The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-21

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Mr.. Lee Branch has accepted \
position as clerk in the store OF
Mr. Nick A. Naifeh.
Mss May Griffin has bac1 suf-
ferlng from an attack Of app sndici'ig
for ;he past several days.
Phil, little son Of Mr., and Mrs
Phil Stone, who has been quite sick
for several days, is improving.
Get ready for the two big boost
er days in Covington on Wednes-
day and Thursday, April II and IL.
Mr.. C. L. FORMER is building a
nice, new bungalow on the site o.
the /. Morrison home on Elm street
fer Nj Alvin Fortner.
Mr.. L. S. Davis and family, who
have been making their home in
South Covington for several months
left for Magnolia, Miss, Wednesday
where they will now reside.
Mr., George Morgan and Miss
Maggie Rowland, both of South Cow
ington, were married at the Cow
ington circuit parsonage at 1880
o'clock Monday evening, Rev. j. A,
Kelly performing the ceremony.
Mr.. Joe Miller has bought the
McFadden & Shelton place on Boyce
avenue, now occupied by Mr.. N. A.
Croker, for consideration Of $500,
Scott Chapman, son of Mr.. ].
]. Chapman, Of the Hebron neigh
borhood has been suffering from pneu-
monia for the past several days.
Prof. B. o. Duggan has recently
resigned as chairman Of the Coving
ton Red Cross Chapter, and Mr. E.
H. McFadden has been elected in his
stead
Mrs. j. J, Green underwent ar
operation for appendicitis in st. Jo-
seph's Hospital, Memphis, Wednes-
day. She stood the operation well,
and is getting on as we'll as could be
expected.
Mr.. Sol Rhodes has been trans
ferred from Park Field, Miilingtou,
to the University Of Illinois Aviation
Training School at Champaign, Ill.,,
and leaves Friday for that place to
enter upon his studies there.
Mr.. Ed Hensley returned We'd
nesday from Dale, Okla, where he
went to attend the bedside of his
father, Mr.. W. W. Hensley, formerly
of this vicinity, who died Of paraly-
sis there Friday. Mr.. Hensley was a
highly respected citizen, and was Sc
years of age at the time of his death.
On Friday, February Is, Liberty
Lodge No. 265, /. O. O. f., had a
delightful meeting, c, w. Beasley
presiding. The first degree was con-
ferred upon one candidate, and there
were three applicants for the second
degree, which will be conferred al
| the next meeting, Friday, the 22nd
AT the close Of the session, Esqs. G
| N. Volz and G.. W. Beasley treated
the crowd to apples, oranges and ba-
nanas.
The First Baptist Church is plan
ming to hold on next Sunday morn,
ling, a memorial service in memory
of Cecil E. McFadden, a leading mem,
Der of this church, its treasurer fol
IA years, and a member of the boarC
Of deacons, who died recently. There
are to be some brief addresses. al
the conclusion of the service the
church will elect deacon to succeed
Mr.. McFadden, and also three Other
new deacons. The public is invited
to this service.
The Upton county teachers will
have their next monthly meeting al
the high school building Saturday
March 2. Superintendent Duggar
will give a talk on food conserva-
ton. Thrift Savings Stamps and 9TH
er topics of special interest will alsc
be discussed. The various depart
mental meetings will be held, in which
the reading circle books will be stud
led. 1t is possible that Superintenu
emit Sheriff. will be here on that day
to address the teachers. 1t is hoped
that all of the Upton county teacher.
Twill be present.
1t is made the duty Of circuit
judges to charge grand juries to in
dict all persons operating automobiles
or auto trucks unless they have paiC
the automobile tax and secured mum
her plates for the year 1918, as il
is misdemeanor to run an auto
mobile or auto truck on the public
roads or streets without first paying
the tax and displaying numbers al
front and rear Of car. Circuit court
meets the first Monday in March. II
| is made the duty Of sheriffs, deputy
sheriffs, constables and city marshals
to arrest all violators Of the auto
mobile law.
The Lady Singers Quartet will
be the next number of the Lyceum
series of entertainments, and will APP
pear at the Palace theater Monday
night, February 25. This company
offers a program of vocal quartet
selections, some Of which have been
especially arranged for them; solos
by the first soprano and alto; read
ings in child's dialect and dramatic
numbers; pianologs and saxophone So
los. One number is given by the
quartet in costume. There is not a
dull or tedious moment from the
opening number of the program to
the close. The company understands
the art of entertaining an audience,
and enters into the spirit Of their
work with a zest that is sure to
bring hearty response from all
present.