The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-06-20

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Born to Mr.. and Mrs, Warner
Addison, of Red Bud, a son.
Mr.. Thomas Addison, Of the 18th
district, had the misfortune to lose
a valuable mule Monday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Brandon
Tucker, Of the Walnut Grove neigh
borhood, son.
John Wesley, little son Of Mr..
E. G. Glover, Of the 18th district,
as been quite sick for the past sew
eral days.
George Fletcher, who lives on
the McClelland farm in the Srd DIS
trict, sent the first cotton bloom
from linton county to this offlce
Tuesday.
DIR W. ]. Mccoy visited Clopton
church last Sunday in the interest
of Emory College. The congrega-
ton subscribed 500 for that instl-
ution.
There will be benefit ice cream
supper at the Clopton sc hoolhouse,
beginning Friday afternoon at
o'clock and continuing into the eve
ming, by the Clopton Boy Scouts.
Mr. Sam Burlison, son Of Mr.,
|. c. Burlison, Of Miss Dura Lanier,
daughter Of Mr. Frank Lanier, were
married at the home of Esq. 0. Il.
I4avelle on Sunday afternoon, that
justice officiating.
"A tenant house owned by Cleve
Evans, colored, at Mason, occupied
by a colored family named Boyd, was
DESTROYED by fire Sunday night. There
was an insurance, Of $500 carried on
the property.
The banks of the city, as well
as all the business houses, will close
on the afternoon Of June %, and ev-
erybody is expected to lend their sup
port in the great War Savings Stamp
pledge drive to be made that day
Mr.. J. H. Faulkner, Of the Atoka
vicinity, has received card from
his son, Elbon, telling him Of his
recent safe arrival in France. Mr..
j. B. Bell has also received news
of the safe arrival of his son, Muir
ply, overseas.
The young people greatly en-
joyed the opening ball at Glenn
Springs Tuesday evening. There were
many people present from Covington,
Memphis and other West Tennessee
towns. The music was furnished by
Memphis band.
The first new wheat Of the sea-
SON was brought to this market from
DR.. Crutcher's and Mr.. Frank Am
mons place in Lauderdale county
| Tuesday morning. There were Al
bushels in the lot, and it tested out
| 81 pounds to the bushel.
Mr.. Robert Chapman, son Of
4 Mr., Trigg Chapman, and Miss Ruby
Cosminski, daughter of Mr.. George
both Of this city, were
married at the home Of Rev. j. a.
Kelly Monday night at 8 o'clock, Mr.
4 Kelly officiating.
Mr.. Claud Simonton, who has
i for many years been engaged lnEthe
painting and paperhanging business
in Covington. filed a voluntary petit.
ton in bankruptcy in the fedora
court in Memphis Tuesday, listing liza.
bilities at $904.21 and assets o.
$42O.
Miss Veola Moore, Of Ripley
spent Friday and Saturday IN tins
city, the guest Of the family Of hel
; brother, Mr.. w. A. Moore. Mis-
) Moore has lately been elected on'
: Of the teachers Of the summer tern
Of the West Tennessee Normal Schoo
in Memphis.
Some of the younger girls q
Garland avenue gave musicale o.
Monday evening at the home OF Mis-
I, Lucille Owen for the benefit of tn
} Red Cross chapter. An entertaining
program was rendered, and admis
3 sion fees amounting to approximate,
| seven dollars were collected and turn
: ed into the Red Cross treasury.
Tomorrow will be the longest da
of this year. At midnight Saturd.a
the sun viii reach its farthest pom
north of the equator, and start bac
! on its journey south, dropping unit
December %, when it again turn
3 north. There will not be much nc
! ticeable difference in the dayligh
! hours for week or more, as th
I days will shorten only a fraction
d a minute.
Rev. Sutton E. Griggs, Of Men
I phis, will address the colored citizen
Of Upton county on Saturday aftel
q noon, June %, at ! o'clock, at tn
courthouse, on the war savings driv
Y Rev. Griggs is one Of the most alb
I. speakers Of his race in the soutl
\ and every cOlored man and woma
; over q years old should hear hin
= No children will be admitted, *
Z this is for the grown-up folks, ar
I. the space is wanted for grown peopl
Y It is the patriotic duty Of every co
2 ored man and woman in Upton couI
i i ty to hear him.
!. The state food administration hi
{. issued an order that all dealers
l. eggs must obtain a license from Il
4 u. s. Food Administration, Law d
& partnent. License Division. Wasl
1, ington, D. C. It is further o
n dered that no country stor
keeper may buy eggs Of farme
s without Gambling them. No poultl
se and egg dealer will be allowed to b.
re eggs from the country merchal
q without having them candIed, hoS
Is ever, the dealer can take the egl
le and haul them to their destinatit
# without Gambling provided he pc,