Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1915-02-25

George Cannon of Davenport, Iowa
} was the guest of relatives here this
week. MrCannen was raised in this
section and is in the insurance bust
ness in Davenport
W. C. Goan of Chicago was the guest
ofhis sister, Mrs. Dock Rector, last
week. He was ON his way from Nor.
ristown, where he had been visiting
friends and relatives. Mr.. Goan holds
position with the Chicago Elevated
Railway Co. He was vry much i'm
pressed with this section of the state
| Basket and volley ball is a very pop
ular diversion now among the young
people of the town and school. Several
interesting games have been played,
and defeats and victories have follow
ed. but whether they win or lose the
boys and girls are enthusiastic for the
next bout.
Oscar Clark came near losing his
re idence by fire last Saturday morn
ing, caused by Goals rolling from the
CRATE to the floor. No one was in the
room at the time, and the smoke pour
ing from the house alarmed the neigh
bors. who rushed in and barely pre-
vented a disastrous confiagration A
large portion of the flooring burned
A game of basket ball was played
Monday night between some of the
business and professional men and the
large school boys. Those playing on
the mems side were DR.. w. A. Howard,
DIT. j. Terry, DR.. H. E. Cantrell,
Prof. Tom Kittrell, Fred Moore and
THU an Walker; the school boys
playing being Harrell Judd, Will Da-
Wis, Bartlett Mccormick and Zina Rob-
inson The score was % to in favor
of the school team. Herbert Speyer
was referee
Mr.. Will Stamps and Miss Nellie
Detz were married Sunday afternoon
at 800 o'clock at the Methodist par
sonage by the pastor. These young
people were accompanied by several
Of thier friends who formed a happy
party, and together with the pastors
family witnessed the marriage which
was according to the Methodist rit-
ual-plain, impressive and closing
with prayer. Mr.. and Mrs. Stamps
live near Browns Mill, and are among
the best young people. of Putnam
county. The party accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. Stamps consisted of the fol-
lowing: Messrs. Elem Cumbee, Pleas
Paul and Carl Deitz, Harry
Stamps and Miss Mollie Stamps
Postmaster r. C. Boatman is now
the new post ocffie bunlding.
1t is real nice room, painted white
to give better light. Large windows
and an entire new front we're added,
which makes it one of the most at
tractive business rooms in town. A
rear door for the rural carriers, with |
plenty Of room and light for their de
partment is an Improvement. About |
twenty feet of the old building was cut |
off and pushed back and will be fitted |
up for the Recorders office and Mag
Court room. Marvin Barnes
was the contractor and certainly
made good job of remodeling and
the old building into the
Office for the use of Uncle
Sans mail.
Mrs Isaac Sewell of Nashville, field
of the Sunday school board
,f the Tennessee conference, M. E.
Church, South, held Sunday school
institute at the Methodist church on
Tuesday. Mrs. Sewell spoke in the
afternoon to a house full of grown peo>
,le and children, who were edited and
instructed as well as entertained by
his charming speaker, who certainly
,ives to the Sunday school and the
.hild their rightful place and opportu-
lity in the church of today. At the
light service there was another large
who were delighted with
he service, and gladly heard Mrs. Sew
IL tell what Sunday school should
'e, and how it should be conducted.
there is no doubt but that the church
nd entire community were greatly
'enefitted by Mrs. Sewell's coming,
nd the Sunday school teachers and
upils will have new life and enthusi-
SIN for the coming days Any church
r Sunday school will be greatly help
d that secures her services.
A good raods movement was in
ugrated recently among number of
ur citizens living and. owning land
n the road from Algood that runs
orth east toward Paron. These