The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-07-29
Miss Elise Ports is stil very

o0S tisat WoIHS we're u0lnB mucn
damage to young corn In his neigh
borhood. Farmers from several
other portions of the county are
making the same complaint.
Mrs. W. K. Richardson was hos
tess of the Housekeepers' Club on
Wednesday morning at her home on
Liberty avenue. The members brought
their sewing, and a profitable as
well as pleasant morning was spent.
a delicious salad course was served.
The Sharon Y. P. G. U. will
give an ice cream supper on the
church lawn Friday evening, July
80. beginning at 1880 o'clock, for the
purpose Of raising funds to buy
lights for the church. The public is
cordially invited.
Mrs. A. B. Prater and little
daughter, Of Kerrville, came up Tues
day to attend the bedside of Mrs.
Prater's mother, Mrs. Laura Brown,
at South Covington, who is quite sick.
They returned home Wednesday even
ing.
We would like to hear from our
old correspondents in different por-
tions Of the county. Please write
legibly, use only one side of the paper
and let your letters reach as by not
later than Tuesday night of each
week, unless there is something of
special importance.
Mr.. Alex Naifeh and wife and
son, Woodrow Wilson. of Hickman,
KY, stopped over here Tuesday even
ing on their way to Oklahoma to
pay visit to the family of Mr.. N, A.
Naifeh. Mr.. Naifeh is now travel
ing representative of the National
Life Insurance Co.
Elder Porter Norris, of the
Christian church, closed success
ful weeks meeting at Elm Grove
church Tuesday night. Three were
restored and one baptized, he re-
ports. There were good congrega-
tions throughout the meeting, as
well as good interest. Elder Norris |
begins meeting at Solo Sunday.
Mrs. g. B. Gillespie entertained
On Tuesday afternoon at rock to
honor Miss LYDIA Shelton and her
guest, Miss Monte Taylor, Of Dan
vile, KY. Tables were arranged ON
The lawn. A most delightful after
noon was spent, at the conclusion Of
which a delicious two-course menu
vas served
Mr.. M. A, Misenheimer received
Tuesday a message from his son, Mr..
Harvey Miserheimer, who is in the
ado service gof the navy on the
olympia, telling him of his arrival
n Roanoke, Va, on that ship. The
olympia has been in Italian ports
md in the)Adliatic sea for the past
2 months or more.
B. F,lgacques, who lives on the
J. W. Fowler place, informs us that
lis two daughters, Lizzie and Lily,
lged IL and 10 years respectively,
lave done all the chopping in his |
rops of 20 acres of corn and cotton
his season and he has not hired
lays work done. Both cotton and
'orn are in splendid condition, he
tates.a M, ,,ry.
The American Legion Of this
,lace has received from the war de-
'artment the blanks necessary for ex-
ervice men to use in obtaining Vic
DRY medals and these blanks can now
'e secured by application to any
member ofsthe Eegion. These medals
re to betgi$ep to all ex-service men
Who served ih any capacity in the
.rniy between April 6, 1917 and No
'ember II, 1918.
The Holiness meeting at Kelly's
jhapel began on Thursday night and
$ being conduted by Rev. G. Arnold
1odgins, Of Pasadena, Cal Rev. Ira
:. Shanks. Of College, Mound, Mo-;
1rs. Minnie Reichard and Miss Min
lie Hess have also been assisting in
he meeting. Mr.. Shanks is rep
esentative of the school az College
found. Mrs. Reichard is a returned
from India and Miss Hess
5 soon to go.
Mr. w L. Owen received a tele-
ram Wednesday from his brother,
'ichard Owen. stating that Satur-
,ichard Owen, stating that their
rorher, Mr.. Hays Owen, had
cen quite badly hurt in an
automobile accident in Fl. Wayne,
nd, having sustained slight frac-
lre of the skull. The message gave
o further particulars, but stated
hat the young man was out of dam
er. The accident happened on
thursday of last week.
"A reunion of the Bell family was
cid at the home of Mrs. Laura Bell
l the Sunnyside vicinity on Wednes-
ay of last week. There were 43 peo-
lie in all present, all of whom great
7 enjoyed the splendid dinner and
ssh fry A buffalo weighing rs
ounds was caught from the lake, on
ne banks of which the picnic was
iven, and this was one of the fea-
Tres of the day There was plenty
fish and other good things and 20
pare.
Mr.. VIM. Irwin Davis, son of Mr..
7. w. Davis, died at his home in the
icinity Of Pisgah Monday afternoon
$3.50 o'clock Of typhoid fever, after
n illness Of three weeks, and was
uried at Indian creek graveyard
tuesday, morning at 10 o'clock, Rev.
!. D.. Hamilton, pastor of the First
Iethodist church of this city, con-
lcting the services. The deceased
as SO wears, eight months and 12