McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-06-09

Ct y OlueSL clCiZeDS ana beloved
by all. is still very low, and little
hope is held out for her recovery
on account of her advanced age.
A. S. Robinson returned Satur-
day night from Memphis and has
fully recovered from the opera
ton for appendicitis which was
performed some three weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Wilmeth
and sister, Miss Jude Wilmeth,
and Sam Kirk of Cypress, motor
ed to Selmer Monday, and were
pleasant callers at the Indepen-
dent Office.
j. M. Bell and son, j. E., pros
porous farmers from near Nc
Marry were in Selmer Saturday.
]. R. presented the Independent
force with some very fine peach
es.
Mrs. w. G. Robinson and little
daughter, Francis Long, left Sun
day to spend six weeks with her
mother at Trenton, while Prof.
Robinson is attending the sum-
mer school at Jackson.
! The announcements of, Hons.
A. M Patterson, of Savannah,
candidate for the democratic NOM
ination for Congress, and G. H.
Rhodes. of Whiteville, candidate
for the democratic nomination for
State Senator will appear in next
weeks paper.
] r. Swain and family, j. B,
Graham, G.. A.. Scott, James T.
Dunaway, w. K. Alternately,
Terry Alternately, 0. S. Aberna-
thy and wife and Little Rachel,
and others from Selmer, attend
ed the singing at Prices Chapel
Sunday.
]. H. and Mr.. and Mrs. C. B.
Steadman and son, Hunter. mo-
tored to Memphis Sunday and
spent a greater part Of the week
visiting relatives. Tony Stead
man, as driver of the car, accom-
panied them.
| Mrs Rebecca Emmons is spend
ling the summer with her son, r.
E. Emmons, at forrest City, Ark.
Bobhasaresponsible position with
the Rock Island railroad, and for
many years was a valued en-
ployee Of the M. & 0. He is de-
voted to his mother, and every
body in Selmer loves Aunt
Becky. +"
\ Andrew Hamilton returned last
Friday from his first year at the
1 University at Tennessee at Knox
vile. He was a member of of a
military company which took the
hlue ribbon over several other
companies of the University. He
has not decided whether he will
take the four year course or not.
: Col. ]. w. Purviance recently
made a short trip to Memphis to
Visit his sister-in-law, Mrs. Mag
gle L. Stainback, who has been
lin the Baptist Memorial hospital
for ten weeks suffering from a
broken hip received in an auto
mobile accident. Mrs. Stainback
has left the hospital, and when
able will come to Selmer where
her many friends will welcome
her.
| Curtis Luttrell, son of Jim Lut-
trell. one of the colored men who
tunder adverse circumstances and
by dint of hard labor obtained an
education, and spent the closing
years of his life in helping his
children to secure an education.
called to see US Monday. Curtis
is q postoffice clerk in the main
office of the Chicago. Dearborn
Street post-office. He is 33 years
old and is one of the many Nc
Marry county colored boys who
have gone out into the world and
made good. He is a grandson of
l"Uncle" Joe Luttrell. an old ante
bellum colored man who passed
on to his reward a few years ago.
/ A responsible woman, recon-
rnended properly by local mer-
chant. can earn five dollars per
day working odd hours doing
house to house advertising and