The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-09
ADDITIONAL LOCAL


Delayed meals get on the cooks
nerves. With Coles Hot Blast Range
your meals are always on time.
The county school board met Mon
day morning and transacted some rou-
tine business. Many of the rural
schools are now closed for the cotton
picking season.
The weather this week has been ideal
and u farmers have had an excellent
time for harvesting their cotton crop.
The crop is so short this year that on
ly a short time will be required for
picking it.
Preaching at court house next Sun
day by Evangelist W. S. Long of the
Church of Christ. A cordial invita-
ton extended to all. Services at II
a. m. and 1880 p. m.
The food card campaign for Hay
wood county was a great success as
have all campaignsGn this county for
wal purposes. Something like three
thousand cards have been signed and
returned to Chairman S. F. Thomas.
Elsewhere in this issue will be found
an advertisement of Mr.. Waterield's
new book. 1t is a gem worth its weight
in gold. Read the ad and buy the
book. All the profits go to the
French orphans.
Combination horse, perfectly gentle,
will be sold November 10th, to the
highest bidder at the court house at l
o'clock, p. m. Haywood County Fair
Association.
The following men have been or
dered to report to the local board for
military duty and for transportation to
the mobilization camp at Camp Cor
don, Atlanta, Ga. They are ordered
to report at / o'clock on the afternoon
of NovembeS@4R, 1917. Those included
in the csT are Roy Scott Moore, Ma
than sYorders and Fred Hall.
ThH a~fternoon the Brownsville foot
sAteam viii meet the Ripley High
School team on the local gridiron. The
local team defeated the Ripley boys
early in the season and are now play
ing them a return game. The teams
are well matched and the game should
prove close and exciting.
Work on the Methodist church is
progressing rapidly now and it is ex-
pected that the building will be COM
pleted by December LIST. The cost of
improvement which was at first esti-
mated at $4,000 has been increased
to approximately 10000. This is
mainly due to changes and additions
to the original plan and to increased
cost of material and labor.
The Haywood County High School
foot ball team met the Central High
School team of Memphis on the local
field last Friday afternoon. The To-
cal team proved no match for the Mem
phis boys and were defeated by the
score of So to 0. The Brownsville boys
fought gamely but were outmatched in
skill, weight and experience. The
Memphis team is one of the strongest
school teams in the state.
Rev. B. ]. Russell left Tuesday af-
ternoon to attend the annual meeting
of the Memphis Conference at Murray
Ky. For three years Nh. Russell has
been pastor of the Brownsville circuit
and his people have asked for his re-
turn another year. Rev. H. B. John
ston also has just completed his third
year as presiding elder of the Browns
vile district, and he has made a splen-
did presiding officer. The entire dis
trict would be delighted to have him
returned for his fourth year.
The fourth quarterly conference of
the Brownsville Methodist church was
held in the church building on Monday
evening of this week. The meeting
was presided wei by Presiding Elder
II. B. Johnston. All reports relating
to the business and spiritual interests
of the church were of a most crafty
ing nature. The financial obligations
were met in full as is always the case.
The twenty-seven members of the off
cial board were reelected for another
year. F. R. Ogilvie was reelected Sun
day school superintendent. G. w.
Lyle was reelected district steward.
j. W. Byrn was reelected recording
steward and d. V. Bond was reelected
lay leader.
Buy your new and best hardware at
Waiter Forrest Hardware Co.'s. AZ
Within a few days the campaign for
Y. M. c. A. funds will be started in
this county. This fund is being solic-
tied under the direction of the National
War Work Council and is for the bene-
fit Of our boys in camp. The amount
to be raised in the nation is $38, 000,-
600. The amount allotted to Haywood
county is $4,000. 1t should be raised
without any difficulty as there is no
more important work than that of
looking after the spiritual, mental and
physical interests Of our boys at the
front.
Money to Loan on improved real es-
tate at 8 per cent. See A. R. Tay-
lor, #