The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-15

Gatlin, Of the Sonth Coyington vi
entity, Monday, girl.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Gray, of the Leigh's Chapel COM
munity, Wednesday morning, a girl.
Mrs. Nell Hill Ebersole has ac-
cepted clerical position in the Of
flee Of County Register R. v. Down
ing. She began work Monday.
Mr.. Peter Fredrickson, who has
been serving as deputy register for
Register r. V. Downing, is now en-
gagged in the office Of Bringle Bros,
gin, having begun work Tuesday
Mr.. Ashley Downing, Of this
city, has formed a connection with
the cotton firm Of Flowers q Simon
ton and will devote all Of his time
to that business.
Mrs. V. A. DeShazo, Of Clop-
ton, will undergo an operation in the
Lucy Brinkley Hospital, Memphis,
today She was taken to Memphis
Wednesday in the ambulance Of R.
5. Maley.
Mr.. E. B. Carter, of Muscle
Shoals, Ala, arrived here Monday
to accept a pasition in the barber
shop Of w. A. Mullins, recently
made vacant byEd Smith. who, with
his family, moved to Miami, Fla.
Mr.. ]. S. Mills, Of the Holly
Grove community, held a family re-
union last Sunday. His nine chill
dren and several grandchildren were
present. At noon dinner was
served on the church grounds.
Rev. L. d. Hamilton, pastor of
the First Methodist church, particle
pated in the ceremonies of laying
the cornerstone Of the new Methodist
church at Gates Wednesday and
conducted the service on this &C.
casion.
Mr.. William Fowler and Miss
Lola Glass, Of the Holly Grove COM
munity, were united in marriage last
Sunday evening at 5 o'clock in the
public road in front of the residence
of Esq. |. G. Burlison, that magis-
trate officiating.
There will be an ice cream sup
per at Campground church Friday
evening, September 20, under the
management of the Campground
Sunday school. The public is in
! vited and the proceeds are for the
benefit Of the church.
Mrs. Lula Tanner Barnes, of
Jonesboro, Ark, formerly Of this
county, underwent an operation at
St, Demands Hospital at Jonesboro
Monday. She stood the operation
well and at last reports was doing
nicely.
Mr.. James P. Simonton. of this
city, who has been connected with
the local freight office Of the Illi-
nois Central railroad, will be en-
gagged at an early date in the cotton
business at Ripley. He will buy for
the account Of Flowers & Simonton.
/ The United States court for the
western district Of Tennessee will
convene in Memphis Monday, Sep
TENDER 10, to complete the docket
of the last session. Messrs. w. R.
Gift, ]. H. Cook and ]. A. friedrich
son have been summoned to appear
as jurors.
Rev. W. C. Kerr, Of this city,
and Rev. J. L. Boyd, Of Brighton,
attended the union meeting which
is being conducted by Rev. w. w.
Orr at Rives this week. The meet
ing which is being held in tent,
has been we'll attended and will close
Sunday night.
-Hughey Bros, who had the con-
tract for grading the city streets
| preparatory to paving them, have
completed their work and moved
their equipment to Williams switch,
three miles north Of Henning on the
Jeff Davis highway, where they will
be engaged in grading the highway
from that point north to Ripley.
The residence Of Mr.. Walter
Sanford on his farm, one mile South
Of Covington, was completely de-
stroyed by fire about 5 o'clock We'd
nesday morning. Only small
quantity of the household goods
were saved. The fire, it is thought
originated from a defective kitchen
flue. The house and furniture were
partially covered by insurance.
i Catherine Elizabeth, the three
year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Hadley, of the Phelan com
munity, died Monday evening al
| $3.50 o'clock of diphtheria. The re-
mains were inferred in Munford
cemetery Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
| L. R. Wadsworth, assisted by Rev
i G. L. Bowden, conducting the ser
vices at the grave.
The revival meeting at the
Brighton Baptist church came to a
close last week. There were So adj
ditions to the church, as of whom
were baptized at Bells lake on We'd
-nesday afternoon. Rev. Clyde Nor.
ris, Of Ada, Okla, did the preach
ing and Miss Lee Mccullough, Of
Tabernacle, assisted in the singing
The meetings were well attended
throughout.
"A man who gave his name to
local railroad officials as Jesse Clay.
ton, of Water Valley, Miss, was
seriously injured about the spinal
column Monday morning at Rialto
when he was ordered off a freight
| BY one Of the trainmen and fell sew.
eral feet down an embankment. He
was brought to Covington and giver