GRAVEL HILL COMMUNITYMrs. McHughes, who fell
recently and broke her shoulder, is improving.
J.H. Williams, who has been teaching at Briton’s
school house has returned home.
D.E. Carter, who has been living in Selmer,
moved back to his farm last week.
March, 1903 from the Corinth Daily Corinthian Newspaper
SELMER’S SANDBOXIndependent: Mrs. Terry
Abernathy has spent the week in Corinth with
relatives.
Clem Lea has a case of small pox at his home
three miles from here. He has been quite sick. He has
been quarantined by the health board.
Mrs. M.M. Dickey has a slight spell of small
pox. While the doctors say it is the genuine article, we
are glad to note it is in the mild form. She is strictly
guarantined and no danger of the spread of the disease.
Some wicked incendiary set fire to and burned about
one hundred barrels of corn for Lee Richard near
Ramer last week.
The side tracks along here all full of new coal cars
for the Southern road. There is no room for them in
Corinth.
Christmas was greatly enjoyed in this vicinity.
G.F.
Littlejohn, of Reeds, Texas, is visiting relatives
here.
Prof. C. Hamm and Miss Della Yancey were
married at the home of the bride, near Morris Chapel,
Wednesday of last week.
Misses Julia and Ludy Young and Maude Huff,
of Corinth, visited relatives at this place Christmas.
A.P. Olive, of Bonham, Texas, was here last week
visiting relatives.
SELMER TENNESSEE NOTESMiss Cretia Meeks,
of Corinth, was in Selmer Saturday on her return to
Stantonville, where she is teaching.
Miss Millie Hurley, of Stantonville was in the
city Saturday morning on her way home from Corinth,
where she had been visiting for several days.
Miss Frankie Wade, of Corinth, spent several
days in Selmer last week as the guest of Miss Bulah
Locke.
L.A. Beaty, the Corinth photographers, spent
Sunday in Selmer.
SELMER, TENNESSEEMrs. L.A. Beaty of
Corinth spent Wednesday in the city as the guest of
Mrs. W.J. Olive.
Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Thrasher and their little
son, J.R., Jr., were visitors in Selmer, Tennessee a
part of this week.
United States Marshal Frank S. Elgin was
here last Friday in attendance upon the town election.
Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Hurley were the guests of
relatives in Selmer, Tennessee Saturday. They left
Saturday evening for Corinth for a few days and thence
to the Indian Territory.
H.P. Wood was re-elected Mayor of Selmer
last Friday. The new aldermen elect are:
Albert Gillespie
C.B. Steadman
J.C. Houston
Rube Braden still serves as Marshal.
