McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-03-23
LATE NEWS
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Happenings Over
Commonwealth
as Cleaned from
| Various Places

Petersburg.-Sam Wakefield was IA
tally burned by the explosion of boil.
er at the sawmill.
McMinnville.-Much interest is be-
ing manifested In a union revival meet,
ing at the Presbyterian church.
Jackson.-James Arthur, 4-year-old
son of March Arthur, suffered a
broken leg when he was run over by
street sprinkler.
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Jefferson City.-Dr. Virgin of Roa'
noke, Va, and singer, Mr.. Hamilton
are conducting a revival at the First
Baptist church.
Lynnville.-The forward movement
institute of the Columbia district con
ference was held at the Lynnville
Methodist church.
Knoxville.-The annual meeting OF
the Tennessee conference of charities
and corrections will be held In Knox
vile April 1861.
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Humboldt careful survey of the
acreage of strawberries which will be
shipped from Humboldt during this
season shows there are around $500
acres.
Bristol.-Experts from the univer
sity department Of extension, interest
ed in improving home and farm condi
tions in Tennessee, invaded Sullivan
county.
Lexington.-Since the resignation Of
Sheriff ]. Frank Martin Of Henderson
county, effective at midnight March 81
the race to fill out his unexpired term
has grown warm.
Bristol.-The body of Joseph Stew
| art, well-known resident Of Bluff
| City, aged 70, was found in mill
race. He evidently had fallen into the
water while fishing.
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Cookeville.-The election held in
this city providing for new charter
instead of the present aldermanic
form of government, resulted as fol
lows: For I'll, against lat.
Bristol.-A mass meeting was held
under the auspices of the board OF
trade to discuss means OF arousing a
general interest for increased agricult
ural production in this county.
Knoxville.-Several hundred Baptist
from upper East Tennessee left Knox
vile on special train for Atlanta to
attend the convention of the Southern
Baptist laymen's missionary move
| ment.
Bolivar. After knocking guard
Dell Marsh down with a club and
wrestling his pistol from him, c. L.
Smith and Roy Freed, convicts serving
time on conviction of robbery, escaped
from jail here. They were later caught
IN ravine after Smith had been shot
in the leg.
Bristol.-Judge N. P. Oglesby, oil
| Bristol, has announced his purpose to
continue as counsel for James Can
ter, the young Virginian, who has
three times faced jury on the charge
of having been implicated in the muir
der of Mrs. James R. Wilson, until
the case is finally disposed of.
Lexington.-The resignation of j
Frank Martin, who is serving his sec
| ond term as sheriff Of Henderson
county, is in the hands of Circui,
Judge N R.. Barham, and his sue
cessor is to be chosen at the county
court on the first Monday in April
Mr.. Martin has been in declining
health for some time.
Memphis.-The Chickasaw Guards
club, famous for almost half century
as the mecca of Memphis society. spon
sor for countless charming debutantes
Is bankrupt. After forty-three years
as an Incorporated organization its at
fairs are up in the federal court foi
judgment on a voluntary petition ir
bankruptcy.
| Jacksonville Madison county fruit
and truck growers association elect
ed the following officers to serve fol
the coming dear: J. G. Yarbrough
president; M. s. Pope, vice president;
H. M. Cartmell, secretary; 8. P. An
derson, assistant secretary; J. G
Marlowe, ST., was elected sales man
| age for the coming year.
Gleason.-A special election wa.
held in Gleason for the purpose Of as
certaining the will Of the voters con
corning a new proposed school distric
and 20-cent tax which carried 113 t.
g. The new board Of directors a
this election are as follows: A. M
Dunlap, M. e. Tanning, Brown Ed
mondston, Captain Smith and j. c
! Oliver.
Manchester.-J. T. Belue, agricultu
raj demonstration agent for Coffee
county, has begun the organization o
boys corn clubs.
Mckenzie. w. Black, one Of Nc
Kennels best known citizens, dice
suddenly, while witnessing the burn
ing of his own residence.
Knoxville.-With the slogan "tt
help the poor out of poverty" mem
bers of the Knoxville rotary club, ant
other business men, have completed
campaign in which they raised $40,
03s.50.
Jackson.-In a municipal election OF
the question of whether jackson
should issue 100000 in bonds as bonul