The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-09-14
NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY

Miss Mildred Harsson, daughter
of Mrs. Carrie HARRISON, recently ac-
cepted a position at the Covington
Bakery.
Rev. A. S. Hall, of Chickasha,
Okla, will preach at Liberty church
next Sunday morning at ii o'clock
and at Oak Grove at $3.50 o'clock in
the afternoon.
Mrs. Aileen S. Taylor, of Mason,
recently purchased from Mr. j. 7.
Karney house and lot located in the
corporate limits of Mason, the con-
sideration being $1,000.
Mayor J. J. Miller Wednesday
assessed a fine of $40 against Mr..
Mike Godark, of Memphis, on a
charge of speeding. The arrest was
made bv Marshal w, c. Dumas.
John Wilson, high school student,
son Of Mrs. Mary 0. Wilson, sus-
tanned a dislocated elbow last Thurs
day as a result or fall in foot ball
practice.
Rev. Mr.. Noe, dean Of st. Mary's
cathedral, and Mr.. Stanley Young,
of Memphis, will conduct services
Sunday afternoon, September "a, at
3 o'clock at Old Trinity Chapel. The
public is invited
Union services for the Baptist
and Presbyterian congregations will
be held Sunday night at the Presby-
terian church at 8 o'clock. Rev. Ed
ward Stubblefield will do the preach
ing.
Members of the Epworth League
of the First Methodist church will
render program next Sunday even
ing in the Ripley Methodist church.
The program will consist of music
and debate between local debaters.
Practically all rural elementary
schools in this county will close their
summer terms Friday. The fall
term of these schools will begin about
October /, depending to some extent
to the time required in cotton pick
ing.
Miss Ruby Stein, of the CIopton
community, left Tuesday morning
for Nashville to enter the School for
the Blind. She is not totally blind,
but is pursuing the course provided
for blind pupils. This will make her
third year in that school.
Mr.. w. A. Long has sold his one
third interest in a 20-acre tract of
land situated in District No. IL to
the heirs of the late G. o. Long, ST.,
namely; Mrs, Mary Kate Mcdonald,
G. 0. and R. G. Long, of Amarillo,
Texas, the transaction having been
contaminated recently.
Mr.. I. R. Ralph and Mrs. S. e.
sugg, of the Clopton community,
were Joined in marriage last Saturday
night at the home of Esq. j. r.
Wooten at Munford, that magis-
trate officiating in the presence of
a limited number Of friends and rela-
tives. They will reside near Clopton.
Mr.. G. G. Hanson, head Of tb
Churchill congresses and number
Of creameries in West Tennessee. is
having erected on the local compress
milk skimming and ship
ping station If enough business is
realized Mr. Hanson proposes to
erect a creamery here within the next
IL months.
Rev. Chesley L. Bowden is CON
Quoting revival meeting az Oakland,
Tenn, which will close Sunday. He
viii, at the close Of the meeting. at
tend the opening Of Union University
at Jackson and leave the following
for Ft. Worth, Texas, to en-
;er the Baptist Theological Seminary
TO complete his course.
AT the monthly meeting Of the
directors of the Upton County
Farmers Union Bank Tuesday after
1oon the matter Of facilitating the
movement of cotton on the local
market was discussed at length. Mr..
". L. Shelton, president of the Cow
ngton Supply Company and a d.
'ector of the bank, presided over the
Meeting.
Alex Sanford, colored, arrested
sunday for assaulting Frank BOYD,
olored, with pocket knife, the lat
er being badly cut in the neck, arm
nd right side, was brought before
,sq, ]. E. Walker Tuesday afternoon
nd was bound over to the circuit
curt. The incident took place in the
building on North Main
treet, owned by B. v. Burchett, col
red. Both parties were arrested at
he time.