The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-28

REV. I Il. Hancock again filled
I tie pulpit Of Rev 2. a. Clark ia the
First Methodist Church last Sunday
morning and night. Large congrega-
tons attended both services, and were
delighted with the preachers sermons.
Mrs. J p Overall, Of Garland,
went to Memphis Tuesday morning
where she will have her hand treated
in one Of the hospitals there. A can
cerous growth win be removed from
the hand.
Try sending the Leader mail
order for letter heads, bill heads,
statements, envelopes or anything you
may need in the printing line while
the bad weather lasts. We viii print
and return to you promptly and sat
isfactorily.
The roof of the house Of Walter
Yount, two and a half miles south Of
here, caught on fire, supposedly from
the flue, while the family was at
at dinner Sunday, a damage amount
ing to about 500 being done to the
roof before the flames were extin-
guished.
There are many people in Cow
ington who saw the coming Of the
first railroad train to the town, back
in the seventies, and who have seen
the flight and landing of many air
planes here lately. Some Of them say
they never expected to see people
navigate the air successfully in such
manner.
Mr.. Humphrey s. Keithley, who
has been at the training camp at
Waco, Tex, has gone to the aviation
training camp at Garden City, Long
Island, N. Y. Friends who wish to
communicate with him may address
him care of 837th Aero Squadron,
Aviation Supply Depot, at that place
Judge w. A. Owen returned Sat
urday night from a tour of Okla
homa. He delivered addresses at
Oklahoma City, Muskogee and Tulsa
in the interest of Pythianisn. The
lodge has just passed its 54th ami
versary. Judge Owen was absent for
week.
John Hall, a well-known and re-
spected colored man, died from kidney
trouble at his home in this city Sun
day morning at o'clock, after hav-
ing been confined to his bed for two
weeks, and was buried Monday in the
Upton graveyard. Hall was 81 years
of age at the time of his death and
is survived by his wife and four
children.
Let all the citizens Of Covington
put their houses in order for the
Forthcoming big days here on April
10 and IL. If you are merchant,
clean up and decorate your house,
and if you have a business or pro-
fessional office, put that in shape
also, in order that the many people
who come here on those two days
may have good impression Of the
town. Let us all put on our best
bib and tucker for the two great
red-letter days.
Mr.. j. w. Hughes, Of Upton, was
kicked by mule Friday, and was
very painfully injured, three of his
ribs being broken. He was taken by
DR.. w. F. Posey and his brother-in-
law, Mr.. S. R. Shelton, Jr., to the
Presbyterian Hospital, Memphis, af-
ter the accident. It was thought
that an operation would be found
necessary, but it was not, and Mr..
Hughes many friends will be glad
to learn that he is doing well at the
hospital.
The girls Of Upton county who
have been in the canning clubs one
year or longer are urged to go ahead
and plant tomato seed, set out and
cultivate plants in the same manner
as they have been doing under in
struction of a demonstration. If they
do not have the aid Of county DEM
onstrator later, Miss Thomas, West
Tennessee agent, from Jackson, will
come or send someone to make an
inspection when the tomatoes are
ready for canning in order that the
finished product may have official
endorsement when put upon the mar
ket.
-Messrs. Ovid U. Hudson, Of Stan
ton, and Daniel F. Jennings, of Gov
ington, were among those who enlist
ed in the navy at the recruiting sta
ton in Memphis Thursday Of last
week. At that date the navy had
170,382 men, or an excess of 1876
above the authorized strength. En-
listments for the nation last week
totaled 1877. Tennessee is limited to
Is men each week, Of which num-
Der five is the quota of Memphis.
Due to change in the day of for
warding men to Nashville, however,
the local station sent the recruits
for two weeks, instead Of for one,
Thursday of last week.
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