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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-07
From Bethel Springs

The infant grand child of L. F.
Ingle is very sick.
Mrs. Ammons has been very
sick at the home of her son, Jno.
B. Ammons.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Stoval en-
joyed visits from several of their
children during the holidaya.
At the Presbyterian church on
Christmas Eve, our people en-
joyed one of the best services ev-
err held in Bethel Springs.
| Dennie McCaskill and Miss Va
da Dennie spent Christmas at
Finger with relatives.
DR.. Ernest Smith, Bruce Mitch
ell and other local sportsmen en-
joyed a bird hunt or two Xmas
week,
Sgt. Bill has been painfully
sober and hard at work at the
depot for Christmas trick.
Buford Dennie was recent
business visitor to Corinth.
RUDE Barner and wife spent a
part of the holidays at Kenton.
Burglars broke into the store
of Deaton & Etheridge one night
last week and stole a few over
coats and other articles.
Terry Dillon and Miss Lula
Ferguson were married last Fri
day and left on a bridal trip to
Nashville.
Mrs. H. B. Lewis and children
spent a bart of the holidays with
relatives at Leapwood.
Miss Rosa Cochran, one of the
pretty Corinth girls, was the hol-
iday guest of Miss Lottie Dillon,
near Bethel.
H. Kirk Grantham of the Nor
NAL was here Christmas week.
Conan and Crowley Davis Wis
tied here Christmas.
A. G. Ramer, M. & G. tele-
grapher, was recently visiting
homefolks.
S. S. Brooks has moved to our
town. He will operate a broom
factore.
c. Wilson's health is still deli
cate health.
John Motley, one of BethePs
finest, is a frequent visitor to
Henderson wonder why?
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-07

M. G. Patterson of the 9Th is a
new subscriber to the Independ.
ent.
w. w. Maness and family OF
Nashville were visiting in the
home of Mrs. Names parents,
Rev. and Mrs j. w. Wallace last
week. Ward is a postal employee
and is located at Nashville.
| have opened up a lunch room
in Selmer again, and invite all OF
my old customers to come and
eat with me again, prices are
down. G. w. Barnes. Back of
Barber Shop.
Lee Mcdaniel spent a few days
in Memphis last week with an
aunt whom he had not seen in
many years. Lee says he enjoy
ed his visit, but too much hauling
going on to suit him, and Selmer
is big enough for Lee.
W. D. Whitaker, one of the
progressive citizens of the 9th
district was a recent business
visitor to Selmer. Mr.. Whitaker
is one of the men who is ready at
all times to improve roads and
do things which are helpful to
communities,
T. C. Robinson an aged and
highly respected citizen of near
Enville. honored us with a visit
Monday while on a business visit
to Selmer. Mr.. Robinson is a
man who lives his religion 365
days in the year and one is always
made better by having associated
with him.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-07
Cypress Happenings

Amin Croker, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Croker. is recover
ing from scarlet fever.
Arthur Smith and family have
the smallpox, though not of the
most virulent form.
j. S. Kirk has accepted Job
as tie Inspector for the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, with the Southern
and M. & 0. as his territory. A
big demand for red oak ties, but
the price offered seems low.
E. A. Payne of Iuka, Miss,
and Mr.. Hoss of Bristol, Tenn,
were recently investigating the
timber suitable for the manufac-
ture Of paper. They bought a
few large timbered tracts and in
formed US that a large number
of people would be employed in
cutting and shipping this pulp
timber to the mills.
Some evidence of a revival Of
the timber industry here soon.
Our peogle enjoyed a splendid
Christmas service at Union Chap
ell.
G. L. Biasingame has begun
school at Kings Mountain.
T. B. Wilmeth wass a recent
business visitor to Corinth.
A large acreage of land is now
being cleared with a view of in
ducing new settlers to come and
tarry with us.
Elmer Kennedy and Tate Pitt
man, who are employed in Ark
ansss, have been visiting rel
atives in this section.
j. M. Croker, member of the
county board of education, at
tended the board meeting at Sell
mer Saturday.
Noah Morphis from Arkansas
| is visiting relatives near Cypress
this week,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-07
PERSONALS

