The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-10-25

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Miss Minnie Owen, daughter o
Mr.. G, G. Owen, of the Leigh Chape
; vicinity, is confined to her bed from
a relapse Of malarial fever.
Mr. D. l. Archer has purchase,
. the stock Of goods of Mr.. Georg,
Davis at Phelan and the two stock
win be combined.
Rev. j. f. Miles will preach a
Pleasant Grove church at the usua
hours On next Sunday morning ant
night.
Dfoges Of wild ducks have beer
/ seen going South during the last few
days. This is considered a never
failing sign Of the coming of cole
weather,
Mr.. W. NJ. Mcbride has sold his
place Of 100 acres three miles south
of the city on the Mt Carmel roaC
for consideration Of S7,685 to Mr.
James Blankenship.
Mr. Paul Bryan, aged IS years
son Of Mrs. Belle Bryan, died al
his homo in the Burlison vicinity
Tuesday morning after a two-weeks
illness and was buried at the Walton
graveyard Wednesday,
"A good friend of ours who hao
been running a four-hne article in
our want column for two weeks told
lis Wednesday that he had dozens OF
inquiries from the ad and had sold
the farm on satisfactory terms as a
result Of the ad.
"A district Sunday school conyen-
ton will be held at Sharon A. R. P,
church next Sunday, October 28, at
2:15 in the afternoon. The public is
invited and Sunday schools of TIE 4th
Sunday school district are asked to
SEND 4 good delegation.
Look on the margin or wrapper
of your Leader and you can find out
The exact date your subscription eX-
pires. Thus, if your name is John
Smith and your time expires October
25, 1917, it VII be printed John
Smith, t5oct17"
Mr.. John T. Garner has let. the
contract to Mr. r. B. Shelton for the
brick yeneering Of his dwelling on
South Main street. Pressed brick are
being used in the work and the house
win be converted into a handsome
brick dwelling.
Miss Corinne Gotten assisted by
.he members of the senior class OF
Byars-Hall High School will give a
residing in the high school auditor
Jun on Thursday night, November
the 9Th, at s o'clock. The proceeds
will be used in purchasing Liberty
bondf
Mr., H. c. Crigger, Of Munford, is
suffering from an attack of smallpox.
There are is cases Of the disease re-
ported at Munford and vicinity and
the Simonton and Upton vicinities.
School at the first named place was
tuesday on that account
DR.. G. L. Hays. county health physic--
ian, has quarantined all the infected
parties at their homes.
The Upton County Singing Con-
yention was held at Flatwoods church /
last Sunday, with dinner on the
There was very large
crowd in attendance from various
portions Of the county-many more
than could be accommodated IN the
church. Prof. j. w. Gaines, OF Mem
Dnis, was present with his male quar-
tette and led the singing. The day
was one of the greatest enjoyment
for everybody in attendance.
Postmaster R. H. Green has been
confined to his room for the past
several days as result of an auto
mobile accident. He was going with
4 party on a car ride Sunday after
noon and while going up a hill at
IT. Pillow the car be anne unman-
ageable, backed into a ditch and ne
vas thrown out, having a finger
knocked out of joint. had his hand
,adly sprained and one rib broken
" the mishap.
Mr.. Walter Robinson and Miss
Augustine Witt, both of Germantown,
anne out from Memphis on the $3.50
rain Tuesday morning and at 1880
'clock were married in the office OF
lso. S. r. Shelton, that veteran JUS
ice officiating. They returned to
heir home on the $50 train the same
vening. The young bride is be-
ween Is and is years Of age, but
en- mother, who accompanied the !
ouple, gave her w;%tten consent to
he wedding.
-Messrs. j. w. Mellow and E. F. !
lam, Of Gilt Edge, lately received I
our full FLOODED red Polled calves T
,om j. w. Larabee, Of Earlyille, Ill. q
hese cattle range in ages from to s
/ months old and were purchased 5
lille the above-named gentlemen g
ere at the Tri-State fair in Mem
MS. These are combination milk 4
I'd beef cattle and one Of the finest il
srds in the United States. having Il
ken almost every blue ribbon for s.
hich they have contested.
News was received here by DR.. G. g
Gillespie informing him Of the .
ath of his mother-in-law, Mrs. 5. .
Pickett. at her home in Crowley, 3
l., on Wednesday night of last week, =
ter a long illness. Mrs Gillespie =
Is attending her mothers bedside at !
e time Of her death. The same mes "
ge also stated that Mrs. Gillespie's
other. Mr.. G.. w. Pickett, who was
lployed as night yardman for the be
fsco railroad in Crowley, had BEEN M
OF by a tramp on Tuesday night OF eT
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