Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-05-18

MISS lrDte NeWDttis OF AfeIS-
want, has returned to her home,
after spending q few days with
her sister, Mrs. G. j. Wilder.
An all-day service will be held
at Shiloh next Sunday. Preaching
at IL O'Clock by Rev. Mccoy, and
singing in the afternoon, led BY
Prof. G. H. PressOn. Everybody
invited to attend and bring we'll
filed dinner baskets and also to
have their song books to help with
the song service.
The closing exercises of the |. I.
S. will begin tonight and will be
| 10 progress for one week. There
will be something doing every
night, closing with next Friday
night. The commencement SER
mon will be delivered next Sunday
in the Its. auditorium. The
public is invited to attend all the
exercises
News was received here Monday
! of the death of Henry Jones, who
lived near the Carroll and Benton
county line. The death occurred
Sunday and the burial Manday.
Funeral services were held by
Rev. Joe Joyner and the remains
were laid to rest in the Flowers
graveyard. We failed to learn
further particulars.
Mrs. Pete Woods, Of Bueua
Vista, was reported the first of
the week as being quite sick. She
is suffering from gall stones and
was in q very critical condition
Sunday night. Two doctors we're
with her Sunday night and it was
several hours before relief came.
1t is believed that she will have to
be operated on before permanent
IClICA COAA6Ss
A. G. King and daughter, Mrs.
Brewer, of Buena Vista, were in
town shopping last Monday, Mr..
King, who has taken the Democrat
since the paper first started, twen-
ty-eight years ago, renewed his
subscription for another year. IL
is such friends as Mr.. King that
has enabled US to keep the Demo
crat forging to the front as one Of
the best county papers in this part
of the state.
j. Wesley Williams, of Hunt
ingdon, and Sam G. Williams, of
the Nineteenth district, left last
Tuesday morning for Vernon, Tex,
where they 60 on account OF Mr..
Sam Williams health. Mr. Will
hams is suffering with severe at
tack of asthma, and it is hoped a
change of climate will give him
relief. They will also visit rela-
lives in Vernon and other Texas
points.
Rev. Geo. +. Price returned
from Memphis last Monday even /
ing. Mrs. Price was operated on
the latter part Of last week and a
number of gall stones we're taken
from her. She was also operated
on for appendicitis, She was do I
ing we'll when Bro. Price left her, |
and news received from her since |
his return has been very favorable.
1t is thought she will be able to
return home in two or three weeks.
Geo. T. Mccall, Jr., Joe X.
Murphy and Joe w. Mccall, Jr.,
have been accepted to tho training
camp at Oglethorpe, Ga, and are
now in training for service. Cor
don Browning and John Barrow,
with hundreds of other young
men, we're rejected on account of
being too late with their applica-
lions. They may be called later
upon the organization of another
camp i~"s
II. B. Shockley spent three days
IN Nashville this week. While
here he went out to Belle Meade,
where the soldier boys are located.
He saw John Hughes, who is \
member of Company B, First Ten
lessee. John holds the position
II corporal and is getting along
nicely. He joined the First Ten
lessee about ten months ago, GO
ng from Huntingdon, where he
lad been 10 school for three or
moro years. John is q fine fellow
ind has many friends here who
will be glad to know that he is do
ng we'll in the country's service.
A..o l.eSdNn EnCA0p1t