The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-03-29
LOeAL NEWs

meeting FRIDAY night.
Don't forget to plant those pota-
toes, beans, tomatoes, etc, for youI
food supply next fall and winter.
"A daughter was born Sunday
night to Mr.. and Mrs w e. Woodley
Of South Covington.
IF you have vacant lot, whether
yeu live in town or country, now is
the time to plant it in foodstuff OF
some kind.
Mrs. J. N. Biddle, while engaged
in cleaning the house on Friday morn
ing, got an accidental fall and both
bones of her right ankle were broken
+ Miss Myrtle Murphy was hostess
of small dancing party at her home
on North Maple street last Thursday
evening. Music and conversation were
features Of the evening.
Mr.. R. w. Ross, of tie Locust
Bluff neighberhood, reported Tuesday
that buffalo gnats had made their APP
pearance in his neighberhood in larger
quantities then ever known before.
A tenant house on the Dewese
place in the 18th district, was destroy
\ ed by fire Sunday night. The origin
of the fire is not known, but il is be-
lieved to have been the work ef crap
shooters.
Mr.. Arthur Workman and wife
and Mr.. Nathan Hadley, of the Oak
Grove vicinity, left Friday morning
for Bolivar. Mrs. Workman went there
to enter the Western hospital for
/ treatment.
Casey, the three year old son of
Mr.. A. D. Erwin, of the Solo neigh
borhood, died Thursday night of pneu-
monia, after an illness Of only few
days, and his remains were buried
Saturday at l o'clock at the Townsend
4 graveyard, Rev. Mr.. Dew, of Henning,
conducting the funeral services.
The four-weeks-old daughter of
Mr.. j. W. Sanders, who lives on the
tabernacle road, three miles east of
the city, died Thursday night at $3.50
o'clock, after four days illness, and
was buried at Charleston Friday af-
ternoon at o'clock, Rev. Syl Fisher
conducting the funeral services.
Mr.. j. N. Mcdaniel and wife and
baby late of Granite City, ILL.,, who
have beeen visiting the family of Mrs.
McDaniel's father, Mr.. John D. Smith,
of this vicinity, left Friday for Mem
phis, where they will now make their
home and where Mr.. Mcdaniel will
engage in the grocery business on
Walker avenue, near the Tri-State
fair grounds.
-Messrs. Louis Cornillaud and j.
A. Peck, of Paducah, were visitors
here Friday. Mr.. Peck has taken the
position of travelling representative
in this territory for Armour & Co.,
lately held by Mr.. ]. D. Todd, and Mr..
Cornillaud, who is manager of the Pa
ducah branch Of the above firm, was
here for the purpose of going over
the field with him.
DIR. ]. B. Witherington, Messrs. ].
H. Harris and S. H. Bass, of Munford,
and L. E. Greer, Of this city, left the
first of the week for Kingsport, Tenn,
on business in connection with the De
Camp Glass Casket Co., of which the
first named is president. The COM
pany's immense manufacturing
plant is now under course of erection
at Kingsport.
"A party from Brighton and vi
cinity, enjoyed fox hunt in the vicin-
! ity of Oak Grove Friday, finally
capturing the fox, a large red one, on
Mr.. 0. B. Kinney's place near Oak
Grove. In the party were DR.. W. A,
L. McLister, Messrs. Banks and Mabe
Moore, Estes Mccormick, Sid and
Hemp Hindman and others. The dogs
used in the chase were Sheriff Writes
pack Of eight fox hounds.
The Sunday school of the First
Baptist church observed Missionary
Day, Sunday. This was q, day OBJ
served by all the Sunday schools with
in the territory of the Southern Bap-
fist convention. A special missionary
program was rendered, on which all
the departments of the school were
represented. At the close of the pro-
gram, an offering was taken for home
and foreign missions amounting to
more than $500.
Two young white men, each about
20 years of age, were taken off north
bound fast train No. 104 Monday
night, charged with trespassirg. They
gave their names as Bernice Roy and
j. E. Johnson and Dyersburg as their
home. They were taken Tuesday
morning before Esq. Lauderdalc Rich
ardson for trial and he assessed fines
of So and costs against eacE Ct them.
Being unable either to pay or secure
these amounts they were sent to the
county workhousc.
Representatives Of the Loss and
Damage Claim bureau of he Illinois
Central railroad out of Chicago were
in the city on Thursday afternoon and
made an inspection of the wareroom
and records of the depot here. They
found that the local agent, Mr.. G. B.
Simonton, had his lights trimmed
and burning" and everything kept in
good shape. The party was composed
of w. w. Johnson, division claim
clerk; Ed Bodeman, train master, and
Mr.. Patton, representing the general
claim agent.
Mr.. ]. E. Mills, who for some
time past has been engaged in the in
surance business in this city, was
married to Miss Lily Norris, Of Cotton
Plant, Miss, in New Albany, Miss,
his home, on Tuesday afternoon of
last week at 5 o'clock. The ceremony