McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-06

MIS-, BOSS FeTklnS IL very Ill Will
something like influenza.
Harmon Hodges came down to be
with the crowd first Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Earl Gooch visited
relatives at Gravelhill Sunday.
J. NJ. Smith spent most of the week.
transacting business in Arkansas.
Ed Tedford, the mule buyer from
Henderson, was in Selmer Monday.
Mrs. Jno. R. Smith and Miss Alcie
Prather spent Wednesday in Jackson.
Henry Dennie and A. J. Hester
we're in town Monday from Bethel
Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Evans of Rock
Springs, were shopping in Selmer Sat
urday.
The two-year old baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. E. Goodrum has been very
low with pneumonia.
W. X. alternately and wife, Mrs. C.
B. Steadman and little Rachel Aber-
nathy, spent Wednesday in Jackson.
Grady Alternately, Shy Browder and
Due and Emit Graham are down in
the 18th on coon and 'possum hunt.
Ransom Melton has been very low
with pneumonia this week, but is re-
ported as slightly improved as we go
to press.
Leonard J. Kerr is teaching in the
Selmer High School while Mrs. W. G.
Robinson is attending her sick sister
at Maury City.
W. A. Sweat has butchered up to
Saturday 38 head weighing 1851
fiounds. All for Selmer town hog rails
ers except 4 head.
Isaac N, Fleming. of route, A Sell
mer, dropped in Wednesday and gave
US the price Of years subscription
to the Independent.
Brodie Estes came in last week dis
charged from the army. He is prob
ably the first drafted man from this
county to receive his discharge.
j. D. A. Coleman accompanied R.
A. Stiles to Jackson Tuesday to con-
suit q physician. Mr., Stiles remain
ed over until Wednesday night.
D. R. Latta, of near Gravelhill, was
here Tuesday, and sold a couple Of
300 pound hogs. He is as prosperous
a farmer as there is in the county.
j. H. Richardson, Of Sheffield, was
in town Friday, He was congratula-
ted by his friends on the arrival Of a
fine baby girl in his home recently.
Walter Capooth, Of near Chewalla
and Ramer, was in to see US Monday.
He has son in France and another
recently discharged from the army
who has returned home.
G. L. Chambers called Wednesday
and left an order for stationery and
subscription to the Independent. He
is extensively engaged in livestock
at his home near Niche.
Capt. w. T. Powers, after spend.
ing several days with relatives in Sci
mer, left Tuesday to visit relatives il
Savannah. The Capt. holds his age
astonishingly. He makes his home il
Virgil Barnhill, who is in the army
writes Us to send him the paper tt
Ft. Rosecrans, Calf. He is son Of
the late ]. T. Barnhill, for years one
|of the county's leading lawyers ant
farmers.
Squire N. E. Goodrum. Of the gro
Gerry firm of Goodrum & Stiles, ia {
candidate for Chairman Of the County
Court. Mr.. Goodrum is an upright
christian gentleman and would make
la good official il elected.
Uncle Jimmy Dunaway, one o.
the oldest men in the county, was |
recent visitor to Selmer. He is pas
ninety, and except for a slight defec'
in bis hearing, he is in REASONABLE,
good health. He makes his HON,
with his daughter, Miss Lucinda Dun
away, about Eve miles west of Selmsr
Lo.Petree and Halle Hamm, of tn
regular army. have been discharge,
and have returned to their home a