The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-04-03


Mrs. J. r. Anderson, of the Ato-
IS vicinity, is reported quite sick
The regular quarterly meeting
of the county court win be held next
Monday.
Miss Pauline Smith is now en-
pIeyed as stenographer for the law
firm of Simonton e Gwinn.
Mr.. J. H. Paine has been confined
to his bed for the past few days with
an attack of tonsilitis.
-Mr. T. A. Primer, Of Munford,
underwent an openartion in the Bap-
fist Hospital Wednesday morning.
-Eunice, little daughter Of Mr.,
Lon Simpson, of the Pillierk vicinity,
who has lately been very sick with
congestion, is now improving.
Mr.. Jud Darby has purchased
the barber shop and billiard room of
Mr.. L. H. Rogers, and will continue
the business there.
Mrs. ]. o. Hadley, who had been
under treatment in the Lucy Brink
ley Hospital, Memphis, following an
operation there, was able to return
home Sunday.
Rev. |. S. Caldwell, pastor of
Salem church, had the misfortune
to get his arm broken while crank
ing car at his home Monday morn
ing.
The infant child of Emmett
Craig, Of the Oak Grove vicinity,
died at s o'clock Monday morning,
and was buried the same afternoon
at Oak Grove burial ground.
The schools of this city will be
suspended Friday on account of the
absence of the teachers at the meet
ing of the West Tennessee Teachers
Association meeting in Memphis.
Mr.. ]. R. Morrisett came up Sun
day on visit to his son, Mr.. G. /.
Morrisett. Mr.. Morrisett has been
on the sick list for the past six
weeks at the home of Mr.. T. G. HAM
rick, in the Idaville vicinity.
Mrs. H. A. Dawson, of Burlison,
went to Memphis Tuesday to have her
baby's eyes treated by a specialist
there. She was accompanied by her
father, Esq. |. G. Burlison, Ermon
Evans and Frank Dawson.
Mr.. G. R. Fryer, of Cotten's
Lake, was mending up burning log
heap Monday, when log rolled down
and struck his hand stick, which
struck him in the face, breaking his
right jawbone,
Farmers have been very busy
during the past two weeks prepar-
ing for their crops, and some little
corn has been planted. Farm work
lis considerably behind as compared
with other years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Greer en-
tertained few friends at their lovely
new home Tuesday in honor of Mr.,
Greer's 33rd anniversary. A splen-
did dinner was served to few in
vited guests.
Mr.. Glover Corder arrived from
overseas Monday. He arrived in
New York on the U. S. S. Mt. YER
non on March ii. He was a mem
Der of the Sind Infantry, and was
in the trenches on the western front
during September and October.
Mr. Moulton Wiley, son Of Mr.
j. w. Wiley, of the Brighton yicin-
|ity, died at his home at Lucy Sat
|urday of pneumonia, after weeks
illness, and was buried at Richland
Sunday morning. The deceased was
26 years of age and is survived by
his wife, but leaves no children.
There are three breaks in the
levee on the Jefferson Davis high
way ON the Upton county side OF
Hatchie river, caused by the great
floods Of March 16, the breaks being
from rs to 40 feet wide. There are
also several breaks on the Lauder
dale county side of the river.
Lieut.. Edwin Sanford, who was
IA pilot in the aviation section Of the
army overseas, and who arrived in
New York last Sunday on the trans
port George Washington, came up
from Memphis Wednesday morning on
a visit to his parents, Col. and Mrs.
VIM. Sanford.
Mrs. Myrtle Bowles, wife of Mr..
Robert Bowles, died at her home in
the Flatwoods neighborhood in the
9TH district, at o'clock Monday
morning, of blood poisoning, and was
buried at Randolph burial ground on
the day following. The deceased was
a member of the Methodist church,
and is survived by her husband and
six children.
Friends Of Mr.. Jesse E. Wilson
in this county will be glad to learn
of his recent arrival in the old u. s.
A. from overseas. He reached Char
lesion, S. c., last week, and is now
at Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga. Mr..
Wilson was with the 18th Infantry
overseas, and was an attache of the
Leader office when he Joined the
army in June last.
Last Sunday was the fifth an
niversary Of the pastorate Of DR..
R. P. Walker of the Presbyterian
church. DR.. Walker briefly review
ed his work since the beginning Of his
passionate, and at the close of his
sermon several of the leading mem
bers spoke feelingly Of their high
appreciation of the excellent work
he has accomplished here.
Two negroes, carrying big pis-
tolls, stopped Edward Smith and son,
R. E. Smith, both Of Brighton, Tenn,