Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-03-02

1IZ per luIiuIGd d jas.
JOhns0a's.
Bate Bond, of Brownsville, and
Reg. j. Jones, of Paris, candidates
for attorney general, we're here
this week attending circuit court
and shaking hands with the peo-
pie. They are both fine young
men and will have much strength
in the attorney general contest.
Nath Thomas, a native Of this
county, and brother of J. B.
Thomas, Of the, Ninth district, has
been made deputy sheriff of his
county and has the job of working
prisoners on the public road His
salary is $3.50 a month. Mr..
Thomas lives in Oklahoma.
Ed. I. M. Hampton, of this
county, was taken to Nashville last
Saturday for an operation for APP
pendicitis. We understand his CON
dition was thought to be rather
serious and his people were very
uneasy about him. We have not
heard how he stood the operation.
Miss Iva Bond. who has been
teaching school at Ephesus, near
Vale. closed her school last Friday
and has returned home. She was
we'll pleased with the school work
and gave general satisfaction to
the patrons. George Washington
Day was observed as a closing ex-
ercise.
Roy Novis and Clarence Hair
rington, farmers living on route
four, are going to plant this year
| four acres in onions. If they can
succeed in raising a good crop and
obtain present prices they have "a
young fortune in prospect. We
do not think we ever saw the price
of onions as high as now
| H. E. Butler and family left
yesterday for jackson, where Mr..
Butler has a position with the {.
10. Lake Furniture Co. This is
an excellent family, with many
! friends in Huntingdon who see
them depart with much regret.
The good wishes of everyone fol
low then to their new home.
There is much sickness over the
county. The prevailing diseases
are measles, pneumonia and la
grippe. There have been many
/ deaths and there. are now some
very serious cases. An ages are
affected but the older people seem
to be suffering most from pneu-
monia.
Pink Bridges. a we'll known ne
GRO OF Huntingdon, died Monday
! OF pneumonia. He was a political
leader among the coIored people
and always took an active interest
in elections. He was also a car
penter aud fairly good worker.
The burial occurred Tuesday, a
large crowd turning out to the
burial.
This world that we're living ii
isa Jolly old place after ALL There's
lots moro sunshine than shadow il
it-lots more. All we've got to dc
is Just keep on the sunny side oil
the street. OF course, a fellow car
start off the day by being cross
and grabbed, and he can walk il
the shadows if he choose, but if he
does, its his own fault, and we
pity him, poor fellow, for he hates
himself, and other people don't
love him, and be accomplishes
mighty little in the world.
Mr.. Harry Williamson, who is
teaching at Malesus, is in Kansas
City this week attending a meet.
ing of the National Edueationa
Association. He is representing
the Madison County Teachers As
ISOLATION, Mr.. Williamson being
president of the organization. Mrs
| Williamson is spending the time
her husband is gone with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harve De
shong, of Atwood. Mr.. William
son is doing well in his schoo
work at Malesus and this trip, a.
a representative of the organiza
ton of that county, is a compll
ment to be appreciated.