McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-12

Trezeyant.-After being In session
for four days and night, the Bible In.
stitute, held at the Baptist church, has
adjourned.
Trezevant. The newly installed
board of city officials has determined
that bootlegging whiskey must be
stopped in Trezevant
Greenbrier.-One of the worst hail
storms ever known struck here last
week. Hailstones piled up in places
over one foot in depth.
Nashville.-R. G. Gleaves, a practi-
cal undertaken of Greenbrier, has in
vented and secured patent on self
locking grave vault cover.
Union City.-Nat Murphy, Jr., three.
year-old son of Nat Murphy, a wealthy
farmer near here, died as aresult Of
falling into boiling hot I've water.
Union City-Ten thousand surgical
dressings were shipped to Atlanta
headquarters by the local Red Cross
chapter for the month of March.
Jackson.-Dr. A. A. Booth, for many
years a practicing physician in Jack
son, has gone to Nashville to take q
special course in Vanderbilt Univers-
ity.
Newbern.-There is reported to be
several cases of smallpox in Dyer coun-
ty. All efforts are being used to pre-
vent further spreading Of the epl
demic.
Jackson.-B. E. Dickerson of Dem
mark, member of a well-known and
prominent family in this section, was
shot and instantly killed while seated
in his home reading.
Bristol.-The Republicans Of SulIi-
van county reorganized by the election
of ]. e. Miller of Indian Springs to
succeed S. B. Cunning as chairman OF
the county committee.
jackson. 5000 school chill
dren of the city and county participat-
ed in patriotic parade here Saturday,
the opening of the third Liberty loan
campaign.
Newbern.-A strong contest has
been launched in Newpern between
the Newbern high school girls and the
Boy Scouts In the third Liberty loan
campaign.
Chattanooga.-Al large warehouse at
the packing plant in Alton Park was
burned with large lot OF lard, entail
ing an estimated loss of from $4,000
7 to $4,000.
Nashville.-The club house of the
Nashville baseball team was destroyed
by fire. With the club house were de-
stroyed 20 uniforms, balls, bats, gloves
and other paraphernalia of the club.
Smithville-The Bird s. Rhea farm,
one of the noted farms of DeKalb
county, has changed hands. The heirs
of the late Bird s. Rhea sold this SPLEEN
did farm to Edd Ragland of Cookevilie
for $4,000.
Humboldt.-No stone is being left
| unturned by Gibson county leaders In
perfecting the organization to put
across in a hurry the sale of Gibson
county's quota of $371,700 in the third
Liberty loan.
Newbern.-The Dyer County singing
convention will convene for a two-day
session in this county at Beech Grove,
four miles south OF Fowlkes, April 13
and IA.
| lockwood. hundred citizens
visited the home of Nelson Dale, who
had been accredited with seditious ut
terances, and compelled the family to
salute the American flag, apologize
ard desist from remarks in the future.
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Memphis Representatives of South
ern lumber interests met here In con-
ference with John H. Kirby of Hous-
ton, Texas, lumber administrator for
the South and vice-president Of the
Southern Pine Association, to perfect.
plans for the speeding up Of timber
production and delivery and to devise
other measures to meet the increased
needs of the government in its war
program.
Huntingdon.-Red Cross donation
day in this county, which was appro-
priately observed here, was grand
success. A crowd of 1000 or 5000
people was present and ehterd hearth
ly into every feature.
McNairy county is fast
coming to the front in the way OF i'm.
proved and diversified farming. The
support given Leonard j. Karr, county
farm demonstration. and Miss Florence
Smith, home demonstration agent, In
very encouraging.
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Nashville.-A resolution favoring
the closing of all breweries of the
country for the duration Of the war, to |
be forwarded to congress and Presi-
dent Wilson, was the important fea.
ture of the woman's war conference
which was held at the state capitol.
Bristol-The Sullivan county court,
at its quarterly meeting at Blount-
vile adopted definite program for
highway maintenance. s. S. Crockett.
who is familiar with macadam road
construction in the county, was re-
tanned by the court to have charge of