The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28

| DIR. C. H. Porter has purchased
the drug business of Aston Bros,
and has again entered business at
Henning.
Mr.. Harrison Mashburn, of the
9th district, is now employed in the
woodwork department Of the C. M.
& A. Co.
Mr. E. L. Beaver sold on Tues
day to Mr. Ed Delashmit two farms
of lis IL acres, in the vicinity of
Beaver The consideration was $780,
ID. Ellis, the well known north
side grocer, was able to be up town
Monday, after a fiye-weeks' confine-
ment to his home with pneumonia.
The Covington Milling Co. ship
ped another carload of sweet pota-
toes Wednesday. The potatoes were
consigned to Louisville.
Mr. V. w. Forbess, of the Simon
ton vicinity, has sold his 61-acre
place to Mr.. Graves Moore for a
consideration of 1900, and expects
to move to Memphis soon,
Misses Mary Wilson and Robbie
Whitson are now clerking at the
Enterprise, taking the places of Miss
es Miriam Lackey and Maud Clark,
who are now teaching the school at
Solo.
Mrs, C. L. Mccormick, of the
Rosemark vicinity, underwent an OPP
Grafton in the Lucy Brinkley hospital,
Memphis, Tuesday. We understand
that she stood the operation salts
factorily, and is doing well,
Mr.. j. W.. Vaughan, of BRYCE,
has generously contributed $50 to
the Dunlap Orphanage fund. Others,
seeing his good works, should, and
we hope will, follow his worthy ex-
ample.
Mrs. Rob Roy McGregor has
received a letter from her brother,
W. M, Elkins, written from overseas,
saying that he expects to be home
soon. He is a horseshoer in the army
service.
Miss Rubye MofPatt, home demon
stration agent, announces the follow
ing itinerary for the week: Monday, |
South Covington; Tuesday, Bethel;
Frazier: Thursday, Oak |
Grove; Friday, South Covington;
Saturday, office.
Judge r. B. Baptist has been
confined to his room at q hotel in /
jackson for more than a week on ac-
count Of influenza, but we learn that
he is now convalescing. Hon. L. E.
1winn has been holding his term Of
court at jackson this week during
his illness.
The Gotten Lake schoolhouse
came near being destroyed by fire
Monday. The fire originated in the
clue, and had it not been for the
quick work Of people living in the
vicinity the building would have been
destroyed. AS it was, only small
place was burned on the roof
-Hillman Miller, aged IS years,
son Of Mr.. R. S. Miller, died at his
nome three miles north of the city
afternoon at 4 o'clock, Of
5ubeleular trouble He had been
h poor health for two years, but
had been confined to his bed three
weeks. The funeral services were
leld at the family residence at 1880
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, conduct
ID by Rev. ]. A. Kelly, after which
he interment took place in Mum
ford cemetery.
Register r. VI Downing has had
an Elliot Fisher book recording ma
,hine installed temporarily in his
office, and is testing it out on the
record books. The work is fine, it
S well printed and makes the records
egible and easy to refer to. The
was installed by Mr.. L. I.
Higgins, Of Memphis, a represent
tive Of the company. Most Of the
other counties of the state have these
machines in use in the recorders of
ices, and we hope Upton county will
follow their example
Chris Stevens. colored, of the
Wrights neighborhood, informs us
hat he lost his old family mare last
Monday. The mare was % years
I'D, and was the animal with which
Chris and his five children had learn
ID to pillow. Chris states that he
ouried the animal with honors, and
hat the grave was enclosed with a
'ence so that nothing might disturb
is last resting place. The horse had
served him faithfully, and it was with
much regret that he saw its life
lraw to a close.
Lieut.. Charles Fenton Hunt, Of
Camp Knox, West Point, KY, and
Miss Willie Amanda Price, Of Col
ierville, were married last Saturday |
afternoon at o'clock at the home
# the bride, Rev. Yates Moore, Of
Memphis, officiating. Lieut.. Hunt
md his bride left for short bridal
rip after the ceremony, after which
5hev will be at home to their friends
n West Point, KY. The groom is
native Tiptonian. the son Of Mr..
I. E. Hunt, Of the 18th district,
md has many friends here, who wish
or himself and bride long life and
Paul Cranberry, colored, who
ives on the Chester Byrd place in
he 9th district, was arrested by
J. w. Stevens and
placed in Jail here Saturday. He is
1ald fer the malicious stahbing of
Pete Whitley, who lives on the G. III
place in the same neighbor-
lood. Whitley was slashed on the
arm and face with a knife. but The
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