McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-12-19
TENNESSEE
STATE BRIEFS

Memphis, capitalized at $4,000, asked
for articles of Incorporation.
Two candidates for mayor of Bingham.
ton and six aldermen were selected at a
citizens meeting. The election 10 on
Jan. s.
The Barton Barker Manufacturing Co.
filed an application in the office of the
Shelby county register to increase it's
capital stock from $4,000 to $4,000.
The new golf course in Riverside
Park, Memphis, intended for public use
has been. completed and the links will be
opened with the beginning of the new
year.
A decrease in passenger fares for the
holiday season to one and one-third fare
for round trips will be in operation on
all railroads in Memphis by Saturday
morning.
The muddle in the Jackson city schools
growing out of the action of the board
of education in indefinitely suspending
Prof. Paul Mathis for INSTRUMENTATION
is still unsettled
A solid express train carrying only
cars from New York, Chicago and Cleve-
land for Memphis and other southern
points will be placed into service by the
American Express Company.
The board of directors of the Memphis
Cotton Exchange joined the movement
begun recently to secure for Memphis
one Of the regional banks provided for
in the pending currency bill.
The Huntingdon Chapter OF Royal
arch Masons has elected and installed
Officers for the ensuing year, The chap
ter is doing some fine work. Hon. John
B. Garrett, grand secretary of the grand
chapter of tennessee, visited the chapter
recently.
An unidentified negro snatched TIM
handbag of Mrs. Mamie Obermliler short,
iy after O'Clock on Poplar avenue, in
Memphis, between Second and Third
streets. The handbag contained $35 in
cash and other articles.
Although no definite arrangements
have been made, it is thought that the
portion of Henning destroyed by fire on
last Saturday and Monday will be re-
built in the early spring, as soon as the
weather permits of steady work.
A few days previous to the expiration
of his term of office as chancellor of the
Eighth ehancery district, Judge L. L.
Bullock Of Jackson announced the APP
nointment of E. A. Bryant of Trezevant
as clerk and master of Carroll county.
Newell Sanders, former senator, of
Chattanooga, was among the liisl OF tine
members of the national Republican com
nittee to reach Washington in anticipa-
ton OF the meeting next week to take up
the plans to reorganize the republican
party.
The Cumberland Telephone and Tele.
graph Company, which had its entire
plant destroyed at Henning in the fire
last Monday morning, have had force
of men there since the fire, and have Sc
cured an office over the Farmers and
Merchants Bank.
Women charges at the Tennessee SHOP
for the Blind, at Memphis, soon will
learn to be self-supporting, if work that
they instituted recently becomes as sue
cessful as they hope it will. Basketry
is being taught the blind at the shop
on Adams avenue.
Robert Galloway, the members of the
Jovian Leagve and those who have been
appointed on the working committees of
the Christmas Tree Club, are all ut
work to make the great public Christmas
tree in Cougt Square the browning event
in Memphis celebration of The holidays.
Physicians were examined as expert
witnesses on the effects of alcohol in
the suit Of the state to upset the will Of
Z. J. HALEY, at Memphis. 1t is claimed
that his will, bequeathing an estate Of
$250,000 to his friends, was either for
gerry or was made when he was mentally
incompetent from the influence of strong
drink.
Claiming that he was attacked by
three negroes shortly after 5 o'clock Sat
urday night on Lakeview street car
at Brooks avenue crossing, south of the
city limits, Bedford +. Cuff, Memphis
street car conductor, shot and killed
John Brooks, a negro, living south of
Memphis.
The sale Of tickets for the dramatic re-
eifal to be given on Dec. 22 by the ne
groes of Memphis for the benefit of the
negro branch Of the Associated Charities
and the Old Folks Home has been rapid
Every negro teacher in the city took 10
of the tickets and several of them have
returned for more.
The Dresden Gcodfellows was organ
ized Thursday at the Enterprise office
for tile purpose of raising funds with
which to purchase toys for the poor chill
dren of the town, and candies, fruits,
etc, for the inmates of the county poor
iarm and county jail.
Rabbi Max Samfield of the Congrega.
ton Children of Israel, who has returned
from Fulton, KY, has displayed to his
Memphis friends trinket he spent n
day earning. He has a handsome ame-
thyst ring which was presented him for
his memorial day address to the Elks
Lodge there last Sunday.
The federal jury returned verdict for
tne defendant in the case of J. E. aid
j. P. vestal against the Ducktown Sui.
phur, Copper and iron Company of
Ducktown, Tenn. The plaintiffs asked
total of $4,000, alleging that 10000
acres Of timber land was injured by cop