The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04
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Miss Pauline Smith is now EN-
Iployed at the First National Bank.
A son was born Monday night t.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Mum, of the Flat
woods vicinitE,
Judge S. j. Everett, of Jackson
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ttion for congress in the 9Th district
is speaking in the interest of his
candidacy at various points in Hen
ny county this week.
The infant son of Mr.. John
Thompson, of the Gilt Edoe neigh
borhood, aged about five months, died
suddenly MONDAY night of congestion.
and was buried Tuesday at Mt Leb-
anon graveyard, Rev. j, e. Miles con-
Quoting the funeral services.
Two white men with an auto
mobile we'll loaded with whiskey we're
arrested at Pilljerk this morning by
Sheriff White, Deputy Ed Roberts and
/ Marshal Ben Ports, and were placed
| in jail pending their trial. The men
are from Memphis,
Mr.. &C Cox and wife arrived here
Tuesday night on a visit to the fam
lily of Mr.. Jas. j. Miller. Mr.. Cox
left Wednesday morning for a bust
ness visit to Clarksdale, Miss. Mr..
Coxs friends here will be glad to
know that on and after July Is he
will be superintendent Of the Church
in compress in this city.
The All-South Christian tndeavor
Convention will meet in Memphis on
Thursday, July II, and continue
through Sunday, July IA. Among
the speakers who will address the con-
ventien are Rev. Francis E. Clark,
founder of Christian Endeavor; Dir.
III Campbell White, president of Wor-
cester College: and Rev. A. L. Nc
Duffie, Of Kentucky. Delegates from
this county are requested to register
.at once with 0. G. Lomax, district
president 706 Union and Planters
Bank building, Memphis.
-Thad Caldwell, colored man
about 60 years Of age, wlp occupied
one Of General Smiths tenant houses
on North Main street, was found
dead in the Garrett sorghum mill near
the Citizens Ice Co.'S. plant about 6
o'clock Sunday morning. His two
daughters, with whom he lived, state
that he left home about II o'clock
Saturday night. AS no marks Of VII
olence were found on his person, it
is presumed that he was taken sud
denly i'll near the sorghum mill on
his return home, was unable to sum-
mon aid, and died there.
The local exemption board has
received a call for volunteers for tho
engineer corps Of the national army
for skilled white men. The follow
ing types of men are desired: Maehin-
lists, buglers, photographers, plumb.
ers, powdermen, quarry men, Triggers.
stokers, surveyors, team
sters,, telephone operators, auto re-
pair men, axe men, blacksmiths, boat
men, bridge carpenters, cabinet max
ers, caulkers, concrete foremen, con-
crete workers, construction foremen,
cooks, draughtsmen, electricians, gas
engine men, stationary men, farriers,
photographers, timber
men, typographers. Volunteers will
be listed to July 16. Anyone can vol
unteer except those in the July calls.
With the adjournment Of the
present session of circuit court, Judge
s. j. Everett voluntarily retires from
the bench. judge Everett has served
in he position of judge Of the 10th
judicial circuit for more than Is
years, having first been appointed
by Gov. Frazier in 1904, and after
wards twice elected by the people.
During all these years he has filled
his appointments promptly, has pre-
sided with dignity and has ruled with
justice and impartialitV. His depar-
ture will be regretted by the mem
bers Of the bar, to whom he has
been ever courteous and helpful, and
by the people generally, among whom
he has made many friends. In his
future aspirations the people Of Tip
ton county wish him success and hap
piness.
The pledge cards of the war saw
ngs campaign are being collected in
The county office end being listed
mder the direction Of Vice-Chairman
W. L. Owen. T i7g
sorted according to the places at
which the stamps are to be bought. |
Each one of the banks and post
,Efices will be furnished their cards /
about Julh Is. Everyone who has
pledged to buy stamps should be
careful to see that he buys them only
rom the place where he stated that I
he would bus them. He should see
hat the place where he buys the |
stamps has his pledge card and gives /
his credit on the back of the card (
or the amount Of his purchase. If /
le buys elsewhere, it win be impos- I
iible for him to get credit for such I
purchase on his pledge card.