The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-11-11
ITEMS OF NEWS GATHERED
FROM TOWN AND COUNTY

George Pinkney Bishop, Of the
18th district, little son Of the late
Jesse Bishop, has been suffering from
diphteheria for the past several days.
Mr.. w. C. Winford informed US
that he had fresh snap beans from his
garden on November and the vines
had many blooms on them.
Mr. John Mckee has bought from
Messrs. Hill, Polk and McIlwain the
lot adjoining his own property on
Park street for a consideration OF
$4OO
Come if possible and attend the
school in the practical building of
terraces Very few farms in Upton
county but could be improved by
properly-constructed terraces.
The ladies of Garland raised suf-
fieient funds from the sale of hot
coffee and hamburgers on election
day to pay for flag, which is to be
raised there on armistice day. today.
The Y. P. C. U Of the A. R. P.
church was most pleasantly enter
tanned with a social on Friday night
bv Mis- Grace Jameson at her home.
Nice refreshments were served dur
ing the evening.
Sidney Gaines, colored, who lives
on the Garndale farm east of the city,
tells us that he planted one gourd
seed just back of his henhouse in
May and that it produced 70 gourds
of all sizes.
All farmers who wish to attend
the terracing school write County
, Agent Hcllingsworth at once so reser-
vations can be made for all who want
to attend. A good warm room for
class work and plenty Of hills to work
on in the field work.
Mr.. R. S. Calhoun has purchased
the r. v. Downing place on South
Main street and will be given posses
sion January / next. Mr.. G. H. Sui
Ivan will at that time move to the
Calhoun place on College street, which
he purchased some time ago.
Sale Myers, son Of Mr.! w. F.
Myers, Of the Mt. Lebanon vicinity
/ is the owner of a small dog that has
''treed" 16 grown opossums in -four
nights. The young man says he has
caught about 80 opossums with this
dog since the middle of September.
The star route running from
Munford to Upton has lately been
changed from Munford to Atoka
/ This was done on account Of the
Gravel road that has lately been COM
nleted between the two last named
places. Mr.. Clay Moore is the carrier
on this route.
-Munford has band Of IA pieces
which has been under the INSTRUCTION
If Prof. B. II. Wilkins. Of Millington
for the rast few rqonths. The band
IS now able to render most creditablf
/ mnsic and is to rive a concert at thf
schoolhouse building at Munford or
/ THANKSGIVING. The PROGRAM Is nov
heipo nrenared and there will bt
! several other ENJOYABLE features pc
j sides the band concert.
/ -Covington Ledge No. 1905, 3. P
i o. e., is making arrangements for it,
annual memorial services on the frs
Sunday in December. The exercises
are to begin at 2 o'clock D. m. and vii
he omen to member of the fraternity
i Addresses are to be made by loca
Elks and all members Of the orde,
are exuected to attend. The exercise
win take place at the Elk's home.
ESQ. i. D. Hall showed us Satur
dav specimens of a late crop o
Tsish potatoes raised by him an,
known as the Mexican June. ESQ
Hap nlanted half hushel Of thes
nnfatoes on july and dug ID bush
!. els from the Mot of ground planted
! He says he dug as many as 80 no
. tatoes from some Of the hills. Tn
potatoes are unusUaiiv LARGE and fin
and much redder than the Triumph
va ety,