McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-10-01
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gathered fromA All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

are to be the beneficiaries of gen.,
srouss 4bequest-a tribute OF love from
a former Memphian Tor his cid home
town. Word has been received that
almost the entire estate of the late l..
c. Nefler, who died few months ago
in Oldham county, Kentucky, was left
in trust, to be divided equally between
the institutions named. upon the death
OF Mr. Neifltr's heirs named in the
will The value of the estate Is esti.
mated at about $4,000.
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Selmer.-Meade & Evans of Flor.
Gnce, Ala, have been awarded con-
tract for the construt ton Of Hatchie
River drainage canal in West McNauy
county. The system Of the canal will
De 40 miles long and will reclaim for
Agriculture thousands of acres of land
In McNairy, Chester and Hardeman
counties. The engineers will com.
plete the fled work within four
months. The preliminary surveys on
the proposed 100000 highways for
McNairy county are being made.
Chattanooga.-The jury hearing the
case of Taylor Neal and C. J. Jack
son.. negroes. held for killing Abe
Baron of this city, and attacking his
companion, young woman living in
Americas, Ca, returned verdict Of
murder in the first degree against
both defendants. Counsel for defense
gave notice of motion for a new
trial.
Jackson THE first workout OF the
Union Univer, ity football team was
held on the campus Lrder the direc-
ton of Perry Callahan. former Varsity
star, who will coach the Union eleven
until Prof. A. J. Robinson OF Brussels.
Belgium. takes charge of the ath-
letics at the college.
Knoxville.-C'" sses will be held in
the new agricultural building within
the next. 30 or 40 days, according 10
a prediction made by T. Asbury
Wright, chairman Of the building
committee of the board OF trustees of,
the university.
Nashville.-The Tennessee railroad
commission he's granted the increas-
ed freight, passenger and Pullman
rates on ietrastate traffic to conform
with the increases SLOWED the rail-
roads BY the interstate commerce
commission.
Chattanooga. - Charles ("Slim')
Austin. charged with the murder of
Leo Friedman, merchant, was convict
ed by jury in criminal cours here
and given an indeterminate sentence
q one to five years in the p niten-
tiary.
Eashville.-Chancello j. B. New
man of the Davidson county chancery
court, in deciding a poll tax test case
here held that women were EMIT ed
to vote in the November election
whether they paid poll tax or not.
Puryear.- Charles W. Puryear fell
from the roof of his residence here
and sustained fractured ankle and
one fractured rib. He was repairing
leak on Q gable when his foot slip
ped and he fell to the ground.
acknowledgements horses swept
the card at the State Fair harness
races last week. Van H., bred and
owned in Murfreesboro, took the H r.
mitage Stake hardly. He stepped the
first mile in 2:05 ga.
Memphis.-Instant death resulted to
J. s. Holmes, traffic policeman, sta
toned at Main street and Gayoso
avenue, when he was mangled by
big automobile truck.
Jackson.--The thrilling adv pture Of
q flight In the air offered by Memphis
aviators during their STAY here was
experienced by approximately 50
Jacksonians.
Knoxville.-vard Stonevipher was
mot and instantly killed near his
home at Petros. Dave Jones was
placed In jail here charged with muir
der.
Jackson --Adj.-Gen. +. B. Sweeney
OF the netional guar.s OF Tennessee
was visitor here to inspect Company
!, local national guard unit.
4 4 a
Lexington.--M-s. Carolyn E. Sum-
mers. aged "a, did at the family
home In Willfston.
Newbern.--Rev. Hardy Neal. pastor
of the Newbern circuit, closed sue
cessful union revival at Kenton.
Milan.---C. B. Harvey, ~, a farmer,
dropped dead from heart failure at
his home east Of here.
Knoxville.-A special train VIII b
run through Tennessee next month.
1t will carry Gov. Coolidge, Gov. Ed
win P. Morrow OF Kentucky, Unit d
States Senator Watson of Indiana,
and Col. A. A. Taylor, republican can.
didate for governor.
$685.
Whiteville.-Rev. w. NJ. Norment,
known throughout West Tennessee as
"Uncle Norment," cels bratei his s1st
birthday here. He has b en- a minis !
ter of the gospel for the past 70 years
and resided in the same community
since his birth.
Martini Martins three schools,
Hall-Moody Normal, McFerrin School
and the city high school, are full to
overflowing. McFerrin was fore d to
use buildings off the campus. Hall