The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-11

at the home of her son, Mr.. j. r. Gill,
Mr.. Claud Neal, of South Coving-
/ ton, has been quite sick for the past
several days.
Mr.. Sam White has moved from
Atoka to the Simonton place, on Ma
pie street
/ Joe Peete has lately been very
sick with pneumonia for several days,
but is now steadily improving
Mr.. John Whitehorn and family
have moved from Clopton to the W. 7.
Mccormick place, near Solo.
Martha, little daughter Of Nj.
Will Lowenhaupt, who lately has been
quite sick, is improving.
John, little son Of Clerk and Mas
ter j. l.. Johnson, who has lately been
quite sick, is improving.
Born, Sunday night, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Brigham, of Tabernacle vi
entity, daughter,
The new furnace for Canaan (col-
ored) Baptist church, of this city, was
received here Wednesday and is being
put in by HARRISON & Sherrod.
Mr.. ]. w. Fleming's new house,
on the corner of Shelton and West
{ Liberty streets, has been completed
and he moved in Tuesday.
Mr.. Jesse Handy and Mrs. Alma
Faux, both of the 10th district, were
married at the latter's home on
Wednesday of last week,
The friends Of Mrs. w. 0. Meme
fee, who has lately been on the sick
list, will be glad to know that she is
again able TO be up,
Mr.. ]. P. Boshers is building a
storehouse at his home, at the foot of
Mt. Lebanon, and is making prepara-
tions to 90 into the mercantile busi-
ness there shortly.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Pace, who late
" sold their farm in the vicinity of
Beaver, left today for Halls, where
they expect in future to make their
home.
The friends of Mr.. Lark Bringle
will be pleased to learn that he is
steadily improving in the Baptist hos
pital, Memphis, and hopes to be able
to return home next week.
DIR. b. H. Harrison, Of Burlison,
leaves Monday for Memphis, where
fhe will place himself under treatment
Of DR. E. NJ Holder, in the Baptist
hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kinney left
this morning for Memphis, accompan-
led by their little son, Mayes. The
little boy is to undergo an operation
at St. Joseph's hospital this afternoon
for removal of some broken bone from
the shoulder.
Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Baltzer were
called Sunday to Hickman, KY, to
attend the funeral Of the formers
brother-in-law, Mr.. Cue Threlkeld.
who died at his home in that city Sat
urday morning at s o'clock, after a
long illness. Mr.. Threlkeld, who was
so years of age, is survived by his
wife, He leaves no children.
Mrs. Ora Hunter, wife of Mr..
Felix Hunter, died at her home, in
the vicinity of Randolph, Thursday Of
last week, and her burial took place
at the Randolph burial ground on the
day following, Rev. S. R. Forbess
conducting the funeral services. Mrs.
Hunter was about 35 years of age and
is survived by her husband and three
children
Mr.. w. M. Brown, former well
known citizen of this city, died at his
home in Memphis Sunday afternoon at
4:45 o'clock of pneumonia. His re-
raains were brought To Cogington at
1920 o'clock Monday and were taken
Immediately to Munford cemetery and
Their inferred. Mr.. Brown is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Julia Brown, and by
three sons and two daughters. He
moved from here to Memphis about
10 years ago and had since been a resi-
dent of that city. The deceased was
So years Of age.
Mr.. Raymond Dunnavant, Of
Gimp, and Miss Blanche Garner, Of
Henring, were married in the Baptist
church at Henning Wednesday even
ing at s o'clock in the presence of a
large gathering of friends. Mr., and
Mrs. Dunnavant left after the cere-
mony for brief bridal trip to St.
Louis. The bride is niece of Messrs.
]. L. and John 7. Garner, of this city,
and is most lovely and popular
young lady, whose many friends wish
for herself and husband long fife and
prosperity.
Sallie jackson, aged 8S years, a
well known colored woman, died at
the home of her grandson-in-law,
Robert Walk, in this city, Tuesday,
her death beins. due principally TO the
infirmities of old age, and was buried
in the Upton graveyard Wednesday.
Aunt Sallie", as she was affectionate-
" called by her white friends, was a
slave in ante-bellum days, a servant
in the home Of the late Dir. La Fayct.e
Hill, Sr., and was a true type of the.
old Southern "black nanny, now
rapidly becoming extinct, and her
death is much regretted bYs those
whom she so faithfully served, both
before and after the Civil war.