The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-02-03
ITEMS OF NEWS GATHERED
FROM TOWN AND COUNTY

daughter of Mr.. w. S. Smith, is i'll
at her home on High street.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Flowers are
now occupying rooms with Mrs. L..
E. Greer on South Main street,
Mrs. Nancy Whitehon is quite
sick at her home in the Leigh's
Chapel neighborhood.
Miss Maize Ports is now EN-
ployed as stenographer for the Cow
ington Milling Co.
Mr.. D. M. Baskin has purchased
a tract of land containing 20 acres
in the End district at a cost of
$1,000 from Mr.. Lem Baskin.
Mr.. o, S. Mccormick has re-
Gently sold a town lot in Munford to
Mr.. G, W. Moore for a consideration
of $1,44O.
Mrs. Charles B. Simonton is
assisting Miss Fortson in her mill
linery establishment again this sea-
son,
Mr. 0. D. Cravens, Of Martin,
will open cleaning and pressing
establishment in the Jacket building
next door to 0gilvie's shoe shop
about February t15.
Mr.. L. E. Mccormick went to
Atoka Tuesday ito install a 1O-horse
power mill for Mr.. N A, Whitehorn.
The mill was sold by the Tennessee
Hardware Company.
Mrs. George Powers was oper-
ated on at her home in South Cow
ington Sunday. The operation was
quite serious, but at last reportS
Mrs. Powers was doing well.
Mr. Pearl FiveashNhad the mis-
fortune to have his finger badly
in the machinery at the
O'Cedar Mills, where he is employed,
Monday
Mr.. John McQuiston, who has,
been employed at the First State
Bank for the past year, left Monday
for Rosemark, where he will be in
the Rosemark Bank & Trust Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M Lester are
occupying an apartment at the ], D.
home on North Maple
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Tompkins are
also in another apartment in the
same house.
Miss ,Sudie Hewett went to
Brighton Tuesday evening to at
tend the bedside of her father, Mr..
W. H. Hewett, who is quite sick. Mr..
Hewett had a stroke Of paralysis
Mrs. George Brown who has been
in the General Hospital, was taken
to her home Sunday afternoon. She
Is getting along very we'll at present.
-Dyersburg State Gazette, Feb
ruary /.
Rev. R. C. Douglas will fill
The pulpit of the First Methodist
church next Sunday morning at II
o'clock and again Sunday evening.
Rev. Douglas is secretary of the
Educational Movement and is a very
speaker.
Miss Ella Cummins left We'd
nesday morning for Memphis, where
she will attend committee meeting
Of the Memphis Presbytery. The
meeting will be held in the ~"
building and luncheon will be served
10 the delegates.
Miss LYDIA Shelton left Friday
for Helena. Ark, where she
will attend the marriage Of her
cousin, Miss Katharine Davidson, to
Mr.. j. c. Knight, Jr., of Atlanta,
Ca, which will occur February 10.
The young couple will make their
home in Atlanta.
George Sam Durham, the two
child of Mr.. Oliver Dur
nam, of the Garland vicinity, was
'ound dead in bed Friday morning.
rhe child seemed to be we'll when
lut to bed the night before. The re-
mains were buried in Mt. Lebanon
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
The Carry-0n Circle Of the First
Baptist church entertained the ladies
If the other two circles on Friday
afternoon, January %, from 2:30 to
o'clock at the home of Mrs. L. R.
Graves on South Maple street. One
If the interesting features of the
afternoon was Progressive Alpha
,et," which was enjoyed by everEs
me. The guests were served with a
delicious salad course at the CON
:lusicn Of the pleasant afternoon.
Master Phil, son Of Mrs. Lille
Ashe Stone, was severely burned |
at the home of his grand
mother, Mrs. J. r. Ashe, while |
lone in the bedroom with an open
rate. The little fellow had a stick
n his hand playing when left in the
'oom, and it is thought he put it in /
he fire, or probably the fire popped I
tut and burned the upper part of his I
ace on the right side. The burn is
,ainful, but not serious, according
0 his physician.
"Details of the marriage of Miss
daude Parish White and Mr.. Will
lam E. Fuller, both Of the Panama
ANAL Zone, which occurred at Bal
oa Heights on October 9, have
ecently been received by relatives
ere. The wedding occurred at the
Union church, the Rev. Knapp Of
iciating. The bride was very at
ractively gowned in white taffeta
nd georgette, carrying shower
ouquet. The bride is the daugh-
er of Mrs. Lillian White and was a
cry attractive young lady and was
cry popular in wide circle of
riends, who wish her much Joy in
er married life. Mr.. Fuller is in
he government service and has been
ocated at Balboa Heights for sew
raj wears. They viii make their
ONE in Panama. !