The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-08-31
TENNESSEE in BRIEF

TENNESSEE In BRlEf
Coiumbia.-Farmers OF Maury coun-
ty are forming clubs in many sections
and pooling their money and buying
flour in large quantities.
Carthage.-The Smith county fair
here was attended by the largest
number In it's history, the closing day
1000 to 5000 being present.
Chattanooga.--Jim Riley, brewery
worker, shot and killed Bill Holston
In the latter's poolroom. Riley used
shotgun at a distance of three feet.
Knoxville.-A live stock exhibit and
big barbecue are among the ar
rangements already made for the
South Carolina farmers here Sept. s.
Nashville.-Ryman auditorium has
been selected for the Hughes speaking
Sept. 4, and indications are that the
Republican nominee will draw large
crowd.
Paris.-Extensive preparations are
being made for a four days camp Of
the young women composing the sew
eral canning clubs of Henry county.
which will occur near Paris, Aug. g.
eept. l.
Northumberland Z, at the Bell
Spring. one mile from town, the an
nual Confederate reunion will be held
Miss Rebecca Whitson will give the
welcome address, which will be re-
sponded to by Hon. w. H. HaYron.
Johnson City.-Freight and passen-
ger service over the c., c. & O..
through to Spartanburg, S. c., was re-
sumed, following the heavy damage
done to that road by the floods on
July Is.
emphis.-Preparati are being
made by Junius D. Allen, Jr., vice
| regent shark of the West Tennessee
district, and a committee of Memphis
lumbermen for the twenty-fifth annual
meeting of the Concatenated Order of
Hoo-Hoos to be held here Sept to -.
Tazewell-The government trach-
ma hospital for the free treatment of
trachima (or graduated eye lids),
was formally opened August 18. The
ceremonies were in charge of DR.. John
McMullen. Lexington, KY, surgeon OF
the United States public health serv-
ice, and DR.. R. @. Lillard, Nashville.
Nashville. - The Democratic cam
paign committee appointed by the
Democratic state executive committee
has had the challenge of ex-Gov. Hoop
err to X. d. Mcclellan for joint de-
bate under consideration, but decided
to leave it to the state executive COM
mlttee and a meeting of this body has
been called for next week.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CARS VI LIS
Chattanooga Railway and Light Com
pany ceased operation Tuesday night,
Aug. %, on order of the general SUI
perintendent, who said it was a pre-
caution against violence by strike
sympathizers to passengers and oper-
ators, threatened in suburban districts
beyond jurisdiction of the city police.
Jacksonville passage of bill Gre
ting a bureau of boiler inspection by
the next legislature will be the direct
outcome of the disastrous explosion of
three boilers here Aug. 81, which killed
eight men and manned 16. w. l..
Mitchell, state factory inspector, ex-
poets to use the Jackson catastrophe,
which he says is one of the worst Of
its kind, occurring in the state, as an
argument for the creation of the bu-
reau.
Nashville.-Financial affairs Of Lam
dis & Co., brokers, are In tangle, the
amount involved being from 100000
to $4,000. Lands charges that his
confidential manager, ]. Roy Boone, is
responsible for the difficulties. He
also says that Boone has disappeared,
but declares that Boone has not inten-
tionally misrepresented the status OF