J. F. Wilson of the 10Th was
a renewal Monday.
ESQ. Meeks of Guys represent
ed his constituency in the county
court Monday.
Louis Adams, Of the McNairy
County Bank, was a recent bust
ness visitor to Humboldt.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Stone and
children of Jackson spent the
weekend with relatives in Sell
mer.
Arthur A. Madden, one of Cor
inth's prominent young business
men, spent day in Selmer re-
Gently, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Finley Ammons at the Gooch
hotel.
]. H. Ferguson. one of the SOL
i'd citizens of near Sulphur Springs
called to see us Monday. His
sons, Carl and Estill, in the Ridge
ly High School. spent the holidays
at home.
J. A. Weatherford, the mer-
chant and farmer of the 18th,
came in to see us Monday, and
renewed his subscription and or
dered the paper sent to his sister,
Mrs. 1. A. McAfee, at McRae,
Ark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard ]. Kerr
were the guests last week Of Mrs.
Kerr's parents, Judge and Mrs.
H. P. Wood. They will reside
at Millington, where Mr.. Kerr is
an agricultural instructor in the
high school.
Horny Hodges spent Saturday
in Selmer. He will be secretary
to Hon. Lon A. Scott, our con-
gresham, after March 4th. Horny
is known by every person who
has lived in the county for fifty
years, and there was never a
more popular man in Tennessee
than Horny Hodges.
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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-07
A Family Reunion

At the hospitable home of Mr.
and Mrs. ]. T. Gage about forty.
five people gathered and were
partakers of a bountiful and elab,
crate Christmas dinner. The re,
ception was given in honor of B.
H. Gage of Los Angeles, CAL, a
recently discharged soldier of the
aviation camp at San Diego. All
the children were present except
Mrs. r. A. N. Lipford, of Finger,
Tenn, and j. W. Gage, of Los
Angeles, Cal. In the afternoon
the children were entertained by
playing many different games.
while the older people enjoyed
themselves socially.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gage are splen-
did old people and have reared
thirteen children, all of whom
are living. They also have thir-
ty-fve grandchildren. We sin
cerely trust that they may live
to enjoy many more just such oc-
casions as this, and that when
the summons comes for them and
all, that they may be reunited in
that home where the ties that
bind are never broken and where
families can dwell forever with
Him born two-thousand years
ago on the first Christmas Day,
and whose shed blood has made
the salvation of humanity pos
sible by implicit faith in and ODE
dience to the will of God.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-07
Land Sale

4
BY virtue of the authority vested in
me by a certain deed of trust executed
to me by w. Il. Fulton, recorded in
Book No. 3, page 1888, given to secure u
note to Selmer Bank e Trust Company
for one hundred and twenty-four an
20-100 dollars (f24. 20] dated Novem-
Der A, 1919, and due November l, 1920,
will, on February 2, 1891, at one
O'Clock, p. m, in front of the east door
OF the court house In Selmer. Tennes-
see, offer for sale to the highest bidder
for cash to satisfy said note, default in
the payment of said note having been
made. Said land is bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to-wit: Being in the
9Th Civil District of McNairy County,
tennessee, ana being IN three tracts.
First Tract beginning ut the south
west corner of a lot In Falcon, Tennes-
see. formerly owned by Jas. Brown and
/ at this time occupied by Jonas Prather.
runs south 800 feet to stake at the
southeast corner of the j. l.. Smith
land; thence west 1877 feet to the point
! of the hill at stake; thence south
| direction with the meanderngs of the
| hill or bluff 1916 feet to stake; thence
an eastern direction TO west boundary
4 line OF the land now occupied by Jim
Edwards [col and corners in the JOSH
all Jeans old house lot lo0 feet west OF
the Falcon and Ralner road; thence q
northern direction until u strikes the
Falcon and Rainer road where the Fal-
con and Seimer reads IorK; thence
western direction with the meanderfngs
OF the Falcon reai 10 the northeast cor
ner OF the lot formerly owned by jas.
M. Nelson; thence south 100 yards to
the southeastcorner OF the said Nelson
lot; thence west DO feet 10 the begin
ming, being about ~ acres within these
calls, but TINS includes ana excludes
about 10 acres sofa on oi the east emu
anu 10 'a'lafS ohal''oo's'
Second Tract Beginning on stake,
white and post OAK pointers, the south
east corner OF q lot that formerly be-
longed to josiah Jeans. runs south 10
d grees east u poles and II feet to
stake, 1. ~. anu plack oak pointers
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-07

