The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-10-26

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Simonton, local freight and passen-
ger agent, the |. G. depot has been
repaired throughout and painted.
Mr.. ]. w. Black, former pro
prietor of the Covington Bakery. has
accepted position at "Dinty
Moore's" lunch stand on the north
side of the public square.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fredrickson
purchased recently from Mr.. Marion
Turner a residence on South Maple
Street Mr.. Fredrickson will occupy
the residence after January /.
Rev. Edward Stubblefield will
deliver a sermon Sunday at the Rip
ley Baptist church in the interest Of
the reinforcement campaign relat-
ing to the rs Million Fund raised by
Southern Baptists.
The Democratic Club held a
special meeting Wednesday after
noon to discuss campaign plans to be
carried out from this date until the
November election. ESQ. ]. B.
Overall presided over the meeting.
james Farrell, colored, was ar
rested Wednesday by Officer Hamil-
ton on a charge of assaulting his
wife with a club. He will be given a
preliminary hearing today before
ESQ. j. e, Walker.
Rev. Charles H. Stevens, of
Franklin, KY, will preach here Sun
day morning at the First Baptist
church. A full attendance of the
church membership is expected at this
service to hear Mr.. Stevens,
st. Mary's School, colored in
stitution, near Mason, supported by
the Episcopal church Of this State,
is being remodeled and an additional
room provided for the increasing
number Of students.
Sidney McCraw, proprietor Of a
store on the Jeff Davis Highway
three miles north of Covington, and
Bert 0'Farrell were arrested Satur-
day on a charge of public drunken
ness, They were fined So each.
"A girls basket ball team here
is under process of organization.
Regular practices are held Tuesday
and Thursday nights of each week at
the gymnasium. All girls who can
qualify as players are requested to
attend the workouts.
A Halloween party will be given
in the Brighton High School Friday
night, October 27. A varied program
of amusements has been planned. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
The proceeds derived from the enter
tainment will go to the piano fund.
I'm our account last week Of the
death of Otey Fryer, the eight
months-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
T. Fryer, Of this vicinity, who was
burned to death, we enormously
stated that the child was one year
old and that the parents were Mr..
and Mrs. ]. T. Fryer instead Of r. T.
Fryer,
The Junior Red Cross chapters
Of the City Grammar School, Clop-
ton, Munford and Atoka have pre-
pared over 200 Christmas boxes to
be sent to refugee children in the
Near East. These boxes, it is eX-
pected, will reach the destitute fam
lilies Of the Near East for distribu-
ton about Christmas.
George Bingham, author OF
"Dog Hill Paragraphs" entertained
a good audience Friday night in the
Grammar School auditorium with
his lecture on "Shucks." He cap
tured his audience with his droll
humor. Mr.. Bingham was booked by
the Parent Teachers Association,
which shared in the proceeds.
Mrs. H. M. Prettyman, who has
been visiting relatives in Chicago
and st. Louis, and her mother, Mrs
Mary E. Harris, who has been visit
ing in st. Louis, returned home Satur-
day evening. While in Chicago, Mrs.
Prettyman attended the wedding OF
her son, Mr.. Dewey Prettyman, Of
Paducah, KY, formerly Of this city
-Ex-Postmaster Joseph Marks,
leader of the colored Republicans in
Upton county for many years, was
in Covington today. 1t M. reported
that Mr.. Marks will visit number of
places in Upton county before the
November election. 1t behooves all
Democrats to get busy at once, as
the Republicans are organizing and
the election will be held in little
less than, two weeks.
Instead of celebration on
Armistice Day-November 1.-THE
entertainment committee of the local
American Legion post is planning to
observe the day with a memorial
service at the First Methodist church
Sunday evening, November II. Rev.
L. j. Sheriff., pastor of the First
Presbyterian church and chaplain Of
the Legion, will deliver a special SER
mon on this occasion.
Mrs. Ann Archer. widow ef the
late Dan Archer, aged 80 years, died
at 8 o'clock this morning at her home
near Phelan. The funeral takes place
this afternoon from the residence,
Rev. Edward Stubblefield will offici-
ate. Mrs. Archer was a most estim-
able woman and was a member of
the Baptist church for ga years. She
is survived by three daughters, Mrs.
Effie Ports, of this city; Mrs. P. A..
Brigham and Mrs. Nina Hogan, one
son, Mr. VIM. Archer, and several
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