The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-04-12
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
Oh THE STATE

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An epidemic of whooping cough ant
measles is prevalent at Lynnville.
Five prisoners confined in the Rhe;
county Jail made sensational escape
The Adams Egg and Poultry asso
citation has reorganized and elected
officers.
The outlook is very suspicious fol
Sparta to have free delivery in the
near future.
Y. NJ C. A. directors closed deal
for lot in Knoxville, on which Will be
erected fine home.
The First National bank of Wartrace
| has paid depositors the final forty per
cent of their deposits.
The Lebanon district conference OF
the Methodist church will he held in
Gordonsville on April and T.
DR.. J. r. Thompson, Davidson county
health officer, was suspended temper
arily by Judge Thomas E. Matthews.
President H. l.. Zones of Friendship
has called a meeting of the county
farmers institute at Bells for April T.
Day and night guards have been
placed at both ends of the Tri-State
and Poor Valley ridge railroad tun'
nels.
Four firemen were injured, two per-
haps seriously, when speeding sally
age corps automobile turned over at
Memphis.
The Rev George Beatty, one of the
best known citizens of Knoxville, has
accepted the call to Newbern Christian
church.
Gov. T. c. Rye expects to accom-.
pany the second annual southern
trade trip of Knoxville business mep
April 10-14
National guard officers have an.
nounced that a free military training
academy had been opened at the Chat
tanooga arnlory.
A further evidence of Cookeville's
constant growth is the fact that its
postoffice is about to become one o.
the second class.
The total rainfall at Knoxville for
March is 1921 inches, the greatest
amount recorded since 1875, when
1907 inches fell.
Crawford Wynns Of Henry county
was acquitted of the murder of his |
father-in-law, T. Y. Robbins, on the !
plea of self-defense.
The Beech River Baptist association
will hold a fifth Sunday meeting at
church. nortl of Lexing-
ton, beginning April II.
Following the course in agriculture,
conducted by experts in Sullivan .coun-
", the farmers are being aroused to
along all lines.
At a mass meeting in the Wander
Dilt chapel the students agreed, almost
o a man, to enlist in military COM
)anies which are being formed.
At a meeting of directors of the
county fair association,
Aug %, Is, "a, 25, were selected as
he days for the annual fair at Dun
oars cave.
Victor Rush, under sentence of
leath for the murder of his brother
md sister-in-law in Cumberland coun-
y, escaped from jail at Dayton with
our other prisoners.
A. j. Roller, former postmaster at
1ristol, and a native of Sullivan coun.
Y, is the latest candidate to announce
or a position on the city commission,
ubject to the June election.
Members and congregation of the
lew Providence Presbyterian church
nd congregation at Maryville present
d to their pastor, Rev. Hubert 8.
,yle, DID,, a fve-passenger automo-
lie.
DR.. S. B. Stephens, pastor of the
lallilieu Methodist Episcopal church
[ Lexington. has been invited to de-
yer the baccalaureate sermon for
he McLemoresville Collegiate Insti-
tie, Sunday, April %.
April 10 has been designated by col.
lien Sharp, president Of the Weak
" counfy farmers instifute as gem