Mrs. j. H. Bigger spent one
day of last week at Dyer with
friends.
Artye Wilson came from Jack
son and spent Christmas with his
family in Selmer.
Charlie Melton and wife of near
Pinson were the guests of Selmer
relatives during the holidays.
w. G. Perkins of Vardaman,
Miss, was shaking hands with
old friends in Selmer during the
holidays. He is special agent
for the National Union Fire In
surance Co., for Mississippi, and
is making good.
Bert Ramer, youngest son of
our old friend, the late John Ra-
mer of near Cypress, has enlist
ed in the army. We hope him
the best of luck in the service of
our " Uncle SAM" and that he
will like the free and easy(0life
of a soldier.
W. K. Alternately and J. R.
Swain spent part of last week
as the guests of DR.. Jno. j. Alb
ernathy at Acton and enjoyed
some fine quail hunting and the
splendid eats" for which the
people of the 9th district are fam
GUS in having and knowing how
to prepare the best of everything
in the food line.
R. E. Henry of McNairy was
in to see us on a recent business
trip to Selmer. He is a son of
j. R. Henry of near McNairy,
and is the oldest Of twelve child
rem being twenty-four years of
age. He is a very intelligent
young man and is at present TAX
ing a business course at Draugh.
on's College in Jackson.
Uncle Glib" Wilson, well
known to most all McNairians,
and a resident of Selmer for
many years, informs us that he
received many nice Christmas
presents from his children, grand
children, and old friends which
have been and are being enjoyed
by himself and his good wife,
Aunt Polly"
D. r. Hurst, who is at all times
helping US in various ways, is
back on the job in our shop. He
says that he received several
Xmas gifts and cards from the
friends of his boyhood days, and
that he put in the holidays very
pleasantly. Uncle Dock" is in
his 80th year, but he bids fair to
be with McNairians many more
years, and SO mote it be-"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-07
Non Resident Notice
IL. J. Wood, Admr. of Dave Howell, ct al.
VS.
Stanford Howell, ct nj
In the County Court of
McNairy County, Tenn.

In this cause it happening to the Court
from the Bill which Ia sworn to that the
defendant Gavin Howell is a resident OF
Louisiana, the -fendant Mrs Con Green
is a resident of the state of Texas, aud
nen-residents of the state of Tennessee.
and also that the defendant Joe Howell
is of unknown residence so that the ordi-
nary process of law cannot be served on
them, and the residence of said defend
ant zoe Howell cannot be ascertained by
Complalnants upon dilligent enquiry
which has been made, and it further
appearing thot the said defendant Joe
Howell is sued in this case AS the son
and heir ut law of David Howell de-
ceased, late of McNairy County. Tenn..
1t Is therefore ordered that the said de-
PENDANTS Calvin Howell, Mrs. Con Green
and Joe Howell each enter their appear
ance herein before the County Court of
MeNairy County, Tenn, Mt the Court
House in Selmer, ON or before the First
Monday in February, 1921 and make
defense to the Bill filed against them
and others in the above styled cause
seeking to sell the lands of said David
Howell dece ased, or the allegations of
said Bill IN the cause of II. p. Wood.
Adnr. ct al VS.. Stanford Howell ct AL,
will he taken for confessed ne TO said
parties and set far hearing k.xparle IA
10 said defendants. Ii Is further ordered
that II copy Of this order he published
for four weeks in the McNairy County
Independent as required by law.
JNO. r. SWAIN, Clerk.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-07
Finger News Briefs

Earl Cain spent Saturday with
Miss Era Young.
Roy and E. O. Parrish are Wis
iting their grandparents at Hum.
boldt this week.
]. O. Massey and family have
recently been visiting C. L. Par
IRISH at Henderson.
Miss Vada Dennie spent the
weekend with Maud Mckenzie.
Dennie McCaskill recently Wis
tied Finger relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. M. Basham re.
Gently visited Selmer relatives.
Jess Mitchell and family spent
Sunday at Henderson.
E. D. Mitchell is back home
from Memphis.
H. L. Hodges and wife spent
Sunday at McNairy.
Wandy Smith is visiting here
from Success, Ark.
| Our boys recently played bask-
etball here with the Bethel team.
J. E, Hodges and family were
the recent guests of his mother,
Mrs. Mollie Hodges.
| Mesdames Maggie Harris and
Wilma Swain were the Sunday
guests Of their brother, Edgar O.
Parrish.
| d. G. Patterson and mother
spent Christmas with Mrs. Walk
err.
Tom Griswell and family spent
Christmas with his wife's moth
err, Mrs. F. j. Floyd.
R. L. Carter and family spent
Christmas at, Leapwood.
Miss Annie Lee Harris. who is
attending a Nashville school, was
with homefolks during holidays.
Bert Burgen and wife Of Jack
son were recently visiting here.
Otis Hayre from Memphis Wis
tied relatives here Christmas.
Will Joyner Of Memphis came
to Finger to spend Christmas.
Mrs. Brock and little son are
visiting homefolks here.
Atlas Freeman from Memphis
has been visiting homefolks here.
Misses Lou Taylor and Hester
Carter spent Wednesday shop
ping in Jackson.
D. e. Bishop and family were
recently visiting at Jackson.
Misses Eula PUNK and Lucille
Young spent Christmas at Bethel.
DR.. Tucker and wife were re-
cent visitors to Jackson.
Mrs. E. d. Mitchell has been
on the sick list the past week.
Hester Carter and Mary Nc
Caskill visited at Bemis Sunday.
Carl Womble of Jackson was
here visiting his grand parents.
Aline and Mary Davis of Hen
derson are some of the recent
Finger visitors.
Miss Ethel PUNK has been Wis
iting homefolks near Liberty.
John Haynes spent a day at
Henserson recently.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-07

