The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-06-02

-Ghlldren's Day services will be
observed at Pleasant Grove church
at $3.50 o'clock next Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. j. R. Delk, Of the Liberty
community underwent an operation
at her home last week. At last re-
ports she is doing we'll.
Mr.. George Morrisett, of this
city, was called to the bedside of his
father, Mr.. John Morrisett, at the
home Of Mr. 7. G.. Hamriek at Ida
vile, Tuesday night.
The Covington Concert Band has
announced that it win give open air
concerts in the courtyard, beginning
as soon as the protracted meetings
Of the Covington churches are closed,
which will be the latter part Of June,
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Hayden was sadden last Saturday,
when they lost their little daughter,
Eva Lorine, aged one year and three
months, Funeral services were con-
Quoted Monday by Rev. S. r. For
bess, interment taking place in
Campground cemetery,
Ten pupils Of Mrs. David L. God
dard gave musical recital at the
home Of Mrs. Eliza Keathley Friday
evening at o'clock, after success
full term. Misses Ruth Young and
Graves Daniels deserve, special mem
tion for having done good memory
work during the term.
/ Mr.. Carl S. Gill, of Woodstock,
Va, will have charge of Glenn
Springs Hotel, storehouse and lake
this season ard now has the resort
ready for business. His mother, Mrs.
Raisig, Of Memphis, will assist him
in the work. Mrs. Raisig was form
erly matron of Dunlap Orphanage.
MIR. A. N. Powell, Of Stanton,
was reelected president Of the Tri-
State Rural Letter Carriers Associa-
tion at their annual meeting Monday
in Memphis. The carriers in at
tendance from Arkansas, Mississippi
and Tennessee numbered about 450.
They represented more than 100 rural
mail systems in the three states.
Mr.. J. F. Bryan, postmaster at
Munford, who sustained several bod
/ ily injuries when he fell from a.
/ third-story window of the Lucy
Brinkley Hospital in Memphis last
Saturday week, has been dismissed
from further treatment in the hos
Epital and Is .convalescent at the home
Of his brother, Mr.. Claude Bryan, in
Memphis.
The Covington Supply Company
has purchased from Mr.. w. L. Shell
ton, one Of the principal stockholders
of the firm, the lot adjoining their
property on the west side Of the pub
lie square, the consideration being
$2,125. The clothing department Of
the Supply Company before the fire
was situated on the lot and was con-
nected to the main building of that
firm.
The Fifth Sunday meeting of the
Big Hatchie Baptist Association,
which was held at Brighton, Begin
ming last Friday, was well attended.
A barbecue dinner was served Sat-
urday to those in attendance. The
entire program was Interesting and
very instructive. On Sunday morn
ing Rev. w. r. Pickett preached in
the A. r. P. church at Brighton to
an overflow crowd from the meeting.
The colored students Of Coving-
ton and Upton county have organ
lied an athletic association and pre-
scented their first field day exercises
Saturday afternoon on the old fair
grounds, south of Coyington. The
property has been purchased by Alex
Wright, a prominent colored citizen,
and it has been arranged for track
meets, baseball games and horse rae
ing. A grand stand was recently
constructed on the site.
Mr.. M. G. Parks, Of New York;
oil prospector and driller. returned
to Covington Monday, after an abb
sence of several weeks, and is ready
to begin operations in this county
near Gift when a sufficient NUM-
Der of leases can be obtained in or
der to justify drilling for oil. A few
land owners have not as yet con-
scented to lease their property, and It'll
/ is understood that work will not be-
gin until the remaining property is
included in the leases.
Yanko Neal, colored, Of Ripley,
was brought to Covington Friday
morning by Deputy Marshal George
r. Ellis, of Memphis, and tried be-
fore Commissioner Lauderdale Rich
ardson for making liquor. Neal
failed to make bond and was taken
back to Ripley to face state charge.
An attempt was made several months
go to arrest Neal, when Officer I.
L. Lawrence fell into an old cistern,
allowing him to escape. The cistern
was dry and the officer was not in
jured by the fall. The negro had
been in Illinois and was arrested on
his return to Ripley.
Mr.. T. ]. Evans. Of Florence,
Ala, was the guest of his old school
friend, Maj. NJ. A. Walker, last week.
Mr.. Evans is a civil engineer of wide
experience, and in his profession has
travelled much in foreign countries.
He is now head of an engineering |
firm, making a specially Of agricul- |
tural drainage, and is the author of
book dealing with that subject, One
If his recent accomplishments was
the planning ard projecting of
system Of drainage covering some
1000 acres Of land located in East
ern Cuba for the Cuban-American
Sugar Co. These lands had been one
vast swami but are now reported |