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VOL. XXXI. NO. 22.
COVINGTON, TENNESSEE. THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1917.
$1 PER YEAli.
HJE
ON
THE OLD NORTH STATE
Col. W. A. Owen Tells Representative
of The Leader What a Tipton
County Man Sees Passing Through
North Carolina.
There are a great many people in
Tipton county who are directly inter
ested in the state of North Carolina
by ties of blood. I thought it well that
some of the readers of your paper
. might be interested in a review of a
week's visit to the Old North State.
North Carolina and Tennessee are so
closely allied in manners and customs,
history and people, that they are
practically one from the Atlantic
ocean across the Blue Ridge and Cum
berland mountains to the waters of
the Mississippi. Tennessee is but a
branch from the Carolina tree. The
greatest factor now in the upbuilding
in the state of North Carolina is the
Southern railroad. This great sys
tem of railroads lost millions of dol
lars during the floods of last spring
in that state, but good is coming out
of the loss that the railroad suffered.
It was decided to double its tracks
from Charlotte to Atlanta, a distance
of about 375 miles, and today this
road is being straightened, graded,
and millions of dollars being spent in
the reconstruction of this branch of
the road; thousands of men and teams
are now employed in this work.
North Carolina is not unlike Ten
nessee in having several metropolitan
cities, but it has a great number of
cities from 20 to 40 thousand inhab
itants. All of these towns and cities
will i dmit that Charlotte is the larg
est 4ity, but when you try to find out
which is the second city in size you
have a problem that is hard to solve,
and no admissions are made, but many
claims are made for this honor, win
ston-Salem, Salisbury, Wilmington,
Raleigh and Asheville all claim to be
second in size. Possibly others make
the same claim.
. North Carolinians claim to be the
first to repudiate the celebrated stamp
tax, prior to the Revolutionary war,
arid were the first to assert their in
dependence against King George and
place one of his tax collectors in dur
ance vile.
I will simply mention some of the
cities I visited, and every city through
its citizens extended to me the kindest
, and most generous hospitality. , The
people there did not seem to be too
busy to greet the stranger with a
smile of welcome, and at his depart
ure express his desire to see the
stranger again.
, . Salisbury
. ine county seat oi nowan county.
'Rowan county was established in 1753
awl extended as fan west as the Mis
sissippi river takiner in all of the
western part of North Carolina and
Tennessee and any territory that the
United States owned extending to the.'
southern and western -seas; so we
have at one time been a part of Row
an county.
Salisbury is an old town in years
but new in progress, push and, pros
perity. It was named for a small
town about 70 miles from London;
and its first inhabitants were a gen-
fral mixture of Scotch-Irish and
hitch, who either immigrated from
the old country, trying to throw off
the yoke tf oppression, or had . lived
for some years in Pennsylvania .and
Virginia and had pushed further to
ward the west. From this town you
are shown the' spot where Daniel
Boone loaded his wagon and made his
start toward the great hunting
grounds of Kentucky. You are, also,
shown the spot where Andrew Jack
son studied law, and Andrew, after
being admitted to the bar, was not
pleased with the small circuit that
covered several counties, there being
too many lawyers, that he said to the
judge on the bench that he thought
there were entirely too many lawyers
in Salisbury, and old Judge McCoy
spoke and said: "Andy I notice that
the lawyers are. getting a, "leetle"
thick around the court house and I
would advise you to move to the
"tuther" end of the county", and
Andy moved to Jonesborov Tenn.,
which was considered the other end
of the county, and later to Nashville.
George Washington while president
of the United States was a visitor to
Salisbury.
