The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-10-17
LOCAL NEWS

The Covingtan Milling Co. made
a carload Shipments head--of hogs
to st. Louis Monday.
Mr.. Edgar Hudson, Of the 18th
district, is reported critically i'll with
pneumonia.
Capt. T. F. McRee, of Atoka, is
suffering from a severe attack of
pneumonia.
The six-months-old child of Mr.,
ID M Delk died Monday afternoon
at s o'clock and was buried in Nun
ford cemetery Tuesday morning.
The Cumberland Telephone &
Telegraph Co. received large new
truck this week which will be used
in the company's business.
MIR. Duke Poindexter. who has
been critically i'll with pneumonia
in the Baptist Hospital, Memphis, is
now improving steadily.
The Covington Milling Co. is in
stalling a pair of 22-foot platform
scales at their plant. These scales
will weigh wagon, team and the load
all at the same time.
The local exemption board has
received a call for the entraining
of nine colored men here on the TAB
train Friday morning for Camp
Greene, N. c.
DIR. C. L. Hays, county health
physician, estimates that there are
now 5000 cases of influenza and
1000 cases of pneumonia in Upton
county.
The trial of John Loran and Dan
Brigham. charged with operating a
distillery and selling whiskey, has
been postponed again, and they will
be tried on October 20
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Snodgrass
and baby have been at Spring City,
Tenn. for the past several days, all
suffering from attacks of influenza.
They expect to be able to return to
Covington in few days.
Mr.. Thomas Addison sold his
flock of 81 head of sheep on Thurs
day Of last week to Mr.. Knox Harper,
Of Obion county, for $1,000. Mr.. Adj
olson said that the sale was made
directly as result of advertising.
Mrs. N. w. Kelley received news
Of the serious illness of her husband,
DR.. N. w. Kelley, at Camp Jackson,
Columbia. S. G.. and left Wednesday
evening for that place p attend nus
bedside.
Mai. M. A. Walker is still con-
fined ia his bed with influenza. though
NJ Il some better. Mrs. Walker and
Charles, their eldest son, both OF
whom have been on the sick list, are
able to be out.
Mr.. C. E. Cockrill, who had been
confined to his bed in hospital IN
Little Rock, Ark, was able to return
10 his home in this city Wednesday.
His sister, Miss Jessie, who had been
his bedside, returned with
him.
Rev. T. L. Hancock has a large
banana SQUASH on exhibition IN the
show windows of the Tennessee Hard
ware Co., sent him by a friend IN
Meredosia, Ill. This variety OF squash
is very fine for boiling. roasting or
making pies.
Mrs. ]. r. Horne, Of DUNCAN
vile. Texas, the oldest sister OF Rev.
Robt A. Clark, came Tuesday night
to spend two or three days with her
BROTHER. She has been in Misslsslp-
pi' visiting relatives. She will leave
for her Texas home tomorrow.
The opinion seems to prevail in
some quarters that last Sunday was
the last of the gasolineless Sundays.
This is the wrong impression alto
gether. as no orders have been issued
from headquarters taking the ban on
of free running of cars on Sunday.
Mr.. TT. Boswell died at his home
in the Hazel Grove neighborhood at
3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon of pneu-
nonia, after an illness of 10 days,
and was buried at Indian Creek We'd
nesday afternoon at o'clock. He
was about 80 years of age at the
time of his death.
Mr.. Claud Anderson, son of Mr..
J. w. Anderson. Of the Burlison vic
nifty, died at 8 o'clock Tuesday after
noon of pneumonia, after an illness
of 10 days, and was buried at Shiloh
at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The
young man was about 10 years Of
age at the time of his death.
The funeral Of Private Harry
81 years Of age, son Of DR..
G. F. Hedrick, formerly of Randolph,
who died of pneumonia at Camp Ma
bry, Austin, Tex, on Tuesday morning
Of last week, took place on Thursday
afternoon at the residence in Mem
phis. The young man was a member
Of headquarters company and had
only been in camp a short while. Pri-
vate Hedrick is survived by brother.
Charles Hedrick. who is with the
Hath field artillery, Both division,
now doing valiant service in France,
and sister. Mrs. G. A. Davis.
Great Lakes Naval Band No. 4,
a part of the great Sousa organiza-
ton. which has been touring the
country in the interest of the Fourth
Liberty loan, arrived here at 9:l5
o'clock Saturday morning and spent
The day. Beginning that afternoon at
2;S0 o'clock this splendid musical or
ganization Of 30 pieces gave a grand