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


Jackson. The 9-year-old son OF J. A
Horn OF Ranger. recently coughed up
a cocklebur which had been lodged In
his windpipe or bronchials three years,
Liberty. Charles r. Smith, who was
stabbed in the head with knife and
killed by Lotion Malone, near Alex
andria, was buried in the Salem GENE.
terry at this place.
Wartburg. - The Morgan County
teachers institute, which has Just
closed here, was pronounced by the
teachers to be one of the best and
most interesting ever held in the
county
Knoxville.-A canning factory with
a capacity of 10000 cans per day, was
opened here by s. l. Lewis and ]. S.
Adcock, grain dealers. About seven.
ty-five persons will at first be en-
ployed.
Jackson. - Permanent organization
of the Madison County Automobile Pro-
tective association was perfected by
the election Of C. R. Hotchkiss presi'
dent and o. p. Stovall secretary
treasurer
Lexington-A new Baptist church
was organized at Enville on the edge
of this county. There were thirteen
charter members of the new organi'
zation, who adopted the usual articles
of faith and church covenant.
Johnsonville.-An engineering force
is at this place removing wrecks Of
more than 20 vessels, gunboats and
transports, captured or crippled when
he Confederate cavalry leader, Gen.
N. 3. Forrest, ltade his famous attack
there in 1864.
Knoxville. - Knoxvilles menagerie
has been removed to Nashville. Jim"
John and Mag" the three black
Smoky mountain bears, whose home
until recently was at Chilbowee park,
are now on exhibition at the Glendale
park in the capital city.
ackson.-Practical demonstrations
of modern agricultural and farm man
agement methods were the features OF
the one-day course of study given to
500 farmers, farm wives and farm boys
and girls from six counties who visited
the West Tennessee experiment sta
ton.
Knoxyille.-A total of 223,O67 wo-
men are enlisted in the army of food
preparedness in Tennessee, estimates
Miss Virginia P. Moore, who has
charge of the home economics work
in Tennessee for the government,
with headquarters at the University
Of Tennessee.
Memphis.-A promotion from the
rank of second lieutenant to that OF
first lieutenant of the Thirty-seve1th
United States infantry has been award
ed w Powell Scobey, now at Fort
Leavenworth, Kas, according to infor.
nation reaching here. Lieut.. Scobey for
merly resided in Memphis. Mrs. SEQ
hey is with him at Leavenworth.
Newbern-The prospects in Dyer
county at present look very promising
for bumper corn and cotton crop in
every district of the county. e. F.
Arnold, farm agent, reports that Dyer
ID experiencing one of the best crops
Of fruit and other vegetables that was
ever known in the history Of the
county.
Jacksonville last day of the best
series OF visits ever made to the West
Tennessee experiment station brought
1900 persons to Jackson from the farms
of Obion, Gibson, Haywood, Chester,
McNairy, Hardin, Hardeman and Fay.
cite counties to inspect the crops, live
stock and farm equipment and to see
expert demonstrations in modern farm
methods, including the canning and
drying of Derishable fruits and vege-
| tables.
| Bristol The Bristol exchanges and
the through lines of the Cumberland
Telephone Company and the Bristol
Telephone Company will be CONSOLE
, dated. The interstate commerce COM
mission, before which body permission
for this privilege has been pending,
! has approved of the plan for the mer.
ge?.
Nashyil!e-The Middle Tennessee
agricultural experiment station will be
located in Maury county if site suit.
able in that county for station is Sc
cured. Prof. H. A. Morgan and his
assistants at the experiment station at
Knoxville and at the University of
Tennessee will visit Maury county soou
and inspect the sites available
Jacksonville annual encampment
and field trials of the Forked Deer Red
Fox club at Crawford Springs has been
abandoned for this year, it was an.
nounced by T. B. King of Memphis,
| secretary of the club. Mr. King states
| that the board of directors had decid-