The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-31


hcsase OF George Walker. the old homo.
sis~d. Oh the TgrettI lsarshasg losd
I sss.s
jackson Rev. G.. IL Noun, Of Lane.
view was passenger 90 sAe City Of
Athens. sunk OFF the African coast.
with loss of 10 lives. but was res.
/ cusd
Athens. The August term of the Nc.
MINI county circnit court IL In session
with Judge S c. Brown presiding ami
I Attorney General Peace Representing
| the state
/ Bristol AT q meeting uf Bristol
yoQng men tAe Bristol Rotary club was
organized. Levi r Davis rresidea, o.
the Roanoke Retarv club, and ether Wis.
I itnrs assisted
! Paris ~ John Richardson. county
chairman OF the state council OF de,
/ tense, has organized a soldiers aid
| committee for Henry county with s, C.,
| F1tzhugh. chairman
! Tracy cry The livery and feed
harm of the Se~anee Fuel 4 Iron Co
Of Coalmout Was destroyed BY fire, The
company lost two mules IN the fire, and
also horse belonging 10 Dir. Adler,
| Dresden Henry Adams, promt
nea, farmer residing in the vicinity Of
Gleason. sustained a fractured hip
when buggy in which he Was riding
overturned In descending steep hill
Pulaski The Giles county teachers
association has elected the following
+, ssssessrs IN fsstss.sssys ,sags.iiss 4
! 4, White vice president and Robert A.
Butler, secretary The Giles county
teachers institute will be held here
Sept 6-s. y,
Martin Johnny Smith. young farm,
err residing northwest OF Martin. went
hunting. and upon his return home
pulled his gun out Of the back end OF
his buggy The hammer struck and
fired the gun. tho charge OF shot tear
Ing away one side OF his face
Friendship MIS- J. G, Hamlet Of
Crockett Mills. vice president OF the
Red Cross chapter for Crockett coun-
ty. addressed q small audience In the
Methodist church and secured several
charter members here The charter
membership IL now nearly 800
Jackson George Tucker, a railroad
trainman of jackson, has returned
from Little Rock. Ark. where ha con.
Quoted a successful revival. Mr. Tuck
er's preaching 10 railroad men has
gained him considerable prominence
and be has been very effective as an
evangelist
Chattanooga --Silaa r Ryan. line.
man for telephone company, Was In
stantly Killed when he came In con.
tact with live wire while he was
working at the top Of & pole lie waa
knocked 10 the ground Is feet below
and Ais skull WAS. crushed. Ryan WAS
= resident OF Murfreesboro
Dyersbprg "A severe thunder and
rain storm visited Dyer county. Icing
considerable damage. The storm was
accompanied by severe wind. and
hardly a community In the county es.
capped some damage The greatest darn
age was to the corn, especially that In
the bottoms much Of whi1i, Ia up /
rooted
pyershurg The memhers Of the
business meas club, IN an election jug:
he3a. hayc chosen the following direct !
ors for The ensuing year" r + AZ
mold. X 5 Watkins. j. G. DOYLE II u :
Rike W Rogers n W Calcatt e. .
G Moss. Joe Upton, A f. Menzies ! .
u harrell, ] X White and j I Brat
ton John z Hurt was elected preSi. T
dent by reclamation The present SEE.
Rotary, J. r. Carpenter. was reelected
for another year and given vote C,
thanks for his efficient work
Nashville AT least fifty young WON.
en- OF Tennessee have accepted posi- ,
lions as stenographers in Washington
since the war rush has increased the (
work and male stenographers have
been called 10 the colors.
Pulaskl-T T. t"Bud"l Young. al.
dermsn and chairman OF the street |
committee and weilknowa business
mar. was operated ON for appendicitis
al his home here His condition ia IA.
vorahle
DyersburE The Jetton dry goods
company Is selling rs stock o. goods
and closing it, doors Ever Young
man connected With the business en-
tered the array ~ uavy Tn rlan
sgemeg. experienced 'roa0lc IN set
ting satisfactory employees. and dceii
"a to close out
Jackson 2iEFag lightning strpcg
the cuanty jail tearing o.f he mp ~
the rear chimney ara seadirg ball
Of fir through the cells ana down TIE
hallway OF tae lower floor
Memphis Demonstration farms vii
De. esta olished BY the ", G & ST L.
railroad in every rovrr,y N Tcr-nxSne 4