The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-01-23
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

49,
Nashville. The home of Porter Tay
Tor, an aged citizen Of Wilson county
near Laguardo, was destroyed by fire
Neighbors attracted by the flames
found the bodies Of the owner and his
wife in the ruins. The couple lived
there alone
Nashville. - The home of Porter
Taylor, an aged citizen Of Wilson coun
IT, near Laguardo, was destroyed by
fire last week. Neighbors attracted by
the flames found the bodies of the
owner and his wife in the ruins The
couple lived there alone
stssA
Memphis Plans to hard-surface
the Jefferson Davis highway, from end
to end, in order that the road may be
designated as a motor truck mail
route, will be discussed at the con,
yenuon of the Jefferson Davis High,
way Association, in the Chamber OF
Commerce, here, Feb. a.
Kenton The Kenton National Farm
Loan association is progressing nicely,
having loaned to the farmers OF this
section since organization, August,
/ 1917, something near 100000 The
4 farmers are taking advantage of this
opportunity Of getting funds to i'm
prove the lands ana improve their live
stock
humboldt H J. Foltz, chairman
Of the membership committee and
A. B. Foust, ey-secretary Of the Hum
bodt Business Me club, completed
a one-day's campaign 20 secure new
members for the club, with the result
that Sc new names were added to the
clubs roster This brings the total
membership Of the club up to 200
Humboldt. The Merchants State
Bank and the Peoples Bank, Of Hum
boldt are each making a strong effort
10 get al the boys and girls Of this
section between the ages Of s and Is
years into pig clubs. These two in
stitutions have been conducting pig
clubs for number of years, and they
are confident of having a far larger
membership this year than ever be-
fore
Knoxville-Lieut VIM H. Morgan,
who has been in relief work in Rou,
mania and Russia, from March, 1917,
until April, 1918, arrived in Knoxville
to take charge of Y. NJ c. A. work at
the University of Tennessee After
Roumania, a victim of circumstances,
was forced to sue the central powers
for peace, Lieut., Morgan returned to
the United States and enlisted for
army service. T.
Jackson Jacksonians are busy
paying their poll tax in order 10 be
permitted to vote in the election OIL
Feb 20, at which time it will be de,
cided whether to give the Gull, Mobile
& Northern Railroad company an ex-
tension of time to { mplete its tracks
into this city. This question is in
volved in the regranting of 100000
bonds voted recently as a bonus to the
road for coming into this city
Dyersburg. = Miss May Desuilo,
nurse in the Baird-Dulaney hospital,
in this city, turned cold water into a
red-hot heater in the basement of the
hospital building, and was instantly
killed by fragment of the heater
which struck her in the head when a
tremendous explosion resulted, A
white janitor, who was standing near,
by. was severely wounded in the leg
by pieces of iron. Miss Desuilo had
been connected with the hospital since
Oct. II.
Jackson The marriage of Judge
sam c. Williams, former justice of the
lc1ncSStC supp CHIC NOuIbs anu N1S0
sabel Hayes of Murfreesboro, which
vas solemnized at that place, is OF
much interest The bride has been
Connected with the state educational
department.. Judge Williams retired
rom the supreme bench last year, re.
urning to the practice of law at John
on City. The marriage brought to.
,ether a number of prominent figures
# Tennessee.
Chattanooga w. S. Scott, Fort
)gelthorpe, received a telegram from h
he war department stating that it was 0
lot the intention of the war depart, b
nent to increase the camp beyond its (
resent personnel, plus 10000 men to h
e sent monthly for Rehabilitation. f
lot over 5000 Of these will be sent at c
ny one time. Gen. Scott states that p
t will require 1000 men to do the a
emobilization work. There are now 8
4 Camp Greenleaf 100 men and 500 A
4 Camp Forrest. These will be dis D
harged as rapidly as possible. b
Union City-The stockholders of the
ii National hank of this nl9pa held