The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-06-20
LOCAL NEWs


Master Paul Mcintosh is now
employed at the Alexander Drug Co
Now is the time to cut those
weeds on your premises in order to
keep them from maturing seed and
producing more weeds next year.
How about the courthouse yard !?
It's appearance is an eyesore to the
public, and something should be done
to improve it at once.
Sunday was the warmest day of
the year up to that time. The gov
eminent thermometer registered 100
degrees above zero,
Mr.. L. t. Moore, of Ridgeley, is
now employed on the clerical force at
the Upton County Farmers Union
Bank. He arrived here Saturday and
entered at once upon his duties.
An outbreak of blacllleg is re-
ported among the cattle Of Mrs. r.
A. Mcdonald, in the vicinity of Phe-
Ian. There have been three deaths
in the herd from that malay.
For the week ending Saturday,
June Is, the Leader received % new
subscribers and 81 renewing sub
scribers. Not such bad record, we
think, for such dull season of the
year.
The wedding of Miss Violet Hunt
ington to Mr.. 0cie Bogue has been
announced, and is to take place at
the home of Elder G. W. Tracey,
near Atoka, on Sunday, June %, at
Z p. m.
MIR. H. E. Walker and wife and
daughter, Floy, of Gift, spent Fri
day with relatives in Lake and Obion
counties. Mr.. Walker reports the
wheat crop very fine in these two
counties, and says it is all harvested.
Mr.. Walter Murphy returned Fri
day night from St. Louis, where he
went to place his daughter, Miss
Myrtle, in the st. Louis School Of
Millinery, and where she will take
an eight-weeks' course,
Mr.. T. B. Peeler and wife, Of
the 18th district, went Saturday to
Memphis. The latter went for the
purpose of having an operation per-
formed at one of the Memphis hos
pitfalls.
"A slight change in the schedule
Of trains on the Illinois Central rail-
road went into effect last Sunday.
The change may be noted by refer
ence to the schedule in another part
Of this paper.
Mrs. R. G.. Hastings received al
message Monday from her son, Rich
ard. at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga,
telling her that he was leaving that
day for a New Jersey camp, and
would then sail for some point over
seas.
The young people of Covington
and Ripley gave delightful ball at
Park, one mile south Of
Ripley, Thursday night. There were
20 young people from Covington inI
and all enjoyed the affair
to the fullest measure.
There will be 1876 colored draftees
TO leave here Thursday morning for
Ft. Dodge, Ia, to begin training for
soldiers, and on the morning of June
28 at 7:25 o'clock 1873 white draftees
will leave for Atlanta, Ca, to begin
training at Camp Gordon.
The first wheat of the new crop
was threshed Monday, and it is ex-
pected that threshing will become
over the county beforer the
end of the week. The first load of
new wheat reached here from Lauder
dale county Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Archer Morrison went tel
Memphis Sunday to attend the bed
side Of his son-in-law, Mr.. Leslie Ea-
hart, who was recently badly hurt
by being thrown from motorcycle.
The young man is still confined to
his bed and is still suffering very
much as result of the mishap.
DIR. Ed Wall received message
Friday from his nephew, ]. A. Wall,
late of Camp Sewer, Greenville, Sc,
son Of Mr.. w. A. Wall, formerly Of
this city, telling him of his safe ar
rival overseas in France. Mr.. G. W.
Parker received a message the same
day telling of the arrival Of his son,
Thomas, in France.
ALI track men on the Illinois
Central railroad are rejoicing over
an advance in their daily wage OF
from is 10 to % ga cents per hour.
The section foremen's salaries were
advanced from $50 to $91.65 per
month. Supervisors from S147.50 to
1875, and their clerks from $3.50
to S65.
The First Presbyterian Church
at this place has through a duly APP
pointed committee expressed to the
faculty and board of directors of the
College Of South Caro- |
ina its appreciation and qualification
At the honor conferred on its pastor,
DR.. R. p. Walker, by comforting on
lim the degree of doctor of divinity.
Miss Jennie Lauderdale, who has
been teaching at Houston, Texas, has
home to spend the sum-
ner months. She has given up her
school work in Texas to accept
place on the faculty of Fairmont
Seminary, Washington, unless called
nto war service, she having volun-
eered. Miss Lauderdale was ac-
.ompanied home by her niece, Miss
Alice Lauderdale Dyersburg Gazette.
The young negro, Cue Sheriff.,
Who made such a vicious attack on
Night Officer J. H. Hunt with his pock-
It knife on the night of June 5, in
'licting serious wound in the breast,
nhilo he uuas nranarino To lnck him |