McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-12-07
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
sls~s EEf
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
1for Hasty Perusal.

Gamden.--Judge Joseph 7 E., Jones
has conv eifef circuit court here.
Camden-A tent of Maccabees wal
organized at Eva with a charter mem
bership OF twenty-five. an';toa 4
Franklin A tramp is being HEX
here lat. police headquarters as .
snspeetsd German spy od
h. Knoxville.-A municipal wood yara
| wilt DC established Tor the benefit Of
| citizens 81 Knoxville by the city com
Ialfission. Il ii z @ 7S1Y III
issC ordova.--AsT Thanksgiving dinner al
the Cordoya school house for the ben
eft Of regular soldiers In France net
ted $40, +as aMst n VI y
| Knoxville.-.rA, French war cross hat
been awarded Sergt- John Atwood
| whose home Is IN Cooke county, neai
Newport. -
i ,Paris.rfMrs. Grace Robbins: state
vice president of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union, visited the To-
cal w. OK To u. ,t -s I
Lsns Jackson--James ID. Vann, a promi
nent citizen residing in the Tenth dis
trict, died from injuries received in ar
| automobile accident. 44sl&4y a8l 4
Lewisburg.-James B. Clark has an
nounced his candidacy for register
Of Marshall county at the regular
August election, 1918.
,atFaps ..sss iiy G"f iGltJ (
Nashville. Schmitz, who has
| been an Instructor in violin in Ward.
Belmont college here FOR a number
of years, dropped dead. a5ia+ " = ~
Paris.AThe November term of the
circuit court for Henry county closed
Its work, after having disposed of an
| unusually heavy. docket. 4 s.ba .7s
3l9'4t !iS .s.ss
In SelmeE-J IT. Haralson of Hum
boldt, district manager, has recently
organized two Woodmen Of the World
camps in McNairy county. y y ''7 :
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Dyersburg -Ligon Scott, 30-year.
Old negro, attacked Mrs. Herbert Hud
son at her home five miles north OF
this city, and made, his Fescape. ahla
:" So
Covington.-Coyington Red Gross
chapter has completed Its first unit
of garments and surgical dressings and
a shipment was made to st. Louis
stf IL; tIGIII sisis 81. 'siDiAI HIS
Huntingdon.7-The cotton gin. of J, T,
Merrick at Westport was totally de.
stroyed by fire! This gin was running
at the time and the fire originated from
no' oo~' g.... i1s7 t'nab
Knoxville.-Eastern Hospital for
the Insane here has made arrange
ments to accommodate every, Tennes
see soldier in France who may be
come insane. l'Ni" "' '''9t 4''
| II nsflps4 $3.50 9gG- nE } g0i
/ Dickson.-An enthusiastic mass
meeting of the citizens of Dickson, in
the interest of nationwide prohibition
was held in the auditorium of Oak.
mont school. G5uit Is
/ Dyershnrg. r-Sam L. Gordon, who
has been in the officers training camp
at Fort ,Oglethorpe, winning q captain
| Icy, was a prominent young attorney OF
the Dyersburg bar. .t cs,a y
Friendship--Several citizens of the
town have organized a community
fuel and food conservation club, elect.
ing y Esq. J f., Park chairman and
Leslie Sims secretary.
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Dickson.-Floyd, the 11-year-old son
Of the Reverend and Mrs. B. F. Isom
Of this place, was seriously hurt here
when he was thrown from horse
which he was riding. 1a sfa@agH yfaf
|
| Paris-The school children OF Paris
are determined to do, their bit y q So
far numerous ways have been, devised
| to raise money to further the several
measures ifostered to aid N the war
Knoxville.-In the case OF the state
| against VIM. J. Oliver, prominent man.
ufacturer, charged with felonious as.
sault on j., H. Gilmour, labor organizer,
the jury reported verdict of not
| guilty. '''sf@ ~
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| .Huntingdon,-Pro James A. Robins,
I principal OF McTyiere training school
at Mckenzie, has been appointed fuel
administrator for Carroll county He
is urging the use of all the wood Pos.
sible this winter.
Memphis.-In a decision sweeping
In its scope, Leo Goodman was re.
stored to the office of commissioner
Of public utilities by Judge Laughlin
of the Fourth circuit court under a
writ of restitution.
Hohenwald.-The 7-year-old son OF
Ferris Savage, farmer, Is dead from the
result of fall over stump.
Selmer.-The McNairy county teach.
ers' association will hold its regular
meeting in Selmer Saturday. Dec. 1.
Athens.-E. B. Madison, secretary,
and c. E. King, chairman of the Nc.
MINI county democratic executive com.
mittee, have sent out call for mass
convention to be held in Athens Mon.
day, Dec. 8, for the purpose of selecting
and instructing delegates to the state
convention at Nashville, Dec. s.
Lexington.-A telegram was received
here by his father, Geo. w. Mccall,
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