The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-24


ter Monday from his son, Mr.. Vim.
Calhoun. at Butte, Mont, telling him
that he has been transferred by the
firm for whom he is serving as chief
clerk, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Co, from that place to San Fran
cisco.
The following people from out
of town were in the citv Monday to
attend the funeral Of Miss Lula Fly:
Mr. and Mrs. Van Evans, of Bard
well, Ky; Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. Hath
away, of Halls; Mrs. Tennie Evans,
of Clinton, KY; Miss Ruth Evans,
of Clinton, KY; Miss Monte Sue
Evans and Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Quirter, of Memphis
Mayor ]. j. Green has been en-
rolled by the director Of the Treas
ury Department of War Risk Insur-
ance as a volunteer to render to re-
tired Service Men all possible assist
ance in retaining, reinstating or car
rying their government insurance.
Mayor Green asks US to say that he
is now ready to render the above
assistance to returned soldiers at
any time without money and with
out price.
"A drive through portions of Lau-
derdale, Crockett and Gibson coun-
ties reveals the fact that prospects
for cotton and corn in those counties
are more encouraging than prospects
in Upton, and much more encourag-
ing than the conditions in Shelby
in fact, crops are very good in those
counties. There is more upland in
those counties than there is either in
Upton or Shelby counties, and this
is the year for the upland farmer.
Mr.. w. T. Carter, of Mason, was
returned from their visit to points in
Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin and Mime
sofa. They first visited Meredosia,
ILL.,, thence to Rice Lake, Wis, to
pay visit to Mrs. Hancock's broth
er, thence to Minneapolis, Mimi, to
visit her sister. Mr.. Hancock also
visited the great Methodist cente-
nary exposition in Columbus, Ohio,
and was absent from home three
weeks.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lloyd died at the
home of her son, Mr. Dunn, at Old
Upton, at 8 o'clock Friday, of acute
after very brief illness,
and was buried at old Bethel at 2:30 |
o'clock Friday afternoon. Rev. j. A. |
Hassell conducting the funeral ser
vices. Mrs. Lloyd, who was IS years
Of age, is survived by son and a
daughter. She had long been con-
sistent member Of the Methodist
church, and was a very estimable
woman.
Esq. Jim" says that when he
vas about IA years old he was board
ng at Brownsville, Tenn, going to
school, noted prima donna had an
to sing in the opera
louse. Tickets were from $3.50 up.
lie was so anxious to go that he
hucked whole crib of corn in order
o earn enough money to buy tick
t in the "peanut gallery" Ana
when she appeared that night, she
ang classical music in Italian.
Miss Lula Fly, aged so years and
8 days, who made her home with
er sister, Mrs. w. G. Hathaway, in
his city, died there suddenly Sunday
1orning at 6 o'clock, of epilepsy,
rom which she had long been a suf-
erer. Her burial took place in Mum
ord cemetery at o'clock Monday
fternoon, the funeral services being
onducted by Rev. 4. A. Clark. The
eceased was born and reared in
Lenry county, Tenn, but had been
laking her home in Covington for
bout seven years. She had been
lember of the Methodist church for
number of years.
Mr.. John Fyfe, who was over
cas- with the 10th Infantry, Both
vision, A. E. F., for about Is
lonths, arrived in New York on
uly IL, and was discharged on the
18th at Camp Mills, L. l., and reached
is home in Covington Saturday. The
Dung man had many exciting ex-
eriences while fighting on the west
N front, and was in an army hos
tal two months as result of be-
~ gassed. He was in the hard
,ught battles against the famous
indenburg line, the Ypres-Lys Of
.nsive and the second Somme often
We.