The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-01-20
ITEMS OF NEWS GATHERED
FROM TOWN AND COUNTY

Born Saturday to Mr.. and Mrs.
j. C. Vaughan, Jr, Of Detroit, son.
MIR. w. E. Smith, of the Liberty
neighborhood, is suffering from pneu-
monia.
Mr.. Maynard Davidson has pur-
chased farm near Millington and is
now making his home there,
Mrs. H. M. Turnage is quite i'll
with pneumonia at the home of her
son-in-law, Mr.. N G. Moore, on GAR
land avenue
Mr.. w. w. Biddle was designated
by the referee Of the federal court
to take the inventory Of the stock of
goods belonging to M. Guttman, He
is doing the work this week.
Rev. J. D. White will preach az
the Munford Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning at II o'clock.
Visitors will be cordially welcome to
the service.
e. Richard, colored, was arrest
ed Wednesday by Sheriff Volz and
Night Marshal Dumas. He is
charged with beating Blanch Avery
with a club. He will be tried today
before ESQ. ]. E. Walker.
Charlie Taylor, alias Neut john
son, is charged with having stolen
several articles of clothing, shoes and
other things from the home of Mr..
j. o. Trotter at Brighton. He has
not been apprehended.
Mr.. j. D. Mason, Jr., and family
moved Saturday to Lepanto, Ark,
where they will make their home in
the future Mr. j. H. Fortner has
purchased and moved to the Mason
place, one mile west of town,
Mr. |. M. McFadden has returned
from the Baptist Memorial Hospital
in Memphis, where he underwent an
operation for the removal of his
tonsils and adenoids. Mr.. McFad.
denis many friends here will be glad
to know that he is recovering rap
idly from his illness.
Mr.. w, L. Hathcock, who lives
near Atoka, celebrated his 84th birth
day at his home Monday Of this week.
Surrounded BY relatives and friends,
he received congratulations and
wishes that he should enjoy good
health in the future as he had in the
past.
Mr.. Ed P. Braden, former citi-
zen of Braden, died at his home in
Memphis on Thursday evening, Janu-
AIRY IS, at 1880 o'clock, and his re-
mains were forwarded to Bradcn on
the following afternoon The de-
ceased is survived by his wife, two
sons and one daughter,
Tom Stevens, colored, was tried
before ESQ. J. E. Walker Saturday
for whipping his child, and as this
was the second time Stevens had
been brought before him for the same
ESQ. Walker fined him SIS
and costs. Stevens failed to secure
the same. and was sent to the work
house.
Mr. Wilbur Sawyers died of
at the home Of Mr., Dick
Smith, in the vicinity of Mt. Leba-
non, Tuesday, and his remains were
Inferred in Mt. Lebanon cemetery
afternoon at 3 o'clock I
Mr. Sawyers was 81 years of age
His mother passed away one week (
ago in Memphis and it is thought |
that grief over his loss FASTENED his
death.
Mr.. Hughes Bringle was host at
4 dinner party on Friday evening at /
MS home on North Maple street.
The table was attractivelv adorned,
he centerpiece being a. mound of
'erhs and cut flowers. A faultless
menu was served to the following
guests: Misses Elizabeth Marshall,
Annie Lowenhaupt, Beulah Bailey
md Elizabeth Owen; Messrs. Maurice
Taylor, Langdon Newman and Chas.
Walker.
The banks of our city were
.lcsed Friday afternoon from 2 to
,:15 to honor the memory of Mr..
Fred Collins, who passed away at his
lome in Memphis Thursday night and
vas buried at his old home at Milan
Gr. Collins was vice-president of the
Sank of Commerce & Trust Co., of
Memphis. and one time was president
# the Tennessee Bankers Associa-
ion. He was very prominent
anker and probably the best known
anker in Tennessee. d