The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1917-04-06

NeWbern.-Tho Dyer county ScnoOs
fair will be held at Dyersburg April IL
Lynnville. epidemic Of vheop'
ing cough and measles is prevailing q
this place.
Union City.--Joel D. Wadden haA
announced his candidacy for County
court judge here.
Clarksville.-The Montgomery coun
ty Sunday school convention at Anti
och, was a success.
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Johnson City.--Bids have been asked
on the construction OF the new county
asylum ct the county farm.
Knoxville.--Day and night guards
have been placed at both ends OF the
Tri.State and Poor Valley ridge rail-
road tunnels.
Nashyine.--A tornado swept through
Trousdale county, wreckng homes
barns and outhouses and twisting OF
large forest trees.
Dresden. county corn ciun
boys are making special effort this
year to exceed even the enviable WORK
they did last season.
Clarksville.-The board OF trustees
of the Odd Fellows home have been
called to meet In semi-annual sesstQ4
on Tuesday. April 10.
Clarksville.-The ladies OF the
Grated clubs have decided at an C.
date to furnish a banquet - the
and aldermen Of the city.
Newbsrn--The Bev Qa
one OF the best known 49,
Knoxville. has accepted the call 70 -
Newbern Christian church.
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CHATTANOOGA senior class OF
the University OF Chattanooga offered
its services to President Wilson as q
unit in the event Of hostilitiesS1A
Greeneville. = Followin, he con.
struction of good roads in Greene coun.
~ all OF the more important places
are connected by automobile hack
lines.
Newbern.-The members OF the
Churchtown church, four miles east OF
Ne~bern, have donated funds to the
amount OF $500 to erect a new
church building.
Ioudon. Members OF the Loudon
county cow-testing association and
their neighbors met in special session
and discussed problems that confront
the dairy farmer.
Jacksonville Rev NJ. E. Dodd, a
prominent minister In the Baptist
church. who was educated at Union
university. this city, has received a
call to the First Baptist church In Dali
las. Tex.
wayerly-The u. s. department OF
agriculture, through its bureau OF plant
industry, has asked T. II. Richardson.
county agent OF Humphreys county. for
information relative to Alsike or Swed'
ish clover.
Bristol.-At the head OF a half MIL
lion dollar company and recognized as
a leading business spirit here. Earl T..
Huntsman, 26. died suddenly from an
illness the nature of which baffied
medical skill.
ClarksyiIle.-At the parish meeting
OF the Trinity church the Rev. Ramun'
da de OWES announced his decision 10
remain in Clarksville. Several days
ago Mr.. de OWES received an offer
fr1m Paducah.
Paris.-Crawford wynne, who was
charged with the murder Of his father
in-law. T. p. Robbins. in old 90 ais
trict. last winter. was given a trial In
circuit court here and acquitted on the
plea OF self-defense.
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Rnoxville-The beginning OF the
work OF double tracking the Southern
railway from Morristown TO point
within a few miles OF Asheville. which
will complete the double track from
Knoxville to Asheville. costing 5000
oOo. may be delayed on account oi
the threatened war.
Renton.-Ths members OF kenton
District knights OF Pythias viii hold
their district convention at Kenton on
March 2S The following lodges oon-
prise the Kenton district: Humboldt
Lodge No. IS Of Humboldt Excelsior
Lodge No. ls OF Trenton. Rathbone
Iodgs No. IS Of Martin. Z. 5. Mallory
Lodge No. 20 OF obion. ROsaiind Lodge
No. 81 OF Trimble and Minnehaha
Lodge No. a. % Esu bern.