The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-09-07

SNNaANI jar are DelHg painted TINS
week under the supervision of the
sheriff.
Mrs. Harvey Hendrick, Of Gal
weston, Texas, who has been quite
Ill at the home Of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs S. R. Shelton, is improving.
Maurice Afford, little son of Mr.,
and Mrs. P. N. Luttrell, of Blytheville,
Ark, who was run over by car and
seriously hurt two weeks ago, is i'm
proving,
Mr.. joe Wilson, of Henning, ar
rived here Monday to enter upon his
duties as bookkeeper for L. R. Graves
q Co. during the present cotton
season.
The Upton County Singing Con-
vention will be held at Garland, Tenn,
the third Sunday in September. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
Dinner on the grounds.
Mr. Charles Moose, Of Clopton,
is now employed in the Supply Co.
as a salesman, having entered upon
his duties Monday. For many years
ne was an employee in Simonton's
store at Clopton.
Miss Rose Wooten, of Munford,
will probably be appointed deputy
register in the office of her father
ESQ. }. T. Wooten, who was indicted
into office Friday, September l, as
county register of deeds.
The Brighton Baptist w. M. ST.
will serve pie and barbecue Saturday
afternoon from 2 to D. m. in Baird |
Bros hardware store. the proceeds to
90 to the Brighton Baptist church.
Rev. L. j. Sheriff. delivered a |
sermon last Sunday evening at the
First Methodist church to a congre-
cation that comfortably filled the
auditorium. In connection with the
service the choir rendered a special
program.
ESTES Hall, colored, who shot
Emma Hall, colored, from ambush
about 10 days ago, is still at large.
The wounded woman is improving
and will recover Hall shot her with
a shot gun, several shots taking eff
feet in her face and neck.
Mr.. Alexander DeBakey this
week opened a fruit and vegetable
stand in the building next to the
Covington Bakery. He came to Gov
ngton several weeks ago from Drum
wright, Okla, where he was formerly
in the mercantile business.
Sunday night VIII Hyde, colored,
n drunken frenzy, stabbed B.
his former wife, at her
lome near the light and water plant. /
Both were arraigned before ESQ. j.
J. Walker and Mayor j. j. Miller
fonday and fined SIS each and were
eleased on payment of same.
Mrs. G. S. Hollingsworth was
ostess of the Bridge Club Friday |
fternoon at her home on North 7
laple street. Tables were arranged !
I the living room for the guests, b
here baskets Of cut flowers were
sed in decoration. At the conclusion
the game delicious salad course 7
Ias served. l
-Petry Maxwell, Ugly Anderson, (
-oney Mcbride and Tom Burns, all 4
,lored, were shot from ambush in =
le corn field near Fredonia Baptist
lurch, six miles south Of Stanton, 4
riday night by an unknown party. {
Il of them were seriously but not 4
vigorously wounded. Full details of y
le incident are not available at this =
riting.
AT the present time several levees i,
e being constructed and repaired /,
'er the county-one across Big creek !,
'ttom, on the Munford and Glenn r,
brings road, two near Wright's store, "
e on the GAINESVILLE and Wrights p
ad and another one is to start soon
the Mason and Atoka road. The
adney levee in District No. s is be-
2 repaired. OF
Judge w. A. Owen, a member of Gl
2 Supreme Lodge, Knights of 10
'thias, returned home this week VI
'm Montreal. Canada, where he was hs
delegate to the meeting Of the co
itional Fraternal Congress. 1t was an
dye Owen, at this meeting, who 30
iced in nomination Mr.. Harry J. tn
ade for president Of the congress,
he was elected. tn
Mr.. 0. E. Martin returned to his 6r
ne here Sunday morning from re- re-
mphis where he had been confined ~ ~
the Baptist Memorial Hospital for III
treatment of his eyes. He was I'M ~,
the special care of DR.. E. c. Elicit,
ed eye specialist, who performed an,
operation on Mr.. Martin that will
st likely restore his normal vision. Nc
many friends here will be glad to
IN Of his improved condition.
Ed Lewis and. Ida Pruitt, col !,
q, were wounded Saturday night an
r Garland on the farm of DR.. B. TO-
Cooper when they were fired mo mo
n from ambush by an unknown Ina
ty armed with shot gun. Sew
shots took effect, but neither Of mas
n was seriously wounded. The IN
i've of the shooting has not been ma
saled and the officers have prac- 9eF
lily no clue to follow for the ap- ral
tension Of the gunman. !
ALLEN Collins and Clyde Ammons, lfet
South Covington, are recovering Higl
n injuries received in a knife duel IN
veen the two men at the store OF com
]. Simpson Saturday night about to i
clock. Both men were cut and
bed. while Ammons denies that =
sed a knife, contending that Col fere
stabbed himself during the fight. NEE
ms was painfully slashed in the Met
over the heart, and Ammons re- Mr..
ID a severe cut over his right stro
and cheek. Warrants 81 Gar ooo,