The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-06-20
! Interesting Facts from Over the County :

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS observation-disclosures lIllal.lllHllHlid
Mrs. W. B. Gragg, who has been
dangerously i'll for the past 10 days,
is now conyalescent.
Mr.. D. O. Ammons, of this vicin-
ity, has received a card from his son,
Clyde, telling him of his late arrival
in France.
Mrs. G. I. Morrissett has been at
tending the bedside of her father, Mr.
w. MI Smith, in the Brighton neigh
borhood, for several days. Mr..
Smith is reported quite sick.
Mrs. Cleveland Mccall, who UNI
derwent an operation at her home
about two weeks ago, and who was
quite sick at the time of our last is
sue, is now steadily improving.
Miss Eunice Hewett left Wednes-
day for Memphis, where she had an
operation performed in the Baptist
Memorial Hospital for the removal
of tonsils and adenoids
-Messrs. "a w. Rast, Andrew F.
Moody, J. H. Pouncey and J. T. Boil
linger, Of Quito, were visitors here
Wednesday. Mr.. Rast's mother, Mrs.
Sarah Rast, who has lately been quite
sick, is now improving.
"A tenant house on Spring
street, owned by Mr.. Sam Smith,
and occupied by Leroy Mitchell, col
ored, was destroyed by fire at 8
o'clock this morning. Most Of the
household goods were saved. The or
igin Of the fire is unknown.
Walter Fleming, of the Idaville
vicinity, and Nashville Leonard Glide
well, Of the 4th district, left Tuesday
evening for Camp Pike, near Little
Rock, Ark. where they will begin
training with the other soldiers from
Upton county.
Mr.. 7. "A. Wootton, of Martin, a
former well known photographer of
this city, was here Wednesday. Mr..
Wootton took two pictures Of the Ep-
worth Leaguers-one at the First
Methodist church and the other at the
picnic at Klingman's Grove.
MIR. Lewis Bailey, of this city, re-
ceiyed a card Monday from his son,
Mr.. Lloyd Bailey, telling him of his
recent arrival in France. Mrs. Cor
don Campbell received a card We'd
nesday from her brother, Jesse Rose,
telling Of his safe arrival overseas.
Mrs. S. R. Shelton, Jr., returned
Wednesday morning from Upton,
where she had been attending the bed
side of her mother, Mrs. 7. P. Eddins
Mrs. Eddins has been on the sick list
for several weeks, but took turn
for the worse about a week ago, and
is now in a critical condition.
The quota of colored draftees left
here this morning at 9:19 for Camp
Dodge, Ia, to begin training for sol
diers. There was an immense crowd
of their friends and relatives here tc
see them off, many Of them coming
here yesterday and remaining over
night to bid them farewell.
-Messrs. Alfred Vaughan, of De.
troit, and Clarence Massey, of Phe-
Ian? eteturned Tuesday by automobile
from POrtageville, Mo-, where they
had been guests of friends for few
days. They were accompanied *
Covington by Misses Ruby and Nina
Kelley and Lorine Dodd, Of Portage
vile, who are spending several days
visiting in Covington.
The following young people lef
here Wednesday morning for Martin
! Tenn, to attend the B. Y. P. u. stat
convention: Messrs. Stanley Shoaf
Carey Entriken, Miss Robbie Su,
Smith, Miss Rebekah Former, Pau
Shoaf, Misses Katie Lou Shoaf, Loi
Miles and Mertie Chapman. The con
vention convened at Martin Wednes
| day night, and will be in session unit
Friday night.
4 Mr.. j. L. Richardson has been i
Memphis for several days, attenain,
the bedside of his sick nephew, Mi
Nathan Crowder, at st. Joseph's Hos
pital, who died there at o'cloc
Tuesday morning, following an opens
ton. The young mans remains wer
taken to his home in Brownsville fo
burial Wednesday. Mrs. Richardso
and Mr.. w. X. Richardson went
that city to attend the funeral. TIL
deceased was 20 years Of age, and
survived by his wife and one child.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McCarte
! of Memphis, were at the reunion {
Holly Grove Sunday, and took dir
ner with the formers mother, Mr.
Louis Beckett, of Atoka. After dir
J ner Mr.. McCarter left for New Yorl
where he will take chage of one /
. the new Piggly Wigglys there. H
wife, formerly Miss Willie Archer,
! Brighton, is now visiting her mothe
Mrs. Haywood Archer, and win prol
: ably spend part Of the week wit
: her mother-in-law before leaving
!. join her husband.
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