McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-08-10


Dyersburg. --Friendship, in Crockett
county, is going to celebrate Aug. 4
with an old-time barbecue and speak
| ing.
Union City.-Much anxiety is mani
tested here on account of IA persons,
mostly children, having been bitten by
a dog affected with rabies.
Maryville. The Blount county
teachers annual institute was held in
the auditorium at the courthouse with
Superintendent Nancy Lee Broadly pre-
siding
Bristol.--The officials of the Federal
Dyestuffs and Chemical company at
kinSsport deny persistent rumors that
the mammoth industry is about to be
closed down.
White Bluff-Gay Baker, the f.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Baker, was instantly killed while play
ing in the tie yard. A crosstie fell
across his body.
Tipton.-John Armstrong, vice presi-
dent of the Bank Of Millington, died
from heart failure, at the home of his
brother, O. F. Armstrong, here. He
was 70 years of age.
Dyersburg. Wilkes, negro,
was killed at Finley by Pard Finley,
deputy sheriff, while resisting arrest.
Wilkes had a quarrel with another
negro over a woman.
Dyersburg. services in
honor of the late R. M. Neale were
held at the Roellen Presbyterian
church, where Rev Mr.. Neale was pas
tor for number of years.
Memphis.-A great many Memphis
merchants and farmers, with their
families, will visit the experimental
farm at Jackson, Aug. 2, which has
been designated as Shelby county day.
Chattanooga local lodge of
Elks will start a campaign soon to
raise $1,000 of the million dollars
which the order proposes to raise for
base hospital on the French battle
front.
Knoxville.-The mortgage debt on
property in this city exceeds $4,000
900, according to data compiled by
John Rogers, who is directing the or
ganization Of new trust company in
this city.
Jackson.-Prof r. e. l.. Bynum.
former superintendent of schools here
before the Inauguration Of commission
government for Jackson, has been ap-
pointed postmaster for the United
States senate.
Knoxville.-A reduction of 100000
900 gallons annually in the water con-
sumption of Knoxville will result from
the installation of meter services, ac-
cording to a report of Commissioner
J. G. Crumbliss.
Knoxville.-A monument to COM
memorate the services of the Seventy
ninth regiment, New York state volun-
teers, in the battle of Fort Sanders,
Nov. 20, 1863, is to be erected on Fort
| Sanders In this city.
|
McMinnville.-M cMinnville's schol.
astic enumerator, w. H. Pennington,
has just completed his canvas and
finds 463 white children and 231 col
ored here, making total of 694. The
city schools open the first Monday in
September.
Friendship.-Friendship is planning
community fair of one or more days
in connection with the county farmers
institute this fall. The fair will be
for the benefit of the farmers and will
encourage better stock raising and bet.
ter products of the soil.
|
Jackson-About so auto owners of
the city formed an organization at a
called meeting at the courthouse with
C. R. Hotchkiss being named as presi-
dent and o. P. Stovall secretary-treas-
urer. Speeches of protest against the
imposition of the S. city auto tax were
made.
Newbern.- consultation
| with government officers in st. Louis,
Herehel Dennison, inventor of new
machine gun, which, it is claimed, will
shoot 1880 times per minute, reports
| that it is probable that his invention
will be given government test with
a view to using the gun in the Euro
pean war.
Knoxville enlarged with violation
of the bone-dry laws" Constable N. A.
Simpson, of the first civil district,
was given a hearing before Squire
/ VIM. Sellers here The charges were
preferred against Constable Simpson
by Sheriff John L. Galloway, who re-
Gently raided Simpsons barn and
found in it a large quantity of liquor.
Knoxville. Engines from Southern
railway lines are being given up for
movement to France. Nine of the
dead" engines attached toone Of the
big moguls on the Knoxville division
of the Southern, were started to the
Atlantic seaboard. where they will be
sent abroad.
Selmer.-The annual cleanup week
was observed here. The sanitary com.
mittee of the town inspected every
home and will submit written report
to the board Of mayor and aldermen a,
it's regular meeting on Aug. 10.