Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-06-28
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State - - -

Grafton was found almost in tie heart
OF Knoxville by federal officers and
the police.
Gallatin.-Among the new additions
being erected in Gallatin is the hand
some new Sunday school room of the
Methodist church, which is about
completed at a cost of $4,000.
Chattanooga. C. H Lord cor
poration of Chicago has acquired 56S
acres of mineral land near Cleveland,
Tenn. and will begin manganese min.
ing operations there with large force
at once.
Knoxville members OF
the university of Tennessee ambu-
lance corps of the U. S. army left
Knoxville for Allentown, Pa, where
they will be mustered into the federal
service.
Gleason. - Gleason sweet potato
growers are planning for an increased
yield this year, setting about onethird
more acreage than last year. 1t Is es-
timated the acreage this year will be
about 1,40O.
Gleason The board OF directors Of
Gleason high school has elected teach
ers for the coming year, as follows:
Prof. W. G. Robinson. Mrs. Robinson,
Miss Erin billiard, Mrs. Robt. Mathe
ny and Miss Lila May Bates.
larksville.--Many farmers having
become enthused over the results oh.
tanned by strawberry clubs at Penn.
broke and Sadlersville. held a meeting
In GAINESVILLE for the purpose of or
ganizing a club in this county.
Jackson.--At the annual meeting of
the Jackson rotary club the following
board OF directors for the year was
elected: Dr. Jere L. Crook, F. B. Will
kinson, L. Palmer Brown, J. C. Eel
senthan, J. G. Hughes and S. P. An
derson.
neutrality-suspicious. Of COM
mercial, Industrial and agricultural or
CARNATIONS throughout the state will
meet in Nashville in July for the pur-
pose OF formulating definite plans for
the organization of Tennessee cham
Der of commerce.
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Milan.-The city board of education
at the regular meeting, elected the
following teachers of the Milan high
school for 1917-1918. Superintendent,
W. A. Bass; teacher in the high school
ball, Misses Irene Holt, Johnnie Hale,
Nola Cannon; lower hall, Misses Els
sic Rhodes, Pauline Keaton, Willie
Chrissenberry, Cornelia Dalmwood
and Mrs. Minnie Moore.
The ordination service for three
candidates for the diaconate were held
in All Saints chapel OF the university
of the South by the Right Rev. Thos.
F. GaiIor, bishop Of the diocese of Ten
nessee. Those who received the or
dination were Ellis M. Bearden, MA,
Of Fayetteville, Tenn; Warner Lewis
Forsyth of Baltimore, Md, and Hard
ing c. Kitchener Of Nashville.
Sewanee.-The forty-niEth annual
commencement exercises of the Uni
versity Of the South closed with the
baccalaureate sermon by the Rev. Will
liam Slattery, ID, rector of Grace
Church, New York, and the awarding
Of degrees and commencement grafton.
Major General Leonard Wood, COM
mander of the department Of the
southeast, attended the exercises.
Dyersburg-Many things that were
blown away from South Dyersburg
during the cyclone are being found in
different sections OF the country. A
road sign was found near Bardwell.
Ky. An insurance policy belonging to
Claude Blalock OF South Dyersburg
was found near the Kentucky line.
Chattanooga.-Si for 10 military
camp Y. M. C. A. buildings, to be erect
ed by the international council, were
selected by a representative of the
acknowledgement in a regular
army division camp near here.
Newbern.-The Dyer county chapter
Red Cross, which was recently organ
ICED in this county, has about 300
members and is expecting to have
more than one thousand by the first
Of July
Jacksonville Memphis Methodist
Conference Biblical Institute will be
held In Jackson June 1929 at the First
Methodist church.
.Friendship.-A war work council has
been organized here to assist in the
work of raising funds for the Y. M. C.
A work ct the training camps.
Johnson.-Crop conditions in Wash
ington county at this time OF the year
are fine. with splendid rains falling at
intervals of every two or three days.
Indications are good for record-breaE-
ing potato crops, as we'll as for corn,
spring oats and all kinds of vegetables.
Nashville.-Mayor Ewing has order.
81 h. 80 II.