The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-29
News Of the Week from
All Parts of the County

safe arrival overseas.
pr. Henry Chamberlain has beer
confined to his bed with malarial fe-
yer for the past week.
Mr.. w. L. Mcbride has recently
received news of the safe arrival 81
his son, Ebert Mcbride, overseas
4 Nrs. b. L. Craig will be one Of
/ the clerks in the Union Savings Bank
after September !.
Ed Jones, who lives at the
Strange old mill site, east Of the
I city, has been quite sick with ma
Ilafia for the past several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Z. Ralph have
igqne to housekeeping, and occupy
Ethe N. ?. Garrett place on West Lib
IeFty avenue.
ME-. G.W.Parket, Of the Pisgah
vicinity, has received news Of the late
safe arrival Of his son, Walter e.
| Parker, somewhere in England.
Mr. Walker Bailey left this morn
ling fol- short visit in Georgia. From
athere he will 60 to Camp Gordon to
Ieater the officers training camp.
Mr.. w. G.. Sanford leaves Friday
for Cleveland, Miss, where he will
take charge Of the Bolivar compress.
Tie expects to move his family there
about December next.
Mr.. Ollie Townsend and Miss Luz
IA Yarbrough, both Of the Walnut
Grove vicinity, were married Sunday
night, ESD, A. a. Kelley performing
the ceremony.
The first bale Of cotton of ethe
new crop In the Mason territory was
sold there on August IS. The bale,
which weighed 568 pounds, was gin
ned oy the Mason Ginning Co., and
brought 81 cents per pound.
Mr.. R. s. Morris, who has been
9 as the agent of the American
Express Co., in this city since June
III, has resigned that position and
will shortly enter the army service.
His successor has not yet been named.
We are requested to state that.
owing to the protracted meeting I'M
progress at Oak Grove, the hour for
service at Liberty next Sunday las
been changed from morning until AFT
ternoon.
Mr.. M. S. Roane, of the MT. Car
mel neighborhood, is oyerhauling his
house and will make extensive inn
provements and changes on the place
Mr., Harwood Cary is assisting him
in the work.
There was rainfall of one and
d half inches in Covington Sunday
and Sunday night. So far az we have
been able to learn, the rains have
been general over the county, break
ing the long and disastrous drought.
Mrs. N. p. Garrett, two daugh-
ters Misses Nellie and Anita, and
sons, Robert, Abram and Edward,
left Saturday for Los Angeles, Cal,
ana will make their home either
here or III that vicinity. Mr.. Gar
rett win join them shortly.
Mrs. James Dority, Of this city,
has received news of the late safe
rival overseas of her brother, Dix
ie Taught, formerly of this county,
now with the American expeditionary
forces.
Miss Lou Ellen Marshall, daugh-
tel Of MIR. j. r. Marshall, has been
recently elected to the position Of
teacher Of the fourth grade Of the TT.
Towson, Okla, city school, and leaves
for that place to enter
upon her duties,
Miss Opal Hopper, Of Memphis,
after a two-weeks' visit to relatives
iii this city, returned home Wednes-
dav morning. She underwent an OPP
Grafton III the Baptist Memorial Hos
pital, Memphis, four weeks ago Tor
but has fully recov-
cred.
Mr.. Jack Hissong, who Is in the
employ Of the G. M. & A. Co., while
drilling d hole in a piece of iron Fri
day morning, got his hand caught
III the drill. cutting deep cash IN
II. 1t was necessary to take several
stitches in order to close up the
wound.
Miss Wilma Cullen gave a SIX
o'clock dinner Wednesday evening IN
honor Of Miss Mabel Watson, BRIDE
elect. and her guests. Miss Gragg, Of
Arlington, and Miss Wall, Of Coving-
ION. Several invited guests and
friends Of the bride-to-be were pres
snt. Humboldt Courier Chronicle.
Mrs. L. j. Lindsey and Mrs. W.
P. Haskins, of this city. have both
lately received kilograms bringing
news Of the late safe arrival of their
husbands in France with Dir. +, D.
Smythe's hospital unit. Mrs. +. n.
Byars, of the 18th district, has also
received news Of the arrival Of her
son, Ernest, overseas.
Mr.. Joseph Marks, formerly Of
this place, who has for some time
past been engaged in the grocery
business in Memphis, has gone to
Alamo, Tenn. where He viii take
charge Of the mercantile business of
his nephew, Mr.. Nathan Lewis. who is
now in the U. S. army. Mr.. Marks
wife and daughter, Miss Mary, moved
Is Jackson, Tenn, this week, where
hey will make their home.
Lieut.. B. G. Buford, Of Love Field, |
Dallas, Texas, arrived here Sunday
morning on visit to bis parents,
Mr. and Mrs. F. Fl. Buford The
young lieutenant is now finishing
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