The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-09-21
SALEM LEAFLETS
(By S. o, Huey9
Continued Dry Weather.

Continued Dry Weather.
The weather continues dry in this
immediate vicinity Though good
rains fell east only few miles from
us, we are very dry. Stock water in
the branches and ponds has either
entirely dried up, or almost so. 1t
has been a very unfavorable time to
sow turnips and potatoes, both Irish
and sweet. The second crop will be
almost failure on account Of insult
ficient rain to bring them up and to
supply moisture to those that have
come up.
Hay Saving.
Farmers are saving a large amount
Of hay this fall. Both pea vine and
lespedeza are fairly good. There are
several reasons for saving so much
hay. First, there is much lespedeza
sown each year on the various farms
as a forage crop and land rene
vator. And there is also more peas
sown each year than formerly, prin-
cipally as a forage crop. Second,
on account of the growing dairy in
terest in the county now there is a
greater demand for the raising of
various kinds of forage crops. Third,
there is a market now that we form
erly didn't have for hay, especially
the clover hays. Only last winter
there were several carloads of les
pedeza hay sold and shipped from
District No. 7, delivered L. o. b. at
Atoka. The raising of hay at from
SIS to S18 per ton is next to rails
ing cotton at IL cents ner pound.
X. P's.
The Knights of this part of the
county, who have not been very act
i've the last several years, have this
summer taken on new life, and the
last few weeks have had several in
teresting meetings at the Atoka hall
The Brighton and Arlington, better
known as the John B. Gordon lodge
Of Almyra, have consolidated with
Atoka, making it a much stronger
and interesting lodge. It is interest
and a matter of pride to the Atoka
lodge to know it was the first X. P.
organization in the county, and we
are informed that it is one of the
oldest in the state, being organized
April, rs, 1888. Only few Of the
charter members are now living.
Ladies Sewing and Quilting.
The ladies of Salem Missionary
Society and other ladies of the COM
munity met for a splendid social
evening with Mrs. 7. G. Boyce and
her sister, Miss Emaline Boyce; but
the prime object of the meeting was
the making of a couple of quilts,
which they will quilt soon and sell,
the proceeds to help out the mission
ary box Besides this quilt-making,
it was a very pleasant afternoon.
Ice Cream Supper-SharOn
On last Friday evening the school
of Almyra and the patrons and com
munity generally, under the auspices
of Miss Clara Fleming, the efficient
principal of that school, enjoyed an
ice cream supper. Besides having a
good social time, they realized the
neat sum Of SIS to be used for school
purposes.
A Happy Surprise.
Surprises, either good or bad, al
ways create in any of us a peculiar
sensation, but when it's a happy sur
prise it leaves a deep impression in
the heart and memory like refresh
ing drink of water to the thirsty
soul. Just such a surprise came last
week to our aged friend, Mr.. F. P.
Spain, of Almyra. He received a nice
letter from a Mr.. ]. F. Rogers, of
Memphis, telling him that he was a
grandmother to him; that he is a |
son of Mr.. Charles and Mrs. Eudora
Young Rogers, of Monticello, Ark.
that he is now a teacher in Central
High School in Memphis. He is also
a minister of the gospel. Mr. Rogers
mother was a niece of Mr.. Spain; was
left an orphan when child, and in
her girlhood was taken to Monticello |
to live with another uncle, Mr.. Peter
Spain. After reaching womanhood
she was married to a Mr.. Rogers, of
that city, and in a few years died.
After the death Of his niece Mr..
Spain lost sight of her family, really
not knowing if any Of her children
were living. Mr.. Rogers mother is
well remembered by a number Of her
old friends and relatives in Upton
county, and it is very gratifying to
them, as well as Mr.. Spain, to know
that her. son is making good,
Visitors Going and Coming.
Mrs. L. w. Barry, who was called
to Lafayette county, Miss, to the
sick bed of her mother, returned Sat
urday evening. Mrs. Barry's mother
died the next, day after she reached /
her home.
Misses Ruby and Margaret Wright,
Of Covington. spent the weekend
with the Misses Hamrick at Idaville.