The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-06

Caspar and Clyde, sons of Mr..
$. A. Smith, are both suffering from
influenza.
Miss Sarah Wvrrell has been
suffering with a severe attack of in
fluenza for the past several days.
Mrs. w. C. Boyd, who has been
on the sick list for several days,
is able to be up again.
M. W. T. Addison has rented
and moved to the E. S. Bringle place
two miles north of the city.
DR. Ed Wall is having his dwell
ing on East Liberty street newly
painted and papered. Mr.. Thurley
Smith is doing the work.
Mrs. E. L, Smith, who has been
confined to her home for the past
six weeks on account Of illness, is
new convalescing.
Messrs. Aaron Beasley and Tom
Stubblefield have jdst completed an
addition Of a new room and new
porch to the >dlelling Of Mr. T. w.
Slower, four miles south Of the city
The fye-room house Of ESQ. G..
r. Ellis at Munford, was destroyed
by fire Thursday night. Esq. Ellis
carried an insurance of $500 on the
property
The graduating exercises Of the
Clopton school will be held on March
"a and 25. Prof. C. A. Fleming,
Misses Alice Beddhlgfield and Helen
Fitzpatrick are the teachers.
The total receipts of cotton att
the Churchill compress to date are
17,776 bales; shipments, $780,;
stock on hand, 1916. Receipts to
same date last year, 12,131; ship
ments, 8,406; stock on hand, 1926.
-Deupty-Sheriff Ben Lanier, Mr.. |
W,D. Boston and Robert Goade went
to Bolivar Tuesday They took with
them Mrs. Minnie Goade, who was
placed in the Western Hospital for
treatment.
The Baptist Workers Institute
will be held at Ripley next week, be-
ginning Monday and continuing until
Friday. Revs. c. E. Wauford and
7. Riley Davis are on the program
to deliver addresses.
Hon. R. w. Sanford went to Hell
ena, Ark. Monday night. He accom-
Denied his brother, MIR. George A, I
Sanford, to the Gartly-Ramsay Hos
oital in Memphis Tuesday, and he is
low under treatment there.
-Maurine, little daughter of Mr..
:. L. Glenn, was holding piece of
on a block for her brother,
Brandon, to split Monday, when he
struck the forefinger of her right
land with the axe, practically sever
ng the member.
Mr.. w. F. Bringle has sold for
dr. T. H. TAYLOR his place known s
IS the T. R. Flowers place, on West
liberty avenue, to Mr.. w. r. Boyd, I
or consideration Of $4,000. Pos
ession will be given January III
92O. 4
Sidney Gaines, colored tenant
wing on the Springdale farm three :
1lieS east Oh IOWily 4HuAu q hSh VS.
f unusually large size, marked with /;
he letter "R." When broken it was !
ound to contain four yolks. This :,
henomena among eggs will not af-
set the market or change the APP /;
elite.
Harold Dale, the little two-year
Id son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ode Smith, 2
f Brighton. died FriGay afternoon, h
'ebruary FL, at o'clock, of scarlet i
ever, after an illness Of one week.
'uneral services were conducted by
lev. w. A. M. Plaxco, of Brighton,
nd he was buried in Indian Creek
on the day following his c
cath. r
Mr.. M. E. Clifton, represent :
tive of the Memphis Commercial =
.ppeaI, arrived here Wednesday, and 3
looking after the interest of that
amer here. The Commercial Appeal q
to issue an edition celebrating the :,
entenary Of Memphis during the !
rst week in May, and the great : I
,ntenary celebration is to be held u
lere on May 1924. His mission here !.
to secure page for The centenary .
dition devoted to Covington and 2
ipton county. p