Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-11-22
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

Selmer-The safe in the Selmer
Mercantile company was ripped and
robbed Of $72. The operations were
evidently the work of professionals.
Selmer.-Wheat sowing for the sea
son in McNairy County Is nearing the
close. The acreage is the largest
known In the county for many years.
Covington.--Fire completely destroy.
ed the gin belonging to N. H. Murphy.
Only few bales OF cotton we're burn.
ed. as the bales on, the platform were
saved.
Monteagle.--- A very enthusiastic
Dixie highway meeting was held at
Monteagle in the interests of the rural
free delivery routes across the noun
tain.
Dyersburg..- J. w. Blackard,
pastor of the First Methodist church,
is rounding out his year, and will leave
In short while for the annual con-
ference.
Waverly.-The Humphreys county
fair closed after one of the most sue.
cessful expositions, in point OF attend.
ance and interest. the fair association
ever held.
Newport-Sixteen republican candi.
dates for nomination for the various
county offices in Cooke county quail.
fled before the primary election com.
missioners.
Dyersburg.-The Dyersburg Milling
company will operate the old Klyce
elevator here as corn mill, 1t is an
nounced The mill has a capacity Of
500 bushels daily.
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Lexington Tennessee Baptist
convention will hold its forty.third an.
nual session with the First Baptist
church. Memphis, beginning Wednes.
day morning. Nov. II.
Dyersburg.-Four hundred children
took part in a municipal Halloween
| party given here by the Dyersburg
Woman's club. Three hundred OF
them were In costume.
Nashville.--Mrs. Martina Olive Read
Butler, aged "a years, died at her home
following brief Illness. She was the
sister Of Opie Read, the novelist,
whose home is in Chicago.
Ripley.-Robert Barfield. who shot
and killed J. H. Gimp. is at liberty on
$1,000 bond. His preliminary trial has
been set for November s, before JUS
ttce Andrew Crockett. at Ripley.
Jackson.-Dr. George W. Jarman,
former Jacksonian, and son Of DR.. A.
E. Jarman, for many years president
of Union University, this city, visited
Jackson for the first time in 20 years
last week.
Milan-The Milan branch of the
Memphis chapter of the Red Cross
made its second shipment to Memphis.
The shipment contained the following
articles for the soldiers: 20 pairs knit
ted socks, 10 sweaters, Is pairs hos
pital leggins, 26 hospital shirts, "a pa.
jana supits.
Bristol.-Col. s. l.. King OF this city
Is Just in receipt Of a series of inter.
esting postcard views from his son,
Lieut.. Samuel L. King, who is now
with the expeditionary forces in
France.
Loudon.--At the court house in Lon.
don, on Nov. 10. will be held meeting
for the farmers, boys and girls of the
county At this time all the prizes for
the corn club boys and the canning
club girls will be awarded.
Memphis.-The Southern Medical as.
ISOLATION will hold its eleventh annual
convention N Memphis Nov. IL to 1t.
Bristol. The annual sale of Aber'
deen-Angus cattle, scheduled to take
place here on Nov. Is under the aus,
pices of the Southwest Virginia Aber'
deen-Angus Breeders association. has
been postponed indefinitely.
Chattanooga.-A divorce suit Of
more than usual interest has been filed
here, that of Mrs. Gertrude Alexander
Devices against Warren A. Devices. Jr..
both being members Of wealthy and
prominent families.
Jackson.-Five prosecutions in cases
Of alleged violation of sanitary food
laws were pushed by H. NJ. Robertson
danuty state nnre food and drug in