The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-20
Items ofInterest Gathered
from An OUer the County

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son & Coffman.
DIR. Ed Wall was on the sick lis
for a few days this week, but i
again able to be up.
Mr.. Floyd Bringle has purchased
the L. Rayner place of 122 acres
adjoining Oak Grove church.
Mr.. John |. VanMeter has beer
on the sick list for the past severa
days.
Miss Bessie Peeler, of Garland
is reported quite sick with pneu.
monia.
Mr.. w. ]. Hadley has lately pur-
chased and moved to Dr. L. A. Var
brough's place on Garland avenue
lately occupied by Mr.. ]. L. Jacobs
Mr.. Claud Simonton is painting
both the interior and exterior Of the
building of the Coca-Cola Bottling
Co.
Mr.. G. F. Primer has moved to
the Burlison vicinity, and Mr.. John
|OBryan occupies the house vacated
by him on Peete street.
Mr.. R. C. Barret went Monday
to Proctor, Ark, where he has ac-
cented situation with the George c.
Brown Lumber Co.
Mrs. Martha Entriken, who has
been confined to her bed with influ-
enza for three weeks, is still quite
sick.
Mr.. Claud Simonton is making
some improvements on the interior
Of the store of Mr.. M. Guttman by
painting and papering.
The house of Maria Somervell,
colored, caught in fire Tuesday, and a
slight damage was done to the roof
before the flames were extinguished
by the fire company.
Mr.. George Pace is suffering
from an attack Of typhoid fever. It
is thought he contracted the disease
from drinking contaminated water in
Memphis.
Mrs. o. E. Martin sustained an
accidental fall at the home of Mrs.
Ada McGregor Wednesday morning,
I'd her hip was badly sprained as
a result.
C. NJ. D. Baskin & Son, Of Holly
Grove, have bought out the stock Of
goods of G. M. Applebury, at Liberty,
and will continue the business there,
with Mr.. H. A. Baskin in charge.
Mrs. &. M. Bradley, who has been
in st. .Toseph's Hospital following an
is reported to be very much
and hopes to be able to
return home this week.
Three ltw cases Of smallpox in
the Rialto vicinity have been report
ed since our issue Of last week-all
This makes a total Of 10
cases of the disease now in that
We understand that Mr.. Tuck
Jacket, of Rialto, lost his pocketbook
containing $4O0, in Hatchie river
He was in boat and
dropped the pocketbook out Of his
pocket.
The doctors Of this city held al
preliminary meeting in DR.. B. vi
DECISIONS office Tuesday night, look
ng to the establishment Of hospital
in Covington. The matter will be-
brought before the county medical
society at its meeting today.
Rev. R. A Clark returned Friday
from visit Of several weeks
To Miami and other east coast Flor
ida points. His many friends will be
pleased to learn that his health was
very much benefited by the trip. He
held services in the First Methodist
Church eand preached at the morn
ing hour, but his services were rained
but at the evening hour.
Mrs. R. H. Green received tel
egram Monday from the head nurse
in Won 0rmy Sanitarium, San An
ionic, Tex. informing her of theI
serious condition of her siss,r, Mrs.
Mary Page, who has been under
treatment there for some time. Mr..
and Mrs. Green left the same night
for that place to attend me- bedside
Mr.. Sam STEPHENSON has moved
back to Covington from the Sanford
rlace one mile south of the city, and
occupies rooms at the home Of his
father, Judge S. E. Stephenson. He
also has his office with the Judge.
Messrs. T. M. and w. G. Harris have
the place from which he
moved.
Roland Ports, Non of Mr.. M. H.
Ports, of Bruin, Ark, formerly of
this city, arrived here Monday night
from sCamp Shelby, Miss, where he
was honorably discharged from army
on visit to relatives. The
young man was member Of Com
pany E, 164th Infantry, 41st or Sun
set division, and was overseas with
the army for six and half months.
Mr.. Charles E. Dean, a prominent
business men and lawyer and church
worker of Memphis, accompanied by
MS wife, came up SATURDAY. night
remained in the city until Mon
lay morning. Mr.. Dean addressed
he mems Bible class of the First
Church, and Mrs. Dean
the ladies Of the church at the Sun
lay school hour. At the IL o'clock
hour Mr.. Dean occupied the pulpit
md delivered an address on "Stew-
ardship from the Viewpoint Of the
Business Man. All addresses were
highly enjoyed, and splendid imures-
lions were rade h. the speakers.
An everv-member canva~- f9iiowed
he last address, beginning at 2 o'clock
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