The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11
LOCAL NEWS

Mr. John L. Hudson has been suf-
fering with a stroke of paralysis
since Friday night
Messrs. f. B. Elan and Emmett
Osborne are building a 14x24 ware
house at the plant Of the Cola Cola
Bottling Co.
There will be an ice cream sup
per given for church benefit at the
Phelan Baptist church Friday night.
Everybody invited.
Edward, little son of Mr. R. A.
Glass, Of the Rialto vicinity, was
kicked by a colt Thursday, and his
nose was broken,
Mr.. J. H. Carter, of Atoka, was
among the visitors here Monday. He
reports his son, Cecil, who has been
suffering from an attack of fever for
four weeks, to be improving.
There were II young men from
this county Of the quota that left
here on July % for Camp Gordon,
Atlanta, Ga, returned or account of
one physical disability or another.
The ninth annual picnic will be
given at Upton on Thursday, July
%. Fifty per cent of the receipts
will be given to the Red Cross fund
by the managers.
Mr.. James Ballard and Mrs.
Rhoda Harrison, both Of the Gilt
Edge vicinity, were married at the
home Of Esq. 0. R. Lavelle. of the
3rd district, that justice officiating.
Hon. L. E. Carne, formerly Of
this city, now mayor of Dyersburg,
has lately volunteered for Y. M. G. A.
war service in France. His applica-
ton has been filed and accepted.
Made Margaret, aged four years,
daughter of Mrs. Eutha Hise and the
late Marvin Hise, died on Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock, and was buried
on Friday at $50 o'clock, Rev. T.
Riley Davis conducting the services.
Rev. Robert A. Clark, pastor of
the First Methodist Church, leaves
Friday for Junaluska, NJ G., to at
tend the southern Epworth League
conference, which begins its delibera-
tons on July IA and closes July II.
p. B. Sanford, well-known col
ored citizen of the 18th district, has
received notice of the safe arrival Of
his son. Charles B. Sanford, overseas
with the American expeditionary
forces.
The children greatly enjoyed
gypsy tea on the lawn at the home
of Mr.. Floyd Bringle Saturday eve
ming from z to 9 o'clock. Nice re-
were served during the
evening. and about Is children par
ticipated in the tea.
The following are among those
who left here Monday morning for
Tenn, to attend the Dy-
ersburg district conference meeting:
Revs. r. "A. Clark and ]. A. Kelly,
Messrs. ]. L. Richardson, H. R.
Rose, J. B. Wilson, J. A. Shelton.
While the labor required by sheep
raising is continuous, it is not heavy,
and if properly supervised and made
by financial return can
we'll be performed by boys incapable
fact should be given consideration
in many sections where farm labor
is scarce.
Mr.. W. r. Samuels is making
good progress with the addition to
The rear of Lowenhaupt's hardware
store and the First National Bank,
work on which was begun last week.
the length Of the bank building will
be increased % feet. and the Low
building 80 feet.
Mr.. G. H. Gill, of Birmingham,
arrived here Saturday night on a.
visit to his mother, Mrs. Ellen Gill,
and brother, Mr.. j. R. Gill, and will
spend the week here. His mother is
still confined to her room on account
Of illness. and Mr.. Gill came to at
tend her bedside.
Lets all set our timepieces up
an hour, if we haven't already done
50, in order that all Of us in Upton
county may have standard time. This
will avoid much confusion on the
occasion Of public meetings, in meet
ing trains, etc, and will be great
to all of the people.