Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-05-04
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

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A military officers training school
is being conducted at the Knoxville
Y. M. G. A.
J. f. Robertson, founder OF Crock.
EFT Mills. celebrated his SD birthday
anniversary.
The first charges Of infraction Of
the bone-dry law in Lexington were
lodged last week.
Hillman Moody, Carroll coucty's
new farm demonstration agent, is urg-
ing greater production Of foodstuffs.
Enthusiastic and profitable mass
meetings are being held in McMinn
county in the interest of larger crops.
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An entertainment known as the
"Spinsters Convention" was given in
BIcMinnville at the high school audi
forum.
Bonds to the amount of $4,000 have
been sold to meet expenditures of
erecting a new school building at
Trenton.
The women Of Cookeville are doing
all in their power to aid in the con-
seryation and preparedness work now
going on.
Several thousand negroes Of Nash
ellie have pledged their loyalty to the
flag and their readiness to fight for the
nations honor.
A berry growers association was
formed at Somerville with w. M.
Pierce as president and ]. N Max.
we'll as secretary.
Miss Ridgeway, the newly elected
agent in charge Of the Girls canning
club work for Giles county, has as
sumed her duties.
Fire in the store of the Mountain
City stove and manufacturing com
pany at Chattanooga did damage est.
mated at $4,000.
All Knox county school buildings,
$50 in number, are offered by the
school boards for public meetings in
the interest Of patriotic movements.
The Durham coal and iron company
at Chattanooga has granted a volun-
tary increase of 20 cents per day to its
laborers and 10 cents per ton to it's
coal diggers.
Prof. Henry Clark, of the Univer-
sity of Tennessee, addressed a joint
gathering of the churches at Loudon
in the interest of the campaign of food |
preparedness.
A good sign that crop production in
the state this year will be greatly in
excess Of previous years is shown in
the sale of fertilizer tags by the de-
partment of agriculture.
Saturday, May 5, promises to be a
notable day for patriotism in Hender
son county. 1t will be the time of the
raising of huge flag on pole erect
ed in the courthouse yard.
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The Henry county fair association
mas just placed the copy for its 1917
premium list in the hands of the print
er, naming Sept. 10, 20, Fl, % as the
dates for the fall meeting.
The friends Of John l.. Lancaster at
Jackson are much gratified to note his
rapid rise In the railroad world by his
promotion to the presidency Of the
Southern Pacific railroad.
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The body Of Thomas M. Dies, politi-
clan and capitalist, was found in a
back room Of his laundry in South
Memphis with a bullet hole In his
right temple and pistol In his hand.
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Major e. F. Walton, commandant
OF Fort Oglethorpe, has selected Snod-
grass field and hill in Chickamauga
park for the site Of the officers re.
serve training camp to be opened on
May /.
With more than million dollars
available for the construction of high.
ways In Greene county, the road com.
missioners are asking bids for the con-
struction Of 100 miles Of macadamized
roads.
The Rev. DR.. Weber, pastor Of the
First Methodist church OF jackson, ac-
ccmpanied by a committee Of influen,
tial laymen, went to Nashville and
rendered an invitation to the college
of bishops to hold the October meet
ing in Jackson
The 1916-1917 term OF the Ro Ellen
high school, in Dyer county, closed
with impressive ceremonies.
Robert Jackson of GAINESVILLE was
run over by handcar on the Tonnes
see Central railroad, breaking both Of
his legs.
Dr.W. N. Dinwiddie, dean Of the
Presbyterian university,
has been elected. commissioner to the
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