Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-10-19
Town and County News


Mrs. Joe PrleSt IS visiting her
sister, Mrs. Ross Teachout, at
Meridian, Miss. She left the first
of the week and was accompanied
as far as Jackson by her husband.
H. E. draper, of Lexington,
was here last Monday looking after
some matters connected with the
drainage business. Mr.. Graper is
interested in Drainage District
| No. 2.
/ j. Edwin Black came in the lat
ter part of last week from Bryion.
IN. c., to spend a few weeks with
his son, Leslie Black. and assist in
| the fall work. Joe Black is also
here for a while.
All parties indebted to DR.. w.
N. Enochs, deceased, BY note or
account, are requested to call at
the Farmers State Bank and make
settlement and save cost. r. E.
Traywick, Admr. 37.tf
| Miss Daisy Mebane has gone to
Jackson to enter school. She en-
tered the Memphis Conference Fe-
male Institute, taking the place Of
her sister, Miss Essye, who was
married last Saturday.
All unpaid subscriptions to the
Red Cross Fund is now past due,
and will be very much appreciated
if those who have not paid, will
call on Neill Wright and pay
amount due to him.
All members of the Red Cross
Chapter of Huntingdon and Car
roll county are urged to be att meet
ing at court house Monday night,
October 20, when officers for the
ensuing year for the chapter will
be elected. A. NJ. Lee, Chairman.
Mrs. G. A. Teachout came home
from Nashville the first Of the
week. where she had been for a
week at the bedside of her hus-
band. Mr.. Teachout's condition
continues to improve and his peo-
pie are hopeful that he will be able
to return home in a few weeks.
Corporal James H. Russell. u
member Of the Army Travelling
Recruiting Party, now located at
Mckenzie, was in Huntingdon
Wednesday soliciting volunteers
for the army. He says this sec
ton of the country has been pretty
we'll drained of those desiring to
enlist.
Circuit court will convene next
Monday for the October term. The
docket is not heavy one ard the
work of the term will likely be
completed in one week. This is
very busy time and it will be for
tunate if the people interested will
not have to be detained from their
farm work longer than one week. !
The West Tennessee synod of
the Cumberland Presbyterian
church is in session in jackson
this week. 1t convened Tuesday. |
The Woman's Missionary Society
of this church will meet at the |
same time. Rev. P. f. johnson. !
of Mckenzie, is the stated clerk !
and treasurer. The sessions are
being we'll attended.
Ed l.. r. Riley, of Jackson, |
was elected pastor of the Tree |
want Baptist church at a confer |
ence of its members on last Sun i
day morning. Ed. Riley is a re- !
cent graduate of Union University /
at Jackson and has preached in
Irrelevant recently. 1t is thought !
he will accept the call and will
move on the field soon.
Mr.. F. T. Toby, the civil engi-
neer of drainage district No. /.
was notified last Wednesday, by
representatives of the Canal Drain
ace Company, that the company
would begin moving and placing
it machinery, preparatory to be-
ginning work on the ditch in
twenty DAYS. 1t will not be long
until we will begin to see the dirt
fly from this canal.