The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
LOCAL NEWS


"A son was born Saturday to Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Smith, Of the Tab
efnacle neighborhood.
Mrs. Wesley Moon, Of the Mace
donia neighborh0od, is reported quite
sick with pneumonia.
DIR. G. r. Primer, Of the 18th
district, has purchased the place Of
Mr.. Burton Hill, and viii move to
Covington in few days.
IL you have any available land,
there is still time to SOW wheat on
it with a good chance to make fair
crop next year.
Mrs. ]. N. McMillen, of the Gilt
Edge neighborhood, who has been
confined to her bed with an attack Of
influenza for the past five weeks, is
still quite sick.
The Holmes high school reopen
ed Monday. Mrs. Will Vaughan and
Miss Morris have been elected to
fill the two vacancies in the faculty
list
MIR. W. G. Sanford and family
moved the first of the week to Nit
Ia Yuma, Miss, where they will now
make their home. Mr.. Sanford will
have charge Of Mr.. D. D. Lows plant
alton.
Rev. c. L, Owen, of Memphis,
preached for the Baptist congrega-
ton at Garland Sunday morning and
night, returning to the city Monday
morning. Good congregations attend
ID both services.
Mr.. ]. /. Bell, formerly night OPP
orator at the l. G. station in Coying-
ton, moved his family back to Hen
ming Friday. Mr. Bell has been APP
pointed agent at Henning, a position
he formerly held fer several years.
DIR. H. w. Sale received a cable
gram Friday from his brother, Dir.
w. w. Sale, in France, bringing the
news that he was safe and well. The
latter was in the hospital service on
the western front for several months.
Miss Ruth Ruffin is now employ
ed as assistant cashier for the Con-
tinental Piston Ring Co, in Memphis.
She lately completed a business
course in Miss Wyhe's business col
lege, in that city.
Mrs. N. w. Kelley, of the 9Th
district, leaves the last of this week
for Camp Jackson, Columbia, s. G.,
where she will attend the bedside of
her husband, Lieut.. DR.. Kelley, who
is still confined to the hospital there
on account of illness.
Messrs. Jack Stitt and Walker
Bailey, both Of this city, who have
been in the officers training camp
at Camp Gordon, Ca, for some time,
recently passed successful examina-
tions and have been commissioned
second lieutenants in the army.
Mr.. j. w. Harmon, Of the 7th |
district, has purchased the G. W.
Tracey and w. G. Hanks place for
consideration of $4,000, and the
place will be occupied by Mr.. ]. Il,
Sterling and family. This is known
as the Reeves old place.
Elks all over the United States
are preparing to observe their an
nual memorial day next Sunday, The
occasion will be observed here with
q fitting program. The services will
be held in the First Methodist Church
at 8 o'clock in the afternoon.
Tolliver Flowers, colored, was in
our Office Monday, Tolliver is 9S
years old, and was slave Of the late
ESQ. Flowers before the war. He has
seen four wars in his day, including
the Mexican war in 1916, and can re-
late wildly some scenes during the
Civil war.
Mr.. John Lavelle, a well known
citizen of the Detroit neighborhood,
and Miss Maggie Douglas were mar |
ried at the home of the bride in that
on Thursday night OF
last week, Esq. VIM. Richardson Of
,
VIM. Providence Terry, colored, !
Of the 9th district, is again in the ]
tolls. He was arrested here red /
handed by Deputy-Sheriff Barnum I
Rice Sunday night, with two kegs |
Of bootleg booze in his possession.
He was placed in Jail to await pre- !
urinary TRIAL. {
Miss Mattilou Brown left Sat I
arday for Park Field, Millington,
where she viii remain for two weeks.
During that time she will be in !
charge of the Y. w. c. A. hostess s
aouse, culinary department, and will
relieve Miss Patterson, regularly in
,harge, who is taking a vacation.
Hog killing has been very much
h vogue in this county for more than \
.wo weeks past, and we have heard y
if great many heavy porkers being a
Among these was one a
oiled by John Black, Of the 18th Y
district, which weighed $50 pounds, a
Iressed.
Mr.. C. P. NOEL received let .
er Monday from Mr.. Drew Moore, :
written in France on October %, stat {
NJ that he was safe and well. Mr.. !
/. L. Bringle had letter from his :, !,
on, Paul, written from the front q
nd dated October q, bringing the "
anne gratifying information. Il
REV. G. H. Warren, pastor Of the +;
Vest Jackson Baptist Church, preach
d from the pulpit of the First Bap- R
list Church by invitation on Sunday i'd
norning and Sunday night. Good
attended both services. II
lev. w. G. Beckett, Of Grace Church, HI
nashville, viii preach from the same fl
ulpit at the same hours next Sun W