The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-09-26

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gram Wednesday evening informin
, him Of the very serious illness of hi
daughter, Mrs W. NJ. Robertson, a
McCrory, Ark.
= Luther Mckee was hauling ha.
Wednesday with the pitchfork on tol
of the load, when in passing under
limb the pitchfork was knocked off
cutting a very deep cash in his thigh
The friends Of Mrs. Mary Page
who has been confined to her home
, with fever for the past three months
will be glad to learn that she is i'm
! proving and able to sit up.
One of team of mules belong.
ing to Mr.. Clay Turner, which wa,
being used for hauling logs, fell deac
in the harness near the home of Esq
j. A. Shoaf Monday afternoon.
Edwin Hunt. of the clerical force
of the Upton County Farmers Unior
Bank, who has been confined to bis
bed with fever for more than 10 days
is reported better.
Mr.. Casey Huffman, of the
Brighton vicinity, who has been suf-
fering from an attack of slow fever
for the asst six weeks, is reported to
be Throwing
The Junior Red Cross will give a
tacky party at the Red Cross head
quarters Friday night at 7:30 o'clock.
Everybody is invited, and the admis-
sion will be 10 cents.
Mrs. Hooker, of the Clopton
neighborhood, has lately purchased
The ]. M. Burtis dwelling at Brighton
for a consideration of $3.50, and will
move there about Christmas.
The first frost of the season fell
on Friday night, September 20. This
is unusually early for frost. but it
was very light, and so far as we
can learn, but little if any damage
was done.
Mr.. Ashley Tanner and Miss Lois
May Johnson, both of the Brighton
vicinity were married at the home of
Esquire T. J, Lawrence, in the End
district, Friday evening, at Z o'clock,
that justice officiating.
Missionary day will be observed
at Liberty church next Sunday morn
ing. A good program is being pre-
pared. A similar program will be
given by the Oak Grove Sunday
school in the afternoon.
Mr.. w. F. Bringle has sold Capt.
Alfred Boyd's Red Bud Farm of 1000
acres to Messrs. w C. and A. S. VIM
ford and w. c. Howard. for consid-
Grafton of 100000. Possession will
be given January /, 1919.
Jake Won Below, German
who has been confined in the county
jail here for several weeks, was taken
to the Federal prison at TT. Ogle-
thorpe, Ca By an officer from there
Monday night
Miss May Mcdaniel, Of the AL
myra neighborhood, underwent an
operation at one of the Memphis hos
pitfalls last week. We learn that she
has been steadily improving since the
operation.
One Of the twin sons of Mr..
George Costello, Of the Quito vicinity,
not quite Y months old, died Saturday
evening, after an illness ofsewo weeks,
and was buried at West Union grave
yadr Sunday afternoon at $3.50.
Mr.. W. S. Hunt received letter
this week from his brother, Jesse
Hunt, who is on the batrtlefont in
France, bringing news that he was
recently wounded slightly, and was
in the hospital but was doing well
and expected to be out shortly.
Luther Flowers is now employed
at R. 7. Somervell's grocery, having
succeeded Paul Myers. who goes to
the West Tennessee Normal School
October /. M. F.. G. Waddell has sue
ceeded the first-named at the Office
of the Southern Express Co.
-Leveme Hewett, 17-year-old son
Of Mr.. md Mrs. James Hewctt, Of
Roscmafk. died Tuesday morning
about 3 o'clock, after a short ILLNESS,
of blood poisoning. Interinent was
in Mudyille cemetery Tuesday after
noon
Mrs. Flora Braddock, who lives
one mile south of Covington, mas e.
ceived a letter from her son Guy
H. Braddock, Of Battery B, 3l7th F.
A., American E. F., stating that he
has reached France safely and is
doing well.
Miss Rubye Moffatt, county home
demonstration agent. announces her
itinerary for she ensuing week as
follows Monday, South Coyington;
Tuesday, open; Wednesday, Bethel;
Oak Grove; Friday, South i
Covington; Saturday, office.
Rev. I. Riley Davis win preach /
at Pleasant lGreve Baptist church
next Sunday morning at II o'clock,
and at Smyrna Baptist church Sun
lay night. Services will likely be 4
continued at Smyrna several days and
lights.