The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-10-26
NEWSFROM TOWN AND COUNTY

Born Sunday to Prof and Mrs.
H. b. Sandlin, of this city, a girl.
Mr.. Robert Miller, head of the
Tennessee Hardware Co., is reported
quite i'll.
The Parent Teachers Association
will meet Thursday afternoon, No
vember 2, at o'clock, in the Gram
mar School auditorium.
There will be a Halloween Fair
at the Garland High School Tuesday
night, October 81. "Womanless We'd
ding" will be a special feature. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
The new residence Of Mr. Wilkins
Williamson, near Mason, is nearing
completion, and when finished it will
be one of many handsome country
homes in that vicinity.
Traffic posts on all streets lead
ing into the public square are being
erected OF concrete, and when in
stalled certain traffic rules will be
enforced by the city marshal
-Butterfat is quoted at 43 cents
per pound today, making a gain Of
two cents since last Thursday. De-
cember cotton is ranging around "a
cents, and cotton seed is selling at
$40 per ton.
All persons who are interested
in the Randolph graveyard are asked
to meet at that place on Wednesday,
November l., for the purpose of
clearing off the grounds and doing
necessary repair work.
There will be box supper given
at the Western Valley sehoolhouse
Saturday night, October %, for the
benefit Of the church about to be built
at that place. The public is cordially
invited to attend
"A. A. Kelley, of Shelby county,
transferred a tract of land recently
containing Al acres lying in District
No. s to Ella Ann Haynie, the deed
being filed at the registers office
Monday.
The house of Mr.. G. P. Rose, at
Rialto, and all it's contents was des-
troyed by fire Sunday afternoon. II
is reported that Mr.. Rose carried no
insurance on his household goods
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Miss Agnes Long, daughter of
Mrs. G. 0. Long, of Amarillo, Texas,
formerly of this city, underwent an
operation in Memphis hospital
Tuesday for appendicitis and will re-
cover soon, according to the attending
physician.
The November term Of the cir
cult court will convene Wednesday,
November s. On the state docket
several murder cases and many fell
onious charges are slated to be heard
before Judge r. B. Baptist, who is
holding court this week at Selmer.
OFT Delashmit was arrested Sun
day on a charge of public drunken
ness and disturbing public. worship.
He was arraigned before Judge John
X Peete and found to be of unsound
mind. He will be sent to the West
Tennessee Hospital at Bolivar for
treatment.
Mr.. A. G. Whitson, of this city,
representing Liberty Lodge, /. 0. o.
F., at the annual meeting of the
Grand Lodge in Knoxville last week,
returned home Sunday. He reports
that the meeting was one of the
most successful in the history of the
organization. Next year the Grand
Lodge will meet in Chattanooga.
The public square and East
Pleasant avenue from the square to
Maple street have been paved with
asphalt. The work was completed
the early part Of this week and will
probably be accepted by the munich
pal authorities at an early date. The
Hornady Construction Co., Of Mem
phis, was in charge of the work.
-Lucian Smith, eight-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Taught, died
last Thursday night of congestion at
the family residence three miles
north of Covington. The burial took
place Friday afternoon in Townsend
cemetery, Rev. R. w. Newsom, pas
tor of the Second Methodist church,
conducting the services at the grave
The congregation of the Elm
Grove Methodist church presented
their pastor, Rev. S. R. Hart, fine
suit of clothes recently. Mr.. Hart
has been serving that congregation
as. pastor for the past two years,
and they are expecting conference,
which meets in Ripley soon, to re-
assign him as their pastor for an
other year.
DR.. W. w. Sale, eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist of Cuero,
Texas, formerly of this city, visited
friends and relatives here this week.
While here DR.. Sale performed a
number Of minor operations requir-
ing the skill Of a specialist. He To-
Gated in Texas shortly after his dis
charge from the medical corps Of
the American Expeditionary Force
in France.
Rev. Edward Stubblefield, for
mer pastor of the First Baptist
church Of this city, spoke Sunday at
Brownsville in the interest Of the
Seventy-five Million Campaign fund.
He addressed other congregations
on the same subject Sunday and will
be engaged in that work altogether
for a short time under direction of
i.