The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-06-12
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LOCAL NEWS

The IOVmgLOn COblOu VII 70.
closed down their oil mill in this
place for the season Friday,
The Epworth League will give an
AL Fresco party at the residence of
DR.. G. B. Gillespie Friday evening,
June IA, at $3.50 o'clock.
We understand that Mr.. Mead
Walk, of Garland, lost several fine
killing hogs Friday from eating cock
leburs.
Mr.. William S. Hunt has succeed
ed Mr.. Willie Sale Taught as carrier
on rural route No. 4, Covington, and
entered upon the duties of his new
position Monday morning.
Mr.. C. C. MCGOWAN, of the
Egypt neighborhood, while hauling
hay Friday, stuck a pitchfork in the
fleshy part Of his arm, inflicting
quite a painful wound.
Mr.. Drew Moore, who was over
seas for several months with the
Booth ammunition train, 81st division,
arrived in Newport News Sunday.
This information was received by
friends here Monday.
There was quite hailstorm here
Monday about ! o'clock, with a heavy
rainfall. Some of the hailstones are
reported to have been as large as
hens eggs. The storm, however, was
local.
-Messrs. c. R. and 7. ]. York,
of the Arlington vicinity, were visit
ors here Saturday. The latter re-
turned home Thursday from u
months overseas service with the
316th M. G. B. 81st division.
Mr.. George A. Sanford, his
friends will be pleased to know, is
still steadily improving after his
long siege of illness. He was able
to 60 with his family on a visit to
relatives at Munford Saturday morn
ing.
The infant child of Mr.. W. X.
Roland, of South Covington, died Sum
day night. The services were held
at the residence at o'clock Monday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. R. A.
Clark, after which the burial took
place in Munford cemetery
Miss Rubye Moffatt, who has
been engaged in community and home
demonstration work in South Coving-
ton since the first Of the year, has
resigned that position and returned
Saturday to her home in the Bolton
College vicinity,
The graves of the departed Odd
Fellows inferred in the Walton grave
yard were decorated with appropriate
ceremonies Sunday afternoon. Rev.
T. Riley Davis was the principal
speaker of the occasion, and his
speech was a most fitting one.
DIR. Harold Mcdaniel, who has
been attending the medical depart
ment Of the University of Tennessee,
in Memphis, returned home for vaca-
ton Friday night. He was honored
by being elected treasurer of the Phi
Chi society for next year.
Mr.. Allen Anthony, who has been
employed on the clerical force of the
Upton County Farmers Union Bank,
has returned to his home at Henning,
and has been succeed by Mr.. Edwin
Hunt, former employee there, who
entered upon his duties Monday.
Mr.. Walter Jones, who had been
under treatment for meningitis in the
Hosmer Hospital, Dyersburg, for sew
eral weeks, was brought here by his
brother, Mr.. Burt Jones, Thursday
and carried to his home three miles
south of the city.
MIR. Leslie MCGOWAN, of the Oak
Grove neighborhood, who has been
overseas for several months with
Company B, 314th regiment, 18th d.
vision, arrived home Thursday. He
arrived in Brooklyn, N. Y, on May
% on the U. S. s. Mexican.
Mrs. NJ. E. Russell and son,
James, after a visit to Mr.. W. M.
Blackmon, of the 18th district, re-
turned to their home Saturday morn
ing. Mr.. Blackmon, who has been
suffering from a very severe case of
appendicitis for several weeks, is
now convalescent.
Lieut.. B. B. Wright, who was
overseas for nine months with Evac-
uation Hospital No. 10, returned to
his home in this county Thursday
night. He was discharged at Fl.
0glethorpe, Ga, on June A, where he
had been in the hospital for some
time.
DIR. G. L. Hays was notified Sat-
urday by Surgeon-Gen. Blue of his
appointment as health officer for
Upton county in war risk insurance.
Any soldier, sailor or marine who is
sick or disabled in any way may APP
ply to him for admission to a gov
eminent hospital or sanitarium.
Mr.. Robert Hunt, who was over
seas for more than year with the
115th F. A., S0th division, arrived
here Friday night on a visit to his
brother, Mr.. Joe Hunt, and other rel
atives, He recently received an hon
orable discharge at Fl. Oglethorpe,
Ga.
The Leader will print positions
wanted" ads for discharged soldiers,
sailors and marines for one or more
issues without charge, advertisements
to be made as brief as possible. If
you have been discharged from the
service, don't hesitate to hand in
your ad, which will be printed free
Of charge.
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