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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-05-23
District Number 2

The recent rains have helped farm
ers Of this community greatly. Near
ly every one near Hunters store and
adjoining vicinity seem to be up with
their planting.
Several from here attended the fun
eral Of Mr.. Robinson at Moore's school
house Sunday.
Massey Gibson visited R. w. King
and family Saturday and Sunday.
j. 5. Dunaway and wife visited the
formers parents Sunday.
Virgil Gilchrist, Of Bethel Springs,
passed through here recently visiting
relatives and friends
A letter from the Second last week
was good had it not contained SO
much "disappointments," which, ap
sure, is not considered as good form
by Miss Dunaway.
a crowd Of young men from here
went fishing Thursday and Friday; re-
port nice luck.
George King, Massey Gibson and
Clarence King visited Esq. j. E. Dan
away Saturday.
Sunday School at Sulphur Springs
is meeting regularly. We are sure Of
success.
Thereis to be an ice cream supper
at G. w. B. Hines Saturday night
24th. Everybody cordially invited.
w. R. Nichols visited homefolki
Saturday and Sunday.
The peach crop of this immediate
community is very short this year.
Miss Essie Dunaway visited Miss
Susie Boatman, who has been on th'
sick list and does not seem to be i'm
proving very much.
Hunters school is expecting it
library before school opens.
W. d. Dunaway went rabbit hunt
ing Saturday afternoon.
W. 0. w. will hold services, ais
unveiling of Moody Wallace's monu
ment at the family graveyard frs
Sunday in June. M. D
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-05-23
School Board Elects Teachers

The Selmer School Board met
in the office Of the Chairman, ].
B. Graham, Tuesday night and
unanimously elected the follow
ing teachers for the ensuing
school year of 1854:
Prof. J. I. Robson, Miss Flor
ence English, Mrs. VIM. Lea and
Miss Ida O'Neall literary teach
ers, and Miss Joethel Powers
music teacher.
May 81, 1918 ]. w. HICKMAN
Secretary
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-05-23
Disastrous Fire.

About 9 o'clock Monday night
q fire alarm was made and the
people on the streets, in hotels
and at their homes rushed to Sec
Dnd street where was burning at
a rapid rate the building occu-
pied as a pool room and a side
warehouse filled with farming
tools belonging to the Mercantile
Co. Heroic efforts could not save
the pool room and warehouse.
The bucket brigade tried to save
the blacksmith shop of Carman
Bros, but failed.
Outbuildings torn down in the
rear Of Thrasher building and T.
M. Humphreys saved a further
spread. The building occupied
by the pool room in Which there
were six tables, only three being
UP. belonged to ]. A. Lock, on
which there was no insurance.
There was $500 insurance on the
pool tables. The blacksmith shop
was q total loss, though most of
the tools were saved. The barn
OF DR.. Smith and the Gray livery
stables were saved by the water
brigade. The pol room was not
running and no one was in it at
the time. The fire began in the
northwest corner near a window
through which it is suspicioned a
rat entered with a burning match
in his mouth. The tables be-
longed to a man in Humboldt, as
we are informed, and had been
operated by J. F. Landreth.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-05-23
Wonderful Skin Salve.

Bucklen's Arnica Salve is known
everywhere as the best remedy made
for all diseases of the skin, and also
for burns, bruises and boils, Reduces
Inflammation and is soothing and heal
ing. j. T. Sossaman, publisher Of
News, of Cornelius, N. c., writes that
one box helped his serious skin all
ment after other remedies failed
Only Zoe. Recommended by
B. L. Brewder, selmer, 2. 5. Davis
Bethel Springs. adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-05-23
A Fishing Trip to Coden, Ala.

Our party of Selmer ''ginks" COM
posed of Flake Humphrey, Art Har-
ris, Won Michaels, Bob Stone and Ar
thur Olive left here Sunday night,
May IL, for our semi-annual fishing
trip, our destination being Coden
Ala. where we arrived the following
day at 1920 a. m.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-05-23

