McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-01
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State y - -

Tullahoma.-During the past few
weeks real estate has been most &C
tive in this county.
Paris.-This city has started active
work on new filtration plant that will
cost approximately 100000.
Shelbyville,-Since the organization
here of a chapter there has been I'M
tagging interest in every phase of the
Red Cross work.
Nashville The Tennessee Central
railroad bridge at Doddsville caught
fire from hot Goals, it is supposed, and
q 150-foot lap was burned.
Chattanooga-The attorneys for Will
Gossett, the young man who killed his
wife and seriously wounded his father
in-law, ]. A. Walters, claim the young
man is insane.
Humboldt.-Two big dredge boats
have just been received for use in dig
ging canals along the middle fork Of
Forked Deer river and Sugar creek.
Decherd-Carter Partin of the Alto
community slashed his throat with a
razor His wife, who was near by,
kept him from killing himself by catch
ing his hand.
Memphis Hurlburt, ia.
nous Southern League catcher was
shot and killed by Charley Shield,
his best friend, The shooting Is said
to have been accidental.
Paris-The schools of Henry coun.
ty are doing their bit" in the war
savings and thrift campaign, stimu-
lating the sales and actually bring
ing in the cash in quantities.
/Clarksville.-At meeting of Clarks.
vile commandery of knights Templar
steps were taken to encourage the peo-
pie, especially the school children to
make Investments in thrift and war
savings stamps.
Humboldt. R. Dorson, local
treasurer of the Red Cross, has just
made public the statement of collec-
tons and disbursements for 1917 by
Humboldt 1t shows total subscrip-
lions of $4,S57.2G.
Mo,,nbic Tbroa xoung xx,op, an in a |
class of SO law students passed the
state bar examinations at Nashville.
They ere Gertrude Dale, Nashville;
Isabel Klein, Lebanon, and Elizabeth
Lea Miller, Bolivar.
Whiteville-An aeroplane from Park
Field, recently made landing on the
Whiteville fair grounds, piloted by
Charles Hollingsworth and driven by
Lieutenant Richmond, both of the aAa.
lion corps at Millington.
Knoxville-In an attempt to solve
the labor problem the American Zinc
Company of Mascot has resorted to
the employment of Mexicans, car
load of whom arrived at the Mas
cot plant direct from Mexico.
Chattanooga. = Several cases of
smallpox have developed in Erlanger
Hospital among the nurses. Two
babies were taken i'll and the hospital
was placed under quarantine by DR.. |
knight, federal health officer.
Memphis. Halle of Memphis |
was elected president of the Tennessee
Retail Clothiers' association. Other Of |
ficers for the year are James M. Frank
of Nashville, first vice president;
Charles Hardie of Chattanooga, second |
vice-president; Arthur Halle OF Men,
phis, secretary.
Paris. - The Presbyterian Sunday
school has inaugurated a new plan of
boosting the attendance at Sunday |
school. Miss May Corum, as captain of
the Blue organization, and Mrs. A. A.
Oliver, as captain of the Red team, are
the campaign, which is very
spirited
Medina-Following a nice Christmas
another has just been made
by the surgical department Of the Me-
dina Red Cross chapter, consisting of
the following: 81 skuletns, 81 sings,
So abdominal bandages, &C "T'' band.
ages and ~ head bandages, total OF
S2S surgical dressings.
Nashville. Rye has In
structed the council of defense to send |
out to all municipal and county health
of the state an order from the
state board of health that all social
diseases be reported. This is in COM
pliance with an act Of the legislature of
1905, and is in an effort to reduce IA
menace to the civil population, and
more especially to the enlisted men of /
the army and navy.
Columbia.-A service flag with "a
stars, representing the members of the
local council of the Junior Order OF
American Mechanics, was unfurled at
a patriotic meeting of the council
Cookeville Private John Lawrence
Bartlett of this county died Of pneu-
monia at Camp Jackson, Columbia.
S. C.
Knoxyille.-The East Tennessee