The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-09-08

story and improving generally his res
idence on Lafayette street. When
completed it will be one of the most
modern and we'll arranged residences
in the city.
The annual tennis tournament of the
Brownsville tennis association is in
progress now. 1t will cotinue through
next week. Matches are being played
every afternoon. Spectators are well
come at all times.
Remember, it takes cash to run a
garage. 1t is not that we ars afIa.d
to credit you, but we have to p. for
parts when the arrive, and it is only
ly fair that you should DC the same.
Pittman's Garage. 40
We are prepared to make amorti-
cation loans on real estate in this coun-
tv. you pay one-twentieth year and
the end Of twenty years your loan
| is paid up. Reasonable rates and no
delay. Kinney & Wills. If
H Hon. f. IL Cuthbert, president Of
the Sons of Rest received a card We'd
nesday from Hon. A. d. Bright Of
Washington, d. c., ordering him to
expel the tomato grover mentioned
in last weeks issue of the Graphic
from the union at once.
The newsboys Of Brownsville went
on a strike Saturday night, but Mana
ger Ross succeeded in making terms
with them without serious inconveD.
fence to the reading public, The de-
livery Of evening papers was delayed
only about an hour On account of the
strike, ra-,-
e. TaInfn & Son have just complet-
ed a number of improvements on their
mercantile building located on the
square at tibet corner of East Main
Street. This is one of the strongest
firms in the city and their building is
one of the most up-to-date and well
arranged houses in Brownsville.
Mr.. 7. A. Binford has leased hotel
property in Newbern and will run an
up-to-date hosiery there while Mrs,
Binford remains in charge Of the Pyth-
ian Hotel here. Both Mr.. and Mrs,
Binford are thoroughly familiar with
the hotel business and Mr.. Binford
will give Newbern what Brownsville
has been enjoying and will continue
to enjoy, hotel of the first class.
]. T. Warren, one of Gibson county's
most prominent citizens, dropped dead
while aiding in taking an inventory al
the lumber plant of his son-in-law al
Humboldt Monday morning. Mr.War-
rem was for twenty years prominently
identified with the banking interests
of Gibson county. He was for q
number of years chairman of the board
of education at Humboldt and was
recognized as one of the leading lay
men of the Memphis Conference
Methodist church.
The negro lodge which has been en-
camped here for the past week and
which had at its command two specia
coaches, got into some trouble wher
a number Of its members attempted tt
leave town without paying boarC
bill of something like hundred dol
lars. The bill was at a colored res
taurant in town. Sheriff Davis had the
. matter in charge and finally succeeded
in collecting enough money, rings, etc.
to satisfy the indebtedness and the
special was permitted to leave town.
The presiding elder of the Browns
vile district and of every other dis
trict for that matter, meets some per
! picking problems in so far as the fin
ancial side of his work is concerned
, An illustration of this. There is one
| church in Gibson county which paid tt
its pastor last quarter two gallons o.
butter milk and two of strawberries
] valued at 40c, nothing more. The pre-
siding elder stated that the stewart
, at this church is newspaper reporter
, If he is as great a failure in his news
paper work as he is in his capacity a
steward, the wonder is that he can hol,
; his Job. At another church in thi
! same county, not a cent has been pal,
the pastor either during all of las
year or for the three quarters jus
gone of the present year. At thi
last church there are two stewards
! one a doctor and the other a wealth,