The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-21
LOCAL NEWS

There were a good many Irish
potatoes planted by farmers and gar
deners Monday.
Mrs. ]. w. Adams, of the Locust
Bluff neighborhood, is suffering from
an attack Of pneumonia.
Don't forget that the Leader pays
special attention to all mail orders
for job printing.
Friends of Mr.. L. D. Hammer,
now living in Dyersburg, will be glad
to know that he is recovering from
an attack Of rheumatism.
Howard Thomas, after a visit to
his father, Mr.. L. E. Thomas, returned
Friday to his ship, the America, now
in an Atlantic port.
Mr.. H. H. Williams, of the Phelan
vicinity, has been confined to his bed
with pneumonia for the past several
days.
Mr., Cleveland Mccall has moved
his family from this city to the Walk
er farm in the vicinity of Mack, Lau-
derdale county.
Elder L. X. Harding, of Henning,
will occupy the pulpit at the Christian
church here next Sunday morning and
night.
Mr.. A. B. Wilson, who has been
making his home in South Coyington
left Monday for Lonoke, Ark, and
will now be employed in the aviation
camp there.
Mr.. J. L. Branch and family, who
have been making their home at Mum
ford, moved to Memphis the latter
part Of last week, and will in future
reside there.
The young men are planning a
dance to be given at Paine's opera
house on Washington's birthday, mu-
sic to be furnished by an orchestra
from Memphis.
Mrs.May Wood and family will
move to the DR.. e. L. Roper place,
the place which she has recently been
occupying having been purchased by
Esq. Lauderdale Richardson.
Mr.. j. w. Stevens has lately
bought a 30-acre farm adjoining his
farm in the Wilson's Chapel vicinity,
fro MIR. John Simonton, for con-
sideration Of $1,65N.
Mr.. j. M. Malone, Of the Gains
vile vicinity, who was visitor here
few days ago, showed us live boil
weevil which he picked up on the
sidewalk here.
The Leader is splendidly equipped
for turning out all mail orders for
job printing promptly and satisfac-
torily. Send us man order and let
us prove it to you.
White Kaffir corn makes good
bread, and especially fine cakes, like
Graham cakes. 1t would probably be
a good idea for Upton county farm
ers to raise some Kaffir corn for war
bread this year.
Thomas, the seven-year-old son
Of Mr.. Mack Fleming, Of the Walnut
Grove neighborhood, fell from a cot
ton wagon Friday, and the loaded
wagon passed over his leg, breaking
it between the knee and the hip.
Rev. w. R. Farrow, Of Memphis,
stopped over here Monday morning
on his return from a visit to Halls
to pay visit to friends. Mr.. Farrow
preached in the Halls Baptist church
Sunday.
Mr.. 7. P. Parker, Of Cherry, Lau-
derdale county, was a visitor here
Monday. Mr.. Parker has been in
charge of Purcell's ferry, but has
lately sold it to M. A. Walker & Co.,
who viii now conduct it.
Mr.. E. A. Hall is cleaning off the
ground at the site Of the gin of the
Covington Cotton OH Co., destroyed
by fire some time ago. This is pre-
paratory to the erection of a new
ginning plant there.
During the Lenten season DR.. A.
G. McCabe will have services every
Wednesday morning at 1880. Holy
communion and address. In oadance
with the order for coal conservation,
the plan has been proposed to have
the Wednesday afternoon service held
in the homes Of the members of st.
Matthews Mission.