Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

cident off the English coast, is the
sen of Gen. and Mrs. L. D. Tyson Of
this city. His father is in France in
command of the seth Brigade, both Di-
vision, which recently has been in &C.
ton near Cambria He enlisted N
the naval aero service in July, 1917,
and was made all ensign, in January
and lieutenant, junior grade, in May.
He sailed for England n August, Ac.
cording to advices received by his
mother, the accident was collision
of seaplanes.
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Memphis.--While attempting to fly
through an American barrage and in
pursuit OF seven fleeing Hun airplanes,
Lieut.. Henry GuiOn Armstrong, Mem
pris aviator, was struck by shell
end, stricken BY death, plunged to the
soil of Germany Two cablegrams
conveying the sad intelligence Of
Lieut.. Armstrong; death were re-
ceived by his father, Harry L. Arm
strong, of this city. Both messages
we're sent by Lieut. Estes Armstrong,
brother of the dead aviator and him
self member Of the flying corps.
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Nashville. - Orville Hargis, the
young man who shot and killed Pa
trolman John Friel here a month ago,
was sentenced to a term of from 10
to 20 years in the penitentiary for sec
ond degree murder. Hargis was caught
M a garage in the act of stealing one
night, it was charged, when PATROL
man Friel attempted to arrest him.
The young man opened fire with re-
volver, inflicting wounds that resulted
In the officers death.
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Newbern. bill O'Sullivan Rhodes,
aged Is, met with fatal accident near
his home after returning from a SOUR.
rel hunt. Crossing a bridge that was
wet his feet slipped and he fell, caus-
ing the contents of a shotgun to enter
his bod Death resulted almost in
stantly. The boys mother, who is at
the point of death with tuberculosis,
had sent the lad to the woods to kill
squirrel for her
Coalfield. This place holds the rec
ord for prevalence of influenza. Out
of population Of 5OO all but five per
sons were said to be down with the
disease and two able-bodied men left
to look after the sick, The only ply
stefan in the town had double pneu-
monia, and the only relief to be had
was from tho services of govern
ment physician.
Union City--Hunter Wh,tesell, Of
this place, was injured in an airplane
accident at Carruthers Field, Fort
Worth, Texas, last week while flying
In squadron formation. His airplane
collided with another machine and fell
$500 feet A message states that he
is suffering from a broken jaw and
nose and is badly bruised, but out Of
danger.
Memphis. Several distinct shocks
Of earthquake we're felt at pm. Oct
Is throughout every section OF the
city. Reports from several points in
the county 10 to 20 miles distant also
were that the shocks were felt there
Dishes were ratified upon the shelves
and in some instances it was reported
that small houses were violently
shaken.
Chattanooga.-A P. Lockhart Of this
city, arrested by department of JUS
tice operators. was bound over to the
federal grand jury On charges of vio-
lating section of the espionage act,
and the amendment providing a pen
atty for talking against or opposing
the sale of government securities. His
bond was fixed at $4,000
Selmer. Bishop M. Lee, rs, Nc
Marry County boy, has died OF wounds
received in France. He was assisting
in dressing a wounded solGIer in a
hospital when a bomb burst and par
ticle struck him. He lived five days.
Mr.. Lee was a volunteer in the SER
vice and had been in France several
months
Nashville.-News reached here that
Capt Meade Frierson, Jr., had been
killed in action in France. The news
came in letter from comrade. Capt.
Frierson was son of Meade Frierson,
general manager of the Nashville
Franklin Interurban, and was q gradu.
ate of Vanderbilt University.
Milan.-Mrs. John P. Barger, resid.
ing two miles south of here, received
a message from the War Department
that her husband. John P. Barger, was
missing in action since Sept Is. He
was an observer with the Thirtieth
Division, General PershinG's army on
the battle lines of France.
I,axinRton.-A message to Thomas