Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-28
I ennessee State News

NcbOiuiS are preparing lOr an eNuen-
sive reunion and barbecue, to be held
at Johnson's Spring, near Henderson,
on Friday, August IL. An interesting
programme has been arranged by the
committee in charge. Appropriate
recitations will be given by Misses
Evelyn Carroll, Cora Winning.Aam,
Celeste Ozier and Hattie Mai Cook.
Judge John M. Taylor, of the Chancery
Court OF Appeals, and an enthusiastic
veteran, will make the Introductory
address. Hon. John Sharp Williams,
of Mississippi, Democratic minority
leader in the last House OF Congress,
and son of Col. G. H. Williams, of the
Twenty-Seventh Tennessee Infantry,
who fell at the battle of Shiloh, will
address the assemblage. Also Senator
James B. Frazier will address the camp
in the afternoon. In fact Henderson
and Chester County will witness one of
the most suspicious days in their his
tory. Thousands of people from far
and near will attend, whose entertain
ment and comfort will be looked after
in every detail The M. and o. r. r.
will give reduced rates on all its line
from Corinth to Union City. Patriot
ism, the spirit of liberty and the love of
constitutional government will be re-
freshed in the hearts and souls of every
attending citizen. Chester County Is
justly proud of her patriotic sons of
the Lost Cause, and will turn out en-
masse to honor them and their fallen
comrades.
A sensation vas caused at Lookout
Inn last week, when Manager Z. v
Barton ordered reporter of the Chat
tanooga Times from the hotel conven-
ton hall, where meeting of the Ten
nessee Bar Association was being held.
The matter was taken up by the asso-
citation, and Barton was told that if his
threats were carried out the meeting
would adjourn and 90 to a convention
hall in the city, and the reporter stayed
through the remaining sessions. The
trouble between Manager Barton and
the paper originated over raid made
by the police of Chattanooga on the
saloon connected with the Inn, which it
was alleged was being run on Sunday.
The hotel management endeavored to
keep the paper from publishing the
story of the raid. 1t was published,
hence the trouble.
The Big Hatchie Baptist Association
held its seventy-seventh session few
days ago at Eurekaton, with Harmony
Baptist Church. This is one of the
Oldest associations in Tennessee. AT
one time it was the largest, but in the
last few years the Shelby County and
Little Hatchie Association went out
from her. This Association now has
twenty-four churches, which total 5000
members, embracing the following
counties: Haywood, Lauderdale, Tip
ton and a part of Madison.
The Hiram S. Bradford Bivouac of
Confederate Veterans will hold its four
teenth annual reunion at its pavilion on
Johnsons Lake, near Brownsville,
July q. In anticipation of a large
crowd much preparation is being made.
Roads and driveways are being pre-
pared, and the grounds cleared up.
Senator E. w. Cormack will be the
orator of the day. Other distinguished
gentlemen who have signiied their in
tention of attending are: Gov. Cox,
ex-Congressman Joseph L. Washington,
ex-Gov. r. L. Taylor, and Congressman
| M. r. Patterson.
Gov. Cox returned last week from his
inspection of coal lands which have
been offered to the State. One tract
inspected lies along New River, the
land being found very desirable. In
some places the coal is six feet ten
inches thick. The Tennessee Railroad
which is now being constructed, will
extend into the lands inspected by the
| Governor.
Gov. Cox had conference with Off
Gals of the Southern, Cincinnati South,
ern, Hartman and Northeastern and
the Tennessee railroads, the object OF
the conference being to consider the
reduction of freight and passenger rates
to and from the States plant at Petros
The reduction asked by the State is
promised.
Among the teachers and others who
have enrolled at the Harvard School
Just opened at Cambridge, Mass, are
the following from Tennessee, given by
the courses they have entered: College
admission, English, Mrs. j. 2. Lane
Jackson; Nineteenth Century English
literature, Katherine Williams, of Jel
leo; French, Edith Poor, Nashville
organization eff schools, James +. Lane
jackson; Charles w Richards, Spring
field; physical training, Raymond L
Elgin, Nashville.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Min
isters' Association of Nashville has de
cided to invite the joint committees iron
the Cumberland Presbyterian and tn
Northern Presbyterian Church, having
in charge the details of the proposed
union between their respective churches
to hold their meetings in Nashville.
A great mad dog scare is on at Hum
boldt. A few days ago q dog develope,
hydrophobia and started out on the wa
path, biting everything he came in con
tract with until he had travelled the en-
tire length of the town. Several cow
were bitten in his wild rampage. TIL
city fathers have ordered all dogs mu2
zled.
c. J. Elbrick, who for the past tw
years has been roadmaster on the Mem
phis division of the Louisville an
Nashville, has been transferred to fl
the same Dosition on the louisville