Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-12-27

Gleason.-This section was covered
with 15-inch snow last week
Waverly fell throughout
this section to the depth of 10 or u
inches.
Milan.-One of the heaviest and
deepest SHOWS fell here. 1t measured
is to 20 inches deep.
Trezevant.-The deepest snow for Q
or more years fell in this section. It
measured from 10 to IA inches
Friendship.-Friendship banks in
their statement show deposits of near
ly quarter of a million dollars.
Gleason.--Five of Gleason's young
men enlisted in the army and are now
at jefferson Barracks, st. Louis, Mo.
Jackson.-Jackson women perfected
an organization to conduct campaign
to raise $1,000 for the Y. w. C. A. war
fund.
Milan.--Gibson County ginned to
Nov. IA, 1858 bales of cotton the pre-
sent season, against 21,O47 bales dur
ing the same period in 1916.
CHATTANOOGA has been q
rush at the recruiting offices during
the past few days by young men anx.
ious to get into the army and navy.
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Chattanooga. Southeastern Vet
Urinary Medical Association convention
will meet in Chattanooga Dec. 1928,
when delegates will be in attendance
from various sections of the country.
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Chattanooga Billy Sunday, the evan.
gelist, now conducting revival in At
lanta, has consented to come to Chat
tanooga for a campaign, provided the
business men and preachers will COM
ply with his requirements.
Knoxville.-Trials of Mayor McMil-
Ian and Commissioner Flenniken OH
merits OF custer charges filed against
them by attorney general OF Tennes.
see, Frank M. Thompson, will begin in
circuit court here Dec. 26.
Knoxville.-Seaman Claude Albert
Baker, killed in a seaplane accident In
the war zone, according to report OF
Admiral Sims to the navy department
was Knoxville boy. He enlisted at
Nashville in December, 1916.
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Knoxyille.-Among three men that
the Episcopal Church in the United
States is sending to do religious work
among the soldiers at San Antonio is
Rev. Dwight Cameron, rector of the
Church of the Epiphany of this city.
Knoxville.-Thirteen stars appear Oh
the service flag just put up at the local
pcstoffice, representing 10 employees of
the postoffice or members of the imme-
date families of the employees that
have joined the colors to fight for dem
ocracy
Knoxville-Fifteen hundred six-inch
shells daily will be the capacity of tho
plant Of W. J. Oliver company here
when additions to the plant now under
construction are completed. New ma
chinery to be installed will cost in ex-
cess Of $250,0OO.
Trezevant.-In the campaign recent
ly waged in this county to raise funds
fer the war council of the Y. M. C, A.,
the portion allotted to Carroll county
was more than doubled. The amount
asked of the county was $4,000 and the
report shows that $5,751.39 was raised.
Covington.--The annual declamatory
contest was held at Byers-Hall High
School. There were IL contestants for
the two medals offered, six boys and
six girls. Robert Robson and Miss
Gather Ccthran won the respective
medals offered for the boys and girls.
emphis.-Work on the flying field
at the Park Field Aviation School has
been halted by the heavy snowfall, and
the whole force of the contractors has
been withdrawn for few days. Con-
struction will be resumed at the first
possible moment and the work rushed
to completion.
Clarksville.- interdenominational
Sunday school convention was held ct
Pleasant View Baptist church, four
miles west OF this city.
Memphis.-Fire attacked the reci-
dence of Col. Robert Galloway. presi-
dent of the Memphis park board. The
damage was estimated by Colonel Gal
loway to be in excess of $4,000.
untingdon--Carroll County went
"over the top" with the "Y" subscrip-
ton in tho army Y. NJ. C. A. campaign.
Her apportionment was $4,000. The
amount subscribed is $5.455.83.
Dyer.-The weeks contest for new
members to the Red Cross Chapter
has Just closed. The sum OF $2S5 was
added to the Red Cross fnuds.
Jackson.--Capt T. M. Gates, born
in Paris, Tenn. and for rs years res.
ident OF this city, celebrated his
seventy-ninth birthday.