The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-07-05
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

session OF the American AeSooi"Iho"
of Agricultural Editors was held here
In the Carnegie Library, University OF
Tennessee.
urfreesboro.-Fire here swept Al
most through block of business
houses, burning one bank and more
than half dozen stores. The loss Is
estimated at more than 100000.
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Newbern.- second quarterly
meeting Of the Newbern Methodist
circuit convened for two days SEES
sion at Rehoboth Church, four milsH
south of Newborn, June % and 20.
Troy.-4Capt. Howard S. Maxwell,
whose name appears among the dead
in the marine casualty list, was the
first volunteer to enlist from here In
the great war He took the oath III
Memphis in March, 1917.
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Jackson.-Hon. T. B. King Of Mem
phis was here perfecting arrange
ments for the young peoples encamp'
ment of the Memphis Conference Wo'
mans Missionary society to be held
at Crawford Springs, August l to z.
Covington. address of DR.. T.
w. Lewis, pastor of st. Johns Met l.
odist church, Memphis, was the feat
ure Of the nights session of the annual
conference of the Memphis conference
of the Epworth League, in session
here.
Martin.-The state convention or
the Baptist Young Peoples union OF
the church convened here in the First
Baptist church with i. E. Hanson OF
Memphis, vice chairman, presiding, IN
the absence of the regular chairman,
]. E. Landden of Chattanooga, who is
in the service of the country.
Selmer.-The Acton Agricultural
club in Southeast McNairy county has
ordered the machinery for flour mill
They will be in operation in a short
time. This progressive community
raised the funds by popular subscrlp
tions and about thirty of the most sub
stantial planters in that section are
interested.
Knoxville. Knoxville is to have
sanitarium for the treatment and ears
of people afflicted with tuberculosis
The board of directors of the East
Tennessee sanitarium will build the
sanitarium and the city Of Knoxville
will maintain the institution after it Ia
completed.
A lone highwayman confronted the
treasurer of the Bijou theater with a
big gun and forced him to hand over
the theater's strong box, containing
several hundred dollars. Two police
men happened to be near and respond
ed to the treasurer-s call for help by
firing at the fleeing thief. In his flight
he dropped the box and then engaged
in shooting affray with the officers,
He fired six shots at them and they
fired ten, but the highwayman es-
capped.
S&A*s
Stating that it is an impossibility
for the Huns ever to win battle
against an allied army, "as they can
Jot stand cold steel Rev. r. e. Vale,
DID, il an impressive address at the
summer school OF the soath, dec AIRED
that the few advances gained oy the
enemy have been by spy and intrigue
system and not heroism. DR.. Vale
praised the response of America to
the call for additional troops to face
the fiendish forces of the devil, and
lauded the efficiency of the Sammies
as already demonstrated on the west
ern front
Nashville-The Tennessee state den
tai association concluded it's annuai
session here Nashville was chosen as
the next meeting place and the follow
ing officers were elected:
DR.. Stanley Rich, Nashville. presi- |
dent; Dr. J. L Austin, Chattanooga. |
first vice president; DR.. James VIM, |
second vice president; DR..
J. L. Powers. Paris, recording secre-
tary; DR.. r. H. HARDWOOD. Morristown. |
secretary; DR.. d. H.
Johnson, Nashville, treasurer.
The following executive committee
was elected: DR. w. G.. Hutchinson,
Nashville; DR.. d. NJ. Cattell. Memphis;
DR.. C. o. Rhea, Nashville.
The association adopted resolutions
calling upon the governor and the
state prison commission TO employ q
dentist to care for the teeth of the
prisoners.