The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-30
LocAL NEWs

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dwelling at Garland.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. W. G
Hanks, of the Atoln vicinity, Z
daughter.
Don't forget the Leaders want
column if you have anything to sell
or if you want to buy anything.
mr.. ]. L. Scott, who lives three
miles west of the city, had the mis-
fortune to lose a horse from conges-
ton one day last week.
George Howard, son of Mrs. Jes-
sic Hunt, Of Tabernacle, who has
been suffering from an attack of
fever, is steadily improving.
Rev. Chesley Bowden will begin a
protracted meeting in the school
House at Cotten's Lake on the first
Sunday in September.
Mr.. J. /. Coleman has sold his
place at Morgan's Landing to Mr.. C.
p NOEL for a consideration of $500
The place joins Mr. NoelPs farm,
Miss Minnie, daughter Of Mr.. C.
C. Owen, who has been suffering
from spell of fever for the past
several weeks, is improving.
One of team of mules belong
ing to Mr. Austin Shoaf of the Phe-
Ian neighborhood, being driven by a
colored driver, got into a ditch one
day last week while pulling a load Of
logs and was chOked to death.
Luther Allen, little son of Mr.
and Mrs. w. j. Fredrickson, who
has been suffering from an attack of
typhoid fever at their home in this
vicinity for more than a month, is
now convalescing.
Mr.. j. w. Glover of the 9th dis
trict informs us some thief visited his
house few days ago while all were
away from home and took half of his
meat supply, half a bushel of flour,
some onions, etc.
If you know local or personal
item of any interest, please don't as
sumo that we know it already, for we
can't learn anything unless someone
tells US about it, but tell us about it
or send it in by mail or phone.
1t was stated in our last issue
that Mr.. VIII. Paine had purchased
a tract of GO acres of land from Mr..
D. H. Lauderdale for consideration
of $4,000. The figures were trans
posed and it should have been Sc
acres.
Johnny Boyd, colored, arrested
by Marshal Ports. tried Friday before
Esq. j. L. Richardson, on charge Of
transporting whisky, was bound ov-
er to criminal court under a bond Of
$3.50, which he gave and was released.
Boyd had 20 quarts of whisky in his
possession when arrested.
The Woodmen's picnic and bar
becue given at Red Bud last Friday,
was great success and there were
between 1000 and 1900 people in at
tendance. One of the features of the
day was a came of baseball between
Phelan and Garland, in which the lat
ter won by. score of 5 to /.
Several couples of young people
Of the city greatly enjoyed a dancing
party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Grant Reid, on South Main street
night. Sandwiches and
were served for refresh
ments land music was furnished by a
Memphis band.
Mr.. John Craig has beer com
PEELED, on account of his health, to
retire from the exemption board. Mr..
Craig has been succeeded by Mr..
Clyde Mellow, of Gilt Edge, former
deputy under County Register Lee
Moore. Mr.. Mellow entered upon his
luties Saturday.
Mr.. R. M. Tracy, Of Randolph,
eft Friday for visit to his nephew,
Mr.. Marshall Lafever, at Holly
Springs, Miss. Mr.. Tracev has lately
sold his house and lot at Randolph |
% Mr.. Walker Barton and his farm
If Ga acres near Glenn Springs to Mr..
W. H. Barton, the latter for a con-
jideration Of $4,000.
Rev. r. P. Walker, who had been
n attendance upon the Sumner Con-
'erence at Montreal. N. c., returned
from that place Thursday evening
md occupied his pulpit in the First /
Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ng and evening. The conference at +
Montreal was conducted bv DR.. Will
,urn Chapman, the famous New York T
EVANGELIST
Our young men whose pockets
ire filled with cigarette wrappers,
niger nail cleaners, miniature curl
ngirons, looking glasses, etc, etc.
md have their mothers crease their
,ants every day are not the ones
Who will make good husbands. The
pockets of those who are helping to
make the country bloom and causing
wo blades of grass to crow where
me formerly grew, will be found
lied with barbed wire staples, and
different sizes of nails and screws.
they are the bows the girl had bet
er look after.-Ex.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal
f Friday morning stated that prob
bly, record price for spot cotton
n the history Of the Memphis Cotton
Exchange was paid Thursday morning
y Flippin & Jones, local cotton buy
RS, for the two bales of the new
rop received Wednesday by the r.
Cotton Company
rom Payne & VIM, planters at
Vintersville Miss. The bales each
rought Fifty cents pound.
'ne of the bales graded strictly
wv middling and the othrer strict
Both were 3-16-inch staple
Weights were not made public but