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

Mrs. Vernon Smith, of this vicin-
ity, who has lately been quite sick
is reported to be improving.
Miss Sue Jarren, who has been
quite sick for several days, is now
steadily improving.
DIR. B. V. Dickson is able to be out
again after "a weeks confinement to
his bed with severe attack of grippe,
Mr., Herman Fleming, who has
been suffering from a severe attack
of la grippe, is again able to be out.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. E. l..
Moore, of the Tabernacle vicinity, a
daughter.
Mr.. S. J. Glass is overhauling Mr..
Embry Bringle's house, three miles
northwest of the city.
Mr.. Joe Forbess, of the 4th dis
trict, is having new dwelling
erected
-Beulah, little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. S. McDow,who has lately
been critically i'll, is steadily improv-
ing.
Mr.. j. S. Malone, who has been
confined to his home for the past sew
eral days with pneumonia, is imprOv-
ing steadily.
Mr.. Dock McLennan, of the Clop-
ton neighborhood, who has been criti-
cally i'll with pneumonia, is reported
to be improving.
Mr.. VIM. John Wilson, of the Wal
nut Grove neighborhood, has been
quite sick with pneumonia for more
than a week.
The Brighton and Rosemark bas-
ket ball game at the latter place Tues
day resulted in favor of the last named
team, the score standing 10 to 20,
The little daughter of Mr.. Hale
Walk, of the 18th district, who has
lately been very sick, is reported bet
ter.
Mrs. Elizabeth Forsythe, of ST.
monitor, who has lately been danger
ously sick with pneumonia, is reported
to be improving.
The little three year-old daugh-
ter of Mr. Lee Pence, of the 3rd dis
trict, who has been suffering from
scarlet fever and diphtheria, is i'm
proving.
The infant child of Mr.. Thad
Gross, of the Randolph neighborhood,
died Saturday and was buried the
day following at the Randolph Camp
ground graveyard.
Mr.. John H. McClain has bought
out the stock of goods of Mr.. A. w.
Coats, on West Liberty avenue, and
will continue the business at the same
stand.
Mr.. Henry Simpson and Miss
Victoria Tins, both of the Simonton
neighborhoOd, were married at Ran
dolph Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock,
Esq. e. J. Turnage officiating.
Hon. John d. McClanahan, who
has been confined to his home at
Munford for two weeks on account of
illness, was able Tuesday to return to
Nashville to resume his duties in the
legislative halls.
Mr.. 7. ]. Taught lately sold to
Mr.. G. C. Allard a two-mOnths-old
calf--one of his Holstein stockton
Sis. The calf was afterward butch
cred and sold out at retail, bringing
$28.
Mr.. Jesse Benson, an old and well
known citizen, died at his home in
the vicinity of Glenn Springs Satur-
day night and was buried at the old
Campground graveyard Sunday, Mr..
Benson made his home for a great
many years in the 9th district, Two
sons and two daughters survive him.
Capt. D. W. Ruffin reports that
there were 1894 bales of cotton
ginned of the crop of 1916, prior to
January 16, 1917, as compared to 22,-
637 bales ginned to the same date in
1915. The increase over the crop of
last year is 1927 bales.
Mr.. Lloyd Dennis, who has
been in the coast defense department
of the regular United States army at
Fortress Monroe, Va, returned to that
place today. He will leave for New
York about March 20 and thence will
go to Ancon, Panama, where he will be
a sergeant major in the coast artillery
corps.
"A dog belonging to Mr.. j. D. Ma
son showed strong signs of rabies one
day last week and before being killed
bit his Two sons, Clarence and Carlton,
aged 16 and 10 years, respectively. Mr..
Mason afterwards sent the dogs head
to DIR. Louis Leroy, city chemist Of
Memphis, who after examination re-
ported that the dog was afflicted with
hydrophobia. Mr.. Mason is having the
Pasteur treatment administered to the
two boys.
Col. W. A. Owen is in receipt of
a letter from A. H. Hampson, Asso-
ciate G. K. r. S. of the Grand Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, of Tennessee,
stating that he will visit Achilles
Lodge, of this place, on Tuesday night,
February 6, with view of getting
plans for the district convention start
ed. A large attendance of members
Of the fraternity is especially desired
on that date.
The trial of ]. T. Scott for the
shooting Of Elmer Lewis in Hastings
pool room on January IL has been
postponed until February II. The
wounded man has not been doing so
well lately, some pus having formed
on the lung, and an operation viii
probably have to be performed which
will necessitatc the removal of a rib.