The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-11
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.


vey Whitfield of Clarksyille to be his
secretary to succeed Hallum W. Good
loe, resigned to become chief clerk OF
the state banking department.
Newbern.-Luther Lochridge, well
known Newbern citizen, has been pro-
noted from the officers training
school at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, to cap
tain, according to relatives here.
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Huntingdon.-A cablegram has been
received announcing the safe arrival
overseas of the Rev. H. G. Ryan, who
resigned the passionate of the Metho'
dist church here to accept war work
in the Y. M. c. A.
Brighton.-The store of Baird Bros
was burglarized and considerable
amount of dry goods stolen. The front
door of the building was forced. This
is the second time within the past few
weeks that this store has been robbed.
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Brownsville Alfred Boyd has
sold his Red Bud farm to Howard
Bros. & Winford, of Gift. The tract
consists of 1000 acres, and sold for
100000. This is the largest single
sale of land Of the year in this county,
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tanooga-Activities of war work
ers in this section will feature@the ex
hibits at the Chattanooga district fair
which opened Sept. 30 An agricultural
school for boys selected from corn
clubs in various counties in this Sec
ton of the state was concluded each
afternoon of the fair week.
Milan.-Four old Confederate veter
ans went from here to attend the re-
union of old soldiers at Tulsa, Okla.
w. J. Altman, James Williams, Thos.
Parrish and William House were those
making the trip. The veterans OF '6l
are rapidly passing away and owing
to age and physical disability but rev
are able to stand the long trip.
Trenton. W., Bischoff. a Hei.
delberg graduate and practicing dent
list, pleaded guilty in federal court TO
a charge of attempting to blow up the
naval machinery plant of Gould & Eb-
erhardt at Irivington,, N. j., on June 70
last. Federal agents frustrated the at
tempt. Bischoff will be sentenced
later.
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Nashville-The First Regiment, Ten
nessee Militia, has been Incorporated
in Tennessee under the general well
fare provision Of the statutes. The
purpose as stated in the preamble OF
the charter granted by the secretary OF
state is to give protection against law
lessness and prevent invasion of the
state.
It will be a home defense league or
home guard and will be subject to the
call of the governor of the state.
The incorporators of the First Ten
nessee Militia are John r. Aust, Chas.
Sykes, Morris Ellis, Gillespie Sykes, J.
X. Polk, Roger M. Jones, w. &C. Perry.
cepted from 16 to go years of age. The
organizations comprising the militia
will be on the plan of the military
companies which used to be feature
of the military life in Tennessee-the
Porter Rifles, the Chickasaw Guards,
Hermitage Guards, Witt Rifles and
other such organizations. Companies
of the militia will be organized in a
large number of cities in the state.
and bylaws will be adopted to govern
their work and operations.
Memphis.-The following young men
applied for enlistment and were &C
cepted at the marine corps recruiting
office: M. H. Straup, Grand Junction.
Tenn; Tom Reeder, 0amer, Tenn;
Lacie r. Hamm, Ramer, Tenn; Rob
ert N. Wynn, Grand Junction, Tenn;
John R. Wynn, Grand Junction, Tenn;
L. J. Oswald, Tunica, Miss; Robert M.
Hemsley, Mason, Tenn; Neil G. Lu-
ton. Ripley, Tenn; Mark G. Williams,
Covington, Tenn; John A. Jackson,
Batesville, Miss; Thomas E. Neill, Car.
rollton, Miss.
The following enlisted from Mem.
phis: Harry s. Scarborough, Claud L
LYON. John E. Thon, Hugh M. Easley,
Paul ]. Hockersmith, Leland ]. Boyett,
Elmo ]. Marley, Lloyd ]. Calhoun,
Warren w. Barnard, Ebert E. Land.
Washington.-Army orders issued
Sent 26: Second Lieut. Ralph l.. Eel
lows, infantry, is relieved from duty
with the United States training de
taehment at the University of Cole