The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-13
LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. T. J. M. Daily has returned
from Memphis and viii have charge
of the Churchill Compress. Mr., Joe
Willis, who had been in charge, will
go to Greenville, Miss.
The protracted meeting at Heb
ron began Sunday and will continue
through this week. Rev. B. S. Nc
Lemore is assisting the pastor, Rev.
A. H. Bezzo.
Mr.. J. D. Mason, Jr., has lately
purchased the Dave Smith place Of
1876 acres in the 18th district for a
consideration of $4,000 and will be
given, possession January /.
If you can't go to war you can
do your bit Let loose that old rusty
dollar and put it into circulation
where it viii do some good. Join the
Red Cross.
Everybody is invited to come
dJwp to the Ellls' hall and see our
Rel Cross womCn at work. Il will
mako you feel like you want to lend
nalping hand.
Mr.. C. E. Byrd, of the Clopton
neighborhood, is overhauling and adj
ding two rooms to his house and
making it practically a new dwell
ling.
The young people of the city
are looking forward to another dance
at the Elks' hall Friday night. A
five-piece orchestra from Memphis is
to furnish the music.
The four-days meeting at Union
school oLse, in the 18th district, con-
Quoted by Rev NJ R. Gibson, of the
A. r. P. Church, closed Thursday
night. There were ten professions
as result Of the meeting.
The friends of Mr.. ]. ]. Darby,
who had been confined to his home
with typhoid fever for more THAI
five weeks, were glad to see him
aa;e to 10 o. ire Streets again Fri
tTy afternoon.
-Messrs Robert and Benton Cal
houn has purchased the merchant
tailoring business of D. C. Moore
and will continue the business at the
same stand. The latter will be in ac-
tive management of the business.
On last Sunday night the store
of Primer Bros. at Gift was entered
by means of back window, the Eur-
glar getting in between the bars that
are across the window. Only a few
small articles were missed. No trace
"A meeting will be held at the
Business Mems Club in Covington
next Saturday week, September % at
2 o'clock p M, to form a National
Farm Loan Association. If you are
interested, be at this meeting.
Get in the push next Tuesday
and Wednesday with the Upton
County Boosters. Look at the big
ad elsewhere See what day they
will be in your neighborhood; Join
them and have good time.
Will Conner, colored,, for steal
ing chickens from Walter Lewis, was
tried before Esq Lauderdale Rich
ardson Friday, confessed his guilt
and was bound over to the criminal
court under bond of $3.50, which he
failed to give and was sent to Jail.
AN enjoyable ice cream supper
was given at the home of Mr.. Il. r.
Lewis, in the Solo neighborhood last
Thursday night in honor of the youno
men soon to enter the army service.
There was large crowd in attend
ance.
Mr.. Clarence Bell, of the Pisgah
neighbOrhood, brought to this office
last week some Bermuda grass that
showed unusual growth, measuring
z feet and II inches. This is an I'M
usual growth, even for land as rich
as that found in Upton county.
Rev. T. A. Parks, of Mena, Ark, |
flied the pulpit of the First Presby-
terrain church at both the morning
and evening services last Sunday
The pastor, Rev. r. P. Walker, was
in Somerville assisting in conducting
a meeting.
MARY Floy, the twelve-months-
old daughter of Mr.. Byars Overall,
Of Garland, died Friday evening at z
o'clock of congestion and was buried
1t Shiloh graveyard Saturday morn
ing at II o'clock, Rev. R. L. Bell
the funeral services.
The work Of overhauling and
painting Holly Grove church was
inished Saturday. The building was
iewly weatherboarded and ceiled and
made practically new and its appear
lnce greatly improved. Mr.. Henry
Oickey had charge of the carpenter
work. and Mr.. Jarrett the painting. /
Mr.. John d. Smith, Of this vi
Unity, met with an unfortunate ac-
ident one day last week. He was /
rying to quiet a horse which his /
laughter had hitched to buggy,
when one Of his hogs ran against
i'm. knocking him down and break
ny his collar bone.
Mr.. Alex Booth died at his home ,
n me vuinitv of Munfa ! on the
light of September NJ Z o'clock
f congestion and vas hurled at
ickskillet graveyard on the after Il
DON following at O'Clock, He was 4
etween As and so years Of age and
J survived by his wife and tw9 !
aughters. ~
Farmers who carefully select and
ave seed of all kinds for next years
lanting will have good seed adapted I
lLa:- IoaoI,kins aud will NOT he II