The Mena weekly star., 1921-12-29
CORRESPONDENCE.
COVE CATCHES.

Mrs. B. H Barton is quite III
 George Whitehead went to Hasneld Monday on business.
 Joe Lewis of Hatfield was in Cove Saturday transacting business.
 W. S. MacIafferty of Mena was in Cove Wednesday on business
 Mir. and Mrs. Riley went to Mena Thursday to do some shopping
 s. A. Young of Bonham, Tex, has located here, stopping wltn Quincy Kelley.
 Rev. Sossamon of Mena preached his sermon Saturday night at the Presbyterian church.
 Mir. and Mrs. Herbert Walker ot Potter spent Sunday with MT and Mrs Douglas Walker.
 G. c. Keeney of Corralin, Tex, came Friday to visit his parents, Mir and Mrs. Tom Keeney.
 George Tomek of Portland, Mo, came Friday to spend the holidays with Mir. and Mrs Robert Smith.
 Miss Mildred McCowan went Thursday to Foreman to spend the holidays with her brothers family.
 Mrs. Doug Walker went to Hatfield Monday to spend the week with her parents. Mir. and Mrs Bill Dover.
 NIT. and Mrs. Oscar Silvey of Ok Iahoma City are spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs Ross Silvey.
 Mrs. R. R. Smith and Miss Hilda Smith of Perryton, Tex, are visiting Mir. and Mrs. H. Harrell, parents of the former.
 Miss Mamie Grady came in from Odell, Ok, where she is teaching school to spend Christmas with home folks.
 Virgil Barton of Caddo Gap came Friday to spend Christmas with his grandparents, Mir. and Mrs. B. H. Barton, Sr
 Mir. and Mrs Douglas Dover drove to Mena Saturday night after the Christmas tree exercises to spend Christmas with Mrs Dover's parents.
 The Cove Lumber Company had their store beautifully decorated for Christmas, also had very large trade Saturday, employing several extra clerks.
 Rev. A. B. Fomby preached at the town hall Thursday night and will preach one Sunday in the month regularly, the particular Sunday to be announced later.
 There will be prayer meeting next Saturday night at Pleasant Grove church to watch the old year out and the New Year in. All are invited.
 Miss Callie Hampton is working in the telephone office this week, reliev- ing Mrs Henson, who is spending the week at Hatfield with her mother, Mrs Daniel
 The Christmas tree at the Presby- terian church was well attended and many nice presents were given. There was an excellent program rendered and the audience was we'll enter tained.
 Mrs Ella Hill, Miss Jennie Hill, Clyde Hill and John Wheeler went to Mena Monday to visit Mrs. S. ]. King, all the party returning the same day except Mrs. Hill, who will re- main two weeks.
 Mrs. Nancy Haywood passed away Sunday at Poteau, Ok. Her body was brought to Cove Monday and was buried in Pleasant Grove cemetery. Mrs. Haywood had many friends in this community. The family have the sympathy of all
 John Carter received a very unsusal present from his wife, who kept him guessing quite a while before it was delivered to him. Suffice to say. he daiidd daiidd not guess it. When 1t was final Y eeens9 le sa.s.d hehcll.a. sac yellow meated watermelon. She had kept 1t in the garden covered with grass.
 I. Ross Sylvey took charge of the postoflice here December goth, the first change in the pestoffice since 1902 Mrs. Tom Scanlon, formerly Miss Archie Woodell, and her sister. Mrs. Howard Elliott, have served the Cove community since that time. We say goodbye with sadness to our old servitors, and with good wishes vel come the new.
 The S200 prize that had been prom ised by the Bank of Cove was award cd Saturday Quite a crowd collect cd in front of the bank building. The following were appointed judges: Charley Breeden, Joe Miller and AL vin Mover. T. M. Floyd drew the capital prize, S100; sam Bender drew $50; J. A. Walker, S25: B. H. Barton. st Sl5; Claude Barton, S10.