The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-01-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTY

ECrunk, q daughter,
Mr.. Everett Smith, Of the Liberty
neighborhood, is suffering from an at
tack of pneumonia.
The Covington Milling Co. shipped
carload Of hogs to St. Louis Thurs
day.
20. G., little son Of Mr.. Oscar
Walk. of Garland, is suffering from
an attack Of pneumonia.
Mr.. J. 7. Robertson has gone into
the mercantile business at the BuTtls
& helms stand at Brighton.
Mrs, F. M. Crenshaw, Of Atoka,
was in the city today. She reported
an epidemic of influenza at that place
Mr. Theodore Strong is dangerously
i'll with pneumonia.
Pete Blackwell, colored, Of Rialto,
Is suffering from an attack Of small
box, and he and his family have been
quarantined at their home.
The examinations at Byars-IIall
high school have been on all this
week, and the regular second term
win begin next Monday.
Mrs. sd Goulder entertained a
few friends at dinner Wednesday
evening at her home in honor Of Mr..
Randolph Locke, who is in the ma
val training school at Gulfport, Miss.
Mr. E. r. Dougherty and family
have moved to Covington from Brlgh-
ton. and are occupying the house late
IL occupied BY Wilkie Bishop, on Park
street.
Repairs are being made on the
interior Of the building formerly oc-
cupied by Smiths meat market.
Messrs. Kinney & Rogers will shortly
occupy that place for q pool hall,
Messrs. Jesse Cage and family
and John Cage have moved to the city
from the Burlison vicinity, and occupy
the 6. L. Kinney place on Peete
street.
Miss Lucy Minor Croifoil has
been offered a position, at lucrative
So a1y, in the war work insurance oe-
pa1tment, in Washington, D. 2, ~
lie chief, e. d. Batchelder.
We learn that Odell, daughter
cf the late Russell Gwinn, Of The Hol-
ly Grove neighborhood, fell on the
frozen ground at her home Monday,
and was quite painfully hurt
Mr.. Albert Kellum and Miss Lot
tie Boswell and Mr.. John Andrew Nc
Millen and Miss Bessie Rice, all of the
Gilt Edge neighborhood, were mar
ried BY ESQ. w. FL Richardson Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The preliminary trial Of Abe
Fields, colored, for shooting colored
man at Rialto last week, was held be-
fore ESQ. g. w. Beasley, Friday. Be-
ing unable to give the required bond
Of $500, Fields was returned to jail.
Judge John Y. Peete has bought
the G. w. Smitheal old place on Ma
pie street from Mrs. Florence Smith
cal and Mr.. Green Smitheal. The
place is at present occupied by MI.
"A. ], Evans
Mr. Lewis Maclln died at the
home Of his brother, Mr.. Robert Mac
lin, in the vicinity Of Stanton, Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock, and was buried
in the Maclin family burial ground on
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. WI L. Rose and wife and
baby, who have been on the sick list
for several days, are all improving
Mr.. Rose and baby have been suf-
fering from influenza, and Mrs. Rose
from pneumonia.
Station Auditor A. N. Robinson.
Of Chicago, audited the accounts Of
the Illinois Central railroad station
Tuesday and Wednesday. The ac-
counts, we understand, were found
correct and satisfactorily kept.
The young people of Mason great
" enjoyed ball in the school build
ing there FRIDAY night Visitors were
present from Covington, Brownsville, |
Memphis, Ripley, Somerville. Jackson
and other places. Sandwiches and |
coffee were served for refreshments.
The music was furnished by Stewards !
orchestra, Of Memphis.
Revs. r. Al. Clark, J. Al. Kelly /
md ] WI Joynef went to Ripley We'd /
aesday to attend the funeral of Rev
4. r Bagby, pastor Of the Ripley /
circuit, who died at his home Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock, Of influen- !
ID, after an illness of four days. He /
was a popular and promising Young
and was on the second year
# his work in the above charge.
Mr.. Il. E. Smith informed us
Monday that his faithful and valuable
family horse, Gassaway, the pet Of I
his whole family and the property
II his daughter, Miss Blossom, died
Friday night. He was a faithful and
veil trained animal, and Mr.. Smith
md family feel like they have lost
me Of their best and most useful
friends. This is printed without
apologies to the censorious critic of
he Commercial Appeal and is not
for the neurological column.
Lieut.. U. w. Mills and wife, Of
II. Bliss, Ell Paso, Tex, who had
,een on visit to relatives in Ponto-
oe. Miss, arrived here Thursday
light on a visit to the family Of the
clmer's father, Mr.. ]. E. Mills. The
veung lieutenant returned to Fit. ii
hiss Saturday morning, but his wife )
over for longer visit.
.ieut. Mills is a member Of the ma
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