The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1898-01-21

Mr.. Fishers pupils will learn with re-
greet of his death and deeply sympa-
thize with his family and relatives in
their bereavement. He leaves a wife
and FIVE children, all of whom were
with him when he died. His children
are Drury A. Fisher, Mrs. JAIME
Banker and Allen and Misses Virgie
and Kate The funeral services were
| held at the family residence at 1853
Lauderdale street Monday. afternoon.
| The services were conducted by Kew.
w. F Hammer, of Memphis, assisted
by Rev. j. M. Northrop, of this place.
We announce Mr.. K FL. Written,
of Covington, as a candidate for cir
cult court clerk this week, subject to
the action of the Democratic primary.
Mr.. Written is highly esteemed citi-
zen of this place and is we'll qualified
to make a good clerk. His political
| allegiance has ever been true to the
organization of which he now asks
the favor of nomination. If the NOM
ination is given to him it will be con-
ferred on a most worthy Democrat.
Personally Mr.. Written is an accom-
modating and clever gentleman, who
| does conscientiously whatever duty
devolves upon him. He is highly es-
teemed by a large circle of friends for
1 MS MANY SOOu Y udilGI0S.
| -Messrs. G.. L. Kinney Sam Me-
/ Clanahan, A. j. Simonton and E. l..
| Smith have bought the stock of the
other members composing the Gift
Kinney Grocery Co. corporation and
the name has been changed to
| Kinney, Smith & Co. The
other members composing the firm, and
whose stock the last named company
bought. are r. M. Jacket, John T.
| Garner, John bearing, Albert Hall
/ and j. P. O'Neal. Mr.. Hall, however,
is the only one of the last named who
has been engaged actively in the man
| agemenG of the business. Messrs. Kim
| neY, McClanahan, Simonton and
of the new concern. These gentlemen
are business men of experience and we
| believe will succeed we'll.
Mr.. William v. Byars, reached
here from New York last Saturday
| and has been spending several
days with his father, Mr.. James Byars
and with his many friends and former
associates and schoolmates here
Mr.. Byars is on his way to St. Louis,
where he will again make his home
and where he viii become editor of the
Journal of Agriculture and Mississip-
pi Valley Democrat. Mr.. Byars has
already won great fame in the Jour-
nalistic field in St. Louis, having been
for many years one of the editors of
the St. Louis Republic. He was also
the editor of the st. Louis Chronicle
for quite a while. For the past three
or four years he has been doing lit |
ePary work for the New York World |
and other publications. Mr.. Byars' |
many old friends here wish him contin- |
ued success In the field of literature.
Mr. Frank G. Pettus, of Mason.
has decided to make the race before |
the Democratic primary, to be held in /
March next, for the nomination for /
the Office of circuit court clerk, as his /
felloW-townsman and friend, Mr.. G.. c.. |
Crenshaw, has Withdrawn from the
race for that Office. Mr.. Pettus res
pectfully solicits the votes of the Dem
Ocrats of the county and promises if |
elected to give faithful and careful at
tention to the duties of the Office He
will call on the voters of the county in
person, though it will necessarily be |
hard for him to see them ALL as more
than two weeks of the short canvass
has already elapsed Mr. Pettus is |
well qualified for the duties of the Of
flee, as he is a business man of we'll |
known ability and an excellent scribe.
Ii he receives the nomination and cleo
ton man who will be able to mas
ter the duties of the Office in a short /
time will be placed in the position and /
one who has ability to make a most |
efficient clerk.
We are authorized to announce
MIR. Robert f. Smith, of the 18th dis
trict, as a candidate for register, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary election, to be held on March
9th. Mr.. Smith never held public
Office except that OF constable and dep |
atty -sherin II. which positions he has dig z
charged to the satisfaction of the peo-
pie of his distrist and with credit to
himself. Mr.. Smith is an ex-Confed-
crate soldier and is very popular with /
his home people, who know him to be
"A conscientious citizen who discharges
his duty as he sees it. He solicits the /
support of the Democrats in his race
for the Office, and it is needless to say
that should Mr.. Smith be elected to |
the Office to which he aspires the duties
will be faithfully performed.
1t is our sad duty to record the
death of DIR. James w. Roane, for
merly of.this county, but for the past /
sereral years acitizen of Wilmar, Ark.
DIR. Roane died Tuesday evening at s |
O'Clock at the home OF his mother,
Mrs. Mary Roane, in the vicinity of |
MOuntcarmel. He came to his old !
home on the 18th from Memphis, where /
he had been under the care of some /
eminent physicians of that city since /
the 4th of the present month, but failed |
to receive any relief. He had Bright's |
disease, from which he had been suffer-
ing about eighteen months, and for |
the past three months his health had |
failed rapidly and his suffering was |
most intense since his arrival at his 1
his old home. The funeral took place /
Yesterday morning and the remains |
were buried at Clopton. DIR. Roane's |
wife was sent for when the family real- |
lied that death was approaching, but /
she did not arrive until Wednesday |
evening. DIR. Roane was the eldest |
son of the late DR.. L. w. Roane and /
was thirty-three years old last June. |
He was educated at the Mountcarmel |
academy and after completing his lite |
rarY course studied medicine. After |
graduating at the Memphis Medical |
College he practiced for year or |
more in this county. DIR. Roane moved |
five years or more ago to Wilmar. |
Ark, where he afterWard married. He |
had succeeded in building up a good |
practice and a useful and prosperous
life seemed to be before him. 1t had |
teen decreed otherwise and he was cut
off in the prime of life and in the |
midst of his usefulness. DIR Roane
was a genial, sociable man and easily |
made friends who were drawn to him |
by his open hearted generous nature.
He joined the Presbyterian church at
Mountcarmel about ten years ago,
but when he moved to Arkansas con-
nected himself with the Methodist
church, in which he was an active
worker and was president of the local
Epworth League of his church at the
time of his death. His wife, child and
relatives will receive the sympathy of
many friends in their sad bereave=
ment:
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