The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-14
LOCAL NEWS

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Miss Floy Smith is clerking FOR
the new firm Of Martin & Co.
Plenty of time to plant wheat
now. Better get busy.
Miss Lizzie Bennett of Nashville
is now employed in w. H. Bailey's
ready-to-wear department.
Miss Ruth Hodge has been suf-
fering from an attack of continued
fever. for the past several days
Miss Lucy Anthony, Of the Brigh-
ton vicinity, is now assistant book
keeper at the Enterprise.
Mr.. w. A. Rodgers, Of the 18th
district, qualified as deputy-sheriff
while here Friday,
The little daughter Of Mr.. w. c.
Byars. of the 18th district, is suffer-
ing from an attack of typhoid fever.
! Gov. Roberts is dated to speak
in Covington on Friday, November
20. at o'clock p. m.
"A daughter was born Friday to
Mr.. and Mrs, Farrar Culbreath, Of
Tabernacle,
Send the Leader your contribu-
ton to the Democratic campaign
fund. Let us have anything from one
dollar up.
Mr.. W. R. Gift, who has been
confined to his bed for more than 10
days on account Of illness, is now con-
valescing.
Mr.. /. E. Beard is now making
his home in Pontotoc, Miss, and is in
charge of the Palace Barber Shop
there.
Ernest S. White is now employed
as messenger at the local telegraph
office and his brother, Eugene, is in
the employ Of w. F, Bringle.
Farmers Of Upton county should
get busy right awav and plant enough
wheat to make bread for home con-
sumption next year.
A sneak thief entered the house
Of Mr.. J. L. Scott, Of this vicinity,
Friday night and stole II quart cans
of home-canned tomatoes.
Every supporter Of Cox and
Roosevelt should contribute to the
funds now being raised for campaign
purposes in this county.
Hon. T. Weber Wilson, of Mis-
sissippi, is dated to speak in Coving-
ton on Tuesday, October 10, at !
o'clock p m.
ALI contributions to the Demo-
cratic campaign fund will be greatly
appreciated. If it is no more than a
dollar it will be of great benefit.
The Covington Milling Co. is sell
ing a good deal Of seed wheat to
farmers of this county and the indi-
cations are that quite good acreage
of wheat will be planted in the county.
Mrs. Boyd Brown was hostess Of
the Housekeepers' Club on Saturday
afternoon. After a pleasant after
noon spent at discussing household
topics, delicious menu was served.
Mr.. J. T. Karney and DR.. W. D.
Gray, Of Mason, were visitors here
| Monday. One of Mr.. Karney's little
sons is suffering from an attack Of
| dlphtherla.
Mr.. Oliver Vines, Of Golden Lake.
Ark, arrived in the county SATURDAY
on a visit to his daughter, Miss Olive
Vines. who is suffering from an at
tack of typhoid fever at her home in
the Hopewell vicinity.
George, the 12-year-old son OF
Mr.. G. w. Gasson, Of the 18th district,
was riding on a wagon load of sorg-
hum cage Friday, when he slipped off
the hind wheel ran over his right
ankle and it was badly injured.
Chester, the eight-months-old
son of Mr.. G. C. Delk, Of the Liberty
vicinity, died Friday night and was
buried Saturday afternoon after SER
vices at the residence conducted by
Rev. w. r. Pickett.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Martin, Of
Bartlett, Tenn, announce the engage
ment and approaching marriage Of
their daughter Marion Hill, to Mr..
John Harold George, Of Memphis. the
wedding to take place the latter part
of November.
A fifth Sunday meeting will be
held at Smyrna (Baptist) church on
Sunday. October 81, the program to
be arranged later. An organization
of the Sunday schools Of the Big
Hatchie Baptist Association will be
effected at that time.
Mr.. Marion Bragg, we'll known
citizen Of the Hopewell neighborhood,
aged about 20 years. died Thursday
and was buried at Elm Grove burial
ground on the day following, Rev. +.
T. Ledbetter conducting the funeral
services. Four sons survive him.
Mr.. Bonner Huff, well known
citizen of Gilt Edge, died at his home
at 10 o'clock Friday night, after an
illness of about five days. He was
buried the day following his death.
The deceased is survived by his
mother, with whom he made his home.
and who is about 80 years Of age.
We have heard much complaint
lately of failure of drivers of auto
trucks to give any of the road to
drivers Of smaller cars and horse
drawn vehicles. These people should
remember that everybody is entitled
to a part Of the road and should not
be SO selfish.
Mayor j. j. Green and Miss Vir-
ginia VanMeter attended the banquet
given to the agents of the Jefferson
Standard Life Insurance Company at
the Gayoso Hotel in Memphis Satur-
day from IL to 5 o'clock. The banquet
was followed by a box party at
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