McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-21

in Knox county, according to figures
just completed by the election com.
mission.
Dyersburg.-The annual convention
of the Knights of the Maccabees will
be held here Nov 6, and delegates
from various chapters of the state will
be present
Dyersburg- F. Arnold, farm dem
onstration agent for Dyer county fol-
the last year. has resigned to accept
the management of the Moss Bros.
! farms in this county.
Clarksville.--In the criminal court
in the case of the State VS.. Mamie
Pardue, the jury returned verdict of
murder in the first degree, under miti;
eating circumstances.
Jacksonville Rev. H. r. Rose, the
new pastor of the First Methodist
church, made his first appearance be
fore the congregation, and preached to
d large congregation.
Jackson.-When the pressure tanf
at the international Rubber Salei
company exploded Will Ross, an EN-
ploye standing near the tank, was
painfully cut and bruised.
|
| Huntingdon John T. Peelei
has been appointed election commits
sioner for Carroll county tc fill the
vacancy in the local board caused by
J the resignation of W. E. HALEY
/
Dyersburg.-Rev, Hugh S. McCord
pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church of this city for the past five
years, rendered his resignation to his.
official board, to take effect Nov, /.
Newbernn.-Rev. C. G. McIlwair
preached his farewell sermon as pas,
tor of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church here. Mr.. McIlwain was pas.
tor of the Cumberland church for five
years.
Union City.-The September term of
the; circuit court opened with Judge
Jones and Attorney General Morris
both present. There is a large docket
to be disposed of during the four
weeks term.
Announcement to this effect, the
message said, was made at meeting
of the executive committee of the
Council of National Defense at Wash
ington. Seventy Memphis physicians
and surgones have enlisted, it was
said here.
| Lexington.-Emmett Myracle, aged
| 20, young married man living three
miles from Wildersville, in this coun.
| ty, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the abdomen with pistol,
the bullet ranging upward and piarc.
ing his lungs.
Chattanooga. Karl Graul, warrant
officer, one of the informed German
sailors from the Prinz Eitel Friedrich,
confined at Fort Ogelthorpe, is dead
of fever. This is the first death to
| occur among the German prisoners
since their confinement.
Trezevant.-Central Association of
Baptists met in the eighty-first annu-
al session with the lakewood church,
between Milan and Cades, for a three
| days session, with Moderator B. F.
farrell of Humboldt in the chair and
Clerk CT. H. Warren of jackson at the
| table.
Clarksville.-Rose Jackson, a prom
inent farmer of the Thirteenth dis
| trict, 40 years old, was killed on his
farm, near Palmyra, when heavy
piece of timber fell on him, breaking
his neck. Mr.. Jackson was hauling
timber when heavy beam became
dislodged
Gallatin.-The urgent demand of
the government for an increase In
wheat yield has awakened much in
terest among the farming element OF
Sumner county, and campaign has
peen arranged for the southern part
of the county to hold meetings at sew
eral important points.
Dyersburg.-A contracting firm of
Dyersburg has been awarded the con-
tract TO build the gravel road from
Tiptonville to Reelfoot Lake. The con-
tract was approved by Secretary Muir
ray of the state highway commission.
Plans are on foot to complete a gravel
road entirely around the lake.
sssss
Points emphasized were organization
for the betterment of farming condi-
lions and to help feed the armies OF
the United States and its allies; organ
ization for the spread Of educational
methods in all sections of the coun-
try; organization for the betterment Of
the public health and for spreading in
formation regarding the prevention
and cure of durable diseases; organi-
cation of community clubs to do
things Systematically and effectively.
Mt. Pleasant AT mems mass
meeting home guard company was
organized with sixty members. The
FOLLOWING officers were elected: r.
P. Blackmer, captain; T. H. Shockley,
first lieutenant; Watkins Cecil, sec
ond lieutenapt.