The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-11-15


been bn the sick list for several
weeks, is now eonyalescent,
Mr.. Ed Goufaer has been confn-
ed to his room this week, suffering
from an attack Of tonsilitis.
james King, son of Mr.. Joe King,
Of Brighton, is reported quite sick
with aiphtheria.
Mr. r. X. Baxter has lately in
stalled a complete pumping plant and
waterworks at his home.
The fye-year-old son Of Mr.
Robert Cochran, of Brighton, is suf-
fering from an attack of typhoid
fever.
The school at Munford, which had
been closed on account Of smallpox
ip adjoining communities, resumed
Monday
Malcolm, five-year-old son Of Mrs.
Fannie Gee. who has been suffering
from an attack Of pneumonia, is re-
ported to be improving.
Durham Lodge No. $50, F. & A..
M. will hold their regular business
meeting Friday. November 16, and
urge all members to attend.
There have been 6,363 bales of
cotton received at the compress here
up to date, as against 21,346 bales. to
same date last year.
Red Cross Christmas seals are
new on sale at the Red Cross head
quarters at the Elks' club or the
Byars-Hall High School.
The Woman i Missionary Union
of Liberty church will meet Saturday
aftesncH At 2 o'clock. All lady mem-
befk DC tha church are urged to be
present
There were 9,0O6 bales Of cotton
ginned III Upton county from the
Crop Of 1917 prior to November 1,
fsi7 as compared with 24,sS4 bales
70 the sagse date last year.
The believing we're among those
from hers who went to Union City
this mefning To attend the good roads
naastipg Mesrs. A. B. Cobb, r. L..
Eaueht, III AT Sanford, w. r.. Bringle
~ b n Boyd,
extra Gang Foreman w. C. Hath.
away M taa Illinois Central railroad,
ard b force nf hands have been busy
this week putting iii d spur track
linAi REM Eha house track to the
large new warehouse of Marks & An
9erEssggss sss
There was q record-breaking
crawa Ia Cevington last Saturday
in fact, IL licked like The day before
Christmas. Some Of our merchants
Aepsrt the best days BUSINESS in their
history and several others among the
best.
Mr.. j. L. Richardson, Of this
city, was selected by the late Metho-
dist conference at Murray, Ky, as
enc Of the alterAates to- attend the
general conference in Birmingham,
Ala, IL May pext.
Judge r. B. Baptist presided over
the circuit court as special Judge on
the last day Of the term, Friday, sit
ting for Judge Everett. The latter
returned to his home in Jackson Fri
day morning.
The annual union Thanksgiving
service will be held in the First Bap-
list church, this city, on Thursday
morning, November 20, at 10 o'clock.
Rev. Robt A. Clark, Of the First
Methodist church, viii preach the
sermon.
The ladies' Of the First Methodist
church will hold reception in honor
of their pastor, Rev. Robt. A. Clark,
on Tuesday night, November 20, at
1880 o'clock. An invitation is extend
ed to all members Of the church to
be present.
Mr.. Walter Yount, who had been.
with the soldiers at Camp Jackson,
Columbia, S. O., returned from there
Tuesday morning, having received an
honorable discharge on account Of
the condition Of his eyes.
u
-Drs. G. B. Gillespie. H. w. and
wv. w. Sale, and G. Il. Hays went the
first Of the week to Memphis to at
tend the meeting Of til Southern
Medical association, Many other doc
tors from Covington and other parts
of the county have also been in at
tendance.
The many friends Of Mr.. A. S.
Miller are glad to note a continued
improvement In his eyes. He returned
Sunday night from Memphis. where
he had Drs. Ellitt & Stanford make
another examination. They gave him
great encouragement as to the out
come and he will return for further
treatment in about tive weeks.
The war department has autho-
rized the erection of an army Y. NJ. C.
A. building at Park aviation field at
Millington. Construction probably
will begin idmmediately. The build
ing will be of the standard army Y.
~ G. A. A tsyaae and will afford rest
and reereabion for the hundreds of
aviators who are to be trained there.
They are erected in all camps by ar
rangeEnen With the government.
John Henry winston, colOred, Of
the Mt Carmel neighborhOod, and
Joseph Fenhatis, white, were arrested
BY Deputy u. s. Marshal Ira Williams
Thursday, the former at his home
and the latter in this city The for
mer wa charged with failure to reg-
lister II the general registration held