The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-20
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State y - =


Knoxville Rev. L. L. Naples, aged
SO, minister in the Baptist church for
So years, died at Hampton. He was a
member of the Tennessee legislature
twenty-five years ago.
Chattanooga-Ano hosiery mill
company is being organized here with
a capital of 100000. The mill will be
located in Alton park, building hav-
ing already been leased.
Petersburg-M w. A. Morrison,
R. F. D. 4, Petersburg, has won the
palm, so far as heard from, for the
sale of eggs. She sold last year 2,474
and one-half dozen and the sale
amounted to $477.39.
Pulaski.-County Judge J. G. Han
nah has appointed committee to CON
fer with the poor farm commissioners
,, In regard to building new county
asylum for the insane to replace the
one recently burned.
4uoAShColCis hN Nodhbg oOaA0 va
education has decided to c. ~ the pub
lie schools at the expiration of a six
months term. This was done because
the common school funds of the coun-
ty had been exhausted.
Lewisburg-I the municipal cleo
ton held here on the question of au
thorizing the commissioners of the
city to purchase an auto fire truck for
the fire department the proposition
was carried by vote of 800 to g..
allatin.-Judging from the new
buildings now in course of construc-
| ton and those contemplated within
the near future, prosperity has struck
Gallatin and the town is now on
building boom as never before in its
history.
Memphis.-Three hundred or more
lumber manufacturers are expected to
visit Memphis this week to attend one
or more of five lumber meetings sched
uled for Thursday, Friday and Satir-
day. 1t will be the biggest gathering
Of lumbermen in this city in years
Memphis.-E. T. Lindsey is the new
president-elect of the Memphis mer.
chants exchange, as result of one Of
the most enthusiastic campaigns ever
conducted by that body. The race
was said to have been one of the
closest ever run in the local exchange.
Humboldt-At well-attended .ga2a
Ing of the Humboldt fruit growers H.
ISOLATION the members unanimc sfy
and enthusiastically voted to join In
with the Ozark fruit growers associa-
ton In a cooperative movement to
market their 1917 strawberry crop.
Jackson.-A. c. Doggett, the new
secretary of the Y. M. G. A. for Jack
son, has arrived and assumed the du-
ties of the office Immediate repairs
] will be made ON the building, and the
outlook is regarded as very encourag-
ing for year of splendid achieve
ment
Chattanooga.-DeL Rice, secre-
tary of the Shiloh National park, says
that the Confederate monument at Shi-
loh being built by the Daughters of the
Confederacy was complete with the
exception of placing the statuary in
position. He announces the monu-
ment will be unveiled on June l.
/.
ackson.-Following an address by
R. N. Crane, poultry expert of the d.
vision of extension, University of Ten
nessee, the West Tennessee poultry
association was reorganiZed in Jack
son and steps will be taken to estab.
lish central egg Matching plant in
this city to promote commercial poul-
try raising.
Clarksville,-Sunday being the S3rd
birthday of Fred L. Smith, he was the
recipient of many calls from friends.
Mr.. Smith retains unusual physical
strength and attended church Sunday
morning He has been member of
the Baptist church about sixty-fve
years and an Odd Fellow sixty-one
years.
Bristol-The police records of Bris-
toll, Tenn, show marked decline in
the number of arrests since the clos
ing of saloons here as compared with
the days of the open saloon.
Snortauo of Labor