Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-07-05
NATURALIZATION OF officers, 80

lection Of the next meeting place ana
the adoption" of French war orphans
marked the close of the annual con-
yention OF the Arkansas, Mississippi
and Tennessee Pharmaceutical associ'
atoms. Harry Mayer, OF Memphis, re-
firing first vice president Of the Ten
nessee Pharmaceutical association,
was elected president to succeed Ed
win v. Sheely. Other officers chosen
we're: J. J. Ingle, South Pittsburg, first
vice president; II. e. Mason, Smith
vile, second vice president; II. NJ o.
liver, Union City, third vice president;
J. b. Sand, Nashville, treasurer, and G.
]. Shannon, Sharon, secretary. This
will be Secretary Shannon's sixth con-
secutive term. The selection OF the
next meeting place was left to the ex-
ecutiye committee. Officers elected
by the Mississippi Pharmaceutical as
ISOLATION are: J. A. Beard, McComb,
| president; l.. G. Brown, Rosedale, first
vice president; w. ]. Cox, Batesville.
! second vice president; Miss Flora
Scarborough was re elected. G. C. Ken
dali, Meridian; w. NJ. Gillespie, OF
Charleston, and r. e. Ousley, Kosci-
usko, were named on the executive
committee. Gulfport was selected for
the 1917 convention city.
Nashville-Wage increases affecting
! the maintenance Of way forces and
shop employees of the Nashville, Chat
tanooga & st. Louis railway were an.
nounced by John II. Peyton, president.
The increase will add approximately
half a million dollars annually to the
pay rolls.
Chattanooga--Privat Wallace Prev
lit Of Memphis, a member Of Company
d of the First Tennessee, on duty near
the Tennessee Central tunnel in the
vicinity of Hartman, was accidentally
shot and dangerously wounded as he
was preparing to go on duty at the
tunnel.
Johnson City.-The East Tennessee
state normal school registered 53S
students the opening week. This large
registration was surprise to the state
board of education and the faculty of
the school, as it had been thought
the war situation would very materi.
ally reduce the attendance.
Knoxville.-The assessed valuation
of Greater Knoxville property has in
creased from $27 900 to sS9,351, 900,
making a gain of more than 81, 100000
or about Al per cent, according to a
financial statement submitted by the
commissioner of finance.
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Observation-Disclosures captains from
10 or a dozen West Tennessee coun-
ties attended the sectional meeting of
the Tennessee manufacturers associ.
alton, the first of a series of meetings
being arranged in several industrial
centers of the state.
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Newbern-The town has subscribed
funds to purchase new automobile
fire truck. The work of remodeling
the automobile into fire truck for the
city has been completed and the truck
| Is now in commission and ready foy
active services.
Selmer.-The second annual meet
ing Of the McNairy and Hardin county.
Tenn, and Alcorn county, Miss, med.
ical societies was held in the pavilion
on Shiloh National Military park with
w. A. Johns of Corinth as master OF
ceremonies.
Observation-Disclosures Lodge l
o. o. f., located at Sango, elected Of
ficers as follows: E. J. Holt, N. c.;
Otis Wilson, " G.; Roy Grant, secre.
tary; ]. E. Powers, treasurer Tho
first Sunday in July was set apart as
memorial day.
Monterey. - Thurman Lee was
killed and Ray Johnson Is critically
injured as the result of an accident
when their machine turned turtle
Chattanooga Twenty pipe filters OF
the Chattanooga gas company struck
for higher wages, when the company
refused their request for an increase.
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Nashville.--Dr. w. L. Fleming OF
Louisiana state university was elect
ed to the chair of history at Wander
bilt university by the board of trus-
tees at the annual meeting. He will
take the place Of DR.. st. George Sious-
sat, who resigned to take the chair
Of history at Brown university. Jesse
NJ Overton of Nashville and ]. L.
Dantzler of New Orleans were elected
to fill vacancies on the board of trus-
tees. Two new members were elected
to fill vacancies in the governing
board of the medical school-Dr. Opie,
professor of pathology at Washington
college, st. Louis, and DR.. Morris, pro-
lessor of the medical school at the
University of Cincinnati.
Franklin.-The Williamson County
Sunday School association held its an
nual convention here.
Knoxville.-Willie, 10-year- old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Perry, was drowned
while bathing in the Tennessee river
Paris.-Tbe Henry county fair as
ISOLATION, which holds its annual meet
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