The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-04-27

Fet6enthal.
sEhe directors of the Haywood Coun-
ty Fruit Growers Association will meet
in the court house here Saturday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock promptly. E. C.
King, Secretary.
Crow-Elkhart cars are built right,
will give service and are the best cars
on the market for the price, Powell
Maddox Motor Car Co.,. R. F. Maddox.
I. G. Covington, j. o. johnson, A. H.
Sorrelle, DR.. John Chambers, C. E.
Wellington, Mi D. Mitchell, Henning,
Tenn.
All members of Hiram S. Bradford
Bivouac are urgently requested to
meet at their headquarters in Browns
vile Saturday, May 5. The meeting
will be called to order at / o'clock.
Plans for attending the reunion at
Washington will be discussed and 9TH
n important matters will be brought
before the meeting.
S. Morris died at his home in
Nut Bush on April II, aged rs years.
The remains were taken to a family
burying ground near Whiteville, in
Fayette county for burial. Mr.. Morris
was sick only three days and his unex-
pected death was a shock to his
friends and neighbors. He leaves
wife and one son to mourn his loss.
Mr.. w. B. Moore is erecting a new
cottage on his lot on Key Corner street
where his former home was destroyed
by fire short time ago. When COM
pleted this new home will be quite an
addition to the neighborhood. Mr..
Guy Burton's house, just opposite, is
nearing completion and is one of the
nrettiest in the city.
The Stanton school closed last Fri
Jay night when graduating exercises
ere held for a class of five who fin
shed the tenth grade. A large atten-
dance was present and the exercises
ere highly delightful and entertain
ing to all. The school has been in
charge of Prof C. P. Fleming the past
ear. He was assisted by Misses Min
ME Walker and Ruth WEIGH.
In the senior class of the High
School there are AZ pupils. The high
estvgrade of the year was made by
Edward Cuthbert, who is the vale
dictorian of the class. Frances STRAIT
ton Mann carried off second honors
and will be the salutatorian. The COM
mcncement exercises will be held dur
nss the third week in May. The grad
uating exercises will be May II.
We want every lady in Brownsville
to see our line of Herrick's refrigera-
tors. We will have one box iced up
Tuesday and Wednesday, May / and
Q. The satisfaction you will take in look
ing at this beautiful refrigerator, which
is a real ornament to any home, and
with che small ice consumption will
be real pleasure to you as well as
a luxury. Sternberger & Felsenthal.
There was destructive fire at Dam
cyville last Saturday night. The office
Of DR.. J. S, Rawlips, the. postoffice
bk ling and a gasoline room and grist
NIL belonging to Joe Moore were de-
Z Toyed. No Insurance was carried on
either building. The fire originated
from lamp which a negro had carried
into the gasoline room to give him
light while drawing some gasoline for
an automobile.
Esq. E. B. Boren has been desperate
~ i'll at his home near Holly Grove for
nearly four weeks. His sickness be-
gan with measles. He is very much
improved now and is able to sit up
some. Esq. Boren is one of our best
citizens, man of the highest charac-
ter and held in high esteem by all
who know him. 1t will be a source of
pleasure to his friends Throughout the
county to know that he is recovering.
E. E. Walker of Nut Bush, leading
farmer of Haywood county, who be-
lieves in the doctrine of "more food
production" was in town Tuesday.
Mr.. Walker is practicing this doctrine
himself as anyone can see who will
just take look while passing his
farm. Recently his family has been
sorely afflicted with measles, nine
members of the family having been
sick at one time. All are much i'm
proved now.
A new concrete walk has just been
completed in front of the Presbyterian
church property on West College street
and drain pipe is being laid the entire
extent of the property, thus getting
rid of the ditch which has so long
been an eye-sore and an inconvenience.
The Presbyterian congregation now
has beautiful church and a we'll i'm
proved piece of property, all of which
is a great credit to them and source
OF pride to the whole town and COM
munity.
John Henderson, son of Tom Hen
derson, was struck by the Mckenzie
Memphis accommodation train Tues
day morning and instantly killed. John
lived at Tunica, Miss, and had been
listing his father. He started to the
station in order to go home on the
rain that killed him. Being late he
was running down the track, or close
to it, just ahead of the train in order
to reach the depot in time to purchase
ticket. Evidently the train was near
er than he thought, and he was struck
on the head with the above result.
Mrs. Lucy E. Read, widow of the
'te James Read, pioneer citizen of
Haywood county, died at the home of |