The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-05-24
LOCAL NEWS

room bungalow at Mason which Will
be occupied by Mr., A. NJ. Webb.
Mrs. E. T. Crews is still quite sick
at her home on the Mason road, three
miles south Of the city.
"A spark from the hue ignited the
roof Of Mr.. ]. M. Green's house Satur-
day, and the fire alarm was turned in.
Only very small damage was done.
"A valuable COW belonging to Mr.,
E. T. Crews, Of this vicinity, fell into
ditch Saturday and her neck was
broken.
Miss Katie Wardlaw, of the 18th
district, underwent an operation last
Saturday for appendicitis, Drs. New
man and Holloway being the attend
ing physicians.
The automobile of Mr.. Edward
Baskin and the buggy of Mr.. R. w.
Ashe collided near Liberty church
Monday morning. A front wheel of
the buggy and a shaft were smashed.
Rev M. R. Gibson will exchange
pulpits with Rev. W. E. Snipes newt
Sunday, Mr. Gibson filling the latter's
pulpit at Sharon and Mr. Snipes fill
ing Mr.. Gibson's pulpit in the A. R. P.
church here.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Malone, of the 9th dis
trict, who was visitor here Monday,
informed us that Baxter & Clapp had
Just finished digging a deep we'll on
his place. The well is 10 feet in
depth, the water is fine and cold and
comes within 20 feet of the top,
The Memphis conference Epworth
League conference meets this year
with the Methodist church at Fulton,
KY, June 10, 20 and 81 The indica-
tons are that the attendance will
break all previous records and the
program is the best yet offered.
Mrs. George B. Pettus, of Forrest
City, Ark, announces the engagement
and approaching marriage of her
daughter, Evelyn, to Mr.. John r.
Coates, of Memphis, the wedding to
take place in Forrest City the latter
part of June.
--Messrs. w. L. Brown and V. L.
0gilvie are now Scottish Rite Masons,
having been exalted to that position in
Memphis last week, the work having
been completed Thursday. There are
now seven thirty-second degree Ma
sons in the city.
Mr.. A. B. Terrence, who has been
employed in the Leaders job printing
department, left Saturday for Gren-
ada. Miss, where he will be employed
in W. E. Jackson's job printing estab-
lishment. Mr.. Terrence is a worthy
and energetic young man and will be
faithful to his new employer.
Our mailing machine has been
out Of repair lately, which accounts
for some of our subscribers not re-
ceiving their papers as promptly as
usual This trouble has now been
remedied and we feel sure the Leader
will reach its readers regularly and on
time.
DIR. H. M. Prettyman returned I
morning from Canton, ILL.,, /
where he went to attend the funeral
of his father, Mr.. David Prettyman,
aged SO years. whose death occurred !
at his home there on Wednesday of
last week. the funeral taking place
Friday. The deceased is survived by
four sons and one daughter. DR..
stopped over on his return
for a brief visit to relatives in st, /
Louis.
Mr.. A. G. (Boss) Williams, a well /
known citizen of the 10th district, died
at his home at 1925 o'clock Sunday
Mr.. Williams had been in a
poor state Of health for quite while
and had been confined to his room for
several weeks. The burial occurred at
Charleston graveyard Monday morn
ing at II o'clock, Rev. Chesley Bow
den conducting the funeral services in
The church there. The deceased was
IL years of age and is survived by his
wife and large family of children.
There was an interesting meeting
IF the Girls Canning club at Wilson's
Chapel Friday. The 10 members of
The club were not only present, but
mothers and friends of the girls as
we'll, amounting to 20 people. The
field work of Liberty and Holmes
schools was gone over by the county
demonstration agent, Miss Merryman.
community Gamer with 1000 cans
will shortly be installed at
he latter school and kept in contin-
lous operation.
Mrs. Lula Lewis, wife of Mr.. Jack
lewis, brief account of whose sud
len illness appeared in this paper last
week, died at her home at o'clock
after an illness Of eight
lays. She was buried at Munford
at $3.50 o'clock Friday, Rev.
I. Riley Davis conducting the funeral
services. The deceased was daugh-
er of the late Oscar Chapman, Of the
18th district of this county, and was SO
,ears Of age She is survived by her
two sons and two daughters.
She was member of the Baptist
.hurch.
Mrs. Gathrite Delashmit, widow
# the late M. L. Delashmit, died at
Ter home at Munford Friday morning
It A o'clock, after a long illness. Her
,urial occurred in Randolph Camp
.round graveyard Saturday afternoon
it o'clock, the funeral services being
by Rev. Mr.. Wadsworth,
pastor of the Methodist church. The
deceased was go years of age and is
nv ona dauuhtar Mrs Thorn