McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-12
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Pcrusal.

began q Today session July 8.
Dyersburg.--The Memphis convoca
ton of the Episcopal Church was hel,
here.
Moscocw-The Memphis Distric
Conference Of the Methodist Church
South, convened here last week.
Selmer.-The popular play "Upto
Date America" was staged by loca
talent at Stantonville before a larg,
crowd.
Martini Union City distric
conference of the M. E. church, soutl
ended a most interesting session
which was held at Palestine church
/, sssss
MARTINIQUE hundred and thirt!
drafted men left here for Fort Thomas
KY, these having been called from
the draft lately made by the govern
ment.
Union City.-Sixty-six enthusiast,
recruits entrained for Camp Thomas
Ky. This makes total of 23O recruits
leaving Obion county in the last 81,
weeks.
Gleason--Twelve registrants from
Glass / Of the selective draft LEFT
Weakley County to take a special me
chanical course at the University o.
Tennessee, Knoxville.
Covington.-At a meeting of ths
county board of education 1t was de
cided to open the negro schools of the
county July 20 and the white schools
on the first Monday in August.
Memphis. -United States postage
stamp sales in Memphis for June, 1918
were sS7,S06.40. For the same month
in 1917 they totaled s72,75s.25, accord
ing to Postmaster c. w. Metcalf, Jr
Huntingdon.-The success OF the
Carroll County agricultural fair, stock
and poultry show was assured by the
action of the quarterly court when an
appropriation of $3.50 was made fol
premiums.
Neutrality-suspicious. war confer
ences were arranged for Nashville
Chattanooga, Memphis and Knoxville
for this week, and men active in wal
work met in the cities named to ex
change views as to methods of con
Quoting the business entrusted to them
by the government
Lexington. Elijah Lewis, aged 38, q
prominent farmer residing in Moore's
Hill neighborhood, Henderson county
while raking hay, his team became
frightened and manageable, he be
came entangled in the wheel and teeth
of the rake, with the result that he
was badly bruised and his throat al
most completely cut by the teeth
Death ensued in only a few hours
Knoxville. laws have been
abused by certain officers of Knox
county, declared Judge T. A. r. Nelson
in his charge to the grand jury at the
opening of criminal court here. He
said 1t was his opinion the lawmakers
never intended that when poor man
was arrested for drunkenness he
should also be arrested on a charge Of
transporting or storing liquor II q
small bottle Of whisky should be found
in his pockets. and informed the grand
jury that true bills should not be re
turned In such cases.
Memphis.-Two German submarines
attacked troop ships bearing Tennes
see and Carolina soldiers to France q
month ago, but wers driven off by
American destroyers.s This news was
contained in letter from Orderly F.
Giardina, Headquarters Company,
11Sth Infantry. who formerly lived
here. The letter was to his guardian
Covington. The July term of the
Upton County quarterly county court
met. with Judge 8. II. Stephenson pre-
siding. The resignation Of DR.. e. A
Boswell OF Garland. county health Off
Ger and jaii physician. who resigned on
account Of the fact that his partner
DR.. w p Holloway, is now serving In
the United States army, was accepted
by the court and DR.. G. L. Hayes Of
Covington was elected to I'LL his un
expired term.
Millington. =. Easley, residing
near here, was fatally injured when
an airplane piloted by Flying ca.
det William Hollis fell 200 feet, hitting
the automobile which Easley was driv
ing along the Millington pike Hollis
was uninjured, save for few bruises
The machine was wrecked.
Chattanooga. Amos Hardin Of Dal
ton, Ca, reported as severely wounded
In the casualty list, ia the son OF ths
late Eliza Hardin, who lost his life
some years ago in attempting to rescue
. friend from . well filled with noxious
gas.
Jackson.-Sergt. Lorenzo Jared who
has been in the marine recruiting sta
tons at Memphis and Little Rock, has
opened headquarters in the postoffics
building In Jackson and will seek re
cruits from all parts Of West Tennes
see.
Nashville.-Ed Alsup and J. D. VII
liams, negro boys convicted Of Grim
inal assault on white girl in GILES
county, were electrocuted at the stats