The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-09-23
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LOCAL NEWS


/ Mrs. J. A. Kelly. who has been
sick since Sunday. is reported some
better
AT a called meeting Of Durham
Masonic lodge Monday night the NJ.
M. degree was conferred on two
candidates.
Mr.. c. H. Allen, of Chapel Hill,
has been confined to his home on
account Of illness for the past sew
eral days.
Mr.. T. H. Taylor has purchased
an interest in the garage of Mr. j.
M. Polk and the name of the new
concern is Polk & Taylor.
Mr.. w. B. Gragg, who has been
confined to his home on account of
illness for several days, is able to be
up. Mrs. Gragg is still very sick.
Mr.. ]. R. Mckee. who has been
confined to his home following an
operation two weeks ago. is again
able to be up.
Mr. and Mrs. James Sherrod are
now making their home with Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Smith on North Cor
lege street.
Miss Elinor Richmond returned
Wednesday from Lucy Brinkley Hos
pital, Memphis, where she has been
under treatment for two weeks. She
is improving rapidly.
Mr.. Thomas Griffin ana Miss
Mizzie Cooper, both Of Ashport, |
were married in the office Of Judge |
John Y. Peete at high noon Wednes-
day, Judge Peete officiating.
~. F. Ports. Jr., Of Woodstock, |
ILL.,, came in Friday night to attend |
the bedside Of his father ESQ. j. r. |
Ports. The young man now makes
his home in Woodstock ILL.,, and is
a clerk in a hardware store there.
Mr.. G. D. Holland and Miss
Myrtle Ellis, both Of Kerrville, were
in County Clerk Simonton,s
office in the courthouse here We'd
nesday afternoon, Esq. Jim Walker
officiating.
The firm of M. A. Walker & Co.
Is erecting a new ferryboat soon to
be installed at Collister's old ferry
on Hatchie river and Mr. J. E. Simp-
son is erecting boat to be used in
ferrying at Pilljerk,
Mrs. ]. B. Walker, of Troy.
Tenn. who has been under treatment
If Dr. L. A. Yarbrough, following an
operation at the Huffman House
here two weeks ago, was able to re-
turn home today.
The firm Of Murphy & Sparkman
will begin Monday the work of laying
gravel on the Jeff Davis highway at
he Teater place one mile north Of
he city. The company expects to re-
GIVE five carloads Of material day
or the highway.
Mr.. James w. Smith left Thurs
lay morning for Alamo to attend the
uneral Of his uncle. Mr.. Frank Las
liter. Mr.. Lassiter was badly hurt
n an automobile wreck Sunday and
lied in a Dyersburg hospital We'd
lesday.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Martin came
ip from Memphis Tuesday night and
will now make their home here. They
Will have rooms at Mrs. j. S. Ruff
ms and board at Mr.. r. G. Nc
lwain's. They are having their
tore overhauled and will open up ,
took of general merchandise and
Millinery there on October /.
The meeting in the Christian l
hurch here which has been in pro- {
ress since September 5, will come to
close Sunday night. The meeting,
vhich has been in charge Of Elder L. |
!. Harding, Of Henning, has been .
ell attended and there will be sew c
raj additions to the church as re- Q
alt. \
The meeting at Elm Grove q
fethodist church, which began on t
eptember 5, and which was conducted :
Y Rev. J. A. Kelly, came to close !
uesday night. During the meeting !
lere were so conversions and 81 adj
ltions and it was one Of the best :
lettings in the history of the t.
lurch. I
Mr.. Hal G. Stevens has been in :
he city for the past several days :
the interest of the Memphis Pack !
g Corporation. Mr.. Stevens is an I
d Dyersbugian and in former years ?
,ent much of his time in this city
I'D is well known and very popular
nong our people. The Covington q
usiness Mems Club at a recent meet Y
g unanimously passed a resolution
ldorsing the corporation repre- Z
.nted hv Mr. Stevens. This rasn-