The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-08-18

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at Phelan viii give an ice cream
supper Friday night, August 19, foi
the benefit of the church. The. pub
lie is cordially invited.
Miss Martha Lowenhaupt enter
tanned the Young Ladies' Rock Club
this morning at the home Of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Lowenhaupt
on South Maple street.
Mr. Win Fyfe, Of this vicinity
who has been suffering from an in
iured back for several months, left
| Thursday night for Rochester,
Mimi, where he will enter the hos
4 pital Of Mayo Bros for treatment.
The barn Of Mr.. G. w. Bishop
on his farm near Phelan. was struck
/ by lightning Tuesday afternoon and
BADLY damaged. Fortunately, the
livestock in the barn was not injured
The damage to the building is covered
by insurance.
The Rabbits Foot Co., a negro
minstrel, filled an engagement here
Saturday night. Their performance
was presented under canvass on the
vacant lot opposite Archer's garage.
Only one performance was given and
a large crowd was in attendance.
Mr.. j. J. Darby sold his resi-
dence on Washington avenue, oppo-
| site the A. r. P church, Monday to
Miss Fannie Z. Walker, the con-
sideration being $4,000. Miss
Walker will have possession of the
property one month hence.
The Leader in its last issue
contained d notice Of the first boil
of cotton of the season. Saturday
the Leader received a full-grown
onen boil, which was found On the
farm Of Graves & Templeton, near
Randolph. The boil was found on
August III.
Miss Martha Ray, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj A. Ray. Of this com
munity, has been appointed as
teacher in the Garland school to
till the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation If Miss Maggie Campbell
she will relieve Miss Campbell next
Monday morning.
The Baptist church Is planning
campaign for $4,000 tithers in the
state. The quota of the Big Hatchie
Baptist Association, in which there
are IN churches, Including prac-
tically every BAPTIST church in this
county, is $50. tithers. The churches
will begin the campaign at an early
date.
Mr. Floyd Dawson and Miss
Otis Taught were united in marriage
last week in the public road near
Gift, ESQ. Josh j. Miller officiating.
The bride, IS the daughter Of Mr.
Robert Taught, Of this vicinity. Mr..
Dawson is well known farmer ofl
the End district, where the couple will
reside.
Rev. w HI Major, pastor of the
Capitol Avenue Baptist church, ALL
lanta, Ga, and for many years pas
tor, Of the local Baptist church, ar
rived here Monday. He is the guest /
Of a party of friends this week at
Cold creek. He will return here the
latter part Of the week and leave for
Chicago, where he will spend the re-
nainder of his vacation.
Rev. John T. Myers, Of MayfieId, I
KY. spent the weekend with friends
here. He IS serving his fifth year
as pastor Of the First Methodist
church in Mayfield, being the only
in the Methodist Conference
to serve longer than a quadrennial
term. Sunday evening he made
brief address to the Epworth League,
of9the local Methodist church.
We are in receipt of Commune
cation from z. E. Strong, dean Of
Bryson College at Fayetteville,
Tenn, stating that 4 very decided
reduction in expenses next year had
been effected on account of the de-
cline in the price of f00dstuffs. ne
states further that the students
may figure a reduction Of $40. Bry-
son College win have d large num-
per Of students from this county.
A real estate transfer OF un-
usual interest occurred Friday in
Henning, when Miss Mary Rains
bought the Turner Hotel from Mrs. {
Mary F. Turner. who owned and ]
operated It for 20 years. Miss Rains |
viii take charge January /, thor {
'ughly overhauling the building and
,utting everything in splendid con
lition. Mrs. Turner has purchased j
he residence. formerly the Baptist !
'astoriun1, and win occupy 1t the
irst Of the year.
Mrs. Elizabeth Harris died sud-
only at her home ia Munford a
thursday att o'clock, after suffering t
stroke Of paralysis. She was 4 n
1ost estiriable woman and thus re- +
'arded BY all who knew her. The Il
uneral was held at 1920 o'clock t
'rlday morning. Rev. J. F. More v
ock, pastor of the Methodist church q
t Munford, conducting the services, D
fter which the burial took place in i
ethel cemetery. She is survived o.
Y six children. D
MRS. Mary Alice ason. wife Of 8
II. J. D. Mason, Jr., and daughter 3
James II. and Annie r. Cook, died
her home near Solo Thursday 5
fternoon at $3.50 o'clock, after long a
lness. She was a consistent and d
svoted member Of the Methodist v
lurch, having connected herself to m
lat organization early in life. The o.
neral was held at Mt. Carmel ht
imetery Friday afternoon az 1870 81
clock, Rev. j. W. Joyner conduct Fl
& the service. The remains were 81
l..-1 ~ =.