Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-11-01

NoIbily duJOuIuSu dAlST very bdl.S-
factory session.
Martin.-The heavy frost of the
week has caused the cotton to open
quite briskly and it is coming in now
rapidly.
Bolivar.-Registration day was OBJ
served by the patriotic women OF
Hardeman county, several hundred Of
fering their services to the govern
ment
Paris.-The 95th annual meeting OF
the Western District Baptist aisocia-
tion held sessions with Jones chapel
church, in the India community, four
miles east OF Paris.
Washington. Millington aviation
school, near Memphis, has been
named Park field, in honor Of First
Lieut.. Joseph B. Park, who loN his
life May 8, 1913, at San Diego, Cal.
while making cross-country flight.
huOANliiGs WdA wa
OF East Tennessee attended the con-.
ference held by Federal Food Admin
istrator H. A. Morgan with East Ten
nessee editors and the county chair
men of the national councils of de-
tense.
Greenville, S. CA total OF $751;
$50 in subscriptions to Liberty loan
bonds was reported from the soldiers
at Camp Sewer, according to tabula-
lions. The list is headed by the 117th
infantry, formerly Third Tennessee,
whose report was $117,300.
Somerville.-The Fayette County
Agricultural and Live Stock Assocla-
ton held its fourth annual exhibition
in this city, and the hackers are de-
| lighted with having the largest and
best exhibition that has eve.' been
| seen here.
Nashville.--H Z. Jamison, aged so.
was found dead in his bathroom, the
| top of his head having been blown off
by a charge from shotgun His rel
atives insist that the killing was acct
dental. When found the dead man
was in sitting posture on the floor
| of the bathroom.
Humboldt.-The Central West Ten
nessee National highway, which was
established by the state highway com
.iission as one of the government aid
roads via Martin, Sharon, Greenfield,
Trenton, Humboldt and Jackson, has
been put in good shape and Is being
used by many automobile tourists.
Sewanee.-Student enrolment at
the University of the South Is 1926, as
| against 319 year ago, despite the alb
sence of go men, mostly seniors, kho
have entered various war activities.
| The university has also contributed
| nine of its officers and faculty mem
bers to the war. The military acad-
envy, now OVERLOOKING its permanent
quarters, reports 173 cadets enrolled,
as compared with 1877 at this time
year ago.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was con-
Quoted in this city. The girl scouts
had a recruiting station in the Gay
street place of business owned by Col
C. F. Spence of the Third Tennessee
regiment. from this point they went
into the business districts and con-
Quoted registration campaign among
women too engrossed in their bust
ness duties to go to a registration
point.
mphis.-Awakened by the crash
of falling plastering on their bed, Mrs
R. Hood and her sister, Miss Ada
Seegent, escaped through side win
dow when flames destroyed their home
at 1:40 O'clock Tuesday morning. The
women fled to safety in their night
attire, being forced to leave their
clothing in the room, which was al
ready burning furiously. They were
whom they succeeded in awakening
after they had nearly frozen while
| pounding on the door.
Nashville-The Nashville, Chatta-
nooga e st. Louis Railway and the
striking freight clerks at Atlanta
reached a satisfactory settlement Of
their differences.
Selmer.-Leonard ]. Kerr, McNairy
county farm demonstration, met with
the pupils Of the Bethel Springs high
school and organized a boys corn
club.
| Chattanooga Louis Chevrolet,
plotting a French Delage car, the
property o. his rival, won two Of the
three races from Barney Oldfield on
the Warner Park race Track here.
|
| ashington.-Another aviation Of
fcer, Capt Albert B. Smith, of the
Signal corps reserve, has been or
dered to Park field, Millington. Tenn,
to act as an instructor. He is in
structed to arrive not later than Oct.
q, by which time, it is stated, his
services will be needed.
Newbern.-Dr, E. Leroy Holland, a
former citizen of Newbern, has been
appointed first lieutenant in the den,