The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-08-17

The annual barbecue and picnic
Of Liberty Lodge No. 265, I. o. o. F.,
will be held today at Pisgah church
Mr.. 7. H. Taylor, who has been
confined to his room for several
weeks suffering from a broken lower
limb, is improving rapidly.
Rev. Stanley Yong, of Memphis,
conducted a service at Old Trinity
Chapel near Charleston last Sunday
afternoon at o'clock, delivering his
sermon to large congregation.
Sunday school win be held next
Sunday afternoon at 3fo'clock at the
Rialto church. A musical program
will be given by the Junior Endeavor
Society of the First Presbyterian
church. The public is invited.
The Holiness revival meeting
which began at Egypt on August 5
was brought to a successful conclus-
ion Sunday night Elder G.. w.
Tracey conducted the meeting and
reports most satisfactory results and
large attendance.
Rev. L. D. Hamilton, pastor of
the First Methodist church, an
nounces that his subject for the IL
o'clock service next Sunday morning
will be Science, Falsely So Called"
The public is cordially invited to the
service.
Little Miss Mariann Boyd cele-
DRAFTED her second birthday anni-
versary on Tuesday afternoon at the
home of her grandfather, Col. VIM.
Sanford. All kinds of games were
enjoyed, after which a dainty ice
course was served.
Local physicians report numerous
cases of diptheria among children mi
almost every district in the county,
this district included. The disease is
considered both contagious and dan
gerous, and adults to certain ex-
tent are susceptible,
Mr. W, A. Pickens, of the Taber-
nacle vicinity, showed the Leader
Saturday a sample of some very fine
freestone Indian peaches which are
being gathered on his farm. Mr.. Pick |
ems states that the crop Of this va
riety. which is seldom seen. is UNI
usually good.
The Upton county extra gang
road workers have finished in the
ldaville, Bloomington and Simonton
store communities and are now work
ing in the Wright's store and Mt.
Carmel communities. They will next
go to Tabernacle, Charleston and
Mason neighborhoods, where they
will work several days.
"Wednesday of last week a fam
lily reunion at the home of ESQ. J.
G. Mccain, of this city, was held. His
three children, nine grandchildren
and six great-grandehildren were all
present on this occasion. His three
children are Mesdames G.. B. Brown,
Of Dyersburg; M. 0. Faulkner, Salem,
and Ida Robson, of this city.
ESQ. Josh ]. Miller and wife re-
turned to their home at Gift Friday
from Luxora, Ark, where
they attended the funeral of Mrs
Cassie Spann, wife Of Mr.. ]. w.
Spann, formerly Of this county, who
died in Luxora Tuesday of last week
Mrs. Spann was well known here and
has a large number of relatives in
Upton county to mourn her death.
1.-The protracted meeting at
Pleasant Grove, conducted by Rev.
w. R. Pickett, of Dyer, Tenn, form
erly pastor of the Oak Grove and
Liberty Baptist churches, came to a
successful conclusion Sunday morn
ing, resulting in 20 additions to the
church by profession of faith and by
letter. Great crowds gathered to
hear the strong messages of MIR.
Pickett throughout the meeting.
The remains Of Mr.. Wexford
HarvelI, killed in a mine accident in
West Virginia on August z, were
Thursday of last week in
cemetery, Shelby county.
Mr.. Harvell was native Virginian.
In 1914 he was married to Miss Alma
Kelly, Of Shelby county, who pre-
ceded him to the grave. He was well
known in this county, having made
his home near the Shelby line sew
eral years prior to his wife's death,
when he returned to Virginia. He
leaves three children, mother, three
sisters and five brothers.