Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
TENNESSEE PICKINCS
Wire Tappings Over VOlun-
teer Seste Prepared IN
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pers.
over 200 Tennessee Boy Scouts are
holding their first annual encampment
at Knoxville.
The sixth annual Wartrace street
fair and farmers carnival was held
here Saturday.
The annual camp meeting at the
LOudon county national camp grounds.
near Greenback, is in session.
At least fifty young women Of Ten.
nessee have accepted positions as ste
nographers in Washington since the
war.
The women OF Dyersburg and Dyer
county have perfected a county com
mittee Of the council OF national de.
tense.
]. H. Lucas of Friendship has re-
ceived letter from his brother, Ho.
mer F. Lucas, from Somewhere in
France"
The Selmer Woman's Christian Tenn.
perance Union has been organized into
Red Cross auxiliary to the Memphis
chapter.
The county high school board Of
Henry county has announced the open
ing of Grove high school on Tuesday,
Sept IL.
The meeting of state democratic ex-
ecutive committee, called for Saturday.
Aug rs, was postponed until Tuesday,
Aug. 20.
The faculty for the 1918 session
Of Central high school of Bolivar has
been announced. M. L. Hardin is the
principal
At conference OF the members OF
the Baptist church at Trezevant the
pastor, Elder E. F. Adams, rendered
his resignation.
Circuit Judge Won 4. Huffaker has
postponed until Sept the hearing OF
suspension motion against the
mayor Of Nashville.
T. p. Jernigan Of Paris has been
notified OF the promotion Of his son,
Philip Jernigan, to the rank Of major
in the aviation corps
The Holston association Of BapttBts
held its one hundred and thirty-first
annual session with the New Lebanon
Baptist church, near Baileyton.
A new drainage district has been
formed in Carroll, Gibson and Weak
ley counties The district is along the
houth fork Of the Obion river.
Arrangements have been completed
by citizens Of Dyer county to attend
the West Tennessee farmers institute
at Jackson, Sept. 5, 6. z and 8.
The Settlers of '61," an organize
ton of the older citizens of Jackson
and their immediate descendants, will
hold its annual outing on Aug. 80.
Henry Adams, a prominent farmer
Of Gleason sustained fractured hip
when a buggy in which he was riding
overturned in descending steep HILL
J. B. Gibson, rural carrier, charged
with killing E. L. Lambert, postoffice
Inspector, at Stantonville, waived ex-
animation and was released under a
$4,000 bond.
Charles E. Mason, formerly manager
Of Memphis shoe store, who disap-
peared July %, leaving behind a short
age of $4,000, committed suicide in a
st. Louis hotel.
w. H. Brooks Of Atwood has been
appointed by County Supt. D. T. Barn
hill to fill the vacancy on the county
educational board caused by the resig'
nation of w. H. Cannon.
Major General John s. Morrison OF
Chattanooga, accompanied by his aide.
Capt. Louis p Ford, has gone to Green
vile, S. c., to take command of the d.
vision of troops in training there.
DR.. J. L. Weber, pastor Of the Jack
son First Methodist church, who ap-
piled for enlistment as chaplain in the
u. S. army, has returned from St.
LouIs, where he was examined, and
failed to pass.
Provost General Marshal CrowdeE
wired the state council Of defense that
the men selected in Tennessee for the
national army would be called for on
the following dates: First third Sept.
s; second third, Sept. 10; third third.
Oct. 3.
Two young Hawaiians, belonging to
vaudeville show, applied to one OF
the exemption boards at Chattanooga,
asking permission to be examined for
the army. They registered in New
York, and expressed willingness to
stand the examination here and go 70
the army without exemptions.
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