McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-01-24
TENNESSEE
Interesting Events
From all Parts
of the State

Humboldt.--Hon. @. G. Sherrod OF
Bells, the attorney general of this ju.
dicial district, has purchased a home
In Humboldt and will move here to
reside.
Jackson Word has been received
in Jackson that Rev. w. A. Russell. for
two years pastor of the Hays Avenue
Methodist Church of this city. died at
Fulton, KY.
Union City.-Prof. B. A. Vaughn, re-
turning from overseas, has been unani.
mously elected to his former position
as superintendent of public intruction
for Obion county.
Nashville. - ]. b Hebron, district
manager for Armour G Co., said that
the company has under consideration
the enlargement of their present stor.
age and distributing plant in this city
sssss
Jackson. - Rev. Geo. K. Brooks,
aged SO, died at his home in Paris,
and his remains were laid to rest here
after funeral services at the First
Methodist Church, conducted by Rev.
Fl. B. Johnston, Of Paris.
Knoxville.-Lieut. Charles D. Wal
tiers, Company L, -117th Infantry, Thir.
tieth Division, who has been invaded
home, relates that in the last great
drive of the Thirtieth 100 men of his
company we're killed or wounded.
Knoxville. - Mrs. Charles A. Per.
kins, president OF the Knoxville board
of education, and the first woman ever
SO honored In Tennessee, was unani.
mously reelected at the meeting of
that body at the city high school build.
ing.
Knoxyille.-Dr. Brown Ayres, presi,
dent Of the University of Tennessee,
returned from Baltimore, where he at.
tended a meeting of the American AS.
sociation of Land Grant Colleges. De-
clining the office of president, DR..
Ayres was elected first vice chairman
of the association.
Chattanooga. w. B. Cleage, aged
45, well known publisher, former mem.
Der Of the legislature, and contestant
for the seat Of Finney T.. Carter, in
the senate, died at his home here, af.
ter short illness of pneumonia. Mr.,
Cleage was the publisher of the Ham.
ilton County Herald, James County
Times and other publications.
Memphis Memphis soldiers
and sailors returning from military
camps in greater numbers daily, the
chamber of commerce committee on
soldier employment has planned more
active cooperation with the United
States employment service in provid.
ing jobs for the discharged fighting
men.
Nashville.-In full view of number
of pedestrians, Thomas Hughes, of 215
Fifteenth Avenue, North, engineer and
night Waterman at Watkins Institute,
leaped to his death from the Wood
land Street bridge into the Cumber.
land River. Brooding over his daugh.
ter's death some weeks ago, is be-
lieved to have caused mental disorder
to Mr. Hughes.
Washington. - The four Tennessee
regiments now overseas, but due to re-
turn soon, will be debarked at Charles.
ton, s. c., and will be demobilized at
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Announcement
of this fact was made by Adjt.- Gen.
Harris, in response to request from
Senator Shields The regiments in
question are the Hath and 10th artil.
lery and the 10th and 117th infantry.
Jackson the West Tennessee
fair association had a successful sea.
son in the fall of 1918 is shown by the
financial returns made public in the
annual meeting Of the stockholders
and directors. Secretary w. F.. Bar.
rvs report showed a cash balance OF
1898 after $4,000 in premiums for
live stock and agricultural exhibits had
been paid, and number of expenses
paid.
Chattanooga.---A remarkable show.
ing was made by the report Of Chat
tanooga banks made on the call Of the
comptroller Of the treasury, four of the
leading institutions having increased
individual deposits of approximately
SIS, 100000 over 1917 The four banks
mentioned had total deposits of $19,.
505,560 during the year just closed.
Moscow-A large and enthusiastic |
crowd of citizens living along the line
Of the Mussel Shoals highway gathered |
here for the purpose Of perfecting |
plans for the construction Of that high. |
way. 1t was a good roads meeting iG
which the spirit of progress ran high
ana resulted IN great summation OF
all good roads construction
Dyersburg.-The banquet of the
Chamber of Commerce, held
here, was attended by nearly $50 bust.
ness men of this city and county The
addresses were along the lines of good
roads, good schools and agricultural
development. One hundred new mem
bers were added to the club.
Chattanooga. -. Col. M. B. Ochs,
editor of tbs Chattanooga
Times, who received representative
petition asking him to run for mayor,
declined to make the race, refusing tf
allow public office to interfere with
lis life work in the newspaper field.