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

Don't forget that the Leader
keeps a full stock Of flour and sugar
blanks for merchants.
james T. Allen, Covington, R. F,
d. No. 8, left Friday evening fol
Camp Pike, near Little Rock, Ark. to
join the boys who left here for that
training camp on May %.
The Leaders classified depart
ment is growing more popular as an
advertising medium each week. If
you have anything for sale, try it;
if you want to buy anything, try it.
The supper given by the ladies
of the Red Cross at Garland on Fri
day night was a most pleasant social
affair, and the neat sum of $45 was
made for the Red Cross fund.
Mr.. R. S. Mellow told us Sat-
urday that he has a June apple tree
on his farm in the 4th district that
has produced three crops Of apples
in less than IL months.
Mrs. S. G. Shelton is the editor
Of the social department Of the Lead
er, and if you know social or per-
sonal item that can be used in that
! department, please call her up and
tell her about it. Her telephon num-
Der is "a.
IF you are in need of bill, letter
or note heads, statements of any
size or design, envelopes, remittances
or anything in the line of commercial
printing, send the Leader mail order
and it will be looked after as prompt
ly and satisfactorily as if the order
were given in person.
Mr.. J. Eldridge Gotten left Friday
for Memphis, where he will take the
army examination, and from there
will be sent to Jefferson Barracks,
Mo-, where he will be assigned to his
company, Mr.. Cotten's mother, Mrs
Emma Gotten, and his wife accom-
panied him as far as Memphis.
The family of Mr.. Alfred Boyd,
who for many years has lived in
Covington, has moved to Memphis.
The last members of the family, Mr.
Boyd and Gage, left Friday Mr..
Boyd has bought a residence OH
Peabody avenue, which they will oc-
dupy.
Don't forget the Upton county
soldier boy in the environments, or
in the trenches. When you have fin
ished reading your copy Of the Leader
wrap it up securely, write his name
and address on it plainly, put one
cent stamp on it and mail it to one
Of our boys.
The Upton county boy in the
trenches in France or in any Of the
environments in this country would
greatly appreciate your copy Of thu
Leader after you get through reading
it. Wrap it up securely and mail to
him, writing his name and address
plainly on the wrapper.
We miss a number of local and
personal items each week by people
assuming that we already know about
them. We can't know about your
visitor when he or she comes or goes
on night trains, so o1lige us by let
ting us know about these and other
matters.
Mr.. w. A. Someryill, of Mason,
has lately received a message from
his son, William, who has been in
training at Camp Sewer, Greenville,
S. G., telling him of his safe arrival
overseas in France. Blanton Hall,
Of Mt. Carmel, is another Upton
county boy who has lately crossed
the seas to fight for his country.
Lieut.. Lev C. Hamblet, who has
been an officer of artillery in France
since last September, has lately re-
turned to this country, and is now
stationed in New York, where he will
become an instructor in artillery SER
vice. The young man arrived at his
home in Mason Tuesday morning
for a short visit.
The old Methodist church building
at Phelan, which has done service
as a house of worship since te early
eighties, has been torn down, and
work on the handsome new edifice
was begun Wednesday. Mr.. Marion
Turner has the contract for the build
ing, and its cost complete will be
$2,40O.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Bourne,
of Keeling I aturned Friday evening
from Curve, where they went to at
tend the bedside of the latter's uncle,
Mr.. G. w. Powell. Mr.. Powell died,
that morning at 2 o'clock, Of paralysis
and was buried at Durhamville the
same afternoon at 8 O'Clock. The de-
ceased was 81 years of age, and is
survived by his wife and three chill
dren.
We hope the good ladies of the
civic league will take the courthouse
yard in hand as they did a few years
ago, and improve the appearance Of
things there. The patches of weeds,
bald places, pieces of trash scattered
about, broken-down seats, etc., make
the place an eyesore and a disgrace
to our town and county, and causes
much unfavorable comment from all
who visit the town.
Esq. George r. Ellis, Of Munford,
was a visitor in Covington Thursday.
Esq Ellis is considering the matter
Of becoming a candidate for floater
from Upton and Lauderdale coun-
ties in the next general assembly of
Tennessee, at the election to be held
in August next. Esq. Ellis is a
well known and popular member Of
our county court, and should he de-