The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-06-13
LOCAL NEWS

next Sunday morning Oh Heavenly
Recognition Will We Know Each
60ther ID Heaven 7"
Or. G. I. Hays has moved from
1.-The Enterprise building to the front
lofsice over Rogers & Jennings bar
Iber shop.
-Children's services were held at
Hebron Sunday There was a good
attendance and an interesting pro-
gram carried out.
Now IS the time to cut down
the weeds ia your wards and on your
vacant lot in order to keep theu from
making seeds and producing more
weeds next year.
DIR William Murray, who has
been confined to his room as a re-
suit of having stuck bridge nail
/ in his foot two weeks ago, is able
to sit up.
! "A cow belonging to Mr. W. 4.
/ Travis, two miles west of the city,
died of blood poisoning on Thursday,
caused from eating some kind Of nox-
Iious weed.
e. A. Laughter and w. Newton
Fisher were sentenced to six months
in the Covington Jail and to pay a
fine Of $1,000 each in the Federal
court in Memphis Saturday by Jldge
Mccall.
The Busy Bees Of the Brighton
! A. r. P. church will give an ice
cream supper at the home Of Mrs.
+. B, Dewese on Friday night night, ] June
IA. Proceeds win go to buy war saw
lings stamps.
Mrs. S. G. Shelton is the editor of
the social department Of the Leader,
and if you know social or personal
item that can be used in that de-
partment, please call her up and tell
her about it. Her telephone number
is "a.
The friends Of Capt. Alfred Boyd,
who has been confined to his room at
his home in Brownsville for many
weeks, will be highly pleased to learn
that his condition is improving and
that his family is now quite hopeful
for his ultimate recovery.
Morris, two-year-old son of Mr..
Il. S. Huffman, of Brighton, died
Sunday morning at 2 o'clock. The
funeral services were held at Indian
Greek burial ground Sunday after
noon at $50, the funeral taking place
Immediately afterward, and being con-
Quoted by Rev. T. Riley Davis.
"A late communication from Ar
thur IL Hancock TO his parents brings
information that he has been called
for military service and has entered
Camp Taylor, at Louisville, KY, on
June 4. His wife will remain with
her parents at Meredosia, ILL.,, during
his absence.
Mr.. j. III Hunt, night officer Of
our local police force, who was stab
bed and severely wounded by Cue
Sheriff., colored, on Monday night of
last week, an account of which was
given in our issue of last week, was
able to be- up town Monday for the
first time since he was wounded
IA friend Of ours stated one morn
ing lately that he had purchased
dozen eggs in the local market. five
of which had well-deyelOped young
chicks in them. He thinks the dealer
should candle the eggs before buy
ing, and says he had rather pur-
chase his eggs and poultry separate
III
Miss Moffatt, the county home
demonstration agent for this county,
announces the following itinerary for
the coming week: Monday, June IL,
South Covington; Tuesday, Covington,
at Covington Supply Co.; Wednes-
day, county; Thursday, Mason; Fri
day, South Covington; Saturday
morning, office; Saturday afternoon,
South Covington.
The following were among those
from this city who motored through
the country from here Tuesday and
spent the day in Overton Park:
Messrs. Aubrey Baxter and family,
w, RI. Gift and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Goulder, Mrs. Joe Hunt and
children. Miss Nina Maley, Mrs. Win
Volz, Mrs Clarence MCGEE and
daughter
Mr.. Leslie Eahart. of Memphis,
son-in-law of Mr.. Archer Morrison,
of this city, was riding motorcycle
in that city Friday, when large
Newfoundland dn~ ran in front Of the
machine and it ran against the animal
with great force. Mr.. Eahart was
thrown to the ground and his knee
cap was broken, his hip badly bruised
and he also sustained other minor
injuries. He has since been confined
to his bed in the Baptist Memorial
Hospital
Mr.. O. C. Lomax, Of Memphis,
who is president of the Memphis dis
trict Christian Endeavor, made a talk
at Munford last Sunday morning to
the Christian Endeavor society of
that place, to the society at Beaver
in the afternoon. and to the society
of the First Presbyterian Church
here on the same night. Mr.. Lomax
states that "a delegates from Coving-
ton vii lattend the district meeting Of
the Christian Endeayor to be held
in Memphis from July II to Is.
Bob SomerviIle, colored, mem
Der of w, G. Hathaway's extra gang
on the Illinois Central railroad, was
struck by the pilot beam of the en-
CINE of fast train No. 8, southbound,
as he was crossing in front of IT,
Tuesday morning. His left shoulder
was painfully bruised and con-
siderable cash was cut in che arm,
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