Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-07-19

summer Institute VI tAS AAbAStOh NOA
ference started here with 500 dele
gates In attendance.
Northumberland court convened
here with Judge Thomas 4. Harwood
presiding and Attorney General Hills
man Taylor representing the state.
Bristol.-F. |. Derby in connection
with the American shorthorn breed
ers' association, will hold sale of
registered shorthorn cattle in Bristol
July %.
Morristown.--Mrs. r. Roger Miller
has been officially notified by national
headquarters of her appointment as
local commissioner OF the Girl Scouts
OF America.
Bristol.-A. w. Fisher, physical d.
rector of the local Young Mems Chris.
tian association, has been called to
Fort Oglethorpe where he will do as
ISOLATION work
Chattanooga Dunn, aged
Al years, was shot and instantly killed
here by his brotherin-law, James X.
Mathis. Family troubles are blamed
for the tragedy.
Concord. Arrangements are being
made for the third annual reunion OF
Farragut graduates, former students
and teachers, to be held at Farragut
school August II.
Jackson. orders of the su.
preme court, as handed down in re-
cent opinions, big bunch of prison.
ers were removed to the state peni-
Tertiary at Nashville.
Dresden. --Weakley county boys and
girls club work is progressing nicely.
The 210 girls and $50 ladies of the
canning club are making great prog
ress in canning products from their
club gardens.
Nashville. WIN. f. Dunbar of Mem.
phis, state commissioner of insurance,
has resigned this position and accept
ed the position of general manager Of
an insurance company with headquar'
tiers in Atlanta, Ga.
Chattanooga.-Two chauffeurs, c.
L. Mcclure and Erwin Starks, both
members of Chattanooga families, met
horrible deaths in an automobile &C
cident near Rock Springs, on the La
fayette Chattanooga road
Dyersburg merchants asso-
citation of Dyer county met at the
courthouse to arrange for market
for the surplus potatoes of the county.
Dyer county has what it never had be-
fort, surplus food crop.
Ashland City.-The election held
here for the purpose of voting on the
issuance of ten thousand dollars in
bonds for the erection of a high school
building resulted practically unani-
mously in favor of the bonds.
Nashville-Owners of stock through
out the territory traversed by the
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
railway are asked to cooperate with
the road in its efforts to reduce the
damage to stock along its lines.
Nashville.--ln connection with the
plan to buy the Tennessee Central
railroad, the Illinois Central railroad,
according to a report published here.
is planning to build a new line be-
tween Nashville and Chattanooga.
Selina-Sheriff J. NJ. Gray has re-
turned from Spivey, in the west end
OF this county, bringing with him Sam
Coulter, a citizen of the third pre-
cinct of this county, who Is charged
with failing to register on June 8. This
is the first Stacker" discovered in
this county.
Trenton.-Major A. e. Frost, in
charge of United States army recruit
ing in Memphis, will discuss at Tren-
ton, July IS, some of the phases of
American participation in the Euro
pean war from military standpoint.
Lexington. Baptist woman's
Missionary Union of Beach River as
ISOLATION held an all-day quarterly
meeting in the church at this place,
presided over by Mrs A. Griggs of
this place, superintendent Of the as
ISOLATION.
Morristown.-The citizens OF this
and adjoining counties united in cele-
brating the one hundredth birthday
of Wilson Carroy Witt, the oldest
citizen in this section, and one held
in very high esteem by everyone, who
rejoice with his that he was able to
round out the century mark.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gilbreath of
the State Normal school at Johnson
City announces that Prof. W. l.. Gent
try, a member of the state board of
education and a member of the faculty
of the normal, had accepted the presi-
dency of Carson G. Newman college.
Chattanooga.-Lake B. Rowlen. 2z,
lineman for the Chattanooga rail-