McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-15
TENNESSEE.
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State = = -

dead in France, as the result Of an
a,rplane accident.
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Paris.-Circuit court for Henry coun.
ty is In session at Paris. There will
be IA cases to come up under q charge
Of violating the "bone-dry" law.
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Dyersburg.-Dr. J. Frank Griffin OF
Tiptonville has announced as candi-
date for reelection as floterial repre-
sentative for the counties of Dyer.
lake and Obion.
Dyersburg.-Wul Buntyn. charged
with robbing an express car on the
Chicago, Memphis and Gulf railway Of
$4,000. near Mistin. Tenn. was found
guilty by Q jury here.
rrenton.-The first quarterly NEST
ing of the Gibson county farmers In.
stitute was held at the courthouse
heie and large and apprsciativs
crowd was in attendance.
Paris.-For about two weeks the To-
cal theater, the Dixie, has been featur.
ing four-minute speakers, who discuss
pertinent subjects OF national and local
importance bearing on the war.
Union City.-Red Cross workers
over the county are enthusiastic over
the outcome Of Red Cross pig auc-
ton at Rives, where one pig given to
the Obion county organization brought
$500.
Friendship.-For the first time in
several years there was only one tick.
ct at the annual municipal election in
ills city, and Mayor Thad Haley was
reelected, together with the old board
of aldermen.
Chattanooga.-The next meeting Of
the state bar association will be held
here at Signal Mountain, August 10.
The place and date were selected at
a meeting of the central council Of
association here.
TrentoH.-W. w. Hickman, aged 6d
years, comiited suicide at his home
in the Lakeview section, near Tren-
ton, by sending the contents Of dou-
ble-barreled shotgun through his head,
almost decapitating him.
Paris.--A free night school, which
has as its sole aim the aiding of peo-
pie in Paris who have not sufficient
education, is being conducted in the
basement Of the new Presbyterian
church building, under the direction
of the pastor, Rev. w. w. Astiles.
Chattanooga. - Official commenda.
ton Of the night and day work policy
of the East Tennessee district draft
board, which resulted in an early com
| pletion of the work of that body, Is
indicated in an order just promulgated
by Provost Marshal General Crowder.
Covington.-Aviator Johnson, of the
Wilmington Aviation Park Field corps Of
flyers. was slightly injured while at
tempting to make landing at Smith
Field, near Covington, his aeroplane
colliding with the branches of a tree
about 60 feet high, and being badly
| wrecked.
Nashville. board Of city com.
missioners have sold the four issues
of city bonds aggregating $505,0O to
a trust company at Chicago for the
sum of s5O0,657, to which will be
added the interest accruing from the
date of issuance to the date OF deliv.
cry.
Knoxville. Following the close OF
the first tractor school in Tennessee
for farmers by the, University Of Ten
nessee here, one will be opened at
Memphis. and will continue through
April /, Q and 8. Other schools will
be given at Jackson, April 4. 5, and
6, and Columbia, April s. 9 and 10.
Irrelevant. = The regular biennial
election held in this city resulted as
follows: Mayor, DR.. ]. G. Holmes;
city recorder, A. A. Argo; aldermen,
H. B Adams, M. f. Hurdle, e. B. John
son, M. ]. Newbill and r. L. Bryant.
Franklin.--Dr James P. Hammer
one of the towns best loved and most
prominent citizens, is dead.
Memphis.-Negotiations practically
we're completed for the purchase Of
70 acres OF land in the eastern part Of
Memphis. wherein will be located
modern stock yards to cost eventually
100000. The deal was closed by the
Hon w. a. Haggott Of Denver, former
governor OF Colorado. and w. R. Nc
Eride, of Elk Mountain, Wyo. ex
perienced stockman.
Brownsville.--A thousand people
packed the opera house here in the
greatest patriotic meeting ever held
in Haywood county.
| Dyersburg. Dyer county chap
ter, Red Cross, has made Louis G
Norvill of Newbern chairman for /,
campaign to raise $4,000 for the chap
ter
Chattanooga-W. c. Stephens, di
vision freight agent of the Queen
Crescent railroad, has already begun
plans for moving the strawberry cror
o. the Chattanooga district.
johnson City.-In a fire that de
stroyed their home at Erwin, three
small children of billiard Love were
burned to death.