The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-04-12
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE


wood, farmer living about seven
miles from Selmer. A gun fell from
rack, being discharged by the fall,
and shot two little children who were
playing In an adjoining room. The
load went through door. which &C.
counts for the children not being
killed.
McMinnville-De Sheriff Jesse
Nunley, while riding from town on
horseback, met William (Bum) Gard
Ter and J. C. Coppinger in a buggy.
Gardner and Nunley became engaged
n an alteration and Nunley fired two
shots which took effect in Gardeners
,reast and side, from the effects OF
which he died in few hours.
Nashville. - Lieut.. George Litton
dove of the American Red Cross mas
eft on his return trip to France. where
,e goes to re-enter the service after
| urlough of several weeks, during
which time he visited his relatives
,ere, following the death OF his father'
he late J. Harry Howe.
Bethpage.-Haden Wakefield, owner
# the famous Rock House Inn in the
BID stage days, situated on the Scots
Vile turnpike, has sold to the trustees
# Bledsoe Baptist church an acre OF
and on which they will shortly erect
! 1 modern church.
Knoxville.-A theological seminary
costing not less than 100000 may be
built in Knoxville in the near future
hv the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, the movement to be support
ad by this religious body throughout
the nation.
Knoxville. - Ed M. Gillenwaters,
state fire prevention commissioner Is
sued a statement in which he urged
that special precautions be taken to
prevent loss of property from fires dur
ing the period of the war.
Nashyille.-Passeng trains OF the
Tennessee Central Railroad at Nash
Vile will shortly be handled through
the Union Station of the NasnVlile,
Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway and
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.
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seImgr-Leo nard y. Kerr farm ien'
onstrator for McNairy county, has
completed the work of club organlza'
tion More than 60 boys have been
enlisted in the corn clubs and ~ nave
joined the pig clubs.
Chattanooga.-The act OF the last
general assembly redistricting Hamll'
ton county and reducing the members
Of the county court to seven mas been
declared unconstitutional by local at
.orneys.
| Ktrcryille.-The Fifth Tennessee In
;antry will possibly be called into 1eo'
eral service at an early date, according
to Capt. N. E. Logan, who Is MAKING
special effort for additional enilsV
| ments.
Union City.-Perfecting plans for
Uide-sweeping drive this summer, wo
| men extension agents OF the Agrlcuf
,ural department, representing every
county in West Tennessee, met here
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Clarksville.-Jim Bryant, charged
with killing Henry Baggett at the
home of the defendant, near Palmyra
in October, 1915, was found guilty Of
murder in the second degree.
Knoxville.-The division of extern
sion of the University OF Tennessee
has listed at the request OF Tennessee
farmers 10000 bushels of seed corn o.
various standard varieties.
Knoxville-Lieut. Claude U. Lowe
of Knoxville, assigned as an aviator
instructor and in charge OF flying
SQUADRON at Arcadia, Fla, is dead from
injuries received in fall.
Newbern.-The women and children
of Dyer county have done more IN the
interest of the Red Cross campaign
and the Thrift stamp sale than the
men over the county.
/
Newbern.-Farmers throughout by
err county are further advanced WIZ
their blowing this spring than wai
ever known before in the history Of
the county.
Clarksville.-The Middle TENNESSEE
Baptist Sunday school convention VII
meet in Clarksville April II and con
tinue three days
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Knoxville.-Rev. Thomas Asburn Of
Knoxville has accepted call to th'