Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-02-23
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE


established a creamery station in
jackson.
Shot in a pistol affray at Lees sta
ton, Robert Womack, aged ~ years,
is dead.
Interest in dairy farming in Weak
ley county increased greatly in the
last year.
Douglas Stephenson was almost In
stantly killed when he jumped from
an automobile near Neapolis.
To celebrate the one hundredth an
niversary of Wayne county prepare
lions are being made for great home
coming, to be held at Waynesboro on
September 7-S.
Dayton had the only real get-togsth-
er meeting she has ever had when 125
members of the Dayton business mems
club, including the invited guests, at
tended banquet.
By order Of N. T. Little, commissions
er of public safety, 500 gollons Of whis-
key and beer was poured into the
sewers of Knoxville.
w. D. Gale, insurance man, has'been
appointed county court clerk for Da-
wilson county, following the suspen-
sion Of Clerk W. f. Hunt.
Sid R. Clark, temporarily occupying
bench in the supreme court in the
absence of Judge NJ M. Neil, has an
nounced his candidacy for the court
of civil appeals.
]. T. Kranz, of Nashville, executive
secretary of the Tennessee anti-tuber-
culosis league, will deliver a special
lecture on "The Public Health and
Charities" at Jackson.
While removing brick chimney at
the old Hendricks residence, near
Jackson, built in 1880, one brick was
removed which had the foot print oil
a dog plainly stamped on 1t.
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In response to a call from the Ma
tional red cross society, the Bristol or
ganization is shaping matters to in.
crease its membership and prepare
for service in the event of war.
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Chief Of Police S. L. Odell, comment.
ing upon conditions in police circles
since whiskey was banished from
Bristol, declares that there is a mark
ed dropping off in law violations,
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Rural credits gained popularity in
Humphreys county when Orson Dens'
low, president of the Humphreys coun.
ty farmers union, explained the plan
to a special meeting of farmers at Wa
verify.
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Bringing a total of $S,125, or an av'
erage of $125 per head, the auction
sale Of registered Holstein cattle at
the grounds of the West Tennessee
fair association proved eminently sue
cessful.
An epidemic of measles caused the
indefinite suspension of the Medina
high school. Other schools in adjoSn'
ing rural districts have had to close on
account of the widespread prevalence
OF measles.
Miss Anne Martin, of Reno, New,
chairman of the woman's national
committee, was the principal speaker
at the suffrage banquet held at John
son City in connection with the con
gressional union.
The Tennessee historical society
held its monthly meeting in Nashville
DR.. w. A. Provine read paper on
Lardner Clark, the first merchant Of
Nashville.
At the meeting of the executive
committee of the East Tennessee press
association held at Knoxville no action
was taken in regard to the establish
ment of cooperative paper mill as
had been originally proposed.
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| Whisky made many, many years age
at the famous Jack Daniel old-time dis
tillery, cup the holler," at Lynchburg
and aged in wood until it has color
like that of rare mahogany, is now be
ing shipped to Hopkinsville, Ky.
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AS state regent of the Daughters o.
the American Revolution, Mrs. Thorn
as Polk of Jackson has called on al
members of that organization, as vel
as all other citizens, to display Ameri
can flags over their homes and places
Of business as a mark of patriotism
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The deep undertone Of the events o
the three-day anniversary celebration
at Lincoln Memorial university a
Cumberland Gap was prayer for |
greater America to be laid on foun
dalton of boys and girls at the univer
sity, of the same race, type and SAM
sincerity of endeavor as Lincoln.
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For many years the subject Of elec
! trio lights for Lynnville has been OF
ganized. Now the business men AM
board of aldermen say electric light
d ara a cartaiutv and that within a fav