er on your hook. At first you can not
reach anywhere, but with persistent
practice one can easily cast his lure to
the identical spot he desires. In casting,
always east up stream and reel down.
| Trout and bass feed on live insects that
fall in the stream and they have sense
enough to know that nothing floats up
stream. So your flies or lures must al
ways be reeled down stream When a
bass strikes, do not try to jerk him out
| like you wonld a catfish for YOU will lose
him, but always keep your line taut and
as the game fish jumps and surges and
pulls gradually work him towards the
bank as he becomes exhausted, then slip
your landing net gently under him and
the work is done. A 5-pound bass is
harder to land than 25-pouud catfish.
| This season since March we have al
ready caught over 300 pounds of trout
and bass. They weighed from to s
pounds, the average being about four
Founders. As stated, nothing but ex-
perience will make one successful.
| Now want to make a suggestion:
Why not the sportsmen of MeNairy
| county form an organization with the
object of elevating and bettering the
conditions of all the various branches Of
outdoor sports, bringing ourselves in
closer touch with each other, and many
other features that would suggest them
selves? Let this organization include
coon hunting, fox hunting, frog hunting,
bird hunting, fishing, angling, possum
hunting and squirrel hunting, without
any restrictions as to membership pro-
vided the applicant is honest As | grow
older | find there is less difference in men
than formerly supposed. find that
\ often the man with money is Of a lower
nature than the penniless vagabond, and
often our self esteemed aristocrats are
descendants Of thieves and scoundrels.
So all we should require would be that
a man be honorable and not trespass on
another mans premises without permits
sion, not pot hunter, or a game hog,
but true born lover of his particular
form of sport. Then we could have reg
lar meetings at designated points, where
we could discuss the various questions
/ that might arise, andI am sure not a
single member would be any the worse
for having attended. We should be
broad and liberal minded and because
one sort of sport appeals to us we should
not criticise or find fault with the other
mans sport. The French who are the
most polite peopleo on earth consider one
a gentleman who never says or does any.
thing to embarrass or hurt the feelings
of another. We certainly have plenty
OF gentlemen sportsmen in McNairy
county who would not by word or lool
or action offend any one. Every mar
should have some sort Of diversion if ht
wants his life to be worth while. Is
peeially is this true Of business men
They should have some sport or fat
that would so absorb their attention a
intervals as to make them unconscious o
| anything else for the time being Otter
this Is necessary to ones health. Som,
four years ago a prominent physician
7. =. ii ~ -
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-05-23
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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-05-23

many pretty shells on the gulf side,
which we brought home with us.
We anchored at place on our way
back and caught a fine lot of fish,
making another day delightfully."-
spent.
Next morning we broke camp and
went to Mobile where we had five
hours to see the big freight boats,
take in the town and go to a ball
game. Nashville VS. Mobile.
We reached home Friday morning
well pleased with our trip and as
proof of the pudding" just watch us
60 back this fall.
CAMP REPORTER
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-05-23

Coden is the noted summer and
winter resort advertised in the Inde-
pendent and gets its name from the
French Cog d Indi (cock of India,)"
or Turkey gobbler.
Bayou Coden runs through the CEN
ter Of the town and there flows into
Portersville Bay. To those who have
never visited the gulf coast of Mo-
bile county and who have never felt
the charm which this favored section
exerts over all, beg you, go to Por-
tersville Bay with its oysters, the fin
est ever found, its trout, its sheep
head, its mackerel and mullets, its
fishing the finest the waters ever
gave and its air like a balm laden
with its gulf salt.
We intended to do fresh water fish
ing but we saw Portersville Bay and
liked it, so we secured a camp ground
from Mr.. j. O. Strickland and pitched
our tents under a large oak tree in
his yard. We did this because drink
ing water was handy on the inside
and pine hill rooter hogs were too
handy on the outside they some
times rob campers of their provisions.
After arranging the camp we armed
ourselves with a post card camera
and went out sight seeing and pic
ture making and while out we closed
a deal with Mr.. Lammy for a gasoline
launch to use the next day to take us
out fishing he to furnish the bait
and take us to place where we could
catch 'em. We closed the first day
with swim which was our first ex-
perience with the big salt waters.
Next morning after a hearty break
fast of bacon, eggs and coffee we
started our first trouble with the
finny tribe. After going out four
miles we anchored our launch and
were told to get busy which we did.
We ished two hours and caught 1873
fish sea trout and mulist7 water
bucket full Of crabs, two oysters and
an eel. The fish we had would have
weighed rs or 100 pounds, which is
enough to satisfy anybody for one
catch, so we headed for camp and
dressed our fish. We had fish to give
our neighbors, first for dinner and 3
dishpan full Of fish to put on ice fol
future use.
| After dinner we decided to 90 Il
| Bayou La Batre, which is about five
miles from Coden by water. 1t is ar
! old town but very pretty and is con.
nected with the Coden settlement BY
a shell driveway, built and maintained
by the county. The evening was
pleasantly spent there and our triI
| back to camp was interesting because
the water was little rough and W.
had to ride four and five foot waves
! On Wednesday morning we visited
Dauphin Island which was IA miles
out from camp. Dauphin Island j:
I u miles wide and IL miles long; the
Mississippi Sound on the west side
and the Gulf of Mexico on the east
1t is heavily timbered except the west
end which is long sand pit. In 1896
when the French ships sailed init
Mobile to take possession for the
King of France the first landing wa'
made on ..Dauphin Island where thel
built a warehouse, a fort and houses
The island has been inhabited ever,
since, 300 people living on it now
They have one church, one school,
store and a postoffice. All the drink
ing water is strong with sulphur an,
no doctor lives on the island becaus
they seldom are sick. We picked u
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-05-23
Delinquent Tax Sale.
On the First Monday in June,

