The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-10-25
LOCAL NEWS


the sick list this week.
Mr.. P. S. Cothran has been con-
fined to his bed for several days
with a severe attack of grippe
Mrs. L. Raynor, of the Oak Grove
nieghborhood, has been quite sick for
the past few days.
There we're 1850 bales of cotton
grown in Upton county last year.
lhe estimated yield in the county this
+ yeaf wi he from 1000 to $4,000
bales.
Mrs. Wells, mother of Mr.. w. r..
! Wells has been suffering from an
attack OF paralysis at the home Of
her sea-ir-law. Mr.. e. e. Doyle,
At Brighton for the past several days.
Parties from here whs went
through the country to Somerville
Sunday stated that there had been no
rain in that section Of country since
early in July.
The mercury stood at 70 degrees
4 here Thursday morning at Z o'clock,
and at the same hour Friday morning
! it stood at 38-a fall Of 80 degrees
in the "a hours.
When you finish reading your
Leader, wrap it up, put a one cent
stamp on it and mail it to some Tip
ton county soldier boy at Camp Cor
don or some other training camp.
Verbal, little six-year-old son of
Mr. Norman Miller, is the champion
cotton picker for one Of his years,
having picked so pounds of that sta
pie one day lately.
Cleveland Jones, one of the sol
der boys who left here for Camp
Gordon on September q, was dis
charged on account of physical dis
ability and returned to his home
Thursday night.
Mr.. Rufus Ashe is having his
house on Simonton avenue greatly
improved. New front and back porch
es will be built and three new rooms
added. Mr.. w. G. McGaughey is
doing the work.
Mr.. Lester Rowland, IF South /
Covington, and Miss Elma Mason, Of
the Coyington vicinity, were united
in marriage at A o'clock Saturday. at
ternoon at the home of Rev, W. A.
Russell, that minister officiating.
Mr.. Marvin Longtime and Mrs.
Pearl Buclner came out from Mem
phis Saturday evening on the 6:38
train, were married by Esq G, w.
Beasley at the store of Gift & Craig
md returned to Memphis at 1870 T
1clcck the same night.
The most youthful cotton picker
we have heard about is little sAda
May Lemmonds, aged % months,
laughter of Mr.. w A. Lemmonds. Mr.
Lemmonds informs US that the little
yirl lately gathered two pounds OF
cotton with her own little hands.
Mr. j. M. Smithson has lately h
sold the Andrew Kinney place Of 4S .
lcres in the End district to Mr.. W.
/. Rose for consideration Of ST. ii
80. Mr.. Charles McPeak has pur-
chased Mr.. Roses place in the 9Th
district for $4,000.
The Upton County Truck Growers
Company has purchased so acres Of /,
and "a the vicinity of Solo from Mr.,
". w. Jones and will cultivate
on the tract. The assoc
iation is composed of Messrs R, S.
GcDow. 3. B. Boyd. R. B. Shelton
nd G. E. McFadden.
Mr.. Meade Walk, Misses Lucille '
archer, Floy and Bessie Peeler, Of e
sarland, were out for car ride Sun
ay afternoon, and when in the viein-
~ of Burlison their car accidental 6
' ran into bank with such force
s to reverse the ends Of the car. r
Iiss Archer sustained some slight a
onlv injury sustained by r
ny Of the party.
Miss Corinne Gotten, negro i'm g
ex-senator sCd entertainer, assisted Y
Y Mr.. Robert Rembert Goldshv and 4
zeal talent, will give an entertain .
tent with a highly entertaining pro- 2
ram at the Millington High School
n Friday night October IS. Miss A
often has proven herself to be Q q
reat success as an entertainer and Il
treat is in store for all who attend. o
Bishop Thomas F, Gailor paid g
sit to Rayenscroft church Sunday Ii
orning, conducting services there at 81
o'clock, and in the afternoon Wis e.
ed st. Matthews Episcopal church, ty
is city preaching there to good h,
at 4:30 o'clock. The cc
shop, as usual, was heard with the Ii
'eatest interest and all were edi-
I'd by his sermon. n
-Revs. Robert A. Clark and G. E. e. e.
auford and Mr.. G. A. Girdner left ~
e first of the week for Chattanooga RI
attend the War Council of the :,
ate Y. M. G. A. held there. Mr.. =,
ark wishes us to announce that ~,
win be back in time to fill his 81
lpit at the morning and evening 4.
rvices next Sunday. The text of az
? evening sermon will be the Sew he
tn Commandment, "Thou Shalt Not e
mint Adultery" vi
There seems to have been a
ong impression created in the B.
nds Of some Of the local fire de- de
rtment by the article in our last A.
ne giving an account of the de- La
uction Of the cotton and sheds of aft
Churcchill Compress Co. The ar wa
Ie stated that the main building the
! the north shed, and cotton stor- sal
there were only protected from the brG
mes BY the new brick wall south EN-
the press proper. The idea meant FIR
be conveyed in those words was shC
It the wall was built as protection las
the sheds and cotton south of the Low
in building and was by no means TIL
ended as reflection on the work abb