Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-24
h'KENZIE HAPPENINGS
Items Of Interest From a Live
IiustIing Town

Mrs. g. w. Burroughs, of Nash
vile, is visiting with home folks
this week.
Mrs. j. Kemp returned Tuesday
Of last week after spending three
weeks in Texas.
Rev. Hamilton, pastor Of the NJ.
+. church, south, is holding a
meeting at Trezevant.
Rev. Dishman, wife and daugh-
ter spent several days visiting
friends in Union City last week.
Miss Thelma Harwood, of At
wood, spent Saturday and Sunday
in Mckenzie visiting schooImates
and friends.
Miss Helen Hamilton left Sun
day to take up her school work at
Trezevant. Miss Hamilton taught
last year at Halls.
John Young, of Halls, spent
several days this week with Rev.
Hamilton and family.
Herbert Cannon, OF Atwood,
who is candidate for trustee,
was in Mckenzie last Thursday
looking after his interests.
Miss Annie Lee Hamilton, who
has studied music in Chicago for
two years, is spending her vacation
here with her parents, the Rev.
Hamilton and wife.
w. G. johnson, of Paris, spent
Tuesday of last week with w. M.
Younkin, looking after his interest
in the johnson Porter Clay Com
pany. Mr.. johnson is president
Of the company.
Joe Thomson, son of Bosh
Thomson, is at home for a few
days. Joe has been accepted as
an officer at Fl. OglethOrpe and
this may be bis last trip home for
some time.
McTyeire school opened with
the usual interest. Orally Berry
hill, an old McTyeire boy, is going
to assist ii the school for at least
q month, but will return to Van
derbilt later.
r. w. VanHorn, who holds an
important position as boOkkeeper
with Goldsmiths in Memphis, with
his family, is spending his vacation
in Mckenzie and visiting with the
George Ridley family.
Rev. G. w. Burroughs, of
Nashville, spent several days in
Mckenzie with friends and rela-
tives this week and preached at
Atwood Sunday, and also attended
a meeting at Shiloh Monday.
S. e. Fletcher and family and
Charlie Walpole motored to Mem
phis last Friday. j. E. and Char
lie returned home Tuesday, but
Mrs. Fletcher will visit several
points in Mississippi before re-
turning.
The Cumberland Presbyterian
meeting is in progress now with
the Revs. Edgar Mccoy and K. H.
jackson in charge. A real old.
time gospel meeting is on, several
conversions being reported and
many more expected.
j. w. Whitsett informs us that
his two sons, who left for Colorado
some time ago, are improving in
health. Mr.. Whitsett is a splen-
did citizen and everyone will be
glad to know when his sons are
ready to return home.
Mrs. E. P. Marshall received
telegram last Friday that her
brother ia Therber, Texas, had
been instantly killed in an explos-
ion. Mrs. Marshall left for that
place at once and will visit a few
days there before returning home.
Mrs. A. j. Smith and children,
of Milan are visiting with Mckenzie
relatives. Mr.. Smith better
known in Huntingdon as Andrew,
is going to move to Ripley, having
accepted a position there in the
school. Andrew has made good in
school work,
Ed McNeal, our high sheriff is
enforcing the traffic law here and
II you folks from the county seat
don't want to help pay for our nice
oiled streets and good sidewalks
and our mayors salary, you had
better smash the rubber bulb, and
rattle the tin on your lizzie as you
turn the corners.
Charlie Costen, who recently
Joined the Machine Gun Company
n Murfreesboro, visited a few
DAYS at home this week. Charlie