The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-03-29
LOCAL NEWS

--MF. T.. d. wright ana family, nave
moved here from Martin and will
again make their home in Covington.
Mr.. John Stein has the contract
for painting the new Methodist par
sonage at Clopton and win begin the
work next week.
Get ready for the great jefferson
Davis highway meeting to be held in
Memphis Thursday and Friday, April
5 and 6.
Mr.. Ed Anderson has received
news Of the death of his sister-in-law,
Mrs, Cornelius Anderson, which oc-
Cured at her home in Pulaski, Tenn,
Sunday night
Mr.. Dick Richardson, who lately
sustained fall and a broken right
leg above the knee as a result, was
taken to Memphis Tuesday, where his
leg will be amputated at st, Joseph's
hospital.
-Messrs. G. A. Sanford, Paul An
derson and David Craig go today to
Humboldt to investigate the credit
rating systems Of the Business Mems
club there, with q view to establishing
such system for the local club.
The young people are looking for
ward to another dance, to be given
at the Elks club Friday night By
NUNS Imperial orchestra, from Mem
phis, will furnish the music. The hours
will be from 9 to A o'clock.
The biggest highway meeting
ever in the South will take place in
Memphis April S and 6, and if you are
interested in new and better things for
Upton county you should by all means
attend.
Rev. Chesley Bowden has again
accepted a call as pastor of the
Charleston church which he will hold
until the middle of September. He
will conduct services there Saturday
night at 1880 and Sunday morning at
ii o'clock.
Mr.. VIM. Jackson, carrier on rural
route No. 3, Mason, was badly hurt
Monday. His buggy shaft was broken
while he was on his route, his horse
became frightened and ran away. Mr..
Jackson was thrown out and had three
ribs broken and sustained several
painful bruises.
The Covington- Cold Creek club
held meeting in the chancery court
room Monday night, with Mr.. W. M.
Simonton, president, presiding. The
bylaws as formulated bv the commit
tee were read and approved after gem
eral discussion and the secretary pre-
sented membership cards to chose pay
ing dues.
The store of Mr.. Lee Miller, at
Rialto, was entered by burglars some
time Sunday night, entrance being
gained by tearing off the weather.
boarding on the north side. The COM
hination was worked and the safe
robbed of sum between $50 and $75.
Only small amount of goods was
stolen from the stock. No clcw as to
the identity Of the thieves has so far
been discovered.
Another successful community
woodworking day was held at the Mil
Ter place on the Memphis road Tues
day, when the steep hill there was
considerably reduced. Labor and
teams were furnished by people living
as far as Clopton. The spirit of re-
ducing hills and making good roads is
in the air and we are at the beginning
of a new era in that line in Upton
county.
DR.. A. G. McCabe was lately pre-
scented by his friend, Mr.: B. 0. Sulli-
van, of Jackson, Tenn, with an Amer
lean flag 3x6, which he prizes so high
ly that he has unfurled it in the in
terror Of the Episcopal church at Dy-
ersburg, of which church he is the
rector, and will let it remain there
while the war cloud is lowering over
US. The good doctor is nothing if not
patriotic and his spirit and love Of
country is to be commended.
Mr.. Henry Burgess, a former
citizen of the 18th district, died, after
two-weeks' illness at his home in
the vicinity of Brad9n at / o'clock
Sunday morning Of pneumonia. The
deceased was AZ years of age aid is
survived by his wife and three chill
dren. He was buried at Charleston
on the day following his death, the
services being conducted by Rev. Syl
Fisher, of the Methodist church, of
which church. the deceased was a
member
The Good Roads association Of
District No. 3 will hold meeting
Saturday night in the storeroom of the
Burlison Store Co. for the purpose of
filling vacancies left by some of the
officers who have moved away and are
no longer capable of performing their
respective duties in the association.
Other matters pertaining to road max
ing and changes will be discussed, and
the president, Esq. A. A. Kelley, re-
quests that all who are interested will
make an effort to be present at this
meeting.
Mrs. Sophia Shelton received a
telegram Wednesday from her son,
DR.. Charles r. Shelton, in Wash
ington, d. c., bringing news that his
father, Mr.. Charles r. Shelton, ST.,
who is employed in the government
printing office there, had been run
over by an automobile and painfully
though not seriously injured. He is
now under treatment in the emergen-
cy hospital in Washington
Between 35 and 30 people from
here went to Phelan Wednesday to
attend the opening exercises of the
closing Of the school there. There was
a bountiful dinner on the ground and
the principal address was delivered by
Rev. Robt. A. Clark. Prof. H. III.
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