McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-16

Oxford at Warrehs Bluff.
Paris.-D. Brundridge was killed al
Mckenzie while on duty as brakeman
for the l.. & N. railroad company.
Knoxville.-An addition to the plant
OF the Knox stove works, whereby the
capacity of the plant will be doubled
Is being built.
Memphis.-W. A. Weatherall, aged
6b, widely known throughout Tennes
see and one Of the leading figures in
the Socialist party, is dead.
Newbern.-A mass meeting will be
held at the courthouse in Dyersburg
March s for the purpose of establishing
creek in the Lewis Greek drainage
district.
Bolivar-Cecil Gaines, of Myrtle
Miss, is held in the Jail here charged
with being accessory before the fact in
the robbing of Thomas Gray, from
whom $500 was taken.
Franklin.-Dr. C. s. Moss sailed last
week from New York on the steamer
Columbia for Ponce, Porto Rico, where
he goes to take charge of st. Luke s
hospital, where he will be surgeon in
charge.
Memphis.-F. l. Wright, dairyman
OF Horn Lake, Miss, was arrested by
a pure food officer on charge Of adul.
terating milk which he was selling in
Memphis Wright is alleged to have
been mixing his milk with water.
Bristol.-In response to a call from
the National Red Cross society, the
Bristol organization is shaping mat
tiers to increase it's membership and
to make preparations for service in
the event of war
Springfield.-A number of parents
charged with violating the compulsory
school law were arraigned before
Judge c. G. Holman and in all cases
where it seemed justified the judge
dismissed the defendants on payment
of costs.
Jackson.-A man purporting to be a
U. S. soldier, who said war had been
declared and that he had been detailed
to raise 200 of the 375,000 volunteers
called for, suddenly left Jackson after
the local recruiting officers issued or.
ders for him to depart.
Knoxville. samuel Bailey, Is years
old, was frozen to death at Byington,
near here, and locomotive fireman
was frozen speeches. when an engine
stopped at Clinton for water The
body of young Bailey was found near
his home lying in field.
Jackson-As state regent OF the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, Mrs. Thomas Polk has called on
all members of that organization, as
we'll as all other citizens, to display
American flags over their homes and
places of business as mark of patri-
otism.
Fayette.-Lincoln county has also
joined the ranks of expert beekeepers.
A visit to this county of c. E. Bar.
tholomew, Bookkeeping specialist of the
division of extension, University OF
Tennessee, Knoxville, has resulted in
the formation of an organization OF
beekeepers of the county.
Lexington.-Dr ]. V. Freeman o:
this place., presiding elder of the Lex
ington district of the Methodist Epis'
copal church, South, and one Of the
most aggressive churchmen Of his de-
nomination, has received notice of his
appointment to the position of grand
chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Ten
nessee, Free and Accepted Masons.
Knoxville.-"Uncle Tom" Woodfin
aged LOG years, an ante-bellum negro
is visiting his friend of many years
ago, D. l.. Smith, prominent lawyer
of Knoxville, counsel for the Southern
railway. Mr.. Smith is showing the
aged colored man a great time and is
enjoying the experience very much
himself. He delights in letting the
old man tell his friends how he rec
ommembers" Jefferson Davis and Gen
Lee.
Knoxville. Patrick L. Thornburgh
aged "a, member of company A, First
North Carolina infantry, died in a 10
cal hospital from injuries sustained as
the result of an accident that hap
pened as the special train taking his
regiment home from Texas was leav
ing Knoxville. Thornburgh hat
climbed ON top of car and was wav
ing farewell when his head struck {
viaduct support and he was knocked t.
the ground.
committee of Coffee met and awarded
the deposits of the county's funds t.
the First National bank of Tullahom,
and the Peoples Bank & Trust com
pany of Manchester.
Chattanooga.-Bet forty ant
fifty girl operatives OF the Medelin,
hosiery mills of Chattanooga went on
on a strike because the management
announced that o. l.. Virgins, super
intendent for the past thirteen years
was to be reduced from his executive
position.
Newbern.-Dr. M. d. Austin, wit
has been serving as pastor of the by
ersburg Baptist church for three years
has rendered his resignation to TAX
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