The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-05
LOCAL NEWS


Carey Entriken is now employed
at the Union DrrE Co.'s.
Mrs. G. W. Joy, of the Oak Grove
neighborhood, has been quite sick for
the past week.
Mrs. Henry Burgess is reported
very sick at her home in the vicinity
of Phelan.
Mr.. A. A. Kelley, Of the srd dis
trict, brought in a cotton bloom
Wednesday which was among the first
to be exhibited here.
Mr.. James Phillips, of Mason,
was kicked by a mule on Tuesday
and the small bone of his arm was
broken.
The colored Baptists of this city
celebrated the Fourth of July by Civ
ing a picnic at the Frazier high school
and the Methodists with a picnic on
the church grounds.
The Dowdy tract Of IA acres, at
Brighton, was bid in by Mr.. John
Murray at the sale held by County
Clerk Simonton Saturday, his bid be-
ing $780, This bid is subject to a
10 per cent. raise up to July 10.
Mr.. John Fyfe returned Monday
from a visit to his brother, Mr.. C. w.
Fyfe, at Como, Miss. Mr.. Fyfe en-
listed in Memphis last Saturday as a
member of the Second Tennessee
regiment.
Martha, Isabel and Richard B.
Baptist entertained Tuesday evening
with a hay ride. About thirty little
folks enjoyed their hospitality and ice
cream was served to them at the
Union drug store.
The firm of Harvey & Pullen is
now having their ginning plant over
hauled, new foundations put under
the building, etc. Mr.. w. G. Nc
Gaughey has the contract for the
work.
Master Emmett Greerentertained
about fifteen Of his friends at his
home on Maple street Tuesday, the
occasion being his fourth birthday.
During the morning punch was served
and later ice cream and cake.
On account of woodworking, it
has been decided by the Brighton re-
union committee to hold the Confed-
crate reunion there this year on the
first Thursday in August, which is the
second day of the month, instead of
tha eaeond Thurcdav
The Epworth League of the First
Methodist church is looking forward
with pleasant anticipations to Gyp-
sy tea to be given Friday evening at
Mr.. Ed Klingman's lawn, three miles
south Of the city, beginning at $3.50
o'clock.
City mail delivery was actively
begun in Covington Monday. Mr. w
R. Boyd, who has for a number of
years been with the Covington Supply
Co., is the carrier. All drop letters,
for the city or elsewhere,
now require two-cent stamps.
Mr.. w. L. Coppenbarger, of Mem
phis, is opening up tin and plumbing
shop in the former Elk building here.
The name of the firm will be the Cow
ington Tin & Plumbing Co. The firm
viii deal in timers, plumbing and
electrical supplies, heating plants,
ETC., and will be ready for business in
about 10 days.
MIR. Roy Boyd, Of Chicago, arriv-
ed Wednesday morning on brief Wis
it to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Boyd. Mr.. Boyd is now attached toj
The Third engineers of the regular u.
s. army Mr.. Boyd expects to leave
IN a few days for some Atlantic port
and thence to France about the mid
die of August.
Mr.. j. M. Beloate died at his
nome near the Dunlap 0rphanage at
| o'clock Saturday morning, after a
ong illness, and was buried the same
afternoon at Salem cemetery, Rev. w.
E. Snipes, pastor of Sharon church,
the funeral services. Mr..
Beloate was about 65 years of age
and is survived by two sons and two
daughters.
"A farewell service was held in the
Methodist church at Randolph on
Wednesday by the pastor, Rev. Wads-
worth, in honor of a number of young
men of that place who are preparing
o leave Friday to enlist in the army |
low being raised for service in
France. The service was very appro-
,riate and very patriotic and the pas
or deserves credit for making it pos
iible.
Mr.. j. w. Simonton, of the Cow
ngton Leader, who has been confined |
o his home on account Of illness for
more than three months, left Tuesday |
afternoon for Eureka Springs, Ark,
where he expects to remain for sew
raj weeks in the hope of his health's t
'eing benefited thereby. He was ac-,
by his wife and three
Walter, Mary Alice and
Martha.
The exemption board for this
ounty, composed Of Hon. R. w. San
ord, Esq. John Craig and DIR. w. w.
'ale, is busily engaged this week in
the cards and preparing
lists to be forwarded to Washington.
list of all persons who registered
n June 5 will be sent there this week.
he board has not yet received any
Instructions as to the drawing Of
hose to be selected or how it is to be
one.
Allen Terry, young negro man
tho lives on the ]. Drew cClanahan