McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-03-30

Greeneville chair factory was sold at
public sale for the payment of debts.
Dyersburg.- While holding rabbit
which he had killed, Albert Little, %,
was accidentally shot and later died
from loss of blood.
Dyersburg.-Five members Of the
family of F. NJ. Houser, an undertaken
of this city, were injured when their
automobile turned turtle.
Paris.-Sept. 10, 20, q and 20 are
the dates for holding the annual meet
ing of the Henry county fair at the
fair grounds east of town.
Memphis.-For the first time in the
history of the organization the Amer
lean Laryngological, Neurological,
Oenithological society will hold SEES
sion in Memphis.
Observation-Disclosures of the tor.
nado that passed through the Pleas
ant Point and Dunn vicinities are that
the only persons injured were Mrs.
Newton and her daughter.
Observation-Disclosures for military
company in Vanderbilt university is
asked of Gen. Leonard Wood by Chan
cellor Kirkland Of Vanderbilt, who has
written for the necessary rifles, uni
forms and other equipment.
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Trimble.-The dead body of a baby
found in shoe box, which lay beside
the roadway four miles southeast of
here for several days, until the grew
some discovery was made, has been
buried near the spot where 1t was
found.
Observation-Disclosures of purebred Alb
erdeen-Angus beef cattle have organ
lied an association for the county and
elected the following officers: John
Hicks, president; Sam Yearout, vice
president; H. r. Duncan, secretary
treasurer.
Nashville.-John Lightsinger, charg.
ed with the robbery of nine Nashville
churches before being captured by city
detectives, pleaded guilty to six cases
OF house-breaking and larceny and
was sentenced to from one to five
years in each case.
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high school board met in Brownsville
and elected the following teachers for
another year: w. NJ. McLaurine prin-
cipal; assistants, ]. R. Ellsworth, Miss
Fletcher Coppege, Miss Marion Ander-
son, Miss Laura Bang and Miss Kate
Smith.
Pulaski.-At special session of the
county court the court voted that
County Judge Hannah draw up a bill
which will enable him to issue inter.
est-bearing warrants to be used to pay
for the building of the new brick fire.
proof county poorhouse. Provision was
also made for taking care of the float.
ing debt of the county.
Bristol-Now that Washington and
Johnson counties have entered the list
of good roads counties, the former by
its vote, when it decided upon a road
bond issue of s750,000, and elected
commissioners to construct roads,
East Tennessee is practically assured
of a comprehensive system of mac.
adam highways.
Dyersburg.-Four negro prisoners
broke Jail here and escaped on passing
freight trains, eluding the officers
One Of the prisoners was captured
near Newbern and returned to Jail.
Two others were located two miles
north of Halls by Deputy Sheriff Jeff
Yarbrough. When the officer attempt.
ed to arrest the two negroes, Will
Thomas, one of them, shot the officer,
killing him instantly. One shot from
the officers pistol entered the negro's
mouth and jaw, paralyzing his speech.
Thomas surrendered, but begged to be
turned over to the sheriff OF Dyer
county, and as an inducement to do so
stated that there was a reward of ST.
600 for him from that county. AS soon
as the tragic death of Yarbrough was
learned by his friends in Halls they
formed mob and hanged the negro
to tree north of Halls.
Chattanooga.-The following officers
were elected by the Tennessee Wood
men of the World in the closing ses-
sions of their eleventh biennial con
vention here: Dr. ]. l.. Andrews, Mem
phis, head counsel; A. c. Gray, Knox
vile, head adviser; Carl Williams,
Jackson, head banker; Dr. T. E. Saw
yer, Martin, head clerk; A. G. Bell,
Nashville; George G. Jones, Chatta-
nooga; F. C. Hall, Athens; w. A. War
math, Martin, and G. F. Wink, Milan,
head auditors. Delegates to the SOW
ereign camp which will meet In At
lanta in July are: J. c. Cobb, Nash
willie; C. L. Andrews, Union City; H.
F. Wenning, Chattanooga; G. w. Book
er, Knoxville, and Terry Alternately,
Selmer. Other officers elected are. C.
A. Kelly, Trenton, head escort; G. w.
Holland, Dresden, head Waterman, and
w. c. Wingo. Of Hornbeak, sentry.
Nashville was decided upon as the
meeting place for the next convention.
Athens-A bill giving McMinn coun-
ty authority to issue 100000 for the
building of new roads has been drawn
and sent to Representative II NJ. Can
dler at Nashville.