McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
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Friendship The Crockett county
branch of the Farmers union of Amer
lea will meet with the Dry Hill local
here. J. A. Bedwell is president of
the county organization.
Bolivar.-E. l.. Hatch, president,
ard Miss Bessie NJ Ussery, secretary,
have called a meeting of the Harde-
man Singing Convention to meet at
Greenwood church.
Greenfield. - The merchants and
farmers of this community met and
appointed a committee to secure the
right and effect a means whereby the
Greenfield and Trenton highway will
be widened to a 50-foot roadbed.
Monteagle.-On the Cumberland
mountains at Monteagle, Tenn, will
be held the annual summer training
school of the Third International Dis
trict, under the leadership of DR.. H.
M. Hamill. The school will hold eight
days, from July 2 6to August 2.
Memphis.-In the heat of the con.
flict which is being waged in Shelby
county for enforcement of the law
against illegal traffic in Intoxicating
beverages the United States govern
ment seems to have decided to take
hand. So much was indicated by
the presence at the court house of
revenue agent sent direct to Memphis
from Washington, and another from
the office of E. B. Craig.
Trenton.-The Gibson County High
way commission met here to receive
propositions for the location of the
two proposed trans-county roads that
are to be built this year. Large dele
cations from the remote sections Of
the county were present, seeking to
have the roads located so as to pass
near their favored locality, and the
open meeting held by the commission
proved to be quite entertaining and
interesting.
Nashville.-The First National Bank
of Gallatin, which recently closed its
doors following the alleged robbery of
the bank, which preceded the arrest OF
Assistant Cashier w. H. Brown, mayor
of Gallatin, on charge of embezzle
ment, has opened for business.
Selmer.-J. W. Purviance, editor of
the McNairy County Independent, has
received one set, 131 volumes, of Con-
federate records of the Civil War. The
gift is from Gen. Marcus J. Wright,
one of the surviving rigadier-generals
of the Confederacy, to the Selmer high
school.
Trezeyant.-The first brick were
laid on the new hotel building that will
be erected at this place. A large crew
of masons will work on the building
and it is planned to have it completed
in about sixty days.
Henning.-James A. Field of this
city has been appointed postmaster of
this place to succeed John H. Poston,
who has held the position for about
sixteen years in very efficient man.
ner.
Henning.-The present session of the
Henning high school will come to an
end two weeks earlier than was
planned. The year has been one Of
the best in both points of attendance
and interest in the history of the
school.
Henning.-Prof. Thomas W. Will
liams, who has been principal of Hen
ming high school for the past several
years, has resigned his position and
will enter other fields. Prof. Jewell Of
Gates is filling his unexpired term in
the school here.
Memphis. -Brooding over the fact
that he had been compelled to become
a member of a jury impaneled to try
a man on a charge of murder, John
B. Rhodes, As, 1119 Monroe avenue,
shot and killed himself in the jury
room of the Fransioli hotel. Rhodes
tragic death followed a night spent in
prayer, and while the other jurors
were in an adjoining room dressing,
he shot himself with a large caTiber
pistol of Deputy Sheriff G. w. Thorn
as, which he had left beneath his bed.
Dresden-The April term of the
circuit court was completed here at
the termination of divorce suit, the
trial of which consumed about six
days, and created considerable inter-
est, bringing large crowds to the
court house each day from the com.
munity where the parties live. 1t was
the case of Rebecca j. Edwards VS.. ].
NJ Edwards, who reside in the twelfth
district of this county. The case re-
suited in dismissal of compliments
bill.
Friendship.-The farmers of this
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