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

and Mrs. Syl Fisher, of Tabernacle.
Mr.. G. L. Wortham has been on
the sick list for the past few days.
Mrs. EVE Bishop is reported quite
sick again with pneumonia at her
home near Bride.
Mr.. Ira Willard has returned from
Newport, Ark, and will again make
his home in the vicinity Of Phelan.
Edwin, little fve-year-old son Of
Mr.. w. A. Hudson, who has lately
been quite sick, is now improving
The Covington Milling Co. made
shipment of another car load of hogs
to st, Louis Wednesday.
Mr.. Ed Hall, of this vicinity, is
making some Improvements and adj
ditions to his premises,
Mr.. ". Ii. Cole, If the 18TH dis
trict, wlo has lately been quite SIGN,
is reported tc be improving.
Mr.. Emmett Bringle has pur-
chased the w. A. Black place, on Ma
pie street, and moved into the house
Wednesday,
Mr.. j. c. Archer, who has been
confined to his home on account of
illness for several weeks, is consider
ably better
Mr.. ]. l. Coleman is building a
house near Cotten's lake, which will
be occupied when completed by Mr.,
Ed Mashburn.
Mrs. w. ]. Turner, who lately un-
derwent an operation for appendicitis
at the Huffman House, is able to
sit up.
The friends of Mr.. P. D. Cothran,
who has been confined to his home on
account of illness for several weeks,
will be glad to learn that he is i'm
proving.
George Smith, colored, for carry
ing a pistol, was bound over to court
in the sum of $3.50 by Esq j. l.. Rich
ardson Wednesday. Upon failure to
make bond, he was returned to Jail.
Mr.. j. T. Glenn has lately moved
from the j. R. Hall place, in the 10th
district, to the j. N. Hall place, in the
8th district, better known as the F.
W. Hill old place.
Mr.. j. H. Rosson, of the Gift
neighborhood, had one of the largest,
if not the largest, bales Of cotton Of
the season ginned at Bringle's gin
Monday. The bale weighed 1872
pounds.
Chester Maclm, colored, for the
killing Of PAIL Edars, colored, ON the
3uford place, in 1hc 18th dist it, N
NOV ember II last, was tried before
Esq. Lauderdale + chardson We,lnes-
day and, on f't lr to make tae re-.
quirTd bond OF 81 orc, was sent to jail.
There will be double-header
game of basket ball between the Lucy
high school and the Byars-Hall high
school at the athletic field here al
7:45 Friday night. This is the first
game since Christmas and it is being
looked forward to with much interest.
The new county superintendent
of public instruction, Prof. H. H. Rob-
inson, is located next door to the
office of Simonton & Gwinn, as was
his predecessor, Mr.. Gwinn, and peo-
pie who wish to communicate with
him over the phone may do so by
calling No. SO.
Mr.. w. L. Hancock, of Meredosia,
ILL.,. arrived here the first of the week
and has taken charge of Garndale,
the farm three miles east Of the city,
purchased some time ago by his faith
er, Rev. T. L. Hancock. The latter
expects shortly to move to Covington
to make his home.
--Messrs. Luther Taught and w. J.
Fredrickson celebrated the 18th ami
versary of their weddings at the home
of the former on Monday. There were
between Is and 20 guests present to
help them ennjoy the day and the
splendid dinner served. Mr.. and Mrs.
Taught and Mr.. and Mrs. Fredrickson
were also the recipients Of quite a
number of nice presents and good
wishes for many happy returns.
AS an evidence of the far-reacn-
ing benefits of advertising in the
Leader, it may be mentioned that the
Union Savings Bank lately received
letter from a citizen of far-off Red
lands, Calf, asking the bank to ex-
plain it's Christmas Savings club plan.
The Californian had seen the Christ
mas Savings club advertised in the
Leader for the past few weeks and
wanted to know more about it, no
doubt with the intention Of becoming
a member.
Relatives here received the sad
news Wednesday of the death from
stomach trouble at her home in Paris,
Tenn, at o'clock that morning of
Mrs. John Currier, formerly Miss
Laurine Gwinn, of this county. Mrs.
Currier had been sick since the latter
part of December and her aunts, Mrs.
Herbert McGaughey, Of this city,
and Mrs. G. S. Volz, Of Ripley, were
at her bedside when she passed away.
The deceased was 20 years of age at
the time of her death. She is sur
vived by her husband, but leaves no
children.
Mr.. Harvey H. Cage died of con-
gestion at the home of his mother-in-
law, Mrs. A. B. Owen, in the vicinity
of Pisgah. Monday at 1915 o'clock,
after an illness of only few days.
The funeral services were held at the
house at 1870 o'clock Tuesday, con-
Quoted by Rev. A. w. Russell, assist
ed by REv, 7. Riley Davis, after
which the burial took place in Munford
cemetery. The large funeral process