Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-04-05

IN BRIEF.
Interesting Events From
Many Cities and Towns

MiIan.-The farmers Of this section
have Just finished picking out and di3'
posing of their seed cotton.
Knoxville. Lutherans OF Tennessee
went "over the top in their campaign
to raise the sum Of $4,000 for work Of
the Lutheran war commission.
Knoxville.-A total Of 1881 regis.
trants have been placed in class one
by local exemption boards, according
to information sent to the provost
marshal general
WhiteYille.-Rev. Jas. H. Oakley,
who has been pastor of the Baptist
church here for over eight years, has
resigned and will occupy the pulpit
of the Baptist church at Lineville, Ala.
Brownsville The Methodist church
in this city, which has been extern
sively added to and redecorated, is
receiving the finishing touches and
will be ready for the Easter service.
Newbern.--sheriff Polk Bryant Of
Dyer county, and a former resident
Of Newbern, has received commun'-
cation from his son, Milton Bryant.
announcing his safe arrival in France.
Newbern.-The farmers throughout
Dyer county are taking an active in
terest in road working. and much
good is being accomplished along the
route Of the Paducah-Memphis high
way.
Knoxville. S. Highsaw, instrue-
tor in economics at Central high
school Of Memphis, has been engaged
to coach the members of the Univer-
sity of Tennessee intercollegiate do
batting team.
Trezevant Experts have examined
peach trees in this section and say
that there will not be any peaches n
this section this year, due to the fact
that the fruit buds froze during the
hard winter.
Milan. The home Of John White,
prominent and successful farmer and
fruit grower near Idlewild, eight
miles northeast Of Milan, was entire
ly consumed by fire, together with
the furnishings.
Newbern.-Will Ingram, one Of the
best farmers of Dyer county, who re-
sides ON Route 2, brought five ears of
corn to town that weigh III pounds
He reports that he raised eight acres
Of corn and the yield averaged 16 bar
rels to the acre.
Memphis. of 295,00O Boy
Scouts in the United States, 9. D.
WALES, Jr, 17-year-old son Of G. u
Wales of Memphis, has the distinc-
ton Of having sold the largest NUM-
Der OF Liberty bonds in the second
Liberty loan campaign.
Memphis. -Thirty-five million dol.
lars for home and foreign missions
and church extension work In the
next five years was the amount fixed
as the minimum total by the $50 dele
gates attending the missionary and
centenary conference in this city.
Ashland City.-Tom Hamilton, 80, =
farmer, killed his 11-year-old ste7.
daughter Idola Dunnaway, in the
Ninth district of Cheatham county,
and after shooting at A. p. Dozisr
and Miss Mat Dozier, with whom the
child was staying, took his own life
by cutting his throat.
SSsss
Medina. Presbytery of
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
was held at Medina, and was called
to order by the moderator, Ruling
Elder G. B. Holiday. The opening
sermon was preached by Rev. S. II.
Brady and the constituting prayer was
offered by Rev. H. C. Cooper
Nashville Because of the large
number of requests from counties
over the state Albert Williams, state
of the Boys Working Re. |
serve, announced that the time of en-
rollment of boys in the working re-
serve had been extended one week |
longer, winding up Saturday, Marc. |
30.
Chattanooga Warrants have been |
sworn out against the Mountain City |
Milling Company of Chattanooga by |
United States District Attorney Ken.
srly, charging the concern with violat-
ing the Federal food and drug acts
The charges contain IL counts, it be. |
Ing alleged that the milling company |
has shipped consignments of flour and |
grits to various firms in Savannah,
Ca, with the sacks labeled to show |
that they contained "a pounds mini
mum, but that the weight was shor4.
Paris News reaches here from the
Cottage Grove section that during |
Thursday night the fine stock barn of |
Pleas A. Wade was burned to the
and with it five fine mules and
one buggy mare, together with a lot |
Of corn and hay.