The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-07-21

| ago to fall and suffer a broken hip,
: is reported as rapidly improving.
Mr.. John bearing, Of this city, is
! suffering an attack of typhoid fever.
His condition is not alarming, but
serious.
Mr. Dewey Huffman, Of Garland,
underwent an operation in st. JOS
eph's Hospital in Memphis last week
and is improving.
Mrs. H. D. McGaughey and son,
Dudley are confined to their home
suffering a severe attack Of typhoid
fever.
IA revival meeting will begin at
the Methodist church at Wilson's
Chapel next Sunday. Rev. L. r.
| Wadsworth assisted by Rev. James
Jenkins, will do the preaching.
4 The Mt. Carmel Christian En-
deavor Society went to Overton park
in Memphis for an outing last Thurs
day. They all report a pleasant
time
Mr. E, E. Stephenson and family,
who m6tored through the country
two weeks ago to Tampa, Fla, have
located in that city temporarily and
will probably make their home there,
! Mr.. John Boswell sold Saturday
his farm of 236 acres in the 9th dis
! trict to Paul l.. Horne ct al of Shell
by county, the consideration being
$4,000.
Mrs. Drew Moore returned last
week after being confined in a Mem
Dhis hospital for several days follow
inc a surgical operation for appen- /
dicitis.
Mr.. Austin Hadley. of the Gar
land community, left Tuesday even
ing for Memphis to enter the Marine
Hospital for treatment and a minor
surgical operation.
About six negro men were ar
rested Sunday morning by Sheriff
Volz and Marshal Dumas for gaming
at the city light and water plant.
They were tried before ESQ. ]. E.
Walker Monday morning and fined.
"A movement to organize local
troop of boy scouts will be launched
in meeting Of Covington boys today
in the First Presbyterian church Hon.
w. A. Bhoaf and Rev. L. j. Sheriff. {.
will enroll members at the meeting.
In letter to J. w. Darby, super
intendent Of roads in this county, the
State highway commission notified
him that the county is to receive a
gas tractor, wagons and other road
equipment for the public service.
The revival meeting which has
been in progress for about 10 days at /
Pisgah closed last Sunday Rev. w. 1
B. Ralph, of Curve, did the preaching J
and 2 very successful meeting re- t
suited. i
Mrs E. L. Haynie entertained
Tuesday afternoon at her home near
Covington with a plav narty in honor {
OF Frank Gilchrist, Jr After an J
afternoon snent in various games, /
delicious refreshments were served. Y
Rev. R. w. Faulk, of Houston,
Texas, will preach next Sunday at Ii e
q. m. at the "A. R. P. church. Mr.. +
Faux is very able and learned min b
lstert and will preach on very inter- !
esting religious subject. The public 0
IS invited to hear him. a
On Sunday, July ID. Mr.. E. N.
Castle and party from Memphis will e
be at the Mt Carmel church in the \
interest Of Christian endeavor work d
they have an interesting program e
which will begin promptly at 7 v
o'clock pm. All are invited to at 9
end. Il
Esq. A. M. Moose, superintendent
# the Sabbath school of the Brigh- a
,on A. R. P. church, entertained the a
.ntire membership Of that organiza- H
ion Wednesday by giving a picnic II
It Brighton. The Sabbath school was T
veil represented on this occasion and Il
experienced an enjoyable day. in
Mrs. Lillian Duke, aged 20 years,
wife OF Mr.. Ern Duke, of Kerrville, ii
lied last Friday morning at ST. J0- fl
eph's Hospital in Memphis. The re- &c
mains were forwarded to Covington pl
saturday for burial in Shiloh ceme- tn
cry near here. IShe is survived by d.
ne husband and an infant son. re
"A party of leading citizens of
humboldt were in the city Tuesday w
, investigate the street Improvement ed
Iork in progress here, with view til
making similar improvements in tn
nat city. They were as follows: G. st
!. FARRELL, G. D. Dodson, C. L. Mich eli
Is, ]. w. McGlathery, w. H. Keath- nj
y and Judge Center. ca
Mr.. Hays Walk, of this city is
at the Baptist Memorial re
ospital in Memphis from a severely tn
ljured hip, sustained when run down wi
Main street and Monroe avenue co
aturday by car driven by Miss ru
argaret Aste. Police report that ne
r. Walk walked in front of the car, pu
I'd hold the young woman blameless. I'll;
The annual picnic at Glenn
brings on Thursday of last week at fir
acted very large attendance. Can w
dates for the various county offices So
stributed their cards among the w
tiers. In the evening following the &c
chic the dancing pavilion. was
DIVIDED and much gayety was in an
idence. eai
"A large congregation worshiped y
the union service last Sunday hel
ening in the courtyard Rev. L. of
Sheriff., pastor Of the First Pres enl
-terian church. preached a strong FIR
d scholarly sermon. All the seats the
re taken and a large number If raj