Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-02-09

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/ Texas. is visiting relative and
friends near town. Mr.. Moore
left here with his family several
years ago for Arizona on account Of
/ his wife's health. He has not only
prospered. but his wife has re.
gained her health and is well
pleased with the west. They left
Arizona for Goose Creek, Texas,
last fall, but will move back to
Arizona next May. He will be
here two weeks and is enjoying his
stay with homefolks and old friends
The court of civil appeals handed
down a decision last Saturday at
Jackson 10 the case of Martin Oil
YER and wife VS.. Will Turner and
wife, sent up from the chancery
court of Carroll county. The opin-
ion of the chancellor was affirmed.
This is bill to construe the will
of Robert Green. The chancellor
ruled that 140 acres of land were
subject to inheritance and distri-
button. This the high court af-
frmed and remanded the case for
further hearing.
The bad, cold weather has had
it's effect on the attendance Of
our rural schools. The epidemic
of measles, which has prevailed
very general over the county, has
also hindered the school work to a
considerable extent, The two to-
gether will very likely cut down
the general attendance quite mater
tally. The schools of the county
opened up this winter with fine
prospects, bat the hinderances
came, which could not be pre-
vented, and The results wilInot be
altogether as satisfactory as they
otherwise would have been.
The farmers Of Carroll county
should raise enough Irish potatoes
at least to supply the home de-
mand There are shipped into this
county every year thousands Of
bushels Of Irish potatoes end fire.
ouently sold from 81 to 81 50 per
bushel. They are being shipped
in now, and sold at over 81 per
bushel We understand there is
money in growing Irish potatoes
at 70 cents bushel. These thous
ands of dollars sent off every year
for Irish potatoes should be kept
at home. Our farmers should be
exporters and not importers when
| it comes to handling farm products.
The carriers last week presented
E. A. Morgan, the retiring post
master, with a fine Seth Thomas
clock, and to Mrs, Daisy Morgan,
the assistant postmistress, they pre-
sented a chest of silverware. These
gifts we're presented as mark
of their appreciation of the post
master and assistant, and an evil
dence of their kind remembrance
of the pleasant relations that have
existed between them during Mr..
Morgan's term of Office. Their
relations have been the most pleas
ant and this entire force wish MIR.
Morgan we'll in whatever avocatlon
of life he may enter. Mrs. Nor
gan will remain with the new man
agement.
1t has been many years, if ever
before, in the history of cotton
speculation since cotton had a
worse break than was experienced
last week on the receipt of the
Germany blockade announcement
After the opening of the New FORK
market cotton dropped in few min
utes over 800 points, or an extreme
break of over $25 per bale. Much
Of this loss was regained in the
rally that followed. Spot cotton
did not respond to the future
fluctuations, and there seemed to
be a strong disposition among cot
ton holders not to turn loose, and
there is very little cotton being
placed on the market. From news
paper reports it must have been
exciting times among the cotton
SPECTATORS,
The Memphis News Scimitar re-
Gently gave two remarkable in
stances of negro prosperity One
family at the beginning of the croL
of 1916 owed 1900. His cotton
crop liquidated this debt, paid the
landlord for the years supplies
and left 81, 100 to his credit il
bank. The other rented land
bought supplies from the LANDLORD
on credit, and started in without
dollar. He paid out of his croI
all of his debts and had $4,000 tC
b;e orod;t IN honI, ROthstbacn no