The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-23
Items Of Interest From AlI0Pat, If the County

Mr.. Walter Lake and family have
returned to Memphis and will again
make their home in that city.
The Covington Milling Co. made
another shipment Of a carload of cat
tie and hogs to st. Louis Tuesday.
The county board of education
recently elected Mr.. Frank Smith, of
Decaturville, Tenn, as principal Of the
Garland school. That school opens
on August ~.
Mrs. w. L. Richardson, of the
Bride vicinity, who has been confined
to her room on account Of illness,
for the past three months, is re-
ported no better.
DR.. Ed Wall, who had been at
tending the meeting Of the Ameri-
can Veterinary Medical Association
in Kansas City, returned home this
morning.
Improvements to cost $500 are
being made ON Macedonia church.
Mr.. c. F. Thomas, of Arlington, has
the contract for the work which be-
gan Monday.
-Messrs V. w. Pennel and W. w.
Wilson, Of Drummond, were visitors
here Wednesday. The former had two
fine mules struck and killed by light
ming in his lot few days ago.
-Protracted meeting has been in
progress at Flatwoods church since
Thursday night, Rev. Mr.. Kelly of
Ripley, came down Tuesday night
and has been assisting the pastor,
Rev. u. w. Wadswarth.
-Protracted meeting at the Mason
Christian Church began SUNDAY night
and is being conducted by Elder Milo
Atkinson Of Memphis. Good cOngrega-
tions are attending and considerable
interest is being manifested.
The little six-months-old son Of
Mr.. u w. Lloyd, of the Liberty
neighborhood, is well supplied with
grandparents having two grandmoth
ers, two great-great grandmothers
and one step-grandmother.
Ed Busey, of the Mt. Carmel
,eighborhood, has volunteered for
service in the U. S. army. He went
to Memphis Wednesday, where he
entered in the Second Tennessee
Regiment.
There will be a meeting at the
First Presbyterian church this af-
ternoon Thursday at a o'clock, in
the interest Of the local Red Cross
Chapter. A full attendance is very
much desired.
Nearly all the people who have
been suffering from fever are report
ed to be improving and most of
them are clear of fever. Among these
are Misses Katherine Upton, and
Annie Cothran, Messrs J. ]. Darby,
James Shelton and Willie Simonton.
"A fast game of ball was played
between Brighton and Garland Mon
day at the latter place, the score
being 3 to 2 in favor of Brighton.
Batteries: for Brighton, Moore, Bolick
and, Curtin; for Garland; Primer
Scott and Shankle.
Judge Frank P. Hall, Of Dresden,
Tenn, candidate for Supreme Court
Judge. and Hon. Arthur Crownover,
of Winchester, Tenn, candidate Tor
the Court Of Civil Appeals, from the
middle district Of the State, were in
the city Thursday in the interest of
their candidates..
Mrs. f. O. Crouch of the 5th
district, entertained her Sunday
school class with lawn party at her
home, Thursday afternoon, in honor
of her guest, Miss Mary Kate Nc
Quincy, Of Memphis. Fifteen guests
enjoyed the games and ice cream and
cake were served for refreshments.
DR.. Charles R. Shelton, Jr, of
Washington, D. c., formerly of this
place, has successfully passed the
examinations admitting him to the
dental corps of tI draft army. He
is awaiting his commission and will /
make a visit to home folks here be-
fore going to the training camp.
Mr.. L. L. Miller has lately sold
through w. F. Bringle to Mr.. J. B.
Jackson, the j. W. Fleming place
Of 80 acres, located in the Bowden
neighborhood, for con-
of $5,400. Mr.. Miller has
purchased the John Rawlins place
Of 112 acres in the Wright neighbor-
hood, for $500.
Deputy Sheriff William Evans of
Rialto, who has the contract for
the approaches to the
bridge both on the Upton and Lau-
lerdale county sides Of the Hatchie
river, on the Jeff Davis Highway,
began the work Saturday. Twenty
cams are engaged in the work. 1t
will take 1900 yards of gravel for the
work and Mr.. Evans expects to lay
100 yards per day.
Mr.. N. H. Murphy received a
elegram Monday announcing the
leath at his home at Phoenix, ARR
.ona, at 6 o'clock that morning, Of
lis brother, Mr.. Thomas Murphy.
The deceased was born and reared
n this county but moved away from
lere more than twenty years ago, I
laking his home at different points {
Arkansas, Texas and Arizona. q
= leaves surviving him his wife, .
Who was Miss Emma Haynes, of q
his county, and two sons, Messrs
Ashley and Norman Murphy. At .
ae time Of his death he was about 3
2 years CT age. The news Of Mr.. !
Iurphy's passing away was receiv- .
with much sadness by his many
IA friends in this county. o