The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-06-28
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Sidney Carey, who has been |
quite sick for the past three weeks,
is slowly improving.
Mr.. Robert Huffman, Of Garland,
is confined to his room this week with
an attack of malaria.
Mrs. L. P. Reaves, who has lately
been very sick, is reported some better
this morning.
Mr.. Two McFadden, who has re-
Gently been quite sick, is again able
to sit up.
The child of Mr.. Dan Young, who
has been sick for the past three weeks,
is now slowly improving.
Roy Turner, son of Mr.. Clay
Turner, has been quite sick or the past
several days.
Mr.. ]. W. Blanchard, who has
been confined to his home for more
than a month with a severe illness,
was able to be up town Wednesday.
Mrs. Mollie Shelley, of the Gar
land community, who has been dan
gerously i'll for several weeks from
erysipelas, is reported greatly im-
proved this week,
The ladies of the First Methodist
church have postponed their apron
Shower" until the fourth Monday in
July. The place where it is to be
held will be determined later,
The new bank building at Nun
ford has been completed, the fixtures
for the new corporation installed and
it is expected that its doors will be
opened to the public next Monday.
The firms of W. H. Barton & Son
and Mellow Bros. have established an
electric light plant at Gilt Edge and
lights were turned on for the first
time Tuesday night.
Mr.. John Hayes, who was operat-
ed on for appendicitis at the home Of
Mr.. ]. P. Boshers, In the 18th district,
by Drs. Newman and Lindsey, is
steadily improving.
The Ladies' Woodmen Circle, Of
Phelan, will give an ice cream supper
Friday night, July 6. Hon. Grant
Matthew, of Memphis, will deliver
an address on this occasion.
Mrs. M. K. kirkland, Of the Lib
erty neighborhood, who underwent an
operation lately at the Baptist Mem
orial hospital, Memphis, was quite
sick for several days afterward, but
is now steadily improving.
Preparations are being made for
the installation Of electric lights at !
Mt. Carmel church. Connection will be
made with the electric plant of Hill,
Moore & Co.
Two communications were left
out of the Leader this week on ac-
count of the writer's true names not
the letters. One was
from Mason and the other from Mel
rose.
The July term Of the circuit
court will meet Monday. 1t is not ex-
pected that the term will be long
one, as the new law increasing Judge
jurisdiction relieves the
However, there are sew
eral murder cases to be tried.
DIR. T. r. Connell, colored, has
shown us some fine specimens Of cot
ton taken from his field. The largest
Of the stalks is 28 inches high. 1t is
almost ready to bloom and has many
squares on it. The cotton is Of the
Early King variety.
Mrs. John McQuirter, who was
lately operated on for appendicitis by
Drs. Yarbrough and Gillespie at the
home of her brother, Mr.. W. G. Hath
away, in this city, has sufficiently re-
covered to be able to return to her
home in Memphis.
Postmaster r. H. Green received
a telegram Wednesday from the de-
partment at Washington stating that
the city mail delivery would begin
in Covington Saturday, June 30. Mr..
W. R. Boyd will be in charge of the
delivery.
The district conference Of the Dy-
ersburg district. Methodist church,
will be held at Munford, Tenn, July
1912. A large delegation from the
Methodist churches Of Covington and
1ther Methodist churches throughout
he county will attend.
"A mass meeting of the colored
people was held in the courthouse here
Saturday in the interest of the Red
Cross movement. The matter was
again taken up at the colored Meth
Ddist and Baptist churches Sunday and
The sum of $45.40 was raised at the
.wo churches.
MIR. T. C. Callahan, loss and dam
age claim agent of the Illinois Central
accompanied by Trainmaster
Cd Bodeman, visited this city Thurs
lay and while here checked up the
freight Office of the /. G. A mark of
LOO per cent. was given the force in !
.harge of - freight bushes here,
which is high compliment to all
# them.
Mr.. Charles A. Yarbfo and Mrs.
Matte Rhyme were united in marriage
asst Monday night at o'clock, the
Rev. S. R. Hart, pastor of the Method
st church at Mason, officiating. This
ouple has the best wishes of large
ircle of friends. Mr.. Yarbro is an
Dterprising citizen of Mason, where
hey will reside in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Miller, Of this /
ity, are in receipt of very interest I
ne letter from their son, Langston,