Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-13
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

scates. who is in charge Of the enroll
ment.
Covington.-At a meeting Of the TIP.
ton county board of education 1t was
determined to close all the rural
schools Of the county during the pc.
Rod from Oct to Dec. /, in order that
the pupils may help in harvesting Of
the crops.
Knoxville.--A monument comment
Grating the famous Scotch Highland,
ers will be unveiled on Fort Sanders
here this month, probably Sept. %. The
Highlanders took a prominent part in
the seige of Fort Sanders on Novem.
Der 20, 1868.
Tullahoma.-William A. Marshall, 76,
died at his home here. From the b.
ginning Of the civil war up to the fall
Of Petersburg he served under Gen
Robert 3, Lee He was one of the
principal builders of Tullahoma, and
for IL years was mayor.
Memphis.-The West Tennessee
Normal this year will be a great train
ing school for Uncle Sam. While the
boys of West Tennessee are being
trained to fit them for service and in
many cases for commissions they will
be receiving an academic education
ssSaS
Observation-Disclosures Of seven
teen counties composing the second,
third, fourth and fifth zones under the
war resources committee in East Ten.
nessee met at the board of commerce
here to confer with fuel officials, and
representatives of the war industries
board.
Knoxville,-A branch factory of the
Reynolds corporation of Louisville will
be established at Bristol to manufact.
ure powder containers for the govern
ment on a $1,000,000 contract, 100000
of which will be assigned the Bristol
plant, and will employ 300 to 500 men
and women.
Huntsville.-Ownership of the Ten
nessee railroad, coal and timber
land road connecting with the South.
ern at Oneida, passed into the hands
Of Capt. J. N. Baker, of Hartman. as
trustee, for S425.OOO. The sale, by or.
der Of the chancery court, terminates
litigation Of five years standing, dur,
ing which the road has been operated
by B. M. Robinson of New York as
receiver.
Knoxville. Lieut.. James Cowan An
des, former knoxville boy, has been
killed In action, according to informa-
ton received by relatives here. The
father Of the young soldier was the
founder Of the Knoxville knitting mills
Lieut.. Andes was rs years old, commits.
stoned from the first Plattsburg Off.
GERS training camp and for the past
few months has been on active service
in France.
Washington.-The war department
announced a roster Of men commits
stoned as second lieutenants of in.
fantry at the fourth officers training
school at Camp Grant, Ill. The list in
cludes: William B. CRnnaday, Alamo,
Tenn; Isaac Cortland, Knoxville,
Tenn; Robert B. Miller. johnson City,
Tenn; Fred Y. Petty, Hamburg, Tenn
B. F. Winningham, Monroe, Tenn; Au,
brey B. Wright, Denver, Tenn.
Trezevant.-The Central association
of Baptists, composed of about so Mis-
sionary Baptist churches, convened
in regular annual session at Medina
September 10.
Brownsville.-The body Of Miss Ora
Dill of Waynesboro, La, who was
killed in an automobile accident, was
brought to Curve and inferred at
Woodville, near here. Miss Dill was
in an auto with several others and III
passing another car they struck COW,
killing it and throwing It into the car.
All the occupants were injured. The
Dill family formerly resided here.
Nashville. --The state council Of ma.
tional defense will prosecute those
who fly service flags in their homes
without the necessary sacrifice en-.
titling them to do SO, according to Maj.
Smith, chairman, who is in
receipt of information going to show
that there are some service" flags We.
liz displayed where neither husband,
brother, father nor son are on the fight.
ing line. "Such practice" said Maj.
Smith, "bW cheapens the honor due to
those homes where the bona fide seIv.
ice flag flies"
Washington.-Ten troops have
participated in the recent allied ad-
vance in Flanders, according to reve-
lations made here by Gen. March, chief
Of staff, who stated that the American
unit which participated in the Flanders
was the Thirtieth division.
composed of troops from Tennessee,
North Carolina and South Carolina.
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