The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-01-03
local NEWS

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Sd LOCAL NEWS
4=har. ri s. Calhoun is confined to
his hOn1a % account Of illness.
Rsv. =. Miles win preach at
Mt. Leban6D next Sunday morning at
re4fi0Iton receipts at Churchill COM
pres - date, 1859 bales, against
25,798 bales to same date last year.
Mrs, Thomas Faulkner, Of the
Idayille vicinity, who has been suf-
fering from a stroke Of paralysis, is
improving.
-Meg Clarence Walk, Of the Bride
vicinity. who is suffering from an
attack Of smallpox, is reported to
be steadily recovering.
MIR. Lotion Weir and family are
moving today from the Millington
vicinity TO their former home in the
2nd district.
Jessie, the little daughter Of Mr.
M. J. Farmer of the Mt Carmel
neighborhood, is reported critically
ill.
-Messrs. E. L. and S. M. Beaver
have bought the store of ESQ. John
Beaver, at Beaver and will continue
the business at the same stand under
the firm name of Beaver Bros.
Mr.. w. J. Hadley, Of the Mt.
Lebanon neighbOrhood, tells us that
he lately killed three hogs less than
a year old, that dressed exactly 244
pounds each.
The American president is the
president of the Red Cross. The
war department audits the Red Cross
accounts Gen. Pershing in France
approves the Red Cross.
Mr.. Ben Primer has lately moved
from the Gift neighborhood to the
vicinity of Fleming's store, four miles
west of Coyington on the farm of
his uncle, Mr., Frank Primer.
THE many friends of Prof. ]. A.
Gotten will regret to learn that he is
still confined to his bed, and is seri-
ously i'll. He has been confined to
his room since the Friday before
Christmas.
Mr.. John Richardson and family,
who have been making their home in
Portageville, Mo-, will again make their
home in this county. They will oc-
cupy what is known as the Ed Rob-
erts place. in the vicinity Of Detroit.
Mr. ". 0. Stephens has moved
from the Leigh's Chapel vicinity to
the vicinity Of Gotten lake, and will
be employed at the saw-mill of g.
r. Fryer and Son, and on their farm
there.
Mr.. Claud Davidson and Miss
Allie Bolts, both of the Simonton
were married at the
home of Esq. L. A. Standridge at
$3.50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, that
justice officiating,
Rev. T. Riley Davis and family
have been visiting the parents Of Rev.
and Mrs. Davis at Waynesboro and
Iron City, Tenn. Mr.. Davis will re-
turn for his regular appointment next
Sunday, but will not hold service at
Liberty Saturday afternoon.
Our new citizens from Meredosia,
Ill.,, Rev. 7. L. Hancock and wife,
have been feeling happy and CRATE
full for the past several days over
of remembrances received by
them from their friends at Mere
dosia.
Mr.. v. L. Ogilvie the shoemaker,
is moving to the place lately occu-
pied as a meat market, next door
to Wallis horse-shoeing shop. The
place he leaves vacant viii be con-
nected with the Palace Theatre, and
both buildings converted into one.
The ladies of the local Red Cross
chapter resumed their work again
on Wednesday after the holidays.
The work is still pressing, and the
ladleS want all the members TO pc
present as much as possible. The
building is quite comfortable, no mat
ter what the weather may be outside,
Some sneak thief visited the
home Of Mrs. T. Y. Wiley in the Mt.
Carmel neighborhood, while she was
away from home Thursday. broke
open the back door and stole two cameo
pins, two small spot pins, some hand
kerchiefs and few other articles.
The thief has not SO far been appre-
hended.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. II. Chapman am
nounce the marriage of their niece,
Chapman, to Mr., Jim
Lewis Lawrence the ceremony hav-
ing been quietly solemnized Tuesday
the Rev. w. c. Hamilton of
After a short bridal trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence will be at
home to their friends on Stafford |
avenue. Memphis Commercial APP
peal. January 8.
Mr.. Henry Warner, who made
his home with his sister-in-law, Mrs. |
Alice Mc0uiston in the vicinity of |