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

Tomorrow lFridayl IS Waghiag

city will lbe closed on that account.
Mr.. w. S. Smith, who has lately
been very sick, is again able to be
up. Mr.. Ian Smith is reported nc
better.
Mr.. J. Drew McClanahan return
edWednesday from RnsselIville, Ky.and
Franklin, Tenn, where he purchased
a carload Of mules and horses.
Mr.. E. c. Starnes' new house
near Simonton, erected by Templeton
& Son, has been completed, and Mr.
Starnes moved in Friday
Mrs. H. F. Dickson, who under
went an operation in the Baptist Hos
pital, Memphis, Friday, is steadily
improving under the treatment there
"A very valuable mule belonging
to Mr.. w. S. Hunt, Of this vicinity
dropped dead in the lot at the home
of Mr.. T. j. Taught Tuesday.
Miss Mary Lou Buford, who lately
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis in the Baptist Hospital, Mem
phis, is still steadily improving there
There will be a considerable
change in the running time of trains
on the Illinois Central railroad next
Sunday.
Mr.. Walter Kinney has purchased
the business of Mr. R. G. Hastings,
Jr., and will continue the business
at the same stand.
Damon Force, colored, was given
fine of S25 for vagrancy by Mayor
Green Monday. He paid the fine,
promised to go to work, and was re-
leased. ?
The colored people will have a
great mass meeting at Canaan Bap-
list Church next Sunday afternoon
at 8 o'clock, to discuss food and fuel
conservation and other war topics.
Rev. w. j. Clark, pastor Of the
Canaan (colored) Baptist Church,
preached to the congregation Of the
colored Methodist church last Sun
day, using the Prodigal Son as his
theme.
Capt. Alfred Boyd and wife came
over from Brownsville Saturday, and
are visiting the family of their son,
DR.. ]. J. Boyd. Cant. Boyd came
here for the purpose of having a
flesh tumor removed from his leg by
DR.. B. ". Dickson.
We are told that two colored
boys living in the Little Memphis
neighborhood, recently cut cord Of
red oak wood in one hour. The wood
was said to have been cut into two
foot lengths. The boys are George
and Eddie Rudds.
We learn that the gin Of j. M
Marshall & CO., at Mason, was
struck by lightning during the storm
Tuesday, and that Mr.. Marshall was
quite badly shocked thereby, though
not seriously injured, A small pile
Of cotton in the gin caught on fire,
but luckily the flames were extin-
guished before the building caught
Miss Fannie Walker returned
Sunday night from st. Louis, where
she purchased goods for w. H. Bal
ley's millinery department. Misses
MoIlie Harrell and Eva Kelly will
be her assistants in that department
and Miss Minnie Haynie will agar
be employed in the dress goods de-
partment, downstairs.
The Red Cross Chapter of Tab
ernacle gave delightful entertain.
ment in the school building at thai
place Friday evening. A good pro.
gram of vocal and instrumental mu-
Sic and talks on Red Cross work was
carried out, and nice refreshments
were served. The neat sum of $16.2E
was made for the Red Cross cause.
DIR Upton, from Jackson, Tenn.
representative of the State veter-
mary department, viii be at Garland
on February Is, Detroit, February
26, and at Mr. E. A. Bishops place
on February ~, to give demonstra-
lions in the vaccination Of hogs, and
to hold examinations for those who
want to qualify as virus permit hold
eFs.
-Messrs. H. R. Rose, Judge S. E
Stephenson and Mr.. E. E. Stephen
son have bought the stock Of goods
of the Covington Fruit & Produce
Co., and will continue the business
at the same stand under the name
of Covington Feed & Produce Co
Mr.. E. E. Stephenson will be in
charge of the business as manager
Dock Sanders, colored, claims to
have been driving a mule across a
bridge in the Old Charleston vicinity
recently, when the mule ran off the
bridge and fell to the bottom of the
ditch. Sanders says that the harness
was choking the mule to death when
he climbed down into the ditch and
held the mule up until another party
could come and cut the harness loose.
The many friends of Rev. ]. T.
Myers, former pastor Of the First
Methodist Church, now pastor of the
First Church, Mayfield, KY, will
deeply regret to learn that his health
has been failing for the past few
months to such an extent that he
has decided to give up his ministerial
work in part. He will, however still
be in charge Of the church, filling
the pulpit as often as twice month.
Mr.. Myers viii move to the vicinity
of Memphis, and will make his home
with Presiding Elder T. E. Sharpe,
temporarily in the church superannu-
ate home. A junior preacher will
fill Mr.. Myers pulpit during his abb
senee. His friends here hope for him
a speedy return to health.