The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-09-07
NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY


I Miss Margaret Smith, daughte.
I of Mr.. Nal Smith, has accepted
temporary clerical position in thu
sheriff's office.
Mr.. Jesse r. Cross, Of this CITY
! former employee of the Covingtor
S Milling CO., recently accepted EN-,
: ployment from the Memphis Street
: Railway Co.
' Miss LaVerna Harsson, daugh.
j, ter OF Mrs Carrie HARRISON, left Sun.
day for Florence, Ala, where she has
accepted a clerical position and will
: make her home.
ESQ. R. V. Downing, retiring last
Friday as county register, has en-
tered the real estate business here
and has established temporary head
quarters in the registers office.
Miss Mary Helen Whitaker re-
Gently resigned as bookkeeper in the
local office of the American Express
Co., to accept position as saleslady
n The City Talk, beginning work
Monday.
Miss Lima Helen White, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. White, has ac
kcepted position as saleslady in the
\ dry goods department of the Coving-
ton Supply Co., entering upon her
duties there Monday
Mr. Robert Mcbride, employee of
the Federal Highway Department,
stationed at Kingsport, Tenn, until
recently, has been transferred to NAt-
lanta, Ga. He is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. X J. Mcbride, Of this city.
ss4a@lIr. Frank Mcbride, of this city.
has been appointed manager of the
Ashport Gin Co., at Ashport and will
assume duties about September Is.
He will also buy cotton there for
the account Of F. M. Crump & Co..
of Memphis.
Mrs. John A. Upton, was pain
fully injured Friday evening, when
she stumbled and fell against a win
dow pane, which she was CARRYING
under her arm. Her arm was Sc
yerely cut, requiring eight stitches
ln sewing the wound.
Il about 80 bales Of cotton were
'glnned in Covington last Saturday,.
Most OF them We're sold on the local
market at prices ranging from %
cents to % cents, according to grade
and staple. The buyers are expectino
large quantity of cotton next week.
Through the efforts Of the teach
ers and of the Junior Red Cross, the
Munford school will shortly nave in
stalled some modern playground
equipment. A slide will be purchased
while giant stride and several
swings will be made by the teachers
and pupils.
Today Thursday is the last day
to qualify as a voter in the forthcon-
ing November election by paving
poll tax. According to the fecodrs |
Of the county trustee, 1920 men and I
women OF this county have paid their
poll tax. According to the records '
at least 5000 people in the county |
are subject to poll tax. {
The Woman's Missionary So
'iety of the First Methodist church
leld quite an enthusiastic meeting
Monday afternoon, followed by the
losing OF their capsule game. More
han 30 were present and all look :
onward to happy closing Of thier |.
ears work. Not an unpleasant fea- I 1
ure was the serving of an ice course. Z
little Miss Nell Hanson Cox v
aughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Cox.
+ Memphis, celebrated her fourth .
lrthday anniversary last Thursday .
fternoon at the home Of her grand b
ather, Mayor ]. ]. Miller, with a &
arty of about SIS children Of CORE !,
ponding ages. During the after :,
Don a course of refreshments were q,
erved. n
Rev W. H. ("Wild BilI') Evans in
Dallas, Texas, is conducting a re-
ival meeting at Williams Camp tn
round, about five miles southwest P,
Henning, the meeting having be- fir
an Friday evening. Large crowds a
ON this county. as well as Lauder NJ
ale, are attending the evening SER Ju
ces, and the meeting promises to be pl
Iccessful. w
Sunday afternoon about 1000 an
'ople witnessed the baptism of 81
'rsons at Bells pond, Rev. C. L. no
owden officiating. Prior to the sol NJ,
an ceremony of the baptism, Mr.. in
widen delivered a short sermon on tn,
e subject and then proceeded to de
ptize. the persons. who were con- no
rted at the revival meetings held an
Gently at Brighton and Pleasant me
owe Baptist churches. Hi
Henry Nelson. colored, was ar lea
sted by Sheriff Volz Monday on
arge of breaking into a car of mer- ore
andise at Dyersburg and removing mes
cases of shoes, which he sold to & H.
'mphis merchant, according to his upt
lfession to the sheriff. He impli- pan
ed four other negroes in connection era
tn the same incident. The prisoner the
S delivered to DYER county au- mo
'rities for trial. The sheriff ar rev
ted him on freight train passing tics
ough CovingtoR. pre-
-Mr.rz5ere Upton, son of Gen. :
~ A. Upton, entertained at the of
ne Of his father on South Main frol
aet with an informal dance Friday bet
ming. An orchestra from Mem w.
$ furnished music for the occasion, g O
during the evening a delicious stall
rse of refreshments was served. he
ong the out-of-town guests were: Inns
ses Virginia and Annie Sue Coll
ker, Louise Faust, Emily VIII side
rs and Messrs. Louis Conner. Mel ceiv
Srnft and Toflav ChaaI- IF Rt, : a.-e