The shops of the Southern railroad
are located in the suburbs of Salis
bury, being called Spencer in honor
of a former president and master
builder of that railroad system. The
pay roll of the Southern railroad at
these shops amounts to something
more than $100,000 per month. The
20th of the month is pay day and
that happened to be the day that the
writer was in Salisbury, and he no
ticed that all the stores kept open
until 11:30 p. m. to accommodate the
working men who received tl.eir pay
on the 20th, and also to participate in
the money that was being spent by
the thousands of employees of the
Southern railroad. Salisbury has just
finished a new courthouse that i3
modern in every respect and the citi
zens acted wisely in not demolishing
the old courthouse, but turned it into
a community building' and a public
library, the upper story is used as an
auditorium for public gatherings, and
the offices down stairs have been fitted
up as rest rooms, play rooms for the
children, public library and committee
rooms. Salisbury has -a number- of
fine schools, but one with the greatest
future in my judgment is the school
conducted by the Presbyterian denom
ination, headed by Dr. Byron Clark,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Salisbury. This school is
training young girls in the arts and
sciences, craft3 and domestic science,
and has about 300 enrolled. Many
of them are token from the very poor
est homes, and girls ha'e been secur
ed from the very plow handles and
aided by the work of this school to
become educated and taught the prac
tical things of life, knowledge has
been imparted to them that will make
them useful wives and mothers. A
number of great teachers from var
ious colleges have resigned their po
sitions, have given up higher salaries
and made a noble sacrifice to come
and teach in this school, just being
compensated enough for their dariy
living. Such sacrifice equals the
Christians who carry the gospel to
foreign lands. No nobler sacrifice
could be made than that of giving
life to the poor of the land. It is said
that the average cost to a girl enter
ing this school for boarding, tuition
and books for a term of 9 months is
$90.00. Salisbury is a town of moral
ity, and I notice that in addition to
its great financial wealth it is backed
by churches and schools two val
able assets.
In the burying grounds of this city
lies the body of Young Livingstone,
the son of David Livingstone, the
great English explorer. Among hor
living prominent citizens is Judge
Klutts who served in congress with
our Carmack and Patterson and the
man who won distinction in 1896 at
the Democratic national convention in
Chicago when he placed the name of
Wm. J. Bryan before that convention.
(To be continued.)
ENDORSE JUDGE M'KINNEY
We publish below a signed endorse
ment of the Covington bar of the can
didacy of Judge McKinney:
"To the Hon. Colin P. McKinney:
"We the undersigned members of
the Bar of Covington, do heartily in
dorse your candidacy for the position
of Supreme Judge, and promise you
our undivided support.
"March 6, 1917."
The following names are signed to
the endorsement:
Chas. B. McClelland, Sherrod Smith,
Nat Tipton, Jno. A. Tipton, Wm. C.
Tipton, W. A. Owen, R. B. Baptist,
Walter V. Bringle, W. M. Simonton,
R. II. Green, R. W. Sanford, S. E.
Stephenson, D. W. Ruflin, L. E. Gwinn,
T. O. Bond, Jr., and William Sanford.
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
AT FIRST M. E. CHURCH
A flying squadron, composed of
Rev. W. W. Pinson, D. D., general sec
retary of the Board of Missions' of the
Southern Methodist church, Rev. E.
II. Rawlings, D. D., field secretary of
the Laymen's Missionary Movement
of the church, and Mr. Jno. R. Pepper,
president of the General Board of
Missions, as well as one of the lead
ing business men of Memphis, will be
at the First Methodist church tonight
and tomorrow. These men have
touched the mission fields of the
Methodist church more than once and
certainly speak with authority.
The services announced are for 7:30
this evening. 10:30 Friday morning,
and then at 3 in the afternoon there
will be a rally of all the women of the
church in the ladies' 1 parlor, when
these men will all make short ad
dresses. " ' .
The public is invited to hc-r these
strong men. It is not often that such
strong men visit the lecal congrega
tion and doubtless they will be heard
by large congregations- They are
making a fifteen-day trip in the con
ference, spending one day and night
at fifteen of the leading churches.
This flying squadron is out in the
interest of world evangelism. No
collection will be taken while they are
here. Let all the peoplo attend, and I
especially urge the members of my
congregation to attend.
ROBT. A. CLARK, Pastor.
PYTHIAN PROGRAM
The following interesting program
will be presented at the First Method
ist church, Thursday evening, March
15, under the auspices of Achilles
Lodge, K. of P., at 7:45:
Organ. Prelude Mrs. Green Ham
ilton. ,
Opening Ode Pythians.
Invocation Rev. M. R. Gibson.
Solo Miss Sarah Owen.
Reading Miss Charlie Maclin.
Quartet Messrs. Bnr. Girdner.
Kelly and Templeton. "
Address Hon.-H. W. Stratton, G.
K. R. S., Ovoca, Tenn,
Solo Miss Kate McClanahan.
Quartet Messrs. Brown, Girdner.
Kelly and Templeton.
Closing Ode Pythians.
