The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM OVER COUNTY

Mrs. Sherrod Allen, of the Gift
vicinity, is reported quite sick with
pneumonia,
Mr.. w II. Archer had his hand
quite badly mashed while at work at
the oil mill Saturday, caused by a
gin breast dropping on it.
Mr. H. A. Miller will move next
week to the Elmer Lindsey place near
Leigh's Chapel which he purchased
some time ago.
DR.. N. R. Newman has resigned
as a member Of the local board of
medical examiners and DR.. G. L.Hays
has been appointed in his place.
Mr.. w. IA. Woolley and family
have moved here from Gift, and &C.
cupy the b FL Locke old place on
North College street.
The banks of the city were closed
Christmas day, and will be closed for
holiday again on next Tuesday. which
is New Years day
The new grocery and produce
firm of Hastings & Primer will open
for business January 1, in the store
new occupied by B. NJ. Garrett. Mr..
G. L. Kinney will be with the firm.
Mr.. j. S. Blankenship has begun
the erection Of a seven-room dwelling
near tn home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E,
Miller, on the MT. Carmel road, three
miles south Of the city.
Johnny Boyd, colored, was arrest
ed by Deputy Roberts Monday for
transporting liquor. His case was
referred to the grand jury, and he
was released on $3.50 bond.
Mr., John H. McClain is mak;ag
proportions to retire from business
and Mr., A. " Goats viii continue he
business at the McClain stand on
WestWest Liberty street.
If you know soldier boy at
Camp Gordon or any other Of the
training camps, mail him your copy
Of The Leader after you have finished
reading it.
There were &, 574 bales De cot
ton ginned In Upton county from the
crop Of 1917 prior to December IS,
1917, as compared with 32,976 bales
ginned to December Is, 1916.
Mrs Alternately, mother Of the
late Prof, Morton Alternately, died OF
heart failure at the home of Dr. J. =.
Witherington, at Munford, Monday
and her remains were taken the fol-
lowing day to Ripley for burial.
That Upton county soldier boy
u 4. inp Gordon or any other traih'rg
car,r will appreciate y0si' 81 =
Thc Leader after you are through
Will Il. Wrap it up, put !: iWo-ce3t
st;ln.r On it and send it 70 him.
News was received here Tuesday
Of the death of DIR. F. ]. Craddock.
q former we'll known physician Of
this county. DIR. Craddock died at
his home in Denton, Texas on De-
cember 20.
Rev. Chesley Bowden, who has
been preaching in Luxora, Ark, re-
turned from there Monday night. He
leaves next Monday for Jackson,
Tenn, where he will enter Union
University.
Mr.. J. L. Richardson returned
Sunday night from Brownsville, where
he went to attend the bedside of his
nephew, James r. Curtin, aged nine
years in his last illness. James died
at 8 o'clock Sunday afternoon of peri
tonitis.
The following is the number of
local members taken in by the Red
Cross on the Christmas drive for
membership: Covington chapter, Is;
Brighton, II; CIopton, 10; Idaville,
q; Tabernacle, Ia; Ravenscroft, IL;
Total, 318.
IF you know a local or personal or
local news item of any Importance,
please don't assume that The Leader
folks have already heard it, as we
cannot learn about it unless we are
told, but call up or tell some of US
about it.
Mrs. Rayner, aged SO years. died
of paralysis at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. James Parker, of the'I
Mt. Carmel vicinity. Monday morning
at 1:30 o'clock, after an illness Of |
several months. Herburial took place
at Mt. Carmel the same afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
Mr.. H. G. Finley, Of the vicinity
Of Gilt Edge, was visitor to thel
Leader Office Wednesday and while
here informed US that normal school
of music would begin at Elm Grove
church Monday, January 7, and will |
continue for 18 days. conducted byi
Prof. ]. w. Gaines, Of Memphis.
-"Bad Luck" Lucardi should be
the name of Joe Lucardi, who claims
Memphis as his home. Lucardi was
to Memphis Sunday from
some place north Of here where whis-
key is sold. Just as he got IN front
Of Deputy Sheriff D. B. Rice's house
his car stuck up in the mud and he
called on the deputy to helm pull him
out, which he did, hut in doing 50 he
noted that there was something an |
usual about the bottom Of the car.
A closer investigation revealed the
fact that it had a false bottom in It, |
and further, that it contained 40 to /
30 "tree-top tails" and 200 bottles Of
shorty" Lucarid was taken in tow
by. the officer, but put up a cash bond |
of $3.50 for his appearance and his /
case was afterwards referred to the
grand jury. He was assessed a fine