The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-11-11
LOCAL NEWS
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Born to Mr.. and Mrs. u. R. Hud
son, Of he l5h district, son,
Come in Monday morning ant
enroll in the school in farm terracing
Class meets at 8 a. m.
Miss Willie Hoffman, of the 18th
district, is now clerking at the store
of NJ. Guttman.
Mrs. L. r. Graves went to Ripley
Wednesday morning to attend the
wedding Of Miss Kate Klutts to Mr.
Buel NJ. Elan, which occurred in the
Baptist church there that evening at
s o'clock.
The Leigh's Chapel school will
open for its fall and winter term
November 15 and it Is desired that
every pupil who possibly can will
enter the first day,
Mr.. J. l, Bell, agent Of the Illi-
nois Central railroad at Atoka, is
again confined to his home on account
Of illness. Mr.. Ed Goulder left Tues
day morning for that place to fill the
position during Mr.. Bells absence.
The friends Of Mr.. G. L.
WORKMAN, who has been critically i'll
at his home in this city for the past
several days, will be glad to learn that
his condition is considerably improved
today.
James, the 12-year< old SON Of Mr.
Il. M. Sweat, Of Randolph, was lead
ing calf with rope at his home
Saturday, when the calf jerked him
down and his arm was broken be-
tween the wrist and elbow.
We regret that our Garland let
ter reached us too late for publication
IN our last weeks issue. Correspon-
dents will please let their letters
reach US by Wednesday morning, at
the latest, and on Tuesday whenever
possible.
1t was enormously stated in a
recent issue Of the Leader that a
suit case had been found at the house
Of Jim Treadaway, colored, in this
city, by Sheriff c. N Volz and Night
Waterman Dumas containing boys
suits and caps. 1t should have been
stated that these goods were found
at the house Of Jim Sanford, colored.
The auto truck Of Mr.. J. H. Bar
ret, loaded with IL bales of cotton,
which was being hauled from Barrett
vile to Memphis, driven by a negro
driver, caught on fire on the road be-
tween Glendale and Raleigh Thurs
day and both the truck and cotton
We're destroyed, entailing loss of
several thousand dollars.
u. w Simonton, who was recently
connected with the Gulf, Mobile &
Northern railroad, has been appointed
to a position with the New York Gen.
trail lines, and will be under G. H.
johnson, general agent at Memphis.
Mr. Simonton is well known to local
shippers He came to Memphis sew
eral months ago from Coyington. -
Memphis Commercial Appeal
THE Young Peoples Christian
Union will entertain at the Robson
High School on Friday evening, No
vember 26, at Z o'clock. After the
the evening will be
given over to social pleasures, during
which tempting refreshments will be
served for the benefit of the Christian
Union. The public is cordially In
gited.
Mr.. w. E. Turner sustained an
accidental fall just as he was getting ,
up from the supper table at the home
81 his son, Mr.. W. ]. Turner, in the
18th district, Saturday night, October
30, as result of which his right hip t
vas broken. Mr.. Turner died from
lis injuries Friday night at 8 o'clock I
md his burial took place on the fol-
owing afternoon at $50 o'clock. The !
was N years Of age and is
survived by three sons and one Raugh- G
ier. u
During the past few weeks a
lumber of Sears & Roebuck cata-
ogues have passed through the post
,ffice here. These are the new cata-
ogues announcing the reductions in
,rices. Does this mean anything to !
ur local merchants? Are they GO
ng to sit idly by and let the mail
rider house take their trade? They
AVE the same means Of getting this
rade that the mail-order house has
advertising. This is a critical time
or the merchant and it occurs to us
hat he should be making strenuous
fforts to move his goods.
Mrs. Minnie Wood, aged As years,
,ife Of Mr.. D. e. Wood and daughter
I the late Robert Bragg, died at her
ONE in this city at $50 o'clock Fri Il
av morning. \ She was a sufferer
rom both kidney and heart trouble n
nd had been constantly confined to
er room for several weeks. The
nneral was held at the residence at
D o'clock on Saturday morning. after
lhich the burial took place in Mum
ord cemetery. Rev. c. E. Wauford,
aston Of the First Baptist church, of
rhich church the deceased was
lember, conducting the funeral SER
ices. Her husband. one son and two
aughters survive her. I