The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-20

Miss Agnes Mitchell, OF memphis,
came up Friday night to spend the
weekend with her mother, Mrs. John
Mitchell. Mrs. Mitchell has been quite
sick at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Archer Morrison, for more than sew
Ell weeks, but is now slowly improv-
ing.
Mr.. Ralph Jones, formerly of
Randolph, died in Memphis Saturday
and his remains were brought back
tn this county and buried in the
Campground graveyard Monday. The
deceased was about 80 years Of age,
and is survived BY his wife and sew
eral children
Mrs. Jessie Fredrickson and Mrs.
Birdie Taught have returned from
the wv. G. state convention Of the
WI. b. w. Evergreen Grove should
feel proud, as Mrs. Fredrickson comes
back out Of 100 delegates as grand
banker, the only state officer Of the
above named order in Upton ounty.
Mrs. Ben "a. King left Tuesday
night for Hoboken, N, j, to join her
husband, Lieut.. Ben Al King, who Is
stationed ia the post personnel office
there. Lieut.. King expects to be as
signed to transport vessel soon
for England. He writes his parents
that He met Langston Miller. Of this
place, III New York few days ago
The development Of the dairy in
dustry ia Upton county will be the
subject of a meeting to be held in
the Business Mems Clubroom Friday,
April 4, at Q o'clock. Mr.. ]. n. Nc
Gruder, state dairy commissioner, and
Mr.. j nj. Shawhan, Of the Cumber-
land Valley Butter CO.., will be- pres
emit, and good meeting il expected,
Al lot Of our small farmers around
Covington, and some Of the larger
ones, too. should attend this meet
ing. This business might be profit
ably handled by those living near any
railroad station in the county.
The New York Herald Of March
lib gave ain interesting account of the
sailing Of the hospital ship Mercy
from Bordeaux, France, on February
27 Gen. John j. Pershing III the
wounded men on board visit just
before the ships departure, and babe
them adieu with tears in his eyes,
and pathetic speech The Herald
stated that Commander u. r. Webb,
surgeon in command Of the Mercy,
was complimented BY Gen. Pershing
On the condition Of the hospital ship
and the accommodations for the
wounded men.
Or. Walter w. Sale arrived here
from Eft. Oglethorpe, Ga, Sunday
night, and after 30-days' Through
spent with relatives, will return to
that post, where he will receive d
discharge from the service. Or. Sale
belonged to the medical section Of
the 87th division, and was on the
western front for eight months, do
ing surgery work in the dugouts and
trenches during all the great bat
ties fought there. He was gassed
while in active service for his cOun-
try, and was in the hospital for two
months, but IL many friends will be
glad to know that he has now fully
recovered. The doctor arrived III
New York on February n.
Mr.. Carmack Bull returned Sat.
urday morning from TT. Mcpherson
Ca. to his home in the Tabernacle vic
nifty. hayinv received an honorable
discharge from army service. Young
Bull was in ali the great battles in
which the S0th division figured, and
was severely wounded in the shout.
der while going "over the top" or
October 10 last. He was in an army
hospital in England for several weeks
after being wounded, and was also
iii hospitals in New York, where he
landed Just before Christmas, and
also at TT. Mcpherson.
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