The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-01
SALEM LEAFLETS

Mr.. Oscar Pryor, Of Hot Springs,
Ark, spent a few days last week
with his sisters, Mrs. ]. e. McQuis-
ton, Of the Salem community, and
Mrs. Clint Simpson, Of Atoka, and
other relatives at Rosemark and
Millington. On his return home the
latter part Of the week his aunt, Mrs.
Elizabeth Winburn, accompanied
him.
Hon. J. X. Henry and wife, of
South Carolina, spent couple Of
days wibh Mr.. Killough Bell and FAM
| lily, of the Atoka community. Mr..
and Mrs Henry had been visiting
relatives in Marissi, H., and Troy,
Tenn, and were on their return home.
Mr.. Henry is leading lawyer in
South Carolina and has been for sew
eral years past solicitor or attorney
general Of his judicial district.
Several Of the Salem girls who
are teaching in Shelby county, left
last week for their schools. We have
learned the location Of only few of
them. Miss Iva MeQuiston returns
to the Rosemark Hioh School. Her
sister, Miss Ann E. McQuiston, goes
to Macedonia.
The Y. r. c. U. Of the Rosemark
A. R. P. churcl are to give play
at Salem next Friday evening, Sep
TENDER 2, under the auspices of the
Salem Y. P. G. U. The name of the
play is "Home Ties" 1t is said to
be a splendid play by those who are
familiar with it, and with the fine
talent of Rosemark everybody is
looking forward with more than
ordinary interest and the Salem
young people hope to have full
house that evening.
A large crowd from Barretville
and others from Upton county and
other places in Shelby, who love the
chase, went on a wolf hunt last Fri
day night in Loosahatchie river bot
toms between Brunswick and Airing
ton. We understand they had some
Of Dr.. McLister's dogs, also dogs of
Mr.. Boswell, Of Somerville. We have
not learned the positive results of
the hunt,
Mr. j. L. Moore, of Idaville, is
having tool barn built which can
be used for other farm purposes.
Messrs. e. Workman and X. Bell are
doing the work.
While last Mondays newspapers
reports of the cotton crop for Ten
nessee are favorable, the crop pros
poets in this part of Upton IRE not
at all encouraging. First, too mucn
rain, making poor stalk ard poor
fruitinC on the late cotton. Since
laying by the grass has come up
rapidly and the crops are all grassy,
and the last few days complaints of
the army worm, which, in full force,
is cleaning off all the foliage and
practically running the late crop. Cot
ton has opened rapidly the last week
and picking will soon be in full swing
and next week most Of the Gins will
We commenced ginning.
The molasses season is on in full
blast now and the cane crop is be-
ing made up as fast as the mills can
make it up. There is one of the
largest sorghum crops this year in
this part Of the county ever raised,
and there seems not to be sufficient
mills to make IL up. Some people
are raising sorghum this year that /
never knew to raise it before.
There is a good crop of turnips be-
ing sown, which will be help to
feed both man and beast.
Mr. Harry Faulkner, of Idaville,
who has been spending the summer,
since middle June, in chautauqua
work in Illinois, returned a few days
ago to his home, where he will re-
main until he goes to Bryson College
in couple Of weeks.
The congregation of the Salem A.
R. P. Church, by vote last Sabbath,
decided to build a new parsonage at
once. The deacons have charge of
the matter and at a meeting Tues
day afternoon of that board, took
initiatory steps toward the new
building. The first step taken is to
sell at once the old building, better
known as the old Dickson home. near
the church. AS soon as this building
is sold and moved away the new
building will be commenced.
I might say here that there is con-
siderable talk Of army worms on
cotton in this immediate section the
last few days. and we hear that it is
worse below us in Shelby county. II|
can't say yet to what extent it is in
juring cotton, but the farmers are