Benediction Rev. T. Riley Davis.
Organ Postlude Mrs. Green Ham
ilton. v- '.
Master of Ceremonies Prof. B. O.
Duggan.
Ushers John Maley, A. B. Cobb.
John' Morrison, J. B. Wilson, C. N.
Volz, K..S. Maley. C. E. McFadden
and I. L. Bringle.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
The election to elect municipal offi
cers for Covington for the next two
years was held Tuesday. There was
no opposition to the ticket nominated
and the officers elected are as follows:
Mayor, J. J. Green; recorder, I. L.
Bnngle; marshal, N. B. Portis; assist
ant marshal, J. L. Hudson; aldermen,'
L. O. Baltzer, John Dearing, W. A.
Barret, Grant Reid, W. M. Simonton,
and Mai Smith; board of education,
W. H. Bailey, R. B. Baptist, G. A.
Girdner, J. J. Miller and E. L. Worrell.
DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
COST $7,000, DATA SHOW
Genoa.- The discovery of America
cost a little more than $7,000; at least
so say some documents that have just
been found in the archives of Genoa.
TVipqa HrtMlTODne (Viva tha vnlnn rf
Columbus' fleet as $3,000. The great
admiral was paid a salary of ?J00 a
year, the two captains who accompan
ied him received a salary of SiUU each,
and the members of the crews were
paid at the rate of $2.50 a month.
Items of Interest Gathered From Every Section of the
County, Concerning Your Friends and Neighbors...'."
Mrs. C. W. Moose, of the Clopton
vicinity, is reported quite sick with
pneumonia.
Mr. Paul Anderson and family
moved, Tuesday, from Mrs. Nettie
Crofford's place on Garland avenue to
the I. R. Calhoun place on Maple.
Mr. Walter Rutherford has been
confined to his home again on account
of illness for the past several days.
Rev. J. V. Currie, of Clarksville,
will preach at the Atoka Presbyterian
church, Sunday, March 11, at 7:30
pm.
Rev. J. E. Miles will preach in
Pleasant Grove church next Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock and again Sun
day evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Mr. Jack Stitt, after" an absence of
two months on account of illness, was
able to resume the duties of his posi
tion at W. II. Bailey's, Tuesday.
Mr. Stanley Craig, of the Sunny
side neighborhood, is reported quite
sick with pneumonia, as is also a son
of Mr. Joe Rowland, in the same
neighborhood.
Don't overlook the high price of
potatoes, beans, onions, etc. Make
your arrangements to plant your gar
dens and every other available spot
in some kind of foodstuff.
Miss Tommie Lanier, of Taber
nacle, who has been suffering from an
attack of pneumonia at the home of
Mr. J. A. Ferguson, in this city, is
able to sit up.
Messrs. Marcus Daugherty and
James Cashion have just completed a
five-room dwelling at Brighton, which
will be occupied by Mr. Daugherty
and family.
Mr. J. R. Hall, who has been un
der treatment at St. Joseph's hospital,
Memphis, for several weeks, following
an operation there, was able to return
home Tuesday night.
George Wise, of Island No. 37,
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Ed
Roberts on the steamer Idlewild in
Memphis, Friday night, and was
brought to Covington and placed in
jail. Wise is charged with contempt
of the chancery court.
Mr. James Carroll, who lives on
the T. J. Dunn place in the Bride
vicinity, was engaged in digging a
well, one day last week, and in pull
ing a pipe out of the ground the pole
he was using fell or him, breaking
both bones of the left leg below the
knee.
Mr. George Howell, an aged citi
zen of the Gratitude neighborhood,
died Fnady afternoon and was buried
Sunday morning at' 11, o'clock at
Macedonia, Rev. Mr. Hamson con
ducting the funeral services. Mr.
Howell, who was between 75 and 80
years of age, is survived by his'wife,
three sons and three daughters.
James Bourne, aged eight years,
son of EsqW. J. Bourne, of Keeling,
died SuHUay Homing at 9 o'clock of
measles, after an illness of some four
or five - days, and was buried- in
Charleston cemetery at 3 o'clock Mon
day afternoon, Rev. Chesley Bowden
conducting the funeral services.
