The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
County Local News

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ten-cent store.
Sunday school is held at Pleas
ant Grove church every Sunday morn
ing at 10 O'clock
Hon. John Y. Peete has been con-
fined to his bed for several days, with
an attack Of laTyneitis, but is now
improving,
The Ataeky" party which was to
have been given at the home Of Judge
r. B. Baptist On the night of March
2, has been postponed.
The condition Of Mrs. J. ]. Green,
following her late Operation in St.
Joseph's Hospital, Memphis, is stead
lily improving
Miss Sue Flowers who has been
suffering from an attack of pneumo-
mia, is now conyalescert. Her place
as teacher in the Tabernacle school
has been filled by Mrs. Gordon Bell.
Mr.. Dewey Prettyman left Wed
nesday for Paducah, KY, where he
will now make his home, and will
be employed as time-keeper for the
Illinois Central railroad.
DIR. James Woods, missionary
from China, will conduct services at
Mt. Carmel church at o'clock Sum
day afternoon. Everybody in the COM
munity is invited to attend.
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Basket ball enthusiasts are look
ing forward to what may be the
last game Of The season tomorrow
night. The game will be between
Byars- Hall High School girls and
the Central High School, Of Memphis.
The cotton market is still active
here, and from 80 to rs bales day
are being sold. "BolIies" are selling
from is to 18 cents, and better
grades bringing from 30 to 81 cents,
Seed is selling for $40 per ton.
The friends of Mrs. J. d. McMil-
len, of the 3rd district, who was re-
Gently operated on for appendicitis at
the Baptist Hospital, Memphis, viii
be glad TO hear that she continues
to improve there
A box supper will be given at
! the Second Methodist Church, in
South GeVingtan, Saturday night for
| the benefit of the fund for painting
the church. The public IS cordially
invited.
We are requested to announce
| that Elder Norris will preach in the
Solo Christian church Sunday morn
I ing at II o'clock. Ii the weather
will permit, he will preach there on
Saturday night at 7:30. All are
invited to these services.
REV. j. M. Hamil, formerly pastor
Of the Covington and Tabernacle cir
cults, died at his home in Wood
vile, Miss, Thursday evening at s
o'clock, Of heart failure. He Is sur
vived by his wife and four sons,
who have the sympathy Of many
friends in this county over their loss.
Mr. B. i. Terry, who had been
confined to his bed at the home Of
| his father-in-law, Mr. Dave Mont
gomery, in this city, with catarrhal
fever, was able to return to Camp
Jackson, Columbia, S. O., Wednes-
day morning. He is in the medical de-
Iariment thee.
Miss Ruth Dennis went to Mem
phis Friday to undergo an examina-
ton preparatory to offering her serv-
ices to her country as a Red Cross
nurse in France. She expects to
join DR.. F. D. Smythe's unit in Mem
phis, and will probably sail for some
where in France" some time in April.
The friends Of Mrs. H. f. Dick
son, who recently underwent on OPP
Grafton in the Baptist Hospital, Mem
phis, win be interested in learning
that she is gradually recovering, and
was able Friday to leave the hos
pital and go to the home of her broth
er, Mr.. E. E. Anderson.
The county school board held a
meeting here Monday It was de-
cided to close the schools at the end
Of eight months, which will be about
April Is. A committee was alse ap-
pointed TO make report to the April
term Of the county court on the
amount of money needed to conduct
the schools next year.
Negotiations are pending looking
to the securing of the field of Mr..
Nal Smith, one mile north Of here,
as a landing place for aviators from
Park Field, Wilmington. The field,
which covers rs acres, seems to be
satisfactory to the bird men, and it
is very likely that it will be secured
for the above purpose.
--Lonnie Scruggs and Pearl Finch,
on a charge Of transporting whis-
key, were arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Ed Roberts Saturday night. They
were tried Monday before Esq. Lau-
derdale Richardson, and their cases
were referred to the grand jury,
Scrvggs made the required bond Of
S2F and was released, but Finch
was unable to make bond, and was
returned to jail.
The house Of Mr. E. E. Smith, in
the Hebron neighborhood, came very
near being destroyed by fire Thu
day night. Mr.. Smith and family nd
been sitting up picking cotton from
unopened b0lls, Mr.. Smith remaining
up quite late for that purpose. He
retired about o'clock, and had just
gotten to sleep when the entire hearth
and firebox fell in. Mr.. Smith has
tiIy arose, and after very hard work
succeeded in putting out the fire be-