family of her
son, Mr., Robert Hall.
Mrs. Gray and Mr.. Potter, who
live on the Vandergrift place near
Gift, are both quite sick with typhoid
fever.
The Dyersburg district conference
of the c. M. e. church convened at
Plummers Grove today, and will be
in session until Sunday. Rev. ]. H.
Coleman, Of Memphis, is presidine.
Miss Aileen. daughter Of Mr..
John Dawson, Of the Burlison vicinity,
who has been suffering from an at
tack of typhoid fever for two weeks,
is improving.
The Coca Cola bottling works is
having a seven-foot concrete walkway
and a 12-foot driveway built at it's
plant on East Pleasant avenue. The
work is being done by A. Lux, colo-ed.
Mr.. D. w. Souder got the middle
finger Of one hand practically cut off
and another finger badly cut in the
edger at the G. M. & A. Co., Tues
day, while cutting groove in perch
pole.
The overhead bridge on the Som
erville and Covington road, just south
Of Atoka, will be completed this
week. This win be great convent
ance to great numbers of people who
have to travel over that thoroughfare.
The firm Of Marks & Anderson
lately purchased carload-70O bush
els--of corn from Messrs. ]. H. and
O. b. McClelland. These gentlemen
still have another carload to sell.
The corn was grown on their farm
in the 8rd district.
The protracted meeting at Salem
church began last Sunday night, and
will continue through this week. Rev.
J. L. Edwards is assisting the pastor,
Rev. I. S. Caldwell. Mr.. Edwards
brother, Mr.. E. s. Edwards, an accom-
plished vocalist, has charge Of the
singing.
Rev. M. r. Gibson returned Fri |
day night from Blue Ridge, s. c., Y
where he finished the course of three
and a half weeks in army Y. M. G. A.
training work, with los others. He |
expects to go to Camp Sewer. Green d
vile, s. G., to enter upon his work,
early in August. Ii
The firm of Primer & Gillespie +
will ship carload Of chickens from t
this week. The weight
will be from 1900 to 1000 pounds, Q
and there are about 1000 head in Lc
the lot. This is the first carload Of G
chickens, Mr.. Gillespie says, that has
ever been shipped from here. r
There was two-day picnic given I'll
under the management of George
Dyer, colored, at the flowing well on :,
he Mason road one mile south Of !
here, Friday and Saturday. The col ],
,red people attended in great num- 4
oers. A brass band was present, and :
furnished music. !,
The seth annual session of the 9
Big Hatchie Baptist Association met
With Harmony church, Haywood coun-
y, Tuesday, for session of two z
lays. Quite number of people from y
he. First Church Of Covington and =
lther Baptist churches of the county =
we're. in attendance. |"
Last Thursday night at the home =
f Mr.. Palmer Smith, an artistic g
lrogram was carried out under the I
Erection of Misses Nancy Robertson r
nd Mary Mechanism. The enter
was well attended and Sc
eat sum WIS relied, which was Pc
onated to the Junior Red Cross.
The junior Red Cross met at OF
eaduqarters Friday afternoon. For eS
weight children were present, and all OF
rere enthusiastic over the work. Let 70
very child In Covington show his pa 70
riotism by joining this organization.
he membership fee is Is cents for Sc
ne year. qu
Mr.. Horace Anderson has has w
.tely finished the course at the "a
round school in the aviation depart IN
lent Of Princeton University. He
ient from there to Long Island, where
. took special course in aviation, SCI
nd is now on his way overseas to pc
,mplete the course. ca
In q fit Of jealousy Lee Trous- 81
ale, cOlored, of the Simonton vicini- Tn
!. this county, shot his wife in the
lot with a shotgun Saturday, inflict- or
e painful and serious wound. is
rousdaIe was arrested by Officers do
bert Massey and Barnum Rice and tn.
aced in Jail here. The preliminary tai
ial will be held when the woman to
Efficiently RECEIVERS to appear. THE