Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-04-19

Sparta The outlook is very aus-
pi, ious for Sparta to have free deliv-
cry OF mail In the near future.
Greenville. The parties that bought
the property OF the Greerville chair
company have already commenced
work.
Cookeyille. The Lebanon district
/ conference OF the Methodist church
win be held in Gordonsvlle on April
and 4
Knoxvllle-Go Gov T. c. Rye expects
10 accompany the second annual south.
ern trade trip Of Knoxville business
men April 1914
Knoxville. The total rainfall in this
section for March is 1891 inches, tho
greatest amount recorded since 1875,
when 1907 inches fell
Cookeville.--A further evidence OF
Cookeville's constant growth is the
fact that its postoffice is about to be
come one of the second class
Lexington.-Th Beech River Bap,
list association will hold fifth Sun.
day meeting at Rheuhamah church.
north OF this place, beginning April
II.
Bristol following the course ~
agriculture, conducted by experts in
Sullivan county, the farmers are be.
ing aroused to Improvements along
all lines.
Knoxville. 49, Authorities OF Lincoln
memorial university. at Cumberland
Gap, have decided in view of the in.
ternational situation to provide for
military training OF students.
Cookeville.-The Cookeville presby.
terry Of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church will convene in its regular
semi-annua session at Union Hill on
April 10.
Paris. -Crawford Wynns of the old
29d district of Henty county was &C,
quilted of the murder of his father-in.
law, T. Y. Robbins, in circuit court
here on the plea Of self-defense.
Chattanooga--Vic Rush, under
sentence of death for the murder 'ot
his brother and sister-in-law in Cum.
berland county, escaped from jail at
Dayton with four other prisoners.
Maryville.- Members and congrega-
tion of the New Providence Presby-
terrain church and congregation pre-
sented to their pastor, Rev. Hubert S.
Lyle, d. d., five-passenger automo-
bile.
Jackson-In her annual report to
the trustees, Miss Alice Drake, Ii.
brarian, states that the city's appro.
priation of $4,000 per year is not suf-
ficient to operate the Jackson free
library.
Knoxville. Knoxville business men
have decided, if the United States
government will accept its offer, ID
convert their trade trip, planned for
April, into military preparedness ex-
petition.
Knoxville.--City Judge r. P. VIII
liams and the police department are
conducting campaign against all
dealers selling concoctions and medi.
cines containing . high percentage OF
alcohol
Wartrace.-The First National bank
of Wartrace has paid depositors the
final forty per cent of their deposits
The depositors have now been paid in
full, sixty per cent having been paid
heretofore.
Chattanooga.-Pla are on foot
here to establish an art department OF
the University of Chattanooga under
the supervision of the New York
school of fine arts and directed by
Prof Frank Parsons
l. Lexington.-Dr. S. B. Stephens, pas
tor of the Mallilieu Methodist Episco-
pal church of this place, has been in
vited to deliver the baccalaureate ser.
mon for the McLemoresyille Collegiate
Institute, Sunday, April %.
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Briston.--A. j. Roller, former post
master here, and native of Sullivan
county is the latest candidate to an
nounce for position on the city com.
mission, subject to the June election
Nashville.-The naval recruiting of
flee here accepted 36 recruits out Of
90 applicants, the heaviest business
ever recorded here by naval recruiting
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Trenton.-An unsuccessful attempt
was made to take Charlie May. a ne
gro, from Jail here. The mob was com
posed of men from the vicinity Of
Bradford bent on lynching the negro
who, it is charged. some weeks age
eloped to Illinois with Lola Talent, {
15-year-old white girl.
Monteagle. The Cumberland Noun
tain Dixie highway auxiliary, formed
in Monteagle in response to a called
meeting of the ladies of Sewanee