The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-02-01

! OF the Methodist church at Muntofd
will give an ice cream and oyster sup
per at Mrs. Mamie Wilson's Friday
night, February 2. The public is in
vited to help the ladies in this cause
for the benefit Of the church.
The Leader enormously stated in
the last issue that Miss Eleanor Rich
mond had made a mark in the late
city school examination of SO in the
Seventh grade She should have been
placed in the Eighth grade, and this
correction is made in justice to that
young lady.
Louise, tws-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. Walter Rose, of the Holly Grove
neighborhood, died of pneumonia at
z o'clock Friady morning and was
buried in the Indian Greek graveyard
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev.
/ G. w. Geans conducting the funeral
services.
Mrs. A. B. Wellborn, of GAINESVILLE
who has lately been on the sick list,
is reported to be improving. Misses
Louise and Pauline Cothran, also of
GAINESVILLE, who are attending the West
Tennessee Normal in Memphis, have
lately had to return. from that place on
account Of illness.
-Messrs. ]. w. Darby and w. A.
Brown have been in Nashville this
week, attending the meetings of the
Masonic Grand Lodge and Grand
Chapter. Mr.. Darby went as Master
of the First Veil of the Grand Chapter
and Mr.. Brown as representative of
the local Masonic lodge.
The Citizens Bank & Trust Com
pany of Munford has filed application
for a charter with the secretary of
state. The capital stock of the new
institution is $4,000 and the incar-
porators are w. H. Starnes, j. M.
Crigger, W. H. Turnage, ]. w. Cor
bitt, G, P. Clements and S. H. Bass.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Leatherwood
announce the engagement and APP
preaching marriage of their daughter,
Mary Elizabeth, to Mr.. G. D. Burk.
The wedding will be quietly solemn
lied at the home of the brides pa
rents, 984 Forest avenue, on the even
ing of Thursday, February 8.-Mem-
phis Commercial Appeal, January 20.
Mr.. w. E. King and family ex-
pect to move from here to Murray,
KY, about March 1, to make their fu-
ture home. Mr.. King has been con-
Quoting a garage here for the past
year and during that time has made
many friends who regret to see him
leave here. Mr.. King has secured the
contract for installing the municipal
light plant at Murray.
Mr.. Ben Wright and Miss Ruth
Blalack, both Of the Atoka vicinity,
were quietly married at the home Of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
M. Blalack, Sunday morning at 1915,
Esq. v. Kimbrough performing the
ceremony in the presence Of few in
innate. friends. These are most de-
serving young people and have the
best wishes of many friends.
Mr.. w. H. Feezor writes to Mr..
]. R. Fallin that he is now at Cortez,
on the Gulf of Mexico, 40 miles south
of Tampa, where he is enjoying the
pleasant weather and fine fishing. He
says that he lately assisted in catch
ing a 160-pound shark, that one party
had lately brought in catch Of 900
pounds of fish, that he was enjoying
good health, but that he had not seen
a familiar face since he had been on
the Gulf coast.
Quite good deal of distemper is
reported among horses. Mr.. M. A.
Ray lost a two-year-old colt from
that disease the first of the week. Hog
cholera is also well scattered over the
county and it is feared that it will be
as bad as it was five years ago. DR..
Ed Wall went to Lauderdale county
Monday to vacccinate 70 head of Maj.
M. A. Walkers hogs against the
malady.
Mrs. Willie McCullers received,
Friday, telegram bringing the sad
news of the death of her brother, Mr..
James Moncrief Bernard which oc-
Cured at his home in Arkansas City
on January %. Mr.. Bernard was a
son Of the late John Bernard, and was
born and reared in this county. The
news of his death was received with
a deep feeling of sadness by his many
friends here. Mr.. Bernard had made
his home in Arkansas City for the
past seven years and was 43 years of
age at the time of his death.
The Young Mems social club gave
another enjoyable dancing party at
he Elks' old home Friday night. Eek
lords orchestra, from Memphis, dis
,oursed sweet music. There were
many young people present, including
yisitors from Memphis Halls, land ,
,ther places, and dancing was contin-
led until into the morning hours. The
ollowing were among the ut-of-town
,eople present. Misses Robbie Hanna,
Iera Haynie, Edith helms, Mr.. Jesse
rose, Memphis; Miss Wanda Wyatt,
Halls; Mr.. Jack Gamble, Drummonds.
Mrs. Grace Couch Wiseman, wife |
# Mr.. Wayman Wiseman, Of the
'erry's Campground neighborhood,
led of tuberculosis in Memphis Sun
ay morning at 4 o'clock. The re- r
Mains were brought to Upton Mon t
ay and taken thence to Campground c
hurch, where the funeral services r
we're he'd, conducted by Rev. w. T. t
farmer Interment was in Poplar Q
rove cemetery. Mrs. Wiseman was D
bout q years old and is survived by \
er husband and two daughters. She {