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

2l, 10 Mr. and Mrs. r. Nj. Downing,
Of the 18th district.
Dent forget that we have old
papers for sale at this office for
cents per dozen.
Born, Saturday morning, to Mr.
and Mrs. j. Fl. Faux, of this vicinity,
son.
Mr.. w. ] Northcutt, of Bride,
tells us that one Of his hens lately
Matched chicken with four well-de
veloped feet and legs.
-Eldridge Finley, Of the Leigh's
Chapel vicinity, was riding mule to
the field Friday when he was thrown
and three Of his ribs were broken.
The little son of Mr.. Henry
Byrd, of the 18th district, who has
lately been very sick, is aow I'M
proving.
! Rev. w. ]. Mccoy visited He
bron and Leigh's Chapel last Sun
day in the interest of Emory Col
lege. Generous subscriptions were
made to that institution.
Work on the missionaries for
the new draft began Thursday and
continues four days. Judge R. B.
Baptist is chairman Of the legal adj
visory board.
The county court will be in SEES
sion on Monday, July /, here. The
July term of the circuit court will
not be convened until Tuesday, July
IL.
Mr. Charles Yarbro and Miss
Jennie Murphy, both Of this vicinity,
were married at o'clock on Friday
morning, ESQ. Lauderdale Richardson
officiating.
Mr.. Thomas Drumwright, well
known citizen of the Henning vicinity
and known to many of our people,
was taken to the Western Hospital
in Bolivar for treatment few days
ago.
Mr. Ginner, send the Leader
your order for seed tickets, tags, etc,
before the ginning season begins,
have your supply ready on hand, and
you will not have to wait when the
rush comes.
Mr. J. NJ. Campbell and family,
Of the Ripley vicinity, passed through
here Saturday Mr.. Campbell was
on his way to the Phelan vicinity
to attend the bedside of his sick |
mother, Mrs. G. W. Cole.
Mr.. ]. R. Mckee, of the Oak
Grove vicinity, told us Saturday that
buzzard with a bell on its neck
flew over his field one day lately,
and that he could distinctly hear
the tinkle of the bell.
Homer, the five-year-old son of
Mr.. Arlee Smith, of the Liberty neigh
borhood, who was bitten by a sup
posed mad dog about a month ago,
was brought back from Memphis
Thursday night. He had been undei
treatment of a specialist there for
81 days.
The six-year-old daughter of But
ton Gates, who lives in the Oak
Grove vicinity, on the w. H. Walton
place, died at 2:30 o'clock Friday ar
ternoon, after a short illness, and
was buried at Mt. Lebanon Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. I. Riley
Davis conducting the funeral services.
Fred Terrell, Of the Burhson vic
unity, sent the second cotton bloom
to the Leader office. The bloom
reached this office Thursday evening
after the paper was printed last week.
1t was taken from a four-acre field
which the sender stated was knee
high, and was already two days old
when plucked.
The courtyard is still an eyesore
to everybody who sees it. and is
commented on unfavorably by every
body who has occasion to some to
Coyington. Will not the good ladies
take hold of the matter like they did
a few years ago and improve the
there?
Mr. Mackie Jones surprised his
sister, Mrs. W. E. L. Trim, when he
arrived on a visit from Camp Sewer,
S. G., Sunday for a few
days visit. He left Monday night
to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
R. Jones, of Pocahontas, Ark. Mackie
reports army life fine. He is hoping
to see some more of Upton county's
boys volunteer to go with him after
the Kaiser. He returned to his duty
Wednesday. He is serving as COM
pany clerk.
Mr.. Kerr Oates says in his arti- I
Gle from the Dunlap 0rphanage that
this is his last acknowledgment, as
his resignation has taken place. 1t
will take us some time to become
to thinking Of the orphan
age without associating with it the
names of Mr.. and Mrs. Oates. The
pest wishes of the entire church will
accompany them in their retirement
from work that has been labor
IF love to them for nine and a half
years A r. Presbyterian, Due West, \
). G. IA
The gap in the JEFF. Davis high
way at the Templeton pond one mile
south Of Atoka, caused by the heavy
'ain some weeks ago, has been filled
n and travel has been resumed over
hat portion of the highway. The
work, which was done under the direc-
ion Of Mr.. w. w. Templeton, was
on Thursday of last week. !
rhe gap was from 20 to 30 feet wide, /;
md it required six teams and nine
men two days to complete the work,
800 yards of dirt being used in the
ill.
lin the announcement column APP j
,ears the announcement of Mr.. George /
D. Green, of the 18th district, as a :
candidate for floterial representative |
from Tinfnn and Indni.dnIn lnn11sAkinc |