The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-05-23
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Duhuay hieAl.
Born Saturday morning to Mr.,
and Mrs. w. G. Kinney, of Memphis
formerly of this city, son.
Elder L. X. Harding, Of Hen
ming, will preach in the Christian
church here next Sunday morning
and at Solo the same afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
The Leaders classified depart
meat is growing more popular es an
advertising medium each week If
YOU have anything for sale, try it;
if you want to buy anything, try it.
Mr. A. H. Overall, of Memphis
was a visitor in Covington Monday
Mr.. Overall has rented the hotel Al
Glenn Springs from DR.. A. B. Blaydes
and he and his wife will have charge
Of i. for the summer season.
Mr.. M. A. Ray is making prep
arations to add 30 feet to the rear
of each Of the buildings occupied
by |. H. Lowenhaupt & Co. and the
First National Bank. This will
make the dimensions of each build
ing 25x110 feet. Mr.. Will Sam
uels has the contract for the work.
Mr.. |. L. Bringle received a let
ter Monday from his son, Mr.. Paul
Bringle, who has been attending an
art school in New York for several
months, informing him of the fact
that he had enlisted and had gone
to TT. Slocum, on Long Island, for
training in the field artillery.
Hon. L. E. Gwinn delivered the
graduating address of the Mayfield,
KY, high school before a large au-
dience Thursday night. Prof. r. M.
Lester, the principal of that institu-
ton, formerly of this city, has zone
into the army Y NJ. C. A. work as
secretary.
Don't forget the Upton county
soldier boys in the cantonments, or
in the trenches. When you have fin
ished reading your copy Of the Leader
wrap it up securely, write his name
and address on it plainly, put a one
cent stamp on it and mail it to one of
our boys.
Rev A. G. Gray, colored, of the
Gilt Edge vicinity, gave us his sub
scription to the Leader Friday. He
says he is IA years old and has five
sons, four daughters and 81 grand
children. Rev. Gray is the founder of
Bright Hill and Mt. Pisgah (colored)
churches.
Mr. R. H. Burns, vice-president
and manager Of agencies of the Uni
ted Life & Accident Co., spent last
week in the city. While here lie
appointed Mr.. John T, Garner gen
eral agent for West Tennessee. He
also appointed Miss Lucy Minor Croft
ford as secretary and cashier Of the
agency.
Mr. w. G. Kinney and two daugh-
tiers, Nellie May and Lillian, after a
visit to the family of the formers
father, Mr.. w. B. Kinney, in this
city, returned to their home in Mem
phis Monday morning. Mr.. Kinney
is now running a freight train on the
Y. & M. v railroad between Mem
phis and Cleveland, Miss.
Mr.. c. T. McCraw, Of Braden,
who has been spending the past sew
eral months in California for the
benefit Of his health. returned to his
home last week. His many friends
will be pleased to learn that the con-
dition of his health was greatly inn
proved by the GLORIOUS climate Of
California"
Chris Stevens, well-known col
ored man Of the Wright's neighbor-
hood, has finished his new house, built
on the site of his old one which was
destroyed by fire some time ago.
He feels very grateful to his white
neighbors, Messrs. w. w. GOode and
S. |. Wright, who contributed the
timber with which his new house was
erected.
Mr.. James Plaxco, of Brighton,
Tenn, spent a few days in Due West,
leaving on Monday morning for New
Orleans. Mr.. Plaxco has been en-
gagged for some time in Y. M. G. A.
work in the camp. He has joined the
navy. After three months drilling
at New Orleans IL will take the reg
ular service on the ships.-A. R.
Presbyterian, Due West, S. G.
"A letter from Mr.. w. L. Cop
penbarger, late manager of the Cow
ington Tin and Plumbing Co. and the
Palace theater, brings the information
that he is now located in Chicago,
his address being the Hotel Planters,
and that he is employed by broker
age concern in selling stocks and
bonds. Mrs. Ceppenbarger will join
him there, and they expect to locate
II Chicago permanently.
The smokehouse Of Mrs. Mar
garet Hill, of Brighton, was broken
into the night of May 9Th, and three
two shoulders and a ham
were stolen. Robert Kosminski was
by Marshal G. G. Phillips
and placed in Jail here, charged with
the. offensee Kosminsld was tried be-
fore Esq. Lauderdale Richardson Fri
day, and failing to make the required
bond of $500, was sent to jail
Mrs. Mary Carne, after an illness
of several years, died at the residence
of her son in Dyersburg Saturday
night. She was 81 years Of age, and
had been a resident of Dyersburg
for the past 20 years, and was a
member of the Presbyterian church.
She was the widow of the Rev.