Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing. Events That Are
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Newbern.-One of the largest sor-
ghum crops in the history Of Dyer
county will soon be harvested
Milan.-The series OF meetings at
lakewood Missionary Baptist church,
two miles north of Milan, have closed.
'Jackson.+-A total of 1,7S9 voters
registered during the general biennial
registration in this city. and Fifteenth
district. "'t-
Milan.-The first Gibson county boy
known to be with the United States
forces in France, is Robert X. Chris,
tenberry. .y,..,....,., ,.....
Bristol.-A valuable horse and lot,
of chickens were killed by a lightning
stroke at the. barn Of Robert carmack.
near Bristol. IT. 3 - =,
Murfreesboro.-The annual picnic
and .barbecue.of the. Rutherford coun.
ty creamery association was held at
the fair grounds.
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TFentan.7-Cireuit court, which has
been in session here the last three
weeks, has adjourned. Several cases
of importance have been disposed..of,
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Milan-The' fall term of the Milan
high school will begin its school on
Monday, Sept. 3. Prof. w. A. Bass is
superintendent; Miss Irene Holt, prin-
cipal ''@~'
Decherd. Rev. : James Willis of
CoWan. has accepted. a call as pastor
Of the Baptist church here and will
preach the: second and fourth. Sundays
in each month.
Chattanooga = Assistant Attorney
General T. Pope Shepherd has issued
a warning to drug stores selling bit
ters bay rum, paregoric and other
substitutes for whisky. - z
O6lHlSI.- uO duHudl Unwilling Vi tuC
Harmony association of ne Missionary
Baptist church will be held with, the
Shady Grove congregation near Burns
vile, Miss, Sept. z, s and 8.
Dyersburg The pyersburg high
school will begin the fall session Sept
II. Prof. C. NJ. Walker Vanderbilt
graduate, is superintendent, assisted,
by an able corps of teachers.
Chattanooga-Secretary, of Labor,
Wilson has accepted an invitation to
come here early in October as the
guest fthe Chattanooga Rotary clab
to deliver an address on conditions of
labor
Chattanooga.-In line with war pol
icies OF the belligerent countries, the
district fair here in October will en-
ploy women for work previously done
by men and will pay them the same
wages that men would draw for SINH
lar work.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-Suit to recover
s1,0S5,O00 from the Tennessee Iron &
Railroad company for breach of con-
tract has been filed by c. E. James of
Chattanooga and the Eastern Steel
company in the supreme court of New
York city, as the result of alleged fail
ure of the Tennessee corporation to
diver 10000 tons of pig iron to the
James.
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Notwithstanding Smith of the
state council of defense announces
that all three district exemption
boards had reported to him that the
quota from. all counties would. be
ready for the call to the colors Mon
day, Sept. 8 -s7.
Knoxville.--Two stills located by
the deputy collectors of the Knoxville
office ,wer captured and destroyed.
with their. product of 700 gallons of
whisky and 1900 gallons of whisky
each, seven miles north of Jellico in
the mountains.
Chattanooga.-W. l.. Friefson, pres |
ident of the Chattanooga bar associa-
ton, who was appointed assistant at
torney-general of the United; States,
is native of Shelbyville, where his
father and grandfather were promi-
nent members of. the bar
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Jackson-Plans for raising tomatoes
on a. very large scale during the com.
ing year were adopted at a meeting
Of the Madison County Truck Grow
ers' association. 1t is planned to han
die tomato shipments comparatively,
much in the same manner as has been
done in Gibson county d
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Chattanooga-Fou thousand one
hundred medical and enlisted men as
sembled at Fork Oglethorpe anu took
part in a great. review. This was the
largest number of this class of meS
ever assembled in The United States,
and they were reviewed BY Col. Page
and staff 1~f si.s y III ,:s.. s..t
Kpoxville.-Geo R. Loyal, assist
ant vice president Of the Southern'l
system, has been assigned to
direct the movement of troops to all
Of tie camps IN the Southern railway
"a ., rs..t do,ortycant of tbo ca.,fhaact