The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-12-12

gation of the First Baptist Church
Sunday morning and night. He re-
turned to the Bluff City Monday
n orning.
Mr. Maynard Rice, who has been
in the U. S, navy and serving on the
transport Great Northern, arrived
home on a furlough Thursday. He
has made six trips across the At
lantic, and on the fifth trip he had
an opportunity of taking in Paris,
the great French capital.
Rev. A. j. Hathcock and his
daughter, Mrs. Robert Fleming, the
latter Of Garland, left Monday morn
ing for Memphis to attend the bed
side Of Mrs. Minnie Stephens, who
underwent an operation in one of the
hospitals there this week.
Will Walk, colored, waived ex-
animation before Esq. c. w. Beasley
Saturday, and was bound over to the
circuit court on a charge of trans
porting liquor and public drunken
ness. He made the required bond
of $3.50 in each case, and was re-
leased. @m.
Mr.. j. B. Allen, Of Gilt Edge,
was among the many visitors here
Saturday from all parts of the coun-
ty. Mr.. Allen Las lately moved from
Beaver to Gilt Edge, and has gone
into the backsmithing business in
the w. H. Barton shop there.
Mildred Headin, aged six years,
daughter Of Mr. B. E. Headin, of the
Tabernacle vicinity, died Saturday
morning at 7 o'clock of congestion,
aften a very short Unless, and was
buried on the day following in the
Charleston graveyard.
The roof of the house of Mrs Joe
Addison, at Atoka, caught on fire
from sparks from the stove flue last
Friday, but the flames were ex.in-
guishoa Is tie prompt work Of her
before anything moe tnsn
a minor damage Was dore.
The infant son Of Mr., and Mrs.
Grover Chapman, aged seven days,
died at their home three miles west
Of the city, at 4 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing, and war buried in Munford Gem
etery at o'clock Sunday afternoon,
Rev. R. A. Clark conducting the fu-
neral services.
Mary Sue Whaley, daughter Of
Mr.. Thomas Whaley, of the Phelan
was operated on for appen
dicitis at her home on Wednesday
of last week by DR.. G, B. Gillespie,
assisted by Drs, A. J. Roby and 7. B.
She stood the operation
well, and has been steadily lmproy
ing since.
Chaplain Fred H. Peoples, mem
Der of the Memphis M. b. conference,
and former pastor of the Covington
circuit, has lately been assigned to
duty as instructor in international
law at the U. S. army school for
chaplains candidates, Camp Zach
airy Taylor, Louisville, Ky.
Mr.. ]. C. Waits, Eddie Harper
and James Gray, of Mack, Lauder
lale county, were visitors here Sat-
lrday. The former reported that
Mrs. 7. E. Taylor, formerly Of this
county, has recently been critically
III with influenza and pneumonia, but
was then able to sit up.
james McWilliams, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Warren McWilliams, Of the
Oak Grove vicinity, aged eight
died Thursday of bronchial
His burial occurred in
he graveyard at Oak Grove Friday
at II o'clock, Rev. I. Riley
Davis conducting the services. 4
There have been many hogs for
sale on the streets of this city for
several Saturdays mostly shoats-
md there were several wagon loads
# them sold here last Saturday. This
S a good sign, and shows that cur
farmers are beginning to depend ,
IN other things besides the regula-
ion crops for their revenue.
There will be a double-header
yame Of basket ball at the athletic
ield here Friday night between the
Kerrville boys and the Byars-Hall
Ugh school boys. This will be fol-
owed BY game between the Hen i,
ling high school girls and the Gov
ngton girls Ball fans are looking
Onward with pleasure to both games.
Mr.. M B. Moore and wife, Of J
Brighton, returned Friday from I'm {
on City, where they had been to at
end the funeral of Mr.. Moore's sis 1
er, Mrs. Annie Mccullough. Mrs. c
Mccullough died at her home in Full /
on, KY, Friday morning at 1880 Y
o'clock. Of influenza. She was only |
8 years of age, and is survived by
Ter husband, but leaves no children.
Judge James Upton, formerly
f this city, who has been chairman r
f the Haywood county court for the
'ast several years, has announced
hat he will not be candidate for re- !
lection before the body in an election
o be held the first Monday in Jan I
airy. Judge Upton has filled the
ffice with credit to himself and the :
ounty. !
Lotion, little son of Mr.. J. w.
.ogers, of the Beaver neighborhood,
yas bitten by a supposed mad dog
hat passed through that neighbor- q
God one day last week. R. E. Car
er, Jr., and children of Messrs. :
jharles Craig and R. r. Bramble 3
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