The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-12
LOCAL NEWS

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Born, Thursday night, to Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. 0'BryaT, of the Somer-
vile neighborhood, formerly of this
city, son.
Rev. Chesley Bowden will con-
duct an arbor service on the old turn
pike road, three miles east of Gift, on
next Sunday afternoon. Public in
vited
Mr.. ]. B. Overall has organized a
base ball team at Garland and the
team is open for match games with
any team in Upton and adjoining
counties.
Mr.. j. l Bell, night operator at
the l. C. depot here, is now taking his
annual vacation and his place is being
filled by Mr.. C. B. Russell, of Water
Valley, KY.
The Confederate reunion will be
given at Brighton this year on the
first Thursday in August, which is
the End day Of the month, instead of
the second Thursday in August.
DIR. A. C. McCabe, Of Dyersburg,
will conduct services at Old Trinity
chapel next Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock. A cordial invitation is given
the public to attend these services.
Mr.. West Matthews, formerly Of
this city, late of Memphis, has lately
Joined the United States navy. He
left Saturday for Nashville and ex-
poets to go from there to Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. Clarence Brigham, formerly
of the Poplar Grove neighborhood,
who has recently been making his
home in Arizona, has lately returned
to Millington and is reported quite
sick.
Mrs. Charles Nelson, who lives on
the Dave Smith place in the 18th dis
trict, sustained a fall while going
down the steps at her home a few
days ago and her shoulder joint was
broken.
Mrs. M. X. Kirkland, who had
been under treatment in the Baptist
Memorial hospital, Memphis, follow
ing late operation there for appen-
dicitis, was able to return home Fri
day evening.
Miss Lois Vaughan, of Detroit,
while getting out Of car at the
home of Mr.. N. B. Ports, caught her
foot on the step and sustained fall,
resulting in the breaking of her arm
near the elbow.
Mr.. G. w. Stokes, who lives on
the Frank Stewart place in the vicin-
ity of Gotten lake, was bitten by a
copperhead snake Friday. Antidotes
We're administered and the poison was
finally removed.
The committee Of the county
board of education has let the contract
to Mr.. Marion Turner for the building
of the new schoolhouse at Gift and
work will begin this week. There will
be two rooms 20x30.
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Mr.. L. E. Greer has sold the
place of 100 acres adjoining Mrs. e.
more Miller's place, three miles south
of the city, to Mr.. N. M. Mcbride for
a consideration of $1,000. This is q
portion of what is known as the
Glass tract.
The congregation of the G. M. E.
church had successful rally Sunday
and nearly $3.50 were raised for
church benefit. Rev. Robt. A. Clark,
pastor of the First Methodist church,
preached for the above congregation
Sunday afternoon.
The Woodmen Circle of Phelan
gave most enjoyable ice cream sup
per on the Baptist church grounds at
that place Friday night. The nice
sum Of $24.50 was cleared for the Cir
cle's benefit and it was a highly en-
joyable social affair.
Mr.. John McDougald, of Rialto,
foreman of the Rialto section of the
Illinois Central railroad, joined the
Seventh Railway regiment Thursday
and left Friday for Atlanta, where
he will be stationed temporarily be-
fore leaving for service in France.
The firm of Marks & Anderson
has shipped several cars of scrap iron
from here this season. They are pay
ing go cents per hundred for scrap
wrought and cast iron, steel, etc.,
which in the highest price ever known
here, hence the unusual activity in
getting this kind of junk to market.
Willie Clyde, the six-months-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George McCraw,
of Kerrville, died on Thursday, June
20, of congestion, after short illness,
and was buried in the cemetery at
that place the day following. The
many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. McCraw
sincerely sympathize with them in
their bereavement.
Mrs. Fannie Burgess died of ma
larial hematuria at the home of her
father, Mr.. ]. J. Byars, in the Phe-
Ian vicinity, Thursday morning at 10
o'clock, after an illness of sever;li
weeks. Her burial occurred at old
Charleston burial ground Friday af-
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. Chesley
Bowden conducting the funeral serv-
ices. The deceased was about 80 wears