Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-11-02
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

A woman's council Of defense has
been formed in Giles county
q. w. Neal was elected chairman
Of the Knox county republican OK
ecutive committee
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The business men Of Dyersburg ara
behind a movement to have five
days fair at Dyersburg in 1918.
The ladies of Paris have appointed
a committee to collect jellies, jams
and preserves to send to d Battery.
The farmers club at Montpelier,
Weakley county, sold to buyer from
Union City 100000 pounds OF seed
cotton at liz cents.
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The Upton county truck growers
association has purchased 80 acres
of land in the vicinity of Solo, four
miles east of Covipgton.
H. Tate, carpenter, was shot and
mortally wounded at Ft. oglethorpe
by ]. R. HARNESS, night Waterman,
in row over stool
Fire, causing a total property loss
of more than $4,000, destroyed tho
Western hotel and number Of other
business structures at Ripley.
The Tennessee state convention Of
the American National Red Cross was
held at Nashville. w. S. Shields. stata
director of Tennessee, presided.
James Wilson, age 80 years, died az
his home near Sitka of infirmities In
cident to old age He was one Of ths
Oldest residents Of Gibson county.
The monument erected on Lookout
Mountain in honor Of the soldiers Of
the sixties from Ohio was dedicated
by the state monument commission
An custer bill was filed in the Cir
cult court at Centreyille against ]. 7.
Webb and T. H. Erwin, two of the
road commission Of Hickman county,
The swagger stick, so popular DUR
ing the May officers training camp
seems to have had its day. The ban
was placed on the stick by Gen. Perish.
ing.
Reports from the various sections Of
Dyer county indicate that the cotton
crop has been very seriously damaged
from the late season and the early
frost.
The Womans' Missionary society Of
the Methodist church, comprising all
the societies of the Brownsville dis
trict, held an interesting session al
Brownsville.
Six regiments Of regulars, one bat
talon OF infantry and two batteries
training camp paraded at Chattanooga
as a feature of the Liberty day de-
monstration.
Russell Dewey. 20, an employee OF
the West Tennessee agricultural sta.
ton, was perhaps fatally injured when
hemmed in stall by large Angus
bull and gored.
Mrs. Henry Jarrett, Of Chattanooga,
has received cablegram from some.
where in France announcing that her
brother William Speedman, had been
killed in battle.
Ed James Alsup and ]. B. Williams,
negroes, charged with criminal assault
on young girl, were found guilty at
Pulaski and sentenced to death in the
electric chair Dec. IA .
During the past Smelling season.
from March to October, there have
been taken out of the Tennessee river.
from Mussel Shoals to the mOuthI
about 100000 pounds of musseI
shells.
Organization of boys agricultural
clubs over the county was discussed
by Prof. H. S. Nichols, West Tonnes
see district agent, at meeting Of the
Poplar Corner community club at the
home of 7. B. Carroll, at Jackson.
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The Rev. Adolph Kistler, for many
years pastor of the Central Presbyte-
rian church of Bristol, has announced
his resignation and he and Mrs. Kist.
Ter will leave soon for Vincennes, Ind.
where DR.. Kistler has accepted pas
torate.
Appointments of ministers in the
United Brethren church throughout
East Tennessee were made at the clos
ing session here of the United Breth-
rem conference. Among definite APP
pointments sre Presiding elder and
superintendent of East Tennessee dis
trict, Rev. W. G.. Wright, of Knox
vile; Forestdale, Rev. NJ NJ ScsIf
Bookwalter, Rev. C. H, Bath; Knox
vile circuit, Rev. w. H. Williams:
Marble City, Rev. Mr.. ROUGE; Johnson
City. Rev. B. S. Fowler; Greeneviile
circuit Rev. S. A. DeFord; Otterbine
circuit Rev. w. H. Carder; Mosheim
circuit, Rev. S, G.. Smith Bishop W.
NJ. Bell of Los Angeles, Calf, presid-
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