Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-08-09
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who cultivated a crop of tomatoes this
season are realizing big ! fits from
this product.
Friendship. -Arrangements are be-
ing made for the sale of a car of reg
istered Shorthorn cattle on Aug. at
this place.
Chattanooga.-The national conven
ton of Gideons, the Bible society Of
commercial Il .-velers, held a four-day
session in this city.
Ripley.-Growers have made their
first carload shipment Of tomatoes.
The crop is fine, although the acreage
Is not large this year.
Chattanooga.-While bathing in
Rainbow lake on Signal mountain here
with some companions. Charles Tidy
of st. Elmo, was drowned.
Shelbyville.-About % prominent
farmers met in the Farmers National
bank and organized the Bedford co In
ty national farm loan association.
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Mt. Pleasant.-An enthusiastic Red
Cross meeting was held in the Sunday
school room of the Methodist church
for the purpose of electing permanent
officers.
Jacksonville automobile OF ex-Chief
of Police T. c. CASTOR, which was
stolen from in front of the Southern
hotel, was left in battered condition
near Pinson.
Trezevant-In the election held here
to determine whether the city would
sell $12,500 bonds to improve the old
water plant, the issue was defeated by
vote of 62 to 40.
Jackson.-Col. |. N. Snowden. aged
81, for many years a prominent shoe
merchant of Memphis, died at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. S. p An
derson, in this city.
NashVille.-The Episcopal church in
Tennessee has entered upon a cam
paign to increase the endowment of
the episcopal fund to provide for
salary for bishop coadjutor
Selmer.-The annual meeting of the
McLemoresville district conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church will
be held with the Mount Vernon church
in East McNairy county July % to 49,
Knoxville.-E. R. Boyle of Nashville,
who has for several years been in
charge of the safety first" department
OF the N, c. & St. l.. railway, has en-
listed in the Third Tennessee infantry.
NewberE.-The large dredge boat,
which is at work in the Obion river
drainage district north of Trimble, has
cut through the Obion and Trimble
levee. and has suspended traffic to
Obion.
Memphis.-The custer proceedings
against 7. G.. Ashcroft. mayor, and
Ennis NJ. Douglass, fire and police
commissioner, will be heard by Judge
H. w. Laughlin diviion four. circuit
court, Aug. I.
Wartrace John w Tilford, who
was probably the Oldest man in this
community as well as MARRIAGES. pio-
neer citizen. he having built the first
home in town, died at his home here,
aged SO years.
Huntingdon Miss Vivian Hawkins.
home demonstration agent for Carroll
county, will conduct short course
for the canning club girls in the in
dustrial and training school here July
24-2S. inclusive.
Knoxville-The volunteer family OF
the Volunteer State is claimed by L.
A. Smiley. a Southern railway engi-
neer of this city. He has four sons in
the army and is himself yearning to
go to France as an engineer with the
United States eXpeditionary force.
LeXington.-Two notable revivait
are in progress in this county one at
Hepsibah Baptist church, in which Rev.
r. R. Hammons Of Bemis is assisting
the pastor, Rev. c. T. Azbill. The 9th.
er is at Mazie's Chapel Baptist church,
in which DR.. |. u. Penick of Martin is
assisting Rev. Fleetwood Ball, the pas.
tor.
Lexington.-A Nashville, Chattanoo.
ga & St Louis railway freight train
struck Mrs. Mary Paralee Tully, aged
CT, as she was walking along the track
near the Beech river bridge, mile
west of town, instantly killing her.
Nashville.-Pat Gallagher of Louis.
vile. conductor of the first section Of
freight train No 49, inbound, was kill,
ed when the second section Of the
train crashed into the rear end CT his
train at the Perry street crossing in
northeast Nashville.
Knoxyille-The damage to Knox,
vile and adjoining counties from A
cloudburst is estimated to be over
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