The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-30
SALEM LEAFLETS

Though the weather this Christmas
las been cold enough for sleigh rid
ing, there has so far been no snow
OF sleigh bells iingling, but there
have been some marriage bells ring
ing lately in some parts of this com
munity On Sabbath afternoon, 18th
inst; Mr.. Walter Carter and Miss
Ethel Williams were married BY Rev
G. B. Belts On Sabbath evening, the
26th, Mr.. Milan Yauss and Miss
Annie Nav Hamilton were married
Rev R W. Carson said the sweet
words that made them man and wife.
These young uples have the coed
wishes of their friends for their
health, happiness and success
throughout life.
Misses Mary Simpson, Iva, Ann
Ehza and Mary Lois McQuiston,
Anna Lee Faulkner, Margaret Boyce
and Annie and Pansy Strong, all Of
whom are teacnmg in different
places in Shelby county, are spend
ing tie holidays with homefolks.
Prof Al MI. Growden and Miss
Claire koggl, two Of the teachers Of
the Robson High School, after clos
ing their school for the holidays on
thursday evening, left thursday
night to visit homefolks in Middle
Tennessee. Prof. Growden some two
weeks ago offered his resignation as
principal of this school, to be ef-
receive the 23rd inst, which was
later accepted by the patrons. So.
Mr.. Growden will not be back in this
school, Miss Roggli is expected back
ia her place next week. There are
now several applicants for the prin-
cipalship Of this school, but at this
writing no one has been accepted,
but will be in the next few days.
Mr.. ], 6. Mccain. who visited his
Mrs. G. B. Brown and
Mrs. Ida Robis a, in Dyersburg, re-
turned to Idaville last week. He re-
ports not much Improvement in Mrs.
Browns health, which her many
friends here regret to know
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Moffatt, Of
Kerrville, spent Xmas day with Mrs.
Moifatt's father, MT. w. j. Bond,
and family.
Prof ]. H. Boyce, Of the post
office department. Of Memphis, spent
Xmas with his mother. Mrs. 7. G..
Boyce, and family, Of IdaviIle.
Mr. Hamilton, Of Kansas City, Mo-,
visited last week bis sister, Mrs. Sam
Faux, and brother, Mr.. Hamilton, Of
the unian schoolhouse neighborhood
They had not seen each other in 80
years.
Some moving and changing homes
in this part Of the county the last 10
days. Mrs. Kate Simpson moved
last week from her farm to the
home Of her ssn. Mr.. Clint Simpson,
of Atoka. 9Mr. w. &. Lloyd and Mr..
Mack Tenant, of Atoka, have rented
Mrs. Simpsons farm and will occupy
1t next year Jesse Keel and family,
Of the Idaville neighborhood, moved
last week to Mr. ]. E. McQuiston's
farm, which is the south part Of Old
Portersville, but better known now as
Crossroads, east of Atoka. Mr.. w.
]. Bond, the veteran village smith Of
fdaville, is to move this week TO the
Sharon community, where he and his
family expect to make their home
permanently on Mrs. F. p. SPANS
sonae place Lewis Butler, a sub
stantial colored man of the Salem
community, who has all his life lived
on q farm here, moved last week t.
Atoka, where he expects to apply
imself to the BARRIERS trade.
On last Thursday night the store
of Mr. H. e. Boyd at Atoka was
broken into and goods taken, as near
as could be estimated, about $500
worth, mostly dry goods. The rob-
bers got into the store by prizing off
$ me Of the siding of the building
and then the ceiling inside. It was
a pretty bold robbery, as it was a
moonlight night and the siding was
torn off at ore Of the front corners.
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