The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-08-19

reported as improving.
Miss Florence johnson who has
been sick for three weeks with fever.
is reported as improving this week.
Mr.. NJ. E. Hill, Of the Brighton
Savings Bank, has been on the sick
list.
Miss Dell Culbreath, daughter Of
Mr.. Farrar Culbreath, Of the Taber-
nacle vicinity is sick this week with
continued fever.
There is to be given an Ice cream
supper Friday night at the Walnut
Grove school for the benefit of the
school, Everybody is invited.
Messrs. Dave and Nal Smith
sold to Mr.. Lee Miller the J. Hy
Smith place, near town, Saturday for
consideration Of S4,95O. There are
30 acres in the tract.
"A protracted meeting will begin
in the Garland Baptist church Sun
day. Rev. ]. Carl Mccoy, of Mem
nhiss will assist the pastor, Rev.,
McPeake.
Mrs. G, L. Harmon, Of Atoka,
entertained the younger set Of that
place Friday evening in honor of
Miss Jennie Thompson. About Is
guests We're present.
Mrs. Annie B. Gibbs announces
che engagement and approaching
marriage of her niece, Margaret Cot
ten, to Mr.. Joseph w. Simonton of
Memphis, the wedding to take place
in the early fall.
The 18-months-old child of Mr..
\. M. Brasfield died Sunday after
noon at 4 o'clock and was buried in
re- Townsend graveyard Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock Funeral SER
vices were conducted at the residence
by Rev. Mr.. Tracey
The Holiness meeting at the G. T.
Willis place, on the Tabernacle road,
closed Friday morning. Rev. w. E.
Collins, of Cardwell, Mo-, who has
been conduc, cling the meeting, reported
that the meeting was very success
ful. Mr.. and Mrs. Collins left for their
home Saturday.
Mrs. J. B. Ralph. of the Gift
neighborhood, was the honoree Of
delightful surprise birthday dinner
on Friday, given by neighbors and
friends. There were about so PRESENT.
each bringing basket of good things
to eat. The occasion was in celebra-
ton Of Mrs. Ralph's 54th birthday.
Mr.. j. G. Conan, while driving
his car Sunday afternoon about five
o'clock. near the Cotton Mill commits
sary, collided with car driven by
Miss Lottie Mai Stevens, daughter,
Of Mr.. Jim Stevens. 1t seems that
Miss Stevens was on the right hand
side of the road and her car was at
a standstill at the time the accident
happened. Both cars were badly
damaged. but no one was injured.
Mrs. G. E. Baxter entertained
on Thursday afternoon with chill
dren's party in honor of her little
granddaughter, Mary Frances Bax-
ter, it being her fifth birthday. Punch
was served in the yard to the little
guests, Misses Sarah Maley and
jamie McIwain presiding over the
table, which was beautifully deco
rated, Numerous games were PLAYED,
the conclusion of which delicious
ices were served
The annual Confederate Veterans
Peunion was held on the reunion
oroundss at Brighton Thursday, Aug
ust IL. The crowd this year was not
% large as has been in years past on
account Of The condition Of the roads
and the fact that the wreck on the
Tllirois Cenral railroad at Melrose
kept many from Covington and this
section Of the county away that de-
pended upon the railroad for their
means Of transportation.
Charlie Moore, colored, was ar
rested Friday by Sheriff Volz on the
charge Of assaulting his wife. Elnora
Moore with knife. He was ar
raigned before ESQ. James E. Walker.
and bv agreement the magistrate
fined Moore SIS and costs. Moore could |
not secure the fine and went to the
workhouse to work it out. Moore was
ont on bond for carving a pistol at
the time Of this assault and his bonds
men turned him over to The sheriff.
Mr.. w. C. Bailey, Of the Mt.
Carmel neighborhood, was in the city
Mr.. Bailey tells us that he
tried as an experiment raising two
crops of corn on one acre of ground
this year. For fhe first crop Mr..
Bailey planted sweet corn and sold
the crop as roasting ears. He shipped
the corn to Memphis. Chicago and
other points and on the CROP of roast
ing ears he realized $3.50. He planted
The second crop in the middles of the
I'D crop before the first crop was at
The roasting ear stage and now he1
has laid by this second crop and ex-
poets very large yield from It.
News was received here Monday
If the death Of Mrs. Ida Crouch at
her home 1916 Monroe avenue, Mem
1his, Sunday morning. Her remains
we're shipped to Wilmington Monday,
rom which place they were carried to
Derry's Campground for interment.
Mrs. Crouch was the widow Of the
ate Rufus Crouch. She was born and
cared in this county and was the
laughter of the late ]. A. Quinley, Sr.
She is survived by four sisters, Mrs.
Z. C. Scott, of Harrisburg. Ark; Mrs.
I. G. Hutchinson, Of Pickens, Miss,
drs. s. E. Williams and Miss Fannie
luinley. of Memphis; and two broth
rs, Messrs. J. Al. and o. B. Quinley,
f Memphis. Mrs. Crouch made !
lost Of friends during her residence