The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-01-02

! Jack and Mary, are suffering from
influenza.
Mrs. Nisbet Hall and children
who have been quite sick with influ-
MA, are improving.
The young people of Mason are
70 give dance tonight. Quite {
number of young people from this
city expect to be inattendance.
Mrs. Chas. L, Kinney, Jr., is now
employed as bookkeeper and stenog-
rapher for Dr. L. A. Yarbrough.
The Covington Milling Co. ship.
ped another carload of hogs from
here today.
Mr.. N. W. Hopper has received a
letter from his son., Oscar Hopper,
dated December 8, written at Gollett
France, stating trait he was we'll and
getting along all right.
Mr.. John 7. Eckford and family
will make their home with Mr.. r. S.
Maley while their new house is be-
ing erected.
Miss Ella B. Bell is now employ
led as bookkeeper at 2ecorder l. J..
Bringle's office. Mrs. White Ruf
fin has succeeded Miss Bell as teach
er at Ovens sehoolhouse.
Prof Lester wlll lecture to Inc
Mems Bible Glass at the First Meth
odist Church Sunday morning at 10
o'clock Let every man in the class
be on hand.
Mr.. w. L. Smith informed US
that he set out 500 cabbage plants
If the Wakefield variety at his home
Monday. He will protect them from
freezing, and hopes to have very
early head cabbage.
Rev C. E. Wauford returned
from Camp Sheridan, Ala, and AL
exandria, Tenn, today, and will take
up the duties Of his passionate at the
First Baptist Church next Sunday.
Mr.. ]. M. Cobbs, who has been
confined to his home for four weeks
with an attack Of influenza, is again
able to be up.
Miss Edna Mitchell pleasantly
entertained a number of friends at
her home on West Sherrod avenue
Friday night The program con-
sisted of games, vocal and instrument
tai music. Cake and sandwiches
we're served for refreshments.
There was rainfall of Ais
inches here during the rainy spell
ending with Wednesday at noon The
mercury took a downward scoot af-
ter the rain, and registered % de-
grees above zero here this morning.
DIR. J. F. Myers, late Of Jack
Ill.,, formerly of Fayetteville,
Tenn, has located in the Gillespie
building for the practice Of mis- pro- ,
fession DR.. Myers and wife are
making their home temporarily at
the Hotel Lindo.
Mr.. S. o. Huey, our Almyra cor
respondent, writes us that as 1e-
suit Of small ad recently inserted
IN the Leaders classified department
ae sold 44 acres of land to Mr., WA. i
b. -ey, Of Simonton. the considera-
lion being $1,75O. Mr.. Easley wit
move to it as soon as he builds on
t.
Mr.. F. G. Ammons, formerly Of
This county, now Of the Henning VIC
nifty, lately killed two hogs that
weighed Lit pounds. One weighed
so and the other 557 pounds. The
nogs were II months and % days
I'D, and they measured three feet in
height
Mr.. ]. H. Macl1ey, of Waco, Tex, !
lied at his home there Saturday /.
light at 10 o'clock, of paralysis. Ma ]
Mackey was one Of the most prom
nent citizens of Waco, former may
II Of the city. lie was brother-in-
aw Of Hon. R. w. Sanford, Of this i
.ity, and was personally known to a
number of our citizens, who wilt !
earn Of his passing away with much
'egret.
The following young people from Z
lere went to the ball given at Rip u
ey Monday night: Misses Vera Hay X
lie, Mary Sue Cole, Myrtle Murphy III
md LYDIA Shelton; Messrs r. H. K
oaine, w. R. Atkins, a. F, Maley, 4
.andon Upton, Dudley Sullivait,
Horace Anderson VIM. McClanahan v
1reen Hill, Sanford Garner, Thorn Q
on Hill, Edwin Hunt, Ashley Down q
ng, John Aston, James Shelton, La
mar Ross, of Grenada, Miss, and
lieut.. Palmer Smith. I