The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-11-02
TENNESSEE
IN BRIEF


mer Jacksonian, who has been pastor
of the First Baptist church OF San Luz
mas, Cal, for the past two years, has
accepted the pastorate Of the church ~
Dayton, KY.
Selmer.-Noah Prince. clerk Of the
McNairy county court, announces the
tax aggregate for the county for the
year 1916 as follows: Number acres
81. 900; polls, 2,453; total assessment.
81, OO9 $50. The tax rate for this year
is $1.t5.
Chattanooga. - The UNCONVENTIONAL
schools, supported by the Holston con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, are to profit by cam
paign for 100000, which conference
has planned and will extend over
period of several months.
Elizabethton.-Thef farmers of Car
ter are wide awake, and the interest IN
farming is increasing. On November
there will be great rally of farmers
at Elizabethton. Mr.. E. F. Arnold
farm demonstration agent, and MISS
Julia Reagan, county home demonstra-
tor, are working hard to make this
| success.
Jackson.-French Keith and J. M.
Boswell, riding in an auto, went OH
into a ditch with the machine IL
miles from Jackson on the Browns
Vile road. Dust from an auto in front
of them obscured the view, hence the
accident. Mr.. Keith suffered concus-
sion of the brain and was taken to the
hospital, where he is said to be rest
| ing well.
Newmarket. A. Dinwiddie, 81,
one of the best known agricultur1sts
ir the state, died at the Knoxville gen.
eral hospital. where he had been taken
for treatment Of typhoid fever. For
three years he was associated with the
annual trip of the state agricultural
train through Tennessee, and after
years work as demonstrating agent on
the state farm Of the East Tennessee
station he was made assistant state
commissioner Of agriculture,
Knoxville. Is to have
new and up-to-date Young Woman's
Christian association building, and the
campaign for raising the necessary
funds to erect this building will be
formally launched on Sunday Nov. 26.
The campaign will continue for ons
week and it is hoped and confidently
expected that in this time the sum OF
s125,OOO will be raised. The local lead
ers in the campaign will be Rev. Geo.
R. Stuart and Rev. Len G. Broughton
On the Monday following the launch
ing of the campaign these ministers
will organize their teams" and a thor
ough canvass of the city will begin.
Knoxville-A meeting of the coal
operators of the nnessee-Kentucky
field was held in the rooms of the
Southern Appalachian Coal Operators
Association here. Reports were SUBJ
mitted showing the coal operators in
the district the possibility of bringing
business to this field with satisfactory
rates from markets in Ohio, Michigan
and Indiana. K. U. Mcguire, of Louis
Vile, chairman of the northern COM
n ercial rate, and e. G. Bahan, OF Knox
vile, chairman of the lake cargo rate
case, made reports. 1t is stated that
| the proposed horizontal freight adj
vance rate from this territory will
amount to Is cents per ton, and some
of the operators are quoted as saying
it would be detrimental in shipments
to the competitive markets of the
states north of the Ohio river.
Nashville-The open hunting season
for quail will be inaugurated Nov. ID
and will continue to Jan. /. The sea-
son for grouse of any species, pleas
ants of any species, except English
ring-necked pheasants, will continue
from Nov. 1. to Feb. %, with ex'
ceptions in several counties. Rails,
coots and ducks may be shot from Oct,
1 to Jan. Is. Woodcocks may be kill
ed between Nov. /. and Dec. 81, and
doves and teal may be hunted from
Aug. Is to Jan. /. A booklet contain
ing the schedule for the open hunting
season In Tennessee has been issued
for free distribution. The schedule fol-
lows:
Deer-Protected until Oct. 1, 1917.
Squirrels-Open season, June to
Jan. following, throughout the state,
Rabbits, no closed season; quail, Nov.
Is to Jan. 1 few exceptions In GER
tain counties); grouse (of any spe-
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