next, at the Court House door in Sell
mer, McNairy county, Tenn, will
offer for sale the following list Of
real estate belonging to the Delin-
quent Tax Payers for the years Of,
19ll-12, giving the district in which
same is located, amount Of land and
taxes due.
A full description of property as
assessed can be found in my Office
and will be given on day Of sale. Sale
will continue from day to day until all
Of said property is sold.
May IA, 1918. JNo. R. ERWIN,
Trustee
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-05-23
lst District

1st District
Geo. Grader, 100 acres, tax $3.75.
End District
S. R. Barrett, lat acres, tax $1,000
|. N. Torrance. IS acres, tax 94c.
A. L. Williams, rs acres, tax 94c.
Elizabeth Williams, 20 acres, tax 25c
Delitha Clifton, 65 acres, tax $L.25
7th District
G. 7. Austin, so acres, tax $l.57.
Jasper Nolds, la acres, tax $2.19
10th District
Massengill Bros. | lot, tax SLIPS
18th District
D. C. Trantham, 260 acres, tax 1925
10Th District
Eddie Wood, 81 acres, tax $1,000
18th District
Geo. Grader, 405 acres, tax $500
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-05-23
The Serious Purpose
And Business of This Store is to Have at all Times
Ready the Best Merchandise and the Besti Ser
vice Possible with Lowest Reasonable Charges

The attitude of the presenday storekeepng curious AL
most ranks itself the greatest biggest and
most perfect thing existence How the world got
til each of along prze We living in great
Cornth of the greatest of Mississippi towns and 1T
goes without saying that this good store 1t s just what you
it and it is what it will be next week. for will be great
deal better rapidly know how to make The period Of
regeneration of retail business began Conh 1897 and took
when moved into this building 1911 1t will make
other starts as the days go by, CHAS Il. GlSH
Newark post., 1913-10-08
FARMERS FIELD DAY
Returns From Cooperative
Experiments

Under the direction of the De
partment of Agronomy of the Del
aware Experiment Station a field
day will be held on the farm of j.
A. Hopkins north of Newark,
Thursday afternoon, October 9th.
This season Mr.. Hopkins has grown
thirty varieties of corn in co-opera-
ton with the Station. These will
be husked and weighed on Thurs
day afternoon and all Newcastle
county farmers, and especially
those in the vicinity of Newark are
invited to be present. Members of
the Station staff will assist in the
work and discuss the merits Of the
various varieties Of corn and meth
DDS of seed selection and preserva-
ton.
Newark post., 1913-10-08
APPLE PACKING
SCHOOL CLOSES
To Be Continued On Larger
Scale Next Year

While the apple packing school
for central Delaware, which open
ed on Monday of last week and
closed October 6, was a new ven
ture for Delaware and but lightly
attended on the first two days Of
the school. the windup or close Of
the instruction was attended by a
large number of apple growers
from different parts Of the State
The State Board of Agriculture
under whose auspices the School
was held, is much gratifed over the
success of the school.
A larger school next year is pre-
dicted by the State Board and
Professor Steitz, the expert pack
er who was secured by the Board
to give instruction.
Newark post., 1913-10-08
Splendid Athletic Field

