The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-12-14

Trenton road at RoEllen, and the hills
are being cut down, and the roadbed
has been made wider.
mphis.-Part of former fashion.
able section on Madison avenue, near
the Lyric theater, where the F. F. Ms
lived just prior to the civil war, and
for several years thereafter, is being
torn down for new fire-proof business
house.
Paris.-Bob Beavers, aged 40 years,
was shot and killed by Charlie Wright,
aged about IS years, northeast Of town
about ten miles, in a difficulty. The
district is rather inaccessible to tele-
phones and details are yet lacking. 1t
seems that Wright was cut severely by
Beavers before he fired on him.
Nashville.-The recent sale of regis
tered Hereford cattle at the state fair
| grounds, under the auspices of the
Middle Tennessee Beef Breeders AS
ISOLATION, was perhaps one of the most
successful ever held in the state, and
it is very gratifying to the association
that "a per cent of the cattle sold re-
NAMED in Tennessee.
Alamo, Tenn.-Chancery court, in
session here since Nov. 27, has ad-
journed. Few cases have been tried
SO far, although probably more cases
were docketed for this court than for
any court in years, but few were
ready for trial. Fifty-four cases were
docketed, thirteen being divorce cases.
Chancellor J. w. Rose has presided.
Chattanooga.-The 100000 endow-
ment fund of the University of Chat
tanooga was completed Tuesday by
the receipt Of a check from Andrew
Carnegie for $4,000 and another from
the Rockefeller Foundations general
education board for $4,000, according
to an announcement by Chairman G.
H. Huston of the board Of trustees ex-
ecutive committee.
Nashville.-Dr Gordon White, one
Of the worlds experts on the treatment
of pyorrhea and orthodontia, and a
leading dentist of the south, is dead.
He was SO years of age. DR.. White re- |
ceived many honors, both in this coun- |
try and in Europe. He was past presi- |
dent of the Southern Dental associa- |
ton and the State Dental association |
of Tennessee. He was an honorary |
Of the American Dental So
ciety of Europe.
Neutrality-suspicious. of G. w. w. Han
ger, assistant commissioner of the
Federal board of mediation and con-
Citation, to bring officials of the Nash
ville Chattanooga & st. Louis railway
and representatives of the brother
hoods to an agreement, has as yet
borne no apparent results. Confer
ences are being held constantly in the
hope that the grievances of the en-
ployes of that railway may be adj
iusted.
Selmer-D. L. Dixon, McNairy
deputy sheriff, had a thrilling
experience near the Tennessee Missis-
;ippi line. He had arrested Ben Chris
on and Charly Chenault, who were
1nder suspicion of peddling whiskey
rom Tennessee into Mississippi The
negroes were handcuffed and the Off
,er was on his way to Corinth, Miss,
when they met two men in buggy.
The attention of Dixon was momen-
arily attracted from the prisoners. The
Jhriston negro broke the handcuff
rom the arm of Chenault and hit the
,fffcer over the forehead. with bottle
# whiskey. Christon, who is lanky
legro, made his escape, but two bull
cts from the pistol of Dixon stopped
he Chenault negro.
Memphis.-Two men entered the
lark Bank G. Trust Co. lobby on Nc
,emore avenue, between 10 and II
clock Tuesday morning, flourishing
pistols in the
aces of the bank officials, driving
hem into rear room, the men grab
ing all the cash in sight and fed.
hey made away with about $4,000. At
he time of the raid the cashier, ]. E.
,leary, J. F. Bost, vice-president, and
shmael Brownlee, negro customer,
yere the only occupants of the room.
heriff Tate notified surrounding
owns of the robbery by telephone and
slegraph, and asking that a close
latch be kept for the two men.
Nashville.-The Baptist state mis-
- of hold &c