The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-13

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l0in the Red Cross. We need you
We need your money.
Mr.. Eugene Smith, Of the Holly
Grove neighbOrhOod, lost a valuable
horse from tetanus few days ago.
Dan Rice, a well-known colored
man, died at his home in this city
Sunday morning. He had been in
feeble health for IL months previous.
Mr.. R. A. Jester has taken the
position Of combination man at the
local phone exchange, which position
was lately held by Steve Wilkes.
Don't assume that we already
know a personal or local news item,
but tell US aboqt it or phone it to
this Office.
james Shelton, who had been
confined to his home with typhoid
fever for more than five weeks, was
able to be up town for the first time
Monday.
Mr.. Allie Lanier, of Detroit, was
taken to the Baptist Memorial hos
gpital in Memphis Sunday, where he
underwent an operation for appen-
dicitis,
Mr.. r. f. Wardhaugh has pur-
chased the B. B. Boyd place on East
Liberty avenue now occupied by Mr.
w. E. Cole, and will shortly move to
the place.
Mr.. Will T. David, Of the Leigh's
Chapel and Miss Maud Johnson, of
the Oak Grove neighborhood, were
married last Sunday morning at 10
o'clock, Esq. w. A. Long officiating.
Rev. R. P. Walker left Saturday
for Somerville, where he is assisting
Rev. Charles Harper in the protracted
meeting in the Presbyterian church
there, which will continue through the
week
Mr. A. G. Anderson, Of Gilt Edge,
has sold his entire stock Of general
merchandise to Mr.. Hugh Boyd, OF
Atoka. Mr.. Anderson intends to buy
an entire new stock of goods in the
near future.
Cambridge Taylor, an old and well
known colored man who lived at the
! McClanahan Quarter" place in the
9th district, died at his home Mon
day night at IL o'clock of tubercu-
losis, after long illness.
The holiness meeting at the L.
D. Vandergrift place conducted by
Elders Tracey and Coswell, near Gift,
has been a most successful one.
There were a number of baptisms
Monday as result of the meeting.
The meeting closed Monday night.
| Mr.. C. E. Smith has sold his
stock of dry goods to Messrs. W. G.
and S. L. Carnahan, of Marion, KY,
and they will continue the business
at the same stand, the M. A. Ray
building on the corner OF Liberty
and North Main street.
| Mr.. j. Winfield Darby has sold
his interest in the City Barber Shop
and laundry agency to his partner,
| Mr.. T. A. Nevis, who will continue
at the same stand. Mr.. Darby will
assist Mr.. Nevis temporarily in the
conduct of the business.
"A prominent cotton gin man
called our attention to the fact that
on September 16, 1916, there were
1858 bales Of cotton ginned in Covlng-
ton, which was the heaviest days
ginning ever known here. Up until
that date, which was the 18th, there
had not been lock picked and prob
ably would not be for several days,
Rev. C. L. Owen, Of Memphis,
came up the first Of the week to at
tend the bedside of his brother, Esq.
is. P. Owen, who has been confined
to his bed with a serious illness for
more than two months. Esq. Ovens
friends will be glad to learn that he
is improving and that hopes are now
entertained for his recovery.
/ Mr.. James Garrett, who has been
making his home in Albuquerque, N.
NJ, for some time, underwent an OPP
Grafton in the Santa Fe hospital at
Topeka, Kan, last Thursday. He
stood the operation we'll and is i'm
proving steadily. AS soon as he re-
covers he will come to Covington on
his vacation and pay visit to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. p Garrett.
| "A special service for the SOL
der boys of Upton county in the
first call will be held in the First
Methodist church here next Sunday
morning. All white young men and
| Confederate veterans are invited to
attend. Rev. Robert A. Clark, the
pastor, will preach sermon appro-
pirate to the occasion and there will
also be special music.
in a mine explosion at Sturgis,
KY, on August 4, Frank Coward, col
ored, son of E. H. Coward, Of this
city, was killed, together with 80 9TH
ers. Messrs Owen & Bringle have
received a letter from the Western
Kentucky Mining Co., for whom Cow
ard was employed, seeking settle
ment of his claim. Mr.. Bringle
leaves for that point this week to
look after the adjustment of the mat
ter.
Mrs. Salie Brammer, wife of Mr.
VIM. Brammer and daughter of the