The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-09-02
SALEM LEAFLETS

Local showers fell Saturday after
noon and a little after dark at night
a good rain fell Though it has been
threatening since, no more rain has
fallen up TO this tuesday, morning
Cotton picking is going to be late,
as now it is September / and no cot
ton ready to pick. and very rarely we
see a boil open.
The Robson High School opened
last Monday morning with 76 pupils
enrolled. Prof. A. M. Growden, of
Tullahoma, will be at the head Of
that school this year, with Miss
Claire Roggly. of Memphis, as first
assistant. and Mrs. Kate Faulkner
as second teacher. The patrons of
this splendid school are taking re-
newed interest in it and are de-
termined that it shall come up to it's
former standard of excellence and
sustain its past record
AS was announced in last weeks
Leader. a revival is now in progress
At the Presbyterian church in Atoka.
We mentioned in the Leaflets last
week that Rev, Carson. of Memuhis
would assist the pastor, Rev. ]. D..
Fleming. but we were mistaken. He
has the help of Rev. ]. B. Carpenter,
pastor Of Evergreen PRESBYTERIAN
church of Memphis. who will be with
him during the preaching until the
last of the week. Mr.. Carpenter is
well known to mar of the people
in this section of country, members
of other churches, who are delighted
to have an opportunity to hear him.
On next Sabbath revival will be-
gin in the Atoka Methodist church.
which will run through most or all
of next week. We have not learned
who the pastor, Rev. ]. A. Hassell,
will have helping him.
On Thursday night of last week 4
Presbvterial convention of the A. R. P.
churches Of the Memphis and Louis
vile Prsbytery was held at the
Salem church of this community.
Near SO visiting delegates from va
rious churches were present Several
of these delegates read good papers
before the convention. Besides these
lay delegates. there were some ID
or 10 ministers present, some of
whom delivered strong addresses.
Among the ministers were Rev. VIM.
James. of the Covington Presvvter-
ian church: Rev. C. E. Wauford Of
the Covington Baptist church; Rev.
j. B. Carpenter. pastor of Evergreen
Presbyterian church of Memphis:
Rev, j, w, Carson, of Newberry, S..
c.. who is the Prnsbvteyial secretary
of Young Peoples Work of tho A..
R. P. Synod. and Rev. H. B. Blakely.
president Of Bryson College. Fay
etteville. Tenn, all of whom made
able addresses on the Young peoples
work in the church. The convention
was presided over by Shannon Faux
ner. Of Idaville, who is a leader in
church work and the secretary was
Miss Ora Moore, Of Brighton, who is
also live wire in young peoples
work. On the whole, it was very
fine conventions
During the pleasant moonlight
nights tor more then week past,
the opossum hunters of this commun-
ity have been enioyiny that nightly
sport.
3 Among the visitors at the recent
Ny. p. C. U. convention were Mr.. and
sMrs. Caldwell. of New Albany, Miss,
0who visited relatives and friends
there a few days. then going on to
Brighton and Odvington TO- visit
others. before returning home.
1 Several ladies from Ellsbery, Mo-,
came with Rev. y. L. Grier and Mr..
Reed to the convention and stayed
over until the first of this week.
They came all the way through in
their cars. n
Several visitors and delegates from
different points in Mississippi were
at the convention, among whom were
Mr.. and Mrs. Young Craig. Of New
Albany. They came through in their
car. Mr.. Craig's father moved to
Rosemark more than 80 wears ago,
and after being there two months,
died, and his grave is in the Salem
cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald, of New
Albany, Miss, spent few days last
week in Idaville visiting relatives
and old friends. Mrs. Fitzgerald is
daughter of the late DR.. ], E. Robi-
son, who for several years lived in
Idaville.
Mr.. E. P. Kimbro. Of Ladell. Ark,
joined his wife and children last week
at Mrs. Kimbro's father, Mr.. H. H.
Mccain, of Idaville. They leave to-
day Tuesday, for their home.
Many Of the cafe and cabaret