The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-07

Miss 0tha Elan is now assisting
in the clerical work in the Office of
County Court Clerk c. p, Simonton.
Mrs. CIV .Pinkston, who has been
on the sick list for the past four
weeks, is still quite sick
Mr.. P. A. Gibbs has moved from
West Pleasant avenue to the Artie
Addison place on Sanford street.
Douglas, little son of Mr.. }. R.
Delk, OF the Chapel Hill vicinity,
who has lately been very sick, is now
recovering,
MIR. c. N. Barnett, Of the Sunny
side vicinity, who has been danger
ously i'll with pneumonia, is now able
to sit up.
Mr.. f. w. Hill, of Mt. Carmel,
who has been confined to his home
for two weeks with a severe attack
Of Ia grippe, is again able to be up.
Esq. w. H. Morton, Of the End
district. has been confined to his bed
with severe attack of grippe for
several days.
Miss Mary Whaley, daughter of
Mr.. Iom Whaley, who had been con-
fined to her home with appendicitis
for four weeks, is again able to be
up.
Mr. J. r. Wiseman, Of the Oak
Grove neighborhood. who has been
confined to his room for several
weeks with an attack of grippe, is
now slowly improving.
Don forget that your State and
county poll taxes become delinquent
after March l, 1918. See what T1us-
zee y. "A. Peeler has to say about the
matter in another part of this paper
Mr., and Mrs. |. E Beard of
Halls, moved to Coyington Tuesday,
and occupy rooms at the j. R. Sloan
place on South Main street. Mr..
Beard is employed at 7. A. Nevis
barber shop.
DIR. G. B. Gillespie was taken vi
olently Ill with complicated case Of
acute indigestion SATURDAY. at noon.
and was critically i'll for few davs.
but is steadily improving, and is now
able to SIT up-a fact that his many
friends will be glad to learn.
Miss Bessie Murphy of the Sun
nyside vicinity, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis in the Bap-
tlst Memorial Hospital, Memphis, a
little more than two weeks ago, is
now improving steadily.
Mr.. Elmer FORMER. of the Oak
| Grove neighborhood was cutting wood
Monday afternoon, when the axe
glanced, and deep cash was cut in
his leg, as result of which he has
since been confined to his home.
Mr.. Alton Smith, who has lately
been in the employ of the American
Express Co., is now employed as as
sistant foreman on the Illinois Central
railroad, with Mr.. w. C. Hathaway.
James Wilson has succeeded him with
the above express company.
Mr.. C. B. Simonton spent Sat
urday and Sunday with his father,
Mr. G. A. Simonton, in the Rose
mark neighborhood. Mr.. Simonton
suffered another severe paralytic
stroke Friday, but is now consider
ably improved.
The schools of the county, with
the exception of the Davis school re-
opened Monday, after having been
closed for three weeks on account OF
/. the extreme cold weather. Miss Anna
: May Stevens, teacher of the Davis
school, is on the sick list.
Mrs. ]. Hy Smith is still quite
sick, and but little improvement is
noted in her condition. Mr.. Ear
Smith who has ben confined to his
room on account of illness for II
: days or more, is reported no bet
ter.
MIR. Marvin Morrison, who is EN-
i. ployed as mechanic at the Parl
Field aviation grounds. Millington
has been confined to his bed at thC
} home of his father, Mr.. Archer Nor.
rison, in this city, for the past weel
with severe attack of grippe, bu
is, now improving.
Squire Lauderdale an old anC
well-known colored man died at tht
home of Jennie Dickens in this cit
Monday night. Lauderdale had hi
foot frost-bitten some weeks ago
/ and it was found necessary to ampu
tate his leg below the knee Sunday
night, and he never recovered from
a the operation.
Mr.. Hays Flowers, formerly o.
e this city, who has been filling TIL
: position Of state auditor since 1915
: has rendered his resignation to Gov
: Rye, who has accepted it. Mr.. Flow
! ers stated that he resigned becaust
' he desired to be in position to spen,
f more time with his family at Mem
4 phis. Gov. Rye is expected to ap
point his successor upon returning
from Memphis.
Rev. M. R. Gibson has receives
news of the death Of his wife's un
Gle, Hon. A.. G. Bryce, which occurre,
at his home in Chester, S G., o.
/ Wednesday of last week. Mr.. Bryc
was known TO many people in thi
!: community. and was a brother t
1 Mrs. J. w. Baird, formerly of thi
e place, now of Due West, S. G. H
d was treasurer of the Synod of th
n A. R P. church, was prominent j
o politics, and was one of the ables
S lawyers of his State. He had visite
IS his sister in this city a number 0
S times, and the friends he made durin