The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-10-19
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
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Street. Apply to E. C. King at the
Trustees Office If
Rev. G. B. Baskerville preached to
the Methodist congregation at the
High School Sunday morning during
the absence of the pastor.
Story telling win take place at the
library Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
Let all the children be present to en-
joy this hour.
For Sale-0ne Jewel Base Heater,
good as new, worth SIS. Will take
$25. Franklin Sturdivant. If
Giant Paper White Narcissus Bulbs.
N. R. Dupree & Co. If
Rev. c. V. Crabb and Mr.. R. G.
Evans of the Presbyterian church, at
tended the Tennessee Synod which was
in session at Murfreesboro from Tues
day night to Thursday.
Rt. Rev. Thos. F. Gailor, Bishop of
Tennessee, will come to Brownsville
Tuesday, October %, and will hold SER
vices at the Episcopal church at 1880
p. m. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
Cotton has been selling in Browns
vile for the past week at from q to
% cents and owe The receipts have
been unusually short, however, due
mainly to the lateness of the r in
maturing.
The county continues in need of
a rain. The roads are dustier than at
any other time this year. Travel is
exceedingly disagreeable. Our farm
ers are suffering greatly for want Of
stock water.
The oiling of our streets has been at
a standstill for more than a week, be-
cause of the delay in a shipment of oil.
The streets that have been treated
look powerfully good, and it is to be
hoped that all of our streets will be
taken care of.
Strayed or Stolen: From my home
on Key Corner street last Sunday af-
ternoon, a fine male colley pup-about
-foar naessssse ol,dlWiu eosae IL csil of
name sShepp r. anyone has this
dog now IN possession, please return
to William Written, Jr, and get a
liberal reward.
just take a good look at the stock
exhibits out at the Haywood County
Fair today and see what marvellous
improvements we have made alongthis
line. There isn't a county in West
Tennessee which can rival Haywood
IN Improvement during the past five
years.
The Haywood county cotton crop
will fall far short of an average this
season. The killing frosts of the past
week were the earliest this section has
had in more than twenty-five years
Our farmers were hoping for a latte
frost because of the fact that ourcrops
week were the earliest this ection has
Much damage has been done to both
cotton and late corn.
II you haven't attended the Hay
wood county fair this week you have
missed something great. 1t is by far
the biggest and best fair ever helt in
the county. Let everybody lend en-
enlargement to the management by
attending this the last day of the sea-
son. Let's give them a record break
ing crowd. They deserve it and llwho
go will be richly rewarded.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. S~ternberger are
the proud parents Of a son who came
to their home Thursday, October II.
French Orphan Fund.-The canned
fruit and vegetables which we hone
you will donate for the above named
fund, should be left at Curtis Drug
store, because Reds grocery, the first
place designated, is not in condition to
receive them on account of the fire.
The second Tuesday in December is
the date on which Brownsville must
select a board of mayor and aldermen.
1t has been rumored that the present
officers will not stand for reelection.
They all have served the city well. Es-
pecially have they looked well after
the financial side of our city govern
ment, which is in better condition by
far than when they took over the man
agement of our affairs.
The Brownsville District Woman's
Missionary Society of the Methodist
church will hold its annual meeting in
this place next Tuesday and Wednes-
day, the 23rd and Gath; the meeting
opening Tuesday at 2 p. m. and clos
ing with the Wednesday afternoon ses-
sion. Thirty auxiliaries are embraced
IN the district. Delegates from all
OF these are expected to be present as
well as the district officers and some of
the conference officers. Questions Vi
tai to the interest of the work will be
discussed and reports from all quar-
tiers in the district will be made. On
Tuesday night Mrs. S. S. Harris. a re-
turned missionary from China, and
now acting field secretary for the Wo-
mans Missionary Council, will address
the audience. The meeting will be
held at the Presbyterian church. Mis-.
sionary workers Of all the churches
and the public generally are cordially
invitnd