The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-18

Waverly.-Circuit court is in ses.
sion at Waverly, with Judge Cook and
Gen. Bowman at their posts.
Monteagle.--A sacred concern was
given here. The largest attendance Of
the season was present-six hundred
people.
Newbern.-The annual meeting of
the Dyer county farmers institute was
held at the county courthouse in
Dyersburg.
Clarksville.-Aaa arrangements for
the Montgomry county fair to be held
at Dunbar's cave on Aug. %, %, "a
and rs have been completed.
Knoxville.-Anna Reilly, aged IL,
were drowned in the Holston river
near Mascot. 1t is supposed that they
were made powerless by cramps.
llington.-Millington' dream is at
last realized in the completion Of what
able educators pronounce as perhaps
the finest rural high school in America.
Chattanooga-C. s. Elkins, lineman
for the Cumberland Telephone Com
pany, was fatally injured when in de-
scending pole he came in contact
with live wire.
Newbern.-Charles P. Lane,
prominent citizen of Dyer county, was
appointed postmaster at Bogota, in the
0bion river district, to succeed F. H.
Bledsoe, resigned.
Chattanooga.-Col. Slocum settled
the disputed question of when the
training camp course is to end, when
be declared that the men would be dis
missed on Aug. Is.
Newbern.-Thomas Townsend, Jr.,
a Newbern boy, has enlisted in the
aviation corps as craftsman. He will
be stationed at Fort Sam Houston,
Tex, for short time.
Chattanooga.-One hundred and five
students for the medical officers
training camp have arrived. Five new
cantons of this camp have been COM
pleted and were opened.
Lexington.-Prof. J. o. Brown, SUI
perintendent of the Lexington schools,
has announced joint opening of the
Henderson county high school and the
city schools on Tuesday, Sept. 4, at
which time it is expected there will be
an enrolment of above 400.
Union City.-Expanding its execu-
tive board to Is members instead of
five in order to more ably attend to
the great amount Of work attached to
It's departments, the local Red Cross
chapter announces splendid co-opera-
ton between the various departments.
Nashville. - The manufac t urers
throughout the state, according to
statement made by Chas. C. Gilbert,
secretary of-the Tennessee manufactur-
srs' association, are making prepare
lions to adhere to the child labor law,
both Of the state and nation, which
becomes effective Sept. l.
Knoxville. - The East Tennessee
Press association at the concluding
session of its annual convention held
1t Pressmens Home elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, ]. B.
Hedge of Maryville; vice-president, A.
8. Mime of Jacksburg; secretary-treas-
urer, E. M Hardy of Morristown. The
voted unanimously to build
/ permanent clubhouse on the site do
mated by the trustees Of the Press
mems Home at Hale's Springs.
Danbury Hatters' Fund.
John w Sculey OF New York, ma.
tional president of the United Hatters
of North America. recently stated that
the American Federation of Labor.
which has raised funds to reimburse
the defendants in the anti boycott suit
of D. e. Loewe & Co against members
of the Hatters' union. would not make
a settlement with the plaintiffs by the
payment of cash amount. The fed
Grafton, Sculley said. would permit the
attorneys for Loewe & Co. to proceed
to foreclose the property under attach
ment and reimburse the defendants for
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