Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-09-21

Ed. Grover G. Brewer, who has
been pastor of the Christian church
at Columbia for three years or
more, has accepted a call to the
church at Winchester. He will
take charge of his new work about
the middle of November. Mr..
Brewer is a son-in-law of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. g. Hall, of Huntingdon.
Miss Ruth Spencer, after spend
ing her vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Spencer, left
last Monday for Gadsden, Ala, to
resume her position in a store at
that place. She was accompanied
by her mother, who will visit her
daughter, Mrs. Pearl Hines, of
that place.
The j. Francis Flynn Carnival
shows have been engaged to put
on street fair and home coming
carnival week at Huntingdon dur
ing the week of October 8th-13th.
This company is said to be COM
posed of a clean, attractive lot of
shows rides and concessions, and
crowds are expected to be in at
tendance during the week.
There will be no services at the
Baptist church Sunday, September
%, on account of the pastor being
away from home. We hope to see
the membership at the prayer
service Wednesday evening, as
that will be the regular business
meeting of the church. The reg
ular services Sunday, September
30, to which we cordially invite
you.
Rev. E. H. Martin was, last
Saturday, called to the pastorate
of the Concord church in the
Twenty fourth district, and that
night he was called to pastorate
for the church at Westport. These
are two good churches and we I'M
derstand Bro. Martin has accepted
the calls and will serve both
churches, preaching one Saturday
and Sunday month at each church,
c. F. Adams has sold his home
on Nashville street to his son-in-
law, r. E. Ware, the considera-
ton being 81, 500 Mr.. Ware is
having the residence remodeled.
We understand he will spend be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in the
way of improvements, and when
completed he will have one of the
most beautiful and convenient
homes in that attractive sections
of Huntingdon.
The many friends of Clifford
Phillips, son of Mr.. and Mrs. 7.
A. Phillips of this place, will join
US in offering congratulations over
his deserved promotion. He has
been telegraph operator at Hollow
Rock Junction for the N. & G.
road for several years, and last
week entered upon his duties in
the dispatcher's Office at Nashville.
Clifford is a fine young man and
his new job is a reward for faith
fulness. We are proud to call him
a Mckenzie boy. Mckenzie Ban
ner.
Gabe Williams, 60. years old,
died at his home in Mergargel,
Texes, the 26th of last April, and
on the l4th of August his widow
died. Mr.. Williams is an uncle
OF. Homer Williams, who re-
ceived news a few. days ago of
Mrs. Williams death. The fam
lily was reared in this county, but
left here about 35 years ago and
never returned to visit their old
home or friends. Mr.. Williams
will be remembered by the Older
citizens of the community in
which they formerly lived.
Boys, let US be men. Let US be
honest, earnest, young men, and
we shall then be noble men. No
bleness and greatness are not one
and rarely do we find them living
in peace with each other. We
may never be what the world calls
great, but we can all be noble men,
and.our nobleness can commence
this very hour and just where we
are. A young mans first and truest
act of nobility is to love honor and
protect his parents. When be be-
comes too proud to be seen walk
ing as a staff to a tottering, help,
less father, or to stand by the bed.
side of her who is waiting a mo.
ment this side of the river to catcf
one more gaze, through the fading