Joe Frazer Field is an adorn-
ment to Delaware College, and
would be to any college i n the
East. In the possession of such a
superb athletic field Delaware s
only College may well boast that
in this particular it stands at the
head of eastern colleges. Persons
competent to judge pronounce the
field superior to that connected
with any college the size Of Della
ware in the country. The donors
should receive the heartfelt thanks
not only of every "Son of Della
ware but of every citizen who
takes pride in every honor achiev-
ed by the Diamond State.
We feel safe in making the pre-
diction that the addition of Joe
Frazer Field to the college equip
ment at Newark will prove as
strong a drawing card as any i'm
provement made there in years.
The visiting Haverfordians. who
are accustomed to a good athletic
field at home, were loud in their
praise of Joe Frazer Field. It's
formal opening Saturday attracted
notice from the press of Philadel-
phia, New York and other cities.
1t would be a matter of keen regret
should Delawareans fail to apprec-
late highly an acquisition which is
the envy of college men firm insti-
tutions older and richer than Del
aware College. Thanks to the
Frazers for their liberality.
Wilmington Morning News.
Newark post., 1913-10-08

len, David Tweedy, John Barr,
John Holland, Andrew Harvey,
James Baker, Evan Morgan, Will
lam Scott, Archibald Boyd, Elijah
Boldin, Thomas Johns, Nathaniel
Chestnut, Francis Alexander, Pat
rick Cuoiaghan, Thomas Thomas.
Nathaniel Kerr, Thomas James,
Neal Sweeney, Hance Miller, Sam
uel Woodbridge, David Anderson.
Samuel Robinson, William War
mock, James Hineman, Thomas
Tenant, Mathew Knox, Jacob
Fearis, Joseph Pritchit, Thomas
David, Henry Dowell, James Kin
kead, John Douglas, John Me
keown, John Fulton, Peter Mckee
John Cornish, Hugh jackson,
James Shannon and Joseph Jenni-
son.
Newark post., 1913-10-08
APPLY
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
FARMERS TRUST CO..
OF NEWARK
APPLE AND PEACH TREES
For Fall 1918 and Sprinu 1914 PIantinu

Yellow Transparent, Williams Red
Early Ripe, Fourth July, Red Astrachan
Staymau Winesap, Mammoth Blacktwig,
Grimes Golden, Jonathan, Winesap. Nero.
Paragon, "t4rk, York Imperial and MANY
other varieties of apple trees, one and
two years old.
Belle of Georgia, Connect S Early,
Champion, Carman, Greensboro. Noun.
tain Rose, Elberta, Frances, Old Nixon.
Reeves Favorite, Stump, Hiley, Fox Seed.
ling, Crawford Late, Salway and MANY
9th varieties of peach trees
These trees are all clean. healthy and
true to name. Our record for sending
out stock true to name and healthy
should be worth something to the pros
pective orchard planter.
We also have California Privet bedge
plants, Pear, Cherry, Shade, English Wal.
nut, Black Walnut, and Chestnut trees
Grape Vines, Currant and Gooseberry
plants.
Prices reasonable. Catalogue free
THE DELAWARE NTTRSERTFS
,,,e., nh D. s. Collins, Mgr.
Newark post., 1913-10-08
PEOPLES COLUMN
How Philadelphia Does Ii
Editor OF The Post:

Editor of The Post:
They manage things differently
in Philadelphia, it seems, for the
police, acting under orders of the
Superintendent of Police raided
the Morris street Business Men s
Carnival the other night and for
bade all games of chance. The raid
followed an announcement from
Director of Public Safety Porter
that hereafter all forms of social
ed petty gambling, including the
wheel of fortune, would be under
the ban of the police department
and would be suppressed at once
wherever found in operation. This
rule, it was stated, would apply TO
business men s carnivals. church
fairs, and society organizations of
every kind The Director said he
was convinced that such practices
We're nothing more than gambling
and as such contrary to State law
and city ordinances.
And how angry many Newarkers
We're when the ministers of the
town, representing the highest NOR
al sense of the community. united
III polite request to the local fire
men to do away with the "Wheel |
of Fortune at the recent Fire
men S Carnival which had given
offense to many minds and which |
was in the way of melting and en-
couraging, the gambling spirit in
the young.
Indignantly the fremen asked
he ministers why they didn t pro-
est against the same sort of a
game of chance used at st. John s
R. c. Church fair last summer and
against the playing of cards for
,rizes at private houses by many
# the young society women of the
own.
The firemen S point was well TAX
II and the ministers approaching .
Iow consistent such a course
rould be adopted it. Their protest
ras extended accordingly. But :
he gambling devices went ON just ,
le same at Firemen s Carnival. Il
Newark post., 1913-10-08
ESTATE of Robert Armstrong, d

