The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-10-10
LOCAL NEWS
Bonds or Bondage-which?

Slogan of Service: He who
delays is lost; he who dallies is
damned. Buy Liberty Bonds.
Mrs. L. E. Mccormick, who has
been attending the bedside of hel
father, Mr.. T. C. McQuiston, al
Rosemark, returned home Wednesday
Mr.. McQuiston being better.
Surrender or Shut Up"-Amer-
ica's reply to the Kaiser's peace
chat. Buy Liberty Bonds.
Mr. w. L. Shelton was called to
Memphis Wednesday evening on ac-
count of the illness Of his little daugh-
ter, Alma. at the home Of her aunt
Mrs VIC. Phebus.
Now is the accepted time today
is the day Of salvation. Buy Liberty
Bonds.
The report Of the new county
Judge, Judge John Y. Peete, is pub
|lished in another part of this paper,
TO which the attention Of our readers
Ills directed.
Elder Porter Norris, of the Christ
liam church, preached in the Solo
Church Saturday night and Sunday
morning and baptized two persons in
Mr.. 7. ]. Faught's pond Sunday af-
ternoon.
The soldiers in the service are
resisting unto blood" Buy Liberty
Bonds.
Major M. A. Walker and son,
Charles, have been sick with influenza
for some days past, but they are re-
ported better this morning. Mrs
Walker is also on the sick list, suffer
ing from the same trouble.
Mr.. L. P. Flippin has received a
pair of fine registered polled Hereford
male calves, six months old, for his
Mason Road farm. The calves are
from Cannon & Son, of Des Moines,
Iowa, and cost $3.50 esch.
w. NJ. Of A. Camp No. 1928 held
an election of officers Wednesday
night. Henry Townsend was elected
consul and Burton Hill clerk. The
camp is reported in a growing and
prosperous condition. and Deputy
Crump reports 10 new members since
the beginning of the year.
Miss Mertie Chapman, who is
enc Of the teachers in the Lauderdale
street school, Memphis, came up
from there Monday night on a visit
to h0mefolks, Her school has sus-
pended on account Of the prevalence
of influenza and she herself has
been suffering from it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Tarry, Of Keel
ing, received a telegram Saturday
from sawa6ee, Informing them of the
serious illness with influenza Of their
on, Gailor. who is attending the Uni
yersity of the South there. Later
news is to the effect tat the young
man is better, though his parents are
still attending his bedside.
The handsome new church build
ing of the Methodist congregation
at Phelan was dedicated Sunday
morning by Rev. Robert A, Clark,
who preached the dedicatory sermon
to a large congregation. An indebt-
edness of $500 on the church build
ing was lately lifted.
On account of the prevalence Of
influenza, it has been decided best
to close all the churches and schools
of the city, both white and colored
and this was done Monday. The
picture shows Of the city have also
been closed on that account and there
will be no public meetings OF any
kind until further notice.
Mrs. R. V. Downing was called
to the Baptist Hospital, Memphis,
This morning to attend the bedside of
her husband. He has been suffering
from typhoid fever there for several
weeks and is not doing SO well. Miss
McFadden, formerly of this
place, who is suffering from pneu-
monia at the same hospital, is report
ed better.
Prof. E, Aston and Ed Mass
have been doing good work among
The colored people for the Fourth
Liberty Loan. They secured sub
scriptions from the following colored
people in the 4th district last Sun
day: Oscar Sheriff., Rev. j R. Ais
ton. w. L. Aston, w. w. Aston,
Maiish Small and w. D, Aston.
Volunteer Lodge No. 65 at Coving-
ton has agreed to take out 5000
worth Of Liberty bonds. Ed Mass
is the chancellor commander and L.
D. Aston, K. R. S.
DIR. Willard E. Poindexter, of
Longtown. Fayette county, formerly
Of this city, died at the home of his
DR.. w. G. Phebus, at
Z 80 o'clock Monday morning of bron-
chial pneumonia, after very short
illness. The remains arrived in Gov
ington on the 8 o'clock train Wednes-
day morning and funeral services were
held at the grave in Munford ceme-
terry, Rev. r. A. Clark, pastor Of the
First Methodist church. conducting
the funeral services. DR.. Poindexter
was 80 years old. His father, c. G.
served as trustee of Tip
ton county for IL years. He is sur
vived by his mother and by BROTHER
Mr.. Duke Poindexter, and by one sis
ter, Mrs. w. C. Phebus. Of Memphis.
Mr.. Al. L. Eahart and family, Of
Memphis, came up Saturday night
on a visit to the family Of Mr. A.
Miss Lyna Hamilton has returned
to Cincinnati to resume her studies
in voice at the Cincinnati Conserve
tory Of Music.
Mrs. James King and Mrs. Jesse
KING and children. Of Jackson, Tenn,