The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-31
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LOCAL NEWS

OH the sick list for several days,
was again able to sit up Monday.
The camp meeting at Kelly's
Chapel is to begin today and will
continue for the next 10 days.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. JAG
ques, of the 18th district, Thursday,
a daughter.
Mr.. Mead Walk, of Garland, who
has been confined to his bed for more
than a week with bilious fever, is
now convalescent.
Mr.. Thomas Elan has sold his
house and four lots at Garland to Mr..
Robert Huffman for consideration
Of $4,000.
Friends here of MIR. Lawrence
Simpson, formerly Of this city, have
received news Of the late arrival at
his home in Big Springs, Texas, of a
son, Frank Brown Simpson.
Mrs. B. E. White, who had been
confined to her room with influenza
for more than a week, is again at
her post in the real estate office Of
Mr.. w. F. Bringle.
Mr.. Edwin Hunt, who has been in
Humboldt for some time, has return
ed to this city and has resumed work
in the Upton County-Farmers Union
Bank.
Mr.. 7. M. MCGOWAN has sold his
place of 81 IL acres in the vicinity
of Oak Grove to Mr.. ]. w. Dawson
for consideration of $500 and will
give possession on January / next.
Mr.. W. H. Hughes, e shis vicin-
"y brought the first water,nel "a to
this place Saturday. He had 35 mel
ons, when he sold FOR olices ranging
from 50 cents to 81.
Mr.. A. S. Mill and wife re-
turned Satrrdo-- from Memphis.
where Mr.. Miller had been having his
ewes treated in the Baptist Memorial
Hospital.
DIR. and Mrs. "A. E. Boone an
nounce the engagement and APP
proach marriage Of their niece, Ell
len Virginia Geisinger, to Mr.. Car
Isle Mitchell Heron, the wedding to
take place at an early date.
The protracted meeting at Holly
Grove closed Friday night. Rev. Dur
ward Salisbury, of Halls, assisted the
pastor, Rev. G. w. Gean, and there
were nine professions and four ad-
ditions to the church as a result.
Mr. J. P. Sasser is making some
improvements at the home of Mr.. O.
Y. Poindexter, of the Clopton vicinity
He will move the dwelling 100 yards
further back from. the road and will
also build new 1882 barn for him.
Rev. Robert A. Clark went to
Tabernacle Mondaw where he will re-
main all Of the week. He is assisting
Rev. s. B. Love. in protracted meet
ing in the Methodist church there and
is doing the preaching for him.
Miss Mary Doyle, of Dyersburg,
engrossing clerk of the Tennessee
House Of Representatives, came down
Monday for the purpose of copying
the tax books Of Upton county for
use of the State tax commission.
The work Of surveying prepare
tory to crawling the streets Of Mum
ford, also to laying between three
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began Monday. The work is in
charge Of Mr.. W. H. Stanes.
MIR. and Mrs. S. L. Cockroft, Of
Memphis, announce the engagement
and approaching marriage of their
daughter, Elizabeth We've, to Mr..
Lawrence Tyndale Lowry, of Los An
geles, CAL, the wedding to take place
early in September.
-Protracted meeting will begin at
the Brighton Baptist church on next
Sunday night, to continue through
the week. Rev. c. E. Wauford, Of
this city, will assist the pastor, Rev.
Charles Shivar, and will do the
preaching.
The Covington Supply Co. is hav-
ing its business office extended by
adding a space of 5 1-2xS5 feet to it.
The floor will be of concrete and
fire-proof. The work, which began
last Friday, is in charge of Mr.. R. B.
Shelton.
Relatives in the 18th district re-
ceived news the last Of the week of
the arrival at Camp Mills, Long ISL
and, from overseas Of Mr.. James C.
FORMER. The young man was with
the A. E. F. overseas for about 16
months.
Mr.. VIM. Aaron, Of Hardin coun-
ty, ILL.,, has been visiting Mr.. John
Shines, Of Leigh Chapel vicinity, for
the past several days. Mr.. Aaron has
sold out his farm in Illinois and is,
prospecting here with view of To-
eating.
AT a brief business meeting of
the First Baptist church Sunday
morning the church voted to place the
Baptist and Reflector, Tennessee
Baptists' state paper, in every home
of the church's membership for the
next year. The church will pay for
the paper out of the budget fund.
The Upton County Election Com
mission, composed Of Messrs. r. S.
Calhoun, G. R. Ellis, Jr., and M. A.
Ray, met here Monday and organized
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