Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-11-02

Some concrete walks have 6eel
placed recently 10 east end tina
adds to the looks and convenience
of that portion Of the town.
DR.. B. G. Dodds has been KEEP
at home this week on account o
sickness. He is improving am
hopes to be out before many more
days.
The W.C.T.U. will hold q
special prayer service for the sol.
der boys next Wednesday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Geo. 5.
Price. Every lady who is inter
ested in our soldier boys is invited
to be present. The hour is $3.50.
Miss DeRhoda Wingo. of Tree
want, was one of the many high
school girls, who were in town last
Friday from Irrelevant. DeRhoda
has many friends among the older
people, as well as the younger
set, who were glad to see her
again.
The home of Clifford Eskew in
the Seventh district was destroyed
by fire last week. He saved prac-
tically nothing from the ruins,
Parties were here Tuesday solicit.
ing funds from our people to as
sist him in purchasing the neces-
-saries of life.
The ladies Of West Tennessee
did their bit 10 securing subscrip-
lions to the liberty loan. The to-
tai amount secured by the ladies'
of this section of the state is
$703,85Q In Carroll county Mrs.
g. w Mckenzie. Of Mckenzie,
secured 81 900.
There are several cases of small
pox in Mckenzie and the Ninth
district. From what we can learn
it is not a very malignant type Of
the disease. Quite a number of
the citizens are vacinating and
everything possible is being done
TO prevent the spread of the dis
ease.
The fourth Sunday in November
has been set for Red Cross Day"
at Long Rock. The purpose of
the meeting is mainly to organize
a Red Cross society. Rev, G w.
Wood is the superintendent of the
Sunday school at Long Rock and
is taking an active interest in the
Red Cross movement at that place.
G.. P. Thompson, of the Twenty
third district, is building him
new residence on his farm. The
building will be fve-room bun
gaIow, and will be quite an at
tractive and convenient home when
completed. Mr.. Thompson is
Woodworking man and deserves
much praise for the improvements
he is putting on his home.
At a recent meeting of the
mayor and aldermen of Hunting
don G. NJ. Watson and NJ. +.
Priest we're elected members Of
the board to fill the vacancies
caused by the death of G. A. Teach
out and the removal of +. H.
Dowdy from the town. Messrs.
Watson and Priest are both pro-
gressive business men of the town
and will make active and valuable
members of the city council.
Mr.. Frank McKelvy secured an |
honorable discharge fromtbe army /!
The past week and returned home |
saturday. He volunteered in June
IF this year and joined the battery |
If field artillery organized at Paris, /
Tenn, and with that command |
vas sent to Camp Sewer, Green
lille, S. 9. After the death of his
'ather the past week, the discharge
vas asked and granted, and he
will take his fathers territory on
he road with the Falls City Cloth
ng company of Louisville. Milan
exchange.
Two boys we're arrested by
heriff Kirk and Deputy Rust the
rst of the week. They had been
near Hico and one had
urchased a pair of,,shoes from q.
J. BouIdin aud was leaving with
ut settling for same. The officers
ere notified to be on the lookout
,r them. When arrested one of
lie boys had pistol in his grip.
he shoes were paid far but the !
o. with the pistol was held and |
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