In accordance with the new sys
tem on the Illinois Central railroad,
Mr. C. P. Simonton, local agent for
that road, informs us that the freight
office is now closed from 12 to 1
o'clock and that that offlcecloses'for
the day promptly at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon. (
Thomas Palmer, aged two years
and four months, son of Mr. W. E.
Shoaf, d'ed at his home in the 15th
district, Tuesday, of pneumonia and
was buried at Charleston, Wednesday
morning at 11 o'clock, the funeral
services being conducted by Rev. Syl
Fisher. .....
Mrs. Ruth Fuller, wife of Mr.
Arthur Fuller, died at her home near
Gilt Edge, Saturday night at 7 o'clock,
after an illness of several weeks from
a complication of troubles, and was
buried at Elm Grove at 2 o'clock Mon
day. Mrs. Fuller was 24 years of age
and is survived by her husband and
three children.
Russell Williams, aged five years,
son of Mr. H. H. Williams, died at his
home in the 15th district, near Phelan,
Thursday morning at 5 o'clock, of
pneumonia, after an illness of two
weeks, and was buried at Charleston
the next day at 1 o'clock, the funeral
services being conducted by Rev, W.
R. Farrow, of Memphis.
r-Messrs. B. G. Buford, W. F. Ruf
fin, Dudley Sullivan, Richard Hastings,
Drew Moore and E. W. Cothran went
to Dyersburg Thursday to attend the
ball given bv the Forked Deer club.
Music was furnished by Weber's or
chestra from Memphis, dancing -was
continued Until a late hour and the
affair was a great social success.
Mr. Lloyd Bailey, who is employ
ed in the water department of the
Illonois Central railroad, returned
from BardwdH, Ky., Wednesday morn
ing. Theyiorce has been engaged in
work there for several months. The
force, which is in charge of Mr. Wm.
Mayer, will be employed in putting
in some new strainers for the com
pany's well here.
John Henry, the four-year-ojd
son of Mr. John and Mrs. Mattie
Hutchinson, died at the home of his
parents, in the Perry's Campground
neighborhood, Sunday evening at 6
o'clock, of a combination of measles
and 'pneumonia, after an illness of
about four weeks. The funeral serv
ices were held Tuesday, conducted by
Rev. W. F. Barrier, of Millington.
Interment was at Bethuel graveyard.
John Henry was a bright, interesting
child, the idol of his parents, who
have the sympathy of many fri-?nds
in their great sorrow.
Mr. O. T. Marshall h as been quite
sick at his home at Mason for the
past several days.
Mrs. T. P. Sparks, who has lately
been quite sick with an attack of la
grippe, is now improving.
The school at Atoka was sus
pended Friday for two weeks on ac
count of the prevalence of measles.
There will be a concert at Clop
ton school, Thursday night, March 15,
by pupils ot the school.
One of a team of mules belonging
to Mr. W. C. Lewis dropped dead at
Oariand, Wednesday.
The firms of J. M. Marshall and
C. T. Poindexter, at Mason, have been
consolidated.
Mr. J. R. Miller is erecting a new
14x40 porch as an addition to the;
house of Mr. G. B. Rhodes m the vi
cinity of Mt. Carmel.
Mr. Ed Anderson, of Detroit, who
has been quite sick for two weeks
with typhoid pneumonia, is reported
to be improving.
At a special meeting of the local
Masonic lodge, Tuesday night, the M
M. degree was conferred on one can
didate. .
Miss Anna Simonton is filling,
temporarily, the position of teacher
of English and Spanish in the Byars
Hall high school, held by Miss Eliza
beth Moore, deceased.
Rev. R. L. Bell, the new pastor of
Mt. Lebanon and Smyrna churches,
arrived here with his family, Wednes
day, from Poteau, Okla., and will enter
upon the duties of his pastorate next
Sunday.
Mrs. H. E. Walker, of Gift, who
has been under treatment at the Huff
man House, following an operation
there, is now able to sit up. Lawrence
Elcan, son of Mr. Clement Elcan, who
also lately underwent an operation
there for appendicitis, is . able to
sit up.
The following is the program for
the meeting of the teachers' associa
tion at Byars-Hr.ll, Saturday 'morn
ing, at 9:30 o'clock: Address, Rev.
R. A. Clark; solo, Miss Lucy Minor
Crofford; address, Miss Merryman, of
the Government Demonstration de
partment; duet, Misses Simonton and
Crofford.
