The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-11-04

C. L. Thomas, of this city, Friday.
Cotton was selling in the local
market this morning at from 20 to
2016 and seed were bringing $28.
"A 10-pound girl was born Sun
day to Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Lewis. OF
the Solo vicinity.
Mr.. C. A. Bringle has moved here
from the 18th district and occupies
the ]. Hy Smith place on Hill street.
K-Mr. ]. W. Pace, who lately
moved from here to Terre Haute,
Ind, win go into the coal business
! there.
Mr.. w. R. Gift who has been
confined to his bed on account of
illness since Sunday, is able to be up
today.
Mrs. D. L. Goddard entertained
the Wednesday Club on Wednesday
afternoon. Sewing and chatting We're
enjoyed, after which dainty refresh
ments were served
Mr.. A. D. Hooks, Of the Clop-
ton vicinity who has been confined
to his room on account Of illness for
several weeks, is reported to be
improving.
Ada Tyler, colored, who made
her nome with the family Of Mort
Jones, in the 10th district, dropped
dead fiom heart failure in the cotton
field Monday.
Herbert F. Jordan has enlisted
for army service at the local recruit
ing station and left Wednesday for
Memphis. From there he will be
sent to Camp Dix, N. j.
The firm Of Owen & Dawson
made a carload shipment of cattle to
St Louis Monday. Cattle have been
bringing from three to five cents on
foot.
Elder A. G. Freed. president Of
the Freed Hardeman College at Hem
derson, Tenn, will preach from the
pulpit Of the Christian church here
next Sunday morning and evening at
the usual hJlrs.
There were 4,494 bales Of cotton
ginned in Upton county from the crop
Of 1920 prior to October Is, 1920, as
compared with 1854 bales Of cotton
ginned in Upton county from the
crop Of 1919 prior to October IL,
1919.
-Sallie Jones, colored, reporter
for Kings Hill church, reports that
that church had d rally on Sunday,
October 81, and the sum Of $133.63
was raised. Rev. VIM Gotten preach
ed on the above occasion Rev. 8.
P. Lee is the pastor of Kings Hill.
Mr.. C. A. Pearson, who was
formerly engaged in the watch and
gun-repairing business here, has
opened e repair shop for guns,
bicycles and talking machines in the
place next to Craig's restaurant on
East Liberty avenue.
Dale Hill, who lives on the J. s.
Ruffin place, three miles south Of the
city. was in the act of getting in a
wagon on Thursday Of last week,
when his foot slipped and he fell the
wagon passed over his leg, break
ing both bones between the knee and
ankle.
Mr.. w. E. Turner sustained an
accidental fall just as he was getting
up from the supper table at the
home of his son. Mr. w. j. Turner,
Saturday night as result of which
his right hip was broken. This is a
very serious accident, as Mr.. Turner
is rs years Of age.
-Messrs. R. L. Francis, of New
York and F. L. Martin, of Memphis,
spent a few days in this city last
week receiving cotton from F. L.
Page & Co. and ]. M. Belly q Co.
These gentlemen are representing H.
and L. M. Warrior Cotton Co., Of
Florence, Ala.
Mrs. Ida Hartsfield, of the 3rd
district was returning from-the home
Of her brother, Mr.. H. G. Cannon, a
few days ago, when some parts of
the harness broke and the horse ran
away and she was thrown out and
sustained some very painful bruises
about the arm and shoulder and the
buggy was quite badly wrecked.
Second and Pisgah (Methodist)
churches closed up their years work
at Second church Sunday night with
an advance on every item of church
work The people expressed very
high appreciation of the good work
of their pastor. Rev, ]. W. Joyner,
as well as the h 70 that the May
I'D conference would return him
to the charges.
Mr.. Glover Corder, formerly of
the End district Of this county, who
has for the past several months been
employed as a truck driver for the
American Express Co. IN Memphis,
underwent an operation in the Baptist
Hospital there last week. having a
portion of the bone of the foot
removed. The injury to the foot was
sustained while he was in the army
service.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. P. Walker. Of
Gift, celebrated the both anniversary
of their wedding at their home last
Saturday. having their children and
grandchildren with them. A good
dinner was served and all enjoyed it
in the fullest measure. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walkers son, Mr.. w. H. Walker. Of
Trimble. and their daughter, Mrs.
F. H. Foote, Of 0bion, were among
the guests.
The Christian Endeayor Society
of the Mt. Carmel Presbyterian
church gave a Halloween party Fri
day night at the home of Mr.. 0. A.
Crenshaw. The guests were received
at the door by Miss Martha Cren-l
shaw. who was dressed in the cos
tune of q witch. Mrs. Blanton Hall