The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-06-07

now eHiployeu AZ the flIst Ndiohai
bank.
-Children's services were held at
Pisgah Sunday night. An interesting
program was carried out and the coli
lections were quite good.
Elder Morris, Of Shelby county,
win preach in the schoolhouse at De-
troit Saturday night next and on Sum
day morning at IL o'clock.
Mr.. H. G. Barron, who lives a few
miles west Of town, had the misfor-
tune to lose very valuable milk COW
Friday night of last week, supposedly
Of clover bloat.
The infant child of Mr.. Bass
Shoaf, of the Leigh's Chapel neigh
borhood, died Wednesday night and
was buried at Leigh's Chapel this
morning at 10 O'clock
The Confederate veterans Of this
community have proven their potriot-
ism by the purchase of two liberty
bonds. The Joe Brown BivOuac lately
made the purchase. The "boys in
gray" are too feeble to join the ranks,
but their hearts and spirits are there.
Trustee ]. A. Peeler sold at pub
lie auction Monday something near
100 tracts of land and other property
for tine collection Of delinquent taxes taxes.
The state purchased all the property
with the exception Of one lot in Dis
trict No. /.
The house Of Mr.. Sidney Bringle,
in the Oak Grove vicinity, came near
being destroyed by fire SATURDAY. Some
shucks in the gable end Of the house
caught on fire from sparks from the
stove fiue, but by quick work the
flames were extinguished before any
damage was done.
The people of Gainesville had a
flag-raising Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock. "Old Glory" was unfurled on
20-foot pole set up at the store Of
the Gainesville Supply Co. Appropri-
ate music was rendered by the choir
Of Ebenezer church and fitting speech
es were made by the pastor, Rev. 4. n.
Suddath, and by Hon. John D. McClan-
ahan.
The three banks Of Covington
have purchased recently three car
loads of cans suitable for use in the
home quarters. These cans are avail
able at the Covington Milling Co.'S
on payment Of the cost price. The
banks also have have limited supply
Of peas for planting purposes. Those
desiring peas at the cost price are re-
ouested to come at once and make ar
rangements for same.
One Of our Syrian citizens, Mr.. p.
G.. Baddour, who is applying Tor nat
uralization papers, and James Hall,
colored. porter for the firm of Baltzer
& Fowlkes, have set some Of our more
pretentious citizens good example
by the recent purchase Of $50 liberty
bonds through one of our local banks.
They are "doing their bit" in helping
out Uncle Sam and their action should
cause others to take the matter under
and do likewise.
The firm Of Sanford, Barret q
Downing has sold for Mr.. +. +, Fisher
his home place on Maple street to Rev.
T. Il. Hancock, of Mefedosia, Ill, fol
q consideration Of $500. Mr.. Hancock
gets possession September 15 next and
viii move here then. In the deal, Mr..
Fisher became the owner Of Mr.. Han
cocks lot on Maple, adjoining the Z.
Il. Alexander place on the south. Mr..
Fisher will build another house later
Messrs. Oscar Hopper, Marvin
Morrison and Melville Prettymar
went to Memphis Saturday to undergo
an examination at the recruiting sta-
ton there for admission to the army.
Messrs. Henry Allard, John Taught,
Eulas Rice and Jesse Cage went on
the same mission to Dyersburg Sat
urday-
Mr.. Charles r. Shelton, Of the
government printing Office, Washing
ton, returned to the capital city Mon
day night, after short visit to home
folks here and to his daughter, Mrs.
w. E. Dalch, in Dyersburg Mrs.
Dalch lately underwent an operation
at the Hosmer hospital in the last
named place and Mr.. Shelton came to
attend her bedside. She is now con
valescing.
Mr.. Will Mckee, who is employed
on McFadden & Shelton's new garage,
was handing up plank to another
workman there Monday, when one
end of the plank broke and fell, strik-
ing him on the head and cutting a
cash five inches long. II was neces-
sary to take four stitches in the
wound to close it up. Mr.. George
Hamilton, employed at the oil mill
here, was at work there Monday morn
ing when a hammer fell off a sill
above him and cut quite cash in his
head. II took two stitches to close
up the wound.
Miss Aileen Flick, who has been
as head trimmer for the
Covington Millinery CO., left Tuesday
night for her home In Dallas, Tex.
She was accompanied by Mrs. G. B.
Simonton, who win visit Mrs. James
Sanford, Mrs. Annie Barrett and other
friends in Dallas before returning
Announcement has been made Of the
and approaching marri-
age Of Miss Flick to Mr.. ]. 6. Mcclure,
If Louisville, KY, the wedding to take
place IN the First Presbyterian
.hurch, Dallas, on Thursday, June "A,
{ $3.50 o'clock IA the afternoon.
The jefferson Davis Highway as
was organized at the great
highway meeting in Memphis ii April,
covering the whole route from Padn-
ali to the Gulf Membership in The
association costs $1.00. Air. Peter