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

Mr.. ]. w. Blanchard has been
seriously i'll at his home in this city
for the past few days.
Mr.. P. D. Moore is having an
electric system installed for lighting
his dwelling, store and gin at Mt.
Carmel
Mr.. j. NJ. Beaver returned from
St. Joseph's hospital, Memphis, several
days ago. While he is still confined to
his bed, there is a steady Improvement
in his condition.
Mrs. Rebekah 0gilvie is steadily
improving at DR.. Williams sanitorium
in Memphis and hopes to be able to
return to her home in that city this
week.
Rev R. P. Lucado will deliver a
lecture at Sharon church on Friday
evening, May 25, at the usual hour, on
Mexico and Her Condition. The
public is cordially invited.
The speed fend's life is being
made a burden to him in Covington
these days. Someone is caught ex-
ceeding the speed limit of II miles
nearly every day, and Officer S. j.
Roberts landed three of them Monday.
Miss Lois Miles, one of the popu-
lar young salesladies at the Covington
Supply Co.'s, is the owner of small
rat terrier that she says performed
most wonderful feat one day lately
the swallowing of a three-weeks-old
chicken at one gulp.
The Leader office has Just re-
ceived a good collection of new type
for the job printing department and
we are prepared to do anything in
printing in the latest style, from a
dainty card or invitation to the larg-
est scare-head poster.
"A large party of Campfire girls,
and Miss Miriam Drane, left here in
automobiles Monday evening for Glenn
Springs to spend the week there. They
rented Dr. Blaydes' hotel for week
and are having a great time.
"A plan is on foot by the railroads
of the country to send 10000 skilled
railroad men to France to build and
operate railroads. The Illinois Cen
trails quota in this is 1874 men. Super
visor ]. M. Jackson is this week mail
ing literature along the above line to
all the foremen Of the South Fulton
division of the above line This lit
erature is sent out by the manage
ment of the road.
"A destructive tornado visited our
neighbor county seat of Ripley Mon
day night. Among the damage done
were the blowing down of the cotton
and seed houses at the oil mill, unroof-
ing of the county Jail, unroofing of
j. I. Fargason Co.'s wholesale store,
killing of mare for Walter Hart; an
automobile was wrecked, mule killed
by having a scantling blown through
it, and numberless shade trees were
twisted and uprooted.
There was rainfall of III inches
here Monday night. From what we
can learn the rain was general
throughout the county. 1t was most
timely and opportunue rain and will
prove of inestimable benefit to the
farmers. A large portion Of them,
prior to the rain, had plowed up and
planted their cotton over the second
time. Some played the waiting game
and a good many fields in which the
plant looked like it was dead is now
coming up green and vigorous
Stack Hall and Ed Williams, both
colored, were arrested on the train be-
tween here and Melrose Wednesday
morning by Deputy Sheriff Ed Roberts
for bootlegging. They had 10 quarts
of booze in their possession and their
plan was to leave the train at Melrose,
bring the booze in a croker sack by
buggy to Covington and here dispense
it among those who have grown
thirsty under the bone dry regulations.
They were unable to make the re-
quired bond of $3.50 each and were
sent to Jail to await trial in ESQ. |
Richardson's Court today. Esq. Rich ,
ardson bound them over to the cir
cult court.
Little Miss Alma Shelton highly |
entertained 40 Of her little friends at |
her home Tuesday in honor of her fifth |
anniversary. There were games in the |
yard, a birthday cake, with burning |
candles corresponding to the age of |
the hostess, circus parade of animal
cakes, and other games for the child |
ren's amusement, and ice cream cones
and candy were served for refresh
ments, while a peanut and stick candy |
hunt was one of the most enjoyable |
features. The little girl was also the |
recipient of a number of appropriate |
gifts. Little Miss Leura
Phebus, Of Memphis, was an out-of-
town guest.
Mr.. w. I. Williamson and son,
Mr.. Julian Williamson, of Mason, their
guest, Mr.. L. w. Cherry, of Little |
Rock, Ark, and DR.. w. T. Somervell,
a former citizen of this county, but
for number of years past a resident
of Washington, D. G., were visitors
in this city on Tuesday. These gentle
men enjoyed visiting with number
of friends of their schoolboy days and /
going over some of the scenes of other /
days while here. DR.. Somervell went
from here to Dyersburg on a short
visit to his wife's relatives before re-
turning to his home in the national
capital His friends win be interested
in knowing that his son, Capt. Brehon
B. Somervell, is a late graduate of +
West Point naval academy, standing
sixth in his class, and is now an adju-
tant in the engineering corps of the