The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1918-08-23
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

Memphis.-This city has again gone
over the top. For two weeks there has
been a nation wide campaign for tbs
purpose of enlisting young women In
the nurse reserve. The campaign has
been under the direction of the wo
mans committee of the Council of Ma
tional Defense. Tennessee's quota In
this campaign was fixed at 500. Mem
phis alone has enrolled the names OF
2l5 girls and young women who desire
to enter training preparatory to becom.
ing nurses. OF this number 20 are
young negro women.
Friendship. - The second annual
Friendship community fair will no
held Oct. 4 and s. The organization
was perfected at a meeting of citl
Gems, and H. L. Zones was reelected
president and Leslie Sims secretary.
Lexington.-Rev. J. e. Berktresser.
O young Baptist minister of this sec
ton, has resigned the care of the
church at Spring Creek to enter army
Y. M. C. A. work. He Is a graduate
Of Union University. Jackson. Tenn.
Nashville.-Williem F.. Price, OF
West Nashville. drowned Sunday az
ternoon while trying to save a little
girl who stepped off ledge into wa.
ter over her head in the Cumberland
river near the state penitentiary.
Adamsville.-The friends Of Chas.
M. Kemp. Company B. 121st infantry.
Macon, Ca. will be glad to know that
that he has recently been promoted
to captain. Capt. Kemp is a well
known Adamsville boy.
Newbern.-The Dyer County Farm
Loan association met and elected the
following officers: A. b. Dickersor.
president; J. NJ. Pritchard. vice presi.
dent: J. C. Doyle. secretary-treasurer:
r. e. Rice, attorney.
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Martin.-Rev. e. f. Adams OF the
First Baptist Church. Fulton. KY. has
been called to the care Of the First
church here. succeeding DR.. !. N. Pc.
nick, who accepted a chair In Union
University, Jackson.
Nashville.-Gen. Tully Brown. son
Of former Gov. Neil 8. Brown. and ad
OF Tennessee under this
Patterson regime. died at his homo
here after en- illness extending over
period Of two years.
Milan.-The Milan chapter OF the
Red Cross held sale of articles that
were donated by the people. consisting
Of canned fruits. preserves. fruits.
cakes and q small pig, realizing tho
sum Of s10s.ls.
Cookeville.-The Tennessee Poly.
lechnic Institute has been approved
by the state board of education for the
student army training corps which IL
10 be offered to certain schools BY tho
war department.
Knoxville.-George z. West. SON OF
Cd West OF Oliver Springs. was killed
IN the Marine front on July 10. accord.
ne to q message received from tho
United States war department by his
ather
Baldwyn.-Melvin Bryson. years
I'D, who was burned when a lamp Ok.
,loded and covered him with blazing
N as he lay asleep on the floor. died
Ifter days of dreadful suffering.
Dyersburg.-The Hosmer hospital OF
his place was damaged by fire origt
ating from n defective flue. This
amage will reach several thousand
ollars, IL is said.
Menglewood. The store OF tho Men
ie Box company and two residences
,ere destroyed by fire. entailing q
,ss estimated at $4,000. partly Gov.
red by insurance.
Petersburg-Mrs. Lillian Perrfns
avis of Lexington has bought the Pc
ersburg Herald. and has moved here
!, assume duties as editor and pub
sher.
Mckenzie -Miss Mildred Meadors
I this place is the first Carroll county
irl to volunteer for training in the
urses' reserve corps OF the Red Cross.
Knoxville Sentence OF 80 years was
wen 70 Everett DYER. in criminal
,urt, charged with the murder OF his
ife here several months AGO.
Alsmo-The Alamo nigh school
Deaed with an enrolment Of e65 pu-
is. the largest number eyor enrolled
4 the first day.
Memphis-Sunday was the hottest
~ OF the year here. according to the
,vernment thermometer. the maxi
um temperature registering slightly
,ove %. Only twice since 1900 has
IL temperature been exceeded. On
lly %, 1901. the thermometer showed
u. while on August , OF the same
ar i02 was reached. The maximum
mperature on June ~. 1914. was %
rainfall Of .o5 OF an inch about 9
N. brought relief 10 the swelter!ng
tizens ~ Memphis.
The name OF Corporal Rufus II. Creei.
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