The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-14
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Dock Terry, colored, on Mrs. A. S.
McCalla's place in the 9th district,
was destroyed by fire one night last
week, and but very few of the house
hold goods were saved. The origin Of
the fire is not known.
Seeds of all kinds are scarce and
have already increased in price from
80 to 300 per cent and more, accord
ing to valued exchange. Those who
wait until the last moment to order
seed will probably fail to get their
orders filled. Do not delay attending
day. n
Mr. J. w. Simonton, Jr., who has
been employed as clerk in the Office
OF the Pennsylvania railroad, in Mem
PMS, left Tuesday for Camp Sewer.
Columbia, S. c., and is now in the
Y. ). army service in the training
camp there, being employed as clerk
IN the 115th Field Artillery, the old
Chickasaw Guards.
Mr. Sol Rhodes, of the Park Field
aviation grounds, returned home SAT-
urday after few days visit to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George b
Rhodes, at Mt Carmel. Mr.. Rhodes
made trip in an airplane from Mil
llngton to Brighton one day last week
with one of the instructors of the
camp, Lieut.. Dawson. The pair reach
ed an altitude Of 1000 feet, and Mr..
Rhodes steered the machine for a
considerable distance.
Mr.. w. F. Stewart. Of the Cot
tens Lake vicinity, who was in the
city Saturday, reported that he had
Killed singing snake the day be-
lore that measured three feet in
length. From the number of live
snakes of which we have heard, live
bugs, budding naples, ETC., spring
must be on its way, but we shall not
be certain of its arrival until the an
pearance of "Shorty" Fellows: then
we shall know that the balmy sea-
son is here in deed and in truth.
Mr.. Tom Wood died in Dyersburg
Tuesday morning, as result of q
stroke OF paralysis. The remains
were taken to Ripley Wednesday
and laid to rest in Asbury cemetery.
Mr.. Wood is survived by wife,
two sons and one daughter. He re-
sided in this county all his life up
to few years since, when he moved
TO Upton county, and had only about
9 month ago moved to Dyersburg.
He was brother Of Mr.. R. w. Wood,
Of Ripley, and Mr.. M. L. Wood. Of
Gates.-Lauderdale County Enterprise
We are under obligations to our
correspondents in different portions
Of the county for the communities
tons sent us last week, and regret
! that a communication from Tabernacle
tailed to reach us until Thursday
night, after the paper was out. We
hope our friends will continue to
send in their letters every week; but
let them reach us by Tuesday night
and let their true names appear on
every letter, stating whether or moi
they wish their names to. be signed
to their letters in the paper.
Mr.. Ed larry, one Of the leading
/ citizens of the third district of this
county, and man of splendid char.
acter and standing, has recently re.
signed as postmaster at Keeling
Tenn, after many years of faithful
service to the government. The civi
service commission has announced
an examination to be held in Browns.
vile on March 8, 1918, for the pur.
pose of filling this position. For the
past fiscal year the compensation
of the postmaster at that office ha.
been $244. - Brownsville States.
Graphic.
Investigation has revealed ths
fact that the boarding of hides i.
the explanation of absurd prices FOL
shoes. Although there has been {
30 per cent increase of cattle anC
calves slaughtered in this country
during the past five years, the coun.
try has recently boarded 1875 ,14s
| pounds of hides, being a rs per cent
/ increase of hides held in storage on
the corresponding date Of the pre-
ceding year. 1t is amazing that any
company of men could want to make
fat money out Of Hfe's necessities a
a time like this. Ordinary profit.
do not entice these money-grabbers
they must have the extraordinar,
profits. Is there no way to get a
| them midland Methodist,