The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTY

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west of the city.
Mrs. w. L. Brownlee received q
letter Wednesday from her husband
Lieut.. Brownlee, telling of his re-
cent arrival overseas in London.
Mr.. 7. A. Boyd and family have
moved from the Leigh's Chapel vic.
unity to Benton, Ark, where they VIII
reside in future.
Mr.. w. B. Tins, of the Simonton
vicinity, accidentally fell off wag-
on while driving Monday, and had
his shoulder painfully bruised.
Receipts Of cotton to date at the
| Churchill compress are 1862 bales;
to same date last year, 7194 bales;
shipments, 6,844; stock on hand,
6,2O8,
Mr.. Warren A. Smith, Of the
Brighton vicinity, brought to this
office few days ago 1876 second
crop Irish potatoes, which he stated
grew on one vine.
Mr. Tom Elan, Of Garland, has
lately installed a 12-horsepower en-
CINE and grist mill. The plant was
purchased from the Tennessee Hard
ware Co.
Mr.. j. T. Woods, of the 9rd
district, received news the first Of this
week of the death of his son, Fred,
in France from Influenza He died
in an army hospital on October 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Alexander
and two children and their niece,
Miss Eva Maddox, who makes her
home with them, are all confined
to their beds with influenza,
We are told that Mr.. N. H.
Murphy raised 200 bushels of second
crop Lookout Mountain Irish pota-
toes on four-tenths of an acre OF
ground. Who can beat it?
A number of young people came
over from Ripley Friday evening
to attend the double-header basket
ball game, which was very interest
ing, the game by the girls being won
by Ripley and the boys game BY
the Covington team.
Mrs. ]. H. Brasfield and son,
Verna Cullen, of Belden, Miss, came
up Wednesday morning on a visit to
her sister, Mrs. Susie Brasfield, Mr..
and Mrs. Smith, from the same sec
tion of Union county, Miss, came up
that day, and will make their home
here.
Weekend communion services
were held in the A. r. P. church |
here beginning Friday night and
closing Sunday night. Rev. |. S.
Caldwell, of Salem church, assisted
the pastor, Rev. w. C. Kerr, and did
the preaching at all the services with
the exception Of Sunday morning
Mr. J. D. Byrd, Of the 9th dis
trict, has just completed a good
house for the storing Of potatoes
for winter. This is the only way to
successfully carry potatoes through
the winter, and We believe other Tip
ton county potato raisers would do
wellto follow Mr.. Byrd's example,
Mr.. C. A. Smith, Of Baker City,
Ore, father Of Mr.. w. Glover Smith,
Of the Liberty neighborhood, has re-
Gently sent him a box Of Winesap, i
Ben Davis and Yellow Newton apples
that are unusually fine. A sample /
of these apples was sent to this Of
flee Monday. These apples weigh |
ed from one-half to one and one
eighth pounds.
Mrs. J. G. Witherington was the
hostess at five-hundred /
party on Saturday afternoon at the
home Of her mother, Mrs. Drew Nc
Clanahan, on North Maple street
The guest list included % young I
ladies and the younger married set.
AT the conclusion Of a most interest
ing game, delicious refreshments were
served.
The wedding Of Mr. Bert Black,
of Birmingham, Ala, and Mrs. A.
H. Gurley, Of Covington, was quietly
solemnized on last Saturday eve
ming at 8 o'clock, at the home of
Mr.. Bert Cobb, on Holmes avenue. !
The ceremony was performed by DR..
R. P. Walker. Mr.. and Mrs. Black
win make Birmingham their home,
where the former has successful
business.
The closing rally service was
held at Canaan Baptist church (col-
ored) here last Sunday. The total
amount raised during the three raj
ly days held was $1,087.73, which
amount will mean the liquidation of
the debt on the new church building.
The leaders in the movement, Rev.
w. ]. Clark, General Smith and VIM.
Erwin, ask US to express their
grateful thanks to their white friends
for their contributions.
The ladies of the First Presby-
terrain Church held their annual
praise meeting Sunday afternoon. An
ENJOYABLE program was rendered, one
Of the features being a talk by Mrs.
Z. D. Baddour, who spoke Of home
life and customs in her native land,
Syria. A good collection was taken.
In the evening this congregation was
favored with a vocal solo by Mrs.
Jack Witherington, of Munford, who
rendered "Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me"
in a most charming manner.
Mrs. Dora Campbell, Of the
Ripley vicinity, has received news Of
the death of her brother, Private /
George Amory Poindexter, Of Co.
L, 18th Infantry, who was killed
in action October s, somewhere in