Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-03-30

Oh the issue Will De uSeQ III Improve
ments in the town, $4,000 for floating
| debt incurred for sidewalks and other
improvements. $4,000 for water and
sewer extensions, $4,000 for further
street improvements and $4,000 fol
an electric light system for the town
Work on these improvements will be
gin at once.
About thirty families of Rumanian
Jews. bent on establishing a colony al
Fernvale, Williamson County. These
emigrants will settle on a large tract
Of land purchased from a Franklin
man, and will go into extensive farm
ing. Each family will have about
twenty-five or thirty acres, and the
colony will be established on the CO.
operative plan. ]. j. B. Johnsonius,
former state immigration agent, was
instrumental in securing the new
citizens.
For the convenience of the mem
bers of the general assembly at Nash
vile, Postmaster Shannon has estab-
lished miniature model postoffice on
the second floor of the state capital,
near the entrance to the senate cham.
Der. j. w. Graham, Of Winchester,
has been installed as postmaster and
all members of the legislature can
have their mail delivered to them by
calling at the capitol postoffice, in
cluding letters, newspapers and parcel
post packages.
The extra session of the Tennessee
legislature is in session on the call Of
Gov. T. c. Rye to investigate the con-
duct of Judge Jesse Edgington, judge
of division No. 1, criminal court Of
Shelby County. 1t is the first such
extra session held since 1893 Early
indications are that the session will
develop inte- bitter fight The legis-
lature meets with four vacancies in
each body, the majority O. these vacan-
cies being in the delegation from Mem
phis, the home of two officials involved.
Steps are being taken by the Nash.
vile Automobile club to form a state
association Of such clubs Several
Middle Tennessee towns have re.
Gently formed automobile clubs, and
citizens of many other places are be-
ing urged by the Nashville club to do
likewise. After the number of clubs
In the state has been increased to
substantial number the proposed state
organization will be formed> The bet
terment of the roads will be one of
the chief aims Of the association.
The Carcolite Chemical Company, Of
Copperhill, engaged for the past few
months in the manufacture of ingre-
dents for high explosives for European
consumption, was entirely destroyed
by fire. The fire, which is said to
have originated in some chemicals, did
damage which is estimated at $1,000.
900 by officials Of the company. George
Smith assistant superintendent of the
mines of the Tennessee Copper Com
pany, was struck by flying debris while
aiding in fighting the flames and died
several hours later.
A great musical center is to be
established at Black Mountain, just
over the North Carolina line from
Johnson City. The movement is back.
ed by Fairfax Harrison, President of
the Southern railway; Walter DAM
rOsch, famous symphony orchestra
leader and other prominent. men, The
nucleus of the festival will be huge
seating 5000 people, which
will be constructed at cost of $780,.
600. 1t will be the summer home of
music lovers and is expected to be
ready August 18th.
Thirty Nashville firms have agreed
to give one OF their employees a
months vacation on full pay this sum-
mer for the purpose of enabling them
to attend the Ft Oglethrope citizens
camp. The two local news
papers are among the corporations
making this concession in the interest
Of preparedness" 1t is thought that
at least twenty other firms will allow
The same privilege to at least one of
their employees. The N, c. & st. L.
railway will send six men and the
Nashville Railway and Light company
.hree.
The famous Rathbone Bible, which
was used in administering obligations
when the knights of Pythias was or
yanized, fifty years ago in Washington,
will be used in the Pythian initiation
If members in the rank of page in !,
Knoxville on April 90 The Bible be-
onged to Justus Rathbone, organizer
If the Knights of Pythias When Mr..
2athbone died the membership of the
organization had reached a quarter OF
/ million Pythians. and to-day his
memory is honored by more than three
Iuarters of million A large gather
ng of Pythians are expected to wit .
less the installation ceremonies.
Nashville is now drier than ever
n its history" said Chief of Police
Mex J. Barthell of that city, and to
ubstantiate his claims that the law is t
eing enforced with vigor by the police
nd city Judge he pointed ont that DIR. \