The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-18
MASON NEWS

| Esq S. H. Mitchell, Mr.. j. T. Mar
shall, Capt. E. N, Lackey and DR..
Grimmett are confined to their rooms
with la grippe.
Miss Ruth Clement has been quite
i'll for several days, but at this time
is reported much better.
DIR. and Mrs. C. B. Geisinger sold
out their possessions in Mason the
latter part of last week and Monday
departed for Hot Springs, Ark, where
they will remain for a time and then
find a location, either in Oklahoma
or California, where they will again
engage in business. Their stock of
merchandise was bought by Mr.. j.
Friend and shipped to Cement, Okla.
Mr.. Charlie Walker bought their store
room, on West Front street, and Mr.
j. M. Marshall purchased their dwell
ing premises, adjoining Mr.. w. j.
Cody on the south The best wishes
of their many friends and customers
go with thea.
Mr.. W J. Coy returned from Col
orado Springs Flilay, where he had
been with his family for three weeks.
DR.. w. d Mcuavid was able to
leave St ,Toe hospital and return to
Mason tins Neel. and will, in a few
days, resume his practice.
Mrs. Mary Merrill is visiting the
family of her brother, Mr.. Exum
IIemblett, in Hickman, KY.
David P. Transou was born in Madi-
son county, Tennessee, AS years ago
! the past December, and departed this
! life at his home, in Mason, Tennessee,
between IL and / o'clock Sunday
morning, of lobar pneumonia, after
only few days illness. Mr.. Transou
grew to manhood in the county Of his
birth, where he was united in mar
riage to Miss Eliza Cole in 1898. This
union was blessed with seven children,
four sons and three daughters, and,
with their mother, ali survive and
We're at the bedside of the departed
at the time his spirit was called hence.
The deceased was a member of the
M, E. church, w. 0. W., M. w. A., and
the Maccabees. The remains were in
tered at Cedar Hill cemetery Sunday
| evening, services being conducted by
Rev. J.. L. Latta. Mr. Transou had
/ been one of our recognized leading
business men for IS years, ever ready
to lend helping hand to public i'm
| provement and any worthy cause,
quiet and unassuming, yet strong for
that he deemed right. Mason has lost
one of her best citizens and his family
a husband and father that was kind,
affectionate and indulgent.
Mr.. Ewing Lake, of Arkansas, came
Monday to attend the funeral Of his
brother-in-law, Mr.. William Hastings.
Charles and William Fields (col-
ored) were arrested by Officers Har-
vey, Delaney and Griffith last week
for shooting into the house of Mr.. f.
! F. Steward. They were given a pre-
liminary hearing before Esq Sanders
and were bound over to the circuit
court under a $1,000 appearance bond
each, and also were put under $500
peace bond for one year. All the par
ties live near Belmont, in Fayette
county, and the trouble started over
some hogs of the negroes that contin-
ually bothered Mr.. Steward.
Mr.. H. H. Transou and wife and
Transou Harris, of Jackson, Tenn;
Mr.. Hewitt Avis, of Memphis; Mrs.
r. X. Williams, of Taylors, Miss, and
Mr. and Mrs. Tucker, all relatives,
attended the funeral of Mr.. D. P.
Transou.
Rev. S. w. Hart filled his regular
appointment at Little Texas last Sun
day.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Mann visited the
| formers parents, near Brownsville,
this week.
George Anderson Taylor is taking
special course at the Macon & An
drews bushes college, in Memphis.
Considerable moving has heen in
progress She past two weeks, but not
as much as usual at this time Of the
year. 500