Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-21

children's Christmas present They
will appreciate it. See 7. NJ. Har-
well, he can furnish you what you
want.
David f. Wilson, who is now
one of Uncle Sans boys. stationed
at Camp Funston, TT. Riley, Kas.,
has been visiting friends and rela-
tives here this week. For the past
several years he has been living in
Arizona.
The first purchase Of war saving
stamps from Hollow Rock post
Office was made BY M. 4. Nelson,
construction foreman for the NJ.
Q. & ST L. Ry. He takes so
lin stamp sand says more later.
A good, patriotic citizen.
0. f. Bullock, Of Memphis,
after spending few days here
with his mother, Mrs. Hattie Bull
lock, left Tuesday to visit his
brother, w, A. Bullock, at Camp
Sewer, Greenville, S. G. He goes
from there to some army post for
training in the aviation corps.
LAND FOR SALE Fruitand stock
farm No. 2, Z miles south of Hunt
iugdon, l18 acres, wilt rent or
lease. Want to buy or exchange
for drainage land on Beaver Creek.
ANY magazine you want, any time.
Write me for prices. IS, K. Tucker,
Huntingdon, Tenn. As Ut
Ii you have chicken, backbone,
Aspareribs or hogshead bring them
when You come to town to do your
Christmas shopping, and swell the
fund being raised by the Carroll
County Knitting Unit, for the
comfort Of our own home bays in
the trenches.
Invitations were issued the first
of the week BY Mr.. and Mrs. J
"A. Conyers to the marriage Of
their daughter, Miss Myrtle, to
Mr.. Thomas Wilson Key, on Wed
nesday morning. January the sec
ond, nineteen hundred eighteen,
at 10 o'clock, at the First Prcsby-
terian church in Huntingdon. Mr..
Key is a promising young business
man of Greenville, Miss. Miss
Conyers is an attractive and genial
young lady with many friends,
+. g. Rucker, one Of the pro-
gressive teachers of the county,
while in town last Saturday at
tending the teachers meeting. sub
scribed for the Democrat. He
gave MS a reason for subscribing
the fact that the Democrat bad
done SO much for his school by
publishing articles about the school
and the splendid2work it isldoing. !
But few teachers in the county
show their appreciation Of the
work the paper is doing for the
schools Of the county.
G. K. Watkins. Jr.. who is max |
ing a geological survey Of Carroll
county, was called to Nashville
last Friday to attend the burial of
DIR. A. H. Purdue, state geologist. I
Dir. Purdue had been in bad health !
some time and underwent an oper- |
alton with the hope OF lettering
his condition. However, he did /
not improve, and died Thursday
OF last week. DR.. Purdue was a
very valuable man to the state and
will be greatly missed Mr., Wat. I
kins will not return TO Huntingdon
befor the first of January.
5. g. Tucker, who spends most !
Of his time taking subscriptions
for newspapers, for few days
last week developed into real
land Spectator. He sold his home
farm. containing 300 acres, to A. I
P. Huber, the consideration being
$500. He took in as part pay
some property located in Mr. HUI
0er's home state, which be at once
sold to j. W. Williams. He also |
;old a small tract to F. e. John
ION, south of town. This tract
ay near Mr.. Johnson'S home and
he consideration was $3.50. We 4
lid not learn what Mr.. Williams
laid for the property he secured. 1
DR.. H. d. McGill. of Clarks-
,urg, was in Huntingdon last Mon
lay and while here purchased three
United States war certificates com
,letely Tiled out with stamps, one
or himself, one for bis wife and
me toF his little daughter. HisI
On-in-law, Ed. Joe NelherIand, Il