The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-01-04
LOCAL NEWS.

Magistrates warrants Of all
kinds at the Leader Office.
Mr.. N. J. JOY and family have
moved to the S. A. Smith place on
Elm street.
The Reid Cotton Co. now occupies
Offices with Mr.. J. R. Hall, over Som
ervelPs grocery.
Try the Leaders want column Of
you have anything to sell or if you
want to buy anything.
Mr.. j. E. Dew has re-opened his
shoe repairing business in the shop
with HARRISON & Sherrod.
Mr.. Henry Walton, of the Oak
Grove vicinity, has lately made num-
Der of improvements on his house,
Mr.. D. L. Davis, of Burlison, has
been suffering from stroke of paral-
ysis for the past several days.
Mr.. L. E. Mccormick, who had
been suffering with la grippe for a
week, was able to be up town Monday.
Mr.. C. P. NOEL now occupies the
front room over Baltzer & Fowlkes'
store for his insurance and grain bus
mess.
Mr.. j. L. Richardson was called
to Brownsville Sunday night on ac-
count of the illness of his father, Hon.
w. L. Richardson.
Mr.. j. R. Fitzpatrick has moved
from the Sherrod place on Sherrod
avenue to the vicinity Of Bolton Col
lege.
The roads are getting muddy and
heavy. Mail the Leader Office your
order for commercial or any other
kind Of printing.
Mr.. Walter Rutherford, who had
been confined to his home for a week
on account of illness, was able to be
out Monday.
Marjorie, little daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs Edgar Greer, who has been
suffering from pneumonia, is now i'm
proving.
Mrs. r. E. Wardhaugh enter
tanned a few friends at dinner on
Thursday of last week in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fite, of Little Rock,
Ark.
Elder B. 0. bearing is enjoying
a box of oranges, grape fruit and
other fruits which he has just re-
ceived from his son, Mr.. Owen Dear
ing, at Jacksonville, Fla.
-Messrs. 7. 0. Bond and Jack Stitt
attended the ball given by the Forked
Deer club in Dyersburg Thursday
night. 1t was most elaborate and
elegant affair and the young men
report a great time.
Miss Daisy johnson accidentally
shot a neighbor, Mrs. Lauderdale Will
son, with target rife one day lately.
The wound, while quite painful, is not
thought to be serious. Both parties
reside in the 9TH district.
Send the Leader to your relative
or friend as a New Years present.
Mr.. Lon Ross and family have
moved from the 18th district to the
vicinity of Henning, where they will
now make their home.
Miss Marie Yarbrough pleasantly
entertained a few girl friends at
cards on the afternoon of Thursday in
honor of her attractive guest, Miss
Wynne. An ice course was served
for refreshments.
We are told that Boozie Elcan,
who lives on Mr.. s. w. Fowler's place,
near Phelan, made 10 bales of cotton
last season on 101a acres of land, each
bale weighing over 500 pounds, and %
barrels of corn. These crops were
made by Elcan alone and he didn't
hire a days help. This is certainly a
case of the appropriateness Of
names.
Mr.. Clarence Poindexter has
bought the interest of his partners,
]. M. and ]. T. Marshall, in their mer-
camille business at Mason and is now
conducting the business in his own
name. Mr.. Poindexter is worthy and
energetic young man and his many
friends win be glad to know that he
is making good in the business world.
Mary, the 10-year-old daughter of
Mrs. Eta Sloan, of the Gilt Edge
neighborhood, was standing in front
Of the fire at her home Sunday morn
ing, when her dress ignited and she
was badly burned before the flames
could be put out, though her injuries
are not considered serious. Her
mother and an older sister had their
hands badly burned in putting out
the fire.
Mr.. C. E. Kellogg, Of Joliet, Ill.
representing the Grohne Contracting
Co., began the last of the week the
work Of laying pipes at the new
postofice building for the purpose Of
furnishing drainage for the basement
"A. G. Owen, who has been suffer
ing from an attack of pneumonia al
the home of his uncle, Mr., 7. G, Mil
Ter, at Sunnyside, is reported to b.
improving.
Miss Manda Glass, daughter o.
Mr.. Johnson Glass, of this city, anC
Mr.. Thomas Finley were married a