The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-01-31
Mentions Of the Doings and Happenings
Among Your Friends and Their Friends

Mrs, ], Hy Smith is still confined
to her room on account Of illness.
MIR Joe T. Wiseman, Of the Oak
Grove neighborhood, has been quite
sick for the past week.
Mrs. D. o. Ammons, who Las been
suffering from q severe attack Of la
grippe, is improving.
MIR. j. H. Bogue, of the Gift neigh
.0orhood, has been quite sick for the
past week.
MIR. Ian Smith has been confined
to his room at the home of Mr.. F. NJ.
Jackson for several days on account
of illness.
Mrs. Bette Joy, wife Of Mr..
George JOY, who has been suffering
from a severe stroke Of paralysis,
j. row improving.
Frances, little daughter of Mr..
William Baskin,of the Burlison neigh
borhood, is reported seriously sick
with measles and pneumonia.
Mr. Bud Mcintosh has purchased
the w II Brock place on East Pleas
ant street for a consideration of
$3.50. Nh Mcintosh has been occu-
pying the place Tor some time.
There were 1870 bales Of cotton
ginned I'M Upton county from the
crop Of 1917, prior to January 16,
1918, as compared with 1884 bales
ginned to January Is, 1917.
Charlotte Wiseman, an old and
well-kuown colored woman Of this
city, died Wednesday night, and will
be buried Friday at the Hall grave
yard.
Mr. Ed Templeton, of Randolph,
was a visitor in the city Wednesday,.
Mr.. Templeton reports the Mississippi
river still gorged with ice at his place,
and two boats are still fastened in the
gorge.
Mr.. r. NJ. Jacket, while employ
ed about the Palace Theatre, sustain
ed a fall Monday, as result Of
which his knee was badly bruised,
and he has been confined to his bed
since.
Mr.. William j. Roe and Miss
Matte Pugh, two prominent and pop
ular young people of the Garland
neighborhood, were married at the
home Of Esq. A. Kelleys in the
3rd district, Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock, that justice officiating.
-Messrs. Nal Smith and Edgar
Greer, who have been conducting
meat market on the east side of the
square, will retire from the business
this week. Mr.. John Smith, of Rip
ley, will succeed them and continue
the business 1T the same stand.
1t is not definitely known, as we
go to press, just how many hogs were
sold last Saturday at she hog sales
held at Mason, Munford, Gilt Edge
and Covington. The campaign, how
ever, is not over, and we hope to be
able to make further report on the
matter
Mr., John L. Hudson, who has
been serving the city as night officer
for several years, has decided, on ac-
count Of the condition of his health,
to resign that position on February
l. He has been on a vacation for
some time, and his son-in-law, Mr.
Wilkie Bishop, has been filling the
place during his absence. Mr.. Hud-
sons many friends hope that he will
soon regain his health.
This section was visited Sunday
and Sunday night by the severest
glaze storm for many years. MI
damage was done to forest, shade
and fruit trees by the weight Of ice
and great deal Of damage was
done to telegraph, telephone and
electric light wires and poles, many
poles and wires being broken down.
This is said by those who have kept
up with such matters to be the wors
storm Of the kind since 1908.
-Deputy-Sheriff D.B.Pascall,of Hen
ming, arrested Ed Ballard, young
white man, on southbound train No.
/, on the Illinois Central railroad
Tuesday night between Henning and
Covington. Ballard was brought to
this place and placed in Jail for safe
keeping until Wednesday morning,
when he was taken to Ripley for trial.
Ballard had two grips containing three
gallons Of whiskey, which he was
bringing from Cairo when intercept
ed by the officer.
For weeks people in Covington
and other parts of the county have
been very much annoyed by leaking
roofs, caused by the great weight of
snow that has lain on them for near
" two months, and much damage
has been done to goods by leaking
store roofs. The damage at the ]. 7.
FargasoR wholesale grocery house in
Covlngton is estimated at $3.50. The
saw mill shed of Mr.. John Payne,
at Rialto, collapsed under the weight
Of snow Tuesday, and caused q loss
to him in the way of damaged ma
chinery, of about 800.
"A card from Mr.. W. H. Bailey,
now sojourning at Miami, Fla, with
Mr., i. H. Lowenhaupt, says that they
are enjoying themselves very much
at that popular resort in the "land
of flowers" and they like the place
very much. Bathing is fine, and straw
hats and Palm Beach suits are in
vogue. There are a number Of flying
machines at Miami, and air flights
may be seen almost any day. A sad
incident of the trim WAS when Mr.