Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-08-25
7 ennessee State News

ocratic Committee have been made |
public. Senator Carmack says that If |
the committee should be so called it |
should have full authority to call the |.
primary under its OWL sense OF respon- !
sibility, fixing the time and terms ac-
cording to its own Judgment. He ex-
presses willingness to have the pri-
mary question settled by either the
present committee or the next State
convention. Gov Taylor says that
the committee together in recognition
of the overwhelming sentiment of De-
mocracy for primary has caused "the
confusion in the public mind" and if
the course is persisted in the only al
tentative left1s for the various Demo-
cratic county committees to call prima-
ries, or take such other action as they
deem wiseSt.
An interesting suit is pending in the
chancery court of Carroll county, being
the case of Jack Ezell, well-known
farmer living in the northwestern part
of the county. A few years ago Ezell
purchased a tract of land along the
railroad. The roadbed near his land
was low and the Louisville and Nash
vile, instead of raising the track, built
q levee, thus throwing the water caused
by heavy rains on to the land of Ezells
Ezell brought suit against the railroad
company for damages. Recently Ezell
erected levee on his land, throwing
the water back to the railroad, The
| Louisville and Nashville now seeks to
| enjoin Ezell from maintaining the levee
on his land. The railroad company
contends that Ezell was aware of the
| condition of the land when he purchased
| the same.
Assistant Attorney General Faw has
rendered an opinion to the Comptroller
| concerning the redemption of land after
| it has been sold for taxes due the State.
Property left to widow for life in fee
to her children, at her death was sold
for taxes due the State and county and
was purchased by a stranger to the es-
tate. The time for the redemption has
not arrived and a purchaser of the in
terest of one of the remaindeRmen de-
sires to redeem. Mr.. Faw says that in
bis opinion the property may, under the
Nv, be redeemed, and quotes from
Chapter 259, Acts of 1903, Section 81,
which contains the following clause:
"The owner of the land, or any per-
son for him, or any creditor OF the
owner, may redeem"
The farmers around Milan have come
to the conclusion that raising poultry
for the market pays. There are lots OF
chickens, geese, turkeys and ducks
brought to Milan every day, an average
of two or three carloads per week. Dur.
ing the spring and fall months an aver
age of two or three carloads per week
are shipped from there. A buyer is or
hand, paying cash for all kinds of poul'
try and eggs He gets nearly fifty
cases of eggs per day in the regular
season. During the winter months he
gets all the eggs and poultry he car
handle. Turkeys are one of the mair
fowls extensively raised. and beginning
by the middle of November and contin
! uing till January, they are brought IL
and sold to the buyers, who dress ant
, ship them to the Northern markets il
large quantities.
The eleventh annual camp meeting
/ is in progress at Williams CAM
! Ground, six miles west of Ripley. Revs
, Ramsey and Proctor, two eminent evan
, gelists, are engaged in the series o
meetings and Mr.. Yates has charge o
the song service. The place is an idea
!. one for camping, plenty of shade an.
fine water. All from distance vii
have to produce health certificates, a
, the quarantine regulations will be ad
! hered to strictly.
. The State Board of Pension Exam
liners has completed its quarterly SEES
sion. First-class pensions were granite
to 100 widows of Confederate soldiers
q who will receive St per month, S72 pc
il khnnum. No second-class application
@ Were received. In addition to the per
q sions granted to widows. the boar
p granted number of pensions to Cor
:, federate veterans. Included in tn
Il number was one pension of the frs
class, three of the second-class, one {
r he third class, and about 225 of tn
fourth and fifth classes.
The Confederate Veterans OF the con
pany known as the Oblon Avalanche
i held reunion and spread at Troy la
week in honor of their old Captain
Henry Head, who is on a(visit from h
home in California. Fully one thol
sand people were present. The highe
10 pitch of enthusiasm was reached whe
20 Mrs. Elizabeth Mahan was presente
}" on the speakers stand as the girl VIII
v. forty-four years ago, presented tt
20 Obion Avalanche their flag from I'll
% courthouse steps in Troy, near whic
~ old building the exercises of last wee
10 were held.
Union City residents now have ii
ar pleasure of riding on a street car. Tv
70 enterprising young men have purchase
"a a car that will carry thirty-hve person
:" and have laid out q route which W
cover the principal parts of the city,
d that at least the car will pass within
e, block or two Of every residence.
Il will be drawn by mules, and should
or prove a financial success, the owne
will put on another car
~, State Superintendent of Educate
=, Mynders has issued instructions for t
suspension for one day, September s,
u the school of Union City, SO that ALT
Ut INSTRUCTORS may attend a county educ
tional rally, which is being arraug
he for that day.
=, Owing to the curtailing of the amt