The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-08
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Dyersburg.- The Forked Deer club
gave its annual Thanksgiving ball in
the clubrooms here.
Clarksville.-Mr and Mrs. N. G.
Brandon celebrated the fiftieth ami
versary Of their marriage at their
home in this city.
Bolivar.-The Hardeman county
farmers union will meet at Bolivar
Dec. 8. This will be their last meet
ing in this fiscal year.
Nashville.-F Schmitz, who has
been an instructor in violin in Ward
Belmont college here for a number
of years, dropped dead.
Chattanooga street car on the
Chickamauga Park line was dynamited
near East Lake, but crew and passen
gers escaped serious injury
Dyersburg. The negro, Ligon Scott
who assaulted young white woman
In this county Nov. %. was burned at
the stake on the public square Of Dy-
ersburg
Newbern-The Newbern Red Cross
auxiliary held its annual Thanksgiving
bazaar here and hundreds Of good
things were brought to town by the
women of the rural districts.
Knoxville.-Two companies of ma
tional guard infantry will likely be or
ganized here by Lieut. Col. d! C. Chap
man, more than enough recruits for
one company already having been Sc
cured.
Knoxville,-Although struck by a
freight train and knocked under it, v.
L. Keathley, brakeman OF this city,
suffered only painful gashes on his
face. His escape from death was con-
sidered miraculous. The train passed
over him.
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Jackson. Cen. Harvey Hannah a
member of the Tennessee railroad
commission, delivered the grafton at
the annual lodge of sorrow Of jackson
Elks at the Marlowe theater{ r. R.
Sneed Of Jackson, former secretary of
state, delivered the eulogies
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Dyersburg Examinations have been
completed by the members ~ the sur
giGal dressing course gixea - -.
Cross roms. The course 81 distraction
was given to 81 workers The Red
Cross chapter is the scene OF much
activity. Daily new members are join
Ing. Large shipments have been sent
away
Jackson.-Capt Malcolm w. Gala
han, Jacksonian, who recently was
welded to Miss Mary Lee Dodson of
Humboldt, has been transferred to his
old ship, the Delaware, which is now
In the North Sea with the British fleet.
Capt. Callahan graduated from Annap-
Ollie academy three years ago and his
promotion in the U. S. navy has been
rapid
Winchester.-In the food pledge
card campaign Franklin county comes
second among the counties of the state
in the percentage of cards signed in
proportion to it's allotment, Greene
county coming first. Greene county's
allotment was 5000 and she procured
signatures to 8,761, making her per-
centage over IT'S. franklin county's
allotment was 5000 and she signed
about 5,210, making her rate a little
more than 173 per cent, or not quite 2
per cent below the winner.
Nashville.-D. G. Hicks, newspa-
per publisher Of Lafayette, Tenn, was
painfully injured when his automobile
collided with that of R. T. Guthrie of
Gallatin, on the Gallatin road near
Hendersonville. Mrs. Guthrie sustain
cd a broken arm and many bruises. D.
D. HARDWOOD Of Lafayette, who was rid
ing in Hicks car, was painfully bruis-
cd, Hicks was rendered unconscious
and remained in that condition all day.
His injuries are not serious. The cars
collided head-on while running at
high rate of speed
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Dyersburg-Sam l.. Gordon, who
has been in the officers training camp
at Fort Oglethorpe, winning a captain
cy, was prominent young attorney OF
the Dyersburg bar.
Knoxville.-In the case OF the state
against VIM. ]. Oliver, prominent man
ufacturer, charged with felonious as
sault on J. H. Gilmour, labor organizer,
the jury reported a verdict of not
guilty.
Covington.--Covington Red Cross
chapter has completed its first unit
Of garments and surgical dressings and