The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-23
LOCAL NEWS

LBJAL MEMS
Mr.. r. I. somervell, Is able to be
out again after severe attack Of
bilious fever
MIR. B. S. Jainison, assistant
cashier of the First National Bank,
is taking a vacation this week.
The Masonic Lodge met Tuesday
night and win meet again next Tues
day night for the purpose Of con-
ferring degrees.
Mr.. Nicely Pace reports that he
has a pear tree with grown pears
and second crop blooms on it.
Mr.. C. B. Smith, who has been
employed a. Dr. L. D. Baddour's
store, is now employed at W. H.
Bailey's.
Elder L. K. Harding, Of Henning,
will preach in the Christian church
here next Sunday morning at IL
o'clock and the same evening at 8
o'clock
The protracted meeting at Oak
Grove Baptist Church began Mon
day morning and is being conducted
by the pastor, Rev. T. Riley Davis, as
sisted by Rev. c. E. Wauford.
The Leader makes a speciality of
seed tickets, tags, cotton account
sales, etc. Send US your mail order
now and avoid the rush later in the
season.
MIR. A. F. McGregor, travelling
inspector Of the Mergenthaler Limo
type Co., arrived here Sunday night
from Mariana, Ark, on a two
weeks visit to relatives.
Mr.. e. P. Hall Of Mt. Careml left
Friday for Memphis where he will
remain. for some time and will be
under treatment in the Baptist Me-
mortal Ho lsital.
Miss Ruby, daughter of Mr.. H.
G. Mckee, who has been suffering
from an attack of fever for the past
several weeks, is now convalescing.
Her little brother, Mike, is suffer-
ing from spell of fever.
If you know local or personal
item, Of any interest, please don't as
sumo that we know it already, for we
can't learn anything unless someone
tells us about it, but tell us about it
or send it in by mail or phone.
Mr.. R. B. Shelton has begun the
work of erecting a handsome new
bungalow for Mr.. Ferd Fisher on the
site Of the j. H. Flippin dwelling on
South Main street, destroyed by fire
some time ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Trottel Of
Brighton announce the engagement
and approaching marriage of their
daughter, Maude Irene, to Mr.. John
Mann McCalla, the wedding to take
place at the home Of the bride on the
18th of September.
We would like to hear from our
correspondents in different portions
of the county. Send us local and per-
sonal news items of interest, let your
true name accompany each letter and
let your communication reach US by
not later than Tuesday of each week.
Look on the margin or wrapper
of your Leader and you can find out
the exact date that your subscrip
ton expires. Thus, if your name is
John Smith and your time expires
August 20, 1917, it will be printed
John Smith, 7aug17,"
The semi-annual apportionment
of one-third of the gross revenues
for the state to the general educa-
tional fund has been made by Comp
troller Thomson and the sum of
81, 036,92761 was placed to the credit
of the schools. Upton county's share
in the above apportionment is $9,186.
The meeting at the Charleston
Rant:st church conducted by Rev
Chesley Bowden, assisted by Rev. c.
E. Wauford, came to close Sunday
morning. The result Of the meeting
was that thirty converts were hap
tized in the presence of large
congregation at Wright's pond Sun
day afternoon by Mr.. Wauford
Mr.. R. B. Shelton is overhauling
the store formerly occupied by the
StC(Jhenson Hardware Co., and when
the work is completed the firm Of
Ports & Gwinn will move their stock
of goods to that store. The new
partition wall will be removed, two
new show windows will be put in and
the store will be 26x115 feet.
Mr.. Dan VanCergrift, of the Gift
community, informs us that he is
having a large tract of timber land
cleared for cultivation, and that he
will give free of charge an unlimit-
ed amount of wood suitable for fuel
and other purposes. This wood is OBJ
tainable to any one by request and is
excellent opportunity to procure a
supply of wood for winter.
Mrs. Ida Gardner Griffith, wife
of Mr.. v. G. Griffith of the Oak
Grove community, died Saturday
night about o'clock following a brief
illness. She was a most estimable
woman, and had been consistent
member of the Baptist church since
early childhood. The burial took
place at Walton's graveyard Sunday
afternoon, Rev. T. Riley Davis con-
Quoting the services at the grave. She
leaves a husband and four children.
Rev. J. L. Brownlee, of Sena-
tobia, Miss, former pastor of the