Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-06-14

| nay, June o. 1917
Bolivar.-Bolivar was visited by one
of the most terrific windstorms in the
history of the town.
Dyersburg. Lincoln Chautau-
qua opens Sunday, June 6, and will
continue for six days.
Dickson.-Harmony lodge OF Odd
Fellows celebrated the Ranety-eighth
anniversary of the order.
Cleveland. One Red Cross training
class is now being conducted in Cleve-
land and two others are in the process
of organization,
Jackson-Jackson is anticipating
with keen relish the coming of the
Tennessee Press association, TO con-
vene here on June IA.
Knoxville butchers have
gone on record as disappearing of
butchering calves, lambs and other
young beasts and birds.
Memphis.-One thousand to $500
druggists from Mississippi, Tennessee
and Arkansas will gather in Memphis
June u to IA to enjoy themselves
Dickson-Rev. W. NJ Wpodcock,
former pastor of the First Rgrtist
church at Gallatin, has accepted call
from the First Baptist church of Dick
son.
Dyersburg.-Miss Margaret Wood
row Wilson, who sang here for the
benefit of the Red Cross, was rendered
reception at the residence of ]. N.
Parker.
Lewisburg,- meeting OF the Jer-
sey breeders of Marshall county. was
held here for the purpose of stimu-
lating interest in the Jersey breeding
industry.
Knoxville.-Eas Tennessee has
been called upon to furnish 500 car
loads of walnut logs to be used by a
manufactures in making gunstocks and
aeroplane blades.
Portland-Lightning struck the barn
of Broad Perdue, destroying it, with
about 70 barrels of corn, several tons
of hay, one horse, farming implements,
buggies and harness.
Lexington.-A Sunday school train
ing school is to be held at Rock Hill
Baptist church, near Warren's Bluff
this county, beginning Sunday, June
10, and continuing several days.
Knoxville While talking to fellow
workmen on the race track at Sweet,
water, telling them about cousin
who was killed by lightning, Ernest
McCampbell, 25, prominent in the
south as a trainer and driver of race
horses, was struck and instantly killed
by lightning.
Paris Thomas Miller, aged 81, Of
Grassland, shot and killed himself at
his nome with shotgun. His act is
believed to have been the result of
more than a years illness.
Chattanooga-Three hundred mill
woodworkers OF the Acme kitchen
furniture and odorless refrigerator
company plants walked out and both
of these plants are now operating on
short forces.
Lexington.-Th Henderson county
medical society, at a well attended
meeting here, presided over by DR..
w. l.. Howell of Wildersyille, heard
addresses by Drs. r. l.. Wylie on
"Erysipelas,' on Pneumonia With
Plesurisy," by W. f. Huntaman; on
Pneumonia With Pyo-Tharax," by e.
Z. Waller; on tuberculosis of Tibia," "
by R. H. Milen,
Knoxville.-One man was killed and
three or four were badly hurt. three
fine dwelling houses and score or
more barns and outhouses were demol-
ished by a cyclone which swept
through portion of the Sweetwater
valley.
Selmer-At a recent meeting of the
McNairy county high school board the
following were named as members OF
the faculty of the high school here for
the ensuing year. R. l.. Ogle of Lou
den, principal; W. G. Hamm, first az
sistant; Misses Florence English, oOr
nelia Crook and Kathleen Wood.