The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-10-13
Miss Annie Whason Is visiting
relatives in Hickman County.

Hi NUh KENT Groom hotlsc
South Dickson. See Mrs.. MaggI
Dull, C;naeIs' phone No. 10,
/ Miss Ida and Jess Thompson, I
Nun,eiiy. were the guests OF Mi
MARY Wilson Sunday.
| Mrs, Oscar keenon and two chi
dren, oil Paris, spent Saturday her
attending the Fair and visiting rein
tives and friends.
| r. M. Grandtaft. C, R. s.. u /:
Army. will be in Dickson unit
MONDAY for the purpose Of accept
ing applicants for the U S. Army
| Mrs. X. NJ. Corbitt was called /
| Atlanta, Ga, ,ast Wednesday OIL
account Of the illness OF her dsugh
ter, Mrs ]. II. Heines. Mrs. Heine
war taken TO hospital where sh
will be operated on for chroDi
ailment.
| We are in receipt Of a piece o
cake from Mrs. A. l.. White
which won the prize at tine Count!
| Fair last week, and we can nov
testify that the judges were right il
| their opinion. for IL was strictly
lfirst.class and hard to beat.
We are in receipt Of box o
| horse chestnuts from Mrs, Lloyc
Reed Of Ruskin. They are strictly
fine. u OF them FILLING an ordinary
table glass. She informs us they
have several trees on their place
and, no doubt. they are the only
ones OF their kind m the county.
Mesdames A. l.. White. B. RI,
Crgsby and Fannie Hopkins re.
ceiyed the premiums on the besI
cakes baked with Dixie -four al
the Fair last week. Besides the
premiums Offered By the Fair
Roger. & Boyle, manufacturers oI
Dixie -four. gave each one OF them
"a, pound sack OF Dixie.
u. T. ! inkerton. who resides just
north OF Dickson. had On display q;
the Fair last week some fine speei-
mems Of Tennessee red cob corn
There were five stalks and ten ears.
This corn was iaised on ground that
would not bring a hushel to the
acre when he purchased II few
years ago, which is more conclusive
proof Of what Dickson County soil
will do il handled right.
Miss Esther Larson, Of Tresevant
spent Sunday here the guest OF Miss
I.orena Bright. Sunday afternoon
she addressed the King Herald Mis-
sionary Society Of the NJ. Il, Church,
Misses Bright and Larson left Mon.
day for Cincinnati and Huntingdon.
West Virginia. where they will 90
as delegates to the annual conven-
ton Of the Wolnan's Foreign Mia,
sionary Society OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church,
The Dickson County Fair was
honored last Friday by the presence
of the oldest man in Stewart Coun-
ty. Mr.. William Niece, being 81
years old, He il the father OF W
r. McGec, of Nanleer. and was Wis
iting at his home last week and
took the opportunity Of coming IL
the Fair. While here he met sev
eral Of his old acquain,ances, among
whom were G. W. Wynns and Geo.
Slaughter.
The Missionary Society of the
| lutheran Church met Monday ai-
,ernoon with good attendance.
The President led the meeting.
which was very interesting Ain
ca" was the country studied, and
the members read sketches OF the
people. their customs, and the LII
theran Missionary in the held
Miss Edith Badge sang solo,
Give OF Your Bes, to the Master,
The next meeting will be held on
Nov. 9th. at the church.
In the popularity contest con
Quoted by the W. |. Swain Show
Company here last week, in which
A gold Elgin watch was given to the
girl under Is years receiving the
most votes during the week, Mary
Louise Thompson. daughter OF h
c, Thompson. was declared the win
net, her vote being $3.50, Her
nearest rival was Mamie Leech.
who received 10000. The third
contestant. Dorothy Ray. received
~, $50 votes, The counting Of the
votes was in the hands of Frank )
Bright, Will G.. Guerin and Carl
Swain. Much interest was mani
tested. enthusiasm running high on
the closing night.
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