The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-02-22
LOCAL NEWS

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Mr.. [. F. Thompson has just com
pleted the building of new porchcs at
the county poorhouse.
George Adams, of the Flatwoods
neighborhood, is building a new four
room dwel ng
The firm of Owen & Dawson
made another shipment Of cattle and
hogs to st. Louis Friday evening.
The Leader pays prompt and
special attention to mail orders for
job printing.
Mrs. ]. R. Sloan, after having
been confined to her home with an
attack Of la grippe for more than two
weeks, is now convalescent.
Mr.. Rufus .Spessard and family
have moved from the Garland vicinity
to the A. B. Owen place in the Ovens
schoolhouse vicinity
Mrs. J. w. Griffin, of the Idaville
neighborhood, who has been confined
to her room with rheumatism since
November Is, is again able to be up.
Have you anything for sale, or
do you want to buy anything? If SO,
let The Leaders thousands Of readers
know about 1t in our classified column.
The scaffold fell with Boyce Daw-
son, while at work on his house in the
Liberty neighborhood, one day last
week, and his foot was quite badly
hurt as a result,
--Messrs, L. R. Gilbreath and ]. w.
Wood have opened blacksmith shop
and grist mill at the formers home
in the 18th district on the Pilljerk
road.
Now is the time to have that
spring order for printing done. Let
The Leader do the work for you. Let
us hear from you, either in person or
by mail.
Cap Whitley, colored, who lives
in the Gift vicinity, was tried before
Esq. Lauderdale Richardson Saturday
on a pistol carrying charge. Upon
failure to make the required bond of
$3.50, he was sent to jail.
Miss Ollie Dhue left Sunday
morning for st. Louis to study MILL
merry styles and will go from there to
Greensboro, Ala, where she will be
employed in the millinery business
during the coming season.
Mr.. Paul Goade, who is employed
on the Illinois Central railroad, was
engaged with some others at Rialto
in carrying a steel rail one day last
week, when he fell and the large bone
of his leg was broken below the knee.
"A fine young nine-months-old FLY
colt, belonging to Mr.. w. 7. Watkins,
of the 9Th district, ran into a wire
fence one day last week and was so
badly cut that it died from loss of
blood.
Walter White, of the 10th district,
who has been suffering from an at
tack of smallpox, is now convalescent
and has been discharged from quaran-
tine, as has also the family Of Mr.. M.
F. White, at whose home he was sick.
The child of Will Hopkins, of the
Oak Grove vicinity, turned kettle
of boiling water on it's foot one day
last week while its mother had step
ped out of the room for a moment
The child's foot was quite badly
burned.
Mrs. Albright, wife of Mr.. G. NJ
Albright, died at her home at Stanton
Thursday and her burial took place
in Stanton cemetery Friday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock The bereaved family
has the sincere sympathy of their
many friends in Upton county.
Mr.. W. G. Hanna, the we'll known
old veteran, made a flying trip to
Brighton one day last week, returning
home on the Standard Oil wagon.
Some said it was the "water wagon,
from the way it rained while "Uucle
BLY, was making the return trip.
Mr.. J. F. Wiseman, Of the Burli-
son vicinity, who was a visitor here
Friday, showed US a perfect ear of
corn, of the 90-day variety, grown in
his garden, with nine smaller ears
clinging to it. The ear is quite
curiosity and is now added to our
list of curios.
Mr.. Ed Jones and Miss Attic
Prewett, both of the Solo neighbour
hood, were married at 4:30 o'clock
afternoon. The ceremony
took place in the store of Mr.. A. S.
Miller, on East Liberty avenue, and
was performed by Esq. LauderdaIe
The house Of Mr.. Brant Phillips,
one mile west of the city, was entered
by thief one day lately who stole
lot of pillow slips, drawn work, ETC.,
in value to about $12. En-
trance was gained by breaking into
the rear window while the family was
away from home.
Mr.. James Hudson, aged about
35 years, died at his home near Elm
Grove church at $50 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon of pneumonia, after an
illness of eight days, and was buried
at Elm Grove on the day following.
He is survived by his wife, but leaves
no children.
Mr.. C. B. Strickland, Of Solo, has
received news of the recent death of
Vance Campbell, aged eight years, son
of his cousin. Mr.. II. L. Campbell. at