McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-25
PERSONALS

All our slippers will be sold at cost
e. +. Hendrix & Sons.
Mrs. Maggie Adams, of Stanton
vile, spent the first of the week with
Selmer relatives.
W. P. Perkins. of Stantonville, was
town visitor Monday, with an eye
on business.
BARGAINS IN SLIPPERS: We are
selling all of our slippers at cost. E.
+. Hendrix & Sons.
viii Hockaday is an announced
candidate for the legislature on the
No fence question.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. X. Alternately took
in the Humboldt fair last week. They
report good fair.
FOR SALE-The Wilson residence
on Fifth street; terms if desired
Call at McNairy Co. Bank. til
Miss Ollie Williams is visiting her
sister. Mrs. Job Hester, at South
Piltsburg, where she will continue her
music.
FOR SALE:-A number of pure
bred Plymouth Rock cockerels. Price
30 cts each. JOHN JONES,
l6 Selmer.
J. R. Gooch, Of Birmingham, Ala,
was here Monday. He says he is
comfortably homed in his new city
and is well pleased with his surround
ings and investment prospects.
We we're glad to have a visit from
our old friend r. H. Hill Monday. He
is getting up in years, but has prac-
tical ideas on the farmers interests
of McNairy county.
Rev. G. c. Newbill. of Jackson,
came Monday as preacher in the pro-
tracted meeting in the Methodist
church. So far he has shown him
self to be not only a good preacher
but a man full Of zeal, with pleas
ant personality.
S. H. McCullar has sold his farm
| mile south of Selmer, to J. 7. War
rem, Jr. and bought the gin and other
property at Gravelhill. He moved
this week. We regret to lose Mr..
McCnllar and family, but glad he
stays in the county.
R. D. Anderson exhibited this week
a sweet potato which actually weighed
six pounds. He said had he left it
in the ground until frost it would
have been an s FOUNDER. The sweet
potato crop is unusually good in this
section.
A note from Mrs. N. H. Carr, Of
Lodi, CAL, states that B. J. Carr died
in April. He was raised in McNairy
county, and was a relative Of the
Carr family in the First District Of the
county, and, as his widow states,
dearly loved his native state.
Mrs. H. G. Gooch and daughter,
Mrs. Hennebery, returned last week
from five weeks stay at a summer
resort near Mobile. We are sglad to
see the marked restoration Of Mrs.
Gooch. H. e. Gooch went down a
couple Of days, returning with them.
Oscar A. Williams, Co. B, 10Th U
s. Infantry, has been selected as the
one single member of his regiment to
attend the school for militia detail at
TT. Sam Houston, Tex. This certain
ls is a great honor, as only one is Sc
lectei from each regiment. He has
been in the service nine years, and is
a son of our fellow townsman Joe
Williams. and known to us all.
Tobacco and Cigar Statesmen wanted
10 Advertise. 500 monthly and Tray
cling Expenses. Advertise Smoking,
Chewing Tobacco, Cigarettes, Cigars.
Send &C. stamp for full particulars.
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A 4W-acre tract, known as the
Warren land, in the lst civil district
of McNairy county has been sold to
w. ]. Mccoy, Jackson, Tenn, by W.
|. Murphy. The sale was negotiated
by the Middleton Realty Company of
Middleton, Tenn. The progressive
ness Of McNairy county, especially in
the construction Of better roads, is
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