The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-06

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Hayes Of the Solo neighborhood
have both been suffering from scar
let fever. The former is able OF bel
up, but the latter is still confined to
her bed.
Mrs George Green, of Covington,
arrived in this city about the end
of last week for a visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J L. Mayo, and the newI
grandson born few days before toll
Mr. and Mrs. Mayo -Fayette Fall
con.
DIR R. p Walker and Rev. R. III
Long exchanged pulpits Sunday, DrI
Walker preaching for Rev, Longs
congregation in Ripley Presbyterian
Church, and Mr. Long for DR.. Walk
ers congregation in the First Pres
byterian Church Of this city.
Mr.. Paul Gillespie spent Friday
and Saturday at Gleason getting
points as to sweet potato raising and
housing by the potato growers there.
He will be glad to talk to any pros
pective potato raisers here about
what information he obtained.
Messrs. J. Winfield Darby and
Carey Entriken, the bachelor mem
bers of the First Baptist Church,
pleasantly entertained the choir IN
the church parlors Saturday eve
ming from 8 to 10 o'clock. Sand
witches and hot chocolate were served
for refreshments.
March to has been declared
Repair Week" During this week it
is requested by the agricultural de-
partment that every farmer look to
the repairing Of all his machinery
and tools If this is done much
available time will be saved when
farmers are busiest. 1t is good
idea and should be carried out in
the best spirit.
Considerable damage was done
by fire Sunday morning about 8
o'clock, at the home of Gen. John A.,
Upton, on South Main street, The
fire originated from spark which
ignited the ceiling Of the bath room.
The fire company made a quick ran
and did good work in saving the
house. The loss will be covered nyI
insurance.
DR.. Lawrence J, Lindsey, who for
the past IA months has been inI
France with DR.. F. D. Smythe's base
hospital unit No, 81, arrived in New
York from overseas on February a.
and reached his home in Covington on
Saturday morning on brief fur
Tough. He left for Camp Pike Mon
day night, and will receive an hon
orable discharge in few days.
The house Of Mr.. Otway Dickey, |
in the Holly Grove neighborhood,
together with the greater part of his
household goods was destroyed by
fire Monday afternoon. The origin
of the fire is unknown, as none Of
the members of the family were in
the house at the time. Fortunately,
the smokehouse containing Mr.. Dick
ey's supply Of meat, was saved.
Rev. T. L. Hancock preached
from the pulpit of the First Meth.
1dist Church Sunday morning. AT
The evening hour the pulpit was oc-
.upied by DR.. H. S. Spraggins, pas
or of the First Methodist Church of
Memphis, who preached a most con-
rincing and able sermon to large
md appreciative congregation. He {
ook for his theme the proper use of
he talents.
The people Of Brighton and VIC /;
nifty held cotton acreage reduc-
ion meeting there Saturday after
loon. Judge John Y. Peete and Mr.
J. Winfield Darby, chairman and Z
secretary of the cotton acreage re- !
luction committee, both made adj 7
Iresses. The people of Brighton vic
nifty have decided to make some re-
Iuctions in the cotton acreage thisI =
eason, but we are unable to say !,
low just how much it will be.
An Illinois Central railroad b
amp car used by Mr.. John Aliens .
arpenter crew, which was standing /
n a siding in the railroad yards
ere, caught on fire Thursday eve
ing about o'clock, and about 500
amage was done to the car before
he flames were extinguished. 1t
vas the kitchen car, and the sup L
,osition is that rat or mouse
.ot into a table drawer where box
t matches had been placed and ig-
ited them. The fire department.
id good and prompt work in put Il
ing out the fire. i
Mr.. j. N. McMillen, a prominent a
nd highly respected citizen of the S
tilt Edge vicinity, died at the home ii
f his nephew, Walter Yeunt, in the S
icinity of Mt. Carmel, at o'clock Il
friday afternoon, after a weeks .
.lness, his death resulting from a S
of troubles, and his burial d
in Indian Greek graveyard b
t o'clock Saturday afternoon
lev. C. E. Wauford, pastor of the s
first Baptist Church of this city, S
IcMillen, who was about go years u
f age at the time of his death, Ii
ras native of Tippah, Miss, but v
ad been a resident of this county S
Or about 80 years. His wife was Y
uried just one month prior to his a
wn burial, but he is survived by two
ons, three daughters, one brother S,
nd two sisters. The deceased had a
cen a member Of Smyrna Baptist r
church since his removal to this b
county. a