McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-04-30
STATE FAIR IS TO
| Be CONTINUED
TRUSTEES IN MEETING REFUSE
TO REcoNvEY PROPERTY TO
DAVIDSON COUNTY.
MONEY IS GIVEN SCHOOLS
Lane College at jackson ls Included In
Appropriations Made for Eduea-
ton by Methodist Church,
South-NashvilIe Notes.

At recent meeting of the trustees
| of the Tennessee State Fair an effort
was made to abolish the state fair and
to reconvey the property to. the county
of Davidson. The resolution was de.
feated by vote of six to three. X
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Money Appropriated to Schools:
The board of education of the ME-.
Church, South, at its meeting in Nash
vile appropriated $4,000 to white
schools and $4,000 to theological
schools. OF the $4,000 to the negro
schools, $4,000 was given to Payne
college of Georgia, and $4,000 to Lane
college of Jackson, Tenn. The appEO.
priatlons to white schools throughout
the south ranged In amounts from $500
to $1,000. Four thousand dollars was
appropriated to the department Of min.
isterial supply and training.
Vanderbilt University was left opt
Of the appropriations which were made
by the board of education. According
to statements of member Of the
board, the board proceeded on the as.
sumption that it had no connection
with Vanderbilt. II
Bishop Hoss presided and nearly az
the members were present. z
England Buys Thousands Of Mules,
Agents of the English army, WHO
have been purchasing mules for arn3y
purposes In Nashville for the past few
months, have changed their base Of
operations and have gone to Missouri.
Agents and buyers for the, English
army officers have been all through
Tennessee, Northern Alabama, Georgia
and Mississippi for the past, few
months searching for the type Of mule
desired for war purposes. u
During the. time the English army
men have beenSin Nashville they have
bought more than 1900 mules M, ;r, .,s
Pay Off II Confederate Money.
In accordance with: the suggestion OF
Gen. John P, Hickman Of Nashville, q
great deal Of Confederate money is be-
ing received by the paymaster. Of the
United Confederate Veterans, which
will be used in formally paying. off,
the veterans who attend the reunion at
| Richmond in June, Miss Susie Gentry
of Franklin, niece of Gen. Meredith
p. Gentry;fwho was; a member Of the
Confederate Congress, has sent $4,000.
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Slayer Gets Well.
w. E. Higginbotham, aged 20 years,
who killed his wife and then slashed
HIS own throat, about month ago,
has been dismissed from the hospital.
The slayer was committed to the
county jail without bond.
City Reservoir Now Safe.
Those who reside in the shadow OF
the city reservoir can be treasured
that they are safe from second flood
by report on the condition Of the big
water basin made by Maj e. G. Lewis.
Maj. Lewis, who is an expert engineer,
after frequent examinations OF the
pOkciO ohu oAhNO tiO AOPoAAo W va V
gives his opinion that the reservoir
Is now entirely safe. ~
It will be recalled that about mid
night on Nov. s, 1919, the east side
walls of the city reservoir burst, re.
leasing flood Of water which, though
no lives were lost, did considerable
damage to property.
viii Preside at Meeting. al
T. F. Bonner, president Of the Ten
nessee Manufacturers Association,
has been invited by ]. A. Patten, gen.
eral chairman of the. committee hav-
ing in charge the arrangements for the
conference of education and industry,
which convenes in Chattanooga April
27-3O, to preside over and address the
Industrial Division Conference on Wed.
nesday afternoon, April rs. Mr.. Bon.
ner has accepted the invitation and viii
attend the conference at that time.
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