The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-12-14
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

has convened circuit court here.
Camden.-A tent of Maccabees was
organized at Eva with a charter mem
bership of twenty-five.
Franklin.-A tramp is being held
here at police headquarters as
suspected German spy.
Knoxville.-A municipal wood yard
will be established for the benefit OF
citizens of Knoxville by the city com
mission.
Cordova-A Thanksgiving dinner at
the Cordova school house for the ben
eft of regular soldiers in France net
ted $40.
Knoxville.-A French war cross has
been awarded Sergt. John Atwood
whose home is in Cooke county, near
Newport.
Paris.-Mrs. Grace Robbins, state
vice president of the Womans Chris
tian Temperance union, visited the To-
cal w. G. T. U.
Jackson.-James D. Vann, proml
nent citizen residing in the Tenth dis
trict, died from injuries received in an
automobile accident
Lewisburg-James B. Clark has an
nounced his candidacy for register
of Marshall county at the regular
August election, 1918.
Nashville-Fritz Schmitz, who has
been an instructor in violin in Ward
Belmont college here for number
of years, dropped dead.
Paris.-The November term or tho
circuit court for Henry county closed
its work, after having disposed OF an
unusually heavy docket
Selmer-J. T. HARRISON OF Hum
boldt, district manager, has recently
organized two Woodmen of the World
camps in McNairy county.
Dyersburg.-Ligon Scott, 3Oyear'
old negro, attacked Mrs. Herbert Hud'
son at her home five miles north OF
this city, and made his escape.
Observation-Disclosures Red Cross
chapter has completed it's first unit
of garments and surgical dressings and
a shipment was made to st. Louis.
Huntingdon.-The cotton gin OF j. L.
Merrick at Westport was totally de-
stroyed by fire. This gin was running
at the time and the fire originated from
q hot box.
Observation-Disclosures Hospital for
the Insane here has made arrange
ments to accommodate every Tennes-
see soldier in France who may be"
come insane.
Dickson.-An enthusiastic mass
meeting of the citizens of Dickson in
the interest of nationwide prohibition
was held in the auditorium of Oak
mont school.
Dversburg.-Sam L. Gordon, who
has been in the officers training camp
at Fort Oglethorpe, winning captain
cy, was a prominent young attorney OF
the Dyersburg bar.
Friendship.-Several citizens OF the
town have organized a community
fuel and food conservation club, elect
ing ESQ. ] F. Park chairman and
Leslie Sims secretary.
Dickson-Floyd, the 11-year-old son
of the Reverend and Mrs. b. +. lsom
of this place, was seriously hurt here
when he was thrown from a horse
which he was riding.
Paris.-The school children of Paris
are determined to do their bit" So
far numerous ways have been devised
to raise money to further the several
measures fostered to aid in the war.
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Knoxyille.-In the ease of the state
against VIM. ]. oliver, prominent man.
ufacturer, charged with felonious as
sault on ]. H. Gilmour. labor organizer,
the Jury reported q verdict of not
guilty.
Huntingdon.-Prof. James A Robins,
principal of McTyiere training school
at Mckenzie, has been appointed fuel
administrator for Carroll county. He
IS urging the use of all the wood pos
sfble this winter.
Memphis.-In a decision sweeping
IN its scope. Leo Goodman was re