Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-08-02

.Cleyeland.--T Bradley county In
stitute win be held in the county high
school building July 16 to rs.
Dyersburg.-w C. McAfee, leading
citizen OF Tigrett. has been elected
county and leyee commissioner for
I Dyer county.
Mt. Pleasant.-A handsome herd OF
registered Hereford cattle, numbering
sixteen, have been imported from I'LL,
nois by Hinton Kittrell.
2sistol.-More than 100 Bristol Gin
! Scouts engaged in the tag day cam.
paign conducted in this city for the
benefit OF the Red Cross.
Cookeyille-The charred bones OF
an adult human being were found in
the woods near Bald Hill, about IF.
teen miles southeast of Cookekville.
Lexington. Henderson county
teachers institute under the direction
OF Supt. Otis L. Holmes. was held
here with an enrolment of over $50.
knoxville.-Citizens of Knoxville
held a mass meeting TO take place in
Market Hall to protest against TIE
high prices Of coal in East Tennessee.
Chattanooga. Mercer Reynolds, who
was chairman, has resigned from the
county exemption board in charge OF
the territory south OF the river here
Nashville.-Edwin Sumner Gardner,
one of the most widely known horse
men in the south, died at his home.
Avondale, near Gallatin, of apoplexy
sse's
Dyersburg.-M. ]. jenkins, popus
liar citizen OF Dyersburg, was elected
president of the rural carriers assoei.
alton at their recent meeting in Nash
Vile.
Jackson.-Jerry Nave, jackson
boy, was one OF the sailors on board
the transport Neptune, which was In
the feet to carry American troops to
France.
Knoxville.--The Summer School Of
the South will begin on July 16 spe
cial course for food conservation and
other courses which will train the PEG.
pie to meet war conditions. II
Selmer--J. w. Brister of Memphis,
president of the West Tennessee nor.
NAL school,. addressed the McNairy
county teachers institute and rep.
resentative crowd OF citizens here.
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Jackson.-Mrs. Thomas Polk, state
regent OF the Daughters Of the Ameri:
can Revolution, has been elected chair.
man for West Tennessee of the Wo
mans National Council of Defense.
Nashville.-Buddy Morgan, former.
ly all-Southern center on the Wander.
bilt football team, is now in France
with Gen. Pershing as member of
the Johns Hopkins hospital unit No.
Is.
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Chattanooga.Maj. Gen. John f.
Morrison. who was assigned to tha
command of all regular troops at
Chickamauga park, is one of the best
known writer's on military subjects In
the country.
Johnson City.--John l.. Cobbs Of the
United States forest service is In the
city in the interest of securing recruits
for the Lumber Jack Regiment"
which is now being organized for serv-
ice in France.
GAINESVILLE. Montgomery coun,
ty board of education met in quarterly
session with all members present Su-
perintendent lobe reminded the board
that economy was the watchword that
must govern the members in making
appropriations, as the finances were
/ limited.
Camden.--Robert .Stockard, Jr., 10
years old, son of Senator Robt. l..
Stockard, fell from the second story OF
the First National bank building, now
in course of rebuilding, and came near
losing his life. An old negro laborer
saw the boy fall and ran in under
him, catching him in his; there
by saving his life.
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Clarksville .-Capt Joseph Russell
Trotter, Jr who formerly lived in this
county, is captain IN Gen. Pershing'a
command. He is the son of Squire
Joseph Trotter and has shown marked
devotion and ability.
ChattanoogA.-Mrs. Arthur Smith
was burned to death at Dunlap when
the Smith home was destroyed by fire
Her husband, awakened from his sleep
by flames, attempted to- rescue the
victim, but stumbled in the smoke and
dropped her senseless body into tbs
flames. "a
Jackson.-It has been suggested fol-
lowing a good roads meeting at
Brownsville that il that section of the
Memphis to- Bristol highway through
Haywood and Upton counties as.now
designated is not soon completed the
route will be changed to go by way Of