Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-11-29
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1LIVlVEODEE
interesting Events
From all Parts
of the State

Athens.-0fficial notice of the death
Of Lieut., Ben Wilson Of this city, dur
ing the Cambrai,St. Quentin drive, was
received by relatives.
Gallatin--For the earn-and-give d.
vision Of the united war work cam
paign the boys and girls of the Central
High school pledged $3.50.
Gallatin.-It is reported that sheep
killing dogs are on the rampage in
Sumner county Farmers are taking
drastic steps to stamp out the curse.
Lexington.-The pupils of Lexington
training school are proud of their rec
ord in the learn and give" division
of the war work drive Their contri-
buttons aggregated $3.50.
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Knoxville The city commission
unanimously adopted resolution re-
scinding the skip-stop system for the
Knoxville Railway & Light company
The system became effective in Knox.
vile July 20.
Chattanooga Official notice of the
death Of Capt Joseph F. Gafney, Com
pany F, One Hundred and Seventeenth
Infantry Thirtieth Division, in the
drive between Cambria and st. Quen-
tin, was received here.
Observation-Disclosures postmas.
ters appointed in Tennessee are: Fruit.
land, Gibson county, Annie L. McKin.
ley; Linden, Perry county, James D.
Daniel; Saltillo Hardin county, Frank
lin D. Duck; Whit Thorn, Carroll. coun.
ty, John R. Holmes.
Savannah, Ga.-Mrs. Jodie C. Forres.
ter has been advised of the death of
her husband, Sergt, Jodie c. Forester,
on the transport Otranto, lost off ths
Scottish coast several weeks ago. He
left from Fort Scriven and had been
in the service six years. His parents
live at Pinson, Tenn.
Nashville.-The supreme court Of
Tennessee will hold special meeting
here Dec. 8 to hear arguments in the
suit brought to have the antifee law,
enacted by the last general assembly,
declared invalid. The law, which ap-
plies to Is of the largest counties of
the state, places all county officials on
a salary abolishing the fee system.
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Columbia.-The National Foxhunt-
ers' Association meet opened here with
an attendance surprising that of all
other meets. A hundred hunters, with
500 dogs from dozen states or more
represented the visitors.
W. j. Dudley of Sullivan, Ind, with
his dog Fannie d., won the champion
ship in the bench show of the National
Fox Hunters association.
Chattanooga to reliable
information all army environments in
the southeast are to be dismantled and
abandoned, with the exception of Fort
Oglethorpe, Ca; Camp Jackson, S. c.,
and Camp Gordon, Atlanta Men now
at the camps to be abandoned will be
either sent home or transferred to the
cantonments which are to become per.
1t is said that over 10000
men are to be kept at Fort Oglethorpe.
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Nashville-Fuel Administrator w. e.
Myer announced that no change had |
been ordered with reference to light |
Tess nights in Tennessee. Tennessee
will still observe Monday and Tuesday |
nights as lightless, as formerly" said
Mr.. Myer. "The people of Tennessee |
should not forget" he said, that this
states quota in the fuel conservation
plan is $4,000 tons of coal between
low and April, 1919"
Nashville. State Geologist Wilbur
4. Nelson returned from the upper
part of the state, where his depart
nent, in cooperation with the United
States geological survey, is engaged in
Ill and gas work. Charles Butts Of
Washington is in charge of the survey
,arty, assisted by H. e. Hamilton, ira
Terse man of the Tennessee geological |
survey,
A detail oil and gas structural map
will be made by the party now in the
ield, showing the best locations fer
IriniRg. Two wells in the area en-
raced in Pickett, Overton Aand Clay
ounties have already. been drilled and
fair amount of ell is being secured.
Tnere are other places In the area
where it is thought that other wells
will soon be in operation.
Jacksonville farmers of Madison
ounty who raise registered swine met
ere and organized swine associa-
ion. ]. S. Johnson and Judd Brooks
we're elected respectively temporary
resident and secretary. A member
hip fee of SIS was levied, to be used IN
eveloping the purposes of the organt-
alton, whose main object is to encour-
ge the raising Of high grade regis
cred hogs.
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Memphis. will be no referen.