McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-03-09
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

out water in her water works plant.
Newbern.-A special election has
been called for March 90 in the six
teenth district for the purpose of elect
ing a magistrate.
Knoxville Surveying for the Knox
vile interurban railway, which is to
connect Knoxville and Maryville, will
be finished in about 80 days.
Dyersburg.--The general dry goods
store of Ben Stamm, on the public
square, was destroyed by fire. This
store carried usually stock of $685.
600.
Waynesboro.-J. G. Stricklin, AZ, a
land agent and trader of that county,
was shot from ambush on one of the
prominent streets Of the town just af-
ter leaving a friends home en- route
to the hotel.
Johnson City-A movement is well
under way in East Tennessee to pre-
sent the name of Hon. Thad A. Cox Of
this city to the democrats for their
consideration for governor in the con-
test next year.
Humboldt. new $4,000 post.
office building In Humboldt has been
completed, but announcement has been
made that II will not be occupied TN
III April /, owing to delay In shipment
Of furniture and fixtures.
Dandridge.-A homemade railroad
that carries silage from silo to feed
box for the dairy cattle is feature Of
interest on the farm of w. ]. Meadows,
one of the demonstrators working with
the county agent, d. G. Helm.
Bristol-The entire estate of Eze-
kiel Gouge, wealthy corn whisky dis
tiller of Bristol, was levied on by the
government revenue authorities to col
lect claim against E. Gouge & Co.
for an alleged shortage of $152,310.
Sparta.-2ecause the demand for
pigs in White county has been strong
this year j. r. Mitchell, farmer near
here, has just returned from Peoria,
ILL.,, where he bought three pure bred
Pol.nd-China sows at an average cost
of $i0750.
Dyer-An unknown negro was TAX
en- from a freight train here by Dep
uty Sheriff w. T. Pentecost, and re-
volver and four quarts of whisky were
found in his possession. After these
were taken from him he escaped from
the officer.
Lynchburg.-At a special term of
the circuit court, held here for the
purpose of trying the case of the
State of Tennessee VS.. Charles Gill,
charged with the killing of his cousin,
a man named Roby, the case was COM
promised by Gill paying to the estate
Of the deceased the sum of $1,000.
Knoxville.-Mrs. Mary Flanagan,
aged 72, killed her son-in-law, Lewis
Williams, at the Flanagan home, when
Williams forcibly tried to enter the
home. Williams and his wife had
been separated nearly year when
Williams returned to his mother-in-
laws home and made threats.
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Covington.-The Firrt Presbyterian
church of this city elected Grant Reid,
James J. Miller, W.. F. Bringle and
Rev. R. P. Walker, pastor of the
church, as delegates from the First
Presbyterian church to the laymen's
convention of the Southern Presbyte-
rian church, which meets in New Or
leans, March 1915.
Humboldt number Of prospect
i've borrowers of this section met at
the office of the Humboldt business
mems club and organized the Hum
boldt national farm loan association,
with the following officers: G. w.
Clement, president; H. S. Stallings,
vice-president; A. r. Dodson, secre-
tary-treasurer; loan committee, w. A.
Thompson, NJ. F. Hamilton, M. T.
Moore.
Elizabethtown-Tne passing Of Rev.
George w. Edens at Knoxville caused
great surprise In this section, where
Rev. Edens was we'll known and has
number of relatives. Rev. Edens is
lineal descendant Of Rev. James
Edens. one of the first Baptist preach
ers who came to Carter county. 1t
has been stated that Rev. James
Edens brought the first Bible to this
county. He lived near the Big Spring
on Gay creek.
Nashville.-Right Rev. Thomas F.
Gailor. Episcopal bishop of Tennessee,
has received q cablegram from Eu-
rope telling him that his son, Frank
Hoyt Gailor, has enlisted with troop
of French cavalry and has gone to the
battle front in France.
Newbern.-A new modern school
building has been established near
Fairview church, north of Newbern,
and large number of pupils are en-
rolled, with MISS Ruth Smith of New
bern as principal. The new school
will be known as Lees academy"
in honor of Prof. A. S. Lee.
Bristol.-Bristol was proud in con-
necticn with her celebration OF the an
niversary of George Washington's
birth to be able to claim, perhaps, the
only living grandson of hero of the