The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-04-21

valescing from an attack Of measles
Mrs. D. G. Moore is i'll with
catarrhal fever at the home of Mrs
w. H. Hewett on Maple street.
Mrs. Jesse Fredrickson is quite
Ill at her home near Covington with
blood poison in her hand.
Born Wednesday morning TO Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Owens, Of near Mt
Lebanon, a daughter.
Mrs. R. P. Strain, who has been
quite sick at her home following an
operation, is somewhot improved, &C.
cording to latest reports.
Mrs. Edgar Bishop, Of Ravens
croft, is slowly recovering from an
operation which she underwent at
the Baptist Memorial Hospital in
Memphis about two months ago.
Miss Ruth Shelton delightfully."-
entertained the Young Ladies Bridge
Club at her home this afternoon. The
four card tables were arranged in
the living room. A delicious menu
was served.
Mr. w. A. Barrett was recently
made manager of the Enterprise Co..
to take the place made vacant by
the death of Mr.. A. B. Cobb and they
will continue business at the same
stand
Mr.. Lawrence Little will lecture
at Mt, Carmel next Tuesday even
ing at 5 o'clock. He is travelling in
the interest Of the Christian En-
deavor work and will lecture on the
work of that society. Everybody is
cordially invited.
Miss Nellie Wylie, who recently
underwent an operation at Baird
Dulaney HOSPITAL, is passing few
days with Miss Ruth Jacocks. She
will 60 to her home in Covington the
latter part Of this .-Dyers-
burg Gazette.
Mr.. M. A. Misenheimer has re-
ceived a telegram from his son, Mr..
Harvey Misenheimer, stating that he
sailed on April II from Galveston,
Texas, to Liverpool England, and
that he expected to be away from the
United States for two or three
months.
"A play, "The Dust Of the Earth, =
will be given at the Campground
sehoolhouse Saturday, April %, be-
ginning promptly at 7:45 p. m. All
parts are taken by members of the
community. In addition to this, there
win be negro sketch. Proceeds
will 20 to the school fund. Admission
10 and rs cents
Mr.. f. L. Vaughan, of Henning,
spent Sunday with the family of Mr..
T. L. Bringle. Mr.. Vaughan returned
Saturday. from. Rochester. Mimi,
where his wife is under treatment.
Her condition is improved, much to
the qualification Of her many friends
here, and according to reports, she
will probably be able to return home
within month.
Mrs. Charles E. Wauford, who
recently underwent an operation at
the Baptist Memorial Hospital in
Memphis, is improving and will prob
ably be able to return to her home
in weeks time. Mrs. Wauford's
many friends in the city are pleased
to learn of her convalescehce and
trust that her recovery will be speedy
and permanent.
Mr.. l. M. McFadden went to
Memphis Monday to attend the edu-
cational conference Of the 10th dis
district, which was held at the Scot
tish Rite cathedral. Three chief Of
ficers Of the York Rite branch Of
Masonry were in attendance. They
were Rodney Blake, grand master;
F. 3. BARLEY, grand high priest, and
DR. ]. D. Henderson, grand master
of the grand council. Luncheon was
served at the noon hour to visitors
and delegates.
Mr.. Omer s. Bunch and Miss
Blanche Cole were married Saturday
at 2 o'clock at st. Mary's (Episco-
nall cathedral on Poplar avenue in
Memphis, in the presence Of i'm
mediate relatives. Mr.. and Mrs
Bunch will make their home Of,
South Lumpkin avenue, Memphis.
Mrs. Bunch will be pleasantly re-
nlembered by many people Of our
city. she having visited Mrs. T. r.
Elcan here on several occasions, and
they wish for herself and husband
mush happiness in their welded life.
Mrs. Rebecca Robson died at
her home near this city Saturday,
after an illness of several weeks,
due to dropsy. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. s. r. Hart
at the family residence Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock, after which in
terment occurred in Munford ceme-
terry. Mrs. Robson was 72 years Of
age at the time of her death and is
survived by her husband, Mr.. B. NJ
Robson, two daughters, Mrs. Ger
trude Kinney and Mrs. Jack Mitchell,
of Cherokee, Ala, and three sons.
Messrs. Ike, Jim and John L. Robi-
son, all Of this county, who have the
sympathy of the entire community in
their great loss.
"A full-blood Cherokee Indian has
been in Covington for the past few
days and his experiences and stories
of his travels are very interesting
to hear. With true Indian instinct,
he was able to follow the trail to the
old Indian mounds near Solo, Mt.
Carmel and across Flat creek. This
man left here "a years ago and is
now 80 years Of age, although he
looks to be only about so, he is so
well preserved and enjoys good
health. He is from the Black Hills
of Oklahoma, where be lives on the
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