The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-06

to the Leigh's Chapel school daily
| the Rialto school having been aban.
doned. Mr.. Lindsey viii use a wag,
fonette for the purpose, and will carry
from 20 to rs pupils at a load
-Haroun AL Raschid Hut No
4l144, 0. o. of H., held an impor-
tant Monday night, at which time the
following persons were made mem.
bers of the fraternity in amplifed
form: Profs. R. M. Lester and Jesse
Miles, Messrs. Adrian Boyd, Walter
Fowlkes, B. G. Buford, Lovelace
WORKMAN and Virgil Grimsley.
Mr.. ]. E. Brassell, chief engineer
for the fleet Of government boats an
chored near Memphis, came out Sun
day and spent the day with his moth
er, Mrs. NJ. F. Jackson, who is quite
sick at her home on Elm Street
Mr.. 0. S. Murphy is confined to
his bed at Mr.. M. F. Jackson's with
"a severe illness.
Herbert Kinney enlisted in the
navy in Memphis Saturday and left
Monday morning for Nashville, where
his duties will be assigned him. Bur-
ton Mason also enlisted in the avia-
ton corps in Memphis last week.
Samuel Hall, son of Mr.. ]. w. Hall,
joined the marine corps in Memphis
last week and left Monday for Port
Royal, S. c., to enter upon his duties.
Mr.. S. w. Beddingfeld, Of
Gainesville, took up collection at
Eaoenezer Church Sunday for the Tip
tor County Soldiers Christmas fund.
The collection amounted to $40, and
Mr.. Beddingfeld, while in the city
Monday, turned the amount over to
Mrs. II c. Howard, chairman of the
committee.
Mr.. Farrar Smith, a former Cow
ingtonian brother Of Mrs. G. w.
Hamilton, Of this city, will shortly be
in France. He has been appointed an
army field clerk and will leave for
France at once, In order to accept
this appointment young Smith re-
signed his position as stenographer
to the Panama Canal Commission.
Congressman Fisher recommended
him for the position with the army.
Dock Barret, colored, made an
attempt to kill John Evans also col
orde, near the Masen public school
morning firing at him three
times witt a pistol, but ali the shots
sped wide of their mark. Two inno- |
cent by aFleEs; John w. Boyd and
Orange Yafhough, came near he
ing wounded, some of the bullets
striking a post against which they
were leaning. Barrett was placed I'M
der bond and his preliminary trial |
is to be held before ESQ. j. 7. Mar
shall today. The cause of the trou-
BILE between the two men is unknown.
Mr.. George w. Harris, highly
citizen, died at his home in
the neighborhood of Oak Grove Sun
Jay morning. Mr. Harris had been
confined to his bed by a long illness,
bat case Of pneumonia which he con
tracted only short while prior to
his passing away was the immediate
cause of his death. He was buried
at Smyrna Church graveyard Monday
the funeral services being
conducted by Rev. 7, Riley Davis.
Mr.. Harris is survived by his wife.
He was IS years Of age at the time
# his death.
Deputy Sheriff Ed Roberts dis
covered nine half-pints Of shorty"
he genuine and original article,
stored away under the seat used by
he news butcher on northbound
rain No. 10 Saturday evening.
When charged with its ownership the
Jews butcher denied it bitterly but
he evi6 nee not bebing sufficient,
lie was not arrested 1t is said that
he butcher had made a deal with
ome party in Dyersburg to deliver
he goods, and was taking it from
Memphis, which is supposed to be a
perfect Sahara Of dryness, to that
ity for delivery.
Mrs. Maclin, widow who lives
n the Bride vicinity, lately lost her
'urse and ffty-four dollars in the
tore of w. H. Bailey. The purse
vas found by Earl Warren, of the
9th district, who turned it over
0 his father, who had Mr.. Bal
~ to advertise in the last issue of
he Leader, that the owner could
ave same by identifying property.
his the lady did shortly after the h
aper came out, and she thus had her t
adly-needod money returned to her. r
similar case occurred only a few /
avs before, when Mr.. G.. NJ. Short t
dvertised sum of money found in 4
le store of Carnahan Bros, and it, {
20, was returned to its owner, a man
ON Mississippi, named Ben Waldo.
no lately moved to the Austin Shoaf
ace near Phelen. Who now can say
lat it doesn't pay to advertise? +
Mrs. Martha Claxton, resident =
Stanton for the greater part of T
er life, and for 10 years resident q
Covington, died at the home of her
Mrs. H. B. Saddler, in a
atesville. Tex, on Friday night, her a
'ath being due principally to the in +,
rmities of age. The remains were a
ought back to her former home at
anton, where the interment took F
ace at II o'clock Monday morn Is
g, the funeral services being con- 4
lcted by Rev. R. W. Swift, assisted i
: Rev. E. w. Maxedon. The de- L
ased had been faithful member r
the Methodist church during the :
ost of her long and useful life of 4!
years, and was a consecrated d
ristian, loved by all who knew her. 7
ne deceased is survived by two
Iughters, Mrs. Saddler and Miss
i'll Mat Claxton, also formerly Of I