Beginning with Sunday, March
11, the Illinois Central railroad will
discontinue the present basis of one
farevpius 25 cents for Sunday excur
sion tickets and the road will estab
lish a new basis of one and one-third
fare for round trips. The new Sun
day rate tor the round trip, Covington
to Memphis, will be $2.
While in Memphis, Tuesday, Mr.
Aubrey Baxter , was taken suddenly
with an? acute attack of appendicitis.
He went.-. to St Joseph's hospital.
Where he underwent a satisfactory
operation and is now getting on well.
Mr. A..N- Crane, of the Depart-
ment oi Extension ot tne university
of Tennessee, arrived here Wednes
day. He and Miss Merryman, county
demonstration agent, were engaged
in poultry work at the Clopton and
balem schools, Wednesday.
Mrs. McBeath, representing the
Aviston Flour Co., and Mr. C. P. Ra-
mer, of the Cheek Neal Coffee Co.,
gave a successful demonstration of
cakes made ,with Courtesy flour and
Maxwell House coffee, at Wortham &
Pinner's store, Friday and Saturday
of last week. Miss Inez Neviis assist
ed in the demonstration. As a result,
89 sacks of flour were sold and a very
satisfactory amount of coffee.' Both
the cakes and coffee were delicious
and the demonstration attracted a
large crowd.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
The students and faculty of the By-
ars-Hall high school met in a mass
meeting, Tuesday, at the general ex
ercises, for the purpose of holding
memorial services in honor of Miss
Moore, whose sudden death last week
has been such a loss and caused such
a shock to the school and town in
general. Mr. Duggan presided over
the meeting and gave a very appro
priate talk upon the life of the de
ceased. He referred to Miss Moore as
one of the most highly educated
young women that he had ever known
and said that had she lived she would
have made quite a mark as a teacher;
He also referred to an article that
appeared in the Nashville Banner,
written by a Chattanooga correspond
ent, who said that Miss Moore was
one of the ' most highly educated
young women in that city.
No member of the faculty or school
has been more intimately associated
with Miss Moore during her stay here
than Miss Drane. She told of what
this association had meant to her
and of the influence for the higher
and better things of life that had been
stimulated by this association.
Mr. Woodson's talk was along the
lines of influence and what it means
in our lives. He referred to the sud
den shock that had been caused by
the mysterious act of Providence in
taking away the life of one who was
so well equipped for useful service
to humanity. He said that he thought
that this sudden death had caused the
most serious reflection on the part of
the student body and that, henceforth,
they would be more inclined to look
more seriously at the higher and hol
ier things of life, since none of us
know how long it may be spared
to us. ..'
The meeting was closed with a
prayer by Chesley Eowden, a mem
ber of the student body. Mr. Woodson
appointed a committee of five stu
dents to draft resolutions of respect
and have them published in both lo
cal papers this week.
LOCAL CONFEDERATE VETS.
WOULD FOLLOW THE FLAG
A friend of ours informs us that
there are now living in Covington 23
veterans of the Confederacy whose
combined ages are 1,737 years. Then
average, he says, is 75 years and 7
months. Their names are as follows:
S. R. Sheiton, A. J. Hanna, W. O.
Menefee, J. Hy Smith, L. P. Reaves,
W. H. Feezor, Dr. J. R. Sanford, W.
C. Hanna, Townes Boyd, Dr. G. B. Gil
lespie, W. G. Cockrill, Wm. Sanford,
B. C. McKee, G. B. Sale, J. R. Fallin,
C. D. Bcasley, M. A. Misenheimer, Le
roy Roberts, Rome Payne, J. B. Pul-
len, W. E. Hall, A. xi. Elam and X
B. Turner.
The oldest of these veterans is Esq
S. R. Sheiton, aged 90 years. Three
are 80 years and past and 71 is the
age of the youngest, four ot them be
ing that age.
All of the 23 veterans named above,
with the exception of the six pension
ers on the list, have expressed a will
ingness to answer President Wilson's
call any time, in case of a war with
Germany, and line up under "Old
Glory" with the same spirit that they
followed the "Stars and Bars" in
the sixties.
