The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
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Happenings Over
Commonwtal
as Cleaned from
Various Places

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Elks, gave up it's charterIand went on
Of existence Sept. 80.
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Chattanooga-The cit,k commission
has adopted the budget for the mex
fiscal year, amounting to $4,000.
McMinnville. Large crowds were
in attendance during thd two days o.
the third annual Warre1b county fair
Lewisburg. Onward Bowden, who
escaped from the county Jail here a
few days ago, was captured by officers
at Kingsport.
Huntingdon. Huntingdon has free
delivery of mail twice d day, which
was inaugurated Oct. /. Henry Brewer
is the mail carrier
Bristol-A cablegram announces the
safe arrival in France of Lieut.. James
G. Brewer, of Bristol. Tile is the son
of James X. Brewer.
Knoxville.-East Tennessee bankers
are organizing to do their part in as.
surfing the success of the Second liber.
ty loan subscription.
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Paris-County Court Clerk Dale and
his force have completed the tax ag-
gregate and turned it over to the coun.
ty trustee for collection.
Paris. In order to Properly take
care of the work in tha Grove high
school here two more teachers have
been added to the corps.
Cookeville-The PutIam county
democratic primary election to nomi
nate candidates for county offices will
be held ON Saturday, Oct.56.
Newbern. Scarlet fever in mild
form is prevalent at Finley. Finley is
a thriving little town west of Dyers-
burg on the c., IN. & G. railroad.
Gallatin. Methodist people of
Gallatin are getting things in fine
shape at their church foT the annual
conference, which will convene here
Oct. g.
Pulaski.-Judge Waller IS. Bearden
who is serving his seco1d term as
chancellor of I'll. this dixiaian stated that
he would be a candidate to succeed
himself
Camden survey Of the Bristol
to-Memphis highway, actoss Benton
county, has almost been completed by
the force of civil engineers employed
to survey the route.
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Selmer.-The United States civil
service commission annonaces an ex.
animation for McNairy county at Sci
mer, Saturday, Oct 81, I'd fill vacan.
cies in rural letter carrier service.
KnoXville-In a campaign for French
war orphans the local society for the
relief of French war orphans sold $546
worth of buttons on the Streets of the
city. Young society girls of the city
were on every street corner, properly
identified with French flags, to receive
gifts.
Bristol-The republican nominees
for judge and attorney general of the
First Tennessee circuit, which in
cludes the counties of Sullivan, John
son, Carter, Unicoi, Washington,
Greene and Hawkins, will be deter.
mined by a primary to be held Dec s.
Fayetteville.-A Red Gross chapter
for Lincoln county has recently been
organized here with $50 paid mem
bers already ,olled. w. B. Lamb
was elected chairman, Mrs. r. L. Las
safer, secretary
Gallatin-Sumner conntians made a
fine showing at the state fair at Nash
vile. The Boys Corn dub carried off
the blue ribbons for white and yellow
corn. John D. Scott, a f2-year-old boy,
was awarded first money on white
corn and also Championship of the
state on the corn which he exhibited.
Jackson joinet's at the head
ing factory in this city struck for
more pay, and by so doing caused the
stoppage of business In all depart
ments. The factory works about 800
men.
Paris.-The Red Cross Girls Auxii
larry of the Woman's League, Council
of National Defense, has perfected an
organization for the coming years
work by the election Of the following
officers: Miss Edith White, presi-
dent; Miss Ruby Johnson, vice presi-
dent; Miss Rebecca Caldwell, secre-
tary; Miss Edith Carter, reporter.
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Winchester.--A Winchester knitting
circle has been organized by Mrs. w.
S. McKittrick of the Red Cross chap
ter of Nashville, and the ladies are
busy knitting socks, sweaters, muf'
flers and wristIets. to help keep the
soldiers and sailors warm.
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McMinnville. Deputy Collectors w.
H. Tyler and George p. Draper made
raid on wildcat still II miles south
Of McMinnvilIe, capturing an S5-gai
Ion plant. G. q. Myers and 9. Gar
horne Moffftt wers arrested ON a