The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-11-29

Mr.. Il. z. Fleming is now clerk
ing on Saturdays at the store of J
G. Baddour.
Mrs. s. A. jennings, of this vi
einity, who has lately been quit
sick, is now improving.
The Covington Milling Co. mad,
another shipment of a carload of hog
and a carload Of corn Wednesday.
| The offering of the First Presby
terrain church last Sabbath for Home
missions was little over $4,000.
The First Presbyterian church
Of this place has just received 15C
new hymn books. The congregation
is very much pleased with them.
The ladies' Aid Society Of
GAINESVILLE will have a bazaar at the
home bf Mr.. T. H. Forgey on the af.
ternoon Of December 7th.
The Ladies' Aid of Pisgah will
have box supper at the home OF
Mr.. Jeff Joyner on December 18th
for the benefit of the new parsonage
There have been 8,O65 bales of
cotton received at the compress here
to date. as against 22,8O2 to same
date last year.
-Messrs. w. T. Mccormick, of
this city, and Messrs. w. H. Deverell
and r. S. Bourne, of the 18th district,
arc serving on the Federal juries in
Memphis.
--Dr. L. A. Yarbrough, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. G. Conan, Mesdames w. F.
and w. v. Bringle motored to Mem
phis Monday Mrs. Conan is in Cart
ley-Ramsey Hospital for treatment.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Downing
entertained Several guests with a
dinner at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. v. Downing, on
North Maple street Sunday.
The subject of the Hon. Rich
Enond Pearson Hobson's lecture at
the First Baptist church tomorrow
night viii be "a Dry America and
d Sober World.
Mr.. Earl Rose, an employee Of
the cotton oil mill, got his forefnger
caught in the tanning machine We'd
nesday and had the end of it torn
off.
y The following persons are COM
manded to report before the local
examining board on December 4th;
Earl Hall, CovingtOn, Tenn, No. g,
and Teeny Hall, Brighton, Tenn, No..
8. e
The infant daughter Of Mr.. Frank
Bringle, of the 18th district, is bless
ed with more grandmDthers than usu-.
ally falls to the lot IL most. children,
having three grandanuthers on each
sidesof the house.
"A mare ran awaywith. Mr.. Os-
car Jocelyn, of the 18th district, Fri
day and he was thrown out of the
buggy and had his left arm broken
below the elbow and his left collar
bone broken.
The inmates of the Dunlap Or
phanage are exceedingly grateful to
the Y. P. C. u, Of Louisyill. Ga. for
the gift of six turkeys for their
Thanksgiving dinner. The turkeys
Saturday.
The annual Elks' Memorial will
be held in the First Methodist
church at2:30 o'clock next Sunday af-
ternoon. Judge r. B. Baptist will be
the principal speaker and Mrs. w. t.
Hamiltnn director of music.
Miss Jennie Bridges delightfully."-
entertained a few friends at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hall
Wednesday evening. The game of
rock was much enjoyed and nice re-
freshments, including rarebit, were
served.
The ginning firm of Harvey &
Pullen paid out more than $4,000 for
cotton bolls last week.
which they converted into lint cotton
by the use of their hulling machine
Mr.. Pullen estimates that there will
be $4,000 worth of cotton gathered
BY the above method in Upton coun-
" during the season.
Mrs. Pearl Bringle, wife of Mr..
Ernest Bringle, and daughter of Mr..
Alphonzo Jordan, died of tuberculo-
sis at her home in the 18th district
Tuesday night after long illness and
vas buried in the Walton graveyard
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
Rev. T. Riley Davis conducting the
'uneral services. The deceased was
lot quite Is years Of age at the time
# her DEATH. She leaves a hus-
'and. but no children.
Minnie Lewis, wife of Guy
lewis, who lived on Mr.. ]. G. Hind
mans place near Salem, died of pei
agra Monday, after an illness of
welve months. She was an indus
rious and excellent Christian wo-
nan, having the respect of all who
new her Mr.. Hindman said she had
cen living on his place for 8 years
nd had never known a more deserv-
1g character and one who endeavor-
d to live up to what she thought
yas right at all times in word and
eed. She was about 30 years old.
"A dispatch from Friendship,
enn.. to the Memphis Commercial
appeal under date of November %,
avs that DR., L. F. Ferguson; T, A.
ZEE and A. M. Savage, well known
itizens Of Gates, Tenn, were occu-
ants Of big roadster that dashed
YER big enbankment at the forks
{ the Halls and Gates road when the
ghts on the car went out. DR.. Fer
uson was seriously injured, his jaw
one broken in two places and his
xull fractured. He is in the Baird