Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-05-17
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.


Chattanooga R. Adams. ~
gears old. a Confederate veteran, is
dead
Knoxville--A military officers train
ing school is being conducted ~ the
Y. NJ c. A.
Lexington.--The first charges OF In
fraction of the bonedry law In this
town were lodged last week.
Jackson-Bert Nicely and r. A. Hurt
elected as members OF the newly Gre
ated highway commission by the coun-
ty court.
Dyersburg. negroes of Dyers'
burg held patriotic rally at the court
house and pledged their loyalty to the
government.
Brownsville-Under the direction OF
Miss Bessie Murphy, of Memphis, a
community club has been organized In
this city and county.
Audms'-Olu ulOTy HOW Hlob hOuh
the hagpole on Bell high school here
for the first time since the building
was erected five years ago.
Milan.-The first crate of "a quarts
uf strawberries of the crop of 1917
was brought here and sold to fruit
dealer for "a for the crate.
Lynnville.--Leaving a note In her
room saying Goodbye, you will never
see me again." Miss Mackie Evans dis
appeared from the home OF her sister.
Chattanooga-The ninety-ninth an
niversary of Odd Fellowship was cele-
brated by the local lodges last week
with special program of music and
addresses.
LOudon Prof. Harry Clark. Of the
University OF Tennessee, addressed a
joint gathering of the churches here
Ia the interest OF the campaign of food
preparedness.
Springfield. annual ministers
and deacons' meeting of the Cumber-
land Association, asFree Will Baptist
church, was held at Heads church,
several miles south of Springfield
Memphis.-The body OF Thomas M.
Dies. politician and capitalist was
found In a back room OF his laundry
In South Memphis with bullet hole in
his right temple and pistol In his
hand
AlexandriaAIsaac High, formerly Of
Alexandria, was killed at Modesto,
Cal. when a train struck the automo-
bile in which he was driving. Mr..
Highs body was hurled a distance OF
fifty feet
Franklin.--The officers of the law
are making it hot for the bootleggers
in and around Franklin, and as re-
suit those that are thirsty are finding
it hard to find the wherewith to Quench
their thirst.
Martin.-The Martin good roads as.
AOIldJlOh udO Adh6OhAOhSo
by which the leading roads out of Mar
tin will be properly worked for anoth.
ar year and will be brought up to good
condition.
Sparta.LAsbury Johnson of White
county was arrested on the charge Of
robbing the First National Bank at
Crossville on April 13, when two men
forced the employees In the vault and
got $1,1S0.
Nashville-The Tennessee constitu'
tional convention league has named
campaign committees for the four
large counties of the state and thor
ough organization in every county
will be pushed.
Chattanooga.-The will OF the late
n. C. Abercombie, who died recently
from injuries received in an automo-
bile accident on Missionary Ridge,
was probated. His estate is estimated
at about $15O,0OO.
Friendship. r. Robertson, foun-
der of the little city of Crockett Mills,
this county, celebrated his SD birth.
day anniversary with the annual din
ner and gathering of friends from
over the county and state.
Chattanooga.-Mayo Littleton's off.
eial ak fell on the heads of William NJ.
Stafford, city court clerk. and Andy
Smith, negro poundkeeper. They were
suspended from office pending trial
before the city commissioners.
Dyersburg.-Dyer county is doing
ITS bit In the campaign for food pre-
paredness, now being waged. and the
reports coming in are of great in
crease In the planting of foodstuffs,
and a decrease in the planting OF cot
McMinnville. An entertainment
known as the "Spinsters Convention"
was given in McMinnville at the high
school auditorium.
Martin.-Work is under way on the
new government building, for which
an appropriation of $4,000 was made.
The contractors state this will be one
of the most complete buildings Of its
size In the country. They have until
March, 1918, to complete 1t, but say