The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-19
LOCAL NEWS

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Mr.. W. d. Williams is now clerk
ing for the Covington Supply Co.
Annual woodworking day on the
Jefferson Davis highway, August z.
The protracted meeting begins at
Mt. Carmel on Tuesday after the 9TH
Sunday in this month.
Miss Fay Taylor has been on the
sick list at her home at Phelan for
the past several days.
Let us have that mail order for
job printing. We guarantee good,
prompt service and fair treatment.
Elder John Taylor. of Henderson,
will preach in the Solo (Christian)
church on the first Sunday in August.
Miss Katherine O'Neal has been
elected assistant teacher of the Phe-
Ian school in place Of Mrs. Albert
Massey, resigned.
We understand that Esq. j. G. Nc
Lister is making preparations to erect
a new business building next to the
bank at Brighton.
Mr.. Lonnie Slower left Friday
night for Swifton, Miss, where he will
now be engaged in keeping books for
the Carson Lumber Go.
The meeting at Holly Grove be-
gan Sunday night. The pastor, Rev.
4 G. w. Gean, is being assisted by Rev.
Raymond White, Of Troy.
The Ladies Missionary Society of
the Clopton church will give an ice
cream supper on Friday night, July
goth, at the schoolhouse. The pub
lie is cordially invited.
Mr.. Lotion Weir, who sustained
a fall at his home near Millington
more than two weeks ago, as a result
of which his back was painfully hurt,
is now slowly recovering.
The Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Of
Munford, opened its doors for business
Friday. Mr.. l. A. Summons, of Pom
totoc, Miss, is the cashier and Esq.
George r. Ellis the assistant.
The little son of Mrs. Minnie
Roach, in the vicinity of Detroit,
drank lot Of coal oil from a tin cup
Friday afternoon and was in critical
condition for several hours afterward
as a result.
The Ladies' Aid society of Bethel
church will give an ice cream supper
on Friday night July 20, at the
church. The public is cordially invit-
ed. The proceeds will go for the ben
eft Of the church.
Rev. Syl Fisher, Of Tabernacle,
left Monday morning for Winnburg, in
Lake county, where he will remain all
week. He is assisting Rev. H. Y. Bag
by in a revival Of religion in the Meth
odist church there.
Mr.. Herbert Fuller, who is en-
ployed in the garage Of the Covington
Manufacturing & Auto Co., has been
elected to fill the vacancy of Mr.. w.
A. Wilkes as fireman on the Coving-
ton fire department.
DIR. D. R. Gum is now the local
correspondent for the Coyington Lead
err at Mason. Any items Of local or
personal news given or telephoned him
will be highly appreciated, both by DR..
Gum and the Leader.
August will be woodworking
day on the jeff Davis highway from
beginning to end. That date was Sc
lected at general meeting of the
highway delegates in Memphis in
April. Don't forget the date.
If you know local or personal
item of any interest, please don't as
sumo that we know it already, for we
can't learn anything unless someone
tells us about it, but tell us about it
or send it in by mail or phone.
Mr.. c. G. Collister, former well
known citizen, who has been in the
Federal Saldiers' Home in Kansas
City, Mo-, has lately returned from
there and is making his home with
Mr.. T. H. Holmes, of this vicinity.
Rev. Robt. A. Clark was invited
to make an address at a $50 o'clock
"Get-Together Dinner" before the
young people of the First Methodist
church in Memphis last Monday even
ing. He reports very enjoyable oc-
casion.
Mrs. r. S. Calhoun, who had been
attending the bedside Of her son, Mr..
Robert Calhoun, who was lately /
operated on in st. Joseph's hospital,
Memphis, returned from there Monday
evening. Mr.. Calhoun is still steadily
improving.
We would like to hear from our
correspondents in different portions
of the county. Send US local and per-
sonal news items of interest, let your
true name accompany each letter and
let your communication reach us by
not later than Tuesday of each week.
Now is good time to have your
gin and seed tickets and cotton ac-
count sales printed and thus avoid the
rush. Send the Leader your mail order
for work in the above line. We guar
antee satisfactory prices and good
work.
Hon. Abner Mcintyre, of Boone
vile, Miss, came up the first Of the
week to attend the bedside of his
mother, Mrs. Emma Mcintyre, who
had been quite sick at the home of
another son, Mr.. W. j. Mcintyre, for
several days.
MIR. James Cage, who had been
confined to his room at the home Of
his daughter, Mrs. Hadley, in Mem
phis, for the past two months, was
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