The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-21

Trezevant-The Carroll county court
set aside 10-cent tax on the hundred
dollars for high school purposes.
Observation-Disclosures men took much
interest in the performances given at
local theater for the benefit of the
Boy Scouts.
Newbern.-The Irish potato crop In
this section has been harvested and re-
ports are that a record-breaker was
made throughout the county.
Chattanooga.-This city was select
I'd over Birmingham as the headquar-
ters of the extension committee of the
All-Southern Christian Endeavor.
Jacksonville trial Of Lee McClain,~
charged with the murder of his half
brother. Dave S. Harris, has again been
postponed from July II to Sept 4.
Murfreesobro-The board of direc-
tors of the Rutherford fair associations
met and decided to hold the annual
lulL LuIOG OOpL' LIZ Lo d1u Ii
| Covington.-T children of Joe
Brasfeld, respectable farmer, who
lives near Solo, were burned to death
when the home was destroyed by fire.
larksville.-During the last week
about 10000 pounds of tobacco was
sold by the loose floor houses. Lugs
reached the $40 mark and leaf $12.75.
Newbern.-The movement in the in
terest of road working day, Aug. Z,
when citizens of West Tennessee will
turn out a man to work on the public
roads is gaining impetus.
SsaSs
Newbern-A movement conducted
by the Mothers club of Newbern in
the interest Of French war orphans,
succeeded in providing maintenance
from this community for Is war ba-
bies.
Jacksonville city Officers have
started their regular summer CAM
paign against violators of the fiy-trap
ordinances, which specify that mer-
chants shall not only have fly traps
but keep them we'll baited at all times.
Jackson-Positions have been Sc
cured for all Of the 25 men who are af-
fected by the discrimination Of the
dining car service on the Mobile &
Ohio railroad, is announced by Herman
r. Warren, superintendent of the serv-
ice with commissary headquarters
here
Jackson With a view to reaching
important decisions on the best meth
DDS for meeting war time demands,
the farmers of West Tennessee will
meet here at the state experimental
station September 5, and T. in the
annual sessions of the West Tennessee
Farmers Institute.
Knoxville-Forty Sante Fe freight
locomotives, costing about $4,000,000,
with pulling energy 80 per cent
greater than the Mikado type, are ex-
pected soon for use in the middle dis
trict of the Southern railway, of which
e. E. Norris of Knoxville is general
superintendent. Twelve freight en-
gines of the Mallet type, with pull
ing capacity of Is per cent more than
the Santa Fe type, and As per cent
more than the Mikado, are also coming
for use on the Appalachian division in
the coal fields of Virginia.
Huntingdon.-The automobile of
Robert Thomas was struck at the
crossing of the N, c. & st. L. Railway
here by freight train and Mr.. Thorn
as was killed, his wife and two daugh-
ters, and Jess Wyatt, who were in the
car were all badly injured. The car
was entirely demolished.
Kyle's Ford.-An election for pike
bonds in Hancock county voted on
by the people for issuance of 100000.
carried by approximately five hundred
majority.
Jackson.-The tenth annual field tri-
ais and encampment of the Forked
Deer Red Fox club will be held at
Crawford Springs, Just across the bor-
! der Of Madison in Henderson county,
beginning August 10.
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