McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-07-20
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

Dyersburg. C. McAfee. a leading
citizen of Tigrett, has been elected
county and leyee commissioner TO,
Dyer county.
Chattanooga.-Mercer Reynolds, who
was chairman, has resigned from the
county exemption board in charge Of
the territory south of the river here
Nashville.-Edwin Sumner GARDNER
one of the most widely known horse
men In the south. died at his home
Avondale, near Gallatin. Of apoplexy
Newbern.-The hay crop In Dyel
county is said to be the shortest evel
known in the history of the county
The entire Clover crop was frozen Out
last winter.
Knoxville Summer School o.
the South will begin on July 16 spe
cial course for food conservation ant
other courses which will train the peo
pie to meet war conditions.
Nashville.-Buddy Morgan, former
ly all4Southern center on the Wander
bilt football team, is now in France
with Gen. Pershing as member Of
the Johns Hopkins hospital unit No
Is.
Chattanooga.-Maj. Gen. John T
Morrison, who was assigned to the
command Of all regular troops al
Chickamauga park, is one of the best
known writer's on military subjects ir
the country.
Johnson City.-John l.. Cobbs OF the
United States forest service is in the
city in the interest Of securing recruits
for the Lumber Jack Regiment,
which is now being organized for serv
ice in France.
Clarksville.-Capt. Joseph Russell
Trotter, Jr., who formerly lived in this
county, is a captain IN Gen. Pershing''
command. He is the son of Squire
Joseph Trotter and has shown marked
devotion and ability.
Clarksville.-The Montgomery coun
ty board of education met in quarterly
session with all members present. Su
perintendent lobe reminded the board
that economy was the watchword that
must govern the members in making
appropriations, as the finances were
limited.
Chattanooga.-Mrs Arthur Smitl
was burned to death at Dunlap wheI
the Smith home was destroyed by fire
Her husband, awakened from his sleel
by flames, attempted to rescue thu
victim, but stumbled in the smoke ant
dropped her senseless body into thu
flames.
Jackson.-It has been suggested fol
lowing a good roads meeting al
Brownsville that If that section of the
Memphis Bristol highway through
Haywood and Upton counties as now
designated is not soon completed the
route will be changed to 60 by way Of
Osyka and Henning.
Camden.-Robert Stockard, Jr., II
years old, son of Senator Robt. L
Stockard, fell from the second story o
the First National bank building, nov
in course of rebuilding, and came nea
losing his life. An old negro lahore
saw the boy fall and ran in unde
him, catching him in his arms, there
by saving his life.
Chattanooga. M. Anderson, ref
cree in bankruptcy, in an opinion II
the case of the Dayton Coal & Iror
company, held the mortgage held by
the Central Trust company as trustee
for the Scottish bankers, is invalid
because the bankrupt company hat
never complied with the state law re
garding foreign corporations.
Jackson.-Hon. b J. Howard. VIII,
had served for 20 years as attorney
general OF the twelfth judicial circui
OF Tennessee, died at his home Il
Jackson OF paralysis. He had alread,
served longer than any other publ
official in the position he held AM
had recently been nominated withou
opposition for his fourth CONSECUTIVE
term.
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Huntingdon.--The Carroll count,
quarterly court, in its regular July ses
sion, unanimously adopted the resolu
ton prepared and presented by tn,
state highway commission providing
that the county purchase the right o
way and have surveyed and maintain
ed the two federal highways designat
ed by the state highway commission
through Carroll county and which ar
to be built by the state and fedora
governments.
Clarkesdale- an order from
Judge Tyler, John Riley, who was ar
rested two weeks ago upon the charge
of selling liquor near Guthrie, KY, bu
on the Tennessee side of house bull
across the line, has been released
from Jail and has enlisted in the army
Chattanooga.-By order Of Ma. Gen
Leonard Wood, board Of officers
consisting OF Col. Ernest v. Smith
Capt. William ]. Hillas and Capt
Douglas N. Mcmillan, has just beel
appointed for the purpose of conduct
ing examinations for commissions ii
the national guard.
Chattanooga.-Eva Higdon, the 6
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs