McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-02-20
Brief News of
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Memphis.-Th purchase OF a site
for new home for the Memphis Com
mercial Appea; has been reported.
Shelbyville.-The Turner-Day Wool,
worth Handle Company of Nashvil 3
has completed the erection OF the new
buildings for its branch plant here.
Nashville.-Capt Felix Robertson
Smith, great-grandson of the founder
of Nashville and grandson OF the first
white child born in Tennessee, died at
the age of So years.
Jacksonville state convention Of
the B. Y. P. Union will be held in
Jackson June rs. The purpose is to
formulate a we'll defined program of
work for the coming year.
Nashville.-Total value of all build
ing work in Nashville during the year
1919 amounted to $2,41O,26455, accord,
ing to the annual report OF Supervisor
of Buildings Robert T. Moore.
Knexville.-Rev. S. M. Glasgow Of
Charleston, w. Va, pastor of the
Braeme Memorial church, has accept
ed call to the pastorate of the First
Presbyterian church of this city.
Nashville-sheriff A. P. Warren.
his wife, Mrs Ray Warren, and Floyd
Cummings were bound over under $15,.
coo bonds at the close of the hearing
at the federal court at Cookevllle.
Memphis.-An automobile bus ar.
rived in Memphis from Nashville with
Chief Fairfield and his wife, and will
be used to carry recruiting parties to
the various towns surrounding Mem
phis.
Jacksonville payment Of the state
tax required on all dogs has been very
slow in this county, due to the fact,
1t is believed. that the general public
is not familiar with the provisions of
the law.
Memphis cases Of botulinus
poisoning in Memphis and elsewhere
have so interested the University Of
Tennessee faculty that experimental
work is being conducted in the college
laboratory.
Cordova.-The Cordova Mercantile
Company has sold its interests to A.
B. Lurry, who will hereafter conduct
the business. Mr.. Lurry was former
ly with Oliver Finnie grocery COM
pany, Memphis.
Mayor Williams has is
sued a proclamation to the residents
of Newbern warning the citizens to
use less water and current, owing to
the possibilities of the high cost of
fuel and labor.
Nashyille.-The election Of officers
and decision to start work Immediate
ly on survey of child welfare needs
and situations in Tennessee featured
the meeting of the Tennessee child
welfare commission.
Observation-Disclosures of the state
pure food commissioners Office are
Selling all the ripe olives to be found
IN the stores here. The commissioner
has ordered the sale of the commodity
stopped in Nashville.
Hemphis.-A letter from D. w.
Moss, president of the Jefferson Davis
Highway Association, to the Chamber
OF Commerce urges that some city in
Mississippi, preferably Jackson or
Corinth be selected for the meeting
place of the organization in April.
Nashvi'le.-Gen. John P. Hickman.
commanding the Tennessee division
United Confederate Veterans, has APP
pointed Gen. John L. Jones of Column
bia. to command the Middle Tennessee
Rrigpda. to succeed Gen. Geo. T. Rid
die whose death was announced some
time ago.
Newbarn.-A great deal of interest
Is being aroused here in the building
OF a $4,000 hotel.
Lexington.-Schools and churches
have been ordered closed by the
mavor to prevent the spread of In
fluenZa.
Morristown.-On account OF the
prevalence OF influenza the schools,
churches and theaters have been
closed here.
Cordova.-Dr. T. NJ. Lowery of the
Alabama Street Presbyterian church,
Memphis. spoke at the Presbyterian
church here.
Neshville-The appointment of John
A. Rieehman OF Memrhis as member
Of the state board Of charities was an
nounced by Gov. Roberts.
Frank'in.-Rev. Samuel Evans, rec
tor OF st. Pauls Episcopal church has
ORGANIZED a eni'd fer boys called the
knights OF Paul the Apostle"
Nashville.-Mrs. Elbridge Gerry Blu
ford. fou'der and for 10 years prin-
cipal of Buford College. died after an
Illness of four weeks at the college
Lawrenceburg.- city commits
sion is keeping pace With this rapidly
growing town The commissions lat
est move is the d'scontinuance of the
carbon arc lights for street purposes
and the installation of thirty large in