McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-05-24
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.


hospital for the insane.
Memphis.--Dr. B. B. Ramage, rector
of st. Luke's parish, has arranged Q
most interesting exhibit of the work
of the diocese of Tennessee.
Chattanooga-The Gath annual ses.
SIGN of the Junior Order American
Mechanics was held here with fully
three hundred delegates present.
Jackson.-Supt. C. B. Ijams an
nohnces that there will be 81 gradu-
ates of the Jackson high school when
the diplomas are issued on May 20.
Dyersburg.-Tom Norville, propri-
etor of the Silver Moon cafe, is under
arrest charged with arson. The cafe
was damaged by fire which occurred
recently.
Halls.-The local Red Cross Of
Halls is wide awake and doing their
bit for the boys lover there" At two
luncheons given in Halls the local
chapter raised $428.01.
Knoxville.-Three thousand farm
ers attended the sessions of the East
Tennessee farmers convention. Food
production in order to win the war
again was the dominant note
Nashville.-Daly Cothron, a farmer,
surrendered to the sheriff of Macon
county and was bound over under .
bond of $1,000 ON a charge of killing
Will Miller. who was found fatally
wounded.
Knoxville.-Maj. Daniel A. Carpen-
ter, aged 81 years, former mayor oil
Knoxville, and officer in the Second
Tennessee infantry during the civil
war, and prominent local business
man, is dead.
Nashville.-Rev. William Clarence
Cook, rs, who has been preaching in
Marshall and Maury counties, was ar.
rested by United States officers and
taken to Columbia on the charge of
obstructing the draft.
Nashville-Gov. Rye has pardoned
Minnie Sheriff.. convicted in Knox
county in 1917 of violating an inJunc-
ton of the circuit court in two cases
and sentenced to three months in the
workhouse and to pay fine Of $25 in
each case,
Knoxville the "unwritten
law" failed in the case of John Kee-
bles, charged with murder in connec.
ton with the death of Anderson
Mayes. Keeble cut Mayes II times,
when upon returning home from work
he found Mayes in room with his
wife.
Knoxville-The East Tennessee An
gus Breeders association held its first
annual sale here as the closure event
of the East Tennessee farmers con-
7ention. The animals were bred in
East Tennessee. The top price for
bulls was $710; for cows, 5000. Forty
six head were sold for total Of
$14,800.
Memphis.-The annual diocesan
convention of the Episcopal Church
in Tennessee, which has been In ses-
sion at ST. Luke's church, adjourned
to meet in October in Nashville for
the purpose Of electing bishop coad-
jutor who will assist Bishop Gailor II
administering the affairs of the do
case.
Dyersburg.-At meeting of the re-
tail grocery stores of Dyer countv
pursuant to call of the county food adj
ministrator 1t was agreed to surren-
der on May rs all flour in their pos
session at that time for shipment to
the government.
Chattanooga.-Res pledgfnx
the unqualified support of the organi-
cation carrying out the governments
war program were adopted by the de-
partment of Tennessee Grand Army Of
the Republic at the closing session OF
the annual meeting.
Medina.-The ladies of the Medina
Red Cross branch conducted booth
on Main street and sold stew, sand
witches, candy and auctioned off two
dressed hens. The hens brought
$43.45 and the sum cleared from the
booth amounted to $3.50.
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Manchester. ID. Kelley has been
appointed county sheep chairman by
Food Administrator Doak Aydelot. He
will have charge Of the campaign to
induce sheep raisers to keep their
ewes and eve lambs that the produc-
ton OF sheep may be increased.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to the court
and admitting their error. Circuit
Court Clerk James Brett, Jr.. and his
attorney. Phil M. Canale, were fined
$50 and SIS, respectively, by Judge
d. B. Puryear of the First Criminal
Court, who had cited them to answer
contempt charges.
Chattanooga.-Second Lieut. Oliver
Andrews of Chattanooga has resigned
from the Fourth infantry, Tennessee
national guard, to accept a captaincy
In The quartermaster corps OF the
United States army.
Covington.-Dr. Egbert W. Smith Of
Nashville, secretary of the board Of
foreign missions of the Southern
church, delivered a n,az-
terly patriotic address in the First