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

All ICe CIGdfl supper VIII DC CIV
en- for Red Cross benefit at Leigh
Chapel Friday night.
The firm of HARRISON & Sherro,
has contracted for the tin work OF
the handsome new dwelling of MI
VIM. Tucker, Jr., of Ripley.
Mr.. Jack Hissong, an employs
of the c. M. & A. Co., who had beer
confined to his bed with fever since
July 4, was able to be out for thu
first time Tuesday.
Mr. Joe Smith, Of Brighton, who
was a visitor here Tuesday, informed
us that a valuable horse belonging
to him had its leg broken few
days ago.
Mr.. o. w. Souder moved back
from Memphis to his former home at
Rialto Monday. He is now employed
as flagman on the Illinois Central
railroad.
Mr.. w. E. Dean, of the End
district, was carried to the Western
Hospital at Bolivar Tuesday by Sher-
if White and Mr.. R. W. Ashe, and
placed in that institution for treat
ment.
Mr.. Josh j. Miller, of Gift, was
called to Luxora, Ark, Tuesday to
attend the bedside of his daughter,
Miss Aileen, who is sick with fever
at the home of Mr.. J. W. Spann,
where she is visiting.
Mr.. A. r. Ferguson, Of Internal
Revenue Collector E. B. Craig's Of
flee, Nashville. arrived here Wednes-
day, and will spen dtwo days in the
city looking after special war taxes
for 1917.
Mr.. T. ]. M. Daley, who has
been in charge of the local compress
for the past three and half years,
left Monday for Little Rock, where
he will now make his home. and Will
he in charge of the plant Of the
Little Rock Compress Co.
Charles E. Somervill, of Mason,
and Pat Couch, of Wright, success
fully passed the examination for
army service at recruiting headquar-
ters in Memphis Monday. Couch
enlisted in the cavalry, and young
Somervill in the field artillery.
The crops of old corn in the
county have suffered to great ex-
tent for rain-in fact, even if plen-
tv of rain should come now, its
Weld will be greatly reduced. A ram,
however, would be of great advantage
to late corn, to gardens, late pota-
toes, peas, turnips, etc.
Mr.. w. N. Russell, of the Detroit
who was a visitor
here Tuesday, has what he believes
4 the champion SOW. She is q Poland
China, is three years old, and farrow-
d 16 pigs on July a. All the pigs
are of average size, and all are NV
ng and doing well.
"A supposed mad dog created
mite ripple of excitement on North
Main street Wednesday, but was fin
ally killed by Will Lowe, colored.
Mr.. w. ]. Huffman, who has been
confined to his room on account OF
illness for several weeks, is improv-
ng, and is able to sit up today.
Miss Rosa Earwood, daughter OF
Mr.. Carey Earwood, underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the Hun
nan House Monday. We learn that
she is getting on very well.
There had been $4,000 bushels Of
wheat received at the Covington Mil
ing Co. up to Thursday morning.
The grain is still grading up TO NO;
3. the price of which has been fixed
~ the government at S2.lO,
Mr.. Sam Stephenson, who had
been attending the bedside OF his SIS
Ter. Mrs. Charles A. Johnson, in Des
Moines, Ia. returned home Wednes-
Law night. He reports Mrs. johnson
d be improving, and indications point
TO her ultimate recovery.
Miss jamie Laurie Mcllwain pleas
antly entertained about % OF her
friends with birthday party at nef
nome on East Liberty avenue Tuesday
night. Music and dancing and the
Of ice cream and cake made
a pleasing program for all.
There was general rainfall
over this section Wednesday and
Wednesday night. The rainfall in
was a little more than
three inches. The rain will be of.
great benefit to young corn, cotton,
late potatoes, gardens, pastures, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. 7. Campbell
and daughter, Katherine. Of Little
Rock, Ark, after a visit to Denver.
Manitou, Boulder, Estes Park and
other points in Colorado and Kansas,
City and st. Louis, arrived here the
last of the week on visit to Mrs.
Campbell's sister, Mrs. ]. S. Nc
Clanahan, and other relatives. They
made the journey through the coun-
try in their Oldsmobile.
Mr.. w. L. Shelton informs US
that he had in SIS acres Of wheat
on his place, the bearing old farm.
one and three-quarter miles north Of
the city, which yielded mora than 600
bushels Of wheat. and which brought
81, 241.80 in the local market. This
is one Of the Oldest settled places
in this part Of the county, but Mr..
Shelton has been seeding it down
for the past three years, and the value
of the land has constantly increased.
The above is simply an example Of
What ran ha done with improved