The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-31
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.


Friendship--J II. Lucas OF this city
has received : letter from his brother.
Homer r Lucas, froul Somewhere
in France"
Bolivar The faculty for the isi7is
session OF Csntrsl high school OF Boil
var hAa baen announced, NJ L. Har.
din Is the principal
Paris It p JsrniSan OF this city
has been notified OF Tire promotion OF
his son. Phillip J~rn!san, 10 the rank
Of iasjor In The aviation corps.
Trezeyant "A new drainage district
has been formed in Carroll Gibson
AID Weakley counties, The district Is
along the south fork OF the 0hion
rive-.
Jackson The Settlers OF Sl." an
organization OF the older citizens oi
Jackson and their immediate descend
ants. will hold It's annual outing on
August 80
Trexevant Elder f. +. Adams, Who
has been pastor Of the Baptist church
here for the last two and half years,
rendered his resignation 10 take cf!e.t
In 50 days.
Selmer--Miss Ruby Noftatt OF Shell
hyville, special conservation agent IN
West Tennessee. delivered lecture
and gave practical demonstration OF
'eQ.lhiilast ff,,st> 6 ,>''slhi-@. 4.
Baileyton The Holstnn association
OF Bapt'sts held lts one hundred and
thirty first annual session with the
New Lebanon Baptist church, tAree
miles east Of here.
TreEesant AT "a conference OF tho
mem eeTs OF the Baptist church al this
place the pastor Elder f. Y Adams,
rendered his resignation. to take OF
sect In a few weekA
Dyershurg Mrs W. r. Meore OF
Caiooville has been doubly bereeved
h the loss OF her 6year-old son. who
lted Ang Is. and Perry Moore. anoth
q son. 20 years OF age who died
August l6
Knoxville The litigation brought
- break the Will OF the late Col b r.
Strong on grounds that he was inca
pable OF making his will at the time
Of his death was taken under advise
neat BY the court
Jackson DR.. J l. Weber, pastor
OF the First Methodist church. who ap
piled for enlistment as chaplain In the
United States army has returned from
81 Louis where he was examined and
found to be incapacitated.
Nashville Judge Joseh c, Higgins,
president OF the Tennessee bar asso.
ciation~ jaS appointed all the lawyers
Of Sumner county az reception com
mit'ee for the annual meeting TO be
hold at Eppeyson Springs, Aug 3osl.
Knoxville. Circuit Judge Won A.
Huttaker has postponed until Sept.
the hearing Of suspension motion
against Mayor Mcmillan and COMMITS
siouer J W. Flenniken pending the
outcome of custer proceedings against
them
Nashville Provost General MAJ.
shal Crowder wired the state council
Of defense. that the men selected In
Tennessee for the national army would
be called fas on the following dates
First third, Sept o second ,Akd
Sept 10. third third. Oct
Chattanooga -Four thousand ore
hundred medical ard enlisted men as
senhiea at Fort 1s,ethorpe and took
part In great review This WAS the
largest number OF this ella s o, men
ever assembled In the United States,
and they were reviewed by Col Page
and staff
Tregeyantp~W II. Brooks OF At.
vood has been appointed by County
Sup,. p, T Barnhiil to ill the vacancy
on the county educational board caas.
Cd by the resignation OF W II Cannon
who quits TO make the race for the
nomination for county trustee In the
primary election 10 be held on Sept Il
Martin During the trucking sea.
son the truckers shipped truga here
Eve oars OK strawberries and one car
q express berries. making q Total Of
.0a- crates Beans, cucUmbcrs. ap-
Pies and squash total Of g55 pa
TreN sahhasr a cars or total az
s,e29 crates. Irish POTATOES i.l.o ham
psvs. tomatoes IS cars, or a total Of
3s.sn3 crates
JacasoH James F. Parker, aged %.
shot and aHSed Pan Smith, AGED 6. /
another farusr in the Tbi-tecEfA us.
district az this county The killing
sas he resgl. ~ dispute over q
saigon trade involving an amount o;
$500