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

Joe Peete is convaleseing after a
severe attack Of pneumonia.
The Elks Club enjoyed pleasant
social session after the business meet
ing on the night Of January H.
Mrs. D. P. Transou, of Mason,
who has been suffering from a slight
attack Of pneumonia, is able to be up.
Mrs. G. C. Howard, Of Tabernacle,
who has been confined to her bed on
account of illenss, is able to sit up
The Covington Milling Co. made
another carload shipment of hogs to
st. Louis Wednesday.
Mr.. John Yount, who has lately
been confined to his home for few
days on account of illness, is again
able to be up.
The many friends of Prof. j. A.
Gotten will regret to learn that he is
again confined to his bed at his home
in this city on account of illness.
Miss Nancy Walk, daughter of
Mr.. Hale Walk, of the 18th district,
who has been suffering from malarial
hematuria, is convalescing.
Miss Eleanor Lainer and Miss
Tommie Lanier, of Tabernacle, have
both been on the sick list for several
days.
The continued snow is good for
wheat. The wheat acreage in this
county is thought to be about 10 per
cent. greater than last year.
Mr.. Marion Turner has the con-
tract for overhauling Kings (colored)
schoolhouse and when the work is
completed the building will be prac-
ticaly new.
The Elite theater, formerly the
Dixie, under the management of Mr..
Ernest Smith, Jr., opened to the public
and the first performance was given
there on Monday night under the new
management.
Mrs. r. B. Baptist, who has been
under treatment in St. Joseph's hos
pital, Memphis, following an opera
-tion there on Thursday of last week,
is steadily improving and hopes to be
able to return home this week
Bernard Glass, 10-year-old son of
Mr.. James Glass, Of the Oak Grove
neighborhood, while skating Sunday,
fell on the ice and stuck the blade of
knife through his left arm. No COM
plications resulted and the little fell
low is doing well.
Two well known young people of
the Gilt edge neighborhood, Mr.. War
rem Sturdivant and Miss Eva Cousar,
decided to surprise their friends Sun
day afternoon and accordingly drove
over to Simonton, where they secured
the services of Esq. j. H. Standridge
and were soon united in matrimony by
that Justice. The groom is a son of
Mr.. r. L. Surdivant and the bride a
daughter of Mr.. E. c. Cousar. Both
are estimable young people and have
the good wishes Of many friends in
their community for their future well
fare and happiness.
Mr.. w. G. Harris, of Montgom-
cry, Ala, the genial representative Of
the Thompson Plaster Co., of Lees
burg, Va, has been spending the past
10 days in the city, during which time
he has been installing two Thompson
Plaster electrical cabinets, one in the
Offices of DR.. l.. A. Yarbrough and an
other in tie offices Of DR.. B. v. Dick
SON Through the courtesy Of Mr..
Harris, representative of this paper
had an opportunity Of seeing the won
derful workings of this high-power
X-ray outfit in the latter's office Mon
day night. 1t is one of the most valu-
able adjuncts to surgery that has
been discovered in late years, and the
operations and explorations that can
be accomplished with this machine are
indeed varied and wonderful.