The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-03-07
LOCAL NEWS

The infant child of Mr.. ]. w.
Hurts, Of Leigh's Chapel, is reported
quite sick.
"A new telephone line has recent
ly been built by the Holly Grove &
Turkey Scratch Telephone Co.
Rev. Mr.. Speck, of Ripley, is to
preach in the new Methodist church
at Rialto on the first Sunday morn
ing in every month. .
Mr.. Whit Smith, of the Liberty
neighborhood, WHO has been confined
to his home with pneumonia for the
past five weeks, is now improving.
Mrs. j. j. Green is still steadily
improving in st. Joseph's Hospital
Memphis, and hopes to be able to
return home this week.
Hon. John Y. Peete, who was con-
fined to his home all of last week
with an attack Of laryngitis, is again
able to be out.
An epidemic Of measles is re.
ported in the Oak Grove vicinity
Twenty cases were reported in that
neighborhood Friday.
Mrs. H. F. Dickson, who had beer
under treatment in the Baptist Hos
pital, Memphis, following an opera,
ton there two weeks ago, was able
to return home FRIDAY.
Mr.. S. B. Leatherwood, of Mem
phis, a former well-known either
Of this city, was a visitor here Sat
urday. Mr.. Leatherwood is now trav
cling in Tennessee and Arkansas fol
the Globe Refining Co.
Mr.. D. M. Van Meter has solC
his place in the vicinity Of Bride t,
Mr.. @. WI Bowden for consideration
of $4,000, and has moved to the
R. Hanna place on Simonton avenue
this city, which he lately purchased.
The West Tennessee Baptist Sun
day School Convention will meet il
Whiteville next Tuesday for a SEES
sion of three days. A delegation
will be in attendance from the FRS
Baptist Church of this city
Mr.. L. D. Vandergrift, of tn
| Gift neighborhood, left Monday morn
ing for st. Louis, accompanied by hi
son, j. L. Vandergrift, who will ente
McLain's Sanitarium there for treat
ment for paralysis.
Mrs. A, E. Jennings, of the HI
bron vicinity, was taken to the Yves
ein Hospital, in Bolivar, for troa
ment Sunday. She was aecompanie
by DR.. C. L. Hays, Josh Yarbroug
and Charles Glenn.
, Prof. Wingo, of the Garlar
: school, who has been boarding at tt
home Of Mr.. w. B. Overall, has move
into town with his family, and occl
! pies a portion of the house with M
e and Mrs. D. l.. Glass, there.
Saturday was almost a recor
I. breaking day in Covington, both f,
the size Of the crowd and for bus
ness. Many Of the merchants repo
the largest sales since the day b
fore. Christmas.
5 Mr.. w. E. Vaughan, impersonatc
the original "Uncle Remus" man, "
!. be at Clopton next Saturday nigl
|. March 8, at 8 p. m. Come and he
!, him and enjoy an evening of sto
and song. Admission is and 25 cen
Proceeds for benefit Of Red Cross.
4 Joseph Upchurch, colored, W
3 was shot by 81 Sanford, at MasC
a on February q, an account of viii
n was given in our issue of last wet
died as a result of the wounds in
y head and breast on Wednesday
/, last week. Upchurch is in Jail he
The meeting Of the county teaC
, ers' association, which was sche
!; uled for Saturday, March 2, has be
: postponed until Saturday, March
4 State Superintendent Sheriff. will
\ present and deliver an address on II
4 occasion.
County Clerk Simonton sold I
II w. L. Delashmit farm of 107.87 acr
y situated one mile west of Munfo
It Saturday. Mr.. ]. C. Turnage was I
Y highest bidder, his bid being $751;
Q This bid is subject to raise Of
q per cent in 10 days, after which if t
g bid is not raised, the farm beeon
. Mr.. Turnage's property.