Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-03-09

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News was received at Lewisburg
Of the death of Miss Leota Cathey,
which occurred as the result of an
automobile accident in Ft. WORTHY
Tex. She was a granddaughter of Mr..
Cathey of Verona and sister of Er.
nest Cathey Of Thick.
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The condemnation suit of the Nash.
vile, Chattanooga & st. Louis Rail-
way against Hugh Ledford, in the COT.
fee county circuit court, has been COM
promised, and the special term Of
court set for March Is to try the case
will not be held.
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Right Rev. Thomas F. Gailor, Epis-
copal bishop of Tennessee, has receiv.
ed a cablegram from Europe telling
him that his son, Frank Hoyt Gailor,
has enlisted with a troop Of French
cavalry and has gone to the battle
front In France.
An unknown negro was taken from
a freight train at Dyer by Deputy
Sheriff w. T. Pentecost, and re-
volver and four quarts of whisky were
found in his possession. After these
were taken from his he escaped from
the officer.
The regular two days session of the
McNairy county singing convention
has adjourned. Large crowds attended
each session at Selmer and the inter.
est throughout was the best ever
known, since organization fifteen
years ago.
Engineer Weddle, Of Danville, and
head brakeman Roberts, also of Dam
vile, were instantly killed when
Queen & Crescent freight train ran
into gigantic slide about eight miles
south of Burnside, Ky.
Cicero McNees, we'll known farmer
and his wife Of three weeks, were
found dead in their home, near John
son City. The coroner's jury decided
that their deaths were the result Of
murder and suicide.
Jim Mccullough, who shot and killed
George Garland, negro, at Covington,
waived examination and was bound
over to circuit court under $1,000 bond,
which McCulloch executed and was re-
leased.
The Brandon Training school has
held its preliminary defamation con.
test in order to select representatives
for Vanderbilt and the University of
Tennessee. Ten young men partiC-
ipated.
DR.. Edward P. Childs, at present q
member OF the faculty of Wisconsin
university, Madison, has accepted the
presidency of Cumberland university
at Lebanon.
An appointment of prominence ID
that Of Miss Sarah Hunter of Johnson
City as maid of honor to the Confeder.
ate reunion to be held In Washington,
D. G.
The body Of the Rev. James H.
Weaver, DID,, who died In Western
North Carolina, was brought to Emory
and buried on the college campus.
Col. Patrick Hagan, lawyer, capital
list and philanthropist, died at his
home at Dungannon. He was in his
Goth year.
The fight in and around Newport in
the matter of extending the corporate
boundaries is growing into mixed and
mingled proportions.
After lowering between life and
death in an unconscious state for "a
hours, Billy Downing, aged SO years,
the veteran horse trainer, well known
to everybody in this section, died Of a
fractured skull and internal injuries
received in fall from the hay loft Of
Lanier's livery stable.
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Morristown commandery, Knights
Templar, received an official visit |
from the Hon. ]. Newton Thompson Of
Memphis, grand eminent commander
Of the state, and Inspector D. G. Grab.
tree, of Chattanooga.
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Bristol was proud In connection |
with her celebration of the anniver.
sary of George Washington's birth to
be able to claim, perhaps, the only
living grandson of hero of the Amer.
lean revolution. This citizen is Chas.
L. Sewer. one Of Bristors most patri. /
otto and valuable citizens.