Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-12-07
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prize.
A tent of Maccabees was organized
at Eva with charter membership e
twenty-five
A tramp is being held at police head
quarters at, Franklin as suspected
German spy.
The annual community fair held at
the high school building at Trezevant
was great success.
The 7-year-old son of Ferris Savage
of Hohenwald, is dead from the result
Of fall over stump.
James D. Vann, a prominent citizen
of jackson, died from injuries receiv-
ed in an automobile accident.
A French war cross has been award
ed Sergt. John Atwood, whose home is
in Cooke county, near Newport.
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James B. Clark has announced his
candidacy for register of Marshall
county at the regular August election,
1918.
Lon w. Milan Of Beech Bluff, aged
20. draft soldier stationed at Camp Sc
vier, Greenville, S. G., died there of
pneumonia.
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]. T. HARRISON Of Humboldt, district
manager, has recently organized two
WOodmen Of the World camps in Nc
Marry county.
Fritz Schmitz, who has been an inc
structor in violin in Ward-Belmont cob
lege at Nashville for number Of
years, dropped dead.
The Coyington Red Cross chapter
has completed its first unit of gar
ments and surgical dressing and ship
ped them to st. Louis.
The Rev. T. B. McAmis Of Decatur,
ILL.,, has concluded ten days seIies
Of evangelistic services at the Presby-
terrain church in Cookeville.
An enthusiastic mass meeting of the
citizens of Dickson in the interest Of
nationwide prohibition was held in
the auditorium of Oakmont school.
Floyd, the 11-year-old son Of Rev%
and Mrs. B. F, Isom Of this place, was
seriously hurt at Dickson when he was
thrown from a horse which he was rid
ing.
The Eastern Hospital for the Insane
at Knoxville has made arrangements
to accommodate every Tennessee sol4
der in France who may become In
sane.
Several citizens of Friendship have
organized a community fuel and food
conservation club, electing Squire J. F.
Park chairmaa and Leslie Sims secre-
tary.
According to a report of Treasures
G. B. McClelland, Upton county over
subscribed $2,45O, or 70 per cent more
than her quota, to the Y M. G. A. war,
fund.
Sam l.. Gordon, who has been in the
officers training camp at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, winning captaincy, was a.
prominent young attorney Of the Dy-
ersburg bar.
In decision sweeping in its scope,
Leo Goodman was restored to the Of
flee OF commissioner Of public utilities
at Memphis by Judge Laughlin under
a writ of restitution.
The school children Of Paris are de-
termined to do their "bit." So far ma
merous ways have ben devised to rails
money to further the several measures
fostered to aid In the war.
Official announcement was received
at Nashville of the election OF Chancel-
lor ]. H. Kirkland of Vanderbilt unIver-
sity to membership on the Carnegie
foundation for the advancement OF
teaching.
The Daughters of the ConfederacS
did not hold a celebration at Frankli
this year because Of the present worl
war They have held an annual cele
bration in commemoration Of the bat
tie Of Franklin, fought Nov. 80, 1864.
Five hundred enlisted men and Of
ficors from the medical camp. Fl Ben
jamin Harrison, Indianapolis, have ar.
rived at Camp Warden Mclean and
will become part Of Camp Greenleaf,
the Fort Oglethorpe medical officers
training camp. n
John Carter Hanberry, a former
Clarksville boy, who entered the Fort
Oglethorpe training camp several
months ago, has been assigned first
lieutenancy in the c7.th u S. infantry
and will report for duty at Laredo,
Texas, Dec 10.
The federal grand jury at Chattae
nooga returned an indictment against
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