The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-02
Items Of Interest From All Parts Of the County

AL banks in the city are closed
today on account of the annual Con-
federate reunion at Brighton.
lMr. R. T. somervell has been
confined to his home on account Of i'll
ness for the past several days.
Luther Allen, little son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. j. Fredrickson, has been
suffering with an attack of fever for
the past 10 days.
Elder L. X. Harding, of Henning,
preached two good sermons to church
members in the Christian church last
Sunday morning and night.
Mrs. w. S. Cary, who has been
on the sick list for several weeks,
was taken to st. Joseph's hospital,
Memphis, for treatment Wednesday.
Messrs. Mart and John Harrison
are adding room and making other
improvements on the house If ms.
Lola Wilson, in the Walnut Grove
neighborhood.
Mr.. Two McFadden, who has been
assisting in the Peoples bank at Hum
boldt for the past several weeks, is
again at his desk at the Upton Coun-
ty-Farmers Union bank.
-Drs. Gillespie, Yarbrough and
Lindsey performed a mastoid opera
ton Monday on Miss Georgia Murray
at the home Of the former. The pa
tent, we learn, is doing well.
ESQ. S. P. Owen, of the Oak
Grove vicinity, who has been criti-
cally ill, is now convalescing. No
change is reported in the condition
Of Mr.. w. D. Walton, Of the same
neighoorhobd.
Mr.. Jasper L. Hargis, of Bright
on, and Miss Matte L. Stafford, of
Rosemark, were married in the Ma
jestic Hotel, Brighton, at 3 o'clock
Monday afternoon, Rev. r. A. Wood,
pastor of the Clopton church, oftici-.
ating.
The roof Of Mr.. E. L. Whites
house caught on fire Monday morning
from spark from the fue and con-
siderable hole was burned in it before
the flames were extinguished, entail
ing loss Of some eight or ten
dollars.
Grace Simpson, daughter Of Mr..
De- Simpson. of the 18th district,
aged IL months, died Monday after
noon Of congestion and was buried
Tuesday at Mt. Lebanon, the funeral
services being conducted by Rev.
Chesly Bowden and Rev. R. L. Bell.
The little thre-year-old daughter
of Mr.. David James, of the Blooming
ton neighborhood, died Saturday
morning, after an illness of ten days,
and was buried at Salem cemetery
Sunday morning, after funeral serv-
ices conducted at the residence by
Rev. /. S. Caldwell.
Mr. John M. Morrison met with a
serious accident at the Covington
Manufacturing & Auto Co.'s plant
this morning. A storage battery ex-
ploded and some of the acid flew in
his eyes. The sight of one eye was
entirely destroyed, but his physician
hopes to be able to save the other.
Rev. Mr.. Crabb, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, fill
ed the pulpit Of Rev. R. p. Walker
in the First Presbyterian church here
last Sunday morning and night,
two excellent sermons to
good congregations. Mr.. Walker fill-
ed Mr.. Crabb's pulpit at the same
hours.
-On Monday the Sunday school Of
the South Covington Methodist church
spent q delightful day at Lakeside
park. The children enjoyed rolling
down the grassy hillside, swinging
and racing. The ladies' bible class Of
the First Methodist church furnished
the dinner, and Mr.. Conan several
cases Of soda pop, all Of which was
much enjoyed. Pocket knives were
given b Mr.. Lee Baltzer TO the sue
cessfuT winners IN the races.