Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-11-22


best known men of Henry county,
dead after suffering a stroke OF pa
alysis.
Memphis.-Boy Scouts of Memphi
and Shelby county stand third in tn
list of cities with Liberty bond sale
of $2,0O0.OOO.
Decherd-The following young mel
of the Alto community have enlisted
in the navy: Orville lizard, Edwar'
Roave and Jess Gibson.
Manchester Several of the Coffe
county schools have been closed during
the past few weeks on account of
falling off of attendance.
Pari5.-Dr. Samuel II. Caldwell, agef
81 years one of the best known citi
Gems of Henry county and prominent
ex-Confederate soldier, is dead.
Martin-Burglars broke into the
homes of |. +. Lassiter and ]. B. Car
ter, while the two families were at
tending a moving picture show.
Whiteville-The home of Edwin
Newsome, rural route mail carrier
was destroyed by fire here. A few
pieces of furniture were saved
Newbern.-While out coon hunting
Elmer Rushings of the Trimble sec
ton was instantly killed when a tree
he was cutting down fell on him.
ManChester.-A fund is being raised
here by public subscription to install
set of 16 or more band instruments
in the Coffee county high school.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are being made
for the extension of the lines of the
Manchester Home Telephone company.
mutual concern, recently organized
Pulaski.-Mrs Allen D. Deane Of
Brick church has received a wire
from Natchez, Miss, telling of the
killing of her brother, Ed Nicely He
was shot by negro.
Jackson.-Dr. ]. L. Andrews Of
Memphis, head consul of the Tennes-
see Woodmen of the World, delivered
an interesting lecture at the lodge
room of the Hicksville Camp No. 179
Manchester. William Ledbetter, so,
and his son, Walter Ledbetter, %,
were buried here in the same grave.
The son died at Greeneville, where he
was in training in the national army.
Gibson.-R H. Lane received a tel
egram from Shreveport, La, announc-
ing the death of his brother, Neal
Lane which event occurred when a
hotel in which he was sleeping burned.
McMinville.-The Rev. Felix w.
Muse has rendered his resignation as
pastor of the Baptist church of this
place, after serving his congregation
TO: the last three years.
Newbern.-The heavy rain which |
Tell recently has greatly relieved the
wheat crop, which is coming up rap
Ydly The largest acreage on record
was sown in Dyer county this fall.
Knoxville.-Two, instead of one, ma
ional guard regiments in Tennessee
nay be organized, says Gen. D. c..
Chapman of this city, who has been
lctive in planning for the new mill
airy units.
Jackson.-John Freeman, son of the
ate Capt John Freeman, for many
vears supreme court clerk at Jackson,
las been commissioned second lieu
enant in the Thirty-eighth infantry
n camp near Charlotte, N. c.
Nashville.-Twenty-o Red Cross
nurses, members of the Vanderbilt
Iospital unit, left for New York In re-
ponse to an order received from the
general of the depart
nent to report for active service.
Jackson-At a meeting of the God
lothers auxiliary to the Red Cross So
iety at the high school building adj
we're delivered by DIR. Luther
little, DR.. j. E. Brown, Judge Tom
.othrock and others in the interest of
n increased membership.
Chattanooga,-E Erie Cooke of Daw.
On, Ca, cadet in the Seventh infan.
y company at the reserve officers
aiming camp at Fort Oglethorpe is
le possessor of the first American
ag to go lover the top" at Vimy
dge. The flag was sent to him by
Is brother, Lieut.. Cooke, a member
the reorganized Princess Pat regi-
ent from Canada.
Knoxville.---Boy Scouts of Knoxville
70 rated twelfth in the unofficial re-
Drt on the amounts of subscriptions to
lie second Liberty loan raised by the
oy Scouts of America. In the list
ley are credited with having raised
$4,000.
Knoxville. 49, Democrats OF Knox
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