ELKS ELECT OFFICERS
At the meeting of Covington Lodge,
Np. 1205, B. P. O. E., held on Thurs
day night, March 1, officers to serve
for the ensuing year were elected as
follows:
Exalted ruler, B. G. Buford; es
teemed leading knight, T. O. Bond,
Jr.; esteemed loyal knight, J as. K
Gill; esteemed lecturing knight, Claud
Simonton; secretary, G. B. Calhoun;
treasurer, Peter Fyfe; tyler, J. E.
Walker: three-year trustee, C. O. Mc
Gee; representative to Grand. Lodge",
L. E. Gwinn; alternate, L. O. Baltzer,
The new Exalted Ruler wil fill the
other appointive offices later and the
above named new officers will be in.
ducted into office by installation cer
emonies on the first Thursday night
in April.
QUARTERLY STAFF MEETING
The first quarterly staff meeting of
the section foremen of the South r ul
ton district of tHe Illinois Central rail
road and their assistants was held in
the office of Supervisor J. M. Jackson
in this city on Wednesday, February
28.
There were 22 regular foremen and
five assistants present, together with
Roadmaster; S. J. Holt. Personal in
jury and stock claims, maintenance of
right of way, and other subjects of
vital importance to section Toremen
were discussed.
These meetings are always interest
ing. Views are exchanged and sug
gestions made that are naturally help
ful to all and the meetings are prov
ing of great mutual benefit to all con
cerned, j; . -. ;
GO TO SUNDAY SCHOOL
All the people of Tennessee should
hn in the Sundav schools of Tennessee
on Easter Sunday, April 8, 1917. You
owe. it to yourself and your state to
attend Sunday school on April 8. If
you find there any good for yourself,
nr nnv nnnnrtnnitv tn do coon for, an
other, become a permanent member.
TENN. S. S. ASSOCIATION.
U. D. C. CHAPTER
There was a large attendance at
the meeting of Baker Lemmon Chap
ter, ,U. D. C., at the; home of Mrs. M,
A. Walker, on Saturday, March 3
The business meeting was followed by
a Washington program. A Washing
ton tea party was much enjoyed, in
the contest, Miss Poindexter won the
prize. Maxims of George Washing
ton at the age of 12 years were given
by each member. ,
Thd following literary and musical
program was rendered;
"Washington's Inauguration" Miss
Margaret Cotten.
Song Misses Simonton and Crof
ford and Mrs. J. L. Johnson.
Reading, from, Thomas Nelson Page
Miss Maclin.
j An excellent salad course was
much enjoyed by all.
As the February meeting was post
poned to the 3rd of March, the last
Saturday in March will be the date
of the next meeting.
BASKET BALL
The last basket ball game of the
season will be played in the school
gymnasium, Friday night, when the
Byars-Hall boys' team meets the fast
and aggressive five from Tunica,
Miss. It will be remembered by those
who saw the game last year that Tun
ica put up a very poor showing and
got the small end of the score, but, if
foreign dope is worth anything, the
local boys may expect a much harder
struggle this time. Since their game
with Lucy, they have learned to not
rely too strorigly on past scores but
to let the bygones be bygones.
lhe Tunica boys are expected on
the morning train from Memphis,
next Friday, and will be given the use
of the gymnasium for practice during
the day. They are coming with the
full determination of winning the
game, but Coach Woodson says that
his tyys will be right in the fray for
a sure enough tussle, even if they
haven't had a full week of practice.
Paul Shoaf is suffering from a
scalded hand and may not be in shape
to play Friday night. In case lie is
not, Willie Moore will be shifted to
forward and a guard will be picked
up from the reserves. The game will
start at about 7:45. Tickets have
been on sale all this week, and it is
thought that a big crowd will be on
hand to witness the last, and probably
one of the best, game of the season.
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS
The circuit court met' Monday for
the regular March term, Judge S. J.
Everett presiding. ' The following
grand jury was selected: W. T. Mc
Cormick, foreman; H. C. Wilson,
Claud Simonton, Sam Glidewell. llavs
Walk, Walter Nelms, F. R. Deverell,
Walter Moore, Tom Lindsey, George
Cates, John Maxwell, M. L. Moose
and Ike Ralph. Judge Everett deliv
ered the usual charge to the grand
jury, emphasizing the fact somewhat
that the duty of the jury is to inquire
into whether automobile owners had
paid the 1917 tax and met the legal
requirements.
