The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-20
Live Upton County Local News

4 SICK Tor the past rev Gays,
Mr. Joe Osborne is now clerking
at Baddour Bros,
Mr.. J. T. Robinson, of the Simon
ton vicinity, has purchased the Muir
ray place at Brighton and will move
there on January 1 next.
Esq. S. P. Owen. who has been
confined to his bed for two and a
half months with a severe illness, is
still slowly improving.
Miss Annie May Stevens, of VIII
son Chapel, is still very sick with ty-
! phoid fever and her condition is re-
ported no better.
MIR. ]. w. McQuiston and family
are new citizens Of our town. having
moved mere from Rosemark. They
are occupying the Sloan place on Col
legc street.
DIR. C. L. Hays will move about
October l to DR.. l.. ]. Lindsey's suite
of offices in the Enterprise building.
DR. Lindsey will probably enter the
army service about that GATE.
Mr. W, E. Greer is having his
house on Simonton avenue remodeled
newly papcred and painted, and is
also having 4 new barn and garage
erected
Martin Taylor, coored, who
works on the j. w. Stevens place in
the 9th district had two fingers cut
off accidentally in sorghum mill
Tuesday.
Albert Warmath, colored, was
tried Monday on a breach of trust
charge before Esq. ]. L. Richardson
and upon failure to make the required
bond of $3.50 was sent to JAIL
Mr.. Gus Miller has sold out
his store and stock of goods two
miles nofthiof Gift to Charles Neal,
colored, who will continue the bust
ness. Mr.. Miller will continue in
the grist mill business.
Rev. R. P. Walker returned Sat
urday night from Fayette county,
where he had been assistino Rev G.
A. Harper in a protracted meeting
at Rehoboth Church near Somerville.
Mr.. Walker preached in the Somer-
vile Presbyterian Church Sunday.
Mr.. J. H. Fortner las purchased
the John Craig place now occupied
by Mrs. Fannie Gee for a considera-
tion Of $1,000 He will convert the
place into a handsome bungalow and
will move to it with his family about
December ! next.
The Covington Fruit and Produce
Co. which is composed of Mr.. H. r.
Rose and Rev. w. A. Russell, is hav-
ing their place Of business improved
and a new office fitted up in front.
The company is located just one door
south of the old Commercial Hotel.
Mr.. Harvey Misenheimer, son Of
Mr.. M. A. Misenheimer, of this city,
who has been in the United States
navy for the past few months, has
lately entered Harvard University,
Cambridge. Mass, where he will com
plete his education.
Mr. Davis, cotton buyer from
Amarillo, Tex, spent Tuesday in the
city. He was on a prospecting trip
and will probably return next week
locate permanently and enter the
market.
Mr.. W. S. Cary, who has been
with Mr.. w. S. Mayes in the lumber
business for several years, has gone
on the road as travelling representa-
tive Of the Wilson & Hass Lumber
Co., of Halls.
Rev. Chesley Bowden closed his
two-years pastorate at the Phelan
Baptist church Sunday, preaching two
sermons. The church has flourished
steadily under his pastorate, the men,
bership having increased from 1877 to
283.
"A social gathering of the young
people of the First Presbyterian
Church will be held at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Howard at g.
o'clock Friday evening September
81, for the purpose of organizing b
Young Peoples Society Of Christian
Endeavor. 4
AR unusual sight was seen in
front of Green & Smiths meat ma
front of Greer & Smiths meat mar
ket Wednesday, lovely bouquet of
autumn flowers frozen solidly in
block of ice. 1t was the work Of the
Citizens Ice Co. and was sight worth
seeing.
-Attention-Wh will it profit a
woman if she has beautifully kept
home, and well prepared meals for
her husband and her sons die in
France for want of hospital shirt
or a bandage that she can, make by
working a few hours day at our
Red Cross headquarters at the Elks
home.
We have received a letter from
st. Louis, asking the whereabouts
of any of the family of Abe Glenn
mons, who was a Mississippi river
pilot and. lived in Randolph, Upton
county, Tenn. Anyone having such
is requested to address
Mrs. Lizzie Constant Toms, 6812
Virginia avenue, st. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. w. H. Pihner, Of Gift, en-
tertained Tuesday evening in honor Of
the young men, Messrs Oliver Ralph