The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-28
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Dyersburg is source of pleasure tC
I'the town as well as a good 8avertis
ment.
Trezevant.-F Farmers of thisl county
who cultivated crop of tomatoes this
season are realizing big proflts from
this product.
Friendship. Arrangements hare be
ing made for the sale OF can of reg
istered Shorthorn cattle on Ahg 4 al
this place.
Chattanooga.-The national leonven
ton of Gideons, the Bible soEciety OF
commercial travellers, held d 4ourday
session in this city.
Ripley. have made their
first carload shipment Of tomatoes.
The crop is fine, although the acreage
is not large this year.
Chattanooga.-While bathing in
Rainbow lake on Signal mountain here
with some companions. Charlds Tidy,
of st. Elmo, was drowned
Shelbyville.-About 25 prominent
farmers met in the Farmers National
bank and organized the Bedfo4d coun'
ty national farm loan associasyon.
Mt. Pleasant.-An enthusiastic Red
Cross meeting was held in the Sunday
school room of the Methodist church
for the purpose of electing perhanent
officers.
Jackson.-Th automobile Of x-Chief
Of Police T. C. CASTOR, whifh was
stolen from in front of the Southern
hotel, was left in battered cbndition
near Pinson.
Trezevant-In the election held here
to determine whether the city would
sell $12,500 bonds to improve 1.-THE old
water plant, the issue was defeated by
a vote of 81 to 49,
Jackson.-Col I. N. Snowden, aged
81, for many years prominent shoe
merchant of Memphis, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. 81 P. An
derson, in this city.
Nashville-The Episcopal church in
Tennessee has entered upon a cam
paign to increase the endowment Of
the episcopal fund to PROVIDE for a
salary for bishop coadjutor.
Selmer.-The annual meeting OF the
McLemoresville district conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church will
be held with the Mount Vernon church
in East McNairy county July 2b to 29
Knoxville e. R. Boyle OF Nashville,
who has for several years been In
charge of the safety first" department
of the N, G. & ST. L. railway has en-
listed in the Third Tennessee Infantry.
Newbern.-The large dredge boat,
which is at work in the Obion river
drainage district north of Trimble, has
cut through the Obion and fTrimble
levee, and has, suspended traffic to
Obion.
Memphis.-The custer proceedings
against T. c. Ashcroft, mayor, and
Ennis M. Douglass, fire and police
commissioner, will be heard by Judge
H. w Laughlin, diviion four circuit
court, Aug. 7.
Wartrace John w. TiIford, who
was probably the Oldest man in this
community as well as MARRIAGES. pio-
neer citizen, he having built the first
home in town, died at bis home here,
aged SO years.
Huntingdon-Mis Vivian Hawkins.
home demonstration agent for Carroll
county, will conduct short course
for the canning club girls in the in
dustrial and training school here July
24-2S, inclusive.
Knoxville-The volunteer family of
the Volunteer State is claimed by L.
A. Smiley, Southern railway engi-
neer Of this city. He has -four sons in
the army and is himself yearning to
go to France as an engineer with the
United States expeditionary xEce.
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Lexington.-Tw notable REVEALS
are in progress in this county one at
Hepsibah Baptist church, In which Rev.
, T. r. Hammons of Bemis Is assisting
the pastor Rev, G. T. Azbill. The 9th
er is at MaZie's Chapel Baptist church,
in which DR.. |. N. Penick of Martin is
assisting Rev, Fleetwood Ball the pas
tor u
Lexington.-A Nashville, Chattanoo-
ga & st. Louis railway freight train
struck Mrs. Mary Paralee TulIy, aged
61, as she was walking along tie track
near the Beech river bridge, mile
west of town, instantly killing her.
Nashville,-Pat Gallagher of Louis
vile, conductor of the first section of
freight train No, 70, inbound. was kill
ed when the second section of The
train crashed into the rear end of his
train at the Perry street crossing in
northeast Nashville.
KnOXyille.-The damage To Knox.