The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-07-13
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

Union county will receive mail by
motor vehicle from Knoxville.
Chancey Court is in session at Dy'
ersburg, with Chancellor Mckinney
presiding.
Walter Fishburn and Brod Large
we're convicted of the murder or sam
Bert in Blount county.
The Lauderdale county institute OF
religious workers will hold an all-day
session at Halls July 6.
Edgar H. Ramsey of Nashville has
been appointed state dairy commls-
sioner by Commissioner of Agricul'
ture Bryson.
The annual Lexington district con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, will be held at Hollow
Rock, July 1912
The Baptist Woman's Missionary
Union of Beach River association held
an all-day quarterly meeting IN the
church at Lexington.
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At the regular election at Martin
J. R. Bruce and r. H. Carney tied Tor
marshal. In the run-off Bruce was
elected by seven majority
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The Tennessee bar association has
been called to meet Aug. 30 and 81 at
Epperson Springs, by Judge Joseph Z.
Higgins, president OF the association
The Rinlev CHAPTER of the American
Red Cross is now thoroughly organ
lied and down to work A strenuous
drive for new members is being made
Toe Hall aged %, electrician for the
Jackson Railway and Light company
was electrocuted while attempting 70
put a new issue in transformer on
pole.
A. w. Fisher physical director OF
the Bristol Young Mems Christian as
sociation, has been called to Fort Ogei-
thorpe, where he will do association
work.
Junius Stoker. one of Weakley coun'
tvs successful farmers, residing near
New Salem, has just marketed eleven
lambs, which brought him the hand
some sum of $138.
Lake 3. Rowlen, p, lineman Tor
the Chattanooga railway and light
company, engaged in repairing wires
at the top of a pole, met instant death
when he came in contact with live
wire.
Weakley county boys and girls club
work is progressing nicely. The 2lO
girls and 25O ladies of the canning
club are making great progress in
canning products from their club gar
dens.
Fire which originated in a general
merchandise store at Brownsville COM
pletely destroyed two stores and an
office. Eight men were slightly In
iured when a plate glass window fell
on them.
The Stars and Stripes will be raised
over the Louisville & Nashville rail-
road shops in Paris on July 4, with ap-
nronriate ceremonies. Gov. Rye is eX-
pected to be present and deliver an
address.
VIM. F, Dunbar of Memphis. state
commissioner of insurance, has re-
signed his position and accepted the
position of general manager of an in
surance company with headquarters
in Atlanta, Ga.
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The Tennessee railroad commission
has issued an order suspending the
tariffs issued by Tennessee railroads
making an increase of Is per cent in
freight rates. This advance was to
become effective July l.
The program of the district confer.
ence of the McLemoreville district,
Methodist Episcopal church, has been
announced by District Superintendent
Fl. P. Keathley of this place, Mt. Yer
non church. near Adamsville, on July
1929.
Charles E. Galbreath, Jr., aged
years. son of Charles E. Galbreath, a
real estate agent at Knoxville. was
drowned near Mascot on the Holstein
river. when his father, driving an au'
tomobiIe lost control of it and IL