McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-06-01
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports Of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

keep business normal.
Milan.-The commencement sermon
of the Milan high school was preached
by Rev. w. c. Sellers of Memphis.
Jacksonville Tennessee furniture
dealers association will hold the 1911
convention In Jackson on June and
Huntingdon.-It is highly probabl:
that Huntingdon will have free de
livery service of mail at an early date
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, growina
and wide-awake town, fourteen miles
south of here, will have hog show
Saturday, June 2.
Paris.-The sheriff and county court
clerk have made preparations for the
registration of all male persons of mil
itary age on June s.
Jacksonville Jackson camp, Sons
of Confederate veterans, has been re
organized, with William Holland as
commandant and C. E. Pigford as ad
jutant.
Dyersburg.-A large number of Con
federate veterans from Dyersburg ant
the surrounding towns will attend the
Confederate reunion in Washington
beginning June A.
Jacksonville Madison county rev
enue commission has completed the
annual audit of the books of Clerk anG
Master Nelson and found the affairs
of the office in good shape.
Memphis.-Les Darcy, noted Aus
tralian pugilist, died after an illness Of
several weeks. Darcy's trouble began
with bad teeth, causing an infection
that eliminated in pneumonia.
Clarksville.-Company X of Jackson
is commanded by Capt. Key in Clarks
vile, with 11S soldiers of the First
Tennessee regiment They came In
on especial train over the Tennessee
Central railroad.
Chattanooga-James w. Gerard, for
mer ambassador to Germany, who
was to have delivered an address al
the commencement of University o
Chattanooga, is unable to come at this
time.
Knoxville.-General staff officers o.
the United States army, soon to BIZ
designated by MAJ. -Gen Leonard T
Wood, will visit Knoxville within the
week to inspect sites for divisional
mobilization camp.
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Nashville.-The ..old guard of the
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
railway, composed of employees who
have been in the service Of the road
since the civil war, held its tenth an
nual meeting here.
Nashville.-As feature Of the cam
paign for the sale of Liberty loan
bonds the banks of Nashville announc
ed partial payment plan that will
place the bonds within reach of virtu
I ally every adult in the city.
Jackson.-Three foreign-born must
clans, members Of the orchestra fol
THE Birth of a Nation" shown last
week in Jackson, were the first to ap
ply to County Court Clerk J. A
Thompson for registration blanks, tc
be sent to New York City, their place
of residence. Two of the men were
born in Italy, but came to this country
in early youth.
Chattanooga.-Prof. J. c. Sapp, SUI
perintendent of schools at Dalton, Ga.
near here, is dead following injuries
received when tenant house on his
farm was blown down.
Knoxville-A fine of $50 was i'm
posed on the J. Allen Smith company
one of the largest milling establish
ments in the south, in the city record
er's court, disposing of the case charg
ing the company with the selling Of
flour short in weight.
Newbern.--The merchants of Dyel
county met at the courthouse In the
interest of the food fight, which is be
ing waged here. Nearly every mer
chant In the county was represented
at the meeting, and all have agreed Il
cooperate with County Farm Agent
e. F. Arnold.
Martin.--The twenty-sixth annual
session of the West Tennessee medi
cal and surgical association held 9
two-day session in Martin. There were
about $50 members present. John r
Paris, of Rutherford, president; DR.. T
E. Sawyer of Martin, vice president;
Dr. l. A. McSwain of Paris, secretary
and treasurer.
Knoxville-W o. "Chink" Lowe
Alfred w. Ogle and E. T. Evans have
been appointed second lieutenants b.
iOSiuCut bioWh AyICS VI Tie OulNtl
sity of Tennessee, in accordance will
war department instructions, and will
go to Washington for the marine corps
examination.
Smithville.-Chancellor A. H. Rob
erts closed a very important term o
his court at this place. He had yer.
large docket with much important liti
cation at this place, and was not abb,
to finish it on account of having t,
open court at Wartburs.
Nashville.-The closing chapter in
sensational murder case, which ha
been hanging fire in the crimina
court of Davidson county for the las
six years, was written when a verde