The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-01-23

LOCAL HAPPENINGS


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been sick from influenza.
Capt. A. S. Teater is quite sick
with pneumonia.
The firm of Primer & Gillespie
shipped carload Of sweet potatoes
Wednesday.
The home of Mr.. Will Hadley,
four miles out on the Mason road, was
burned last Thursday night. The fire
is reported to have originated from
a defective flue.
Mr.. A. P. Taylor, of the Leader
staff, writes from Pensacola, Fla,
that much rain is falling on the Gulf
coast.
"A stated meeting of the Masonic
lodge was held Friday night. The
new officers report good prospects
for the year,
Mr.. Henry Lavender and Miss
Katie Rogers were married at Second
church parsonage Saturday evening
by Rev. J. w, Joyner.
Rev. ]. W. Joyner and Rev, J,A
Kelly and their families were enter
tanned in the hospitable home of DR..
and Mrs. William Murray last Fri
day.
Rev. ]. W. Joyner was called the
middle of the week to the home Of
his brother, whose wife has been
dangerously i'll for the past several
days. He reports her slightly better.
AT the request of the ladies of the
local Red Cross chapter, the whistle
at the light plant will blow each eve
ming at 7 o'clock for prayer for our
representatives at the peace confer
ence
Mrs. w. C. Rea underwent an
operation at her home on Liberty
street last Tuesday. The operation
was performed by Drs. Yarbrough
and Gillespie She stood the opera
ton well, and at last account was
doing nicely.
Mrs. Jesse Bringle died at her
home near Mt. Lebanon Thursday
morning at $50 o'clock. Mrs Brin-
gle leaves a husband and four chill
dren to mourn her loss. The burial
will take place at Mt. Lebanon, of
which church she had been a consis-
tent member for many years.
Humphrey Bates was tried last
Friday before ESQ. James Owen on
a charge of transporting liquor He
was arrested by Deputy Dan Archer,
and it is stated that he brought the
Whiskey into Covington on January
t5, He failed to make the required
bond of $3.50, and was sent to jail.
John E. Mckee, whose home was
in Covington until few years ago,
and who is now in France, member
Of the U. S. marines, has written his
mother, Mrs. Fatie Mckee, of Mem
phis, that he is safe and well and will
be at home about the first of Febru-
airy.
Prof. J. c. Miles, state garden
specialist, was in Covington Monday
Investigating the possibility of having
Covington on the list of towns where
garden work will be done by young
people, under state supervision. Plans
were not completed, but will be con-
sidered forthwith by the Business
Mems Club.
Mrs. C. F. Pate returned to the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
j. Gray, at Brighton, Saturday morn
ing, after few days visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. J. J. Darby Mr.. and Mrs.
Pate have been making their home
in Burdette, Ark, for several wears,
and are now moving to Sardis, Miss,
where Mr.. Pate will be connected with
the mill business.
The Home Service office of the
Red Cross, located in the Supply Co.
building, has recently installed tel
ephone, and the secretary, Miss Sarah
Owen, is very anxious that any sol
diers' family who is troubled about
matters of allotment, allowance, in
Esurance, or is in any way seeking
information, should call and see her
lin the Home Service office, or call
her over the phone<-number 262.
On Sunday, January 10, Rev. DR.. |
Zaidan, a native Of Syria, delivered
realistic and interesting address
to the Business Mems Bible Glass of |
the First Methodist Church, on the
Passover in Syria, covering the points
Eof faith and obedience in sacred ordi- |
nances and not formality. He was
given a cordial welcome and invited |
to call again. A collection was taken
on behalf of the starving Syrians
and Armenians.
Mrs. R. M. Lester came last
Friday night to join her husband, Prof |
R. M. Lester, who has just taken |
charge as superintendent of our
schools. Prof. Lester came to us
from the army, and Mrs. Lester
comes from the Y. w. G. A. work. |
She has been connected with the host
'ess houses at Camps Morrison, Wheel
Ter, Jackson and Gordon. Camp Nor
rison, where most of her time has
been spent, is a large concentration |
and debarcation camp. Mrs. Testers |
special work has been that Of cafe
terra director. A host Of friends here |
will welcome her return to Covington.
Il. H. Lowenhaupt & Co. have
bought back from Rea & Richardson |
the hardware business sold to them |
some weeks ago. Mr.. Richardson
will remain on the road as travelling |
salesman. Mr.. Rea will devote his |
time to other interests, and Mr.. |. |
H. Lowenhaupt and brothers, Ed and |
VIII, win continue the business as
usual. The people Of Covington and |
Upton county win be glad to know |
that we are not to lose any of these
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