The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-03-25
over THE STATE.

Nashville, Tenn.--The veterinary
surgeons of this vicinity have discoy
cred disease among horses that re
sembles elephantiasis. 1t affects
horses as pellagra affects people
Cases of the disease have been found
in Davidson, Williamson and Maury
counties 1t is said to be caused by
detective corn. The disease is very
fatal and numbers Of horses have
died.
Cleveland, Tenn.--In Bradley coun-
ty there are now only forty-seven
farms under quarantine and it Is
thought that by April / not more
than ten or possibly dozen farms
will show infection The authorities
engaged in the work of tick eradica.
ton have recommended that Bradley
county be placed above the national
quarantine this year.
Nashville, Tenn.-State Comptroll.
er Frank Dibrell issued warrants in
favor of three members of the state
board of election commissioners for
1916 each, in payment of the salaries
due them for the time between the
date of their appointment, March 10,
! 1909, and April l, 1910.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-With whiskey
selling as low as one cent a quart,
beer as low as half a cent a bottle
and fixtures for song, the stock and
fixtures OF several locker clubs were
sold at public auction by Sheriff Con
ner Distress warrants to collect
state and county liquor dealers tax
had been issued and the property of
the clubs seized to satisfy judgments.
Bristol, Tenn.-Postmaster Eli A.
Warren mas been summarily removed
from office by order of the postoffict
| department and his bondsmen were
| ordered TO name a man TO take TEN.
! porary charge of the office.
Postmaster Warren had been re,
commended for disappointment |.
Representative Brownlow, although
President Taft recently sent the name
of G. E. Goodell of Bristol, Va, to the
senate for confirmation. Warren
term OF office did not expire until
May /.
Ex-Postmaster Eli A. Warren is out
in statement in which he character.
ICES his treatment as Outrageous,
and declares that in his opinion ms
removal was for political effect. II
denies that there was any intentional
shortage, adding that the discrepancy
Of S41969, alleged to have been
found by the inspectors sent here b
Postmaster General Hitchcock, was
quickly made good.
Memphis, Tenn.-Contending that
the dealings of a banking institution
with its depositors were of conf
dental nature, Dwight NJ. Armstrong.
cashier of local bank, refused TO tel
County Trustee Creatn as to the ex-
tent or character of the dealings OF
his bank with a patron. He was he'll
to be in contempt and ordered i'm.
prisoned but action for the time be.
ing was stayed through a writ OF
haboas corpus.
The point at issue, the right oil
the city and county revenue officials.
for the purpose of assessment, to
compel fiscal agent to make forma
declaration as to the financial status
of the individual or concern for Whcn
it acts, is a new one in Tennessee,
legal procedure. The matter VIII
doubtless go to the highest court il
the state for final decision.
Winchester, Tenn.-E J. Vaudreuil
of Black River Falls, Wis, has Just
consummated a deal with Nathan
Hale of Knoxville for a peach orchard
in this county seven miles from this
city, containing forty-two thousan,
trees. The trees are six years ole
year is bright. The orchard covers
oil f,rn
bought for $4,000.
Bristol, Tenn.-SmallpoX is said to
have become epidemic in Mountain
City in Johnson county. Dr. W. X |
Rogers was summoned from Bristo |
to investigate the situation. Thus |
far Bristol has been very nearly free
from smallpox this season. Only |
three or four cases have developed |
and these were promptly isolated, SO
that the disease has not been allowed |
to spread.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-One of the |
leading sales stable men in Chatta
nooga is authority for the statement
that the price of horses and mules !
in this market were never higher
than at this time. And strange as i,
may seem, mules are higher thai
horses, as a general rule. According
to this dealer, plenty of mules are
sold during the past winter for $500,
and it has not been so many years
since SIC would purchase as good d
mule as the market afforded
Nashville, Tenn.-At meeting O.
the trustees of the George PEABODY
college for teachers here it was de.
clded to continue the school at tn,
present site for another year withou,
the summer school, The trustees
would make no statement as to tn,
selection of q new site and q chan