ESTATE of Robert Armstrong, do.
ceased. Notice is hereby given ths.
Letters Of Administration upon the Es.
tate Of Robert Armstrong, late Of White
Clay Greek Hundred, deceased, were duly
granted unto Rachel Jane Armstrong and
Robert l.. Armstrong on the 18th day Of
July, A. D. 1913 and all persons indsbt.
ed to the said deceased are requested to
1ake payment to the Administrators, with.
out delay, and all persons having de.
mands against the deceased are required
to exhibit and present the same duly pro.
bated to the said Administrators on or
before the 10th day of July, A. D. 1914,
or abide by the law in this behalf.
CHARLES B. EVANS, Esq, Atty.
RACHEL JANE ARMSTRONG,
ROBERT L. ARMSTRONG,
administrator.
Newark post., 1913-10-08

ESTATE OF Tanner Mccormick, de-
ceased. Notice is hereby given that
Letters Testamentary upon the Estate Of
Tanner Mccormick, late of Mill Greek
Hundred, deceased, were duly granted
unto Joseph W. Mccormick and Harry
M Mccormick on the 18th day of Sep.
tember, A. d. 1913 and all persons in.
debted to the said deceased are requested
to make payment to the Executors with.
out delay, and all persons having de-
mands against the deceased are required
TO exhibit and present the same duly pro
bated to the said Executors on or before
the 10th day of September A. D. 1914
or abide by the law in this behalf.
Addrss
.. HARVEY WHITEMAN, ESQ,
Attomey-dt. Law,
Wilmington, Del.
JOSEPH w. MCCORMICK,
HARRY NJ. MCCORMICK,
'i'.1ot Executors
Newark post., 1913-10-08
OFFICIAL NEWS.
Educator OF National Re-
pute At Teachers Institute

A joint Institute of the teachers
of New Castle and Kent counties
will be held in Dover the week of
November II. An excellent pro-
gram has been arranged. United
States Commissioner of Education
P. P. Claxton of Washington. D.
c., has been secured as one of the
speakers. Mr.. Claxton will adj
dress the Institute twice on Novem-
Der l4th.
Newark post., 1913-10-08

Since the loss during Wednes-
dav's storm of the old covered
bridge, known as Gilpin S, over the
Big Elk near Elkton, vehicles and
autoes are using the old fordlng
though many of the latter take the
Glasgow route to Newark and VIII
mingtOn.
Newark post., 1913-10-08
1901

LOST-Between Newark Opera House
and the bridge over B. & o. at Chanel
street: A gold bar pin marked on the
face with the initials A. L. W. Reward
offered. Leave at office of NEWARK
POST lOSlt
Newark post., 1913-10-08
sQUIBs
GOT EN- ALL.

Did you read the list of officers
in the "Order of the Golden
Fleece? They got about every
thing except the Knight of the
Garter.
Newark post., 1913-10-08
4 . D
OCTOBER.

October Days are come-the sad
dest of the year. Silk stockings
reported reduced from 80 cents to
%. Is it the weather or the I'm
derwood tariff?
Newark post., 1913-10-08

What does this mean THAT Phila-
delphia has keener moral percep-
tions than Newark?
A PRIG.
Newark post., 1913-10-08
II
NEWS.

2.30 p. IN. Wednesday; busy ;
getting ready to go to press. Phone
call-HelIo-Want some News2
Take this down please-church
supper, etc.-No, word it this
way: At eight ono 7.30 clock.
for the benefit of Gilt Edge. Can
we sell you a ticket-only 80 cents {?
| know you did the Printing for
nothing. Can't come? Well, that
doesn t matter? Can you get that
notice on front page? Would you
mind reading it over againg Don t
print any news unless given by our
Press Correspondent. And say,
send me three copies this week.
Did | have that s o'clock We
hung up and there was merriment
in the Shop. The Devil had turn
ed the ink over.
Moral: What is News?
DID 1T WITH THE DIGGER
Main street-Sewer dug.
CAN'T TALK.
1.-The NewarkPost is just too flip
for words. " Then sing it, Marie.
TARIFF.
Subscription to The Post-same
price-One Wilson Dollar per year. |
Who said the Tariff would reduce
the high cost of living?
OFFICIAL NEWS.
Big Surprise for Newark. Can't
publish it until released by official
Press Correspondent.
Tom Miller is married. What 1
will Billy Heald do now?
Newark post., 1913-10-08
CAUGHT.

Suspicious well founded! Jokes
at the Smoker showed that some of
the serious one had been to the
Garrick.