The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28
LOCAL NEWS

Born 10 Mr.. ana Mrs. Joe WAITS,
Of the Idaville vicinity, a son.
Mr. Brown Lowenhaupt is now
employed as clerk in the First Ma
tional Bank.
-Four cars Of scrap iron were
shipped from Covington last week.
The cars averaged $500 each.
How about planting some of that
white Kaffir corn for bread and cakes
for meatless days?
Mrs. F. M. Sullivan, Of the Ida
vile vicinity, has been suffering from
an attack Of pneumonia for the past
several days.
Mr.. Joe F. Wiseman, Of the 18th
district, who has ben confined to his
bed with long illness, is again
able to be out.
Mrs. ]. w. Adams, of the Solo
neighborhood, who has lately been
quite sick with pneumonia, is again
able to be up.
Mr.. w. D. Williams and family
moved Monday from the Cause place
to the E. L. Roper place on Elm
street.
Great preparations are being made
for the two big days in Covington
on Wednesday and Thursday, April
10 and IL.
The First Baptist church of this
city is planning to make an every
member campaign on the fourth Sun
day in March.
Gordon, the little four-year-old
son of Mr.. John Moore, of the 18th
district, who has been very sick with
diphtheria, is now improving.
Keep up with the announcements
from week to week about the great
red-letter days in Covington on We'd
nesday and Thursday, April 10 and
IL.
Mr.. E. E. Turnage, Of the 18th
district, sold bale of low-grade
cotton and the seed here Saturday,
for S243.51. The bale weighed 780
pounds, and brought % cents per
pound, and the seed brought $25.11.
Thursday night, February 20, will
be the date Of the annual nomination
Of officers of the B. P. O. Elks Lodge,
and Thursday night, March 7, will
be election night of officers for the
next year.
"A considerable change in the
running time of trains on the Illinois
Central railroad went into effect
Sunday morning at 1901 o'clock. The
changes may be noted by reference
to the schedule printed in anothec
part Of this paper.
Mr.. w. C. McGaughey has fin
ished overhauling the house Of Mr..
Rufus Ashe, on Simonton avenue.
The house was converted into bun
galow, another story with three rooms
being added, front and back porch,
bath room, pantry, etc.
The young people enjoyed an
other dance at the Cozy theater Fri
day evening. The music was furn-
ished by a Memphis orchestra, to
the strains of which many couples
kept time with flying feet until
late hour. Sandwiches were served
during the evening.
Mrs. Mollie VanVickIe, wife Of
Mr.. Ben VanVickle, Of the Beaver
neighborhOod, died at her home on
Thursday morning Of last week, Of
heart trouble, and was buried at
Indian Greek graveyard on the day
following. Her husband and four
children survive her.
I'VE read in an exchange Of man
who threw out a lot of decayed
sweet potatoes, and his cows got to
them, eating lot of them. The
cows were made very sick by the
potatoes, and it was thought they
would die. It is said that rotten po-
tatoes win surely kill cows.
Mr.. Laudon Roane, who has been
making his home IN Memphis for
several years, has moved with his
family back to his old neighborhood,
the vicinity Of Mt. Carmel, and win
now make his home on the place Of
his brother, Mr.. M. S. Roane, near
the old Roane homestead. His many
friends are glad TO welcome him back
as a citizen Of Upton county.