The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-07-15

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day evening by the B. Y. P U. Come
Mr.. L. E. Greer has been quite
sick at his home on South Main street
for the past week.
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-Messrs. J. w. Starnes and Luther
Hathcock were visitors here from the
Simonton vicinity Monday. They re-
port a number Of cases of continued
fever in the above neighborhood.
Mr.. Farrar Smith private secre-
tary to Congressman Hubert Fisher
will remain in Covington until about
September !, and will have his office
by invitation, with Mr.. w. r. Bringle
"A Gypsy tea and barbecue was
very greatly enjoyed by several
couples of young people from this
place Wednesday evening near the
highway bride on Hatchie river, five
miles north of the city.
Presiding Elder w w. Arm
strong came down Saturday from
Dyersburg and held quarterly confer
ence at Wilson's Chapel, preaching
there Sunday morning. He held
quarterly conference at Campgiound
Monday.
Miss Dora Elizabeth Pressly,
after weeks visit to the family Of
Mr.. w. d. Sterling, returned to her
home in Troy, Tenn, Monday morn
ing. Miss Pressly was the organist
at the A. r. P meeting, which closed
Sunday night
Bishop Isaac Lane, colored, Of
Jackson, Tenn, paid a visit to the
G. M. e. Church here last Sunday, it
being rally day fol. the raising of
funds for the general expenses of the
church. The sum of 1912 was raised
for the above purposes.
"A thief entered the room of Mr..
J. w. Telford, travelling grocery
salesman, at the Lindo Hotel on
Thursday night Of last week, while he
was out for few minutes, and stole
a stick pin, safety razor and other
articles amounting in value to about
$40. So far no clew has been found.
Freeland Anthony Mayo, aged
two and a half years, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Mayo, Of Somerville, for
merly Of this city, died at their home
there at o'clock Saturday morning
of coletis, after few days illness,
and was buried in the Someryille
cemetery.
Richard Naifeh and his wife and
brother, Owen Naifeh, natives of
Judidit, Syria, arrived here Thursday
and will nows make their home with
their father, Joe Naifeh. They ar
rived in New York about a week be-
fore and were Az days in making the
trip from their native land
Mr.. Edward G. Bull, who has
been under treatment in the River
side Hospital in Knoxville since
Christmas, returned to his home in
the 18th district Thursday night. Mr.
Bull received a serious wound in the
shoulder in one Of the last battles
Of the great world war in October,
1918.
"A musical comedy, "The Microbe
Of Love-" under the auspices of the
Sophia Malone Missionary Society,
will be given at the grammar school
auditorium tomorrow friday night,
July is. This comedy will be made
up Of home talent and trained by al
professional coach, Mrs. Avis Craw-
ford.
Mr.. Sam Smith, who makes his
Rome on Mrs. Kate Owens place in
The Oak Grove neighborhood, has been
confined to his bed with an attack Of
His cotton crop was
needing work badly, and on Friday his
gathered to the number of
about Is and gave his cotton a thor
ourh working, hoeing it out first and
lirting the cotton up.
Mr.. w. H. Cole, of the 18th dis
trict, sent us on Thursday two cotton
blooms and one boil that he took |
from his field Of about 10 acres the
lay previous. The letter reached us
100 late to make any notice of it in
,ur last weeks issue. The cotton from
which this came, Mr. Cole said,
averaged about knee-high at that
lime and is heavily fruited.
DIR. L. A. Yarbrough entertained
number Of former members Of the
loyal Order Of the Moose and a few
'thers with a picnic on Cotten's lake
tuesday. There were between 40 and
0 people present who highly enjoyed
he. barbecue, Brunswick stew, fish,
old drinks and many other good
Kings so generously provided for
heir refresment. The day was one
f perfect enjoyment for all.
The annual picnic and UAecue
viii be given at Upton on Tuesday
uly q. The music will be furnished
" six pieces from Memphis and there
viii be dancing day and night on a
00-foot stretcher. Mr.. j. H. Gamble,
f Wilmington, viii manage the dane
ng. There will be on the grounds
II kinds Of amusements, such as
lerrv- go-round. ball throwing and
Il kinds Of drinks, also speaking.
IA party from this place motored
trough the country from here and
pent the day in Overton Park, Mem
his, few days ago. They took their
inner with them, and it was spread
icnic style. The party was composed
Mrs. Walter Kinney, Elizabeth
Larshall, Annie II. Smith. Archer