The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-10-17
LOCAL NEWS


alto, have received a card telling of
the safe arrival of their son, Grover,
overseas.
The three-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. Alb Coats, of the Gilt Edge neigh
borhood, died Sunday of influenza,
and was buried on the day following
her death.
Robert Taylor, colored, who made
his home on the /. A. Templeton
place in the Sunnyside neighborhood,
died Saturday afternoon al ) o'clock
of influenza
! "A letter from Mr.. 7. A. Boyd
brings the information that both his
sons, David A. Boyd and Eddie A..
Boyd, have arrived safely overseas
in France.
The schools of the city will re-
main suspended the remainder of this
week and probably longer on account
of the prevalence Of influenza in the
community
The remains of Maggie Foster,
colored, who died in Memphis Mon
day, were brought here Tuesday
morning and were taken Wednesday
to Randolph for burial
Mr.. Claud Shoaf returned Tues
day morning to his home in the 18th
district from Camp Sheridan. Mont
gomery, Ala, having received a fur
lIouOh on account of illness.
Mr.. John H. Upton, who is in
training at Camp Gordon, Atlanta,
Ca, is offering from an attack OF
pneumonia, but we learn is doing
we'll.
The usual State teachers exami-
nation will not be held in December
this year, it is announced by Prof.
H. H. Robson, county superintendent
Of schools.
William, the little son of Mr..
VIM. Cloves. of the Bowden school
house neighborhood, feel out of a
tree that he had climbed for some pur-
pose Friday morning and his leg was
broken above the knee.
Mrs. Goddard, Of Salisbury,
Tenn, arrived here Friday morning
to attend the bedside of her son, Mr..
David Goddard, who is suffering from
an attack of influenza at the home
Of DR.. ]. r. Sanford.
Joe Archer, little son of Mr..
HAYWOOD Archer, of the Mt Carmel
vicinity, died Monday morning Ut II
o'clock, Of influenza. and was buried
the following morning at 10 O'Clock
at Mt. Carmel cemster1
Mr.. ]. W. Solomon, Of Blythe
Vile Ark, arrived here Wednesday
to attend the bedside of his son-in-
law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jmes Mccullough, both Of whom are
quite sick.
+ Mrs. j. t. Gragg. Of Rosemark.
who had been attending the bedside
Of her son, Mr.. w. B. Gragg, returned
home Wednesday. Mr.. Gragg has
been very sick with influenza, but is
now improving.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Murray Gray, of the Clopton
vicinity, died Monday of pneumonia.
and was buried Tuesday at Mt. Car
mel. Rev. RIA. Wood conducting the
funeral serices.
Mr.. Rufus Irbys Of Rialto, and
Elmer E. Russell, of Munford, left
Friday morning for Terre Haute, Ind,
where they will enter the Rose Poly
technic Institute to begin war tram
ing.
Mrs. Kate Reid was called to
Chicago Tuesday evening on account
of the serious illness of her daugn-
ter. Mrs. T. 0. Gibbs. Mrs, Gibbs is
suffering from an attack of pneumo-
MIA. Later news from her bedside IS
to the effect that she is improving
II. P. johnson, who has been IN
one of the training camps for the
mast three months, returned to his
home in the Oak Grove neighborheed
Thursday night, having received an
honorable discharge on account OF
crippled knee.
Mr.. Lewis Flippin sold from ms
Mason Road farm to Mr.. Hugh mills
Of the Dunlap Orphanage, few days
ago. an eight-months-old Duroc male
pig for S25. Mr.. Flippin is making
good. in the raising Of fine cattle ana
hogs on his farm.
-Ev Treadway. colored, was ar
rested with 8 gallons OF bootleg
whiskey Friday morning by Deputy
Sheriff Tom Lindsey at Rialto. HIS
preliminary trial was held before
ESQ. ]. L. Richardson the same day,
his bond was fixed at $3.50 for his APP
pearance before the criminal court,
he made the bond and was released.
Judge w. A. Owen received news
Friday Of the late death in a hospital
in France Of Mr.. Claud Sims, OF
Brinkley, Ark. Mr.. Sims is the son
81 Mrs. Mary Myers Sims, formerly OF
this city, and was at the time OF
his death about 20 years Of age. de
had visited Judge Ovens family ana
was known to many of our people
who regret very much much to learn
of his death.
Mr.. E. w. Ballard. Of the Burli-
son vicinity, sent us mammoth sweet
potato Thursday that is a genuine
curiosity and is now on exhibition IN
this office. The potato weighed when
dug 16 pounds and 9 ounces, which
is more than two and half pounds
over a peck. Mr.. Ballard dug 20