The following cases were disposed
of on the civil docket:
M. L. Hathcock vs. E. H. Wooten,
suit for damages to a colt. The jury
gave plaintiff $5. This is the fourth
time the case has been tried.
D. W. Ruffin vs. W. T. Leach. The
plaintiff took a non-suit.
Andrew Sneed vs. W. H. Barton,
and Barton vs. Sneed were compro
mised and dismissed.
James Anderson vs. Lewis and Ter
ry. Verdict against Defendant M. M.
Terry for $15.
Ernest Williams vs. Will Stevens.
Dismissed and plaintiff to pay cost.
Covington Auto Co. vs. White Auto
Co. Verdict in favor of defendant
J. C. Vaughan & Son vs. John Cobb.
Defendant dismissed suit.
S. D. Beaver vs. J. N. Goforth. Ver
dict in favor of the plaintiff.
T. H. Price vs.' Callie Springfield.
Dismissed out of term.
Board of Mayor and Aldermen of
Covington vs. Dan Smith, unlawful
selling of liqilbiv Judgment rendered
in favor of the corporation for $25. -
The state docket wasj taken up
Wednesday afternoon.
Hosea Anderson, indicted for carry
ing pistol and attempt to commit
murder, was ordered dismissed on ac
count of the death of defendant.
Will Elcan, charged with violating
the four-mile law, submitted, drew
the usual fine and was sent to jail for
six months.
George Clinton, pistol, submitted
and was fined $50 and costs and given
three months in jail.
The state docket was taken up this
mornine' and a e-oodlv nnmW nf
cases stand for trial. There are five
homicide cases to be investigated by
the grand jury or stand for trial. ,
Ed Dickson, who was indicted for
running his automobile without a li
cense, was tripH voaforrfoir Uafnir
Judge S. J. Everett and was found
guilty. Dickson's failure to pay the
automobile tax and put the number
on his car, as required by law, cost
him in the neighborhood of $35.
AMONG THE CHURCHES
' First Baptist Church .' ''
Charles E. Wuford, Pastor.
Sundav school at 9:30 a. m.. W A I
Owen, superintendent. Hear the lucid
exposition ot tne lesson by Mr. J. W.
DarbV to the -Men's hihle rlnan in fhi
church parlor at 9:45,
.services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
The pastor will preach.
The Young People's Union will
meet at 6:30. Topic for discussion,
"Bible Study. Meeting". Acts 16.
You are cordially invited to worship
with us. -
First Presbyterian Church V
9:30 Sabbath school.;
11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Preaching
by the pastor. Special music at both
services ; . ,
Prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7:30
p. m. 1
The public is cordially invited to
these services.
R. P. WALKER, Pastor,
First Methodist Church
Rev. Robt.A. Clark, Pastor
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Ladies' bible class and Men's bible
class at 10 a. m.
Regular services, mornine' nnT. I
evening. Preaching by the pastor.
ine tneme ior tne morning service
will be, "The Home"; and for the
eveninff service. "Tho Perils nf fh
Religious .Life of the Business Man". 1
All 1 m . . .
au memDers oi the church are
urged to attend these services if pos
sible. ' Strangers in the city and visit- :
ors are cordially invited to worship
with us. 11
Epworth League Meeting
The first monthly business meeting
of the Epworth League of the First
Methodist church was helH nn lust
Sunday, evening and, in spite of the ,
cold weather,' there was a large per- ,
centage of the members present. Af
ter a short but interesting devotional
meeting, the business session was
called and. the officers of the League y
and members present were very much ,
encouraged and gratified at the re- "
suits of the meeting. Next Sunday
evening we want a full attendance, a ?
Come and bring1 someone with you
who has not yet joined.
Garland and Smyrna Baptist Churches
xv a. m. ounaay scnooi.
11 a. m. Prearhincr hv Pnu P T. t
Bell, of Poteua, Okla. '
a:m p. m. Sunday school r.t Smyr
na. ' .......
3 p. m. Sermon by Bro. Bell.
Congregational music .
You are invited to come.
Oak Grove and Liberty" 5
Oak Grove
Business meet'msr Snfnrlav aftar.
noon at 2:30. Teachers' meeting at
Sundav school Sundav mnminir of
10 o'clock. , ,
Preaching at 11 by the pastor.
Libert v
Sunday school at 2:15 p. m.
rreaching at 3:lo.