The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-02

Don't be Stacker next Tuesday
at woodworking day Go yourself or
send man or team.
ESQ. S. A. Wright, of the Wright
neighborhOod, who has lately been
quite sick, is now improving steadily.
Get ready for woodworking day
on the JEFF Davis highway next Tues
day.
Mr. Hunt Somervell has moved
his stock of goods from Front street,
Mason, to the building known as the
Lee hotel stand.
The younger society set Of the
city is looking forward with pleasure
to ball to be given at the Elks' for
mer home tonight.
Rev. Robt. A. Clark, pastor of the
First Methodist church, preached at
Trinity Chapel Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock to good congregation.
! "A fox hunting party from Bright
on spent Tuesday and Tuesday night
at Glenn Springs and enjoyed chase
in the hills about that famous resort.
m. A. Walker & Co. threshed out
260 bushels of wheat Monday from
their 16-acre field at their Beauty Spot
farm, one and a half miles south of
the city.
Mr.. Jordon Coats, of the Elm
Grove vicinity, is having improve
ments made on his house in the way
ofapainting. Mr.. John Bradley is do
ing the work.
Annie Lee Burnett, colored, aged
81 years, one of the teachers in the
colored city schools here, died at her
home in this city Friday morning,
after a long illness, her death being
caused from ulcer of the stomach.
An enjoyable ice cream supper
was given at the home of Mrs. G, H.
Earwood, in the Solo vicinity, Monday
night in honor of the young men who
are preparing to enter the military
service of the country.
Rev. DR.. D. G. Phillips, of Ches-
ter, S. c., began a protracted meeting
at Salem A. r. P. church Wednesday
at II o'clock. The meetings will con-
tinue through the week, with services
at II a. m. and s o'clock p. m. every
day,
Mr., J. ]. Policy, terminal super
intendent Of the Memphis division OF
the Y. & M. V. railroad, has been pro.
NOTED to general superintendent of
the southern line of the |. c. Mr.. v
". Boatner, trainmaster on the Louis
iana division, has been appointed to
Mr.. Pelley's former position.
Mr.. ]. w. Vaughan, of the Mt
Lebanon vicinity, sold one day last
week to Mr.. Sabe Terry, Of the same
neighborhood, a two-month-old Hol-
stein bull for $75. The animal had
been advertised in the Leader and was
sold as a result of the ad, Mr.
Vaughan informed us.
Mr.. g. R. Myers, who circulated
a list for securing men and teams fol-
work on the Jeff Davis highway or
August Z, asks us to request all who
subscribed to meet at his gate, neal
the overhead bridge, on the morning
of that date at o'clock and bring
tools and teams with them.
"A car load of new machinery fol
Harvey & Pullen's gin was received
here few days ago and will be in
stalled within the next few weeks
Five new 80-saw gin stands and tht
latest device for handling and clean
ing the staple will be installed anC
the capacity Of the plant will be in
creased 20 per cent.
The date for holding the annua
reunion of the Upton County Confed
crate veterans has been changed from
: the second to the first Thursday il
August and is being held at Bright
on today. A big event is expected
Rev. John I. Myers, of Mayfeld, KY.
and DR.. F. M. McRee, of Union City
will be the speakers.
Mr.. George A. Sanford, secretar,
of the Covington Business Mems club
went to Dyersburg Monday to attenC
the meeting Of the West Tennessee
division of the jeff Davis highway. as
ISOLATION and to make arrangements
for woodworking day; also to make
plans for securing federal aid for thai
thoroughfare.
I'm a fast and exciting 10-inninp
game the Brighton team defeated the
Ford Taxi Co. aggregation, of Mem.
phis, by a score Of to 3. The fea-
ture of the game was the fast field
ing by Bolick. Batteries for Brighton,
McLister, Dewese and Smith; for the
Ford Taxi Co., Bridges, Schill and
Dayton.
Mrs. E. M. Bush died at her home
in South Covington on Wednesday of
last week Of dropsy, after an illness
of some length, and was buried in
Munford cemetery the day following,
the funreal services being conducted
by Rev. T. Riley Davis. The. deceased
was "a years of age and is survived
by three daughters.
Damon Forain, colored, was tried
before Esq. Lauderdale Richardson on
the charge of vagrancy and larceny
of two dollars from negro woman.
He was given fine Of $50 on the first
and bound over to the criminal court
on the second charge under bond of
$3.50, which he was unable to give
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