The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-03-01
LOCAL NEWS

A. p Stone, Thursday night.
Born, Sunday, to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Webb, daughter.
Mrs. C. E. Lackey, Of this vicin
ity, is reported quite sick.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. C. M.
Moore, of Solo, a daughter
Earlis Billings, Of the BurIison
neighborhood, has been suffering
from a severe attack Of pneumonia.
Mr.. w. S. Dewese is putting up
a saw min at Brighton on the Bolick
& Huffman old mill site.
Mr.. w. L. Yount had the misfor-
tune to lose a good COW from milk
fever Saturday
Mrs. ]. w. Lloyd, of the Burlison
neighborhood, who has lately been
very sick, is conyalescing.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Whit
son, of the Liberty neighborhood, a
daughter, Martha Washington.
Mr.. R. H. Davidson is erecting
bungalow, near Simonton, to be
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Moore.
Mr.. George Odom, of Flatwoods
vicinity, is building a handsome
dwelling.
Rev. Chesley Bowden preached to
large congregation at Leigh's Chap
Ell Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. Douglas Taught has been ap-
pointed substitute rural carrier for
the local post Office.
Mr.. Marion Bradshaw, Of the
Garland neighborhood, is suffering
from a severe case of pneumonia.
Mr.. ]. r. Taylor returned Friday
morning from Bowling Green, KY,
where he purchased % head of horses.
The twin children of Mr.. Morgan
Dowdy, of the Phelan vicinity, are
reported quite sick with pneumonia.
Mr.. Dan Vandergrift, a promi-
nent farmer of the 18th district, has
purchased fve-passenger automo-
bile.
Mr.. 7. w, Forbess has sold his
stock of goods, at Simonton, to
Messrs. John Beaver and Barney
Feezor.
The young people of the Detroit
vicinity greatly enjoyed a party at
the home of Mr.. Noel Billings Friday
night.
The four-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. Dan Archer, Of the Phelan com
munity, is dangerously i'll Of pneu-
monia and measles.
Mr.. P. L. Doyle and family have
moved into the Douglas place, on
South Main street, opposite the John
A. Upton home.
Mr.. Pete Patrick and Miss Mary
Oliver were married at the groom's
home, in the vicinity of Gift, Sunday
afternoon, Rev. Syl Fisher officiating.
The Methodist people Of Phelan
are preparing to build a handsome
new church. We learn that they have
already about 81, 400 pledged for the
work.
Mr.. R. B. Whitehorn, of Wilson's
Chapel neighborhood, has lately made
considerable improvement on his
house and has just completed 50x4O
barn.
The local Masonic lodge, at a
meeting Friday night, conferred the
E. A. degree on a candidate, and, on
Tuesday night, two other candidates
received the +. G.. degree,
Mr.. j. 0. Anderson, extra gang
foreman, who has been doing some
work at Brighton, was called to his
home in Fulton Saturday night on ac-
count of the severe illness of his wife.
The young people from here who
attended the basket ball game in Dy-
ersburg last Friday night greatly en-
joyed dance given in their honor
following the game.
"A play, "Brac, the Poorhouse
Grip, will be given at the Burlison
school on Friday night, March 9, for
the benefit of the M. w. of A.; also a
playlet, Jumbo Jum".
Mr. ]. T. Glenn, Of the Mt. Carmel
neighborhood, who met with an acct
dent several days ago in which his
wrist was very badly sprained, is now
improving steadily.
Lawrence Slower, who is attend
ing Nelson's Business College, in
Memphis, spent Sunday with relatives
in the Bald Knob vicinity in the 18th
district.
We note in the Bolivar Bulletin
that Rev. Burke Culpepper, who con-
Quoted protracted meeting here last
summer, is holding meeting in Boil
var during the present week.
Elder ]. D. Richardson, of Blythe
vile, Ark, will begin a meeting at
the Glass Chapel, in the 2rd district,
the first Sunday in March. The public
is cordially invited to these services.
The Covington Millienry Co. has
purchased the millinery stock Of Mrs.
Sam Stephenson, at the Enterprise
Co.'s. Mrs. Stephenson is now in the
employ of the above named firm.
Mr.. w. A. Brown and family
have moved in from the country and
occupy the James Byars old home, on
Byars avenue, which they lately pur-
chased.
Dorothy, little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. E. H. McFadden, has been
dangerously i'll of pneumonia for the
past several days, but is now in a
satisfactory condition, according to
the family physician.
Mr.. E. W. Richardson has moved
here with his family from the End
district. They occupy rooms at Mr..
Charles E. Faulk's. Mr.. Richardson
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