McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-02-07

pital at Rouen for two and half
months. He was later sent to the
American Red Cross Hospital No q,
Paignton, England, where he remained
until he was convalescent. On Dec. IA
Billingsley sailed from Liverpool.
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Nashville-The Nineteenth annual
convoctation of the Grand Chap.
ter, Royal Arch Masons, convened here
with large attendance. The reports
of the grand officers show normal
increase during war times. The sixty
ninth annual assembly of the Grand
Council, R. and s. NJ, was also opend
with reports showing an increase over
recent years.
Knoxville.-Julius Mcclure, deputy
sheriff of Murphy, N. c., who was shot
by James Rose few days ago near
Jeffrey's He'll, in Swain county, North
Carolina. was taken to Ducktown,
Tenn, and his wounded arm amputat-
ed. Rose was shot twice in the abdo.
men and was carried to Murphy, N. c.,
for medical attention.
Newbern.--Word has reached New.
bern from the war department at
Washington, D. c., announcing the
death Of Robert Edgar Austin, Dyer
county man, who died in base hos
pital behind the firing lines in France.
Young Austin was resident of Bogota.
Selmer.-The McNairy County Red
Cross Chapter has been unusually act
i've. Two hundred and fifty pinafores,
one hundred and eighteen pairs socks,
sixtysix sweaters and five helmets
have been forwarded to department Of
production at Atlanta.
Dyersburg. l.. Williams of this
county, with car of Angus steers av-
eraging 1878 pounds, broke the price
record in the st. Louis market recent
ly when his steers brought $17.10 per
hundredweight. This was all Dyer
county stock.
Memphis-Auto speeding claimed its
third death last week when Garland
Smith, II years old, driving a big IL
mousine, crashed headlong into Fair
Grounds street car on Madison ave-
nue.. Smith died before he could be
taken to the General hospital.
Nashville.-The Tennessee Florists
association met in annual session last
week. Representatives from the entire
state were present. 1t was decided that
a clearing house for florists of Tennes.
see should be established in Nashville.
Union City.-Mrs. Mary Roedecker, a
trained nurse who served in the Naill-
ing hospital here for several years,
died in California and her remains
were brought here for burial
Masonic. T. Booker, one Of the old
est residents Of Mason, died at the
Baptist hospital in Memphis. Mr..
Booker was postmaster or Mason LOT
more than 25 years.
Chattanooga plant OF the Chat
tanooga cereal company, located at the
eastern outskirts Of the city, was de-
stroyed by fire, entailing a loss Of
100000.
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Nashville.-.The annual convocation
Of the Grand Chapter. Royal Arch Ma
sons, closed here. The grand chapter
voted $1,000 to be invested in the Vic
tory loan.
Jackson. - Three large buildings
which were erected at Highland Park
during Its 'palmy days" will be disman-
tied and the material sold.
Nashville Price, Wander
bilt quarterback, was killed on Septem
Der 9, according to information receiv
ed by his parents here.
Jackson. county will 60
very little above $4,000 bales of cotton
from the crop Of 1918, according to the
statement of ]. H. Price, government
crop reporter.
Nashville.--A. H. Robinson, banker
and capitalists, died here, aged rs, az
ter long illness.
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Under bill by Representatives Dun
lap and Francisco, the counties OF
Blount, Sewer, Cooke, Jefferson, Grain
ger and Union will compose + new
chancery division of the state.
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Gallatin-Judge John w. Judd, 70.
retired lawyer, died suddenly at his
home. He was justice OF the supreme
court of Utah Territory under Presi.
dent Cleveland, and during the Taft ad-
was sent by the war de-
in connection with the public
utility situation there. He served in
Morgan's cavalry in the civil war.
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Jacksonville The U. s. torpedo
boat destroyers. equipped with light
guns and depth charges, was the an
swer 10 the Hun submarine menace,
Is the statement of J. d. Prewitt, Mad
ison county boy. who was on board
one OF them in the English Channel
for nine months There were % U. s
iestroyers in his unit. and practically
all Of them have a submarine to their
credit. Because of the activity Of
these U. s. boats, the English Chan.
ael was cleared Of submarines long
before the armistice was signed. Prev
1t states.