McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-10-05
TENNESSEE
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Paris.-Extensiye Improvements are
being made at Maplewood cemetery.
Dyersburg.-The first meeting of the
Dyer County Teachers association will
be held In Dyersburg Oct. 10, at the
high school.
Knoxyille.-A company Of steve.
dores will probably be organized from
the negroes who are enlisting for this
service In Knoxville.
Knoxville.--The Cincinnati branch
Of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will hold a three-day session
here beginning Oct. 8.
Springfield.-The Springfield Boost
or club, 100 strong, and accompanied
by the local brass band, has made its
fourth tour of the country.
Jacksonville first annual conven.
ton of the Shiloh National Park Divis-
ion of the Burlington Way, will be
held in Jackson on Oct. Is.
Nashville.-In the general municipal
election William Gupton was elected
mayor of Nashville, defeating Hilary
Howse by majority of 164.
Knoxville.-East Tennessee emerg-
ency and regular agents have been
announced by the division of extern
sion of the University of Tennessee.
Benton-G. B. Smith, an extrustee
of Polk County, died at his home about
eight miles south of here. Mr. Smith
was one of the Oldest men in Polk
county.
Dyersburg pond creek ditch, in
Dyer county, is nearing completion.
When finished large area in Dyer
and Crockett counties will be greatly
enhanced in value.
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Dyersburg.-The chamber of com
merce at Dyersburg has established
farm benevolent bureau E. F. Ar
mold, formerly county agent, will be
at the head of the bureau.
Chattanooga.-Three more Germans,
whose names the officers refuse to di-
vulge, were brought from New York
and committed to the German prison
barracks at Fort Oglethorpe
Springfield. -Springfe new Meth
odist church, costing $35, 900, is near
ing completion and the congregation
is hoping that 1t will be ready for
service within two or three weeks.
Watertown.-The Linwood Baptist
church will be the host of the New
Salem association Oct. 3-5, and the
delegates will be conveyed by arrange.
ment of committee appointed from
the church.
Bristol.-Octor McClelland is dead,
William A. Pemberton probably will
die and two others were slightly in
jured when an automobile returning
from the fair grounds smashed into a
telephone pole.
Selmer.-Leonard J. Kerr, county
farm demonstration, met with the farm
ers at Acton, in southern McNairy
county, and organized a wheat grow
ers' club. The meeting was enthusiasts
tic and well attended.
Jackson Dressed in the garb of
antehelluni days, and with distinct
air of the olden times about the house,
Mrs. Maria Jane Thompson celebrated
her ninety-ninth birthday in the pres
ence OF large number of old friends.
T Jackson. Resolution of respect to
the memory of the late Attorney-Gen-
eral B. ]. Howard were adopted at a
meeting Of the Jackson Bar associa-
ton and were presented in criminal
court to be spread upon the minutes.
Clarksville. The trustees of the
Odd Fellows Home held their semi
annual session last week. This was
the busy session of the board, as it was
necessary to prepare a report to the
grand lodge ON the general conditions
existing during the year.
Paris.-Mrs. Eugene Crutcher of
Nashville, one of the foremost women
in the parent-teachers organizations
and kindred work in Tennessee, was
the principal speaker at the meeting
of the organization of the parent
teachers association at Paris.
Paris.-The Red Cross Girls Auxil-
larry of the Woman's League, Council
of National Defense, has perfected an
organization for the coming years
work by the election of the following
officers: Miss Edith White, presi
dent; Miss Ruby Johnson, vice presi-
dent; Miss Rebecca Caldwell, secre-
tary; Miss Edith Carter reporter
Murfreesboro.- college
opened the school year here with an
unusually large attendance, the school
having enrolled more students on the
first day than during any entire year
of its existence except that Of last
year.
Bolivar-A. M. Kahn and T. A. Par.
ran met with a serious accident while
returning from Jackson in an auto
mobile. While crossing the levee just
north Of Bolivar the lights of the car
went dead, and in the darkness the
machine plunged down a 30-foot EN-.
bankment.
Bristol.-The Rev. j. Tyler Frazier
of Smyth county, Va, himself vet