The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-01-11
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

| w. n. GrtSnhU, aged 10, OloU az nls
home in Henderson county, near Jack
son.
Polk Conner, a well-known and popu
lar citizen of Lawrenceburg, was
stricken with paralysis.
There was public installation of Of
ficers of the GAINESVILLE Blue lodge and
Masonic chapter at their hall.
]. r. Dismukes, one of the most sub.
stantial citizens, died at Sulphur
Springs after lingering illness.
One of the heaviest rainfalls of the
season occurred at Camden Wednes-
day morning and continued through
out the day.
DIR. N. NJ Woodward, alderman for
the second ward of Pulaski, has ten
dered his resignation and will remove
to Athens, Ala.
Eight dry kilns and $4,000 barrel
headings in the plant Of the. Interstate
Cooperage company at Memphis were
destroyed by fire.
The absence of fireworks, with the
attendant noise, danger and expense,
was a marked feature of this Christ
mas in Huntsville.
ExGov. M. r. Patterson will speak
In Jackson at an early date under the
auspices of the Silver Thimble society
of the First Baptist church
Considerable excitement was created
in st. Elmo when Fate Evans, whose
mind has been unbalanced for some
time, ran amuck with a shotgun.
Re H. Vance, one of the most promi-
nent merchants and financiers of Mem
phis, died suddenly at the Baptist Me-
mortal hospital, following an opera
ton.
James, the 1O-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Dorsett, living near
Fernvale Springs, met with painful
accident when he was kicked by a
horse
The Jackson city commission states
that an election will be called at an
early date to vote on the issuance of
$50, 900 or $4,000 bonds for the extern
sion Of the sewerage system
G. B. Harris, ST., is dangerously sick
At his home in Jackson. His son, Rev.
) B. Harris of Nashville, with other
relatives, is at the bedside Of the aged
sufferer. Mr.. Harris is 88 years aid
County Trustee Rev. A. L. Allison
appears to hold the record for selling
he highest priced agricultural land
,ver sold in Stewart county. At a pri
ate sale he sold thirteen acres for |
2,725.
The Rev. A. H. Huff, who has been
astor of the Baptist church at Pu-
aski, but is now in the life insurance
announces that he will re-
love to Fayetteville in a few days to
eside.
Compton H. Clarke, for the. past thir-
cen years rural route carrier on route
from Buffalo Valley, has been ap-
ointed to a position in the Cookeville
as assistant postmaster un.
ar John B. Dow.
A few days ago H. c. Harmon, age
}, who lived at Mohawk, and his
rother, Jacob Harmon, lived only
bout two miles from that place, died
thin an hour and a half of each
her.
The four years term of Postmaster I
Igene Blakemore of ShelbyvilIe does
1t expire until June, but there are
70 active applicants already in the
cid. Postmaster Blakemore has held S
e position two terms. +
Permanent injunctions have been is i
ed by Judge Won A. Huffaker of the I
loxville circuit court against the q
1ited Union Workers, the Order Of \
Wis and the Smoke House, in cases a
Gently filed against them charging q
,lations of the nuisance act. e
The decree in the matter of the ,
.Shville Terminal company to pre- =
Mt the forfeiture of the lease of the "
minals to the Tennessee Central, q
anted recently by Judge E. T. San -
d at Knoxville, has been received -"
the office of Col H. M. Doak, clerk -
the U. s. district court at Nashville.
Notion for a new trial has been filed
federal court by the defendants in
case of Mathew Harris VS.. ]. A. D
ct al, wherein verdict for
800 was recently returned in favor
the negro whose home at Memphis
5 dynamited year ago by former In
uties of the then Sheriff Riech- 1T
MS staff. sc
J. w. and E. F. Stanford filed bill @
part 2 of the chancery court at SIX
;hville, in which they seek to re- Gu
er possession of the property of
J. Maggie Cook, who was their Sis Al
The compliments charge that Be-
k willfully killed his wife and that
the crime he has heen tuice com