The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-13


Mr., Hardin Campbell who makes
his home with Mr. A. ]. Smith in
the Liberty vicinity, is still suffering
from an attack Of typhoid fever
Mr.. win Ruffin has been
employed at Mr.. W. S. Mayes' saw
mill during the absence Of Mr.. w.
S. Cary,
The little daughter Of Me-. Dave
Hartsfield, Of Walnut Grove, under
went an operation for appendicitis
at her home Sunday.
/ Mr.. W. 3. Greer has purchased
the place known as the Hawk Atkins
place in the Haynie division from
Mrs. S. J. Roberts.
Mr.. C. C. Hill has purchased the
j. T. Myers and M. A. Sherrod place
in the vicinity Of Solo for a consid-
GRAFTON of $4,000.
. Mr.. E. NJ. Gray, who occupies
the DR.. George Gray old homestead
in the Clopton neighborhood, is hav-
ing it overhauled and greatly i'm
proved.
Mrs. Hubert Faux, of the 9th
district, was laid up for several days
last week with very sore foot as
a result Of having stuck rusty nail
in it in the yard at her home.
Rev. w. w. Boyce, of Waxhaw,
N. c., who was on visit to relatives
at Idaville, filled Rev. M. R. Gibson's
pulpit in the A. R. P. church here last
Sunday evening.
Mr. L. D. Vandergrift is clear
ing up 200 acres of forest land just
east of Gift. He offers pole wood
ready cut absolutely free to any and
all persons who will haul it away.
Friends of Miss Katherine TIP
ton, who was confined to her room
with long spell of typhoid fever,
are glad to know that she is now
convalescent and able to be out.
-Messrs VIM. and Sam Carnahan,
who lately bought the stock of goods
of C. E. Smith, were called to Ma
rion, KY: Saturday on account Of
the serious illness of their father.
The Salem A. R. P. congregation
has lately purchased the James and
Robert Dickson place, adjoining the
church property and expect shortly
to erect new manse for their pas
tor.
The Baptist protracted meeting
ut Munford, conducted BY Rev. W.
R. Farrow, of Memphi S, giosed Fri
day night. The meeting was quite
successful one, with good interest
and attendance.
Mr.. B. w. Ivey, of Munford, who
was in the city Tuesday, said that he
had just returned from an auto trip
through Southeastern Kentucky and
that the crops of corn and tobacco
were as fine as ever known.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd Fisher have
moved to the Joseph Marks place on
Sherrod street and will occupy that
place until the handsome new house,
on South Main street, which is un-
der course of erection, is completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Fisher, who
have been making their home in
Memphis for seem time have moved
back to Covington and are occupying
rooms with Mrs. Willie McCullers on
East Liberty street
Mr.. M. S. Ballard, who has been
employed as division lineman for the
l. C. Railroad for the past two years,
has taken charge of construction
gang of the |. c. between Memphis
and New Orleans and has been sue
ceeded by Mr.. Abbott, of Memphis.
Mr.. ]. W. Baxter has opened up
a stock of goods in his new store at
Bakers gin at Bakers store just
east of Tabernacle. A steel bridge
has been built spanning the creek at
this point and the road has also been
widened and graded.
-Messrs. John L. Johnson and Ferd
R. Fisher have gone into the fire, life
and accident insurance business UNI
der the firm name OF Johnson &
Fisher. They have thei' headqusr-
tiers at the formers office in the
courthouse.
Mrs. w. G. Blankenship and her
sister, Miss Lizzie Jobe, of Leighs
Chapel vicinity, were returning home
from. Covington Monday afternoon
when their horse became frightened
at pile of boards by the roadside
near the chapel and ran away. The
buggy was overturned and both occu-
pants were thrown out, the latter hav-
ing her shoulder painfully hurt, but
the former only sustained some slight
bruises. The buggy was completely
wrecked before the horse stopped in
its mad flight.
| Mr.. w. L. Brookins died at his
home at South Covington Sunday
night at 11:20 o'clock of tuberculo-
sis, and was buried in Munford Gem
etery Sunday afternoon the funeral
services being conducted by Rev. J. E.
Miles, of the Baptist church. The
deceased was SO years of age, was a
member Of the Baptist church and is
survived by his widow and three chill
dren. He was native of Memphis
and had been resident of South
Covington about 10 months.
The $500 feet of railroad track
from MillingC5n to the new aviaticn
field east of that pla.e vas com
pleted Friday at noon. The work was