The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-04-26

Preaching and conference Satur-
day afternoon, May 5, at 3 p. m, at
Brighton Baptist church.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Full
Ter, of the Mt Carmel neighborhood,
a son.
Mr.. Robert Miller, Of the Tennes-
see Hardware CO., agent for the Max
well car, reports the sale of 10 Max
wells during the past 10 days.
Mrs. S. R. Shelton, Jr., who has
been suffering with an attack of ca
tarrhal fever for the past week, is
now improving
There will be no services in the
First Presbyterian church here next
Sunday, morning or evening. The
pastor, Rev. R. P. Walker, win go to
Halls to preach the commencement
sermon for the high school there,
Mr.. W. j. Combs, of the I'd dis
trict, who was in the city Wednesday,
said that the roads in his district
were in the best condition he had
ever known them to be, thanks to the
good work of the road commissioners
Little Miss Martha Lowenhaupt,
daughter of Mr.. Will Lowenhaupt,
who has been confined to her room
following an operation for removal of
tonsils and adenoids, is again able to
be up.
-Messrsr. Cliff and Win Nafeh
have sold out their stock of groceries
on the east side Of the square to Mr..
Joe Naifeh, who viii continue the bus
mess there. The first named has been
in Kiefer, Okla, for several weeks and
the latter expects to move there with
his family today.
The friends of Hon. VIM. Bennett
Hill, formerly of this city, but who
has for many years past been prom
inent member of the bar in Dallas,
Tex, will be pleased to learn that he
has lately been appointed by Mayor
Lowther as judge of the city court Of
Dallas This Office carries with 1t
nice salary.
The barn of Will Yarbrough, who
lives on the Shelton place, near Rialto,
was destroyed by fire Wednesday
night about midnight. The origin Of
the fire is unknown. Three head Of
horses, pair of mules, rs barrels OF
corn and lot of hay were destroyed.
There was no insurance on the prop
erty.
Mr. w. A. Witt returned Wednes-
day night from Gates, where he went
to attend his mother, Mrs. G. A. Witt,
in her last illness. Mrs. Witt died
Tuesday night, after weeks illness
and was buried Wednesday. She was
81 years of age and is,survived by
three SON and two daughters.
] Postmaster RI Fl. Green informs
us that the postal department requires
! that each family In Coyingtor provide
themselves with mail boxes or cut a
: slot in the door through which the
carrier may put the mail. As we UNI
derstand it, one or the other of these
! requirements must be met as pre-
: requisite to free delivery Of mail.
! Mrs. Lillian Ralph, wife Of Mr..
: Irwin Ralph, of the Gilt Edge neigh
borhood, died Sunday afternoon at A
I o'clock, after a short illness. She was
buried Monday afternoon in the
y Macedonia graveyard in Shelby coun-
z; by county. The deceased was IL
q years old and leaves a husband and
q an infant baby girl.
Hon. II. B. Baptist went to Bes-
2, semer, Ala, Sunday evening to de-
4, fend Dr. Elliott Blaydes, son Of the
q late DR.. j. E. Blaydes, for the killing
" of young doctor named Avery in Dc.
! tober last. DIR. Blaydes is charged
with manslaughter. The case was
ie continued on the application of the
" state. Mr. Baptist returned homt
lie Tuesday.
IS Jim Anderson, colored, was sho
T. Wednesday night near GAINESVILLE By
another negro, Andy Dickerson. tn,
1e particulars of the difficulty are no
D., known, but it is reported that ser
d. ious charge will be brought agains
en- Dickerscn in the event of the wound
Of ed mans death Dickerson and hi
n brother, who was with him at the tim
Of the shooting, were arrested b
It. Sheriff White and Deputy Sherii
Dr.. Holmes Winford and lodged in tn
~. county Jail.
ne Mrs. Sidney Bum, Of the Rialt
as neighborhood, came to Covngto
M Monday to investigate the where
abouts of her husband, who disaI
m peared from home about siX week
HI ago and was reported to have bee
I'LL found floating in the Missi'
bo sippi river near Memphis. HoweVe
, 81, the body that was found could not /
Nd identified as Bum. Mrs. Bum, aftc
- reading the account Of the discover
of the body in the Commercial Appea
H. Sunday, came to Covington to mai
.yI Investigations, fearing thai her hui
~ ~ band might have met such a fate, b.
chi; later developments indicate positive
.nQ thn+ +Lo hnd,r 10 ,1nt R11nn'c