The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-02

week with stroke OF paralysis
Rev. @. M. Boyd, Of Tuscaloosa,
Ala, preached in the Brighton A, X.
P. church Sunday morning to a large
and appreciative audience.
Mrs. Salhe Strange, Of the Gift
vicinity, who has been suffering from
stroke of paralysis for the past
several days, is reported to be inn
troving.
/ Mr.. G. C, Cox and family left
\ Saturday night for Memphis, where
/ they win again make their home Mr..
Cox is assistant general manager OF
the Churchill congresses.
Mr.. John Shelly and Mrs. Fannie
Hill were married at the home Of Mr.
Guy Johnson in this city Wednesday
evening at 6 o'clock, Rev. j. W. JOY
ner officiating,
Mrs. Jennie Tanner and little
son, Felix went to Rosemark this
morning to attend the 80th birthday
celebration of The formers aunt,
Mrs. Ann McCalla
The Overland car Of Mr. J p,
Hayden, Of Randolph, was destroyed
by fire at that place r idav night
4 Mr.. Hayden was driving The car
4 himself, when it was ignited from 9
/ grounded wire
Clopton Lodge No 104, f & A.
4 NJ, will hold special meeting on
Monday iftght Daeewher 6 at 1870
o'clock. There will be work in the
| M. NJ degree. Visiting brothers will
be welcomed.
/ Mr. W. f. Greer has purchased
from Mr.. C. S CHAPMAN his home
and 96 acres Of land adjoining, one
mile southwest of this city, for a
consideration Of 5000. Possession
i is to be given January l.
Frank DeFuccio, the ieweler for
merly Of this place, was convicted in
the Shelby county circuit court and
given three months in the county
workhouse. His time will expire on
January I, 1921
Rev. L. N. Blackwelder has &C.
\ cepted the passionate Of the MT. Carr
mel Presbyterian church and moved
into the manse Wednesday. He will
preach in that church next Sunday
morning at II o'clock and in the
evening at 1880 o'clock.
Revs. w. r. Pickett and G. E.
Wauford attended the meeting Of the
| executive board Of the Tennessee Bap-
fist Convention held in Nashville
/ Tuesday. Mr.. Wauford went from
NASHVILLE to Alexandria, Tenn, on a
visit to his mother and will return to
Covington Saturday night.
DANIEL Williams, colored, arrest
ed by Deputy-Sheriff John Boshers,
was tried before Esq ]. G. Owen
Monday on a charge Of disposing of
mortgaged property. He was bound
over to the next term Of the circuit
court upder bond of $500. which he
gave and was released.
Mr.. Allen Miller, son of Mr.. Pey-
ton Miller, of Solo, and Miss Edna
Hensley, daughter of Mr.. Ed Hensley,
Of the Rialto vicinity, were married in
| Covington Sunday afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock at the home Of Rev. J. w. Joya
ner; that minister officiating. Both
are popular and highly esteemed
young people and have the good
wishes Of a host of friends. \,
The four-room house Of Mr..
| Ashley Downing in the Mt. Lebanon
vicinity, known as the DR.. Craddock
old place, and occupied by a colored
family, was destroyed by fire Satar-
day afternoon, together with prac-
tically the entire contents of the
j house. The origin of the fire was
from the flue. The loss on the house
is partially covered by insurance
| Mr.. Walter Warren Williams,
aged 81 years, died at his home in
| Memphis at s o'clock Thursday even
ing and was buried in Forest Hill
cemetery Friday. The young man
was a son of Mr.. Spruce E. Williams
anil Mrs. Eleanor Goodman Williams
formerly Of Covington. He was also
4 a first cousin of Hon. L. e. Gwinn, Of
this city, who went to Memphis FRI
day morning to attend his funeral
A very fine and appropriate
union Thanksgiving service was held
\ Thursday morning at IL o'clock at
the A. R. P. church, conducted by the
Rev. VIM. James. A good eongrega-
tion attended and heard with interest
| good practical sermon delivered bv
Mr.. James. The music was rendered
by the combined choirs Of the differ
emit churches of the city. The col
lections for the poor and needy of the
community amounted to over 500.
--Messrs. A. N. Richardson. OF
Fulton, Ky, supervising agent Of the
Tennessee division of the Illinois
Central railroad, and A. ]. Reeiy, OF
Chicago, superintendent of stations,
made an inspection of the warehouse
end records. receipts and flies at the
Illinois Central station here Tuesday
giving the station here a record Of
100 per cent. as a result of their in
spection. This reflects great credit
on the popular local agent Of the
road. Mr.. C. B. Simonton, and his
corps of efficient assistants.
DIR. ]. E. Blaydes, Of New York
City, arrived here the last of the
week on a visit to relatives and
friends DR.. Blaydes, who has been
I in the New York Eve and Ear In
Urinary for the past two years. Is
! now house surgeon in that institu-
ton. The infirmary make speciality
Of treatment Of ire diseases named
above and is the LARGEST institution
Of its kind ii the world, having had
during the year 1919, 167.S7O char
itv perants to visit their clinic, with