The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-22

are occupying rooms at the Smith
place on South Main street.
Mrs. C. w. Beasley is reported
! quite ill at her home on South Maple
street.
! -Maudine, the little five-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Charles Glenn,
of the Solo community, is GONZALES
cent, after an attack Of diphtheria.
Mr.. W. w. Biddle sustained a
badly sprained arm Sunday, when he
attempted to crank his automobile.
The engine reversing suddenly caused
the injury.
Mr.. L. L. Alexander has pur-
chased the vacant lot on South
Maple street next to his residence
from Col. VIM. Sanford. The lot is
being improved for building site.
Rev. L. ]. Sheriff. and ESQ. w.
S. Mayes are representing the First
Presbyterian church as delegates to
the Memphis Presbytery in session
at Arlington.
Mr.. Hays Owen, who has been
connected with the Redpath Chau-
tauoua during the summer months,
has accepted position here with the
cotton firm of w. v. McFadden &
Company.
Quite number Of smallpox
cases have been reported in various
sections Of the county among both
whites and colored. Diphtheria,
measles and other contagious dis
eases have also been reported.
Mrs. Julia McFadden, of Mem.
phis, formerly Of this city, will move
to Los Angeles, Calf, at an early
date to make her home with her son,
Mr.. Shelby McFadden. who located in
that city some time ago.
An all-day singing convention
was held at the Hebron Methodist
church Sunday. Delegations from
practically every county in West
Tennessee were present, and a very
extensive program of chorus sing
ing was rendered.
Deputy Revenue Collector G. B.
Mount, of Somerville, Tenn, who is
an appointee Of the Democratic adj
ministration, made his last official
visit to Covington Monday. He will
be succeeded by a Republican Of
ficer next month.
Mrs. Walter Kinney and children
left Tuesday evening for Fulton,
KY, where they will join Mr.. Kin
ney and reside in that city. Mr.. Kin
ney is engaged in business in Full
ton. The residence vacated by that
family will be occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. McClelland.
Rev Richard N. Owen preached
at the First. Baptist church last Sun
day morning and evening. A large
congregation was present each
service. Mr.. Owen is son of Judge
and Mrs. w. "A. Owen, Of this city.
He was ordained minister only a
few months ago in this city and has
a very promising future.
Mr.. Marshall Baxter is being
employed by the city as traffic
Waterman. 1t his duty to keep ami
mal-drawn vehicles off newly-paved
streets, which is damaging to the
pavement until it is hardened. Auto
mobiles, however, on account Of
smooth wide tires. are beneficial to
the streets in this condition and
helms the hardening process Of the
asphalt.
An aeroplane in route to Jack
son from Alexandria, La, stopped
over in Covington Thursday and FRI
day. Upon arrival the pilot announced
that the machine was for hire to the
public, and number of citizens took
advantage Of the opportunity to 60
up. Most Of the passengers were
men, however. One young lady, Miss
julia Mai Walker, of this city, was
among the first to make a flight,
which she said was delightful.
Mr.. Gus Miller, Of the Leigh's
Chapel community, reports that he
has had remarkable success with his
late planting of watermelons. Mr..
Miller states that he has sold 500
melons and that one of them reached
901b pounds in size. The melons
were planted on the 10th of June /
and are the Triumph variety. Mr..
Miller sold so melons on the square
in Covington Saturday at prices
ranging from so cents to SIPS.
Mr.. Frank Ports, son of Mrs. ].
F. Ports, Of this city. who has been
spending several days with his
mother, left Monday evening for
Camp Lewis, Washington, on the Pa
cific coast. He is a member of the
corps, U. S. A., and has
been assigned to service in the Phil
lippine Islands. He will leave with
his company at an early date. After
serving the period of his enlistment,
Mr.. Ports will have completed
course given by the government for
surgeons.
AT a business meeting of the
Christian Endeavor Of the First
Presbyterian church last Sunday
evening prior to the regular church
service, the following officers were
elected: John Upton, president;
Langdon Newman, vice president;
Miss Eleanor Richmond, secretary;
Miss Kathryn Hill, treasurer, and
Miss Bessie Morrison, second treas
urer. A number of committees were
also appointed. Mr.. holland Castle,
Of Memphis. addressed the organiza-
ton at this meeting with reference
to the advantages Of sending dele
gates to the EEsTTifddeavor convention at