The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1918-08-30
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.


University of the South. died at his
residence here at the age OF s..
Memphis bankers AMI
planters from all southern states gath.
cred here to attend the war conven
ton of the Cotton States Merchants'
association, which held sessions Aug.
ust 81 and %.
Jacksonville Jackson Trades and
Labor Council plans mammoth cele-
bration at the West Tennessee fair
grounds on Labor Day. all the proceeds
going to the local chapter of the Red
Cross Society.
Knoxville.-Eight arrests have been
made by members Of the provost &uard
here In their crusade against selling
whisky to soldiers. Two haves been
bound over to the federal grand jury.
Other arrests will follow.
| Jacksonville Farm Woman's War
Work" will be a subject for much dis
cussion at the annual meeting Of the
woman's branch OF the West Tenncs
see farmers institute. which will cou.
vene here Sept. 3. 4 and 8.
Lexington.-Rev. w. A. 0augh has
resigned the care OF the Baptist
church at Louisa, Ky. wheeo nusAss
been pastor for a term OF yonuu -
has returned to this section. v111o ~
is doing evangelistic work.
Dyersburg. letters 49, -.
ceived here last week erom ~
Jack Todd. who was reports y
action July 10. his mother ~ ~
ceived n telegram on July q o ~
her of his death. The lettouu ~
dated July 20. and conveyed - II,
nation that though injured - ~
hospital. he expected to - y
soon. This later news We
here with much Joy. Sergk
to France with the first cont
u. q WGx1nos. HrEzrx
Louisvile. Ky.-Anen0 -
yates Of ~ ffFst amy 90 u
lains and approved cnnDhi
dates 1t Camp zachary 1syI
Frank Carl Shirley. PresbytS ~. y.
s. A. Knoxville; Roy Hamllo
Disciples. Nashville: Char
Wauford, Baptist tSouth). o.
Noah Wellington Williams a 4. -. I
Blair Theodore - y
tional Baptist, Memphis. -
a lieutenant - -
United States army.
Chattanooga.-Con has sr1ooo L
here between officers who have 49,
active in an effort TO intercept l0Uuog
coming into Chattanooga and - -.
'icials of the terminal station and ~
Pullman company. Orders have 49,
issued by the Pullman company - ~
and other employees me- ~
permit the wholesale searching of suft
,ases belonging TO passengers In tran
'it or those whose destination In Chat
anooga.
Nashville.-Gov. Rye on the recon. I
nendation OF the supreme court has 4
,ardoned r. q. Rather. convicted Ia a
Shelby county OF grand larceny. Rath. I
n had In his possession property b. h
onging TO another which he had a
,ought from a third party with co c
OF how the third party had I
obtained possession OF the property
'ther than legitimately. This fact was o
lot ests blished In the trial and Rather b
vas convicted. q
Deputy Auditors Ware and Puryeo- .,
eturned from Brushy Mountain, where !,
hey checked up the accounts at the !,
rison. Auditor Anderson and Den .,
~ Puryear left for Memphis TO aud :,
he books OF the West Tennessee =,
formal. -
Conductor James +. Shriver added u
, the list OF dead as q result Of
este giving way under the engin OF VI
freight train headed for NashvII. "
ON the Old Hickory powder piart w
ugust rs. Shriver IL the third VIC pf
m OF the wreck. Engineer ~ @. Terry ~
Id Fireman Ernest Smith having nc
,en killed instantly. \
CT
The wreck occurred on the Msh- mi
lie. Chattanooga & ST Louis rail al mi
out IL miles from this city. "a 80
g engine. pulling Is empty cars. but m
king only one car with II. dropped no
rough the trestle into creek aboj 50
ct below. fr'
Every industry and manufactor IN me
ghich IL now equippe or
Itch can be rapidly and easily q .p
d to produce goods. articles id
her essentials Of war. needed n he
iited States government. has len
luested 10 do so by w. r. Myer. e
u administrator. His plan 10 : - me
the production Of war materia n the
} state Is heartily endorsed by me Sc
nnessee Manufacturers asfocial Jon. hk'
Jexingtoa.-A large and enthUsi nc ihii
4 Cross QocIofy wa ofxaufzc Al 1iff