The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-01-30

4 (coiofed) church, inside and outside.
Mr.. Leroy Dawson, Of the Pisgah
vicinity, has just completed the work
Iof overhauling his dwelling.
Mr.. Lon Gilbreath has established
a grist mill in the store building,
Fat Bride, formerly occupied by the
Bride Mercantile Co.
Rev w z. Garner, Of the Horn
beak N z circuit, formerly pastor
|of CampgroJnd circuit, this county,
/ has been assigned to Ripley circuit to
take the place made vacant by the
death of Rev Ii VI Bagby
Mr.. John Joyner, Of M9nforI,
visited homefolks Thursday, return
ing Friday morning. He reports
much sickness in that community,
and that in some places whole fami-
les have the flu"
Mr.. Noble Smith, son Of Mr..
Glover Smith ard Miss Nancy Smith,
daughter Of ESQ. R. l. Smith, both
.of Brighton, were married Friday at
noon, Rev, W. A. NJ Plaxco 3diciat-
ing.
Mr. J. w Vaughan hes sold to
Mr. John P. B0shers a tract Of 81
acres of land in the 18th district
q portion Of what is known as the
Dennis Slaughter tract-for a con
sideration Of $4,000,
Mr.. Cleve Anderson Of Memphis,
who had been sick with the FLU" at
the home Of his mother in this city,
was able to return to his home Mon
day and resume his duties as con-
ductor for the Memphis Street Rail
way Co.
MrWD Boston received four let
ter Monday from his son, Landon D.
Boston in France. The latest was
dated December 80, and stated that
the young man was getting along
well and was enjoying the best Of
health.
Owing to the illness Of the pas
tor, Rev, R. A. Clark, Rev, I. L.
preached from the pulpit
of the First Methodist Church Sun
day morning and evening. He was
attentiyely heard by good congrega-
tions.
Mr.. r. J. Whitley, Of Atoka,
spent Sunday in the city Mr., Whit !
ley is now clerking in the store OF H. |
=. Boyd in that place. He reports
the influenza still raging in and
around Atoka, and also few severe |
cases Of pneumonia.
Mr.. e. r. Buell., who has been
engaged in the watch and jewery bus
mess here for several years, is max |
ing preparations to move to Mem
phis. on February 1 He will be in the /
employ Of the Imperial Jewery Co.
there.
Mr. James w. Simonton, Of the
Atoka vicinity, was a visitor in Cow
ngton Monday. Mr. Simonton ex-
poets to become citizen Of the eiCy,
and was looking for a Location here
He is agent for Upton and several !
other West Tennessee counties for
he Cotton States Life Insurance Co. !
In this issue of the Leader there
appears an advertisement for Mr.. j. |
R. Proctor Mr.. Proctor tells us
hat the first insertion Of this adj
brought him results i'm
Do you ever stop to think
just how much you can increase
lour business by advertising?
Mrs. Chapman, wife Of Mr.. Henry
Chapman, died at her home in Mum |
ford Saturday afternoon at, 2;30
,'clock, of influenza, after a weeks
illness, and was buried the day follow
ng at Bethel The deceased is sur
rived by her husband and three chill
lren.
Mrs. Glen A. Willis, wife of Mr..
7. L. Willis, has received notice from
Washington of her appointment as
,ostmistress at Upton, Tenn, but on
account of having recently moved
o Obion, Tenn, where Mr.. Willis has
fought farming interests, she will not
'e able to accept her appointment.
Mr.. Lewis Thompson, of the
chapel Hill vicinity, has just received \
letter from his nephew, Sidney Bill
erback, in France, dated December
z stating that he was safe and well.
This was the first news received by
he young mans relatives from him
ince April last.
The Enterprise is making prep
rations to add a ladies' and chill
ren's ready-to,wear and millinery
oods department to its store. The
p-stairs floor is being made ready 4
or that department, and will be made !
very attractive feature of this /
opular business house. I
Mr.. j. M. Bull, of the 18th dis !
rict, has received the following tel y
gram from his son, Edward Carmack II
ull, who was severely wounded on I
lie western front in France. The II
elegram is dated Ellis Island, New
'ork, January "a, and reads: Gar {
we'd army hospital Ellis Island. Feel
lg fine. Will write soon"
Mrs. Rex Harvell, of the Mace IL
onia neighborhood, died last Friday b
{ pneumonia, and was buried in the p
Iacedonia graveyard on Saturday at t
,rnoon She was about % years of r
ye, and was the daughter of Mr..
nd Mrs. ]. R. Kelly. She is survived a
y her father and mother, hus- St
and and one child and two brothers. Il
rMr. ]. w. Shelton, of Columbia, i i
enn., the well known travelling man, J
'rmerly of this city, went to Hot y =
Drings, Ark, last week, where he i
meets TO S0lOuf0 for a while in the e.