The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-30

You will need some printing at
the beginning Of the new year Let
US have your order by mail.
Send the Leader to your relative,
friend or sweetheart for New Years
present.
There will be watch night SER.
wee at the Elm Grove church Fri
day night, December 3D. Everybody
invited.
Mr. Jimmie Wilson died in Boil
var Wednesday and was buried there
Thursday of this week. Mr.. Wilson
was a brother of Mrs. W. w. Rule
man, Of the Atoka neighborhood
Mr.. Clarence Rowland and Miss
Pearl Boswell were quietly married
Wednesday evening at $3.50 at the
home of Rev j. w. Joyner, that
minister officiating.
Mr.. Leslie Ralph, son of Mr. /.
B. Ralph, Of Gift, and Miss Mamie
May Laxton, of the Mt. Lebanon VI
cinity, were married at the home Of
Rev. Egbert Smith in this city, Fri
day night, Mr.. Smith officiating.
Communion services will be ob-
served in the Mt. Carmel Presby-
terrain church next Sunday at the IL
o'clock hour. Preparatory services
will be held on Saturday morning at
1890 o'clock
There were ginned in Tipton
county 16,527 bales of cotton from
the or p Of 1920 prior to December
10, 1920, as compared with 1921
bales ginned prior to December ID,
1919.
We learn that the store of H. E,
Boyd at Atoka was burglarized
Thursday night and about 5000 worth
of goods stolen, The robbers gained
entrance by tearing off the weather
boarding Of the building. They left
no cIew to lead to their identity.
Will Jones was arrested last
Thursday night in Memphis b@ Dep
uty J. E. Moore and L. G. Wiseman
and br ught to Covington He ISL
charged with having stolen 1920
from Addie Angress near Randolph
last July. Has trial has been con-
tinued until January s.
Mr.. w. D. Hudgins, Of Tulla- 1
homa, State Superintendent Of Rap-
list Sunday School Work, will begin |
4 weeks training course for teach
ers at Liberty next Sunday morn
ing. He will be assisted by Miss
Cooper, Of Knoxville, elementry
worker. Everybody is given cor
dial invitation to attend.
Mrs. Sarah Hurley, who makes
her h me with the family Of Mr.. ].
G. Hindman, passed her Goth birth
day Sunday. Several Of the older
members Of the Al. r. P. cengrega-
ton assembled there that afternoon,
expressed congratulations and good
wishes and a service Of song and
prayer was held.
We regret that some Of the let
+ers to Santa Claus, intended for our
last weeks issue, failed to appear on
account Of failure to arrive on time,
We published nur paper one day
earlier last week and some of these
etters did not reach MS until the day
after publication. One Of these was
from far-awav, Tloa. Utah.
Miss Jessie Lee Reese, who has
been, engaged in welfare work at the
sstton mill in South Coyington for
-he past year and a helf, left Tuesday
morning for Tupelo, Miss, on d visit
% relatives, after which she will re-
turn to Memphis and begin to pre-
pare herself for the duties Of
-rained nurse at the Lucy Brinkley
Hospital.
"A fire broke out in the Coving-
on Dry Cleaning and Tailoring Co.
Saturday morning about Ill o'clock,
/. G. Taylor, the proprietor, had
ilosed the shop up, and the origin Of
he fire is unknown, though he thinks
t originated from cigar stub which
lad been thrown aside. Some bedding
ind other property amounting in
ralue to about $50 was destroyed be-
ore the flames were extinguished.
Mrs. j. G. Owen was hostess of the
Wednesday Club this week at a tea.
The rooms used for the occasion were
decorated in green and
ed appropriate to the holidays,
The tea table, which was presided
,ver by Mesdames Drew Moore and
J. G. Shelton, Jr, had basket OF
iarcissus tied with red maine as the
ANdelicious menu was
erved informally and delightful
Ifternoon was spent
Mr.. Richard Owen, who is at
ending the Southern Baptist The0
gieal Seminary in Louisville. ar
we'd here Thursday night Oh a visit
D the family Of his father, Judge w.
Owen, The young man preached
j large and very appreclative con-
1eeation from thu pulpit Of the
'iirst Baptist church here Sunday
light He made a splendid impress
on, preaching a strong and inn
ressive sermon and gives every iTdi-
alton Of developing into a p,wer in
he pulpit when he completes his
tudies.
Miss Mary Frances Lindsey was
he hostess of an enjoyable party
iven at the home If her mother,
frs Will Lindsey. Wednesday even
AZ After the % young people had
nioyed music, games and conversa-
ion until a late hour. refreshments.
Of angel food cake and