The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-06-08

Mitchell kn Holmes street is being
remodeleA by Mr.. J. C. Jameson,
The squirrel season opened June
and will close December 81 Hunt
ing license is necessary. except in
cases where a person is hunting game
on his'own premises.
"A special program with special
music is being prepared by the Bap-
fist B. Y. P. U. for Sunday evening.
The service will begin at o'clock. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Miss Freddie Sherrod, daughter
Of Mr.. w. A. Sherrod, Of this vicinity,
has fully recovered from an operation
for appendicitis in the Methodist Hos
pital in Memphis
MIR. George r. Ellis, Jr., of Nun
ford, was appointed recently as elect
ion commissioner for this county to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
Of Mr., R. S. Calhoun.
A party of local sportsmen, con-
sisting of Messrs. J. L. Johnson, J.
E. Walker, w. v. Bringle, w. v. Nc
Fadden, John A. Upton, J. A. Peeler,-
P. V. Downing and Chancellor V. H.
Holmes. spent several days this week
on Cold creek fishing and hunting.
Mr.. Albert BeIleri and Mrs.
Georgia Keller, of Ripley, were mar
ried here Saturday night at the home
of ESQ. G. w. Beasley, that magis-
trate officiating Mr. Belleri is pro-
prietor Of the Shoe Hospital at Rip
ley.
Mr.. Elmer Nevis. of this city,
was notified Wednesday that his
brother-in-law, Mr. Joe F. Tenney, of
Memphis, was run down in that city
by an auto, sustaining a broken arm
and possibly fractured skull. His
condition IS very serious.
Mr.. Gailor larry, of Keeling,
Tenn. has been elected teacher of
history in the high school at Harri-
man, Tenn. He is a young man with
brilliant intellect, and his many
friends here will be glad to learn Of
his election.
Mr.. Don Wylie, who has been
employed for the past several months
as a salesman in Alexander's drug
store, left Wednesday night for
Pratt county, Kansas, to secure work
in the wheat harvest He will re-
turn next fall and resume his position
at Alexander's.
vBradley Tate, infant son Of Mr..
W.T.. Lane, Of the Mt. Carmel COM
nrunity, died Monday, after a pro-
tracted illness, The funeral was
held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning,
Rev. L. N. Blackwelder conducting the
services, after which the burial took
place in Mt. Carmel cemetery.
Esq. Horace P. Cash, of Reverie,
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Cow
ington mingling with friends in the
interest of his candidacy for state
senator from the counties Of Upton
and Shelby. Thus far kir Cash is
the only Democrat who has announced
his candidacy for that office from
either county.
We were shown a cluster of ap-
pies taken from the orchard of Mr..
WIN Vaughan this week The clus-
ter consisted Of four perfect apples
of the Stark's Delicious variety. Mr..
Vaughan has been giving his orchard
close attention this year, spraying
to control insects, etc, and the fruit |
in the orchard is showing the results
of his attention.
The Tenuessea Hardware Com |
pany, local distributors Of cotton
busters, used in controlling the boil
weevil, demonstrated this implement |
Saturday before large number of |
farmers. In combating the boil |
weevil with this machine, prepara-
ton of calcium arsenate is used, and I
is said to be one of the most effect
i've methods of fighting the boil
weeyil.
Hon. John H. Trice, Of Jackson,
Tenn, candidate for railroad COM
subject to the Democratic
primary to be held in August, is in
Covington today mingling with the
voters, and political leaders Of the
county. He made formal announce
ment of his candidacy about 10 days
ago and has been endorsed editorialy
by number of the daily newspapers
of the state.
The Republican state committee
met Thursday morning in Nashville,
named primary boards and declared
Gov. All Taylor as Republican nomi
nee for governor, and w. N. Beasley,
of Halls, as nominee for railroad
commissioner. The primary board
for Upton county was named as fol-
lows: George R. Fryer, NJ. A. Ray,
w. A. Brown, Henry Bradley and
Frank Yelvington
The Covington Concert Band, be-
ginning Thursday evening, June Is,
will give concerts regularly during the
summer months from the portico on
The north side Of the courthouse. Dur
ing the past ~ months the band, COM
posed Of IL pieces, has made splendid
and. with the. proper encour-
agement and support from the local
people, the organization will become
4 real asset to the community as a
whole
Mrs. Pete Turner had tele-
1hone message from Nashville Friday
1t noon that her brother-in-law, Mr..
3. Fl. McFarlin, of Nolensyille, Viii
hanson county, had died that morn
no from stroke Of paralysis. Mr..
McFarlin was well known throughout
he state by stockmen, as he was quite
IN extensive breeder of fine livestock
md also large land owner in the
,lue grass section of Middle Tonnes