The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-05-10
LOCAL NEWS

V1A ,. w. X. BupTeE mas DSeH on
the sick list for the past several days.
Mr.. Boss Williams, of the 10th
district, who has lately been critically
i'll, is again able to be up.
Mrs. o. C. Peterson, who under
went an operation at her home in the
Mt. Carmel neighborhood last week,
is still improving.
Mr.. H. V. Taylor, who has lately
been with the Union Drug Co. at Ma
son, will be with the firm of Novel;
& Mann after May Is.
Mr.. w, w. Turner, who has lately
been quite sick at the home of his
brother, Mr. Clay Turner, is again
able to be up.
HON. L. e. Gwinn went to Bolivar
this week and is assisting Judge Ev-
erett in holding the May term of the
circuit court, filling Gen. N. A. Tip
toms position as attorney general.
Mrs. G. R. Gibbs went Monday to
Memphis to attend the State u. D. C.
meeting. Mrs. Gibbs went as a repre-
sentative of the local chapter. Mrs.
Annie B. Gibbs attended as a visitor
The mercury here went down to
Al degrees Monday night, which was
record-breaking weather for May z.
Luckily the conditions were not fav-
orable and there was very little, if
any, frost.
Tomorrow friday was set apart
Tor the annual decoration exercises in
Covmgton, and it is so announced in
another part of this paper, but it has
been decided to postpone the date in
definitely.
The general assembly of the
Presbyterian church convenes in Bir-
mingham, Ala, on Wednesday. Nav
IL. Rev. R. P. Walker leaves for that
city on May Is to attend upon the
deliberations Of the body.
Maj. V. H. Holmes, of Trenton,
Tenn, was in the city Tuesday and
Wednesday, Maj. Holmes has decid-
ed to enter the race for chancellor
from this chancery division and was
here in the interest of his candidacy.
Hon. R. B Baptist returned Tues
day from visit to Bolivar and Hard
emah county in, the interest of his
candidacy for judge. He reports a
cordial reception and good encourage
ment from the people of Bolivar and
Hardeman.
DIR. Ed Wall, the veterinarian, re-
ports the prevalence of hog cholera
over a great portion of Upton county.
Many hogs have died and many are
now sick with the malady. Vaccina-
ton has proven very successful, both
as a preventive and cure.
Mr. Thurley Smith, while doing
some painting at the grammar school
Monday, met with painful accident,
which confined him to his bed. "A
plank on pair of stepladders on
which he was standing slipped, throw
ing him to the ground and striking
his foot, which was badly bruised
and sprained.
Mr.. Joe Waits and Miss Hattie
Price, both of the Idaville vicinity,
were married in the office of County
Clerk G. P. Simonton Wednesday
morning, ESQ. Lauderdale Richardson
officiating. Both are young people
who stand well in the estimation Of
the people Of their community and
they have the best wishes of all who
know them for a joyous and prosper
GUS future.
Mr.. Adrian Boyd, who has been
attending Washington and Lee uni
versity, arrived home the first Of the
week. Mr.. Boyd and Messrs. w. A.
Shoaf, Jr., and John Fyfe passed a
successful examination for admission
to the officers training camp at Fl.
Oglethorpe, Ga. Mr.. w. "A. Black, Jr.,
formerly Of this city, now Of Mem
phis, also lately passed an examina-
ton for admission to the above camp.
-Messrs. I. 0. Bond, Walter
Fowlkes, B. G. Buford, Jack Stitt,
Richard Hastings and Humphrey
Keathley went to Memphis Monday
to make application for admission to
the officers training camp at Fl.
Oglethorpe, Ga. The list for the re-
quisite number had been filled by
previous applications and the young
men were unable to enter for exam
nation.
Mr.. James Taylor, who has been
a prescriptionist in Memphis for sew
eral years and who has for some time
past been with the Union & Planters
bank in that city, has bought the
stock of the Union Drug Co. at Mason
and will take charge on May Is. His
brother, Mr.. G. A. Taylor, will assist
him in the store Mr.. Taylor is a
most competent young business man
and we feel sure will succeed in his
new business.
w. A. Fordeccey, the Syrian who
had been confined in Jail here for sew
eral days, was released on bond,
which he made before u. S. Commits
sioner Lauderdale Richardson Friday.
Fordeccy was indicted in the United
States court in Memphis for perjury
in a bankruptcy case and was arrest
ed at Tiptonville and placed in Jail
here by u. s. Marshal Tyree Taylor.
Mr.. John Kelley and Miss Matte
Lee Warren, both of the Almira
neighborhood, were married at the
home of the bride Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock, Rev. w. e. Snipes, pastor
of Sharon church officiating. Both are
popular and highly esteemed young
people in their community and mem
bers of prominent families. The
groom is son of Mr.. N. M. Kelley,
the well known Almira merchant.
Both have the best wishes Of many
friends for their future welfare.
Henry Somerville, colored, ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff Roberts, was
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