The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-03
SOUTH PITTssuRe NOTES.

IOl. -. bltNls VIM mas oNi NNo
ms teacher in these parts for four or
five years, and who was elected last
May to serve the second year as
principal of the city public school at
this place to which he had given only
two weeks service this school year,
was called first to Chattanooga on
business, then to Nashville to look
over his new field of labor at our
State Normal College, which position
he recently accepted. Prof. Greer
leaves host of friends in this sec
ton of the state. He was greatly
loved by the children under his con-
troll and in fact by children generally.
He was president of the Henry By
rom Union Literary Society as well
as president of the County Teachers
Institute He is the sole owner of n
first-class grocery store on the most
prominent street, Cedar avenue. He
is strong layman of one of the Mis-
sonary Baptist churches of the North
Alabama and Tennessee Association.
He is a Chesterfield in manners and
On unassuming Christian educator.
Teachers second monthly meeting
met with Fourteenth District School,
Mrs. J. NJ. Hawkins, teacher. All the
teachers from all over the county
we're present. Prof. F. G. Greer, the
president, made an interesting talk
at the conclusion of which he resign
ed his office as president of Marion
County Institute, using very pathetlr
terms. The present corps of teachers
with great reluctance accepted his
resignation, but on the ground that
"his coffee was made sweeter" in Dad
idson County. His younger brother,
]. P. Greer, was unanimously elected
to succeed him. The doll contest was
pulled off at the A. M. E. Church Sun
day afternoon Little Miss IneZ
Northcut won the beautiful Negro
doll. Mrs B. A. Morris conducted a
praiseworthy program. The county
teachers and friends were entertained
at the county school building by the
pupils and patrons of the Fourteenth
District School from I'm. to 1870 p.
M. Saturday. A sumptuous menu
was served Mrs. ]. M. Hawkins as
sisted in serving. Mr. Chas. Light
foot, Jr., has returned to Nashville to
enter Meharry Medical College as a
student. Mr.. Buford Martin writes
from Morristown College that he is
doing model work" there this year.
Miss Bessie Lane, teacher at Orme,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
home folks. Miss Janett Pankey, OF
Guild, visited relatives here last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Thurman, Mrs
Albert Pryor, Misses Anna M. and
Gladys Springs, Of Jasper, were here
one day last week Rev. G. w. CAIN
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Martin and Mrs.
Lyla Robinson are expected this week
from Abingdon, Va, where they have
been in attendance at the annual
conference of the M. E. church. Mrs.
A. H. Eldridge and little Miss Eliza
beth have returned from Winchester.
Miss L. T. Freeman, of Dayton, is the
guest of Mrs. G. w. Cain this week.
Revs. Hill and Warren, Of Jasper and
Victoria, respectively, were Seen on
our streets last Saturday. Mrs. Wal
ter Staley and little daughter Anna
Mai, who went to Pueblo, Col, some
days ago, write that they all have
good positions in a store there Miss
Annie Stapler and little sister, Mag
dalene, have returned from a pleasant
visit to Stevenson, Ala. The remains
Of Mr.. Ed. Woods were accompanied
here by Mrs. Woods (wife) and Mr..
-. w. Knight, from Sheffield, Ala. Mr.
Woods died within twenty-four hours
after falling from tressle. His fun
eral was attended by Rev. B. A. Nor
rls at the M. r. church Saturday.