The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-21
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
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Cookeville. = Twenty-nine drafted
men from jackson county and twenty
six from Clay county entrained at
Double Springs for the Spartanburg, 5.
c., training camp.
Knoxville. than 1000 are ex'
pected to attend the Bible conference
which will be held here beginning
Oct. 81. Noted ministers OF the United
States and England will speak.
Memphis.-Prof. Nicholas Merri-
weather Williams, 70 years old, one
of Memphis most prominent educa-
tors, died at the home of his daughter
in-law, Mrs. Edwin Williams.
inchester.-Nathan Osborne, Fra
zier Reams and Porter Jarrett, three
Winchester boys, have been commits
stoned as second lieutenants, after
training at Camp Taylor, Louisville.
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Knoxville.-Corp. James T. Jones, OF
Knoxville, has been recommended by
Col. Cary F. Spence for distinguished
service order cross after showing ex.
ceptional bravery at the front white
under fire.
Lynchburg Logue Parks al
rived here from France. LIEUT.. Parks
had been in France in the thickest of
the fight for the past year, He lett
for Camp Meade, where he will serve
in instruction work.
Cookeville county has a
negro captain now battling i'll France.
Capt. Vance Marchbanks wasAborn and
reared in the Fifteenth civil district
of this county, from which Fplace he
joined the regular army seybral yeas
ago.
Knoxville. Federation CT
Labor convened here for three days
convention. 1t was the sdmi-annual
convention of the state organization.
Legislation in the interests " organic
ed labor was the chief topic for dis
cussion.
Springfield.-A. l.. Dorsey Is in re-
ceipt of letter from Gail, Thomas
Fauntleroy, formerly of Nashville, who
is now serving with the ARMY some
where in, Belgium In VII 21 "a. visit
from the king of England to the front
lines is described.
sesss
Johnson City.-Seven were hurt in a
passenger train derailment at Bull Gap
when Southern train split switch.
The locomotive and forward coach
kept to the main line, while two cars
following took the siding, one over.
turning when they collided with a
switch engine.
Fayetteville.-An interesting and ap
propriate program was given at the
court house in memory of Lafayette,
under the auspices of the woman's
committee, Council of National De.
Tense. Prof. R. K Morgan made an in
teresting talk on Lafayette and Our
Debt to France"
Brownsville. and Mrs. G. W.
Lyle have received a telegram from
Lieut.. Richard H. Lyle, saying he was
in New York, having been sent back
from France as an instructor. Lieut.
Lyle has been in the thick of the fight
for weeks, being with the Fourth regi-
ment of the Third division
Columbia. Authorization was receiv-
ed here that James G. Wooten was
killed in action on Aug. l. The infor.
nation was given in two letters, one
from companion of the fallen hero 70
| his father and another from William
Fry who is an army field clerk ir
France, to his father, Judge John w
Fry.
Nashville.-The Davidson County
Poultry association held an interesting
and important meeting at the com
mercial club and disposed of much
business affecting the future interest
of the association. Many matters Of
detail relative to the poultry exhib't
at the state fair this year under the
auspices of the association were ar
ranged for.
Shelbyville. in Tennessee
will be interested in news receive
here from Lieut.. 'Evander Shapard O
the Royal aviation forces English,
who Is now flying and fighting II
France Lieut.. Shapard's recent let
tiers tell of his first aerial encounter il
which he accounted for German
plane. A later letter tells also of Al
accident in which lis own plane wa
destroyed, but without injury to him
Nashville, Tenn.-Fines have BEEF
assessed by the Federal Food Admins
tration in Tennessee and paid to tn
Red Cross chapters where the offense
occurred, during the week, as follows
Roane Iron Company, T. L. Brow
and Hartsell, of Roane county, $135 TO
selling flour In violation Of rules.