The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-07-29

Elizabeth Friedman, elght-year'
old daughter of Mr.. Sam Friedman
Of the 18th district, is suffering from
an attack of scarlet fever.
Miss Frances Cole, daughter Of
Mr.. E. P. Cole, of the Phelan vicinity,
has been suffering from continued
fever for more than two weeks.
Mrs. Heck Perry, Of the Gilt
Edge vicinity, who has been suffer
ing from malarial fever. is now con-
valescing.
Mrs. Walter Owen, of the Liberty
neighborhood, who went to the Lucy
Brinkley Hospital four weeks ago fol
an operation for appendicitis, was
able to return home Sunday.
Mr. L. N. stubblefield, Of this
place, lately gathered a pod Of sweet
pepper from his garden that meas
ured IS "a inches in circumference
and II 3-4 inches in length.
Herbert Davis, formerly of this
place, while stepping out of car in
Memphis a few days ago. sustained
fall and his left leg was broken
above the knee.
The annual picnic at Upton was
given on Tuesday. There was a very
large attendance of people from all
over the county and the affair was
a great success.
Mrs. G. B. Gillespie entertained a
few friends at rock on Saturday
afternoon at her home on Liberty
avenue. Punch was served during the
game and afterward a dainty ice
course.
Rev. James jenkins, of Trenton,
Tenn, spent Thursday here visiting
the family of his brother law, Mr..
!. r. Currie. He was on his way to
Arp, Lauderdale county, where he
went to conduct meeting.
Rev. j. e. McPeak, of Jackson
came down Saturday and filled his
regular preaching appointment in
the Garland Baptist church last Sun
day, returning home Monday morn
ing. His school at Garland will open
next Monday.
Rev. R. P. Hicks, Freewill Bap-
fist, will hold revival in the Egypt
schoolhouse three miles northwest of
Atoka, beginning the first Sunday in
August. Everyone is invited to at
tend and it is hoped to have an old
time meeting.
Mr.. wv. r.. Smith, Of the 4th dis
trict, who was seriously hurt in a
runaway accident on July Is, is
again able to be I'd. His sido T5as
badly injured and his lip badly cut
when his mule ran away with him and
dragged him for some distance.
Mrs. Irving Malone was hostess
Of the Bridge Club on Friday after
noon to honor Miss Lobdell, the guest
of Miss Louise Hill. Tables were ar
ranged on the porch for the game, at
the conclusion of which a delicious
salad course was served.
Mr.. Floyd Ashe, son OF Esq. W.
]. Ashe, Of the End district, who is
foreman of the Illinois Central car
shops in East St. Louis, H., has been
suffering from an attack Of .yphoid
fever in that city for about three
weeks.
Mr.. +. r. Fisho- .al az Monday
that bud worms had stripped three
acres Of young corn for him on his
farm two and helf miles north of the
city and had started on another field
Of six acres. All the leaves are strip
ped from the stalk, leaving only a
stub.
Saturday was one of the hottest
if not the hottest day of the summer
up to that time, the mercury going up
to 81 degrees here. While the Their
mometer had registered higher than
that-98 degrees on June 15-the hui
Nudity was not as great and there
was good deal of suffering from
heat that day.
Mr.. w. L. Owen, secretary Of the
Red Cross, received message Mon
day from Sharon, Pa, that Clarence
Hickey. son of Mr.. d. f. Hickey, Of
this place, had been killed by rail-
road train. No further particulars
were given. The young man was "a
years Of age and the most Of his life
was spent in this place.
Mr.. VIM. Rogers and Miss Myrtle
Morley, both of the Burlison vicinity,
were married at the home of Esq. o.
R. Lavelle Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock, that justice officiating. Both
the bride and groom stand well in the
esteem of the people of their COM
munity and have many good wishes
for their future welfare.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. Goforth
went to Memphis Friday morning to
attend the funeral Of Mrs. Martha
Myers, who died at Osceola, Ark, on
Thursday at / o'clock. The burial
took place in Forest Hill cemetery
Friday afternoon. Mrs. Myers for
merly made her home in the End dis
trict of this county and was little
more than 81 years old. She is sur
vived by two sons, James H. and
Albert w. Myers, and by one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bette Maxwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Sherrod en-
tertained with box party Tuesday
evening at the Palace theater to COM
pliment two charming visitors, Miss
Lobdell, the guest of Miss Louise
Hill, and Miss Taylor, the guest Of
Miss LYDIA Shelton. After the show,
the guests enjoyed buffet supper at
the home of Mrs. Sherrod. Those in
cInded IN the guest list were: Misses
Lyna Hamilton, LYDIA Shelton. Taylor,