The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-08-11

4 larry, OF MempnlSt uaugnbef
Katherine Somervell.
Mr.. G. B. Simonton purchased
! IA acres Of land in Hatchie bottom
near Gift from Mr.. Ashley Downing
last week, the consideration being
$500.
! Mr. Alfred Vaughan, of Detroit,
| win locate in Earle, Ark, this fall
| and will be engaged in the cotton
1 business He viii represent several
Memphis cotton firms
MIR. r. O. Fowler, Of the Stanton
community, has purchased a farm Of
n acres three miles from Jackson,
the consideration being $4,000 Mr..
Fowler will move there about Mo-
yember is TO operate the farm.
Mr. G.. B. Townsend, Of this city,
who has been in i'll health for several
months, suffered a severe paralytic
stroke Tuesday night, which affected
the tongue, causing the loss Of
speech.
Mrs Bessie Marsh announces
the engagement and approaching
marriage of her daughter, Anna May,
Lake, to Mr.. Aubrey Elmo Driver,
the wedding to take place at the
home Of the bride August IT,
Horace Dyer, colored, was ar
rested last Saturday night on
charge of transporting liquor. He
was tried before ESQ. ]. b. Walker
Monday afternoon, and his case was
continued to the fall term 81 the cir
cult court
MIR. Henry Jones, Of the Gift
community and Miss Mary Lee
Sparks, Of the Phelan vicinity, were
united in marriage Sunday evening
in Ripley at the Lauderdale county
courthouse. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones will
reside near Gift.
-On account Of rain, the union
services Of the churches Of Coving-
ton was held in the First Presby-
terrain church Sunday evening in-
stead of the courthouse yard. Rev.
G. e. Wauford, pastor Of the First
Baptist church delivered a strong
sermon on this occasion.
Mrs. Palmer Dupree delightfully."-
entertained the North Maple Streer
Five Hundred Club Friday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Robert Mclwain
on East Liberty avenue. There were /
some 20 guests present and during
the afternoon an ice course was
served.
The dredge boat which is CON
structing the Beaver creek drainage
canal has completed an arm Of the
canal which runs to a point near the
Oscar Hall place. We understand
that the boat will have to get more
water before it can return to the
main canal.
Mr.. 2. q. Stephenson and family
returned here last week from Tampa,
Fla., where they went several weeks
ago with view of locating perma-
nently If conditions were favorable.
They made the trip to and from
Florida in an automobile. and viii
IKE up their abode again in this
sity
Mr.. and Mrs ]. ]. Darby. Of
his city, Mrs. Rora Murray and son,
fohn, Of Brighton, were ii Ripley
Saturday to attend the funeral Of
Private Raymond B. Sutton, who was
xilled in action in France Private
sutton was member Of the Rain 4
,ow Division and had number Of
and friends in this county.
Mr. w. ]. Bowden. Of the Mt
Lebanon vicinity, lost a valuable
'oung mare Monday, when the ami J
nal fell into a ditch running through
pasture on the farm. The ditch
yas only few feet deep, but when
he was found it was evident thar '
he had been struggling to get out y
md had become overheated in the
tempt.
Mr.. Roy Fryer and Miss Irene 7
lalone were united in marriage last :
londay evening at the home of ESQ. 4
!. w. Ashe, near Holly Grove, that Y
Magistrate officiating. The bride is !
he attractive daughter of Mr.. b. O. I
lalone, of the Liberty vicinity, and 4
ne groom is a well known farmer =
the 18th district, where they will
eside. i
Mr.. and Mrs. i. w. Mcclure y
re entertaining quite a house party g
nieces at their home on East q
hubbard street. Misses Jessie Proc s.
y and Berneiee bearing. Of Mem q
his, Tenn, arrived on Thursday and X
lined here Miss Minnie Hurts. also u
Memphis, who had been here for NJ
)me time. This is the first visit
lat Miss Proctor has made to Min ia
al Wells and is delighted with the \
ace.-Mineral Well (Texas) Index. Il
Jim Kullum was arrested we'd +
9sday morning by Sheriff G. N. tn
olz and Deputies Jennings and w
amilton on charge Of operating q
still on the Aston farm west Of co
etroit. The officers found COP in
II coil and kettle Of 10 gallons bu
paeity, two barrels Of mash and
lall amount Of white mule" One III
rrel of mash was discovered in 81
corn crib and the other one in a 5,
icket near by. - :.
DIR. S. Naifeh, a Syrian phy- alb
ian, who recently came to the inl
llted States to complete course tai
English, arrived here Sunday for bu
visit to Mr.. N. A. Naifeh. IN the rel
rid war DR.. Naifeh was drafted ov
the Turkish government in the Fl,
'dical corps shortly after comnlet- a
his course in the French Medi- co
College at ConstantinopIe. He be,
4 finish his education n Sacra- lar
nto, Cslif. an