The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20


lington.
Mr.. R. P. Nevil has been on the
sick list for the past several days,
but is again able to be up.
Mr. Robert Currie, of Burlison,
has lately joined the aviation section
of the U. S. army, at Park Field,
Millington.
Mr.. w. H. Feezor, who has been
confined to his bed for 10 days on ac-
count of illness, is again able to be
up.
Mr.. Alton Smith, who has been
employed at the local fire department,
is now in the employ Of the Amer
lean Express Co.. as driver.
Mrs. George Glass and family of
the Mt. Carmel vicinity left Monday
night for Steele, Mo-, where they will
make their home.
The little son Of Mr.. W. v. Poin-
dexter, of the Clopton neighborhood,
is suffering from an attack Of scarlet
fever.
Mr. Charles Bull, of the 18th dis
trict, informs us that he killed an owl
Monday night that measured 81 inch
es from tip to tip.
Mr.. G. B. Rhodes, of Mt. Car
mel, who has been on the sick list
for several weeks, is still confined to
his bed,
MIR. Oscar Poindexter has lately
moved from the Gainesville vicinity
to the house formerly used as a par
sonage, near Clopton.
We were told Tuesday that the
ice on Hatchie river at Pilljerk was
50 thick Sunday that Messrs W. p.
and w. ]. Bowden were able to walk
across the stream on it.
The Covington Milling Co. bought
one day lately from Messrs. P H, and
B. G. Buford, 81 head Of hogs, for
which they paid 16 cents pound on
foot, the lot bringing $1,854.
The charge for printing a card
of thanks in The Leader is 81. Please
send the money with the card OF
thanks. We cannot publish it unless
accompanied by the money. This
applies to all.
The friends of Mr.. c. E. McFad-
den, who lately underwent an opera
ton at st. Joseph's Hospital, Mem
phis, for gall-stones, will be glad to
learn that -hstis still4 steadily improv-
ing.
-Oustionnaires are being mailed
out to drafted men this week. Regis
trants are expected to come to Gov
ington on the day following their re-
ceipt in order to receive the advice
of the legal advisory board.
Mr.. w. s. Mayes, who has been
on the sick list for more than two
weeks, is still confined to his bed. He
was taken to ST. Joseph's Hospital,
Memphis this morning for an oper-
alton.
-Messrs. L. G. Byfora and B. o.
Pennel, of Revere, were visitors here
Wednesday. They reported that on
account Of the ice gorge in the Mis-
sissippi river there had been only
one mailTeeeived at Revere in three
weeks.
Mr.. Peter Fyfe, cashier of the
Upton County Farmers Union Bank,
has been appointed by Mr.. Thomas R.
Preston, State director of the nation
al war savings commission. as chair
man Of the War savings commission
Of Upton coGnty.
Mrs. Hettie Poston, a daughter
Of Mr.. ]. ]. Loft, did at her home near
Wilmington Tuesday night, after a
brief illness, and was buried at Pop
lar Grove Wednesday, She is surviv-
ed by her husband and an infant
child
Miss Rebekah Former pleasantly
entertained the old and new officers
of the B. Y. P. U. at her home Thurs
day night. An interesting program
Of games and music was carried out
and New Years resolutions made for
the work. Sandwiches, pickles and
coffee were served for refreshments. !
Three colored men on the farm
Of Mr.. Oscar Hall, Of the Mt. Car
mel neighborhood, have lately con-
trihuted SIS to the Red Cross fund |
They are John Wellington William
Alexander and Monroe Morris. This
is worthy move on the part of these
colored men, and one that should and
no doubt will, be emulated by others |
of the race.
Mrs. Everett Gray, Of the Bride
neighborhood, was standing before an |
open fire one day lately, when her
dres caught on fire, and all of her out
side clothing was burned off. Luck
ilv. her husband and brother-in-law,
Mr. Frank Sanders, had just returned |
to the house with load of wood, and
were able to put out the flames in
time.
Mr.. o. W. McLennan, former
well known citizen of the Clopton vi
cinity, this county, died at his home
in Dodd City. Tex, on Monday De-
cember n. He was go years Of age
at the time Of his death, and is sur
vived by his wife and FIVE children.
His many friends in this county will
learn the news of his death with sad
ness.
Mr.. E. W. Ballard. of the Burli-
son neighborhood, killed five hogs this
winter that weighed 1903 mounds. The