Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-07
[ erlnessee State News

Section Director Bate says rainy
weather greatly interfered with farm
work III Tennessee during the past week.
AS result growing products are get
ting very foul again, and the lack of
sunshine has prevented the killing of
weeds and grass.
Early corn is growing rapidly and
was receiving the final plowing which
was stopped by the wet weather; the
later paintings have good stands and
are doing we'll
Cotton, subject to like conditions as
early corn, is doing as well as could be
expected under the circumstances, but
1t needs good period of sunshine, and
thorough cultivation for its proper de-
velopment; in some of the upland sec
tions the crop is reported doing well.
Wheat cutting is about finished; it is
feared that much injury will result
from the rainy and cloudy weather;
harvesting the fine crop of oats is in
progress; much hay has been spoiled by
the rain.
Tobacco Is in good growth. Irish
potatoes are about ready for digging
and good yield is expected; sweet po-
tatoes, peanuts and garden products
are growing we'll Tomatoes are being
shipped from the western counties;
much rotting is reported. Tree fruits
are scarce, blackberries promise good
crop. Pastures are fine.
The Tennessee Department of Agri-
culture crop report for the month, puts
the condition of cotton at rs per cent;
wheat, estimated yield, bushels per
acre; corn condition, SO per cent; oats
condition, 81 per cent.
John Wesley Gaines, Congressman
from the Hermitage district, and E. w.
Thompson, clerk in laundry at Nash
vile, exchanged blows last week.
Congressman Gaines had sent a pack
age to the office by a servant with the
request that it be ready by o'clock
that afternoon. At the Office of the
company he claimed that he had been
promised the package at that hour, and
was much disappointed The clerk in
sisted that no such promise had been
made Congressman Gaines went be-
hind the counter, where heated argu-
ment followed. Congressman Gaines
declaring that Thompson had insulted
him. The argument concluded bv
Thompson striking Congressman Gaines,
the latter clinching with him. BY
ISLANDERS pulled them apart, when Of
ticers arrived and placed both under
arrest. During the excitement young
lady clerk in the Office tainted.
The following additional rule of prac-
tice was made and ordered to be enter
ed on the minutes of the Supreme court
at jackson, just before adjourning for
the term:
I'm all cases appealed to this court
from the several Chancery Courts of
the State, the transcripts of the record
must be prepared and filed in this court
within 40 days after the filing of the
bond for the prosecution of the appeal,
or pauper oath in lieu thereof, and
upon failure of any clerk and master OF
said courts to comply with this rule, all
cost for making the transcript will be
disallowed by order of the Court OF
, Chancery Appeals or of this court
"A true copy of this order and rule
will also be entered upon the rule
= docllets of this court at Nashville and
, Knoxville, certified copy being fur
nished the clerks of these courts fol
! this purpose.
THE clerks of this court in the three
grand divisions Of the State will trans
r nit by mail to all clerks and masters
f of their divisions a certified copy of the
/ same as it appears in their respective
Y countess
n The Masonic fraternities of HALL
S and the adjacent territory, celebrated
. st. Johns Day in appropriate style a
J, Chestnut Bluff. The affair was rather
S a double-header celebration. as Lauder
e dale and Crockett Counties held appro
= pirate ceremonies and formally opened
j, the big steel bridge across Forke,
d Deer River, to the public. The magis
tracies of the two commonwealth me
on the bridge, and after a stirring tall
n by Judge George w. Young of Ripple
n and j. B. Parker, chairman of tn
IS County Court of Crockett County, in be
> behalf of his people, delivered spler
J. did address, the bridge was christened
k At the conclusion of the ceremonie
u dinner was announced and the multi
k tude fed on all the delicacies of the sea
e sou.
Checks were mailed by the Conn
1t trollcr's Office to 200 Tennessee policJ
h holders in the Interstate Live Stoc
st Insurance Company at Washington,
x c.. This includes all but three policy
Of holders, their proof not being perfec
g Under the settlement secured, all losse
v in full are to be paid to May |, the dat
t. of the appointment of a receiver, and o
ID other policies the premiums are to /
Y, returned after deducting from each tn
a pro rata cost of the policy from til
is time it was taken out until May /. Th
st losses amount 10 1851, and the return
W ed premiums to $2,40S. Tennessee
the first state of nine in which the con
pany was doing business to secure
1e settlement.
% The SUPERINTENDENT of the East Tel
i'd nessee Telephone Company, a subsi
of larry of the Cumberland Telephone an
e, Telegraph Company, is charged with
y. violation of an ordinance of Knoxvil
lie making it misdemeanor punishab
90 by a, fine of $500 day, for any pu
1e lie utility corporation to do business
n that city without franchise.
n Hartman has been decided on as IL
place for the Third Regiment encam