The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-25
LOCAL NEWS

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confined to their home with grippe
Beulah, little daughter of Mr. J
B. Mellow, has been suffering from
pneumonia for the past several days
Rev A. w. Russell has been con.
fined to his bed for several days with
severe attack of grippe
will, little son Of Mr.. Will Fyfe, is
suffering from an attack Of pneu-
monia
There was a meeting of the local
Masonic lodge on Friday night, at
which time the M. M. degree was con-
ferred
Il, E. Gwinn, Jr., little son of Hon.
L. E. Gwinn, who has been suffering
from an attack of pneumonia, is i'm
proving.
Mr.. R. w. Bishop is moving back
to the county from Savage, Miss, and
will make his home on the D, W. Ruff
fin place near here.
Mr.. L. P. Fleming and family
have moved here from Ripley and oc-
cupy the bearing place, on Haynie
street.
Mr.. Noble Somervell, who has
lately been confined to his bed again
on account of rheumatism, is able to
sit up again.
Mr., Sturgeon Hadley and family,
who have been making their home
near Stanton, have moved to Garland
to reside.
Mr.. G. T. Ward has sold his stock
of goods at Gilt Edge to Mr.. G. l..
Sturdivant, who will continue the bus
mess at the same stand.
Mr.. H. L. Hudson has been OIL the
sick list at his home in Memphis for
the past several days, but is improv-
ing and expects to return this week.
Mr., Arthur Webb is employed at
DR.. Ed Wallis horse-shoeing shop. Mr..
H. G. McMillen, who has been work
ing there, has moved to Memphis.
Mr.. Jack Stitt, who was lately
operated or for appendicitis at the
home Of his grandmother, Mrs. Mollie
Stitt, is still steadily improving.
Mr.. w. A. Menefee, who lately
underwent an operation for removal
of the tonsils at the Good Samaritan
hospital, Memphis, was able to re-
turn home Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Mabel McMurray, who has
been suffering from blood poisoning
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. v. L.
Murphy for several days, is steadily
improving.
Eta, little daughter of Mrs. Eta
Sloan, of the Gilt Edge neighborhood,
who was seriously. burned by accident
about three weeks ago, is reported to
be steadily improving.
Sarah, daughter Of Mr.. E. A.
Mashburn, of the Mt. Lebanon neigh
borhood, died Saturday night at IL
o'clock and was buried on the day fol-
lowing at Mt. Lebanon graveyard.
The real estate firm Of Sullivan &
Hopper has seld to Mr.. j. E. Dew for
Miss May Hill her house on Boyce
avenue for a consideration of $3.50.
Possession will be given February.
Mr.. w. 7. Watkins, Of the Mt.
Carmel vicinity, sustained fall at
his home Friday and his hip was badly
sprained, although he is again able
to be up.
Mrs. w. J. Turner, Of this vicin-
ity, who was operated on for appendi-
citis at the Huffman House Tuesday,
by Drs. Newman and Yarbrough, is
steadily improving.
Mr.. E. w. Cothran, who lately re-
turned from Humboldt, is preparing
to go into the plumbing business here
again and will be located in the rear
of v. L. Ogilvie's place of business.
Mrs. Albert Massey, who has
been on the sick list, is again able to
be at her post in the school room at
Phelan. DR.. r. F. Taylor, of that
place, who has been suffering from
is able to sit up.
Mr.. C. w. Kincaid, of Mattoon,
ILL.,, stopped over here Wednesday on
his return from Houston, Tex Mr..
Kincaid and Mr.. w. F. Bringle left
the same night for Grenada, Miss, to
look into an important land deal
Manager ]. R. Gill, of the tele-
phone exchange, has moved his bust
ness offices to the Office lately occu-
pied by G. P. NOEL. DR.. L. j. Lindsey
will later occupy the suite of rooms
of which Mr.. ellis late Office is part.
Mrs. R. B. Baptist was able Sun
day morning to return from Memphis,
where she lately underwent an oper-
alton in st. Joseph's hospital. Her
friends will be glad to know that her
improvement is steady.
Mr.. A. Laxton, Of Kerryille, came
up Wednesday morning and has taken
charge of Mr.. j. C. Sullivan's meat
market. Mr.. Sullivan win now devote
his attention to the real estate BUSH
ness.
Baker Lennon Chapter, U. D. c.,
will be entertained next Saturday
afternoon by Misses Ella Cummins
and Gracey Key Malone The meet
ing will be called to order at the home
of Miss Malone, on College street, at
3 o'clock.
Mr.. Earl Bell and his mother,
Mrs. Bette Bell, left Wednesday for
New Orleans, where the former will
attend the meeting of the Western
Fruit Jobbers' association. From