Mrs. J. H. Bigger spent one
day of last week at Dyer with
friends.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-07

~. y. IldIIlS VI SeilllGI TOulS i
called Monday and. renewed his
subscription.
Oscar Chambers, anindustrious
colored boy, was in to renew his
subscription.
Miss Florence English spent
the holidays with homefolks at
Adamsville.
]. E. Barham of the 9th came
in Sunday and remained over fol-
first Monday.
Uncle Nat" Carman is critic
ally i'll at his home at Cerro Cor
do, Hardin county.
Esq. w. P. Suratt of Chewalla
called Monday and subscribed
for the Independent.
Miss Maggie Mccoy is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Ear
Gooch, this week.
Why pay war prices for meals
and lunches, when C. w. Barnes
has lowered the price.
Us. Brooks of Bethel Springs,
deputy sheriff, called to renew
his subscription Monday.
A. M. Greene, deputy sheriff
and a hustling farmer of the 10th
district was in to see us Monday.
Atty. Gen. W. K. Alternately
is attending the regular term of
the circuit court at Bolivar this
week.
Mrs. VIM Grant of Corinth has
been the guest of her daughters,
Mesdames Joe Floyd and James
Locke.
Miles T. Inman, our old friend
from Purdy. called to see us
Monday and renewed his sub
scription.
Postmaster G. w. Basham of
Bethel Springs was in to see us
Monday and renewed his SUBJ
scription.
Prof. w. E. Wilson was in Sell
mer Sunday enroute to Adams
vile where he is principal of the
high school.
Ifyou are ready for that build
ing or fence repair work done at
any time now or later, call on
me. John Williams.
DR. H. C. Sanders of Lawton,
one Of the best doctors in the
county, called to see us Monday
and renewed his subscription.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Kiestler,
who live near Mt. Gilead, were
recently transacting business in
Selmer and came in to see US.
J. J. Swain of McNairy called
Monday. renewing his subscrip-
ton and that of his son, Rev. w.
T. Swain of Memphis, Texas.
J. R. Henry and J. w. Ether
idge. two of our old reliable read
ers on the McNairy list were in
to renew their subscription Mon
day.
Miss Lena Gooch, who is a
student at the Union University
of Jackson, has been spending
q few days with her parents in
Selmer.
w. A. Wilson, who was one of
the first subscribers to the Inde-
pendent. and one of the best men
in the county, called to see us
Monday.
Mrs. Pat Heneberry and sister,
Miss Luna Gooch, visited relatives
at Mobile, Ala, St. Louis, Mo-,
and Carbonate, ILL.,. during the
HOLIDAYS.
Walker Mccoy, one of the sub
stantial farmers of the 9TH dis
trict came to Selmer Sunday,
accompanied by his daughter,
Miss Elsie, who attends the Sell
mer High School.
j. S. Houston, merchant and
farmer of Guys, spent Monday
in Selmer. He is a member Of
the firm of Houston Bros. &
Hamm, one of the strongest mer-
camille firms in the county.
Ham and Eggs zoe. Cheese,
Sausage and all lunch goods at
reduced prices at C. w, Barnes
Lunch Room. Drop IN when in
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-07

Clarence Taylor and Cornish
Moore have returned from visit
to Memphis.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-07

StdHJidi ldIlIicIS VI JIlG jill us
trict came to Selmer Sunday,
accompanied by his daughter,
Miss Elsie, who attends the Sell
mer High School.
| j. S. Houston, merchant and
farmer of Guys, spent Monday
in Selmer. He is a member of
the firm of Houston Bros. &
Hamm, one of the strongest mer-
camille firms in the county.
Ham and Eggs soc. Cheese,
Sausage and all lunch goods at
reduced prices at C. w. Barnes
Lunch Room. Drop IN when in
town and eat with me.
C. W. Barnes, Prop. Back of
Barber Shop.
Mrs. ]. T. Bagby and son,
Charles Lee, of Memphis, have
recently been the guests of Mrs.
Bagby's parents, j. H. Steadman
and wife. Rev. Bagby, her hus-
band, was assigned to one of the
suburban churches of Memphis,
and is we'll pleased with his new
field Of endeavor.
Robert Hamilton has returned
from Asheville, N. c., where he
went for treatment in an army
hospital. but after an examinas
ton, it was determined that his
condition did not necessitate his
remaining there and that his
health would improve just as
rapidly back in old McNairy coun-
| ty, which sounded mighty good
to Bob, who loves to stay with
those who know and love him.
Rev. VIM. Thorne Of Mckenzie
sent us one of the most hand
some calendars we ever saw. 1t
must be seen to be appreciated
and we are very grateful to Bro
Thorne for this splendid work of
art and instruction. There is
not better known and more
popular minister in this section
than Bro. Thorne, who has de-
voted his life in a cause which no
man can call selfish-that ofhelp-
ing others.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22

