The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
ITEMS OF NEWS GATHERED
FROM TOWN AND COUNTY

Mrs. w. G. Kerr is i'll at her
home on Washington avenue.
Miss Maize Sherrod is now in the
office of Attorney w. L. Owen as
stenographer.
Mrs. T. B. Pullen is recovering
from an operation, which she under
went recently.
Mr. Alex Somervell is now as
sociated with the Covington Plant
Company.
Mrs. W. E. Smith and family
will occupy rooms at the John Y.
Peete place, better known as the
Smitheal place, after April /.
Mrs. John D. Smith went to
Memphis Thursday to be with her
daughter, Mrs. ]. N. Mcdaniel, who
is quite ILL.,
The Sunday school of the Lib
erty Baptist church viii have a mis-
sionary program Sunday, March 81,
at y o'clock p. m. Everyone well
come.
Rev. J. D. White will preach at
the Presbyterian church at Munford
Sunday morning at IL o'clock. A
special program has been arranged
for the day with Easter music.
The ladies of the Oak Grove
Baptist church will give an Easter
supper at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. L. Fortner Friday night, MarcM
rs, for the benefit Of the church.
Miss Cynthia Bard, who has been
i'll for four weeks from catarrhal
fever, is now improving. Her niece.
Mrs. Fred S. Alden, returned to her
home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Friday
morning
Rev S. +. Hart was called to
Memphis Wednesday to conduct the
funeral services of his brother-in-law,
DR.. ]. ]. Shells, who died at his home
in that city Tuesday. DR.. Shells re-
mains were taken to Paris for in
torment, that city being his old home.
Mr.. A. B. Cobb, who underwent
an operation several weeks ago and
who has since been confined to his
bed underwent another operation
Monday of this week. Reports from
his bedside at noon are that he is in
a critical condition.
Mr., w. H. Hamilton, son of Rev.
L. ID. Hamilton, pastor Of the First
Methodist church, will leave here
this week for Chicago, where he will
study law in tie University of Chi
cago. Mr.. Hamilton has been a re-
PORTER for R. G. Dunn & Co., with
Headquarters in Memphis.
Mr.. John J. Hedrick, Jr., Of
Tampa, Fla, was a business visitor
here Monday. Mr.. Hedrick is
county engineer from that section
and came here for the purpose of
purchasing a tractor from Mr.. Thos.
Addison.
-Hughey Brothers, Of Memphis,
who have the contract for hard
surfacing the Jeff Davis highway
from Covington to Ripley, also have
the contract for grading the streets
here that are to be paved and for
hauling the material to be used on
the streets.
Mrs. B. L. Clements, of Munford,
pleasantly entertained the families
Of Messrs. G.. P. and J. B. Clements
and few other friends with din
ner Sunday, the occasion being Mr..
Clements birthday. Mr.. Clements
received the congratulations Of his
friends, who wish for him many
more years Of health and prosperity
in the community where he is so
highly respected.
The members of the Texas bar
are planning a suitable memorial to
the late Judge w. l.. Davidson, of
Austin, Texas, who died on January
20. The memorial will bea bronze
statue and will be placed on the
capitol grounds at Austin. Mr..
Davidson was the father-in-law Of
Mrs. T. P. Davidson. formerly Miss
Aileen Cotton, who lived in Coving-
ton, but now lives in Abilene, Texas.
There was an attempt to rob the
store of Murphy & Gift at Rialto
Tuesday night about midnight. Three
white men entered the building and
one Of them was at the safe, when
Mr.. Robert Gift, who sleeps in a
room in the rear of the store, was
aroused by the noise, and fired his
pistol four times at the would-be rob-
hers and frightened them away. They
fled by way of the front door,