The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-10-31

r. n. ~. Mchellaf Will speak at the
courthouse in Covington at 2 o'clock
next Saturday afternoon.
Your president asks you to vote
in Tuesdays election. Don't fail.
Much depends on it.
There have been 1881 bales of
cotton received at the Churchill COM
press up to date,
Democrats, stand by your pres
ident and party in this dangerous cri-
sis. Go to the polls next Tuesday
and get your neighbor to do the same.
Vote the straight Democratic
ticket next Tuesday-Shie Rob
erts, Hannah, Fisher, Gwinn, Green
and Moose.
The little two-year-old daughter
of Mr.. Y. L. Richardson, of the Gilt
Edge neighborhood, died Sunday
morning and was buried he following
day at Elm Grove.
We are requested to state that
there will be preaching at Pisgah next
Sunday morning at II, and at South
Covington the same evening at Z
o'clock by the pastor, Rev E. L. Led
better.
Your failure to vote next Tuesday
may prolong the war and cost thou
sands of precious lives. Think about
the responsibility
IF you can't fight in France for
world democracy, vote in America
next Tuesday for home Democracy
Vote the straight Democratic ticket
Roberts, Hannah, Fisher,
Gwinn, Green and Moose.
Mr.. M.F Jackson is now employed,
in the great powder plant in Louis
vile KY lie writes that the infIu-
enza epidemic has abated and the
danger is over there. There were
) 900 cases Of the disease
The annual Memphis conference
Of the Methodist church, that was
to have been held in Jackson, Tenn,
on November 6, has been postponed,
on account Of the "flu" epidemic, un-
til November 20.
Mr.. Robert Hindman, aged about
u years, son of Mr.. James Hindman,
Of the Brighton vicinity, who sailed
for France September %, died in a
hospital there on October 7. Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. BUGGY have received
4 nlessage BRINGING news that their
son, Ed BUGGY, has been slightly
in action in France.
Mr.. d. L. Huffman, well known
and highly respected citizen, died at
his home in the Elm Grove neighbor-
hood Tuesday afternoon, of pneumo-
lia, after an illness of 10 days, and |
vas buried on the day following. Mr.
huffman was about SIS years of age
1t the time of his passing away He
$ survived by his widow, four sons
md four daughters.
Mr.. ]. N. Stitt, an old and prom
nent citizen Of Union City, father of
Mrs. j. D. Hall, Of the Mt. Carmel
,icinity, died at his home Monday,
md his remains were brought here
md buried in Mt Carmel cemetery at
o o'clock Wednesday morning, Rev.
|. G.. Johnston conducting the funeral
ervices. Mr.. Stitt had for some
ime been connected with the Dahnke-
Walker Milling Co., at Union City.
nd was highly respected man and
n excellent citizen. He is survived
y his wife, a son and two daugh-
ers.
-Messrs. Emmett Osborne, Jesse
nd Reber Ralph few days ago were
utting a tree that had been felled
ONE time before into firewood length
vhen the first-named remembered
hat he had shot squirrel in that
rec 18 years before; that the squirrel
ad fallen into knot hole and he
ad been unable to get it. When the
not hole was cut open the skeleton
( the squirrel was found by the
Dung men.
Mr.. e. A. Bomar and daughter,
fiss Gladys, of the Macedonia neigh
orhood, were visitors here Tuesday.
Ir. Bomar told us that Claud Lee
rock, son of Mr.. Ernest Crook, aged
5 years, of his neighborhood, had
is right hand practically shot off
n the night previous while coon
uniting. The lads father was at
empting to "shine" the coon's eyes,
.aving the gun in the boys charge,
nd while doing this the gun was !
discharged and Glands
numb and three fingers were shot
#. and he was also wounded in the
hin. His father received some of
ne shot in his arm and chin.