Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-01-17

James b. Walker, OF Trezevant,
was here this week on business.
Geo. NJ. Woods, of Of Huntingdon,
was 10 the city one day this week.
Miss Lucille Holt, Of Irrelevant,
has been visiting relatives near
here.
r. L. Ware, Of Huntingdon,
was in our city last week on bus
mess.
Both Prof. Mullins and wife
have been confined to their room
with flu.
Mrs. j. E. Fletcher and son
have been confined 70 their home
with an attack of flu.
Quay Foust was in Mckenzie
Monday on his way to Irrelevant,
where be has purchased an interest
IN a garage.
Senator d. A. BurkhalteF spent
Sunday and Monday at has home
here, returning to Nashville Mon
day afternoon.
Rev. r. .B. Swift went to Mem.
.phis last Saturday for a several
days visit. He has two daughters
living in that city.
Miss Tbelma Thorne, who has
had the flu and tonsilitis for the
past two weeks. is able to be at
her work in the postoffice again.
Gilbert Alternately, who has
been in overseas service for the
past six months, is here visiting
his sister, Mrs. V. G. Fulgham,
having received his discharge.
Howard Smith, OF the u. S.
navy, is at home on a furlough.
He has made fourteen trips across
the water and will probably make
several more before all the boys
are back home.
The Johnson-Po Clay Co.
has again resumed work at the
mines. The recent spell of bad
weather made conditions such that
it was almost impossible to move
the clay.
Tom Manly, who was recently
injured by being struck by an au.
tomobile. is able to be out again.
His injuries were at first thought
to be serious, but ne has recovered
rapidly and nothing serious de.
veloped.
Lee Hastings, a prominent far,
mer of near Heglersville, was il
Mckenzie last Saturday and told
US that he had sold his farm and
will be in the market for a good
farm 10 few days. The price he
is to get is $4,000.
The Mckenzie Steam Laundry,
which has been closed down since
the war, will probably be opened
by the Mckenzie Steam Laundry
Co., Inc. However, other parties
have been making an effort to pnr.
chase it, and the company vii
probably come to an agreement
this week, whether to sell or put
it into operation themselves.
j. NJ. Clark, a prominent far.
lner of the Gleason community
purchased the Bushart place,
three miles south of town, this
week. The place was owned BY
Tom Jernigan, of Paris, and was
sold for $4,000. The deal was
closed BY w. 0. johnson, locaI
real estate dealer, who has been
making a number of sales lately
The influenza epidemic has beer
at its worst in Mckenzie for the
past two weeks, there being more
cases than ever before, and all
seem to be more serious. Local
physicians have been on the 90 day
and night, and have all they can
attend to. However, we are glad
to state that there have been but
few deaths, 1t has been necessary
to close the schools and churches,
and other public gatherings have
been discontinued for the present.
George Porter has just returned
from three weeks trip through
New Mexico and Texas. He Wis
tied his son in New Mexico and
made an investment in some city
property in the town in which his
son lives; he also bought some oil
land in Iowa Park, Tex, George
said he saw lot Of people that
were making a lot of money, but
he did not see any town that had
more patriotic people than Nc
Kenzie has. He is still buying
more Liberty bonds.
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