The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-06-27

IL quart htShSS IA CVFAiS wa 49,
day evening. 4
Remember the weeds on your va
cant lots, in front of your premises
and in your garden, to cut them down,
Rev. Syl Fisher, of Tabernacle, |
will preach at Old Trinity church
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. 4
Help the good ladies Of thel
Brighton Red Cross by patronizing
their ice cream stand at the fourth
Of July picnic at that place.
Rev. M. H. Whitson, of Martin,
Tenn, will preach at Brighton next
Sunday morning, June 80, at the ii
o'clock hour.
Mr.. j. A. Green, who has been
confined to his room two weeks on
account of illness, is again able to be
out
james Allen arrived here from
Camp Pike. Ark, Wednesday morn
ing to attend the bedside of his
father, Mr.. Sherrod Allen, who is
veay sick.
-Thelma and G. w. Hardwick, Jr.,
entertained a number Of their little
friends with birthday party on Fro
day, June q, from 3 to 8 p. m. a
three-course menu of ices was served.
Mr.. Howard Parker has received
modification by card of the safe ar
rival of his son, Nelson Parker, who
has lately been in training at Camp
rSeyier, Greenville, S. c., in France.
Some patriotic citizen should look
after the matter of raising the flag
on the courthouse tower again. The
| flag-pole was struck by lightning,
but the flag is in the courtroom:
Mrs Robert Miller and little son,
Robert, left Tuesday for visit to
Jackson. Tenn. Mrs Miller went to
attend the bedside of her father, Mr..
B. G. Simmons, who is quite sick.
Don't forget that the Red Cross
ladies of Brighton viii have an ice
cream stand at the, Fourth Of July
picnic at that place. Help out a
worthy cause by patronizing these
good ladies.
Miss Nellie Garrett underwent
an operation for diseased glands Of
the neck lat Mayo's Sanatolium,
] Rochester, Mimi, Friday. She has
been getting along well since the
operation.
/ Mr.. E. r. Smith and family
came down from Unionville and at
tended an enjoyable family reunion
at the home Of the formers father,
i Mr.. A. S. J. Smith, in the Liberty
Ineighborhood, Tuesday.
w. j. HadIey, Of Mt. Carmel, lost
la four-year-old mare Tuesday after
noon. 1t was struck by lightning
{ There were several cows and horses
standing under the same tree, and
they were slightly shocked, but moi
injured.
4 We regret to learn Of the serious
illness Of Sara Hadley, daughter q
w. j. Hadley, Of Mt. Carmel: Sht
has been confined to her bed witt
fever for two weeks, trained nurse
and physician being in constant at
tendance.
Joe Boyce, the infant son Of Mr.
Clyde Kinney, of the End district
, aged about IL months, died Saturday
afternoon, and was buried Sunday at
ternoon at o'clock at Indian Creel
graveyard, Rev. G. w. Gean conduct
ling the funeral services.
/ The little daughter Of Mr.. Pear
! Rose, of the Holly Grove ~neigrbor
/ hood, aged about 20 months, diet
Sunday afternoon after a weeks III
ness, and was buried at Indian Creel
graveyard Monday, Rev. /. Riley Da
Wis conducting the funeral services.
Levi Smith, arrested by Deputy
!. Sheriff Drumwright on a charge Q
: assault and battery, was given
preliminary trial before Esq. Lauder
: dale Richardson Tuesday. He mad
!, bond in the sum Of $3.50, and wa
! released
!. Mrs. Annie Hammer, Mrs. Pau
: Gillespie and little daughter went Z
I Memphis Wednesday to see Mr.. Shep
herd Hammer, who was on his wa
: with his regiment, the Bath infantry
!, to New York. From there they eS
!, pect to sail shortly for France.
Mai. Mord P. Short and wife az
! rived here from Palo Alto, CAL, Fr
! day night. Maj. Short has been II
I structing in bayonet fencing at Cam
] Fremont, and has recently been prC
Y NOTED from the rank of captain
I After visit to relatives in Come
Z Mss. they will 60 to Des Moine
Y Ta. where Mai. Short will now b
J stationed at 1T. Dodge.
! Our good friend, MIR. Thomas !
!, b. Lawrence, Of Burlison, writes !
b that he has just returned from tri
IS from Henning down to Fulton Q
4 the river. He reports crops OF co
IS ton and corn both excellent. He ali
& sent us two copies of the LOndc
'e Dispatch, containing interesting a.
counts Of the reception given the San
it mics in London, besides many oth'
h matters of interest, for which he hi
our sincere thanks.
Mrs. Fannie Berkheimer, wife
, MIR. w. H. Berkheimer, Of Bingham
!, ton. died at the T. S. Hindman hon
2 IN the Brighton vicinity at z o'eloI
Sunday morning Of leakage Of Il
.. heart, and after an illness of sever
e months. Her burial occurred at 5
e. lem cemetery at | o'clock Monds
ID 1.-THE services being conducted by }
IS pastor, Rev. E. B. Lindsey, past
a lof the Al. r. P. church in Memph
&c The deceased was a former reside
he OF the 5th district Of this count
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