The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-26
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Mr.. Sam Stephenson shipped II
crates Of dogs to different parts Of
the country Tuesday.
Mr.. j. C. Coleman, of Rialto, who
has been quite sick for some time
with pneumonia, is now able to be
up and out again.
There will be an ice cream supper
at the home Of DR.. E. A. Tarwater
at Mason on Friday, August q, for
the benefit of the Methodist church.
The first omen boil Of cotton Of
this season was sent in to us by Mr..
w. E. Fletcher. of the Gilt Edge Vi
entity. The boil opened on August
10th,
There will be an ice cream sup
per given at the Wilson Chapel
schoolhouse on Friday night. August
rs, at 8 o'clock. Everybody is in
vited to attend.
Elder H. /. Copeland, of Gates.
will occupy the pupit at the Christian
church Sunday August 20. The pub
lie is cordially invited to hear Elder
Copeland.
Mr.. D. c. Click, of the Almyra
neighborhood, has just completed a
bungalow and expects to move into
it this week. Mr. E. e. Grant had
the contract for the construction.
Mrs. ]. W. Hawkins, of the
Phelan vicinity, had SAT stolen from
her trunk Sunday afternoon. It is
supposed that the thief entered the
house some time in the afternoon
while the family was away.
Mr.. Lev. Timbs, aged 70 years,
Of the 18th district. died Friday from
the infirmitives of old age and was
buried at Salem Campground Satur-
day. Mr.. limbs moved here six years
ago from Lauderdale county. He had
never married.
There was an ice cream supper
Saturday at the home Of Mr. L. P.
Youngblood. near Braden. in honor of
Miss Matte Jane Crook and her
brother, Mr.. johnny Will Crook, Of
Memphis, formerly Of Lucy, who were
visitors Of Mr.. Youngblood Saturday.
"A protracted meeting will begin
in the Methodist church at Charles
ton Sunday, August 20. conducted
by the pastor. Rev. L. R. Wadsworth.
assisted by Rev. ]. A, Hassell of
Munford. The meeting at Tabernacle
will begin the second Sunday in Sep
TENDER.
Mr.. Ed Roberts was arrested
FRIDAY on the charge of assaulting
and beating Mack Baker Thursday
night near Randolph. Roberts. it is
reported. beat Baker badly with his
fists and the but of his pistol. Rob-
erts will be arraigned before mag
istrate Saturday in Covington.
Tom Davis colored, who livesl
near Melrose reports tNat the wet
wea tier is doing much damage to his
cotton crop. Tom says that his young
cotton is all Going to stalk and is
not fruiting as it should, He states
also that the excessive moisture is
cauing his old cotton to shed hollis.
Interstate PASSENGER END freight
rates went into effect Wednesday
at midnight on all railroads. Intra-
state rates will not 90 into effect in
Tennessee until September %. The |
increase in rates will probably be
about Is per cent on all PASSENGER
fares plus the war tax Pullman rates
will be increased so per cent. /
The foremen of the railroad Sec
lions from Dyersburg to Woodstock
met here Tuesday for their examin- /
alton This examination. which was
! written examination must be stood /
1t least once year by all the section
foremen on the road. The examin-
alton Tuesday was held at the depot
n the waiting room. Supervisor ].
NJ. Jackson and Roadmaster S. j.
Holt. of Fulton, conducted the exam
nation. About 80 stood the examin-
ltion.
The Ladies' Missionary Society
# the First Methodist church met in
ocular session Monday afternoon at
| o'clock at the home Of Mrs. Joe Nc
Iceland In the absence Of the chair
nan of local work, Mrs. H. R. Rose,
Mrs George Gibbs presided in her
Usual charming and able manner.
after a most enjoyable meeting a
delicious ice course was served The
ext meeting will be with Mrs VIM
dcBri1e 1T her home on Maple
treet 4