Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-01-04
4 BACKWARD GLANCE
Happenings Of Interest in Carroll
County During the Past Year


january 6 Banks of Carroll
showed total deposit Of $l,O82,-
1864.
January It'd. 7. Barnhill was re-
elected superintendent of public
instruction County court voted an
appropriation for farm demonstra-
ton and canning club work.
January 26-Mrs. ]. F, Leach, a
most excellent christian woman,
died,
January 26John 7. Peeler was
elected Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge 81 Tennessee Masons. Viii
liam Belew died at Clarksburg.
January 27J. D. Merrick, mer-
chant At Westport, made a. volnn-
tary assignment.
January 30 F. M. Morgan, of
Terrys, died.
February 0Dr. I. H. Doherty
died at his home in Huntingdon.
Mrs. Mary Kee, an aged woman,
died.
February l5-- Joseph M. Johnson,
a splendid citizen of Irrelevant, died.
Mrs. Sarah Ann McAdOo died at her
home in the Forks Of the Creek.
February IL Mrs. Rathie P. Nor
gan, Of the Twelfth district, died.
Frebruary 20 -Glen Compton, Al
fine young man Of the Tenth dis
trict, died.
February rs j. R. Goodrum and
Miss Effie Belew were married.
Mrs. ". r. Mckinney died at her
home in McLemoresyille.
February rs Mrs. Albert New
bill died near Irrelevant.
March A Heavy snow storm
RACES all day,
March s. Sam Vawter died at
his home in the Twenty-frst dis
trict.
March Is Drainage District No.
/ was established BY the county
court.
March is S. H. Medlin. aged 50
years, died in Tenth district.
March 1.-THE farmers of Nc
LemoresviIIe organized a Farmers
Loan Association.
March Is N, Edwards and
Miss Minnie Parker were married,
March "a Dorsey Morgan and
John w. Hickman bought the Hunt
ingdonLivery Barn from w. F. Nc
GQllum.
March 22-MEs. u. M. Laster
died in the Ninth district
March "a w. j. Brecheel., one
of Clarksburg's best citizens, died,s
April S-CarroIl county's new road
law was signed by the governor
Granville Caldwell and Miss Nettie
Mcdonald were married at McKen-
zie.
April I Wade Merritt lost home
by fire 1t was a new building
hardly finished.
April lS ~. T. Smith was found
dead in the |. T. S. horse lot, where
he had gone to get a pillow
April ia One hundred and forty
nine lots were sold at realty sale
in Irrelevant.
April 49, Miss Claudia Mann and
Hugh D. Hunter were married I'M
Mckenzie.
April 22--Mr Denny Burns and
Miss Ruby Smith were married I'M
the Tenth district. jim r. Belew
died 10 Seventh district. Mr.. E. G.
Mathews, Of Hardin, KY, and Miss.
Eulalia Hall, Of Westport, were
married ia Huntingdon
Apri! 27-Splendid inter-school
contest between /. 7. S. and Grove.
held in Huntingdon.
April 80 Westport hit hard by a
hail storm, doing much damage.
May 2 Joe M. Williams. of
Buena Vista, lost his barn and con
tents by fire.
May 6 Roy Bobo and Miss 0lgah
Bobo weremarried in the Twenty
first district.
May 8 Mrs. J. L. Fields died Ia
the Tenth district
May q S. G. Alden resigned as
city marshal and J. Frank jolly was
elected his successor.
May % Mrs. E. G. Butler died
at Westport.
Mry 26 Mrs Isabella Green died
in the Nineteenth district. Miss
Mamie Irene Butler died in West
port.
May 27 DESTRUCTIVE cyclone hits
the county Six people, Milton 4
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