The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-13
LOcAL NEWs

-Mr r, P. Strain, who has been
suffering from stroke Of paralysis,
is slowly improving.
Mr.. Polk Billings. Of the De-
troit vicinity, who has been confined
to his bed with a long illness, is re-
ported to be improving
Mr.. w. A. Brown lately killed
four shoats lacking one day Of being
seven months old, that weighed 807
pounds, dressed.
The firm of G. A. Burkhart &
Son has gone out of business at Mum
ford, having consolidated their bust
ness there with their Arlington bust
ness.
Mr.. Walter Murphy has lately
purchased the R. L. Hazelgrove
place at East Liberty avenue and
Upton streets, for a consideration Of
$1,762.5O
Robert, little son of Mr.. Ulys.
Taylor, Of this city, who has been
suffering from an attack of mala-
rial fever for nearly a month past,
is slowly improving.
Mr.. C. L. Hathcock and family
moved last week from the Pisgah
neighborhoOd to the vicinity of Nut
bush, Haywood county, where they
will in future make their home.
Mrs. Fannie Dalton and daugh-
ter, Miss Annie, have moved from
the place they have been occupying
on Elm street, this city, to their
place one and half miles west Of
here.
Mr.. Raymond F. Wiseman and
Miss Pearl Smith, both Of Memphis,
were united in matrimony at Esq.
S. R. Shelton's office in the court
house Friday morning at 10 o'clock,
that veteran justice officiating.
Iv Mr.. N. P. Garrett has sold his
place known as the w. V. Bringle
place on South Main street, occupied
by Mr.. Bunk Smith, to the Second and
Pisgah church congregations, and it
will be Occupied as home by the pas
tor, Rev. A. W. Russell.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Brighton A. R. P. church will have
a parcel post sale at the residence
of Mrs. R. P. Dewese, on the after
noon of December IA. Oysters will
be served afternoon and night. Every
body invited.
One colored man was recently
heard to remark to another on the
streets of Covington: "Nigger, dar is
jes' two things | hasn't heard since
come into dis community" "Whut
is dat, nigger?" was the answer. "De
truth and meat frying" was his re-
tort.
Now is the time to name your
| farm and have the sign painted. This
is also the proper time to call on youl
printer and get some printed sta
tionery bearing the name Of your
farm, and the names of the breeds
Of livestock poultry and seed you
raise. Progressive Farmer.
Mr.. R. T. Hadley and wife, of
Dyersburg, came down Friday on
visit to relatives. Mr.. Hadley and
Miss jamie Belle Ballew, Of Dyers-.
burg, were married in that city on
Sunday, December 2, at the home Of
DR.. E. S. Baker, DIR. Baker perform
ing the ceremony.
Mr.. C. B. Simonton, local agent
of the /. c. railroad, attended the
meeting of the superintendent Of the
freight service out Of Chicago. and
general officials and division superin-
tendents of the above line, held in
Memphis Thursday. The object Of the
meeting was to increase the cars
on the line, and handling of freight.
Chester Ware, for failure to re-
army Observation-Disclosures
port for physical examination in
Memphis for army service, was taken
before U. S. Commissioner Lauderdale
Richardson Friday. He was permit
ted to go to the training camp at
Camp Pike, near Little Rock, Ark,
and was taken to that place in Gus
tody of Deputy Sheriff Ed Roberts.
The library benefit Friday eve
ming, with Miss Corinne Gotten as
reader, assisted by Misses Bonner
and Hattie Mai CIcmmons at the
piano, was a decided success. Miss
Gotten was repeatedly encored, "The
Projecting Son" being one of the ia
vorites. Miss Gotten handles the
violin and negro dialect equally well
in a varied program that was most
pleasing to her audience.-Rives Cor
respondent, Union City Commercial.
"A number of people went to
Memphis from here Saturday to see
the presentation of that great play,
"Ben-Hur," at the Lyric theater.
Among those in the party were Mes
danes Heber Green, R. M. Jacket,
Fannie Long, G. B. Simonton, Ed.
Goulder, W. A. and G. S. Volz; Miss
es Mattilou Brown, Lena Fortson,
Laura Keathley Belle Young, Su-
die Hewett, Agnes Long and Inez
Nevis; Messrs. Charles Ogilvie and
C. A. Simonton.
Lewis Richards, aged 60 years,
was struck and injured by Extra 1901,
known as the pickup train" on the
Illinois Central road one mile south
of here,at 1915 o'clock Monday. Rich
ards was walking north on the north
bound track and saw the train just in
time to step off the track. The end
of the pilot beam, however, struck
him on the left shoulder. Richards
was carried to his home near by,I
where he was attended by the Com
nanu,s nhvsician. DR.. b. w. Sale and