Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-14

held under the auspices of John Suth.
erand Camp, U. G. V. Great prepare
ton is being made by the local camp,
and invitations have been extended
the camps at Covngton, Brownsville
Alamo and Dyersburg.
In the future prisoners in the peni.
Tertiary at Nashville will drink purer
water than the majority of free men
The water is beins thoroughly dis
titled. A capacious condenser has
been installed in connection with the
ice plant at the prison, and the sur
plus water from the plant, about 5000
gallons per day, will be run into a
tank, from which it will be conveyed
to the wings and to all the factories
and shops in which the men are en-
ployed.
Warner Carr, aged II years, was
found dead and two other boys, Floyd
Long and Bob Ross, unconscious from
the effects of inhaling the fumes from
the Citico furnace, at Chattanooga,
last week. All three boys came from
Knoxville and went to sleep near the
furnace. Long is in the hospital and
will probably recover, while Ross has
entirely recovered.
The fifth annual convention of the
Hardeman County Sunday School AS
ISOLATION was held last week in the
Baptist Church at Hickory Valley
| Since the organization of this associa-
ton, five years ago, the increase in
Sunday school work and interest
manifested has grown amazingly.
Thirty representatives from thirteen
Sunday schools of the county were in
attendance.
The Tennessee State Poultry Breed
ers' Association was organized at
Nashville last week The president
and secretary were instructed to ap-
point vice president for every coun-
ty in the State. whose duty it will be
to interest poultry farmers in the
work of the State association and in
the ANNUAL poultry shows. 1t is pro-
posed to have the largest poultry show
ever seen in the South at Nashville in
January.
For the second quarter Of the year
/ the State Treasury receipts were $3.50.
67S.72 and total disbursements $685.
0S2.45, leaving balance Of $780,
331.30. Of the receipts, the penitel-
tiary system contributed $113,5S009.
During the quarter $50 ,2S9.70 was paid
out on account of criminal prosecu-
tons and it cost 79,S09.53 to main
tain the courts.
Over 1,60O teachers from % States
! celebrated the Fourth of July in pa
/ triotic style at the big summer school
Of the South at Knoxville. After a
/ march, in which all the States partici-
/ pated, on the University of Tennessee
! campus, spokesman were heard from
/ the various States in three minute ad-
dresses. DR.. Edward Earle Sparkle of
of the University of Chicago delivered
the Grafton of the day This was fol-
lowed by the adoption of declaration
of principles, in which the assemblage
appealed to the citizens of every South
ern State to demand education for every
child, not as luxury, but as priv
lege, patriotic duty, and a guarantee
of the continuance of free institutions.
The surveyors making the prelimin.
airy survey of the proposed Tennessee
Industrial Railroad are now in Perry
county. The line has been run along
Buffalo river valley, which will be prac.
tically followed to the mouth of Green
river in Wayne county, thence up that
river to Waynesboro, and through
Wayne county to Florence, Ala. w. 9.
Thorbus, of Chicago, an officer of the
company, is following in the wake OF
the surveyors securing rights of way
1t is reported that almost every proper.
ty owner whose land is touched by the
survey has given the desired right O.
way.
The fire situation in Nashville i:
acute. The disasters began on June %
when the Palace, the Manix and Other
business property was burned, the loss
being over 100000. Next came the
McKendre Church fire, the damage re.
sulting amounting to $50, 900. Directly
following this came the Phillips, Webb
. ~ W. ulC, CutSlllS " lOSo VI PlOU,oOU
A few days ago round house of the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Com
pany burned, which was valued at $50,
900. This record sends the fire vast,
, total for less than two weeks to some
thing like three-quarters of million.
A communication has been sent b,
Gov. Blanchard of Louisiana to Gov
: Cox of Tennessee, in which he offer
| the cooperation of the executive de
! partment OF the State of Louisiana t.
: the State of Tennessee in the ceremo
J MES incident to the presentation at Ney
: Orleans of silver service to the bat
tleship Tennessee. Gov. Blanchard OF
fers hearty welcome to those VIII
may take part in the ceremonies, am
, he expresses the hope that the Governo
=. of Tennessee be one of the party t
: visit the State and take part in the Gel
: emonies.
The suit of John B. Ransom & CO
for the use of about thirty insuranc
companies against the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and St. Louis railroad, on tria
g in the circuit court at Nashville, wa
e decided in favor of the railroad.
e was sought to recover $4,000 pal
e Ransom Il Co., lumber dealers, on
e fire loss which it was alleged starte
from sparks from passing engine.
f The Davidson county court adopted
resolution to give an additional $50 0t