Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-21
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

government as a result Of the federal
shipping board In Washington setting
aside an appropriation Of S4,S60,000
to be used in the construction of
barges and tugboats for use on the
Mississippi river to relieve the heavy
railroad traffic, The money, reads
the telegram from Washington, will
be expended under the joint supervis.
ion OF the emergency fleet corpora
ton and the chief engineers office Of
the army.
Gen. Pershing has reported that
First Lieut.. Edgar W. Young, med
zeal officers reserve corps. attached
to British forces, has been severely
wounded in action. HIS wife lives at
Mckinney, va. Corporal Richard C.
Evans, Jr, whose father, Richard G.
Evans, lives at Palmyra. Tenn, died
in France on Dec. from possibly
accidental gunshot wound"
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The public square in Someryille
was the scene Of a most unusual
event here when by order Of County
Judge w. G, Shelton about 125 quarts
OF Yellowstone, Old Cascade, port
wine, ETC., were confiscated, and, bot
tie by bottle, broken over the window
sill of the judges office in the court
house, while hundreds of spectators
looked on from outside the building.
An increase of 10 cents ton in coal
prices IN Middle Tennessee was an.
nounced in Washington by the fuel
administration. This gives the CEN
trail field the same price as the east
ern district. The raise applies to the
counties Of Bledsoe, Grundy and
White. The new prices are: Run of.
mine, $40; prepared sizes, 1855:
slack, $215.
Work on the flying field at the
Park Field Aviation School at Mem
pilis has been halted by the heavy
snowfall, and the whole force of the
contractors has been withdrawn for a
few days. Construction will be resu1n-
ed at the first possible moment and the
work rushed to completion.
Hotel Day" was observed by MEM
bers of the Tennessee Anti-Tubercu-
losis association, when committees
from the association sold hundreds Of
Red Cross stamps in the Memphis no,
tells and restaurants for the benefit
of this organization.
Due to the fact that the supply OF
coal in Jackson for municipal use Is,
not excessive, and in order to con-
serve the power use, the city COM
mission has passed resolution pro-
viding that street lights shall be cut
off at II pm.
Among the men that the Episcopal
Church In the United States is sending
to do religious work among the soldiers
at San Antonio is Rev. Dwight Gamer
on, rector Of the Church of the Epiph-'
any OF Knoxville,
The Y. w. G. A. inaugurated the
Memphis compaign for its share OF
$4,000 of the $4,OOOOOO war relief |
fund at meeting held at the Business
and Professional Women's club.
The Southeastern Veterinary MediI
cal Association convention will meet I'M
Dec. 1928, when delegates
will be in attendance from various
sections of the country.
Billy Sunday, the evangelist, has con-
sented to come to Chattanooga for a.
provided the business men
and preachers will comply with his re-
quirements.
There has been a rush at the Chat
tanooga recruiting offices during the
past few days by young men anxious
to get into the army or navy.
Gibson County ginned to Nov. Ia
1858 bales Of cotton the present sea-
son, against 21,O47 bales during the
same period in 1916.
Jackson women perfected an organi
zation to conduct campaign to raise
$1,000 for the Y. w. G. A. war fund.
Five of Gleason's young men enlisted
In the army and are now at Jefferson
Barracks, st. Louis, Mo.
One Of the heaviest and deepest
SHOWS fell at Milan. 1t measured IS
% 20 inches deep,
Union City members of the bar have
been sworn in to assist the draft
board In It's work.
The deepest snow for 10 or more
years fell in Trezevant 1t measured
10 to IA inches.
Friendship banks in their statement
show deposits of nearly a quarter Of
million dollars.
Chattanooga street traffic on many
ines was demoralized by the heavy