The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-05-04
FROM ALL PARTS
or TENNESSEE
Reports Of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.
for Hasty Perusal

Onion. Robert y. Cunningham, son
q Robert Cunningham. ST., was found
dead II his room by his aged wife.
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Oyersburg.-The Business Mems
club OF Dyersburg has decided to hold
. community fair in Dysrsburg thiz
eal
Nswnera.-one Of the largest crowds
b ths history Of Dyer county attended
chs Liberty loan meeting ct Dysrs
burg.
Newharn--At o meeting e the
school board OF ths NSwbsyn high
school tho teachers were elected fos
the tall and winter term.
NasAv1lls.-N III. Breath, retired
photographer, we'll beyond the 79-ysay-
old mark, was found dead In eas room
IN The Eppinger building
Nashville oncealing himself IN 0
freight car % 1t left the state psnltaar
hayy. 9. II. Wood, n Chattanooga eoa-
Wet made his escape from the prison.
Brownsvilie.-W. w. TFipp ee this
city was instantly killed In en- eptosno-
bile wreck on Hatohis lsvss, Eve end
o hale miles southwest OF ARownsv4lle.
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UookevilleS-Rey. WilliAm =. Rsla
has been called to the passogaes Of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church q
this city to succeed the late Rev. v.
q. Costello.
Selmer.-The spring meeting Of the
West Tennessee presbvtsry Of the
Presbyterlsu church In the United
States Of America was &sld ct the
paais church
Fsbary.-Awangsmsnts are be.
tng perfected for the patriotic memo
yaal exercises 70 DO given In Dysrsr
burg Sunday afternoon, May ID, at the
&adAsls auditorium.
Knoxville. After celebrating 10
houre the fury in the Strong will lit.
cation in circuit court announced that
no agreement could be reached, ana
Judge Huffaker discharged them.
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Newbern.-Char1ie Fulghum, prom
inent farmer, who resides near town,
was severely injured while working on
his farm when he was driving staple,
which glanced and hit him in the eye.
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Pulaski.-On call of w. L. Aber-
natisyT Chairman Of the Giles county
council Of defense, q meeting was held
at the Citizens bank for the purpose
OF organizing q sheep and wool grow
ers' association.
Huntingdon-Mis Vivian Hawkins,
home economics agent for Carroll
county. Is In receipt Of an order for
all the canned tomatoes in the county
! at $1.60 dozen, t. o. b Huntingdon,
for an army cantonment-
Mt. Pleasant John Bumpas OF MT.
Pleasant shot John Cathron. deputy
sheriff Of Lewis county. Cathron be-
gan joking Mr.. Bumpas about going to
war and 1t ended In anger. Mr.. Ca
thron being shot three times.
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Knoxville.-A patriotic demonstra
ton was held at Churchton, four miles
east of Newborn. in the interest of the
Red Cross, where the students of the
Churchton high school sold at auction
quilt which was pieced by the girls.
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Memphis.--An custer suit, charging
City Commissioner Leo Goodman with
appropriating to his own use city funds
and with participating In the appr"-
priating for the use OF others certain
city funds. was filed in criminal
court.
Nashville.-George Il. Bonnie, d.
rector In Tennessee Of the bureau OF
personnel, American Red Cross, re-
csived Telegram from the authorities
at Washington authorizing him to re-
cruit Immediately ambulance drivers
for service In Italy.
Knoxville. trial will be
given Harvey and Ehude Fellows.
charged with murder in connection
with the death of Peter P. Nichols,
merchant at Shocks Gap. The jury re-
ported mistrial In the case. which
has just closed hare.
Memphis -Forty-tw Polled Here
ford cattle sold at an average price
Of sS0s at the first Pooled Hereford
sale at the Tri-State Fair grounds. The
cattle were brought to Memphis by
breeders from Iowa. Illinois, Indiana
Kentucky and Missouri and for the
most part were snapped up by south
ern cattlemen.
Nashville.--Col. B. A. Enlos, chai:'
man Of the railroad commission, and
Atty. Gen. Frank Thompson are In
WASHINGTON to confer with Hon. w. G.