The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-11-15
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Mr.. f. G. starnes began last week
the erection of handsome dwelling
at Simonton.
IF you haven't sown any wheat
vet, there is still time to sow and have
a good chance to make fair crop.
The supply Of fleur is more than
likely to be short in this country next
year. Let's raise enough wheat at
least for home consumption.
Mr. IryiRg Miller, Of the Liberty
/ vicinity, was cutting timber few
| days ago when limb fell on him
and his skull was fractured.
Floyd Harwell. son of Mrs. Ruth
| Harwell, who has been suffering with
typhoid fever for several weeks, is
still confined to his bed.
If you know Upton county sol
der boy at Camp Gordon Camp Sc
1 vier or any other Of the soldiers
training camps, send him your Leader
after you have finished reading.
Mrs. Archer Morrison was sum
plened to Memphis Monday morning
on account Of the illness Of her niece,
Miss Agnes Mitchell. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Mitchell.
The high price of flour will make
but little difference to the farmer
who raises enough wheat for home
consumption next year. Not too late
to SOW wheat for next years crop,
even it it is only few acres.
A great many LEGAL and personal
items fail to appear in the paper each
week on account Of people assun-
ing sthat the editor already knows
about them. He doesn't knew about
them anless he Is told, So if you know
any item IF that kind tell us about it-
Mrs. Matte Fletcher, daugher Of
Mr.. ]. w, Boswell, Of the Drummcnd
vicinity, has compromised her suit
with the Illinois Central railroad for
4 $40. 600. MRS. Fletcher was suing the
Illinois Central for the killing Of her
husband, a flagman on the above road
south Of Memphis. A
Rev. C. Al. Waterfeld, enc Of the
most learned preachers In SoptherR
| Methedism and whe has for the past
year beer paster of the Brownsville
Methodist church, has volunteered his
services il the National War Work
! 8Canneil aa& he's &ens tn his pest vi
duty All ut, 0glethrare
Mr.. M &. Terrell, IL tlAe Glak
Grese viciaity, who WASH the city
| Saturday tsid us that ne nad caught
q blue hawk In q steel trap ON Thurs
day, measuring 35ginches from tip To
tip. The hawk haa caught and killed
hen and Mir. Terrell teek q pertion
Of its carcass and bated the trap with
it. covering IT up with feathers.
Mr.. M. wv. Smith, Of the Sole
Reighberhoea, whe was a visitsr here
Saturday, infermed us that thief
visited his cettsM pea Thursday night
and stela 400 pounds Of seed cettep.
The thief set fire to the remaining Get
ton in the pen, but luckily it was
damp frena having been picked with
the dew On it and It weuld net burn.
Rev. Rshert w. Faux, whs has
been csRsiaeriRg speniRgs at points
in Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas,
| has accepted an Invitation from the
Floral Heights Presbyterian church,
Wichita Falls, Texas, to supply them,
locking forward to more permanent
relations the first Of the year. This
is a new organization. located in a
section Of that fast growing city
towards which it is moving. Mr..
Faux will leave in his car for that
point sometime this week.
PROF. w. =. Vaughan, Of the West
Tennessee Normal, story teller, imper-
senator, raconteur, characterize and
soloist, will give an Evening Of Story
and Song. :, under the auspices of the
Ladies' Missionary Society Of the Phe-
Ian Methodist church at the Phelan
public school on Saturday night, No
vember ~, beginning at 5 o'clock. The
entertainment will be given for the
benefit Of the new Methodist church.
Mr.. Vaughan is splendid entertain
err and has been called the "Uncie Re-
mus Man of the South.
DR. Ben Cox, pastor of the Cen
trail Baptist church, Memphis, spent
Friday In this city. 1t was a busy day
for DR. Cox, as he made a speech in
the Byars-Hall High School Friday af-
ternoon, in the evening preached to
the soldier boys who departed for the
training quartersat Camp Gordon and
later addressed a large audience Of
men in the First Methodist church, an
account Of which is given in another
column. DR.. Cox is the right man in
the right placein the Y. M. G. A. army
work, and simply can't be beat as al
mixer. He returned to Memphis Sat
urday morning.
Mrs. Eliza Forester died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. A. E.
Lane, in Memphis, at 7:15 o'clock
Thursday evening Mrs. Forester,
who was go years of age. had eaten
| her supper as. usual and was taken
suddenly i'll Immediately after eating
and died in a few minutes, her death
being due to the infirmities Of old age.
Her remains were brought te CcyiRg
ton on the 9.2I train Friday morning
and were taken to the home of her
niece, Mrs G. E. McFadden. The fune-
raj teok place from the McFadden
home the services being conducted by
Rev. II. d.. White, pastor Of the Lin
den Avenue Christian churck, Of
which church the deceased had been q
faithful member for many years, the
interment taking place in Munford
cemetery The deceased was born in
North Carolina, but tie greater por-
tion Of her life was spent in Memphis.