Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-08-16
TENNESSEE
Interesting Events
From all Parts
of the State

Indian Ground.-A barbecue was
held at Thorpe in the interest of the
school.
Dyersburg.-B. J. Campbell, o tie,
cutter, was killed at Richwoods when |
large limb Of tree fell on him.
Dyersburg.-Friendsh in Crockett
county, is going to celebrate Aug.
with An old.time barbecue and speak
ing.
Union City.-Much anxiety is mani |
tested here on account of IA persons,
mostly children, having been bitten by
q dog affected with rabies.
Maryville. - The Blount county
teachers annual institute was held in
the auditorium at the courthouse witt
Superintendent Nancy Lee Broadly pre-
siding
Bristol.-The officials OF the Federal
Dyestuffs and Chemical company at
Kingsport deny persistent rumors that
the mammoth industry is about to be
closed down.
White Bluff-Gay Baker, the A.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Baker was instant'v killed while play
ing in the tie yard. A crosstie fell
across his body.
Tipton.-John Armstrong, vice presi-
dent of the Bank of Millington, died
from heart failure, at the home of his
brother, o. F. Armstrong, here. He
was 70 years OF age.
Dyersburg.-Major Wilkes, negro,
was killed at Finley by Pard Finley,
deputy sheriff, while resisting arrest.
Wilkes had a quarrel with another
negro over a woman.
DyaSsburg. services in
honor of the late R. M. Neale were
held at the Roellen Presbyterian
church, where Rev. Mr.. Neale was pas
tor for a number of years.
Memphis.-A great many Memphis
merchants and farmers, with their
families, will visit the experimental
farm at Jackson, Aug. 2, which has
been designated as Shelby county day.
Chattanooga.-The local lodge of
Elks will start a campaign soon to
raise $1,000 of the million dollars
which the order proposes to raise for
base hospital on the French battle
front.
Chattanooga M. Peay of
GAINESVILLE may run for governor.
While in Chattanooga recently he stat
ed that he had been strongly urged to
make the race, but had not formally
decided.
Knoxville.-The mortgage debt on
property in this city exceeds $4,000
600, according to data compiled by
John Rogers, who is directing the or
ganization Of a new trust company in
this city.
Jackson.-Prof. r. E. L. Bynum.
former superintendent of schools here
before the Inauguration of commission
government for Jackson, has been ap-
pointed postmaster for the United
States senate.
Knoxville.-A reduction of 100000
900 gallons annually in the water con-
sumption of Knoxville will result from
the installation of meter services, &C
cording to a report of Commissioner
J. G. Crumbliss.
Knoxville-A monument to COM
memorate the services of the Seventy
ninth regiment, New York state volun-
teers, in the battle of Fort Sanders,
Nov 90, 1868, is TO be erected on Fort
Sanders in this city.
Selmer.-The annual cleanup week
was observed here. The sanitary COM
mittee of the town inspected every
home and will submit written report
TO the board of mayor and aldermen at
its regular meeting on Aug. 10.
Knoxville-By saving their way
through the bars of the cell in which
they were incarcerated, Walter Fish
burn and Brad Large, in Jail here
awaiting a new trial on a charge of
Staying Sam Best, escaped from the
Blount county Jail.
notville-Charged with violation
of the bone-dry laws" Constable N. A.
Simpson, of the first civil district,
was given a hearing before Squire
VIM. Sellers here. The charges were
preferred against Constable Simpson
by Sheriff John l.. Galloway, who re-
Gently raided Simpsons barn and
found in it large quantity of liquor.
noxville.-Engines from Southern
railway lines are being given up for
movement to France. Nine of the
dead" engines attached toone Of the
big moguls on the Knoxville division
Of the Southern, were started to the
Atlantic seaboard, where they will be
sent abroad.
Union City.-The construction work
on the 100000 new school building is
being pushed rapidly by the contrac-
tors and the $4,000 new school building