The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-10-06

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ter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Elan, is
improving, following dangerous
attack Of congestion last Saturday.
The Sophie Malone Missionary
Society is planning to have Thanks
giving Market, the exact date and
place to be announced later,
Mr.. Irving Malone began work
in the office of the Covington Manu-
featuring & Auto Co. the first Of
this month.
An oyster supper will be given
Friday night, October IA, by the
ladies of the Presbyterian Mission
arv Society at Munford at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. ]. F. Wooten.
Mr.. Sanford Garner, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. L. Garner, of this city,
is reported quite i'll in Knoxville,
where he is a student in the Uni
versity of Tennessee.
The construction of a new A. R.
p. church will begin at Brighton
Monday. Mr.. Meacham, of Rose
mark, has the contract for the build
ing, which will be quite handsome.
e, X. Hamam, Syrian, of Hick-
man, KY, opened general mercan-
tile business in Henning last week.
He was here Sunday visiting rela-
tives, Messrs. ], G. Baddour and N.
A. Naifeh.
The friends Of Mrs. Ed larry, Of
Keeling, who underwent an opera
ton in. the Baptist Hospital. Mem
phis, several weeks ago, will be glad
to know that she is recovering and
will be able to return to her home
this week.
Mr.. John Goodman, of Forrest
City, Ark, is visiting friends and
relatives here. He formerly resided
in this city, and has decided to again
take up his abode in Covington. He
will be engaged in carpenter work
on the Tennessee Hardware building.
"A barn filled with hav and other
feedstuff, belonging to Mr.. Edward
Ogilvie, Of this city, was totally de-
stroyed by fire about o'clock We'd
nesday morning. The building was
located to the rear Of Mr.. Ogilvie's
residence on Sherrod avenue and was
covered by insurance.
Quarterly communion will be
observed at the, Mt Carmel Pres
byterian church next Sunday morn
ing. There will be preparatory SER
vice Saturday morning at 1920
o'clock. Both services will be con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. L. N.
Blackwelder.
Troop No. Of the local Boy
Scouts, having received their khaki
uniforms and other regulation equip
ment, will take a hike in company
formation Friday to Hatchie river.
They will pitch tents and remain
lver night, returning home Saturday.
Scoutmaster w. A. Shoaf will be in
command Of the detachment.
Messrs. Earl and Claude Jacques,
Of this city have leased the building
next to the Huffman Hotel. which
was formerly occupied by the Archer
Transfer Co., for the purpose Of
operating a battery service station.
They will also carry a stock of tires,
automobile parts, etc. The latter is
an experienced automobile mechanic.
-Winfred, the four-year-old son
Of Mr.. Allen Dawson, Of the Burli-
son community, was badly bitten
Sunday in the face while playing with
a dog. So serious was the injury
that it was necessary to summon a
physician to dress the wounds. The
dog, it is thought, was not affected
with hydrophobia.
Mr.. John Chairman, ex-service
man, of the Solo vicinity, appeared
before the Cleanup Squad in Dyers-
burg Tuesday to be examined for
compensation under the provisions Of
the war risk insurance act. Young
Chapman was a member Of the 117th
Infantry of the Both Division, ana
was wounded in action in the left
arm and side.
"A horse and buggy stolen from
Freeman Byers, a negro, at Sardis,
Miss, was restored to the owner
here Tuesday morning by Sheriff G.
N. Volz, who found the buggy and
horse in possession Of Bud Parks,
colored, tenant farmer on the Clay
brook farm, who said that the stolen
property was left in his keeping by
an unknown negro last week.
Mr.. H. s. Nichols, of jackson,
supervisor of farm demonstration
agents, was here Monday in the in
terest of his department and to CO.
operate with the local agent, Mr.. G,
S. Hollingsworth. While here Mr..
Nichols took occasion to compliment
the work done by the local agent
during the past year, especially the
work done in inducing a large num-
Der Of our more progressive farmers
to enter dairying, which is proving
very profitable to those already en-
gagged in the new enterprise.
Mr.. H. C. Crigger, of Munford
had the misfortune to lose his new
Ford car last Thursday in Memphis
He parked it near the Arlington
Hotel, and when he was ready to
return home his car was missing
The incident was reported to police
headquarters. but so far the machine
has not been located. Automobile
| thefts seem to be a common occur
renee in Memnhis. Several Upton
countians have been victims Of auto
thefts this year in that city, but in
most cases the cars have been re-
covered after attractive rewards
were offered.