The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-26
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ALMYRA GLEANINGs

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| The rams continue to fall, and thu
grass grows. Since last Thursday
afternoon the Almyra community
| has been visited with three heavy
downpours; first on Thursday after
noon, and again Saturday afternoon
and then again Monday afternoon
and night - all overflow washing
rains, making land too wet to pillow
before the middle of the week j
no more comes. Crops are in a terri
BILE condition; never. so bad before
More than half the farmers in this
part of the county have had to either
leave out some cotton or plant it in
corn. Some land will not be planted
at all.
The soldier boys from overseas
are still coming home. On Tuesday
of last week Mr.. Floyd Kelley arrived
home, and later on Messrs. Walter
Peterson and w. e. Parker got home;
and on Friday evening Mr.. Paul Me-
Daniel came in. Messrs. Kelley and
Peterson were among the first boys
from this immediate community to be
called to camps, leaving their homes
in October, 1917. Others are ex-
pected home within the next week
or 10 days.
While some are rejoicing at the
homecoming Of their loved ones, some
others are called to mourn the loss of
loved ones. The first Of last week
Mrs. T. E. Ralph and her fathers
family, Mr.. J. Harris and other near
relatives were anxiously looking for
ward to the homecoming of their
husband, son and brother, Mr.. T. e.
Ralph, the last of the week, when
suddenly, like a thunderb0lt from a
cloudless sky, telegram was re-
ceived telling them that his corpse
would be brought home in a few
days, he having died on board the
returning transport. His remains
reached Covington Thursday evening,
and were taken to Glopton cemetery
and laid to rest late that evening.
Memorial services were held Friday
morning in Clopton church, conducted
by Rev. v. A. DeShazo, assisted by
Rev. R. A. Wood. Mr.. Ralph was one
Of the first boys of this county to
leave behind all that was dear to
him and answer his country's call to
arms, and make the supreme sacri-
flee. His loved companion and other
loved ones have the sincere sympathy
of all their friends.
At call meeting of the Memphis
Louisville Presbytery of the "A. r. p.
church, to meet in Memphis next
Wednesday, Rev. ]. M. White and
Elder ]. M. Huey are expecting to
attend.
The Sharon Sabbath school is ex-
pecting to have children's day SER
vices next Sabbath, the services to
begin at II am.
Last Sabbath was red-letter dav
in Sabbath school work in Sharon.
They had the largest attendance, Of
100, that has been recorded in about
two years. Under the superintend-
ency of E. L. Mcdaniel and his as
sistants, the Sabbath school is doing
fine work,
The X. P. G. u. had d splendid
meeting Sabbath night. Besides the
local talent, Miss Clara Fleming de-
liyered a splendid address on what
Our Church is Doing in Foreign Mis-
sions in India
Some Of the good ladies Of Sharon,
including Mrs. j, i. Taylor and the
larger girls of the orphanage, took
up the carpet, secured the Sharon
church floor, and relaid the carpet,
cleaned windows, etc, for which they
deserve much praise and sincere
vote Of thanks from everybody in
terested in the little church at the
orphanage.
Mrs. Currie, of Meadsville, Pa, who
is visiting the home of her son-in- law,
Mr. N. M. Kelley, has been quite
sick the last few days. Also, Mr..
Kelley has been not SO well the past
week.
Mrs. Beech, Of the orphanage, who
was sick the first Of last week, was
able to go to Nashville about the
middle Of the week Or few weeks
rest.
The harvesting Of the wheat crop
was practically finished last week
in this community, though the heavy
rains considerably interfered with it,
and some grain may be somewhat in
jured by bad weather.
Our neighbor, j. H. Draffin, who
lives one mile south Of IdaviIle, while
blowing cotton one day last week,
found a cocklebur about 10 or IL
inches high, having on it 20 well-de-
veloped burs. This is a very unu-
sual phenomenon of the weed king
dom, though we hear of such freaks
Of nature occasionally.
Five orphans were received at Dun
lap Orphanage the latter part Of the
week, ranging in ages from 3 to ~
years. They were brought there BY
Mr.. Russell.
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