The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-07
LOCAL NEWS

Miss Elizabeth Holman is now
employed as clerk at w. H. Bailey's.
Ladies in the 1st. 9TH and 9Th
districts will be entitled to a vote IN
the November election if they will
Register either on October 2, 8 or 9.
Miss LaVerna HARRISON is now
keeping books for L. R. Graves, rep
resentative Of f. L. Page q Co., cot
ton buyers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Shoaf are
now making their home with Mr., and
Mrs. G. B. Simonton on East Liberty
avenue.
Rev. J. L. Boyd, pastor Of the
Brighton A. r. p church, will preach
at Mt. Carmel church next Sunday
evning at 1880 o'clock.
Mr.. j. e. Davidson, of the 4th
district, was visitor here Monday.
Mr.. Davidson qualified as a deputy
sheriff while here.
Five Points, Jr,, the young horse
belonging to Mrs. ] I. Mccall, liv-
ing four miles south Of the city, died
from tetanus one day last week,
"A son was born Saturday morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. O. Il Richards)i, who
live on the Jeff Davis highway four
miles southwest Of the CITY,
Mr.. John H. Upton is now dep
uty clerk under County Clerk e. +.
Simonton and entered upon his
duties on October l.
Mr.. A. G. Anderson and wife are
now occupying a portion of the house
with Mr.. VIM. Murphy on High street.
Mr.. Anderson is clerking at }. g.
Baddour's.
Ladies in the LIST, 18th and 8tn
districts must register if they expect
70 vote. In the Forthcoming November
election. The dates Of registration
are Octobtr 7, s, and 8.
Mrs. Florence Richardson, wife
of Mr.. Frank Richardson, of the Holly
Grove neighborhood,. was hooked by
a COW while milking on Thursday
afternoon and was seriously hurt.
j. q. Blankenship has sold to Joe
Ray 20-acre tract Of land in the 9Th
district-a portion Of the south end
of his tract-for consideration OF
$4,000
j Mr.. ]. H. Bogue, Of the Gift
neighborhood, stepped on a block Of
wood III his lot one day last week and
fell, with the result that his right
thigh bone was broken.
We are requested to state that
there will be a meeting at Pleasant
Grove next Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock for the purpose OF electlng a
pastor for the year.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
October 7 s and 9. are the days for
supplemental registration for voters
Of both sexes in the 1st, 18th and 9Th
districts.
Mrs. J. w. Hughes and son. I. F.,
who have been visiting the family OF
Mrs. Hooker Miller, near Rosemark,
returned to the city Monday. They
occupy rooms at Mrs. G A. HarssoWs
on Garland avenue.
Mr.. R. S. Hastings has sold his
30 acre fair ground tract OF land one
mile south Of here, to Alex Wright,
.olored, for a consideration of $4,000
md has bought the Wright place OF
47.32 acres in the 18th district Tor
consideration Of $4,260.
Mr.. r. B. Shelton has the contract
for the erection of the new building
Il the Peoples Service station next
TO Polk & Taylor's garage. 1t VIII
be a brick veneer and stucco building
and will be 21x40. Work will begin
Immediately.
REV. VIM. James. the pastor, de-
|livered most interesting stereopticon
lecture from sthe pulpit Of the First
Presbyterian church Sunday night.
The subject was the parable OF the
sewer and lecture took the place Of
the regular evening services.
A two-year-old Percheron colt be-
longing to Mr.. j. E. Dickey, Of this
place, which was in pasture at his
place in, the End district, accidentally
Slipped down the step banks Of g
creek one day last week. The colt
was unable to get up the creek bank
and died from cold after remaining in
the water and mud for two days.
The w. H. Berkheimer dwelling,
in the vicinity of Glenn Springs, oc-
cupled by Mr.. Ed Mckee, was de-
stroyed by fire Friday. the fire origi-
mating from chimney spark. Most
Of the household goods, we are told,
were taken out Of the house. but
these were ignited by another spark
and were destroyed.
Rev. w. w. Armstrong. presiding
elder Of the Dyersburg district,
preached in the First Methodist
church at II o'clock last Sunday morn
ing and at 1880 o'clock in the even
ing at South COvington. He held
quarterly conference at Pisgah Mon
day morning and in the First Metho-
dist church here in the afternoon.
Mr.. w. R. Lawrence, an old well
nown and highly respected citizen
of the Drummonds vicinity, died sud
denly Of heart failure on Wednesday
night of last week and was buried at
Poplar Grove burial ground on the
day following, Elder G. w. Tracey
conducting the funeral services. Mr.
Lawrence was a member of the Holt
ness church, was 10 years Of age
and is survived by his wife and three
sons.
Mrs. Ida Boals, wife of Mr.,
Charles Boals died at her home in the
18th district in the vicinity, of Phelan
Sunday morning at II o'clock Of blood