McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-08-09

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MS Office with needed blanks Monday
Mrs. Dovie Hamm McCarter, of
,oripth, spent a few days in McNairy
eouBty visiting relatives and friends
ast week.
". r. Haip aud wife, after spend
ing five weeks with McNairy relatives
will leave Saturday for their home at
Maysville Texas,
Carl Wood and wife came Tuesday
from their Memphis home to spend a
few days as the guest Of Judge and
Mrs. II. 7, Wood.
i. V. Kirk, one of the 1st district 8
oldest citizens, was here Tuesday and
entered as a new subsc rber on route
from Pocahontas.
Mrs Lula Nash, OF Jackson, on her
eturn from Alabama Wednesday,
stopped ia Selmer to yisitsher mother
Mrs. Rhoda Scott.
w. E. Stone, after spending few
days at home, is back at Sheffield He
vas reelected constable Of the 9Th
1t the election last Thursday.
Deputy u s. Marshal c. H. King
spent Wednesday in Selmer. He i
said to be the best mar, hal the gov
-rnmont ever had in this section.
| Rev. Newsom was assisting Rev
lanes in 4 meeting last week at tbs
Lebanon church. The meeting CLOSED
sunday night with 28 professions.
Rev, Newsom and family spen
last Sunday with relatives at McKen
1ie. He will fill his appointment il
Selmer Sunday at the M. Il. church
| Will Hamm, Of Memphis, was herr
Friday. He will be remembered ~
| the little boy of j. NJ. Hamm year
ago. He is in a Memphis shoe store
Mrs. Sharon Haynes returned hom'
this week from a visit to her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Brasn4ld, at Mar
tin. Her father accompanied he
home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Marshall, o
the 18th, were shopping in Selmer thi
week. They were accompanied b,
Mrs. MarshalPs mother. who lives il
Texas.
Asa Bell, Of Memphis, was here il
his Dodge recently. He and Mrs
| Bell have been visiting the latter
father, Dick Hendrix, near Purdy TO
some time.
| Corporal Cordie L. Majors, Co. c
1l7th Infantry, writes US note from
Somewhere in France" that he i
veil and enjoying little excitemen
now and then.
| P. H. Thrasher can show a cottol
| ield on his farm grown by Joe Gray
as fine as can be seen anywhere. w
never saw better stand and NOR
uniform crop on the same plat.
7. W. Hopkins, Of Tyronza, Ark.
is visiting homefolks in the 9th. H
made US very interesting cali Mon
day. He has been in Arkansas tire,
years and reads the Independent.
/ G. C. PUNK, of the 18th, was her,
this week. Charlie is farmer and il
at all times posted on the methods O
| good farming. and look at his farm
will bear us out in this statement.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Milstead were
here Friday. Mr.. Milstead. besides
owning a big mercantile business, il
one Of the most progressive farmers
in the county, and resides in the frs,
district.
W. A. Rogers, in charge of the M
& 0. brick and concrete work, has
had his cars parked here a part OF
the week. His living apartments on
these cars are elegantly fitted up, and
Mrs Rogers and daughters speed a
great deal of time with him.
RIP, Melton has bought the res
taurant near the depot, and is put
ting things in fine shape for running
first-class eating house. This will
I'LL long needed convenience and we
see no reason why such place would
not be successful from a financial
standpoint.
W. E. McBee, of Jackson. spent
Monday in Selmer meeting the many
friends of his boyhood days. viii
was raised at purdv Init has haan a