Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-08-23


lied here at the Presbyterian church.
Chattanooga. A farewell dinner
dance was given the members of Bat
terry II of the officers training camp
at the Golf and Country Club.
Knoxville.-Weekly bank clearings
as shown by the Knoxville clearing
house continue to show an increase
over similar weeks of last year.
Trezevant-A new gin is being pat
up at this place. A stock company
was organized and will be known as
the Farmers and Merchants Gin COM
pany.
Bristol.-Mary street church here,
erected by the Rev. ]. o. Straley rs
years ago, is soon to be torn down to
make room for a new and costlier edi-
flee.
Selmer-Officials of the Burlington
highway we're in Selmer recently. J. s.
Alexander, supervisor of the Shiloh
Park division, of Bradford, Tenn, and
c. l.. Thetford, engineer, composed the
party.
Camden.-Earl 'McRae, aged %, was
drowned at Johnsonville. McRae was
helping push log around barge in
| the Tennessee river and as he gave
the log a shove lost his footing and
went over.
Nashville.-Headqua and sup
ply companies of the First Tennessee
Field Artillery have passed exaniina-
lions and all but Is men in both or
CARNATIONS we're accepted by Col. E v.
Smith of the regular army.
Selmer-An important change in
| the business section of Selmer is re-
ported. The Richardson grocery COM
pany has purchased the stock of A. H.
Jopling. Mr.. Jopling retires to give
the office of sheriff his attention.
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Manchester.-Sat Aug. IS, has
been selected as the date fol-, sbe big
flag raising at the Asbury syad;. in
the Eighth district. The If TO hi
raised is the one which was won by
the district in the parade of registered
men fele July 4.
Knoxville Anonymous letters and
telephone messages threatening bodily
harm, disruption of domestic affairs,
political calamity and other misfor-
tune, unless the bounding of Ed Con-
ners is stopped" have been received
by Mayor John E. Mcmillan.
| Memphis.-Judge Joseph G. Higgins,
president Of the Tennessee Bar asso-
citation, announces the 1917 meeting OF
the association will be held at Epper-
son Springs, Aug. 30-31. Judge Hig-
gins says this meeting will be largely
attended. A most interesting program
has been prepared.
Knoxville.-The Knox county crimi-
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its probe into causes of the high price
of coal here, found that "the devil
ment is all done at the mines The
only solution of the situation the
grand jury could find was for the fed
eral government, by proper regula-
tons, to buy and resell coal at price
based upon the cost of production plus
reasonable profit.
Athens.-R. st. John left for Blue
Ridge, N c., where he goes to lake a
snecial course in the army Y. NJ G. A.
training camp. After completing the
course he will be assigned work as a
Y. NJ. C. A. secretary. He is young
attorney of Athens and is very popu-
| lar.
Knoxville.-Ed D. Connors, denoted
from the office OF Knoxville chief of
police in 1918 to the office of market
master, but whose case has been liti-
gated through all courts from circuit 10
the supreme and back, was formally
dismissed from office by the Knoxville
city commission.
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| Wartrace.-The Cumberland Tele-
phone Company is making some extern
sive improvement in it's plant here. A
new toll test section has been added to
the switchboard and an up-to-datc dis,
tribution frame is being installed with
other Improvements.
Watertown-The growing crops in
| this section are in fine condition and
give promise of the most abundant
yield for years. The wheat was all
saved in this section and was Of fine
quality.
Dyersburg-Thel land owners of the
area embraced by the North Fork
drainage district met at Dyersburg
and let the contract to dig ditch
from the Gibson county line to Dyers-
burg. The meeting was presided over
by ]. N Parker.
Northumberland meetings are
in progress in every section of Dyer
county and much interest is being
manifested. The pastors of the
churches are urging the boys that are