The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-04-21
SALEM LEAFLETS

Shannon, Jr., Of Idaville, spent a few
days last week visiting the family Of
DR.. George Brown at Dyersburg
and her friend, Mrs. Blanch Dono.
want, Of Henning, returning home
Friday evening
Mr.. and Mrs w. II. McQuiston, OF
The Salem community, went down To
Rosemark last Thursday to attend
The funeral of Mrs. Mc0uiston's
cousin, Mrs. Addie Sheffield
Miss ODDS Faulkner, Of Memphis,
has been visiting the past few DAYS
with the families Of her uncles, Mr.,
j. III Faulkner and Mr.. II. B. Me-
Quiston, and other relatives in the
Salem community.
Mr.. w. II. Mccain and his sister,
Miss Sarah, and Miss Anna Lee
Wright, Of Rosemark, attended SER
vices at Salem Sabbath and visited
the formers grandparents, Mr.. ami
Mrs. H. H. Mccain.
Miss Iva McQuiston, one Of the
popular teachers of the Rosemark
High School, accompanied BY Miss
Walker and the Misses. johnson, also
teachers in the same school, and Mr..
j. C. McQuiston, Of the Rosemark
Bank, all attended services at Salem,
both morning and evening, last Sab
bath.
Mr.. Melville Hart, lately dis
charged soldier, and now of Balti-
more, Md, is visiting his sisters,
Mesdames j. Z. Moore and j. r..
Wilson. This young man lis the
youngest of five brothers, who were
III service during the late war, he
having enlisted from Arkansas at
Camp Pike before he was old enough
for the draft.
Mrs. j. l.. Thompson, Of Florida,
who has been visiting relatives in
this part of the county the past
few weeks, leaves this week for Rose
mark to visit her cousin, Mr. j. M.
Dickson, and his sister, Miss Sallie
Dickson.
On Wednesday Of last week, the
18th, the children Of Mr.. r. 7. VIII
son, ST., met at the old parental
home, as is their annual custom,
with a few other friends, and took
birthday dinner with their aged par
ent, it being his nth birthday.
There was one vacant seat this year
made by the recent death Of his son,
Mr.. j. Al. Wilson, few weeks ago.
Elder G. W. Tracey, of the Idaville
community, who was returning home
from Atoka with some freight last
Thursday. while going over some
bad road, was thrown from his
WAGON and badly hurt, and as a re-
suit has been confined to his bed We
learn that he is now improving.
Mrs. T. G. Boyce, Of Idaville, re-
ceived message few days ago
that her son, Mr.. James Boyce, Of the
postoffice force in Memphis, last
week underwent an operation in one
of the hospitals in Memphis. At last
reports he was doing well and hoped
to be able to be brought up this
week to the home Of his mother.
Mr.. G. L. Mccain, of Idaville, who
recently installed farm tractor on
his farm, used it to a fine advant-
age last week in dragging the fresh
ly-worked roads when too wet to use
it Oh his farm.
Mr.. B. M. Turnage, Of the Atoka
conn unity, had dog bitten ID
months ago by another dog that was
thought to be mad At that time
Mr.. Turnage kept his dog confined
several DAYS, but seeing no signs of
hvdr0phobia turned his dog loose.
Last week Mr.. Turnage noticed that
his doe didn't seem altogether right,
and showing symptoms Of what
seemed I'd him to be hydrorhobia,
be killed his dog before he did any
harm.
On account Of rain last Friday
evening. the smaller children of the
Salem school who were to have their
part of the closing exercises that
evening were disappointed, and the
entertainment had to be postponed.
If nothing unforeseen now comes no,
they expect to be able to give it
Wednesday night Of this week
The play given bv Miss Roggli and
the laroer girls will be given to-
night tTuesdavl From present in
dications it will be one Of the best
ente tainnr ents given at this place.
As was announced last week, the
last part Of the Y P. G. U. contest
of Salem took place Sabbath night.
This was the young mems part. AS
we stated before, there we're ~ in
number, the same as the young ladies.
The church was beautifully, but
not deliberately, decorated around the
pulpit and front with narcissus and
snow halls, which doubtless had the
help and delicate touch of the sis
ters and wives in the arrangement.
On the front Of the punt was
large white cardboard, on which was
exquisitely drawn by some woman's
hand a picture Of a familiar scene
mothers Bible open just where she
was last reading it, with her glass
lying on that page. Under this pic
ture were the tender words:
@Mother's Bible It was indeed 3
becoming picture of the subject of
the evening, which was Mother
AS each guest entered the church,
an usher pinned on the lapel little
pennant. on which was that charm
inc word 'fWelcome." On the lapels
of the young Y. P. c. US was pinned
q carnation. A SPLENDID program
was presented by TIE young men,
which was, with q few exceptions,
wholly carried ont by them. This
program consisted of devotional
exeriSes and other songs, duets.
ouartettes: clippings bearing on
tire subject were read By a number