The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-09-02

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"A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Grant Friday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.
Cothran. a daughter.
Mrs. Ed Taught. Of this vicinity.
has been very sick for the past sew
eral days.
Mr.. w. R. Samuels has lately
completed a new front porch and
bath room at the home of Mr.. w. s.
Smith on High street.
Mr.. Blanton Hall and wife ar
rived here Friday evening from San
Simon, Ariz.. and will make their
home in the Mt. Carmel neighbor-
hood with Mr.. and Mrs. o. s. Hall.
Rev. J. W. Joyner left Monday
morning for Henning, where he will
remain during the week, He is as
sisting Rev. Syl Fisher in a pro-
tracted meetisg at the Methodist
church there.
Mr., and Mrs. 7, o. Bond, of
Brownsville announce the engage
ment and approaching marriage of
their daughter. Emma Owen. to Mr..
Graham S, Boyd the wedding to
take place on Tuesday, September Z.
The firm Of Primer & Gillespie
made another carload shipment of
chickens to Chicago Saturday. There
were about 5000 head in the lot and
their approximate weight was 5000
pounds.
B. F. Ross reports that he killed
a copper head snake Friday. together
with 81 small snakes. The old
snake he said, was about five feet
long and the little ones about IL
inches.
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Hassell, Of
Munford. announce the engagement
and approaching marriage of their
daughter, Lillian Berrye Stovall, to
Mr.. Robert Wharton Thweatt the
wedding to take Mace at the Metho-
dist church at Munford September
Is.
1t was Enormously stated IN
our issue of last week that Mr.. Gull
ford Taylor had sold out his interest
and retired from the Covington Dry
Cleaning Co. He and Mr., Earl JAG
cues now compose the above firm
and will continue the business at the
same stand
-Mrs.M o. Shinault. of the Gains
Vile vicinity. who recentlv met with
verv rainfvl accident is reported
to be irrnroying, While sitting in a
rocking chair on her porch, the chair
slipped off and she fell with the re-
suit that her shoulder and side were
painfully injured.
The house Of Mr.. Henry O'Brvan.
two and half miles southeast of the
city, was destroyed by fire about 4
O'Clock Thursday afternoon. The
fire originated in the rear of the
house, but its origin is unknown.
Some of the household goods were
saved and the loss on these was COW
cred by insurance. No insurance
was carried on the building.
The annual picnic of Covington
Lodge No. 1905, B. P 0. E.. was
given Thursday at Fullen lake near
Rialto. There was plenty of barbe-
cue of all kinds for all present, with
other good THINGS to eat. together
with cold drinks, and the menu
served was all that could have been
desired. The affair was greatly en-
loved by between 40 and so Of the
above named fraternity.
Mr.. w. H. Paine has let the CON
tract to Mr.. W. R. Samuels for ex-
tensive improvements on his dwell
ing on North Maple street.-the
house lately occupied by Mr.. ]. G.
Conan The house will be converted
into a modern bungalow. with as.
phalt roof, and three new rooms will
be added. Work on the house has
already begun and Mr.. Samuels ex-
poets to have it completed by Novem-
Der / next.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Conrow and
children, Aubrey, Frank. Ned and
Amy, Of Manhattan, Kansas, arrived
here last week on a visit to her
father. Mr. ]. D. Faux. of Phelan,
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Faux. of Cow
ington. her brother, Mr. J. Gus
Faux, of Neshoba, and other rela-
tives. They motored through the
country via Kansas Citv. st. Louis.
Cape Girardeau ard Cairo in six
days, STOPPING in st. Louis half
day. Mrs. Conrow saw her brother.
Warren. of Villa Nova, Pa. for the
first time in Is wears.