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


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Mr. A. S. Teater, who has been
suffering from pneumonia following
an attack Of influenza, is improving.
Mr.. Robert Cothran, a well
known Mason citizen, who has lately
been quite sick, is reported to be i'm
proving. mkA
Miss Minnie Laura Whitaker,
who has been suffering from a severe
attack of influenza for the past two
weeks, is improving.
Mr.. G. w. LaFever and wife and
little daughter are all suffering from
severe attacks of pneumonia and in
Ifluenza.
Mr.. w, S. Cary, who has been
suffering from an attack of pneu
monia for two weeks, suffered re-
lapse Tuesday, and is again quite
sick.
Mr.. j. ]. Chapman is building
a store at his horne three miles
northeast of the city, and will short
" go into the mercantile business
there.
The name of Elias C. Muir, r.
F. d. No. 6, Covington, appeared IN
the overseas casualty list published
Wednesday. He was reported to be
slightly wounded.
-Messrs. J.A.Hill, R. B. Davie, Ar
thur Slower, Barnett Hall and }. 5.
Stitt have purchased the ginning
plant at Mt, Carmel from Hill, Moore
4 Co.
Mr.. Barney Wescott, of Camp
Pike, Ark, and Miss Nellie Curtin,
of Upton, were married in the Of
flee of County Court Clerk Simonton
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock Judge
John Y. Peete officiating.
Lieut.. S. M. Rhodes, who has
been in the aviation service at Rock
we'll Field, Santiago, Cal, has late
" received an honorable discharge |
and now has charge of a Ford garage |
At San Monica, Cal
Herbert Lyles, son Of Mr.. E. K.
lyles, of Brighton, has lately return
ed to his home from overseas. Prlor
d sailing for the Y S. A., he was
confined to the rest camp at Dart
field, England, suffering from an
attack Of pneumonia.
Mr.. j. w. Darby returned We'd
lesday morning from Nashville,
where he attended the grand chapter
Meeting of The Royal Arch Masons.
Nh. Darby was honored by being
lected to the office Of Grand Royal
Arch Captain.
Mr.. John S. Headin, OF the
.eigh's Chapel vleighborhood, VINO
as lately been quite sick with pneu-
aonia, is improving. Mr.. Headin's
rife and Miss Lizzie lobe, who oc- :
upies the same house, have both
cen quite sick, but are now improv-
lg.
The Commercial Appeal Of Janu- G
nv 20 says that the 115th Field Ar,
liery and perhaps the ll4th as well i
IN sail for home in 30 days, ac-
ording to a cablegram received yes t
srday from Lieut.. Col. William ). S
aeon. of the former unit. Many ]
ipton county boys are members OF
ne above organizations. /
mr.. w. L. Shelton received a
,legram Wednesday morning inform
70 him of the serious illness OF his !,
ster. Mrs. Emma Tignor, Of Den ;
son. Tex, who is on visit to ?
n daughter, Mrs. VIC MCCULLOUGH, \
Bonham, Tex The telegram stat 4
| that she was not expected to live. u
Mr. and Mrs. Clement Elcan B
I'VE received a letter from their son, o
L. Elcan, telling of his safe ar il
val from overseas, in Hoboken, NJ. N
thursday, on his way to jefferson
st. Louis. He is a mem b
n Of a hospital company, Unit 10. a
-Messrs. Harry Walker and " Il
Cox shipped a carload Of cattle 81
om here Monday. NJ. A. Walker i
Co. also shipped a load Of cattle Il
q first of the week, and the Gov r.
gton Milling Co. a carload OF hogs
-ednesday. All the shipments were O
ade to St. Louis. y
The pneumonia and influenza i !,
still almost an epidemic IN Gov. q,
gton and many other portions Of &
r county. We have been compel- y,
to leave out many reported eases, e.
wing to the fact that to report it 6,
ould overcrowd our columns with q
,kness. fc
"A Young mems Bible class was Of
ganized in the First Methodist Sun
" school here Sunday morning,
til l6 Young men. The organiza-
N now has a membership Of %.
of. R. M. Lester will be the teach GO
Nominations will be made Sun IN
v and officers elected on the fol- t se
wing Sunday. MembershiT is con-
led to unmarried men from II to p
years of age. =
Mr.. o. S. Hall has received some al
uvenirs from his sen, Blanton Hall, Of
10 lately landed in Hoboken, N. J., pr
om France. The souvenirs were in
cured while the young man was on en-
: weston front. and include Ger
IN automatic pistol, belts, buttons,
!. They are now on exhibition in al
2 show windows Of the Covington "
pply Co. in
Messrs. c. S. Hall, manager OF