The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-20

Mrs. w. l.. Wilson is still critic
ally i'll at the home Of her son, Mr.
III. NJ. Wilson, at Detroit.
DR. n. a. Hart has purchased
ttGe G. p. Clements residence at Mum
ford, and will occupy it.
Mrs. John Mitchell, of Memphis,
4 is stjll quite sick at the home of her
sister, Mrs, Archer Morrison.
Mr.. Lytle Bringle, who has been
confined to his bed with tonsilitis,
is able to be up again.
Mrs. Thomas Addison, who has
been on the sick list for some time,
I is again able to be up.
Mr.. Robert Burnett, Jr., is suf-
ifering from a severe attack of in
ifluepza
Miss Emma Dale, of the Mt.
Carmel neighborhood, who has late
Ily been very sick, is reported better.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Hall, OF
lRialJo, have received a card from
Itheir son, Grover, telling Of his safe
arrival in New York from overseas.
Misses Louise and Katherine
IO'Neal, both Of whom have been suf-
Ifering from attacks of influenza, are
able to be up again.
Mayor J. j. Green, who had been
confined to his bed for two weeks
with pneumonia, was able to be up
town Wednesday.
Elder L. X. Harding, of Hen
ming, will fill his regular appoint
ment at the Christian church here
next Sunday morning and night.
Mr., E. A. George, who has been
making considerable improvements in
the telephone lines in this vicinity,
left Tuesday for Munford where he
win make similar improvements.
Miss Inez Nevis, who has been
SUFFERING from an attack of pneumo-
mia, is reported better today. Mrs.
E. L. Smith, who has been critically
il, is also reported as much better.
Mr.. Don Max has sold out his
stock Of goods at Garland to Mr. w.
H. Huffman, and he has moved his
stock of goods there from Bride. Mr..
Sam Gray has gone into the mercan-
tile business in the Huffman store at
Bride.
One Of team Of mules pelong-
ing to Mr. Lum Howard dropped dead
on the public road four miles west
of the city Tuesday. We understand
that a mule belonging to Mr. J, H.
McClelland dropped dead near the
same spot Saturday.
Mr.. John Coley, aged about so,
who made his home on the Taylor
Haynie place, died Tuesday night and
was buried in the Townsend grave
yard at $3.50 o'clock Wednesday. He
is survived by his wife and children,
one son and three daughters.
Mr.. J. C. Warmath and Ernest
Martin were coming to Covington
from Munford Wednesday afternoon
in a Maxwell auto truck belonging
to the Tennessee Hardware Co., and
just as they left that place the truck
caught on fire and was destroyed.
"A. 7. Ferguson, deputy revenue
collector, will be in Covington, on
Friday and Saturday, of
next week, to help those liable to
income tax in making our their re-
ports of not more than $4,000. He
will be here only three days, as the
time is limited.
Mr.. Elmore Smith, aged 40 years,
died at his home in the vicinity of
Bride at o'clock Tuesday, after
an illness of several weeks of in
fluenza and pneumonia, and was bur-
led Wednesday afternoon at Mt. Leb-
anon. He is survived by his wife,
one son and two daughters.
Mr.. Berry Hall, formerly Of
Garland, died at his home at Mack
tuesday, of pneumonia, and was bur-
ed there on the day following his
death, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. Hall was about 30 years of age
at the time of his death. He is sur
yived by his wife and several chill
lren.
--Cleophus, aged 16 years, son of
Mr.. H. w. Davidson, of the Simon
,on vicinity, died Friday afternoon
At o'clock Of pneumonia following
an attack of influenza, and was bur-
ed at Campground on the day fol-
owing. His little seven-year-old
brother died from the same disease
he day before.
The boarding house occupied by
Mrs. w. E. Smith on the corner of
Cast Liberty avenue and Maple
street, caught on fire from sparks
rom the chimney Wednesday morn
ng. By good and prompt work Of
he fire department the flames were
,xtinguished after small hole had
,een burned in the roof.
Mr.. Lester Earwood, of the Solo
,icinity, and Miss Pantha Hadley,
# the Phelan vicinity, were married
It the home of Esq. John Massey,
lear Phelan. Sunday afternoon, that
Justice officiating. The groom is a
ION of Mr.. c. H. Earwood, and the
ride is a daughter of the late M.
Hadley Both have many friends
Who wish for them much happiness
n their married life.
Mrs. Ellen Fyfe has recently re-
eived news of the death of her moth
r, Mrs. Ellen Hamilton, which oc-
urred on Sunday, February 2. Mrs.
hamilton passed away at her home
n Glasgow. Canada. at the age of
8 years. She was born in Glasgow, (
Scotland. in 1886. and moved to Can (