The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-10-05
NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY

community, is improving after
serious illness.
Registration of voters held on
September Is, 20 and 30, exactly 60
persons registered, most all of whom
were women voters.
Miss Della Matthews, formerly
of the Tabernacle vicinity, is now re-
siding at the home of Mrs. Edwin
Paine on North Maple street.
The Board of Mayor and Alder
men held their regular monthly meet
ing Tuesday night. Only matters OF
a routine nature were considered by
the board
-Messrs. w. S. Mayes, John 7.
Garner and L. G. Wood have opened
grocery store in the building adjoin-
ing the Mayes Hotel, the company to
be known as L. G. Wood & Co,
"A special program has been ar
ranged for the Sunday school service
at Rialto next Sunday afternoon.
Musical numbers and other features
will be given. The public is invited.
Mr.. M. r. Jackson, painter, Of
this city, is now employed by the
Churchill congresses. He will be
engaged here and at other points
where the Churchill firm has COM
presses.
If the weather continues favor
able for harvesting the cotton crop,
the rural elementary schools will
start on October 30 Otherwise the
schools will open the fall and winter
term later.
Mr.. Lee Owen, of the Pisgah
community, who has been seriously
i'll for the past several days, was
taken to Memphis Tuesday night on
stretchers, where he will probably
undergo an operation this week.
The congregations Of the First
Presbyterian and First Baptist
churches will worship together next
Sunday evening. Rev. l. j. Sheriff.,
pastor of the Presbyterian church,
will deliver the sermon on this oc-
casion.
Hubert Smith, of this vicinity,
was arrested Friday on a charge of
failure to support his wife. His trial
will take ylace this week before Judge
John Y. Peete. After his arrest
Smith was released by executing
bond.
"A good congregation at the First
Baptist church Sunday evening heard
Rev. L. o. Leavell, pastor of the Rip
ley Baptist church, deliver a sermon,
At the same hour Rev. Edward Stub
5lefield, pastor of the church here,
was preaching to Mr.. Leavell's con-
gregation in Ripley,
MIR. E. G. Waddell, field relief
agent Of the American Express CO.,
who visited relatives here last week,
left Saturday night for West Point,
Miss, where he expects to be sta
toned permanently as express agent.
Mr.. Waddell was formerly employed
by the Covington office.
Mr.. E. H. Martin, of Milan,
who has been quite i'll for the past
two weeks, left last Thursday for
Colorado Springs, Colo, for the bene-
fit Of his health. Mr.. Buford's fam
lily, including his wife and daughter,
Miss Mary Lou preceded him to
Colorado Springs several days ago.
An attempt was made Saturday
night to replevy the Studebaker
TOURING car seized by Sheriff Volz
and his men last week when o. P.
Stroud was taken into custody on a
charge of transporting liquor. The
writ failed to accomplish its purpose,
as the car is held in a local garage by
the federal government.
) Mr.. E. H. Martin, of, Milan,
Tenn, instructor of vocal music, will
give q recital at Wilson's Chapel
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. AT
1880 D. m. on the same day he will
give a similar recital at Ebenezer.
His program will consist of solos,
trios and quartettes. No charge will
be made for admission.
Charlotte Sanford, colored, aged
IS years, widow of the late Ephriam
Sanford, a servant Of the late DR.. j.
R. Sanford, of this city, during the
Civil war, died at her home here
Tuesday. The burial will take place
upon the arrival of out-of-town rela.
tives. She was we'll known by the
white people of this city and had
many good qualities.
Mr.. Robert M. Hensley, Jr., of
Mason, and Miss Mary Ruth Goforth,
daughter of Mr.. w. M. Goforth, of
this city, were united in marriage last
Sunday evening at the First Presby-
terrain church, Rev. L. J. Sheriff., pas
tor, performing the ceremony. Mr..
and Mrs. Hensley will reside at
Mason, where the groom is stationed
as an employee Of the Cumberland
Telephone & Telegraph Co.
ESQ. C. A. Stockley, of Corona,
Island 81, while in Covington Monday
stated that the cotton crop on the
island is extremely short this fall,
which he attributes to the ravages
of the boil weeyil and late planting,
caused by overflow from the Missis-
sippi rive. last spring. All cotton
gins on the island are idle so far, and
it is doubtful if enough cotton will be
made to justify their running. In
this event the cotton will be ginned
across the river in Arkansas.
The meeting of the Upton Coun-
ty Democratic Executive Committee,
called in the courthouse last Satur-
day, was postponed until Saturday
of this week by reason of the alb
sence Of a quorum. Several Of the
committeeman were not notified in
dividually of the proposed meeting
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