McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-08-31

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Dyersburg.-The women OF Dyers
burg and Dyer county have perfected
a county committee of the council o.
national defense.
Bolivar.-The faculty for the 1911
session OF Central high school OF Boil
var has been announced. M. L. Har
din is the principal
Paris.-T. p. Jernigan of this city
has been notified of the promotion OF
his son, Phillip Jernigan. to the rank
OF major in the aviation corps.
Newbern.-Robert Reed, prominent
citizen of Gibson county at Yorkvilic
eight miles east of Newborn, fell from
his hay loft and died from injuries.
Friendship.-The annual reunion OF
the Walker family was held at the
home Of George Walker, the old home.
stead, on the Tigrett-Dyersburg road.
Trezevant.-AA new drainage district
has been formed in Carroll, Gibson
and Weakley counties. The district is
along the south fork of the Obion
river.
Jackson Settlers of '61," an
organization OF the older citizens OF
Jackson and their immediate descend.
ants, will hold its annual outing on
August 80.
Trezevant.-Elder e. F. Adams. who
has been pastor of the Baptist church
here for the last two and a half years,
rendered his resignation to take effect
in 80 days.
Selmer.-Miss Ruby Moffatt OF Shell
byville, special conservation agent in
West Tennessee, delivered lecture
and gave practical demonstration of
canning here.
Baileyton.-The Holston association
Of Baptists held its one hundred and
thirty-first annual session with the
New Lebanon Baptist church, three
miles east of here.
Trezevant--At conference of the
members of the Baptist church at this
place the pastor, Elder e. f. Adams,
rendered his resignation, to take Of.
feet in a few weeks.
Dyersburg.-Mrs. w. r. Moore OF
Unionville has been doubly bereaved
in the loss of her 6-year-old son, who
died Aug. 10, and Perry Moore. anoth-
er son, % years of age, who died
August 15.
Newbern.-All arrangements have
been completed by citizens Of Dyer
county to attend the West Tennessee
farmers institute, which convenes for
four days session at Jackson. Sept.
s, 6, and s.
Knoxville.-The litigation brought
to break the will of the late Col. B. K.
Strong on grounds that he vas inca.
pable of making his win at the time
of his death was taken under advise.
ment by the court.
Jackson.-Dr. ]. L. Weber, pastor
of the First Methodist church, who ap.
piled for enlistment as chaplain in tho
United States army, has returned from
st. Louis, where he was examined and
found to be incapacitated.
Nashville.--Judge Joseh G. Higgins,
president of the Tennessee bar asso.
citation, has appointed all the lawyers
of Sumner county as reception COM
mittee for the annual meeting to be
held at Epperson Springs, Aug. 30-S1.
Selmer.-J. B. Gibson, rural carrier,
charged with killing E. L. Lambert,
postoffice inspector, at Stantonville,
waived examination before H. C.
Gooch, justice Of the peace, who fixed
his bond at $4,000, which was made.
His case will be tried at the Septem-
Der term OF the circuit court.
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Newbern. - The splendid rains
which have been falling throughout
this section Of the county assures one
of the largest crops ever known in
the history Of Dyer county. The sec
ond planting of Irish potatoes is look
ing fine and the prospects for = full
crop look promising.
Selmer. = The Selmer Woman's
Christian Temperance Union has been
organized into a Red Cross auxiliary
to the Memphis chapter. Mrs. ]. E.
Powers, is chairman; Mrs. w. D.
Hagy, is vice chairman; Mrs. w. X.
Alternately, secretary, and Mrs. H. G.
Alternately, treasurer. They will make
a speciality Of making hospital sup
plies and knitting.
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Jackson.-For the purpose Of pre-
pairing to extend welcome to and
look after the needs Of the 5000 or
more delegates to assemble at the an
nual West Tennessee farmers insti-
tute, at the experiment station here,
Sept. IS, and z, President r. F.
Spragins, of the association Of COM
MERGE has named the following COM
mittee: H. C. Ross. William Holland,
J. d. johnson, J. L. Rosenbloom and
Sam Tamm.
Memphis. Demonstration farms viii
be established by the N, G. q st. L.
railroad in every county in Tennessee
which the line traverses, according TO
II. M. Cottrell, director OF the farm de-
velopment bureau, after making an az.
ricultural tour with John Howe Peg.