Have you an old piece of furniture
you no longer use Sell it.---Ifse Every
Evening classified ada.--Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22

Our society Is becoming n veritable
babhle Of gibbering crowds. Not only
are mob outbreaks and riots increas-
ing In number but every interest, pa
triotic. religious, ethical, political.
economic. easily degonerntes into a
confusion OF propagandist tongues. In
to extravagant partisnnship and In
temperance
None of the social scientists who
have studied the masses believe thai
the crowd can be eliminated as q
feature of human existence. I3ut they
believe that a dangerous tendency
could be somewhat offset if the aver
age citizen would awaken to the fact
that he is an individual with certain
amount of native independence.
Our Difference toward convention
leads us to the extreme of distrusting
anything out of the ordinary A man
who has opinions not closely conform
ing to the opinions of everyone else
In his office, club. or home is regarded
as freak of nature. Sometimes. IL
istrue, he is--when his opinions are
not backed by intelligent thought. The
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-22
CRISES OF AGES HERE,
BAPT|STS ARE TOLD
Lay Delegate Warns on the
Lowering of Morals of So
cicty Before Convention.
Try Associated Press to Every Ev~ainS.

Hy Associated Press to Every Ev~ninE.
nes Moines. la. June 2s.-The year
ol 1921 marks crisis of the ages
the Uon. Ernest l.. Tustin, president
of the Northern Baptist Convention
and a weN known lawyer of philadel-
phia. declared today in his opening ad-
dress al the fourteenth annual con-
Ncntion OF Northern Baptists in ses-
sion in this city.
lie laid emphasis upon the great
eNtfayagances in living" the "depior-
able lowering of morals in our social
life" the moral degeneration and let
dss~n in the habits OF ouv young
people" the morals in our local
politics perhaps lower than ever be-
fore" and the "non-chufch- going and
non religious people. whose knowledge
ul the sacraments is chiefly confined
to those of marriage and of death" as
evidence OF such a crisis. There is
he declared "A clear, distinct call
throughout the land for the unifica-
tion OF all forces of Christianity to
consider the great questions confront
ing the political, business and re-
llgious world"
Countless thousands OF our people
are running beyond their means. and
living without the economic care and
saving OF our forefathers." MIR. Tus-
Tin said There has come into the
minds of the many a desire for equal
ity OF condition. In business lines
the whole assumption seems TO be-
set money; get it honestly il pos
slhle: but get money. In our local
politics the morale is lower perhaps
today than ever before. In nearly
every city Of our country the word OF
the boss Is supreme"
As an evidence Of the lowering OF
our social morals Mr.. TNsttn cites
tho terrible indictment" I young
women. contained in the aAvice re
Gently given by another denomination
which charged them not 10 swear 10
give up drinking. quit gambling, re-
frain from immodest dress. and stop
Joy-riding. lie said that there was an
equal moral degeneration and let
down in the habits of our young men.
The cure. he said. can come only
by a united effort of all Protestant
ISM The marked decrease in church
membership, ne said. while fraternal
and worldly organizations are increas-
ing ia membership is due TO the fact
AAAt EiN<iA iaNA III i&ft Ab&4ONCi ,
of Christianity Of the present day is
that We do not possess the fervor. the
cart-throhs. which characterized the
Christianity OF a century ago. We al
low worldly affairs TO crowd out our
devotion and loyalty TO our religious
life
Better Sunday Schools and Bible
;, hoois would counteract the moral
iet-dawn among young people today,
ne declared. He urged the Northern
Raptists 10 sustain and develop the %
colleges and 43 schools OF the denomi-
nation and to earnestly strive for the
religious education OF all our people.
from the cradle 10 the grave. He also
urged the practice OF tithing upon the
g. nomination.
Let us try humbly. prayerfully. and
sincerely with the opening OF this con-
v,ntion TO inaugurate a tremendous
forward movement for another Pente-
cost" he said in closing.