Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-20
TENNESSEE
STATE BRIEFS

II STATE BRIEFS II
Memphis. - Memphis Is making
great preparations 10 entertain the
great Cotton States Merchants asso-
citation.
i Athens.-The demonstration train
Of the state agricultural department
was in Athens and the regular leo
ture was given.
Pulash.-Ed Lee ingram and Miss
Mary Boss of Pisgah, were married
at the Blooming Grove church, Rev.
]. r. Holmes officiating.
Lynnville-Elder Paul slayden OF
Sabinal College, Sabinal. Tex. will
conduct a meeting at the Christian
Church at this place for two weeks.
Selmer.-The seventh annual Nc
Marry County Farmers Union rally
and barbecue will be held at Purdy,
the old county site of MeNairy county,
Wednesday, August 10.
Knoxville.-The twenty-ninth con-
vention of District No 10, United
Mine Workers of America opened
here with delegates present from
Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama.
Memphis.-W. c. Webb, under SEN
tence for the murder of Dallas Bing.
ham at Binghamton, has escaped from
the state farm, where he has been
working out term for manslaughter.
Selmer.-At meeting of the execu-
tive committee every detail for the big
second annual barbecue and field day
here at the fair grounds was discussed.
L. A. Beatty was selected as master of
ceremonies.
noxville-The body of William F.
Taylor, marble quarry foreman, was
found dead on the Southern railway,
south of this city. He had evidently
been killed by train and had been
dead several hours.
Lynnville.-Relatives here have just
received a communication from Miss
Etta Wagstaff, saying that she was in
Venice and having delightful trip.
She made no reference to the war
rouble nor of coming home.
Chattanooga.--The Hamilton Coun-
y Bridge commission, in charge of
he construction of bridge over the
Tennessee river at Market street, has
authorized bids for making soundings
or the location of piers for the new
ridge
Knoxyille-In criminal court Mel
on Pack, boy of 1s years. was de-
Jared guilty of voluntary manslaugh-
Or for killing Fred Satterfie,d In Lolls- Al
ale, in June He was, given an in
eterminate sentence OK two to ten
ears. Pack was escortfng z y0u51ssss
ldy to an ice cream social and Sat
srfield overlook the couple and Of
,mpted to take the young lady away
'om him, it is said. Pack was charg-
/ with first degree murder.
Trenton.-The case of the State VS..
A. Afford, who is charged with the
urder of w. S. Coulter and his son,
AIRY Coulter, at the station here last
ear, was called for hearing in the
reuit court here. On motion by the
ate the case was continued until the
ecember term of court 1t is just
lie year ago that the killing occurred
ere, and threw all the town and coun-
into an uproarl Afford was In
cted for murder in the first degree
two cases-one of the father and
Ie of the son, Harry.
Nashville. persons were
jured when two passenger coaches
d the baggage car of the Monterey
on the Tennessee Cen
Il railroad, eastbound jumped the
ack between Green Hill and Mount
liet, Tenn. The relief train sent out
Is city. The officials of the road
Y the cause of the wreck is I'M
own. 1t occurred on a straight
etch of track. Among the injured
, William Hull, aged so, badly In
ed about back; Mrs. Maud Fisher,
I'd 26, Nashville. spine twisted, body
Used; Henry Fisher, her son, aged
scalp wounds; Mrs. Jones, aged As,
lip wounds and body bruised. Joe
rbee, the oldest engineer on the
d, had charge of the engine, and he
Fireman Bowen stuck gamely to
ir engine, bringing 1t to a stop as
n as possible, thereby, it is be-
ed, preventing loss of life Express
ssenger Goodwin, though internally
red, refused medical assistance and
he'd into the overturned cars, res
lg many, among them the Misses
IN Of Birmingham, who he had to
~ from the coach. After the res
work was finished Mr. Goodwin