The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-18
LOCAL NEWS

4 Lets swat the auto flend. thu
i muffer noise fiend and the sidewalk
i bicycle-riding fiend.
Noble Smith, son of Mr.. A. G
t Smith, of Brighton, has enlisted ii
the army, and left Wednesday fol
J Jefferson Barracks, st. Louis.
There will be an Ice cream sup
per at Leigh's Chapel on the night
of July "a, for the benefit of the
Red Cross. Everybody invited ia
come and aid good cause.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Glass,
a son; to Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Thorn
ton, a daughter; to Mr.. and Mrs.
James Tillman, son. All of the 18th
district.
Mr. John W. Darby had the mis-
fortune to have his right arm very
badly sprained while cranking a car
a. the home of his brother, Mr.. ]. J
Darby, Tuesday.
Bill Taylor, the colored boy who
had his hand cut off in sausage
mill on Wednesday of last week, is
recovering rapidly. Practically all
Of his hand was severed, and the
stub of a thumb was left.
Alma Walker, young colored
woman, 10 years of age, who made her
home on the Hancock place three
miles east of the city, died Monday,
and was buried in the Upton grave
yard on the day following.
Shelton Sherrod, who has been
in the radio service at Great Lakes,
! ILL.,, arrived Wednesday on visit
to homefolks. He leaves Saturday
for Cambridge, Mass. to pursue his
studies at Harvard University.
Mr.. R. B. Shelton has been given
the contract for overhauling the Peo-
pies Bank at Stanton. The front will
be changed, a vault installed. many
other improvements made, and 1t will
be converted into modern banking
building.
Mr.. w. L. Owen is making his
home during the summer at Akron,
Ohio, and is employed in the legal de-
partment of the Goodyear Rubber 20.
Mr.. Hays Owen has lately enlisted
in the marines, and has gone to TT.
Quantico, Va.
Mr.. G. w. Billings, who has been
In the insurance business at Luxora,
Ark, for the past few months, is
now located at Blytheville, Mr.. q.
tx. Brown, formerly Of this city, VINO
has lately been in the same line OF
business here, is also now located IN
Blytheville.
Don't forget the Upton county
soldier boy in the environments, or
in the trenches. When you have fin-
ished reading your copy of the Leader
wrap it up securely, write his name
and address on it plainly, put one
cent stamp on it and mail it to. one
of our boys.
viii Estes and Easton Hall. both
of the Solo vicinity, were arrested
by Sheriff White and Deputy Barnum
Rice ior public profanity on tne
street here, They were tried before
ESQ. Lauderdale Richardson, and each
was fined SIS, but neither Of them be-
ing able to pay or secure the same,
were sent to jail. i
Rev. w. D. jenkins and wife and
daughter. Miss Sara, came over
from Jackson Tuesday night to at
tend the bedside of Mrs. /. R. Currie,
who has been quite sick, but who IS
now improving. Mr.. and Mrs. Jen-
kins returned home Wednesday, but
Miss Sara is remaining over for
longer visit.
Preparations are being made for
the annual reunion Of the Upton
county Confederate veterans at Brigh-
ton on the second Thursday in Aug
ust. A great time is expected. The
general reunion Of Confederate vet
Grams is to be held at Tulsa, Okla,
on September "a to 27, next, ana
a one-cent fare will be given to vet
Grams.
We were told Tuesday that Abe
Fields. colored, of the Longtown
vicinity, Fayette county. was shot
nv his stepson, man named Jones,
at the formers house Friday. Inc
cause of the quarrel between the men
is understood to have been an old
grudge. The wounded man was
taken after the shooting to a Memphis
bosn;tai where he died on Tuesday.
Jones had not been arrested up until
the time of Fields death.
The wife Of Mally Clay, who
lives on the Kyle place near Clopton,
was found dead, with the most OF
her clothing burned off, Monday. The
other members of the family had
gone away from home, leaving the
woman and some small children at
the house. The supposition is that
she committed suicide by saturating
her clothing with gasoline and set
ting it on fire. Half the contents
Of a quart of gasoline had been pour
ed out. The reason for the woman's
committing the act is unknown.
The separator of the Mt. Carmel
Thresher Co, was destroyed by fire
at the barn Of Mr.. ]. Allie Hill,
near Mt. Carmel, Tuesday evening
about 5 o'clock. The engine was de-
tached from the separator and was
saved. Mr.. Hill's barn caught on fire
from the separator, and was also de-
stroyed. A small amount Of wheat,
hay and corn, some pillow tools, etc,
went up in smoke. Mr.. Hill, we are
told. had some insurance on his barn,