The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-29
LOCAL NEWS

LOCAL NEWS
Mr. L.L.Miller Is now employed a
Hclerk IS Nick Naifehs dry goods
store
Mrs Boyd Brown left this morning
for Warrington, KY, for a few days
visit, and viii 20 from there to Louis
vile, where she win take q course in
Idietetics IN the general hospital When
she finishes this course she viii be
fitted for hospital work, and also
for overseas duties.
Mr.. B. N. Robinson. Of the 18th
district, was visitor here Monday.
He reports that he saw drove Of
wild ducks flying southwark Sunday.
This is an indication Of early cold
weather. He also stated that he saw
drove Of geese flying in the same
direction early in August
The large new ginning plant Of
the Covington Cotton Oil Co., on
West Liberty avenue, has been COM
pleted, occupying the site Of the GIN
ming plant burned last winter The
plant has eight gin stands, with a
capacity Of 100 bales per day, and
has all the modern improvements.
The offices formerly occupied by
/ DR.. N. r. Newman, over the Cow
I ington Supply So, are being fitted up
for the headquarters Of the Civilian
Tslief branch of tile Red Cross Of
Upton county, and will be opened on
/ September /, with Miss Sarah Owen
lin charge, and Miss Ella Fyfe as
assistant.
Judge A. Il. Mcintyre. of Boone
vile, Miss, who is on a visit to his
brother, Mr.. w. j. Mcintyre, Of the
Phelan vicinity. was in the city We'd
|nesday. Judge Mcintyre was recent
Ily reelected chancellor Of his, the
LIST chancery division, without opposi-
ton, which is quite compliment for
any official.
win Thomas, coIored, was shot
and killed by Will Reid, colored, in
the vicinity Of Brighton, Monday
night. The difficulty is said to have
occurred over a craps game and oc-
CURED at Thomas barn, and a shot
gun was the weapon. Reed made
his escape after the shooting, and
has not yet been apprehended
Mrs. Annie r. Smith, wife Of the
late Jesse Smith, died at the home
of her brother, Mr.. B. N. Robinson.
in the 18th district, 'at $3.50 o'clock
Tuesday night, Of pneumonia, after
an illness Of 10 days, and was buried
at Mt. Lebanon at 3 o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon. The deceased was GO
years Of age at the time Of her death.
The protracted meeting at Mt.
Lebanon, which had been in progress
for 10 days, closed Sunday, Rev. 7.
Riley Davis assisting the pastor, |
Rev. J. E. Miles. There were %
additions to the church as a result
of the meeting, and 70 persons were
baptized in Hatchie river at Pilljerk I
Sunday afternoon,
Mr.. Edwin Brown, who has been
at clerk in the postoffice
here, has resigned that position, and
Is now employed as clerk on the ex-
emption board for the duration of the I
war Mr.. Stanley Rice is filling the
position held BY Mr.. Brown until
The examination, which win be held
IN September.
Mr.. Ben Arnold King and his
Mrs. B. O. King. Miss Rosa
Weir and Thomas Murray passed
through Covington Wednesday en-
route to Martin, Tenn, for a short
1isit. Mr.. King has received COM
mission as second lieutenant at the
officers training school at Camp
Gordon, Ca, and is on 10-days'
Two limited service men will be
tent to Camp Greene, Charlotte, NC,
IN August SO. They are Henry Floyd K
Ralph and Henry G. Sullivan. Three 4
men viii leave for special training
ii August 81, at the University Of
Tennessee, at Knoxville. They are
Diver Earl Marshall, Of Mason; viii Il
lam Roy Willis, Of Munford, and Il
sial Cummins Long. Of Covington
The many friends Of Mr.. Austin
Starke Taylor will be pleased to learn
4 his marriage On August 4, to Miss !
1eryl Georgette Lamb, Of Wauquain, !
Wash The marriage was solemnized n
It the Leland Stanford Junior Univer- {
ity, CAL, in the memorial church. 1t
Hiss Lamb is the beautiful and ac- K
omplished daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
ssterly Thayer Lamb. Mr.. Taylor
] well known and popular young
otton man, who formerly lived in
his city, but who now resides in the
imperial Valley, Cal, where the young i
ouple viii be at home after Septem- o
er 1, at Calexico Memphis Com 0
lercial Appeal, August rs. J