Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25

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den the hearts Of home folk No
mail comes to this Office that is
more anxiousIy received than the
overseas letters. Most Of the let
tiers. so far as we can learn, are Of
q cheerful nature. expressing sat
isfaction at conditions along the
fighting lines.
R. X. Perry, Of the Long Rock
community, has sold his farm of
81 acres to a Mr.. Beasley, of the
Mckenzie community. The con-
sideration was 50, $50, and the deal
was made BY Fred Tate, real estate
agent. Mr.. Perry has rented q
house and lot ii Mckenzie and
will move to it soon. The family
goes to Mckenzie to get the benefit
Of the schools At that place.
Tuesday evening Of last week
III. G. Mcclure, a most excellent
citizen Of Mckenzie, died after an
Illness ofabout one week. He had
been working in the powder plant
at Nashville since last May and
contracted influenza which resulted
in his death, He is survived BY
his wife and seven children, two of
his boys being ID the service Of
their country. The deceased was
about 81 years old and was amen
der Of the Presbyterian church.
Carroll county is having her
scourge of Spanish Influenza. The
entire county has been effected by
it, but it has been worse in the
towns. In many cases pneumonia
has followed, making the disease
difficult to handle, and in few in
stances causing death. From the
information we have we believe
conditions are slightly improved, !
although we have yet some very
sick people. 1t is to be hoped that
another week will bring a decided
change for the better.
w. E. Blanks, of Trezvant, was
here Wednesday on business. He
stated that ODE Mullins, who has
been critically i'll for some time,
was thought to be some better that
day, and his friends entertained |
some hope of his recovery. Mr..
Mullins has been and is still a very
sick man. Mr.. Blanks says there
has been quite a lot of sickness
and some deaths in Irrelevant and
community, but that conditions are
improving slightly now.
John Hickman, the 9-year-old
son of Jim Hickman of the Nine
teenth district. died last Tuesday,
after an illness of only a few days.
The child took influenza last week, |
followed by pneumonia, but Group
was the immediate cause Of the
death. The burial occurred Wed
nesday at the Union Academy
burying ground after appropriate
services. Mr.. Hickman has one
or two other very sick children
Food Administrator, Hoover
has called upon the American
people to set aside October 9th
as Conservation Sunday. During'I
the following week. there will be
distributed to each home in the
United States a new home card, |
indicating the 1918-1919 program
for food conservation. la order
that the important features of this
vital program be presented, Mr..
Hoover has prepared a message to
be read in all churches on October
9th, and in addition has requested
that all denominations observe this
day with conservation service.
John ID. Taylor, of the Twenty |
third district, has sold bis farm to |
Sam N. Grooms, the consideration |
being $4,350. This is a splendid |
farm in an excellent community,
and will make Mr.. Grooms a fine |
home. This deal was made through |
Mr.. Fred Tate, one of our wide
awake real estate agents. Mr.. Tay-
lor has purchased house and lot
from Mr.. Bridges in Mckenzie,
the price. we understand, being
$4,000. Mr.. Taylor will move to
his new purchase soon.
Mrs. r. A. Greene received
letter this week from her son, Tom
Greene, who is doing gallant SER
vice on the fighting line somewhere
in France. He suggested to his
mother that she advise Bernard, If |
he had to enter the service, to join
the navy, as the work was light. |
Little did he think, when be wrote
this letter, that when it reached its
destination, his brother would be |
lying beneath the sod. We have
our casualty lists and our sorrows