The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-09-28

Winchester.-The Red Cross calf
which was sold at the Franklin county
fair brought total of $3.50 for the Red
Cross.
Cookeville. - Twenty-nine drafted
men from Jackson county and twenty
six from Clay county entrained at
Double Springs for the Spartanburg, 5.
c., training camp.
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Knoxville.-More than 1000 are ex-
pected to attend the Bible conference
which will be held here beginning
Oct. 81 Noted ministers of the United
States and England will speak.
Memphis.-Prof Nicholas Merri.
weather Williams, 70 years old, one
Of Memphis most prominent educa'
tors, died at the home of his daughter
in-law, Mrs. Edwin Williams.
inchester.-Nathan Osborne, Fra
zier Reams and Porter Jarrett, three
Winchester boys, have been commits.
stoned as second lieutenants, after
training at Camp Taylor, Louisville.
KnoXville.-Corp. James IT. Jones, Of
Knoxville, has been recommended by
Col. Cary F. Spence for distinguished
service order cross after showing ex-
ceptional bravery at the front viii"
under fire.
Lypchburg.- Logue Parks a.
rived here from France. Lieut.. Parks
had been in France in the thickest OF
the fight for the past year. He lett
for Camp Meade, where he will serve
in instruction work.
ookeville-Putnam county has
negro captain now battling in France.
Capt. Vance Marchbanks was born and
reared in the Fifteenth civil district
of this county, from which place he
joined the regular army several yea,a
ago.
noxville.-Tennessee Federation CT
Labor convened here for a three days
convention. 1t was the semi-annua!
convention of the state organization.
Legislation in the interests of organic
ed labor was the chief topic for dis.
cussion.
Springfield. l. Dorsey Is IN re
ceipt of a Letter tom Capt. III "
Fauntleroy forn srly Of Nashville, lfps
is now serving with the army some.
where in Belgium, in which visit
from the king of England to the front
lines is described
Johnson City-Seven were hurt in
passenger train derailment at Bull Gap
when a Southern train split switch
The locomotive and forward coacl
kept to the main line, while two cars
following took the siding, one over
turning when they collided with a
switch engine.
Fayetteville.--An interesting and APP
propriate program was given at the
court house in memory of Lafayette,
under the auspices of the wonan's
committee, Council of National De,
tense. Prof. R. K Morgan made an in,
teresting talk on Lafayette and Our
Debt to France"
Brownsville.-Mr, and Mrs G. W.
Lyle have received telegram from
Lieut.. Richard H. Lyle, saying he was
in New York, having been sent back
from France as an instructor. Lieut.
Lyle has been in the thick of the fight
for weeks, being with the Fourth reg
ment OF the Third division
Columb ia-Informatio was recciy.
ed here that James C. Wooten was
killed in action on Aug. I. The infor,
nation was given in two letters, ono
from a companion of the fallen hero 10
his father and another from William
Fry, who is an army field clerk IL
France, to his father, Judge John w
Fry.
Nashville-The Davidson County
Poultry association held an interesting
and important meeting at the com
mercial club and disposed of much
business affecting the future Interest
of the association. Many matters OF
detail relative to the poultry exhibit
at the state fair this year under the
auspices of the association were ar.
ranged for.
ShelbyVille. -Friends in Tennessee
will be interested in news received
here from Lieut.. Eyander Shapard OF
the Royal aviation forces tEnglisha,
who is now flying and fighting in
France Lieut.. Shapard's recent let
tiers tell of his first aerial encounter in
which he accounted for German
plane. A later letter tells also of AZ.
accident in which lis own plane wa.
destroyed, but without injury to him.
Nashville, Tenn.-Fines have been
assessed by the Federal Food Admins
tration in Tennessee and paid to the
Red Cross chapters where the offenses
occurred, during the week as follows: