The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-07-10

Miss Martha Lowenhaunt ha
been on the sick list for the past sew
eral days.
Mr.. Pomp Cothran, who has beer
on the sick list for more than a week
is able to sit up.
-Caspar Smith, son Of Mr.. S. A
Smith, is suffering from a severe at
tack Of erysipelas.
Mrs. E. M. Bell, who has beer
on the sick list for the past severa
days, is again able to be up.
Miss Kathryn 0'Neal returned
home Tuesday evening from a three
weeks visit to Miss Eleanor Taylor
in Memphis.
Jewell Hathaway, son of Mr.. w
G. Hathaway, who has been suffering
from an attack of fever for the past
several weeks, is now convalescing.
Mr.. j. M. Wilson, of the Walnut
Grove vicinity, who was kicked by
a horse here several weeks ago, and
had his hin seriously injured, is
able to be out on crutches.
"A number of young ladies and
gentlemen from this city went to a
dance at Ripley Monday night. Mu-
sic was furnished by the A. P. Stew
art orchestra, from Memphis.
Mrs. Josie Harrell, of Munford,
received a telegram Wednesday, July
2, from her son, Sergt. Billie S. Nc.
Cullough, stating that he was we'll
and had arrived safely in New York.
Sergt. Mccullough was with the 45th
Engineers, and has been overseas
for IL months.
Mrs. w. M. Owen, of this city,
was on a visit to relatives at Gimp
Monday, when the chair she was oc-
cupying broke through the floor, and
she was thrown to the floor with
such force that her left arm was
badly sprained below the elbow and
probably broken.
Mr.. S. R. Chapman, of the Solo
vicinity, produced 80 bushels of wheat
this year on five acres of ground. He
and his father, Mr.. w. w. Chapman,
made 230 bushels Of wheat on II IL
acres of land. These are among the
few good yields of wheat we have
heard of in Tipton county this year,
The crop is the shortest yield per
acre for manv years part.
Rev. R. O. Huey, of Troutman,
N. c., and Rev. William Huey, Of
Havana, Ark. wife and child, have
been VISITING their father, Mr.. S. O..
Huey, and other relatives at Sharon
Rev. r. 0. Hueyf formerly taught
school at Almyra He preached a
splendid sermon Sunday, which was
enjoyed by all. Rev. William Huey
addressed the Y. P. G. U. at Almy-
ra that night.
An entertainment was given at
the home of Mr.. /. B. Ralph on Tues
day evening in honor of Mr. Oliver
Ralph and other returned soldiers.
Ice cream, cake and music made up
a most enjoyable program. The hon
Gree was slightly gassed on the west
eTn battle front, and he left Wednes
day for Ft. 0glethorpe, and thence
will 60 to an army hospital in North
Carolina for treatment.
Mr.. w. 0. Banks, Of the Brigh-
ton vicinity, who was in the army
service corps overseas for 10 months,
returned to his home Saturday night,
having been honorably discharged at
Camp Mills, E. /. Mr.. James Bell,
If the StInnyside vicinity, has also
returned to his home after 1Or
months service overseas. He also
received his discharge at Camp Mills
on July /.
Mr.. J. B. Hadley, who lives on
the ]. A. Peeler place, three miles
southwest of the city, brought in the
first cotton bloom Of the season Fri
day evening. Cotton blooms are gen.
orally more or less numerous on the
Fourth of July in Upton countv. but
the plant is unusually late and back
ward this year. The following other
persons also brought bolls to this
office on Saturday: Messrs. j. H.
w. w. Green, Brant Phil
lips and C. s. Chapman.
-Messrs. Henry M. Peete and Ed
Patterson and son, Edwin, OF Holly
Grove, Ark, arrived here Tuesday on
a visit Of a few days. The first
named gentleman is native of Hay
wood county, son of the late Jo-
seph Peete, for several years cit
zen Of iipton county. and several
years Of his youth were spent in the
vicinity of GAINESVILLE. He is pleas
antly remembered by a number of
The older citizens Of our county He
eft linton county in 1866, and this
is his first visit since the day of his
departure. Mr.. Peete, while here, was
he guest Of his cousin and friend Of
MS boyhood days, Jud~o John Y.
Peete.
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