The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-15

Of this CITY, a boy Thursday night
of last week.
Miss Mollie Harrell will be en-
ployed in the millinery department
at ]. G. Baddour's. beginning Sat-
urday.
The EIlSs Club is giving fish
fry at Fullen's lake for the mem
bers of the order. A large repre-
sentation of the order win attend.
The patrons of Indian creek
cemetery are urged to assemble at
that place Saturday morning, Sep
TENDER "a, for the purpose of clean
ing and identifying the property.
The Brighton Baptist church
will call a conference Immediately
after preaching next Sunday, The
purpose of the conference is to call
The poster for full time for another
year.
Mr.. Edwin Goulder, of the local
Illinois Central ticket office, went
to Halls Thursday to relieve the
ticket agent there for period of
IS dogs. Mr.. A. G. Allen, Of Martin,
relieved Mr.. Goulder here.
There will be no preaching at
the A. r. p Church here Sunday on
account of the pastors absence. The
X. p G. u. vii go to Salem Sunday
evening, where they will have charge
Of the program.
Rev. ]. M. jenkins, of Buntyn,
Tenn, is assisting Rev. j. F. More
lock in the revival meeting at Atoka,
which began last Sunday morning
in the Methodist church there, and
promises to be very successful
meeting.
Mrs. Elizabeth Maloney, Of
Memphis, formerly Of this city, an
nounces the engagement and APP
preaching marriage of her daughter,
Miss Ursula Marie, to Mr.. Irl j,
Hicks, the wedding to take place the
early part Of October.
Miss Charlie Maclin, Of this
ity, who is a member Of the South
Georgia College faculty at McRae,
a., left Monday morning for that
city to enter upon her duties for
ensuing school year. She will teach
expression and physical culture.
Extensive improvements on the
Jeff Davis highway between Coving-
ton and Brighton have been made
during the past week. Aside from
grading and draining the highway.
several low places have been filled
and number Of hills graded.
Mrs. ]. G. Boals formed very
pleasant surprise party Tuesday
evening in honor Of Mrs. j. J. Green
who celebrated her birthday ami
versary on that day. On this de-
lightful occasion refreshments were
served, including an ice course and
a birthday cake.
A tenant house on North Col
lege street, near the colored Matho-
dist church, belonging to Dolph
johnson, colored, was damaged by
fire Tuesday morning. The promp,
response of the fire department
saved the building from being de-
stroyed.
Rev. J. A. Baird, formerly Oh
this city, and who preached on sew
eral occasions here a few weeks ago
will leave today Thursday for
Chester, s. G., and will go from there
to Due West, where he will complete
his studies in Erskine College. Dur
ing the summer Mr.. Baird has been
preaching at Rives.
Rev. w. G. Kerr will fill the
pulpit Of Rev. E. p Lindsey in Mem.
phis Sunday, preaching in the First
church in the morning and in the
Second church in the evening. Mr.
Lindsay is unable to fill his pulpit
having recently undergone an opera,
ton, following which he has suf.
fered a relapse.
Mrs. Ellen A. Gill, mother Of
| Mr.. ]. r. Gill, celebrated her 75tl
birthday on Sunday, September IL
Her friends remembered her by
sending gifts and postcards, and thu
room was frightened by beautiful
flowers. Although Mrs. Gill Il
confined to her bed, she enjoys hav.
ing her friends to see her. Many
called during the afternoon.
The Halls Graphic, familiar
weekly newspaper in LauderdalC
county, suspended publication with
their issue of last week. The owner:
Of the paper will, however, continue
their job printing business and de-
vote their time to it exclusively
| There is now only one newspaper II
that county-The Lauderdale Coun
ty Enterprise at Ripley.
Two new steam boilers were in
! stalled in city light and water plant
he first Of the week to replace twc
old boilers that have been in USE
several years, The new boilers are
Of the latest modern type, capable
I IF developing a greater pressure anC
will be adequate for the city require
ments for a number of years Il
come.
Incidental to the excitement
and enthusiasm that prevailed il
and around the courthouse Satur
day night, when the election returns
were read, a posse of officers, heav
lily armed, entered the sheriff's Of
flee with a double still. which they
captured on the farm of Judge w
I A. Owen, near Cowngton Sathr-
day night. It was hidden in a vii
low thicket, but the persons operat
ing it fled upon the approach O
/ the officers. one of them Leaving