McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-07
TENNESSEE:
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State = - =

| VI laws was COHlSitco upoh AhooiuSns
Wilson here by Lincoln Memorial uni
versity. The occasion was the annual
| commencement exercises.
Nashville. The bank clearings for
the month of May for Nashville as re-
| ported by the Nashville clearing house
were $55,874,095, compared with $40,-
115,035 for the same month last year,
or an increase slightly over 81 per
| ent
Bolivar. Fire destroyed fine barn
on the Lespedeza farm at Hickory
Valley. The building was used as
commissary for the storage of imple-
and 100000, with about one-fourth COW
cred by insurance.
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Jackson Ernest Wilson, prominent
young farmer of the Denmark vicin-
ity, was placed on trial in criminal
court, charged with the murder Of
Bernie e. Dickinson, middle-aged
farmer and wellto-do citizen, living
on the Madison-Haywood county line.
Much mystery surrounds the killing
and Wilson is being tried on circura-
stantial evidence.
Chattanooga.-In compliance with
President Wilson's proclamation Chat
tanooga observed day of prayer and
fasting in supplication for the success
Of American armies and the early
coming Of lasting peace throughout
the world. The churches were all kept
open throughout May 30 and hundreds
of people gathered and offered up
their petitions for the cause 60 close
to every heart.
Nashville.--Luther Harris, aged 80,
a drafted man of Sumner county, Is
dead at the Jail in Gallatin as a result
of poison taken. His young wife, who
shared the poison, is in a critical con-
dition at Gallatin hotel. Harris en-
| trained at Gallatin for Camp Pike, but
left the train at Nashville and re-
turned with his wife to Gallatin, where
he was arrested. The young wife the
next morning procured the poison,
and, It Is alleged, secured admission
to his cell and the two divided it.
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emphis.-Agents Of the United
States department of justice and city
detectives are hot on the trail of two
white men suspected of having ex.
| ploded bomb which caused the de-
struction by fire Of huge cargo of
hay and alfalfa feed In the warehouse
Of John Wade & Sons, Front street
and Butler avenue. The white men
were implicated by Tom Turner, me-
gro, II years old. who was shot and
wounded while seeking to escape FROM
the burning warehouse by ]. A. Da-
wilson, night Waterman.
Washington.--Bristol, city Of 90
600 people, situated in both Virginia
and Tennessee, has pledged itself to
go wheatless until harvest, in order
that the absolute needs of the allies
may be met from Americas meager
store, Five large mills, SO wholesale
and retail grocers, all hotels and
scores of patriotic citizens have turned
in their entire stocks for the use of
the government, and have pledged
| themselves to use no more until the
present need has passed. No more
| wheat flour will be sold and the en-
| tire output of the mills is to be placed
at the disposition oil the food admin
istration.
Trezevant.-T Red Cross cam.
paign has not altogether closed in Car
roll county, but the county has al
ready gone over the top with more
than $4,000 to spare.
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Selmer.--A. H. Grantham has ac-
cepted the position OF superintendent
! OF the Troy Tenn, schools where he
will work with seven teachers. For
several years he has been one OF the
most prominent educators in this sec.
ton. He is now serving the second
| term as superintendent of the McNairy
county public schools, has been prin.
cipal of the Bethel Springs high school
six years and was principal OF the Adj
amsville high school for two years.
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Paris.-The farmers of Henry coun-
| ty generally report crop conditions ex-
| cellent. Planting in many instances is
/ about completed, and the corn crop
looks unusually well. The weather
has been seasonable and the crops are
/ growing rapidly. A majority of the
| fields are free from foulness and the
farmer is literally making hay white
the sun shines. Some farmers with
large acreage of wheat report the
wheat crop as unusually fine.
/ Knoxville.-Charles James McKin.
ney, aged Sc years, a prominent con-
tractor, died here at his residence
Mr.. Mckinney was born at Rogers
vile, Hawkins county. Jan. II, 1862.
He was married Oct. Is. 1890, to Lady
Percy Of Greenville, Miss, daughter
| of Hon. William A. Percy and sister Of
Senator Leroy Percy of Greenville,
| Just back from the front in France.
He Is survived by his wife and three
children, William Percy, U.S.N.R. fly
ing corps, now on leave of absence: C.
]. Mckinney. Jr., and Mrs. Goodson of
| Morristown.
Knoxville -Seventy-one seniors have
graduated from the University Of Ter
nessee.