The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-05-31
LOCAL NEWS

Garland neighborhood.
Mrs. w. L. McClain, who has been
confined to her home with continued
fever for more than 10 days, is able
to sit up.
Mrs. w. E. Dalch, formerly Of
this city, who underwent an operation
in the HOsmer hospital, Dyersburg,
Friday, is reported to be steadily inn
proving.
Mr.. Two McFadden came over
from Humboldt and spent Wednesday
night here, leaving this morning for
New Orleans to stand an examination
for paymaster in the U. S. coast de-
tense corps.
in some way the name of Felix
Greer was omitted from the honor
roll of the first grade of the city
schools last week. He made a mark
of 95.
Mr.. Joe Grant sold three bales
of cotton to the Upton Cotton Mills
Tuesday for 20&. This was the high
est price paid during the season for
ordinary staple cotton.
The infant child of Mr.. Oscar
Mccullough, of the Simonton neigh
borhood, died Tuesday night of con-
gestion, after an illness of three
weeks.
Don't forget to register at your
place of registration on June 5, if you
are between the ages of Il and 81.
The government requires you to do
this and will certainly punish you if
you fail
-Messrs. F. S. Rast and T. o.
Densford, of the 5th district, were Wis
itors here Tuesday. The first named
has lately resigned as deputy sheriff
and Mr.. Densford has been appointed
deputy by Sheriff White.
-Arnie Mccullough, who was late
ly declared insane by an inquisition
of lunacy, was taken by Mr.. Dan
Archer to the Western hospital at
Bolivar the first of this week for
treatment.
-Children's services were held at
New Bethel last Sunday morning, at
Campground in the afternoon and at
Quito in the evening. Both the at
tendance and collections at each place
were good.
"A good deal of cholera is still re-
ported among hogs in different por-
tions of the county. Mr.. I. M. Nc
Gowan, Of the Oak Grove neighbor-
hood, lost two head last week and has
Is head sick with the disease.
Sheriff B. E. White requests us to
ask all parties whom he has appoint
ed to conduct the registration next
Tuesday, June 5, to return all cards
and papers lAtely placed in their
hands by him as soon as the registra-
ton is over.
-Rev.J. G. Johnson, of the Mt. Car
mel Presbyterian church, and Rev. R.
A. Wood, Of the Clopton Methodist
church, exchanged pulpits last Sun
day, Mr.. Johnson occupying Mr..
Woods pulpit at the regular morning
service and Mr.. Wood Mr.. Johnson's
pulpit.
The banks of this city have or
dered the third car load of peas, to
be sold to the farmers of the commun-
ity at actual cost. The peas will ar
rive here Saturday and application
should be made at the Covington Mill
ing Co.'s by those who want to pur-
chase them.
Rev. w. F. Galbraith, of Dallas,
Tex, spent Sunday with the family of
his friend, Rev. R. P. Walker, occu-
puing Mr.. Walkers pulpit at the First
Presbyterian church Sunday morning.
DR.. Galbraith is strong preacher
and large congregation was highly
edited by his splendid sermon.
See the list of registrars pub
lished in another part of this paper.
If you are between Fl and 81 years
of age, white or colored, you must go
to your registration place on June 5
and register or pay the penalty pre-
scribed by Uncle Sam, and you know
he "gets your number.
Mr.. R. L. Taught informs US that
the storm Sunday afternoon blew
down a two-room tenant house on his
place and unroofed another. The rain
did much damage to the land by wash
ing and the hail beat up the young
crops badly. Mr.. Taught lives in the
Solo neighborhood.
There has been great demand
for sweet potato slips in this COM
munity which the local dealers have
had difficulty in supplying. Mr.. Geo.
A. Sanford, secretary of the B. M. c.,
is now in correspondence with parties
who keep them and expects that the
local dealers will soon be able to sup
ply the demand.
"A dog belonging to Mr.. R. M.
Robson created some excitement in
the southwestern and southern sub
urbs of the city Wednesday. The dog,
which was a shepherd and bull, exhib-
tied many signs of hydrophobia. Dep
uty Ed Roberts and Policeman s. j.
Roberts gave the animal long chase
and finally succeeded in killing it just
north OF w. u. Sanford's store, a1ter
shooting it several times.
George Woodland, Lonnie Sanders
and Leroy Davis were arrested by
Shelby county deputy near Millington
for changing the train signals on the
Illinois Central railroad and were
brought before ESQ. Lauderdale Rich
ardson Monday for trial. Woodland