The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-03-13


Mr.. w. B. Cobb is now employee,
in the blacksmith shop of B. F. Fort
ner.
Miss Sarah Worrell, who hal
been very sick for the past few days
is reported better this morning,
Miss Inez Nevis, after sever,
attack Of pneumonia, was able to be
up town Tuesday.
Mrs. w. S. Mayes has been suf.
fering from an attack of influenza
for the past several days.
Mrs. VIZ. Blackmon, of Garland
who has been suffering with an attack
Of flu for several weeks, is still
quite sick.
Mr.. R. S. Baird, VINO has been
quite sick at the home Of his son,
Mr.. L. K. Baird, at Brighton, for
several days, is reported better today.
DR.. John Rice, Of Braden, was
in the city Wednesday attending the
bedside of Miss Sarah Worrell, who
is still quite sick.
Rev. r. A. Clark will return from
his Florida trip in time to hold SER
vices in the First Methodist Church
next Sunday morning and evening.
Claudia and Ellen, children Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Simonton, who
have been suffering from pneumonia
and diphtheria, are both able to be
up.
Deputy Sheriff ]. W. Stevens ar
rested Joe Martin, colored, in the 9th
district, Wednesday, and placed him
in Jail here this morning. Martin
was arrested for perjury on capias.
Mr.. w. A. Hooker, who was in
France with the 41st Infantry, ar
rived here Friday morning. He ar
rived in New York on February Is,
and was discharged at Camp Zachary
Taylor, Louisville, KY, Thursday.
The four-year-old daughter Of
Prof. R. 7. Northcut, of the Detroit
vicinity, while playing on a lumber
pile a few days ago, got an acci-
dental fall, and the left arm was
broken above the elbow.
Mr.. ]. S. Ruffin has bought the
NJ. G. Bailey place of SO liz acres,
,etter known as the Jacket place,
me and a half miles south of the
,ity, for a consideration of 500 per
lcre.
Mr.. A. P. Stone has purchased
he lot known as the Hanna lot on
Simonton avenue, from Mr.. w. B.
5ragg, and we learn expects shortly
o begin the erection of dwelling
N it.
The barn on the w. H. Feezor
,lace, near Pilljerk, occupied by Mr..
v. J. Bowden, was blown down dur
ny the severe storm Saturday, and a
wagon and some pillow tools were con-
iderably damaged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Crofford
the engagement and ap-|
marriage of their daugh-
er, Lucy Minor, to Mr.. Henry Rus
ell Duncan, of Pawhuska, Okla, the
Wedding to take place early in June.
The local exemption board isl
losing its records preparatory to
iscontinuing its official duties on
April |. All records will be sent to
he Acknowledgement of the army, atI
Washington, where they vii be kept
S permanent records.
Mr.. G. F. Primer has sold his
0-acre tract of land in the 9th dis
riot to Mr.. T. A. Primer for a con-
Iteration of $1,000. Mr.. G. f. Pin
er has bought the ]. L. Luttrell
lace Of 40 acres in the 18th district
Or consideration Of $3.50.
News reached here this morn
lg that Luther Hartsfield, former
itizen Of the 3rd district, had been
hot and dangerously wounded by a
egro at Fl. Pillow Wednesday after
Don. We were unable to find out
lie name of the negro or the cause
the difficulty.
-Deputy-Sheriff W. A. Evans, of
ialto, reported smallpox in six col
red families in and about his town
Ionday-the families of Unzy and
enry Smith, Tom Wright, Ed Per-
!, Leonard and Henry Small. The
antilles have all been quarantined
their homes.
-Messrs. R. M. Max and Thomas
all and Mrs. C. E. McCluney, Of
Talnut Grove, left Wednesday morn
e for Memphis 10 attend the meet
8 of the Presbytery of the Cum
,rland Presbyterian church, which
nvened in the Central church there
at night, and will be in session
-er Friday.
will Mitchell, of Garland vicin-
Y, has been confined to his bed
+ the past four weeks with flu and
leumonia, but is now able to be up.
Gen. N. B. Forrest, Of the Sons
Confederate Veterans, has an
unced that Savannah, Ca, has been
Iected for the 1919 reunion. He
30 said that Tampa, Fla, and Dem
r, Colo, withdrew their invita-
ms, leaving Savannah as the only
,plicant for the reunion.
Thursday and Friday Of last
eek the Tennessee Hardware Co.
Id very interesting tractor school.
{. H. A. Maddox, Of the Interna-
NAL Harvester CO., ably explained
his lectures very part Of the
tan tractor, as we'll as all minor
rts Of small /. Fl. G. engines.
owing demonstrations were held
ring the week. Both the demon
ations and the school were well
tended, and considerable interest
S shown IN 'power farming h