The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-28
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports Of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

an agreement had been reached with
the fuel administration and the Nash
vile Railway and Light company, to
abolish the skip-stop operation of
street cars.
One of the most sensational and dar.
ing deliveries in the history of the Da-
wilson county Jail was successfully &C.
complished at Nashville when four OF
its most desperate prisoners gained
their freedom by saving the bars in a
window on the ground floor on the
north side and scaled the high walls
with the aid of ladder left by paint
ers who have been working at the jail
Judge Claude Waller, 81, died in
Nashville of pneumonia, following an
attack of influenza. He was Van.
.derbilt graduate, holding four degrees
from that institution, and had for sew
.eral years been member of the uni
versity board of trustees and mem
Der of the governing board of the med.
ical department.
The report of conditions of state
banks at the close of business Nov. J.,
1918, shows total reserves for 415
banks and 10 branch banks of $685.
419,40782, an increase over the re-
sources of Nov. /, 1917, one year ago,
of more than $30,000O00.
4 DR. James /. Vance, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, Nashville,
announced to his congregation that he
would make trip to France about the
first of the year to administer to the
wants of the boys over there.
Nashville went over the top in the
drive for funds for the war sufferers in
Europe. A total of 100000 was sub
scribed
4 Knoxyille.-The Carson-Newman col
lege fund has received contributions of
$500 each from J. H. Anderson and
wife of Knoxville, A. r. Swan and wife
of cambridge, provided an additional
$780, 900 will be raised for the fund.
This will make total of 100000 for
the college. A campaign to secure adj
ditional funds will be launched soon.
n Knoxville. Knoxville oldest mer-
al....sss n Rcd ger II az and his
wife celebrated their golden anniver-
sary. They were married so years ago
near Louisville, KY, and Immediately
after the ceremony Mr.. Hall brought
his bride to Knoxville, where they
have resided since.
Memphis DR.. R. B. Underwood, for
years a practicing physician here, sue
cumbed to pneumonia in Rouen,
France, according to message re-
ceived by his wife. He became i'll af-
ter the armistice was signed and lived
but a short time.
Chattanooga. - Seven indictments
were returned by the grand jury
against Sam Jones, former council
man; Oscar w. Smith, conductor, and
w. H. McWhorter in connection with
the larceny of liquor while in transit
from cars on the Southern railway.
Jackson. on the construction
of the 100000 womans college to be
built jointly by the Methodist confer
ence of the Methodist church and the
city of Jackson will begin early in the
spring
Covington. Rev. J. " Currie, pas
tor of the Atoka Presbyterian church
rendered his resignation to that con
gregation in order to accept call
from Rosemark Presbyterian church
Brownsville. Alfred Boyd, plant
err, well known in West Tennessee,
died at his home here after a linger
ing illness, Mr.. Boyd moved here sew
eral years ago from Upton county.
Knoxville-A monument to cost not
less than $4,000 will be erected in
Knoxville to commemorate the hero
ism Of Knox county men who fought
and sacrificed in the world war.
Knoxville disappointment of Harry s
Hall, chairman of the Knox county
democratic executive committee, as
private secretary to Senator John K
Shields, is announced.
Brownsville.--The casualty list in
cluded the name of Virgil A. Clayton
Of Vildo, Tenn. Clayton is the first
white man from Haywood county re
ported killed.
Union City.-Mrs. J. H. Whitaker
was burned to death when the home
| of Brice Moffatt, Mrs. Whittaker's son
| in-law at Troy, was destroyed.
| Jackson. The state board of pharm
acy will meet the third Tuesday in
January in Furman Hall, Vanderbilt
university according to the Statement
of o. ]. Nance, who is president of the
body.
Knoxville East Tennessee di
vision fair for 1919 may open Oct 6
and close Saturday, Oct IL, according
| to information received here.