The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-11-22
LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. d. r. Murphy is erecting
new dwelling for Mrs. A. F. Hill in
the FlatwOods vicinity.
The Grand High Priest Of the
Royal Arch Masonic Lodge, Mr.. C. +
Smart will pay the George D. Holmes
Chapter an official visitation tonight.
Mr.. Mart Harrison, who was
working on Mr.. f. M. Downing's
new house in the 18th district, sus-
tanned fall and was painfully hurt.
Mr.. E. N. Downing is having
new house erected on the site of the
one he had destroyed by fire in the
18th district. Messrs. John and Mart
Harrison are doing the work.
Mr.. W. B. Smith and family
moved here from the Gilt Edge
neighborhood last week and occupy
portion Of the house with Mr.. and
Mrs. Switzerland on College street.
Mr.. John W. West and family,
Of Dyer county, paid Mr. w. G.
Smith. of the Oak Grove neighbour
hood, visit last Sunday. Mr. West
reported cotton crops short in Dyer
county, but corn crops are fine.
MIR. A. D. Fortner has purchas-
ed the c. w. Beasley place on Elm
street for consideration of $1,000. He
will overhaul the house and greatly
improve the place and will occupy it
later
Mr.. J. w, Hughes, of Upton, was
visitor here Monday. Mr.. Hughes
sold two loads Of hogs-24 head--to
a visitor here Tuesday. Mr.. Hughes
Mr.. B. B. Boyd while here at gross
price of Is IL cents.
Amy person desiring to contri.
butte to the soldier boys Christmas
boxes will please leave it with either
Of the banks to the credit Of Mrs.
John I. Garner, treasurer, before
December 18th.
MIR. Charles Reeder, son Of Mr..
C. B. Reeder, Of the Beaver neigh
borhood and Miss Maize Vines,
daughter of Mr.. VIM. Vines, Of the
4th district, were married at Poplar
Grove Sunday morning.
MIR. Eford Stephenson recently
sold to colored man living at Rialto
five head Of Duroc pigs for the SUM
sDf Sl35 cash. Our people should cei.
tainlg raise hogs al well as an ahun-
dance OF grain.
hgf. Al. J. Lewis, Jr.. cf steele.
No., and Mrs. Ester Webb, Df this
city, were married at the home OIL
the latter Sunday afternoon at ri
O'Clock, ESQ. Laudsrdale Richardson
officiating,
The friends Of Lieut.. Paul Cal
houn in this county will be interested
in learning that he has lately been
promoted from second to first lieu
tenant of Co. c., 124th infantry u.
$. N. G.. at Camp Wheeler, Ga.
The quarantine on the home of
Mr.. Grady Joyner, near Old Upton,
was raised Monday, the case Of
scarlet fever against which the quar-
antine was issued having been pro-
nounced beyond danger.
Mr.. j. B. Gracey, after spending
a few days with his son, Mr.. W. NJ. |
Gracey, returned to his home at Stan |
ton this morning. The latter has
been confined to his bed for several
days with rheumatism, but is now !
improving.
Mrs. Griggs, wife of the late
Vim. Griggs, died last Saturday night |
at the home Of her son, Mr.. Whit |
Griggs, and was buried the following
day at the Campground graveyard. |
At the time of her death Mrs. Griggs
was SO years of age,
Mr. w. H. Martin has sold his
place of az acres near Munford to
Mr. G. A. Ruleman. Mr.. Martin ex-
poets shortly to 60 to Sage, Va, to
join his wife and children and they
will make their home there. Mrs.
Martin and children left several days
ago for that place.
Mrs. Craig, wife Of Mr.. Hardin
Craig, of the Upton neighborhood, |
came near having serious accident
one day last week. Mrs. Craig was
using coal oil to ldndle fire, when
the oil exploded and burned one side
of her face While the burns are
very painful, they are not serious.
Mr.. Charles P. Manwaring, Of
Chicago, assistant right of way agent
Of the Illinois Central railroad, ar
rived here Monday morning and has
been engaged in appraising the right
of way of the above road in this
county. This work is being done in
order that the Interstate Commerce
Commission may make valuation of
the property for assessment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor, Misses Fan
ME and Zoe Cole and Miss Jennie
Davis, of Memphis, visited Judge and
Mrs. s. E. Stephenson few days
ago. Mrs. Taylor and the Misses
Cole are daughters Of Mr.. w. |. Cole,
deceased, who was for a number Of /
years prominent lumber dealer Of
Memphis, and was we'll known to
many Covington people.
-Dr. w. D. Powell, of Louisville,
Ky, who is out for the purpose Of
raising a hundred thousand ssnew''
dollars for the Baptist Mission Board.
was in Covington Sunday and filed
The pulpit Of the First Baptist
church Sunday night. preaching a
strong sermon in the interest Of his
work to a good congregation. The