Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-01-04

huntington Win tleE SlSJefs MIS-
j. E. Simmons, since our last is
sue.
All parties who have bandage
and other work in their homes arr
requested to send it to tile Rec
Cross rooms SO the books for 1911
can be Strengthened up.
Henry and Miss Frances Coz
attended the Burns McKelvy mar
riage at Milan last week. Miss
Frances was one of the brides,
maids and Henry sang.
Geo. Tucker, of Memphis, Wis,
tied his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. w. Tucker, Christmas week,
He was accompanied by Master
Joe Vickory, also of Memphis.
The Red Cross workers are well
equipped for work on the second
floor of the johnson building.
They have attractive headquarters
andare doing some effectual work.
Mrs. Vesta Rudd and son, Har-
old, returned to their home in Full
ton, KY, Sunday. after spending
a few days with Mrs. Rudd's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Sim
mons.
Mrs. Anna Williams is able to
be up some of her time and Felix
leachout is improving slowly. He
had a severe case of pneumonia,
and was in very critical condi-
ton for a while.
Mrs. E. A. Morgan and son,
Eugene Morgan, visited the fam
| lily of j. N. Gibson in Decatur,
Ala, during the holidays. Mrs.
Morgan also visited II. L. Gibson
in Stevenson. Ala.
Misses Ruth Williams and Daisy
Mebane returned Tuesday to their
school duties in jackson M. G. F.
1. They we're accompanied by
Miss Tcmmie Williams, who will
visit relatives at Bemis.
The continued SHOWS and cold
weather is greatly hindering the
moving of the dredge boat from
Rosser out to the beginning of the
big ditch. 1t has been big job
at best and the weather made it
still more difficult.
/. Writ Evans has purchased
his partner, w. I. Tompson's, in
terest ID the furniture business and
has moved his stock to the Mccall
block, the house formerly occu-
pied by Ross Bros. This.isa good
stand and will give Mr.. Evans
more room.
j. r. Pitts, the new railroad
agent, moved his family in this
week. They will occupy Mrs
Jennie SCOTS home on East Paris
street. This is an interesting fam
lily and we hope they will lind their
stay in Huntingdon both pleasant
land profitable.
Miss Hazel Vickoly. Of Mem
phis, spent part of her Christmas
vacation with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Tucker.
Miss Vickory is teaching in the
Memphis city schools and visited
friends in Trenton before taking
up her school work.
LAND FOR SALE Fruit and stock
farm No. 2, Z miles south of Hunt
ingdon, l18 acres, will rent or
lease. Want to buy or exchange
for drainage land on Beaver Creek.
Any magazine you want, any time.
Write me for prices. $. E. Tucker,
Huntingdon, Tenn. 48,2t
Mrs. |. S. Enoehs, who recently
visited her son, Judge Wilson En-
ochs, is doing her "bit" by knit
ting for the soldier boys. Notwith-
standing she is in her eightieth
year, she can knit a sock a day,
She has already knit kit for the
navy and number of pairs of
socks for the Red Cross.
City Marshal Frank jolly is to
be commended for cleaning the
snow from the sidewalks so
promptly last Monday. With his
mule and drag it did not take him
long. and it proved quite an &C
cOmmodation to the shoppers and
those of our citizens who are forced
to go to and from town, to be at
their business places. Such acts
of thoughtfulness puts a marsahl
in good favor with the people.
L. j. Compton, a prosperous
farmer living out on route one,
was in town few days ago driy-
ing a fine span of black mares,
which he prizes very highly. They