The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-06
LOCAL NEWS

I4N4 Dl6 nalElliC dSHUCtatluu III TIE
Baptist educational drive, hopes to
be able to report the final result next
week. The time has been extended to
Sunday, February 8. About $500
has been reported from the Upton
county churches to date.
Mr.. C. B. Simonton went to
Memphis todav to attend a meeting
of the officials of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad, held at the Chisca Ho-
tel. This meeting was held in the
interest of improving both the car
load and package freight system on
the |. G. road.
Mr.. Paul Gillespie, Of the firm
of Primer & Gillespie, left Thurs
day for Chicago with a carload of
poultry for that market. There were
$500 head of poultry in the lot, which
weighed 10000 pounds. This is the
fifth car of poultry shipped by that
firm during the 10 months it has
been in business.
Mr.. w. L. Shelton received a
letter Tuesday from Mr.. w. F. Nc
Cullouch, informing him that his
mother-in-law and Mr.. Shelton's sis
ter, Mrs. Emma Tignor, who has been
very sick at his home in Bonham.
Tex, was improving steadily, and
that her early recovery was conf
IDENTIFY expected.
DIR. George B. Brown, who has
been honorably DISCHARGED from
army service, left Wednesday for Dy-
ersburg, where he will now make his
home and will be associated with DR..
W. P. Watson in the practice of
medicine there. DR.. Brown will move
his family to Dyersburg as soon as
ne can make arrangements.
Corp. Robert Berkhofer. of Park
Field, came up from that place We'd
nesday morning and released 20
carrier pigeons here. This is the
beginning of a system of pigeon
training which will be conducted from
Park Field. and the distance for the
birds to fly will be increased from
day to day.
News reached here Monday of
two very sad deaths that occurred at
Poplar Grove. Mr.. Mack Drummonds
died at his home at o'clock Sunday
morning, Of pneumonia, and Mr.. Cleve
Drummonds, brother of the deceas-
ed, died of pneumonia at / o'clock
Monday morning. Both funerals
were held at Poplar Grove Monday.
Both were well known and highly re-
spected citizens. sons of ESQ. S. X.
Drummonds, and their passing away
Is deeply regretted by large circle
of friends. The first named is sur
vived by his wife, but the last was
single man.
Mr.. A. F. Ferguson, of Overs
burg, representing Internal Revenue
Collector E. B. Craig. of Nashville,
spent Wednesday and Thursday in
the city. His business here was to
obtain the name and address of ev-
cry merchant in the county who
handles tobacco, CLEARS or snuff. as
a preliminary to floor tax on these
articles. 1t is Mr.. Ferguson's pur-
pose to mail notices to everv mer-
chant in the county, but if they
should be overlooked. it will be their
1uty to write the internal revenue
office in Nashville and
obtain the necessary blanks for max
ng out their reports.
Mr.. I. j. Dallas informs us that
he American Express Company, 7
S putting on a nationwide cam
oaign, inaugurated to bring about
better methods of packing and mark
ng express shipments, beginning on
February II. Mr.. Dallas states that
me of the most serious problems
that the express company has to
ACE is that of mo Mark" express
natter. These are shipments which,
Of their inadequate packing
n marking, lose all trace of iden-
either of the shipper or
he consignee, and must be sent to
No Mark bureaus" where an effort
S made to put them back on the
light track The use of tags is to
'e discouraged, except where abso-
utely necessary.
Mrs. S. B. Leatherwood, of Mem
his, came up the first Of the week
N a visit to relatives and friends.