The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-09
ITEMS OF NEWS GATHERED
FROM TOWN AND COUNTY

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Irby Hill
lard, son.
Mrs. C. NJ Fest, of South Cow
ington, has been suffering from an
fattack Of influenza since Monday.
Katie Frances, little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bell. is suf-
fering from malarial fever this week.
e-Bitha Hall, wife of Charles T.
I Hall, well-known colored citizen Of
the Mt Lebanon vicinity, died at
her home Saturday.
Mrs. Sallie Strange, Of Gift, who
suffered a slight stroke Of paralysis,
is slowly recovering and is able to
sit up.
Theodore Roosevelt Oliver. Of
the Rialto vicinity, left here TUESDAY
morning for Nashville, where he viii
enter the State Industrial School.
The nine-months-old child Of Mr..
Henry Cox, Of the Simonton neigh
borbood died Thursday night of
pneumonia.
mr. W. 1. Webb and family
have moved from Raleigh to the j.
III johnson place in the vicinity Of
Solo
Rev. w. r. Pickett left Thurs
Nav for Rutherford to conduct the
funeral services Of Mr. Sam Lunnn-
kins, a prominent citizen there, who
died on Wednesday
Mr.. Emmett Osborne has sold his
place one and half miles west OF
the citv to Messrs. Sam Stephenson
and S. J.. Roberts for a consideration
Of 5000.
"A daughter was born recently to-
MI. and Mrs. Bass Shoaf,. Of Gold
Dust, and q daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Shoaf, Of Ashport, both
formerly Of this county.
Miss Matte Grace Jameson.
while dressing a chicken at her home
last Friday, had the misfortune to
have her hand very badly cut. 1t
was necessary to take several
stitches to close up the wound
Mr.. A. B. Floyd, of Union City,
who has been confined to his he'd at
the home Of her son-inlaw, Mr.. L. o.
Kerr, in this city for the past two
weeks ON account Of illness, is now
improving.
Lieut.. Col. A. S. Frost, Of the
United States army, will come out
from Memphis Friday to spend the
day and will deliver an address at
the Byars-Sall High School at II
o'clock pm.
Mr.. Dodson Hunt, who has been
spending tue past several months IN
Nashville, is on a visit 10 relatives
here. lie expects to go with Mr.. W.
N. Hunt and family to San simon,
Ariz., about the middle OF next
month to make his home.
Guy l.. Mcdonald, merchant
Of the 18TH district, filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy Iuesaay IN
the Fedeal court in Memphis through
his attorneys, Simonton, GWinn y
Shoaf. His assets are given at about
$1,000 and liabilities $4,000.
Judge v. H. Holmes, Of Tren-
ton, came down Sunday and held the
December term Of tle chancery court
on Monday and Tuesdays Much regu-
lar routine business was Transacted
and many cases continued. The di-
yorce bill of Mrs. Matte Stein vs..
John Stein was dismissed by Judge
Holmes. NJ
The handsome brick veneer
dwelling of Mr.. w. H. Paine on
North Maple street. has been complet-
ed by the contractor, Mr.. w. r. Same
uels. Three new rooms were added,
also large new front and back porches
and the house converted into mod
ern bungalow. The house will be
heated by hot air plant.
The opening Of the basket BAN
season will take place at the athletic
field here Friday night with two
games. The first game, which IS
called at 1880 O'clock, will be between
the Byears-Hall and the Halls High
School teams and the second be-
tween the Town team and the Tlpton-
vile High School team.
The Woman's Missionary So
cleJV and tIC ftOUuHld 4AAe@iohS 0O>A~N1
Of the First Methodist church are to
entertain with social in the church
parlor tonight for the teachers Of
the high and grammar schools and
the teachers Of the 1st district who
reside in Covington. The resident
members of the other der iinations
Of the city and the men Is OF the
city school board are q invited.
FIoyd Morton, aged IS years.
son Of Mr.. A. J. Morton. of the Hol-
" Grove neighborhood, died At MS
home Monday morning at A o'clock
" tuberculosis, from which he had /
been suffering a year, and had been
confined to her bed for month; The
funeral was held at Indian Geek |
church at II O'Clock Tuesday and the
burial occurred Immediately after
ward in the graveyard there.