Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-09-27
TENNESSEE GLERNINGS
News of Interest Prepared
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asked that at some time during the
fourth Liberty loan each member OF
the organization in his district donate
one days wages to the district organ.
iSation for the purpose of buying LIB
erty bonds and placing the same to the
credit of District No. 10, and all local
Unions to give as liberal donations rs
possible from local union funds.
Kn0xville.-A new type Of shell is
being manufactured by the William ].
Oliver manufacturing company plant.
1T was highly recommended by Gen.
PeTshing, Only one other plant in the
United States has started to make this
shell, and that plant suffered big
loss from fire last week. Col. Oliver
states that these two incidents make
the fire at the Oliver plant look all
the more like enemy work.
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Bristol.-Regimental Sergeant Major
James B. Bell, of the Princess Pat, ia,
NOUS Canadian regiment, after being
on the front in France for nearly four
years, has returned, invalided to this
country, and will make his home here.
Bell was wounded three times. He is
Originally a Tennessee boy. He en-
listed with seven friends in Spokane
and he is the only one to return.
Chattanooga.-Word was received
here of the death by lightning of vii.
lam Barger school child, at Grays-
vile, Tenn. The Barger child and
Wilma Bean were on their way to
school when bolt of lightning struck
near them. The Bean child will re.
cover. The father of the Barger child
received broken leg while rushing to
the school house, his horse falling
through bridge.
Nashville-The new Republican
state committee, in session here, elect
ed Hal Clements OF Knoxville chair
man, and A. v. McLain of Lewisburg,
secretary. The committee will lay
plans for the November campaign,
when a senator, governor, railroad
commissioner, 10 congressman and
legislature are to be elected.
Chattanooga.-There are about 90.
600 troops in camp in Chickamauga
park and more are coming in every
day. The latest announcement is that
9,135 are to be sent to Camp Green.
leaf Oct. Is. 1t Is unofficially stated
that extensive and large Improvements
are to be made at the park
Clarksville-The members of the
state board Of education are called to
meet in special session at the state
capitol, Nashville, Sept. rs, by P. L.
Harmed, chairman. An act of the 1917
legislature requires that called meet
ings of the state board OF education
be published.
Manchester-The smallest number
OF indictments returned by any grand
Jury recently was returned by the Sep.
TENDER term. Only nine bills were
found, seven of them being felony
cases. The jury reported the jail and
other county institutions in excellent
condition.
Jackson.-More than 600 bales of
cotton have been ginned in Jackson
up to this date, according to reports
OF local ginners. Up until Sept. IL,
1917, no cotton had been received on
the local market, but on this date this
year 500 had been received by one
ginner.
Paris.-For the first time in several
years the management of the Henry
county fair has called off the annual
fair, which was to have taken place
Oct. to u. 1t was explained that this
was largely due to the ruling, mo spe.
cial trains operating in the interest Of
fairs"
Lexington.-Col. Henry E. Graper,
president of the Citizens bank Of Lex.
Ington, of this place, has been notified
Of his appointment as assistant pur.
chaser for the United States Railroad
Administration, with headquarters It
Washington, D. C.
Cordova-Th Sunday schools OF
both the Baptist and Presbyterian
churches contributed = Eoodly sum ~
the starving ArmeHians and Syrians.
The president made the request that
Sundays collsctioa be given To THE
cause
Memphis. -Fres which may havo
been started by spontaneous combus-
Hen destroyed the warehouse OF the
Dixie refining company, also i've load-
ed box cars and three negro houses.
sntailinE loss Of 100000
NewbeFn-Charlie ". Glass, 500 OK
the late editor W. W. Glass, OF the
Tennessean, has arrived safely over.
seas, according to word reaching his
brother, Leon p Glass.