The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-01-13
SALEM LEAFLETS

Last week being new years week,
was, In some respects. propitiOus
beginning to the new year. Although
Saturday, new year day, was a
weeping, dreary day, the following
six were as pretty weather as we
ever have in the month Of January.
According to old traditions that the
first ~ days Of January forecast
the balance Of the year, each day
representing the month correspond
ing in number to the day it numbers
SO, then, January is to be wet
month, and up to August to be fair
and dry. But in our Judgment there
is not much in that old tradition.
However, the first part of January
on the whole has been unusually
pleasant and beautiful weather.
Farmers who had cotton in the
fields made good use Of the recent
good weather in picking it out, but
there is still considerable cotton vet
in the fields. IF the weather corr
tinues fair and pleasant this week
most of the cotton will be picked
out bv the last of the week.
Those who did not kill hogs DURING
the past cold spells made use of
YESTERDAY and a GOOD lot of pork
was butchered. There were lots of
hogs and hominy raised last year,
and though money matters are ey-
tremelv close. there will not near so
much raonev have t. be paid out this
year for feedstuffs and meat as has
been the past few years.
Lots Of moving and changing
homes in this section the last few
weeks Mr. John Wright, who has
heen living the past year at the N
D. Lucado place. near Salem. moved
70 the town Of Atoka YESTERDAY. and
Mr. ! Fl Carter. who has been liv-
inc IN the Salem manse the past
wear. has moved IN the place va
Gated bv Mr. WRIGHT.
Dr.. A. B. Blaydes and family, who
have resided the past three years in
Memphis, have returned to Atoka
and will again make their home there.
Mr.. +. M. Crenshaw, who has oc-
cupied DR.. Blaydes' home all the
time of his absence from Atoka, has
moved to Mrs. J. F. Benton's resi-
dence in Atoka.
The population of the Salem COM
munity seems to be increasing, ana
while some new families have moved
into it, very few have moved from it.
Besides the influx from that source,
there have also been few new
corners IN some of the homes of this
community, and they seem to BE-
rather religiously inclined, as their
were all on the Sabbath.
Some of the new arrivals are son III
the home of Mr.. e. L. Draffin and
4 daughter in the home Of Mr.. j. e..
on Sabbath, January 3.
AT the close Of the Sabbath school
in Salem church last Sabbath morn
ing an annual report was read byI
the secretary, from which we CLEANED
the following statistics of last years
work: That the enrolment at the
Of the year was 1888; en-
rollment at the end of the year was
1917: average enrolment for the wear
was 100; average attendance for the
wear was 125; per cent. of attendance
was S.; the total offerings for the
mast year were s280.80: the total
for the past year were
s2d062 This Sabbath school IS in
fine condition. They have charity
fund. which is taken up for unique
character. an old lady, Miss Lizzie
Craig, who is a little over 80 years
If are ard IS both deaf and dumb,
and who has no living near relatives.
Miss Craio was born and raised in
The bounds of Salem and lived the
praater part of her life here and
NV several years all Of her
near relatives.
AT meeting Of the session of
Salem A. r. r. church last Friday
afternoon resolution was passed
"the proposed legislation
TO prohibit commercialized Sunday
This resolution was
presented to the congregation at
arge after the Sabbath morning
sermon and was unanimously en-
iorsed by standing vote Of the
arge congregation present. These
resolutions will be forwarded by the
Session clerk, Mr.. James Al. Moore,
It once to our representatives in
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