The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-11-01
LOCAL NEWS

LOLAL NEWS
Not too late yet for wheat sow
ing.
Mr.. 7. R. Elcan has been on the
sick list this week.
Miss Myrtle Murphy pleasantly
entertained with dancing party AT
her home Friday night in honor Of
Miss Vera Haynie, Of Memphis.
Mr.. Waiter Ralph has moved
from Covington to the home of his
mother, Mrs. Annie Lockert, one
and a half miles west of the city.
Mr.. W. F. Bringle has sold the
Walter Haynie place on Maple street
to Mr.. w L. Mcbride and he will get
+ possession January l, 1918.
I Bread will be scarce in this coun-
1 tn next year. Better make your
preparations to SOW some wheat right
away before it is too late.
Better get busy and sow some
wheat before it is to late and pre-
pare for the bread shortage next
year.
-Wm. Rice, little son of Mr.. w. E.
Dozier, Of the Chapel Hill vicinity,
is suffering from an attack of diph-
iberia.
Mrs. ]. +. HatchelI and little
daughter, 0eie Lee, both Of whom
have been suffering from fever, are
now improving.
Three carloads Of cattle were
shipped from here to st. Louis Sat
urday-two by Owen & Dawson and
one by Thomas Addison.
Mr.. ~ S. Cothran, who was con-
fined to his room for several days
with a severe attack of grippe, is
again able to be up.
Food will be needed worse in
this country next year than was ev-
er known before. 1t is not too late
vet to sow some wheat in preparation
for this condition.
Rev. f. E, Strong, of New Alba
ny, Miss, begins series of services
in the Al. R. p Church in this city
tonight in preparation for the COM
munion services on next Sunday
morning.
Monday was a day of diversity
in weather conditions. there being
terrible thunder storm and hail storm
in the morning and rain and sleet in
he afternoon. There was also some
sunshine in the early hours of the
dav.
The highest price paid for any
cotton here up to date was on FRI
day, when Mr.. Charles Brown pur-
chased four bales Of long stanle, pay
ing 40c a pound for it, Two of the
bales We're sold by Julius Matthews,
q well known colored man, who lives
in the Mt Carmel vicinity.
John Shepherd, colored, who
lives three miles west of here, was
arrested Saturday by Officer S. j.
Roberts and was placed in Jail charg-
ed with attempted forgery. Shep-
herd made an unsuccessful attempt to
put over a check on the Upton Coun-
Union Bank for $97l0,
The three-room tenant house on
Mr., e. L. Haynes place, occupied
by Patton Taylor, was DESTROYED by
fire at o'clock Friday night, to-
gether with the entire contents and
% bushels of corn. No one was at
home at the time, hence the origin
Of the fire is unknown.
-Mary's Chapel Baptist Church in
Lauderdale county extended call to
Rev. L. P. Fleming as pastor for an
other year, with an increase Of $25
in his salary. Mr.. Flemin~ has ac-
cepted the call. This will only call
for one-fourth Of Mr.. Fleming's time
and he is open to the other three
Sundays Of each month.
The little five-year-old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. Frank Ammons, Of the
Burks vicinity, Lauderdale county,
of this county, died Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock, after an
illness Of five weeks, and was buried
at Poplar Grove Sunday afternoon at {
o'clock, Rev. Mr.. Dew conducting
The funeral services.
Mrs A. S. Miller's many friends
are glad to know that he was able
10 return Sunday night from the Bap- {
list hospital in Memphis. where he
atelv underwent an operation for re-
noval of cataracts on both eyes. He
S improving slowly, though he will
rave to return to the hospital in two s
weeks for further treatment. G
The last Sunday in October is ]
he day set apart as Prisoners Day, !
o be observed by the churches Of !
he. country. Rev R. P. Walker, of !
he First Presbyterian Church de- Il.
ivered an address appropriate to ]
he occasion from his pulpit last Sun !
lay morning. The past and present :
Of prisoners was shown in !
N interesting manner, showing great
nd continued improvement under
christian influences. He pointed to j
he fact that the prisoners Of sin
we're like those Of the Jail, but
bowed how Jesus Christ. the Saw .
Or, would gladly and willingly re- ;
ease them from that condition. y
The quarterly meeting Of the v