The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-09-21
NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY

james F. Boyd sold to w. ]
Cody and 0. L. Pardue a lot in Mason
for the consideration of SAYS, the
transaction taking place this week.
Rev. w. G. Kerr, pastor of the
a. R. P church. will exchange pulpits
Sunday night with Rev L. D. Hamil.
ton pastor Of the First Methodist
church.
Mrs. C. B. Simonton charmingly
entertained the Liberty Avenue Five
Hundred Club Wednesday evening at
her home on East Liberty avenue
During the afternoon refreshments
including an ice course, were served,
The firm Of Davie, Stitt &
Reeder opened a mercantile store last
week opposite Dunlap Orphanage
The same firm has to other stores in
TINS county-at Mt. Carmel and
Wrights.
The barn Of Mr.. George Thomp.
son, Of the Macedonia neighborhood,
was destroyed by fire about 10
O'Clock Saturday night. No details
as to the origin or extent of loss
are available as we go to press.
The farm, storehousa and lot Of
Dan Brigham, located in the 18th dis
trict, was sold at public auction Sat
urday by County Court Clerk John
i, linton for S675.25, the highest bid,
which is subject to 10 per cent.
raise.
Mrs. Will Reid was hostess of
the Wednesday Club on Friday after
noon at her home with Mrs. Lizzie
Shelton on Main street. A delight
full afternoon was spent, sewing beng
the diversion, after which delicious
menu was served.
The congregations of the Baptist
and Presbyterian churches worship
ped together at the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening, there being
no evening service at the Baptist
church Rev. Edward Stubblefield,
pastor Of the Baptist church, deliv-
cred the sermon on this occasion.
Rev. Richard Owen, who has
served as pastor for the Henning and
Durhamville Baptist churches during
the vacation months, preached his
final sermon at Henning on Sunday
and left the same evening for Louis
vile, KY, where he will enter upon
his senior year in the Southern Bap-
fist Theological Seminary.
ESQ John A. Shoaf, of the Leigh's
Chapel community, lost his barn and
contents by fire Tuesday night Of
last week. He experienced a similar
loss about four weeks ago, when his
largest barn was destroyed b. fire.
The fire was of unknown origin in|
both cases. The losses were not fully
covered by insurance.
For the past several months al
of grocers and soft drink
stands on the north side of the square
have been open for business on Sun
dav mornings in violation of a city
ordinance prohibiting Sunday BUSH
ness Last Sunday the city authorities
took steps to prevent their opening
again on Sunday, except drug stores
and restaurants.
-lhe annual memorial service will
be held at Old Trinity Chapel at g
o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mr.. |
Noe, dean of st. Mary's cathedral, as
sisted by Mr.. Stanley Young, of Mem.
Dhis, will conduct the service, which
has been observed at Trinity Chapel
for number of years, having been
instituted bv the late Bishop Troy
Beatty and Judge John Y. Peete. The
public is invited.
Rev. Chesley L. Bowden closed a
revival at the Baptist
church of Oakland, Tenn, Sunday
night. The church was so signalIy
pleased with the results that an in
yitation was extended to Mr.. Bow
len to conduct another meeting next
He left Jackson, Tenn,
Monday night, after attending the
opening Of Union University, for TT.
Worth, Texas, to enter the South
western Baptist Theological Semi
lary and will return home Christmas.
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