Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-23
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

Nashvile-The democratic state
executive committee. sitting as the
state board of primary election com
missioners, in session at the state
capitol, directed the county demo
cratic executive committees to the
various counties of the state to meet
at the respective county seats on Sat
urday May Is, for the purpose OF
nominating five county commissioners
to compose the county democratic pri.
mary board for each county. The
board of democratic state primary
election commissioners is called to
meet at the capitol at noon Thursday.
May 20, for the purpose of confirming
and commissioning the county pri-
mary commissioners.
Memphis. is the source u
a steady flow of morphine to the DIR !g
addlcts OF Louisville. revenue officers
averred at the hearing of DR.. Ben
Friedman and Jacob Goldbaum, held
to the federal grand jury on separate
charges OF conspiracy to violate tho
Harrison anti-narcOtic law.
lParis.--On Friday. May IL. at tho
Shiloh national park. near Corinth,
Miss, there will be dedicated bow.
der to mark the Confederate trenches.
This bounder was to have been dedi-
Gated last November, but on account
of traffic delay 1t was not received II
the park IN time.
Knoxville. -Rocked in a cradle 100
years old was the unique experience
of the youngest baby brought to the
Sunday school of the Broadway Bap.
fist church here last Sunday. Mrs.
Christiana Schroeder, "a years old, the
oldest member OF the Sunday school,
rocked the child.
Nashville.-Maj. Ewing Carruthers,
commander of the Third battalion OF
the Fourth Tennessee infantry, has re-
ceiyed Geographic advice from Adjt..
Gen Buckner that federal recognition
has been extended to the Fourth regi-
ment, Tennessee national guards,
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Nashyille.-Gov. T. c. Rye has ap.
pointed DR.. A. A. Kincannon, superin-
tendent of the Memphis city schools,
as a delegate to the fourth annual
state conference OF charities and cor
rections, which convenes in Memphis
May ~, for three-day session.
Manchester.--The city board of edu.
cation has named the following teach
ers for the city school to serve next
year Principal. l.. E. Summers; pri.
mary, Mrs. e. L.. Womack; interme
date, Miss Annie Guy Purdom, Miss
Sharon Carson.
iMemphis.-At a mass meeting II
citizens of Germantown it was unahi-
mously agreed to get rid of the Te''-
tonic flavor in the municipalities geo
graphic designation. The name of Ne
shoba was accordingly adopted
Memphis. - The West Tennessee
safety conference, composed of repre-.
sentatiyes of the Tennessee industrial
and manufacturing world, was held It
the chamber of commerce assembly
rooms.
Knoxville Association OF
Agricultural college editors will meet
in Knoxville, June 21-22 n. A. Craw.
ford, president of the association. of
Manhattan Kan, will preside.
Dyersburg, The Southern and the
American Express companies here
have consolidated, and all business
will be handled through the office OF
the American.
Memphis.-The custer suit against
Leo Goodman, city commissioner, was
dismissed by Judge Tom Harsh, who
ruled that the REALTORS had no suit
against Leo.
Manchester-CO county has fur
nished its full quota of physicians for
service in. the army. Out Of II doc
tors in the county, four have entered
the service.
Manchester.-The May term of cir.
cult court is in session at the court
house in Manchester. There are only
IS cases on the docket
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Dyersburg.- Fire Quilted the SILVER
Moon cafe. causing loss in fixtures
of about $4,000. The building wos
only slightly damaged.
Trezevant.-The annual decoration
exercises and singing were held at
Liberty hall, this county. and very
large crowd attended
Milan.-The business houses aud
residences of Milan are now being
numbered, preparatory TO establishing
free mail delivery
Newbern.--Work on the new college
at Yorkvile, eight miles east of New
bern, is now under construction by
local contractors.
Springfield.-A ham donated to the
Red Cross was sold at auction hero
and brought S27.