McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-12-24

thursday night.
Visit our store Thursday and Fri
day if you want to see the original
lnld Santa Z and buy .HA hat ~. wa;
at the right price. Warren &'Co.
Miss Downing left last FRIDAY for
Memphis to be gone until after the
holidays, when che viii return to re-
sumo her music class in the Selmer
High School,
DIR. Paryin Garter, Of Memphis, is
here to spehd The holidayswith home
people. Patyin is now full fledged
NJ d., and as good a.boy as was ever
reared in the county
Mr.. and Mrs. ", r. Hamilton, Of
Guys, have the heartfelt sympathy Of
theirsfriends 10 the death from Group
Of their nine months old boy which
was taken from them This week.
W. J. Darby was in town Wednes-
day. and among other things called in
and renewed his subscription. He
brought three hogs to town and en-,
'quired ofsus about a market for corn.
He always has corn for sale, but says
his cribs are filled with Che largest
crop he ever raised.
]. Fl. Glideweh, who was sent to
prison for life for murder from Madi-
son county, and who was reared near
Selmer, escaped from the prison last
week and his whereabouts are yet I'M
known He had seruea e ea- a &c his his
sentence and during That time was a
reader Of the Independent.
Emmet Graham and Victor Baker,
two great admirers of a good fox
hound and bird dog, were in to see us
Wednesday and the former was tell
ing US Of their recent trip to Sam Ro-
mines ranch in 0bion county, where
he and bis brother, Bell, and Sheriff
Gray were royalty entertained.
DIED, on December 16 Mrs. Rene
Miller, aged 73 years. She was the
mother Of John and Dick Miller, and
Aesdames W. T, Magee and Jas Nc
Matt. The funeral services were con
Quoted by Rev. j. II. Curry at the
Bethesda cemetery. She was good,
honest humble christian mother and
beloved by her neighbors.
W. G. Surratt and son, John, were
in to see us Wednesday and ordered
the Independent for a year. These
gentlemen are Of the Old family of
chat name, having until recently lived
on their farm on Snake creek, which
they sold and bought the old Basham
place in the "a district, where they
now reside.
Miss Jewel Dillon and Jas. Wilson,
Of Corinth, we're married last week in
Memphis. Miss: Jewel is the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. D. T. Dillon, and
is lovely girl with many accomplish
ments, while Mr.. Wilson is a splendid
young man, being q son Of Hon. w. B.
Wilson, for years sheriff Of Alcorn
county and at paesent Railroad Com
missioner Of North Mississippi. We
wish them happiness.
The Loyal Berean Class Of the Sell
mer Christian Bible School, has made
glad the hearts Of two aged and very
deserving women, Aunt Jane An
drews and Miss Sallie Dixon, who
from the infrmities Of old age and a
life Of honest toll, are no longer able
TO provide themselves with the neces-
sites Of life. This class presented
them with bountiful supply of gro
ceries and Christmas dainties which
were greatly Appreciated by these
worthy old women.
Lindsay $. Perkins, d former Nc
Marry boy, whose letter from New
York City will be found elsewhere in
this issue, has been appointed to a
very responsible position in'that city,
in the confidential service of the Uni
ted States Department of Justice. In
this case the Office sought the man.
The much-soaght-for place, which
pays several thousand dollars a year,
was offered to him because Of his
knowledge Of several foreign an-
guages, acquired by him while he was
pursuing other work. This is only
one more instance Of the growing val
ne Of foreign language study in this
country as we'll as the striking ey-
ample Of what a Young man of over