The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-10-17
LOCAL NEWS

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will preach at Solo Saturday night
and Sunday morning. Services at the
usual hours
Alfred Ferguson. who had been
confined to his home in this city for
10 days on account Of illness. was
able to return to Memphis Wednes-
day morning to resume his studies in
the Normal School there. VIM. Nc
Clanahan accompanied him, and will
take up the same line Of work.
Mr.. NJ. E. Drane, Of Memphis,
arrived here the first of the week
and will now make his home in Cow
gton Mr.. Drane has succeeded
Mr.. N. H. Levy as superintendent of
the Churchill compress here. Mr.
Levy will return to Memphis the first
Of next month.
Mr.. F. s. Post. a former we'll
known travelling man in this section
out Of st. Louis, was in the city today.
Mr.. Post has large farm situated
five miles west of Stanton, and is
'devoting the most of his attention to
it now. He is busily engaged now
i'm installing saw mill on the place.
"A few friends from this city en-
ioyed a social hour in the hospitable
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Smith,
Of this vicinity, Tuesday. They were
served with a most bountiful dinner
English peas and other fall vegeta-
bles Were included in the menu. 1t
is needless to say that Mr.. and Mrs.
Smiths hospitality was enjoyed by
every guest to the fullest measure.
Mr.. ]. A. Bowden, a well-known
engineer on the Illinois Central rail-
road, a son of Mr.. ]. C. Bowden. for
merly of this county, died in Mem
phis Tusday night at 8 o'clock, of
pneumonia, after an illness of nine
days. His remains were brought to
Covington on the 9:19 train Wednes-
day morning. and thence to Mt. Leb-
anon, where the interment took place,
Rev. J, E. Miles conducting the fun
eral services.
Mr., N. j. Hadley, an old and we'll
known citizen of the 18th district,
father of Mr.. James Hadley, Of this
citv. died at his home one mile west
of Phelan Tuesday afternoon, of pneu-
monia, following an attack Of influ-
enza, and was buried at Charleston
graveyard at 4 o'clock Wednesday
The deceased was about
20 years old at the time of his death.
He is survived by his widow and sew
eral sons and daughters.
News has been received here of
the sudden death Of Mrs. Josephine
Ruffin, wife of Mr.. John B. Ruffin,
which occurred at her home in
Springfield, Mo-. on Thursday Of last
week. Mrs. Ruffin had been in feeble
health for quite a long while. She
was a daughter If the late Clark
Culbreath, and was born and reared
in this county in the vicinity of Tab
ernacle. The news of her death will
be received with much sadness by her
many friends in Upton county. She
is survived by her husband, three
sons and one daughter.
Mrs. Emaline Archer, wife Of
Mr.. viii Archer, died at the home
Of her sister. Mrs. Jesse Johnson, in
the vicinity Of Mt.Carmel. at 5 o'clock
Tuesday morning, Of malarial fever,
after long illness, and was buried
at Mt. Carmel cemetery TUESDAY, af-
Jernoon at 5 o'clock, Rev j G. John
son conducting the funeral services.
Mrs. Archer was 81 years Of age
ait the time OF Ter death. She IS
survived by her husband. one son
and daughter, by one brother, Mr..
Wiley Pickens, and two sisters, Mrs.
Ben Kinney and Mrs. Hopkins. She
was a member Of the Baptist church.
The many friends of Mrs. Robert |
Cameron in this city were shocked |
to learn Of her death, which occurred |
at her home in Memphis Monday
Mrs. Cameron was daugh-
Ter of Mr.. J. T. Stevens, for years
a prominent business man of Coving-
ton. and was born and reared in this
city. Her remains were brought here
morning and the buriel
occurred in Munford cemetery after
funeral services conducted in the First |
Methodist church by Rev. R. A. Clark,
The pastor. Mrs. Cameron was most |
sstimable woman, and was about IS
years of age at the time Of her death.
Three daughters survive her.