Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-06-14

Mrs Elizabeth Mccain. of Me-
Kenzie, was mere Monday setting
up the will Of her late husband,
! wv. S Mccain. She was accom-
panied by j G. McClintoek, X. B.
/ Moore and her son, John Mccain.
\ Seth NOEL spent the week end
with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs.
w L. NOEL, en- route from Mem
phis where he had resigned POI
sition to accept one as bookkeeper
for the powder plant company at
Nashville.
Oscar Crum. Of Senath. No.
was here this week visiting the
family of o. A. Belew. His
daughter, Corene, who has been
with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs Below, accompanied him
home,
Carpenters are overhauling the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
S. Priest on West Paris street. A
large gallery is being built, other
Improvements made and the en-
tire building will be newly painted.
James Freeman will open up a
moving picture show in the Hotel
Olive block Saturday night. He
promises the show-going people
some good shows-the very best
that can be had.
Elon Chambers, of Brownsville.
has resigned his position as assist
ant cashier in the State Bank at
that place and is spending a short
while with home folk before being
called into the service of his coun-
try.
Huntingdon needs a weed-cut-
ting program. The majority of
the people seem to have gone to
sleep on this job. The town could
be made much more attractive by
a weed-cutting campaign being
properly staged.
Haywood Priest has had his res
idence newly painted, the rooms
newly papered and painted, and
quite lot of other improvements
made. Mr.. Priest has splendid
home and the family take great
pride in it.
The many friends, in this county,
of Rev. g. w. Burroughs, will be-
glad to learn that he has returned
to Milan to the pastorate of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church
at that place. He formerly lived
there and frequently preached in
this county.
Lieut.. Gordon Browning was
promoted to Capt. Gordon Brown
ing of Light Field Artillery the
past week, we are officially in
formed. His host of friends are
glad to hear Of his advancement. i
Milan Exchange.
During the month of May the
real estate transfers in Carroll
county amounted to only about
100000. Everybody was busy
farming and no time was given to
dealing in real estate. In April
the transfers totaled $4,000, in
March $65,0 900 and February S54,-
600.
Misses Madv higgins, Lillian
Rails and Ryman Rails are at their
homes at Carlisle to spend the va
cation, after spending nine months
in school at Huntingdon Miss
Higgins and Mr.. Rails graduated
from the Its. this year. Dover
Courier.
j. w. Williams and Dorsey
Bramley spent the latter part of
last week at Camp Pike, Ark.
They saw the Carroll county boys,
the most of whom were under
quarantine and suffering more or
less from vaccination. Otherwise
they were getting along all right.
G. NJ. Watson spent a few days
last week with the families of his
brothers, Frank and Caleb Wat
son, in Jonesboro, Ark. He found
them all well and doing we'll. Mr..
Watson made the trip from Jack
son and back in a car. Tie saw
some fine crops on the trip.
Judge S. J. Everett spoke in
Mckenzie last Saturday afternoon.
There was quite a large crowd in
town but, we understand. only a
few heard the speaking. Our peo-
pie are not interested in political
speakings and politicians are go
ing to have a hard time getting
their claims before the public.