The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-02
ITEMS OF NEWS GATHERED
FROM TOWN AND COUNTY

einity, Tuesday, a son.
MIR. Joe Ray, of the GAINESVILLE
neighborhood, has been confined to
his bed with dropsy for the past sew
eral days
"A meeting Of the Upton County
Post Of the American Legion will be
held on Monday, December Ii. The
officers Of the Post for the ensuing
year will be elected at the meeting.
Mr.. Henry Townsend has moved
from Brighton to Tiptonville, where
: e win make his home, and where he
viii Be in charge Of the pumping
station Of fha railroad there.
Mr.. ]. n. McClain has gone back
into the mercantile business, having
purchased the Tom Bond stock of
goods at the W S, Smith stand on
Hill street
Mrs. G. H. Flowers was called
to Holly Springs, Miss, Saturday
to attend the bedside of her daughter
Sarah, who is suffering from diph-
iberia
Mr.. j. R. Mckee has become as
ISOLATED with Mr.. d. B Cummins in
the Commercial Appeal agency in
Covington and viii give his attention
to delivery Of the papers inside the
city.
The remains Of Mrs McCraw.
widow Of the late Joe McCraw, of
Braden, who died at her home in
Ssrdis, Miss. Tuesday of last week.
were Brought back TO Braden and
buried in the old Melton graveyard
at O'Clock last Friday.
The friends Of Mr. A, S Miller
were glad to see him able to be IN
Monday after havino been confined
to his bed again for 10 days as a re-
siI1t 81 havine been struck and badly
hurt by an Illinois Central railroad
train here about the middle Of August
last.
The ladies Of the First Presby-
terrain church will hold a Christmas
market and fancy work sale at the
home Of Mr.. joint. Garner on Satur,
day afternoon, December IL. Fifteen
cents admission will be charged and
refreshments served. Come and buy
your Christmas gifts.
Rev VIM. July, colored, of the
4th district, reported to us Saturday
the death Of Tom Andrews, colored,
of that district, whom he-said was the
second oldest man in Upton county.
Andrews, who claimed to be more
than 100 years old, died at Z O'Clock
Friday night, of dropsy, after years
illness
N Sheriff C. N. Volz took viii Du-
pree TO Memphis Monday morning
and delivered him to Warden Love,
Of the state prison, who took him to
Nashville, where he will serve from
one to five vars in that institution,
having been sentenced to pay that
penalty by Judge Baptist at the late
term of the circuit court, the charge
being attempt to commit murder
Rev. w. W. Armstrong, presiding
elder Of the Dyersburg district,
preached good sermon to a large
congregation in the First Methodist
church here Sunday>morning and an
other large congregation heard him
with much interest at Pisgah Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Monday
night he conducted the business meet
ing at the First church here.
From the Dyersburg Gazette Of
November 30, we learn Of the death
Of DR.. William 7. Somervell, former
ly of this county at his home in
Washington, D. O., on Sunday, No
Sember %. The news Of DIR. Somer-
vell's death will be received with
much sadness by his relatives and
many old friends in this county A
more extended notice will be given
next week.
The firm of SimOnton, Gwinn &
Shoaf advertised money to lend in
last weeks Leader. They report
that their office was filled with pros
pective borrowers on the day after
the paper came out and for several
days afterward This not only demon
strates the want of money in this
county, but it also demonstrates the
prompt results Of advertising in the
Leader as well.
Circle No. 2 Of the Presbyterian
ladies' society gave benefit enter
tainment on Friday evening at the
Presbyterian church. Each person
brought as many pennies as there
were inches in their waist measure.
A beautiful musical program was
given composed of violin and vocal
selections. and several readings. At
the conclusion of the program nice
salad course was served in the ladies'
parlor,
Miss Ruby Rivers Bringle, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. 7 L. Bringle, of this city,
will be one of the eight mid-year
graduates who will receive their di-
plomas from the Gartly-Ramsey Hos
pital in Memphis in December. Last
Sundays Commercial Appeal con-
tanned Miss Bringle's photograph and
all the other members of the gradual
len class. Her many friends here wish
her the greatest success an her chosen
profession.
Mrs. Lyna Webb died at the
home of her son-inlaw, Mr.. w. S.
Clark. at Solo Tuesday afternoon at
5 O'Clock and was buried in the
Townsend graveyard Wednesday af-
ternoon at o'clock, Rev. s. R. Hart,
Of the Methodist church, of which
church the deceased was a member.
conducting the funeral services. The
deceased, who was n years Of age at
the time Of her death. is survived bv
a son, Mr.. w. D. Boston. OF Memphis.
and q daughter, Mrs. ". s. Clark, Of