McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-05
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.


institute was held at the at the ocal
Baptist church.
Knoxville.-The German language
will not be taught In Knox county
schools after the present term.
Dyersburg.-The Association of Ice
Manufacturers Of West Tennessee
which met In session here was largely
attended.
Knoxville. Rev. Thomas Asburn Of
Knoxville has accepted call to the
Cumberland Presbyterian . church at
Dyersburg.
Clarksville--The Middle Tennessee
Baptist Sunday school convention will
meet in GAINESVILLE April II and con-
tinue three days.
Newbern.-Farmers throughout by.
or county are further advanced with
their blowing this spring than was
ever known before in the history Of
the county.
Newbern.-The women and children
OF Dyer county have done more in the
interest of the Red Cross campaign
and the Thrift stamp sale than the
men over the county.
Knoxville.-L.eut. Claude o. Lowe
Of Knoxville, assigned as an aviation
instructor and in charge Of a flying
squadron at Arcadia, Fla, is dead from
injuries received in fall.
Knoxville.-The division Of exten.
sion of the University of Tennessee
has listed at the request of Tennessee
farmers 10000 bushels Of seed corn Of
various standard varieties.
Clarksville.-Jim Bryant, charged
with killing Henry Baggett at the
home of the defendant, near Palmyra,
in October, 1915, was found guilty of
murder in the second degree.
Union City.-Perfecting plans for o
wide-sweeping drive this summer, wo-
men extension agents of the Agricul-
tural department, representing every
county in West Tennessee, met here.
Knoxville-The Fifth Tennessee in
fantry will possibly be called into fed
eral service at an early date, according
to Capt. N. E. Logan, who Is making a
special effort for additional enlist
ments.
Chattanooga.-The act Of the last
general assembly redistricting Hamil.
ton county and reducing the members
of the county court to seven has been
declared unconstitutional by local at
torneys.
Selmer--Leonard ]. Kerr, farm DEM
onstrator for McNairy county, has
completed the work Of club organiza.
ton More than 60 boys have been
enlisted in the corn clubs and 40 have
joined the pig clubs.
Selmer-A very peculiar accident
happened at the home of Pete Small
wood, farmer living about seven
miles from Selmer. A gun fell from
rack. being discharged by the fall.
and shot two little children who were
playing in an adjoining room. The
load went through door, which ac-
counts for the children not being
killed.
Knoxville. - Ed M. Gillenwaters,
state fire prevention commissioner, is.
sued statement in which he urged
that special precautions be taken to
prevent loss Of property from fires dur
ing the period Of the war.
Nashville.-Passenger trains Of the
Tennessee Central Railroad at Nash
vile will shortly be handled through
the Union Station Of the Nashville,
Chattanooga & st. Louis Railway and
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.
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McMinnyille Sheriff Jesse
Nunley, while riding from town on
horseback, met William CBum) Gard
ner and J. C. Coppinger in buggy.
Gardner and Nunley became engaged
in an alteration and Nunley fired two
shots which took effect in Gardeners
breast and side, from the effects of
which he died in few hours.
Bethpage. --Haden Wakefield, owner
Of the famous Rock House Inn in the
old stage days, situated on the Scots
vile turnpike, has sold to the trustees
of Bledsoe Baptist church an acre of
land on which they will shortly erect
q modern church.
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Nashville. = Lieut.. George Litton
Howe of the American Red Cross has
left on his return trip to France, where
he goes to re-enter the service after a
furlough of several weeks, during
which time he visited his relatives
here, following the death of his father,
the late ]. Harry Howe.
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Knoxville.-A theological seminary
costing not less than 100000 may be
built in Knoxville in the near future
by the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, the movement to be support
ed by this religious body throughout
the nation.
Union City.-The West Tennessee
fair grounds was sold at auction to for.
mer Mayor J. A. Coble for 81, 900. The
grounds consils of 80 acres, has park,
race track and grand stand, cattle and
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