The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27

Miss Inez Nevils, who has been
quite sick with pneumonia, is inn
proving.
ESQ. J. A. Shoaf has been suf-
IfeEng from an attack of the grippe
for the past several days.
Ebert Joyner, son of Mr. W. j.
Joyner, who has been suffering from
pneumonia, is steadily improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fowlkes
have both been suffering from in
fluenza for the past several days.
Miss Irene Kinney, while play
ing a practice game of basket ball,
had her hand painfully hurt Tuesday.
Samuel Hall has received his
discharge from the marine service at
Quantico, Va, and returned from
there Saturday.
Mrs. L. D. Ross, of Bride, is re-
ported, quite sick with influenza, and
Mrs. r. w. Ross is also suffering
from the same disease,
Mr.. r. S. Baird, who has been
quite sick at the home of his son, Mr..
L. X. Baird, at Brighton, is reported
to be improving.
-Messrs. w. J. and R. H. Vaughan
and Embry Bringle have bought the
E. w. Bringle ginning plant from
Harvey & Pullen, who purchased it
several weeks ago.
The infant son of Mr.. w. P.
Ballard, of Randolph, died Monday
night, Of influenza, and was buried
Wednesday afternoon in the Ran
dolph graveyard.
The hog cholera is now an cpl
demic in almost every district in the
county, and there are probably more
cases in the 18th than in any other
district.
Mrs. John Mitchell, Of Memphis,
who has been quite sick at the home
of her sister, Mrs. A. Morrison, in
this citys for the past few weeks,
is now improving.
Miss Anna Sherrod, who lately
resigned as teacher in the high school
at Wynne, Ark, has been elected to
a position as teacher In the A. B.
Hill school in Memphis, and entered
upon her duties as teacher there this
week.
Miss Abbie Billings died at her
home in the vicinity of Bethel church
morning at | O'Clock ofSI
pleurisy9and pneumonia. and was bur-
led in the graveyard at Bethel on the
day following.
Twelve cases of pneumonia and
grip are reported in the families of
Messrs, Hadley and Boyd in the
building formerly occupied by Mrs.
w. ]. Huffman as hotel, on East
Pleasant avenue.
Mrs. w. E. Walk, who has been
IN the sick list for two weeks, is
able to be up. Her little son, Will
lam, who has been suffering from
ever for two weeks, is slowly i'm
proving.
Mr.. o. E. Martin received tele-
yram from Lynchburg, Va, Tuesday
morning, informing him of the very
serious. illness of his son, Mr.. W. H.
Martin. who is suffering from an at
ack Of pneumonia.
David, the little seven-months-
Id son Of Mr.. Clarence Faux, OF the
til district, died Saturday night at
80 o'clock of influenza, and was
,uried Sunday at 2 o'clock in the
robertson graveyard, Rev. J. L. Lat
a conducting the funeral services.
Miss Sadie Forbess, aged about
is years, daughter of Mr.. John
Torbess, died at her home in the
,ampground vicinity Sunday, of in
luenza and pneumonia, after an ILL
ess of two weeks, and was buried in
he Campground graveyard Monday
fternoon at 2 o'clock.
Several Of our citizens went to
Ienphis this morning to attend the
God roads meeting. Among these
rere Messrs. ]. Winfield Darby, r. 5.
,alhoun, w. L. Shelton, J. R. Hall.
/. X. Mcbride, R. B. Shelton and
J. B. Boyd.
A meeting of the board Of mir
steriaI relief of the Synod of the
,outh of the A. r. P. church is being
ED at the home of Prof. H. H. Rob-
SON in this city today. The board
] composed Of Revs. R. w. Carson,
v. A. M. Plaxco, E. P. Lindsey and
!. F. Pressly and Mr.. H. +. McQuis-
on. II
The two-year-old son of Mr.. |
newton Coley, Of the Mt. Carmel
icinity. died at 9 o'clock Wednesday
light, Of influenza and pneumonia,
nd was buried in Munford cemetery |
t 2:30 O'Clock today, Rev. 7. Riley
)avis conducting the funeral ser
ices,
Mrs. Maud Boshers. wife of Mr..
,arl Boshers, died at her home in
he vicinity Of Mt. Lebanon at 8
clock Tuesday morning, Of pneu-
lonia, after short illness, and was
uried in the Mt. Lebanon graveyard
t II o'clock Wednesday morning, 4
.ev J. E. Miles conducting the fu-
eral services. She is survived by
er husband, but leaves no children.
Mr.. Joe Naifeh received a let
sr Tuesday from Syria, informing
i'm of the death of his wife, which
ccurred on July Is last, this being
he first mail received from that {
ountry in many months. Mr.. Mai
III has two sons there. also, but
9th Of these were reported in good
ealth. One Of them is in the $
urkish army. Mr.. N. A. Naifeh in
orns US that II members Of the /
Taifeh family, all close relatives of