The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-09-21
TENNESSEE
Epitome of interest
ing Events That Are
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Union Csty.--rarm lands are chang
inE hands ut an unusual pace In this
county.
Newhern. The cotton crop IN tkis
county |. reported to be later 10 open
inE than ever kn0wn In the history ci
the county.
Camden. citixens OF Camden
and Benton county held = farewell
program for the Beaten county soldier
boys.
Nashville The First ambulance
company Of Tennessee has arrived 3.
Camp Mills to Join the rorsy'secoad
division.
Manchester. The county aemf,
cratic primary. called for March .
will apparently be well supplied with
candidates.
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Lexington, -- Robert Knowles, IA
year-old son OF Chief OF Police ]. w.
Knowles. had his leg broken when y
horse that he was riding fell.
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Gleason. "A revival Is Ia progress
here at the Methodist church. Rev,
Martin. the pastor. Is assisted BY Rss.
Hamlet OF Valley Forge, Ky.
WATERFOWL. Whill operating join.
er al the WATERFOWL planning mill Err
nest Patton. son OF the proprietor,
lost three fingers from his right hand,
Memphis. destroyed the build
Ing and contents Of the Joseph Rosen'
field company. ladies clothing Loss.
$4,000, partly covered by insurance.
) -a;Bfsstel ---lts aisaaRs saad quality the
saflfva1 eathtys i feafS' .ysefd OK t iis;'
present year Is said 10 have surpassed
that Of any other county in East Ten
nessee.
Ashland City The annual Cheath'
anna county fair will be held Ut this
plalce on Oct 10, and preparations are
now under way TO make this the most
successful ever held.
sssss
n AaS~ a
preached his farewell sermon a. pas.
tor OF the Cumberland Presbyterian
church here. Mr.. McIlwain was pas.
tor OF the Cumberland church for five
years.
TreRevant, Hon. John T. peeler
Of Huntingdon has been appointed as
commissioner for Carroll
county to fill out the uncxpired term
Of W. p. HALEY OF McLemoresviils,
resigned.
Mt Pleasant.--At mems mass
a home guard company was
organized with sixty members. The
officers were elected; II.
p. Blackmer, captain; r. H. Shockley,
first lieutenant: Watkins Cecil. Sec
ond lieutenant
Trexevant.---A meeting OF the Car
ROLL County Farmers union has been
called at the courthouse in Hunting.
Con vHeSatvrasN Sept. Ii. .snr the ,par..
pose OF electing officers for the coun'
ly union and also to select delegates
TO the state convention
Knoxville. The body OF Guy Giles
pie. killed In the British trenches
somewhere in France" will be
brought here fer burial. The news az
he soldiers death reached his wife
in Knoxville from the lieutenant nj
her husbands regiment
Chattanooga. The four hundred and
more informed Germans at For, OgIe-
hoppe have been moved to their new
,riscn barracks. .whirD squad uf the
prisoners built. The barracks are
fashioned after the modern soldier
,antons and are proided with ali mol
I'm conveniences.
Athens. The Rev AbeS, kaller,
he new pastor Of the Mars Hill Pres.
,yterian church In Athens. and the
ley. 5. h. oglie, new pastor Of the
'irst Baptist church. have arrived and
10Th ministers filled their pulpits Sun.
lay morning and evening and were |
heard by large congregations Or. |
Keller comes from st. Louis and DR., |
)gle from Nashville.
Jackson. The trial Of Or. j H. Voss. /
. well-known chemist OF the city and |
ormer head OF the socialist party In |
Tennessee. who Is charged with the /
murder OF Oscar Blakeny In Novembe
sls. will be held In the Madison Grim |
nal court Sept. -. Or. Voss was tried |
year ago and found guilty Of second |
ourt reviewed the case 1t reversed the
over court and stated he could not be |
ried on . charge greater than that !
4 voluntary mansiAugh,er, Or. voss |
.il!ed Blakeny on the ground that the
after had insulted his (Voss') wife.
Knoxville Miss Lillian Byrn San
ON. Is. school teacher. died at a local
ospital following injuries sustained
few hours previous When she was
TUX by an automobile