The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-19
LOCAL NEWS

Mr. Thomas Rufin, Of this viein-
ity, has just had two rooms added to
his house
+ Mrs. L. P. Reaves, who has bately
been critically i'll, is now improving
steadily and is able to sit up.
Mr. w. W. Gibson, Of Memphis.
arrived here Tuesday and is making
some changes in the testing equip
ment Of the local telephone exchange.
The young ladies of Hopewell
church will give an ice cream supper
on Tuesday night, July "a, at the
home Of B. w. Forbess. The public is
invited
About six or eight couples enjoy
ed an informal dance given at the
home Of Mrs. Clarence MCGEE Wednes-
day evening. Music was furnished by
the Covington String band.
There have been II, 800 bushels of
new wheat received at the Covington
Milling Co.'s up to date. Wheat is
bringing So per bushel in the local
market.
"A number of farmers were max
ing preparations before Sundays
rain to lay by their cotton, but the
rain has made further cultivation nee
essary and laying-by time will not
come as soon this year as usual.
After discussing the matter thor
oughly, it has been decided, on &C
count of the war and so many calls
made on the people generally for
/ funds for various causes, not to hold
a county fair in Covington this fall.
Mrs. Cocker. wife of the late J. 7,
Coker, aged 76 years, died at her
home, in the vicinity Of Phelan, on
| Wednesday night and was buried at
Charleston burial ground at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
Shipments of peppers and toma-
toes from Covington have been quite
active this week and both are bringing
good prices. 1t is expected that a
car load each of peppers and tomatoes
will be shipped from this point next
week.
Mrs. Cora Shepherd, wife of Mr.,
John Shepherd, died at her home in
the 9rd district. Wednesday evening
at o'clock, after an illness of two
weeks, and was buried at SMYRNA
today. She is survived by her hus-
band and five children.
Mr.. j. R. Hall was taken suddenly
sick last Saturday and was very sick
4 for a few days, but his friends were
glad to see him able to be out Mon
day. Mr.. Ed Hall, who has been con-
fined to his bed at the home of Mrs.
James |. Hall, on account of illness, is
steadily improving.
Mr.. J. T. Lucas, of Centennial
Island, was visitor in the city Tues
day. Mr.. Lucas says that the pros
poets for a good cotton crop on the
island are most encouraging and that
the plant is doing fine. The high water
held corn planting back until about 10
days ago, but the plant is up and
growing nicely.
Willie Beard, colored, 10-year-old
daughter of Jesse Beard, and grand
daughter of Rev. Jacob Smith, of this
city, died at Union City at a o'clock
Wednesday morning. The remains
were brought here the same evening
and the burial occurred in the Maley
burial ground this morning at II
o'clock.
/ On Thursday evening of last
week, delightful Gypsy tea was en-
4 joyed att Richardson's Landing, the
party going in cars and leaving Cow
ington about $50. The following
made u the party: Misses LYDIA
Shelton. Ann Sanford, Narcissa Shell
ton; Messrs. Dudley Sullivan, Jack
Stitt and James Owen. Mesdames R.
w. Sanford, S. C. Shelton, Jr., and
Grant Reid were the chaperons.
The Mems Bible class of the First
Methodist church will have its annual
outing at Brighton on Thursday, the |
26th, and will be glad to have every
male member of that church attend.
Mr.. "By-jax" Ogilvie has charge, and
you know what that means. You will
miss good time if you don't go. AL
though meat and bread prices are
high, the committee has fixed the
price of tickets at SOC. Secure your
tickets as early as possible, so your
name will be gin the pot.
William ChiIds, colored, 81 years
of age, the violinist in the Negro min
strel show that gave an exhibition
here Saturday night, died just at the
close of the performance, about II
o'clock. 1t is said he had been suf-
ferer from tuberculosis for a long
time and after the performance had
hemorrhage from the lungs and ex-
pired in few moments. The body
was turned over to r. S. Maley, I'M
dertaker, and was shipped on the
10:45 train Sunday morning to the
home of the deceased in Macon, Ga.
Sheriff B. E White left Monday
for Nashville. taking with him two
prisoners, both colored, given peniten-
tiary sentences at the late term of the
circuit court. They were Robert Tay-
Tor, one-year sentence for housebreak-
ing and larceny, and George Wood,
two years for destroying signals on
railroad. Special Agent Shelley, of
the state prison at Nashville, took
with him from here Saturday Laney
Bernard, colored, murder. life SEN
tence, and Henry Riley, colored, muir
der in second degree, indeterminate
sentence of 10 to 20 wears.