The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-06-01
FROM TOWN AND COUNTY

to Bluefield, w. Va, where he Will
practice his profession.
Confederate Memorial Day viii be
observed throughout the South Satur-
day, June 8. The banks of Covington
win suspend business and close their
doors on that day.
Mrs. John Walton, who under
went an operation in the, Baptist
Memorial Hospital in Memphis re-
Gently, is improving and her recovery
is expected soon.
"A short circuit that affected the
electric current of the whole north
side of the square was discovered
Monday near the Citizens Ice Plant.
One Of the main lines was grounded
near the plant
The Junior Society of the Chris
tian Endeavor will entertain the
Senior Society Sunday evening with
a most interesting program in the
First Presbyterian church. The hour
Of the meeting is 7 o'clock
The members Of the Junior De-
partment of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union were entertained We'd
nesday evening with a Gypsy tea.
Mrs r. 7. Parks was in charge of the
party as chaperone.
"The Face at the Window" will
be a play given in the school audi
forum at Munford Saturday even
ing, June 8. The play is being staged
bv the Bethel community for the
benefit or the Bethel church.
Mr.. N. H. Mitchell and family
have moved from this city to Mill
ington, where they will make their
future home. They vacated the resi-
dence on Sherrod Avenue opposite
the Covington circuit parsonage.
Rev. w. R. Pickett and family
left this morning for Dyer, Tenn,
where they will make their future
home and where Mr.. Pickett was
called to the passionate Of the Baptist
church there several days ago. His
at Oak Grove and Liberty
churches has not been named thus
far.
Mr.. Jim Mccall has made a
record in trapping rats. One night
last week he devised a new scheme to-
lure the rats in his corn crib by
placing large water pot, filled with
water, in the crib, surrounding It'll
with corn. When he examined it
the next morning he found 23I
rats.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Phillips, off
announce the engagement
and approaching marriage IF their
Miss Mary Lee, to Mr.. Roy
Madison Reed. Of Pittsburg, Penn, the
to take place in June at the
Blackstone Hotel in Chicago, and will
be an event of interest, both here and
in the East. Miss Phillips formerly
made her home in Covington.
Rev. I. G Murray will preach
Sunday morning at Oak Grove and
in the afternoon at Liberty at the
usual hours. Rev. w. r. Pickett,
who recently resigned as pastor of
the churches above mentioned to ac-
,ept call at Dyer, Tenn. will leave
this week to begin his pastorate
there. His successor so far has not
been named.
According to news dispatch to
the Nashville Banner from Alexan-
Iria, Tenn, Hon. L. e. Gwinn spoke
10 large audience at the graduating
exercises of the Lawrence High
School. He spoke on "The Dollar,
the Flag and the Bible" 1t was
splendid address and completely cap
5ured the big audience attending the
declares the Banner.
Mr.. G.. A. Girdner received a /
telegram Tuesday notifying him Of
The death of his mother, Mrs. Mary
T. Girdner, which occurred at her
nome in Franklin, Tenn, Monday
night. Mr.. Girdner left Tuesday on
The afternoon train for Franklin to
attend the funeral. The deceased was
by number Of people here,
having visited the family of Mr..
Iirdner in this city some time ago.
Last Thursday night the Illinois
Central depot at Atoka was entered
)y robbers. Two boxes of overalls |
md two cartons of snuff were miss
ng from the storage room. The
switch to the siding was thrown open,
t is thought, by the same parties,fo |
he purpose of derailing the Panama
Limited going south, but was for
discovered bv the trainmen
If freight, which was to take the
siding at Atoka to allow the Dassen-
ger to pass.
Mr.. w. H. Chapman, aged rs
rears, of Millington, New London
county, Conn.,, passed through Gov
ngton Wednesday en- route to Chi
ago as one Of the entrants in
Walking contest staged by the Scien-
ific American Magazine between
I'D age and youth. lie is the oldest
contestant and has already walked
rom New York to st. Louis, thence
o New Orleans and Is now return
ng to Chicago. Coming through
louisiana he was delayed several (
weeks on account of the flood this
pring.
The Tennessee Bar Association
adjourned Wednesday, after an en-
oyable two-days' session held at the
Iemphis Country Club. Judge R. B.
baptist, Senator l.. E. Gwinn and At
orneys W. M. Simonton and w. L.
)wen attended from the local bar. Al
lumber Of recommendations were
made to the legislature as to reforma-
ions in legal procedure Judge
'homas H. Malone, Of Nashville, was
lected president: Walter Chandler,
( Mamnhis seeretarv. and w I.