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

Don't forget that the Leader is
prepared to print stock bills Of all
kinds satisfactorily and promptly.
The commencement exercises Of
the Munford high school begin today
land viii continue over tomorrow.
The Leader pays especial atten-
ton to mail orders for printing Of
every description.
There will be a concert at Flat
woods schoolhouse on Friday, March
~. The public is invited.
Don't forget about setting out
those shade trees. Now the time
for doing the work.
Mrs. ]. D Mason, Jr., Of the
Pisgah vicinity, who has been on Che
sick list for several days, is again
able to be up.
DIR. N. H. Keys, of this city. Is
che owner of hen that lately hatch
led chicken with four legs. DR..
Keys said that the chick was healthy
and doing well.
If you know q local or personal
news item of any Importance, please
don't assume that we already know
about it, but tell the Leader about
1t in person, by mail or by phone.
Mr.. ]. L. Richardson was recently
elected conference manager Of the
Methodist centenary movement in the
Dyersburg district He left Sunday
for Dyersburg and Ridgely to look
after that work.
Look over your stock, and if
you find yourself in need Of letter,
note or bill heads, statements, re-
mittance blanks, envelopes or any
thing in the printing line, send the
Leader a mail order.
VIM. Ruby Sturgess, aged II
years, son of Mr.. w. C. Sturgess,
formerly of Beaver, this county, died
at the family home in Snyder, Okla,
on March 7, of bronchial pneumonia,
after an illness Of two weeks.
The question of bond issue of
$4,000 for grading the streets OF
Hennirg was submitted to the voters
of that city Friday. The bonds car
ried the day, we are told, by a vote
Of about four to one.
Parties mere from the Munford
Ineighborhood Friday reported that
influenza and pneumonia had again
made appearance in that place
and vicinity, and was almost an cpl
demic again
Messrs. j. II. Godsey and K. L
Simpson, of the Macedonia vicinity
were visitors in Covington Friday
Mr. Godsey purchased a yearling Hol,
stein bull from Mr.. w. j. Vaughan
paying 500 for the animal.
Rev. M. R. Gibson arrived II
DIE West last week from Camp Jack
son, having received his discharge
from Y. M. C. A. work. Mr.. Glib
son preached at Clinton on last Sab
bath.-A. R. Presbyterian, Due West
is G.
If you have a pig, a COW, calf
horse, hog, sheep, poultry, eggs, cot.
ton seed seed corn, potatoes or any
kind Of garden or field seed for sale
or if you want to buy anything above
mentioned, now is the time to tr!
an ad in our classified column.
The Baptist people Of Coving.
ton are planning pratrocted meet
ing, to begin anout June Is. Rev. NJ
B. Dodd, Of Shreveport, La, will dc
the preaching, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Scholfield, Of TT. Scott, Kan, will
have charge Of the singing.
Mr.. J. w. Kirkpatrick, Of E.
Paso, Tex, was visitor here the
latter part of last week. He was &C.
companied home Sunday by Mr. ia.
mic Durham, who has accepted a po-
sition with him in the auto business
in that city.L auderdale County En-
terprise.
"A fine Jersey COW belonging to
Mr.. E. M. Mcbride, of this vicinity,
acted in such peculiar manner that
he decided she had hydrophobia and
killed her Friday. The COW, it is
thought, was bitten by a rabid dog
that was in the neighborhood some
weeks before.
This is late spring, and farm
ers in Upton county generally are
much further behind with their plow-
ing and other farm work than they
were at this date last year. They
have been much retarded by the rain
in sowing oats, and while corn plant
ing time is here, very little blowing
has so far been done.
Miss Jince Lusk, daughter Of Dr..
and Mrs. G. A. Lusk, of Ripley, and
Mr.. Fred Warren Bondurant, Of
Hickman, KY, were married in the
home of the bride on Wednesday eve
ming, March IL, Rev. r. /. Long,
pastor Of the Presbyterian church, Of
The bride has often vis-
tied Covington, is a cultured and
lovely young lady, and has many
friends here who wish for herself
and husband long life and happiness
The groom is a successful business
man of Hickman.
Mr. Bruce E. Headin, aged 81
years, died at the home of his father,
Mr.. ]. 7. Headin, SATURDAY. morning
at 1890 o'clock, of tuberculosis, af-
ter long illness, and was buried in
Charleston graveyard on the morn
ing following his death, at 10 o'clock.
He is survived by his wife, two sons,
his parents, two brothers and four
sisters. The deceased had been a.
member Of the Christian church for