The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-12-05

"A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Grover Chapman Monday night
Mrs. Whit Wright and three chill
dren, of Wrights, are all suffering
from attacks of the FLU"
Miss Maud Gill resumed her du-
ties as teacher in the Garland school
Monday.
Mr.. Alfred Boyd, the owner, is
having iron awnings put up in front
Of the stores of E. 4. Roper, ]. h.
Cothran and Baddour Bros.
The Covington Milling Co ship
ped carload Of hogs to st. Louis
Saturday, and expects to ship another
car next Saturday.
The receipts Of cotton at the
Churchill compress to date are 1858;
shipments, 1914; receipts to same
date last year, 8.705; shipments, $685.
The name Of Ernest M. Goode
was reported in the list of missing
in action in the casualty list pub
lished in Tuesdays papers.
The infant child Of Mr.. Henry
Nelson-a boy two months old-of
the Holly Grove neighborhood, died
at o'clock this morning, and will
be buried Friday at Oak Grove.
Mr.. j. T. McBride,cfMack, who
underwent an operation at his home
Sunday week, is now steadily inn
proving.
-Verble AGREE, stepson of Mr.. S.
L. Delaney, of Mason, died at his
home in Bogota, Dyer county, last
Saturday, and was buried there on
the day following.
Rev. ]. e. Miles has moved to
the Lauderdale Richardson place on
Sherrod avenue, and Rev. ]. w. JOY
ner has moved to the place left va
cant by Mr.. Miles.
Mrs. Mae Wood, who had been
suffering from an attack Of 'flu"
for two weeks, was again able to
be at her post of duty at the Coving
ton Supply Co. Wednesday.
Lieut.. Arthur L. Hancock, son Of
Rev. T. L. Hancock, of this city, re-
ceived his honorable discharge at
Camp Gordon Saturday. He was a
second lieutenant in the /. R, @.
Mr.. w. r. Oglesby and family,
of Millington, came up Monday to at
tend the bedside of Mrs. 0glesby's
father. Mr.. w. i. Huffman. who Is
very i'll.
The firm Of Primer e. Gillespie ship
ped 700 head Of chickens from here
and 1000 head Wednesday.
The total weight of the chickens was
$500 pounds.
There is to be box supper given
at Craig's Chapel school on Thursday
night, December IL, for the benefit
of the school, Everybody is cor
daily invited to attend.
Mr.. Robert Gee is confined to
his room at the Stevens hotel in Dy-
ersburg with an attack Of influenza.
His sister, Mrs. ]. S. Cooper, is at
tending his bedside.
'lnEs duu MIS- NIs liz 0uuLlldll llU5-
pitably entertained few friends at
their home in this vicinity Thursday
evening with a dinner party, which
was greatly enjoyed by all.
The little three-year-old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. Henry Nelson, Of the Oak
Grove vicinity, died Saturday morn
ing of influenza, and was buried
Sunday in the Walton graveyard.
-Messrs. J. J.. and J. w. Darby
have sold their place on Church
street to Mr.. j. M. Burtis, Of Brigh-
ton, who will move there January /.
Messrs. Darby have bought the John
T. Eckford place On Maple street,
and will occupy that place. Mr.. Eek
ford viii build a new dwelling adj
joining his place.
A number Of our citizens were
called to Memphis this morning to
attend the federal court as witness
els in the illicit distill;ng and boot
Logging cases of John Loran and John
The case Of Charles Hill,
Of Upton, for Misrepresentation Of
the postoffice funds, is also called
for today.