Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-03-30

The burial occurred Tuesday. The
bereaved family have the sympathy
of their neighbors and friends.
Exceptional bargains in Dress
Goods, White Goods, Ginghams
and Percales, and a large assort-
ment of pleasing patterns at our
store. We bought before the adj
vance. Ross Bros. s. G.
DIR. Leonard Edwards came down
from Nashville and assisted by DIR.
B. G. Dodds, Monday night. oper-
ated on Harold Nicely, son of j, +.
Nicely, for adenoids and also re-
moved his tonsils. Harold stood
the operation we'll and is getting
along nicely,
Will I. Scott bought the Geo.
Croker farm at the public sale
here Saturday. The farm was sold
by j. w. Williams under a decree
of the county court and bid in by
Mr.. Scott at $1,000. VIII A.
Todd, of Milan, was in the deal
with Mr.. Scott.
The following announcement has
| been sent out: Born, to Mr.. and
Mrs, Charles E.. Major, of Jack
son, Tenn, March II, 1917, a
daughter, Martha Elizabeth. !"
Mrs. Major, prior to her marriage,
was Miss Matte d. Jones, one of
Carroll county's popular young
ladies.
A Kansas editor has notified the
merchants of his town that he will
soon be in need of a pair of shoes,
a new shirt and sack of flour,
and that he will call for bids on
these items, as that is the custom
OF the county and city officials and
some business men when they want
four dollars worth of printing.
Mrs. Dorsey c. Cribbs, aged
about Is years, died at her home
in the Holly Leaf community,
after a lingering illness of tubercu-
losis. Mrs. Cribs is survived by
her husband and two step children.
Her remains were inferred in the
Pleasant Green cemetery, after fu-
neral services conducted by Rev.
Levi Croker.
Mrs. LAHORE, wife Of Lennie
LAHORE, died at her home in the
Fourth district last Friday The
burial occurred Saturday in Mt.
Oliyet cemetery. Mrs. LAHORE
was a sister of John and Tom Her.
ron and was a most estimable wo,
man. The Democrat failed to learn
any particulars of the death.
g. P. Huffman, who is teaching
a very successful school at Beaver
Greek Academy, was in town last
Tuesday night and informed US of
the closing of his school, which
will occur, with public exercises
tonight. A splendid program has
been prepared and an enjoyable
evening is anticipated. A small
admission will be charged for the
benefit of the school.
A union service will be held at
the Presbyterian church next Sun
day night with Mrs. Lem Gilreath,
a representative of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union as
speaker. Mrs. Gilreath is a tine
speaker and Bible reader and those
who have ever heard her will not
fail to hear her again, and those
who have never had that privilege
should avail themselves of this OPP
portunity. Mrs. Gilreath is a
deeply spiritual woman and is an
inspiration to her hearers.
A special from Lexington says:
DIR. B., S. Stephens. pastor of the
Mallilieu Methodist Episcopal
church Of this place, has been &C.
corded a distinct.and merited honor
in being invited to deliver the bac-
calaureate sermon for the McI4e-
moresville Collegiate Institute at
McLemoresville. Tenn. Sunday,
April %. DR.. Stephens is a man
of rich erudition and rigor Of
thought. He accepts the respon,
sibility.
B. w. Freeman and family have
moved to Paducah, Ky, leaving
here Sunday. Their many friends
here regret to have them leave
Huntingdon, but wish them much
success in their new home. Mr..
Freeman has been so successful ia
his insurance business that bis com
pany gave him a distinct recogni-