The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-10
LOCAL NEWS

&@u@@%%@%@%@~~@~~%%
Mr.. Edgar Joy, Of the Oak
Grove vicinity, is suffering from an
attack of malarial fever.
Mr.. Will Lowenhaupt, who has
been on the sick list for two weeks,
is again able to be up.
Mr.. Ed Hartsfield, Of the Solo
vicinity, is suffering from an attack
of malarial fever.
Mr.. VIM. McClanahan is now
with the Upton County-Farmers I'm
ion Bank.
The infant child of Mr.. Peter
Pearson, of Gift, died Sunday and
was buried on the following day at
Sharpe's graveyard.
There will be preaching at Cot
ten Lake schoolhouse on Sunday, July
L13, at 8 o'clock, by Rev. Martin
Chambers.
"A valuable young mule belong
ing to Mr.. Douglas Gray, of the 18th
district, dropped dead Friday after
noon.
Mrs. Sam Valentine, Of the 4th
district, who underwent an operation
in the Lucy Brinkley Hospital, Mem
phis, on Thursday Of last week, is
reported to be improving.
The Boy and Girl Scouts of Clop-
ton will give a benefit play at the
schoolhouse on Friday night, July
II. The public is cordially invited
to attend.
"A party composed of Messrs. w.
S. Hunt and family, I. ]. Taught,
Ben Ports, Frank Taught and others
enjoyed fish fry on Cotten's Lake
on July 4.
"A negro tenant house on Esq.
Dave Tinkler's place in the 7th dis
trict was struck by lightning during
the thunderstorm Sunday afternoon,
was set on fire as a result, and ev-
erything in the house was destroyed.
Mr.. VIM. Kelly who lately re-
turned from overseas, where he was
in the army service for many months,
left Monday for Ripley, where he will
resume the duties Of his former posi-
tion with the Ripley Dry Goods Co.
The committee composed of
Messrs. W, H. Huffman, l. N. Glass
and Egbert Mcbride requests all in
terested parties to meet at Shiloh
burial ground on July II for the pur-
pose Of cleaninO off the grounds.
We are requested to announce
that protracted meeting will begin
at Elm Grove Methodist church on
Saturday, July 10. The services will
be conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. A.
Kelly, assisted by Rev. L. R. Wads
worth, Of Randolph.
Mr.. Walter Murphy, with the
other employees of Shanls' Phillips &
Co., spent the Fourth of July in Co
lumbia, ILL.,, as a guest of the Column
bia Milling Co. The same party was
entertained in st. Louis Saturda
the Corno Mills Co., Of that city.
Luther Currie, formerly a mem
Der Of the 161st infantry, machine
gun corps, returned Sunday to his
home in this community from over
seas, where he was in active service
for many months with the American
army.-Brownsville States-Graphic
The Fourth Of July was univer-
sally enjoyed in this community, ]
many Of our people going on picnick-
ing trips into the woods. The mer-
curry here stood at "a on the nations
birthday, and made the same record
on Saturday.
-Me3srs. w. H. Feezor and ]. r.
Fallin, the managers of the forth
coming Confederate reunion at Brigh-
ton on August IA, have requested us
to say to all returned soldiers that
they are giving them special invita-
ton to be present at the reunion.
The Fourth of July was celebrat-
ed at Brighton by great picnic and
barbecue, with between 1900 and
1000 people in attendance. In the
baseball game between Brighton and
team from Memphis, the Brighton
boys won by a score of IA to 2.
Mr.. H. B. Scott, Of Fulton, Ky,
arrived here Saturday night and is
filling Mr.. Ed Goulder's position of
ticket agent and operator during the
absence of the agent, Mr.. G. B. ST.
monitor, in the east. Mr.. Goulder is
filling Mr.. Simonton's position.
Prof. r. M Lester returned Sat
urday from a visit to various points
in North and South Alabama. His
wife is now on visit to her parents
at Sylacauga, Ala, and expects to
remain there for several weeks long
er.
Herman Byars died at his home
at Quito on July 2, after confine-
ment to his bed Of about 10 days,
but after a long Illness, and was
buried on the day following at Quito,
Rev. B. w. Brown conducting the
funeral services. He was II years of
age and is survived by his parents,
one brother and two sisters.
Rev. Robt. A. Clark and w. H.
Bailey left Sunday night for Column
bus, Ohio, to attend the great Meth
odist centenary celebration. Mr.. Bal
ley will go on to market to buy
goods, and Rev. Clark will return
home in time to fill his pulpit next
Sunday. This is the last week of
the centenary celebration.
"A party from this place spent
the Fourth of July fishing on Reel
foot Lake, and the day was much
enjoyed. The party was composed of