The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-01
LOCAL NEWS

-4A p Vial SdieL wright, OF Ine All
myra vicinity is reported very sick.
Mis- Grace Lowenhaupt has re-
turned to Lucy, where she will again
teach during the coming term.
Mrs. Thomas Addison, who has
lately been quite sick, is now improv-
ing at her home at Red Bud,
Miss Mary Mcdaniel, of the Sharon
vicinity who has lately been very
sick, is able to sit up.
Mr.. J. R. Ringstaff, OF the De-
troit neighhorhOod, is making addi-
.tions to mis- house, consisting Of a
new l6-foot room, 10-foot porches.
all around, and new roof.
Edwin Hunt returned from Hum
boldt Wednesday, and has resumed
MS duties at the Upton County
Farmers Union Bank.
An inventory of all the supplies
IN the local telephone exchange was
taken Wednesday, preparatory to the
taking over of the telephone and tel
egraph lines of the country at mid
night that night,
"A tent meeting is in progress
at Kelly's Chapel. The meeting start
ed July rs, and will continue through
August 4, The services are being
conducted by Rev. S. w. Johnson. Of
Huntsville, Mo.
The wife of Byron G. Cook, of
Tilton, Ark, was placed in st. Jo-
scph's Hospital, Memphis, recently
for treatment, She is some better at
this time.
Rev. Allen Kellar, of Athens,
Tenn, is assisting the pastor Rev.
J. G. Johnson, in a protracted meet
ing at Mt. Carmel. The meeting be-
gan Wednesday night, and will con-
tinue for week.
Miss Katie Lou Shoaf pleasantly
a few guests at her love-
y home three miles southwest of the
.ity with a sunrise breakfast We'd
lesday morning in honor of Miss
Lucy Minor Crofford's guest, Miss
lois Crewdson, of Ballinger, Texas.
Mr.. M. E. Chandler, foreman for
he Cumberland Telephone & Tele-
yraph Co., with force of linemen,
S engaged in building another cir
,uit from Dyersburg to Memphis. /
t will take three weeks to complete
he work.
Judge S. e. Stephenson received
! message Wednesday stating that
lis daughter, Mrs, Charles A. John
on, is still quite sick at her home
n Des Moines, though her condition
las Somewhat improved since we
eported it last.
MIR. w. A. Massey, of the Phelan
told us Wednesday that
e had discovered several open bolls
f cotton in his 60-acre field. The I
pen cotton, he says, is on perfectly /
ormal and healthy cotton, and not on
ust-ridden or immature stalks. Mr.. Ic
!. L. Taught stated the same day I
hat he had seen several open bolls II
+ cotton in fields in the 10th and !
9TH districts. (
Mrs. DOME McMillen, wife Of
n, Dalton McMillen, and daughter
+ Mr.. Babe Baskin, died at her home
ear Gilt Edge at o'clock Wednes- :
ay morning, after a long illness.
Ter burial occurred in the Indian
reek graveyard Thursday morning at
| o'clock. The deceased was about
0 years Of age at the tiVae Of her
assing away.
The following out-of-town people I
anne in the first Of the week to at
md the funeral of the much lamented !
[iss Otha Elan: Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
enson and daughter, Miss Rosa Belle +
Dyersburg; Mrs. R. e. Hood, Of {
each, Texas; Miss Belle Martini of +
Mrs. J. r. Sanford, of Dali F
IS, Texas, and Mrs. Lawrence Cause, +
{ Leland, Miss. @
Charlie Knight, white, was struck tt
Y fast southbound train just south t
Upton, Monday morning. The
oung man, who is about II years i
age, stepped from one track to
ct out of the way of a freight
ain, and did not see the on-rushing
asenger train coming from the other ci
rection. His head was badly hurt, II
aving a wound four inches long cut h;
it, though the skull was not crush y
|, and there were several painful Fl
gIicnc ahn1f the h0dU fh0I1ph his m