Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-03-10
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Mrs w E. Myer has returned from
trip of several weeks in Florida and
/ is now with her daughter, Mrs. HUI
/ bert Turner.
/ Miss Nary Fhppen was a weekend
guest oflrelatives in Cookeville.
Miss Lora Young, who is connected
with the State Board Of Education in
Nashville, was in Carthage recently
as the guest of her sister, Mrs. Ben
son Wooten.
Miss Ida Lansden visited her pa
rents in Cookeville.
Miss Almeda Kennedy came up from
Nashville and spent a few days as the
guest CT Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brad
| ford.
Mrs. Julian Fisher, who has been
spending several days in Nashville on
account of illness of relatives, had her
tonsils removed last Saturday. Friends
will be glad to learn that the opera
ton was successful and that Mrs.
Fisher was able to return home to-
day.
Miss Era Allen spent the weekend
with relatives at Brush Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Robinson and
Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Robinson of
Williamson County have returned
| home after spending a few days here
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Baird have re-
turned from a several days visit to
relatives at Lebanon.
Mrs. Lena Wakefield, Smith County
Red Cross nurse, was called to Clarks-
vile few days this week for special
work
| Miss Rebecca Haynie of Hartsville
was recent guest of Mrs. Ed High.
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| Nashville
Mr.. and Mrs Chester Midget of
| Gainesboro were called to Carthage
on account of the drowning of Mr.
| Midgett's brother-in-law, w. D.
Young Likely Mr.. Midget will take
! charge of the j. H. Young Produce Co.
! Mrs. Claud Greer has returned from
| visit to relatives at Petersburg.
4 Mrs. Nelson Fisher and Misses Vir-
ginia and Frances Fisher spent a few
days in Nashville last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wright were call
ed to Gallatin last week on account of
the serious illness Of Mr.. Wright's
sister, Miss Ollie Wright, who died
| last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burgess Askew of
Nashville were guests Sunday of Rev.
and Mrs. M. N. Ford, Mrs. Askew's
parents. They were accompanied
home by Mrs. Ford, who will spend
several days in the city.
Mrs. Anna Flippen has been confin-
ed to her room for several days on
account of illness.
HI. NJ. Hale, who has been confined
| to his room several days on account
| of illness, continues to improve, and
is now able to walk about his room.
! The Carthage High Schoolhas a new
| professor in the person of w. w.
/ Hickman, Jr. the I0-pound boy who
arrived at the home of Prof. and Mrs.
/ w. w. Hickman last Tuesday after
noon.
! Tax Assessor Albert Nixon, with N.
| B. West as assistant, went to the 7th
| district first of the week to begin
/ the 1921 tax assessment.
Judge and Mrs. Cordell Hull arrived
in Carthage yesterday from Washing
| ton and are now at the Chapman
| House where they will spend some
time. Judge and Mrs. Hull are plan
ming to make trip to Europe during
! the summer.
Miss Leona White of near Rome has
| been visiting Mrs. j. N. Gam.
Friends will be glad to learn that
! Mrs. Martha Jones, who has been con-
4 fined to her room at the Chapman
| House with a serious illness, is recov-
ering. Mrs. Jones is being attended
by Miss Lora Russell of Difficult as
nurse.
About the first thing the Legislature
4 did upon reconvening this week was to
pass the per cent law over Gov
Taylor's veto, and now per cent
becomes the legal interest rate in Ten
nessee instad of per cent. The roll
call shows that both Sen. McGinness
and Representative Beasley voted
against the 8 per cent law, and they
will receive the commentator of the
people of the county for their action
even though the measure did pass.