The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-10-24
LOcALNEWs

Mr.. Clyde Webb moved Wednes.
day from Memphis to Rialto, and will
again make his home there.
The friends Of Mr. Stanley Laid
/ who was lately ute sick in Camp
Merritt, N. ]. viii be glad to learn
that he is now convalescent.
Mrs. J. S. Mechanism under
went an operation in the Baptist
Hospital, Memphis, Friday. She is
still under treatment there, but Is
steadily improving
Miss Lettie Ross died at her
home in the Holly Grove neighbor-
hood Sunday mornino Of pneumonia
and was buried the day following at
Indian Creek graveyard. She was
about II years of age
Mr.. Frank Daniel and Miss Lucy
Belle Peeler, daughter Of Mr. 1. b.
Peeler. both of the 18th district, were
married at the home Of Esq. W. b.
Overall at 8 o'clock Sunday night
that Justice officiating.
Mr.. Will Glass, of the Burlison
vicinity, underwent an operation tof
appendicitis in the Huffman House
in this city Thursday. He is stu
confined to his room there, though
we learn that he is steadily lmproV-
ing.
Leslie Sawyers, aged about Il
wears. son Of Mr., VIII SawyeTs, died
at his home in the neighborhood OF
Bride ait 8 o'clock Wednesday night
after a long illness and was buried
at Mt. Lebanon at II o'clock this
morning.
Mr.. Payne .Rufin. who has been
suffering from pneumonia at IayloII
Field, MONTGOMERY, Ala, arrived
home from there Monday on SICK
leave. He LAS lately been confined
to the hospital there with a severe
case of pneumonia.
Mr.. f. S. Patterson, of Island
rs. was a visitor here Tuesday Mr'
Patterson stated that the influenza
was nrevalent on the island. and that
a son and a laughter of Mrs. craig
had died on Sunday and MONDAY
from the malady.
Made Sue Patrick, aged two ana
a ham years. daughter Of Mr.. wins
patrick, of the Liberty neighborhood.
died SUNDAY Of pneumonia, and was
hurled at Mt. Carmel graveyard at
10 o'clock Monday, Rev. I, Riley
Davis conducting the funeral SER
vices.
Mr.. c. L. Shoaf, who returned
from Camp Sheridan, Ala, to his
home IN th9 Phelan vicinity last week
on account Of being sick with pneui-,
monia. is improving and able to slt
up, Mr.. Shoaf received an honor
able discharge from the army before
leaving Camp Sheridan.
Miss Blanche Cothran, Of Mem
phis, has been suffering for the last
three weeks with a severe attack 81
influenza. She was at the home OF
her -:,-ter. Mrs. f. H. Collins, who
was also suffering from the disease
Both have now recovered after the
careful nursing Of their mother, Mrs.
A. C. Dial.
Lawrence Dennis, who was con
fined to his home in the Wilson's
Chanel neighborhood for 10 days
with a severe attack Of influenza, re-
turned to Memphis Monday to resume
his studies in the West Tennessee
Normal. He was accompanied by
Richard Hyams Paine, who has also
entered the Normal.
Waiter Shepherd, lcolored, the
14-year-old son Of Met Shepherd,
colored, of the Rialto vicinity, died
Monday night Of pneumonia, and
Henrietta Dyson, colored, the ~
vear-old daughter Of James Dyson,
of the same neighborhood. died from
the same disease at 10 o'clock Mon
day morning.
Mr.. Roscoe Gwinn died at his
home in the Holly Grove vicinity
at 6 o'clock Monday evening, Of pneu,,
monia, after q weeks illness, ana
was buried Wednesday in the Indian
Creek burial graunt: He was a son
Of Mr.. w. 7. Gwinn, was about 50
Years. Of age. snd II survived by his
wife and two children.
Field Bragg, white, and Mack
Merriwether, colored, arrested py
j. 3. Pace, OF the
Ard district. On charge Of trans
Dorting whiskey, were tried before
ESQ I,auderdale Richardson Mon
AN Each was bound over to the