McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-02
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Happenings Over
| Commonwealth
as Cleaned from
| Various Places

nlb o5tn year.
Manchester-No action has yet been
taken by the city council regarding
the ordinance calling an election to
vote on issuing waterworks bonds for
Manchester.
Carthage.-Announcementh has just
been made that the district conven-
ton Of Knights of Pythfas will be held
with Orion lodge of this city on the
night of March %.
Lexington.-The explosion Of coal
oil stove resulted in the destruction
by fire of the residence and its con-
tents of S. G. Parker, merchant at
| Darden.
Jackson.-In the case of the state
vs. Walter ]. Burke, charged with sell
ing liquor in Jackson in violation of
the statutes, there was mistrial in
the criminal court.
Jackson.-Mrs. John r. Dodds, SO,
who sustained burns on her face and
hands four weeks ago, when she fell
into an open fireplace, died at her
home, south Of the city.
Bristol.-It is announced that Small
ing G Cody of Bristol have sold their
limestone quarry near Bluff City to a
Virginia operator who is soon to in
stall an extensive plant.
Winchester.-The oldest co-opera-
tive creamery in the state, and prob
ably the Oldest cooperative creamery
in the southeast has entered on it's
eighth year of operation.
Chattanooga.-C. Frazier, private
detective, and former sheriff of Rhea
county, was killed, and his nephew,
Homer Frazier, was critically wound
ed in a pistol duel here.
Nashville.-J. A. Parker, charged
with shooting and probably fatally
wounding his wife, has been unable
to make bond. Parker claims the
shooting was an accident.
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Cleveland. Seven Bradley county
birds took eight ribbons at the big
Gold Special poultry show at Okla
homa City, Okla, on exhibition with
the strongest competition in the west.
Decherd.-There is almost an cpl
demic of grip and measles at this
place. Entire families are confined to
their beds with the two maladies in
some cases. Pneumonia is also prev
alent.
Memphis. -Recognizing the value of
cow-testing association to COM
munity where good cows are kept, rs
dairymen and business men of Shelby
county have organized an association
here.
Waverly.-Capt. Thos. WHY, one of
Humphreys county's best and most
likeable citizens, died at his home in
old Reynoldsburg, formerly the county
seat, on Tennessee river, aged about
68 years.
Bristol.-W. B. McSpadden, Bris-
toll young man, has been advised he Is
the winner of the national prize for
window electric decorations. He was
in a contest with decorators in all
states. His prize will be Ford car.
Clarksville.-At a meeting OF the
Montgomery county medical associa-
ton held here, the following officers
were elected. DR.. ]. w. Ross, presi-
dent; DR.. R. B. Mawn, vice-president;
DR.. B. M. Little, secretary; DR.. Ray
Webb, delegate to the staf conven-
ton.
Memphis.-William H. Taylor, dep
uty sheriff, died at st. Joseph's hos
pital from a pistol wound in the head.
The shot was fired by B. Browning, 81
years old, florist. Browning is lock-
ed up at the central police station on
| a charge Of murder. Jealousy over a
young wife, police say, is responsible
| for the killing of the officer.
Cleveland.-Dr. J. l.. Mackey, a
prominent physician of this county,
residing near Charleston, received Sc
rious injury in an accident at Cal
houn. While driving along in his car
he was caught by three telephone
wires which were being strung across
the pike road and were elevated just
enough to jerk the doctors hands
from the steering wheel and throw
him to the back of the car with ter
rifle force. One rib was broken and
| his spine injured to the extent that
| paralysis Is feared
Chattanooga.-All that now remains
on the Queen & Crescent Route" one
of Chattanooga's noted railroad sys-
TENS, is the name on various Offices in
the city, ard these are being obliter-
ated.
Knoxville-Garfield Carter, charged
with robbing the lakewood postoffice,
suburb OF Knoxville, has escaped
from the Anderson county Jail at Clin-
ton. Frank Massengil, another pris-
oner, escaped at the same time. They
gained their liberty by digging through
brick wall.
Nashville.-A Dunlap special says
that verdict of acqrittal was re-
turned there in so-called ''nightrider'
case In which six defendants were
charged with whipping Robert King
and Mrs. Dennis in Sequachie coun-
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