The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-06-06
LOCAL NEWS


Born to Mr.. and Mrs. d Ellis,
q SON.
Mr.. Archer Morrison ssas been on
the sick list for the past several days.
Mir. w. A. Barrett is having the
store occupied by N. A. Naifeh re-
lpapered.
The family Of Mr.. T. ]. Waddell,
VIVA have been quite sick, are report
ed much better
Mrs. John H. Paine, who has re-
Gently been quite sick, is able to sit
up.
Mr. VIII Reid, who has been on the
sick list for few days, is again
able to be out.
james, son of DR.. J. ]. Boyd, has
been confined to his bed with fever
for the past several days.
Mrs. Uzzell Hawkins received a
message Saturday informing her Of
the safe arrival of her husband over
seas
Marshall Shoaf has enlisted in
the army and has gone to jefferson
Barracks, st. Louis He is in the
quartermaster's department there.
Mr.. Griffith, who lives on the
Deem place, near Kings Hill church,
is suffering from severe attack
of paralysis.
/ Mrs. Walter Bryan, of the Oak
Grove neighborhood, who lately I'M
de1went an operation for Appendix
citis, is steadily improving.
Wheat harvesting is on in ear
nest in this county this week. Both
the yield and the quality are reported
excellent.
Trustee ]. A. Peeler conducted
the sale of lands for delinquent tax
es at the courthouse Monday and
Tuesday The greater part Of the
lands advertised were sold.
Mr.. o. c. Lomax, president Of
Memphis Christian Endeavor, speaks
ut the Presbyterian church Of Nun
ford Sunday morning. and at Coving-
ton Sunday evening.
The managers Of the Cozy thea
ter have taken over the new Palace
ltheater, and the first screen perform
lnce under the new management was
Ipiyen there Monday night.
Mr.. Lark Bringle, who. underwent
an operation in the Baptist Hospital,
Memphis, more than three weeks
ago, was able to return home Tues
day evening.
Mr.. Marshall Knight and Miss
Gussie Griffin, both Of Garland, were
married in the office Of Esq. s. r.
Shelton Monday morning, that JUS
tice officiating.
Mrs. Tom Hanna was called to
Halls Sunday to attend the bedside
of her brother, City Marshal A. B.
Strain, who is suffering from Sc
we're attack of fever.
Clarence T. Poindexter, Of Mason,
who recently left here with the other
Idraftees, has returned to his home,
having been discharged on account Of
physical disability.
Monday was Confederate Memo
rial day, and was observed here as
a legal holiday as well as through
1o,.L A. ao,.4L II +La kavI1a ~ AZ u
icity were closed on that day.
Mr.. Homer E. Mcdonald, one Of
1.-THE six boys who left Covington on
May 6 for Camp Buell., Lexington,
/ Ky, returned to his home in Stan
ton vicinity last Friday, having been
discharged for physical reasons
| Mr.. Edwin Brown, who has for
isome time been employed as clerk
1.-THE postoffice here, has resigned that
position, and has applied for admis-
lsion into the Y. M. G. A, army SER
vice.
Mr.. Nanny Marks, son Of Mr..
Joe Marks, formerly Of this place, IS
now one of Uncle Sans soldiers, a
member Of Troop z Of the. 306th
cavalry company on the Mexican
border, at TT. Clark, Tex.
Mr.. Peter Fyfe, Mesdames N. G.
Brown, VIM. Sanford and ]. H.
Flippin went to Memphis Monday to
attend the meeting Of county chair
men Of war savings committees for
West Tennessee.
Mr.. James Clark is now cit
izen of the city, having moved here
from the Leigh's Chapel neighbor-
hood Tuesday. He occupies the ].
II. Pitt homestead on Elm street,
which he lately purchased.
Mr.. Peter Fyfe, Mesdames N. C.
Brown, VIM. Sanford and j. H. Flip
lpin went to Memphis Monday to at
tend the meeting Of the county chair
men Of the war savings committees
for West Tennessee.
DIR. VIM. Murray has been con-
fined to his home for the past sew
Ieral days on account of having stuck
Ia large bridge nail through his foot
Hast Thursday DR.. Murray was able
to be out on crutches Thursday.
Mr.. r. r. Briggs is now clerk
ing at Dir. E. I. Roper's drug store
succeeding Mr.. Eldredge Gotten
who enlisted in the army last week
and has gone to Jefferson Barracks,
st. Louis.
Mr.. R. w. Atkins, Of Munford