McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-11-28
NEWS OF
TENNESSEE

The members OF the United Brethren
Church, GAINESVILLE, have planned to
erect church, and if possible complete
it day.
The Fifth Sunday meeting of the Gen.
trail Baptist Association. will be held
with the Trezevant Baptist Church Nov.
%, 30 and 3d.
Mrs. Belle Roberts, who has for some
time had charge of the Commercial Ho-
tel at Milan, has retired and d. M.
Mayo of Cades has taken charge.
Greeneville, the old home of Andrew
johnson, is to have a new public library
building. A donation of $4,000 has
been secured from Andrew Carnegie.
w. L. Hay, who has been connected
with the postoffice in Humboldt for the
past five years as clerk, handed in his
resignation to Postmaster Col. r. II. Me.
Nicely.
The matchmaking of the public roads
of Greene county has commenced, and
much work will be accomplished before
winter begins. The cost will be about
SIC, 900.
Rev. j. B. Oakley, pastor of the Cum
ber,and Presbyterian Church of jackson
for three years, has rendered his resig-
nation, which will take effect the 1st OF
| December.
Col. John King, famous race horse
trainer, arrived in Jackson with eleven
of the Hartman string from New York
city. These horses are brought here to
spend the winter.
w. p. Cashel, president of the Tennes-
see Federation of Labor and assistant
plumbing inspector of Nashville, died
here. He had for many years been prom
;nent in labor circles.
Newly weds' have become so numer-
Gus on the Southern Railways Memphis
Special that orders have been placed for
steel constructed compartment car ex-
clusively for their use
Robert H. Lipscomb, who has been
with the Bank of Henning in the capac,
ity of cashier since it's organization, has
been rendered and accepted position
in bank at Como, Miss.
The Southern Nut, Lock & Bolt Com
pany, which was organized at Jackson
to manufacture a patent nut, has decid'
ed to move to Nashville, where they
have secured large foundry.
Proposals to increase the city hall
bond issue from $4,000 to 100000 and
the issue for the water works from $25,
900 to $4,000 were made at meeting
+ the city council of Jackson.
The Original Order of Hill Billies held
their regular meeting at Paris. A full
membership was present and the usual
marked enthusiasm was manifested. The
Body now only meets monthly,
With the death of w. P Cashel, presi
dent of the Tennessee Federation of La
Dor, Paul 0. Croce, Memphis tailor and
first vice-president of the organization
automatically becomes president.
Hon. j. W. Ross of Savannah, Tenn.
who will succeed Chancellor E. L. Bull
lock, is to be married to Miss Sarah
Horde, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Watterson Horde of Wartrace.
Hamilton. county's magnificent new
court house at Chattanooga, risen from
the ashes of the ancient structure de
stroyed by fire on the same spot three
and half years ago, was formally open
ed to the public.
In a duel with pistols at Oakdalt
William Jackson, aged 35, was shot and
almost instantly killed by his brother
Samuel jackson, aged 80. As William
4 fell he fired twice at his brother, botf
bullets taking eject.
With the enforcement of the anti,jug
law has come quite an increase in thu
money order business at the jackson
postoffice. Clerks stated that there wer,
about forty orders written for gallor
of whisky in one day.
The postoffice at Atoka was robbed
and about 500 in cash was secured. Tn,
cash drawer Of McDill & Quisenberry
general merchants, in whose store TIN
postoffice was situated, was robbed O
$50, of which $25 was in checks.
/ A charter was filed for the Morris
Bank for Nashville, an enterprise pri
marily for industrial and store workers
] Quite lage number of merchants AMI
manufacturers are among the incorpora
tors. One purpose of this bank is u
do away with loan sharks.
Under libel suit filed by Annie B
Harris against the Democrat Company
of Nashville some months ago attorney.
for Mrs. Harris have filed general cred
itors' bill against the corporation ant
will on Friday apply for an order nam
ing a receiver for the property.
The Poplar Grove consolidated schools
three miles east of Dyer, opened will
flattering prospects. Three hundret
pupils and visitors were present at tn,
opening Prof. Edgar Harrison is tn
principal Other members of the facult,
are Prof Macy Barron and Misses Bry
ant and Keathley. This school is TIN
result of the merging of three schools
and is the first of the kind in Gibson
county.
The records of the Dyer county cour
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