The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20
LOCAL NEWS

ly sick at her home IN the vicinity OF
Melrosee.
Mr.. Horace Anderson enlisted in
the aviation branch of the army seIv-
ice in Memphis Wednesday.
Mr.. J. L. Jacobs, who has been
gconfned to his home with grippe for
10 days, is able to be out again.
ESQ. S. W. Fowler is building a
new house on his place near Phelan,
which viii be occupied by Mr.. Ben
Jacquess.
"A number of wells at Brig Ton
and Munford are reported to ave
gone dry within the past two weeks
No one seems able to account for the
reason.
Mr.. Bryant Blankenship has COM
pleted his course at Nelson's Business
College, Of Memphis and has accepted
a position at the North Memphis Saw
ings Bank
Mr.. George Davis will be
employed by Mr. L. P, Flippin next
year, and he and his wife are making
preparations to move here from the
18th district.
The schools of the city are enjoy
ing a holiday, having suspended We'd
nesday until December 81 The vari-
Gus teachers have gone to their homes
for the holiday season.
Mrs. ]. G. Conan who has been
under treatment in a Memphis hos
pital following a recent operation
there, was able to return to her home
in this city Monday night.
Jim Lauderdale, a we'll known
colored man, aged Ga years, died at
the county poor-house Sunday after
noon, his death being due to COM
plication of troubles.
People cannot be too particular
in precautionary measures about fire,
especially during the Christmas hol-
days, when so many decorations are
used for Christmas trees about the
houses.
Wade Brooks, coIored, who made
his home with his niece, Lou Riley,
in this city, died Tuesday morning
and was buried in the Townsend
graveyard, Rev. ]. B. Smith conduct
ing the funeral service. Brooks claim
ed to be 1O1 years old.
Mr.. A. S. Zaricor, who has been
running a peapnut rooster here for
several years, has sold his outfit to
Mr. Will Hardwick, the Hamburger
vendor, and left Monday night for
San Antonio Tex, where he will in
future make his home.
Mr.. A. C. Adams county demon
stration agent, reports that the ner-
chants of Covington have already
subscribed SIS in merchandise and
cash contributions for the benefit of
the boys corn and pig clubs, for the
exhibition to be made next fall.
Mr.. A. G.. Moore and wife AMI
baby, of the Munford vicinity. were
visitors here Tuesday. Mr.. r. w.
Moore, of the same neighborhood, who
has been on the sick list for more
than three months, they report, is
still quite sick.
Mr.. A. S. Miller underwent an
operation for the removal of catar-
act from his right eye in the Baptist
Hospital, Memphis, Monday after
noon. His friends will be glad to
learn that he stood the operation we'll
and is getting along nicelv.
DIR. c. L. Hays, county health
was called Tuesday to at
tend case of scarlet fever in the
family of Walter Cole, in the vicinity
of Atoka-that of his little daugh-
ter, six or seven years old. The fam
lily was quarantined at home.
George D. Holmes Chapter No.
1877, Royal Arch Masons, met last
Friday night and elected the follow
ing officers for the coming year: J.,
Winfield Daily, H. p; F. R. Fisher,
King; L. P. Flippin, Scribe; Grant
Reid, C. H.; ]. S. Malone, P. S.; w.
M. Simonton R. A. c.; H. H. Robi-
son, 3rd VI; B. 0. Duggan, End W;
Peter Fyfe, 1st W; v. L, Ogilvie,
Sentinel; A. W. Fisher, Secretary.
These officers were installed imme-
diately and entered upon the work of
the year.
Mr.. John T. Hathcock died at
his home in the vicinity of Liberty
at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, after
having been confined to his bed con-
stantly for two months. His burial
occurred Wednesday at noon at the
Indian Creek burial ground. Mr.. Hath
cock was son of the late John 7.
Hathcock was born and reared in this
county, and was so years of age at
the time of his death. He had been
a member of the Methodist church
for number Of years, and had the
respect and confidence of all who
knew him. His wife. a son and a
daughter survive him.
Mr.. Oscar Murphy died at the
home Of Mr.. F. NJ Jackson, in this
city, at 2 o'clock Friday morning,
after long illness, tuberculosis be-
ing the cause of his death. He had
been constantly confined to his room
since September. The funeral serv-
Ices. conducted by Rev. C. E. Wau-
ford, were held at R. S. Maley's UNI
iertaking parlors Friday afternoon
at o'clock, after which the inter-
ment took place in Munford cemetery.
The deceased was a son of the late
Henry Murphy, was born and reared
in this county, was IS years of age,
and vvas a yaonohar IF tha pov+se4