The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06

Don't forget that Sentember 20 is
work day at the Dunlap 0rphanage.
MIR. F. NJ. Crenshaw has sold his
place on West Liberty street to Mr..
Q. A. Anderson, Of Gilt Edge.
Mr.. Hayes Kinney, Of Liberty.
who had been confined to his bed
for three weeks with fever, is again
able to be up.
Mr.. Tom Pierce, of Dyersburg,
for 70 years well known travelling
man in this section, died at his home
IN that city Monday, after an Illness
Of several months.
Rev. w. R. Farrow, of Memphis.
began pFotracted meeting in the
Munford Baptist Church Monday.
The meeting will continue through
the week.
Mr.. Walter Crigger is having an
office building erected at Munford
adjoining the store of w. H. Tur-
mage. Mr.. c. H. Browder is doing
the work.
Tom Smith, colored one of the
Oldest persons in the county, who
made his home on the Scott place
near Rialto, died at IL o'clock Tues
day and was buried the day follow
ing at PlummeTs Grove. He was
about 80 years of age.
About dozen persons who have
previously been given an examination
for army service and who were reject
ed have been recalled by the local
board for another examination and
are being examined.
The IL men Of the draft age who
are being sent away in five successive
days from this county in defense of
their country, beginning with We'd
nesday are each invited by some lady
of the Red Cross organization to
take dinner and supper with her on
the day before departure.
Baseball fans are much inter-
ested in series of games to be play
ed between the Garland team and the
Memphis White Sox, beginning to-
day and ending Saturday afternoon.
The games are to be played on the
athletic field, Covington.
The following parties fran this
city have been enjoying a fishing
trip at the Covington Cold Creek
Clubhouse near TT. Pillow this week:
Messrs j. L. johnson, A. P, Smith. |
David Craig, c. o. Niece, Grant
Reid, Till Cooper, F. r. Fisher, and |
]. E. Walker.
There have been 21,500 bushels
1f wheat received here up ID date
It is bringing S2.12, the, price fixed
by the gtfernment for soft wheat. I
The government guarantees a price
If $l.82 for the 1918 cror of the
'ame quality, going into effect May
!, 1918, and running to January 4
The Tennessee Hardware Co., has
ately sold to Charles Neal, col
red citizen Of the Gift vicinity d
raction engine to Gull his plows also
threshing engine and grist mill
Veal is most Industrious and trust
Worthy man, good citizen and his
is worthy Of emulation not
My by people of his own race, but
y many people of the white race
S we'll.
Mr.. W. E. Ware, Of Memphis,
nd force Of men began Wednesday
ne work Of doubling the platform
nd shed capacity Of the Churchill ,
compress Co., successors to the Gulf
Compress Co. Fireproof brick walls
I'll be built and the cost of the work
I'll be about $4,000. Between rs
nd 30 men will be employed.
The first Of Upton county's SOL ,
Ter boys who registered on June 5,
be called into service left Wednes- !
ay afternoon via Memphis for !
near Atlanta, Ca, and will Il
g stationed at Camp Gordon. They
7ere Ernest Allen, Mack Fred Jones,
nd Thomas |. Parker. On Thurs
ay Leonard Richardson, Wiley Mar
IN and Claud Boland left for Camp
Iordon. They will leave by threes ]
very Nay until all of Tipton's quota
; finished.
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