The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-02-22
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of Chicago Heights, ILL.,, was shot to
death by Officer s. p. Morrill, while
resisting an attempt to effect his res.
cue from the flames.
Paris.-Miss Stella Harris, plucky
Paris girl of rather diminutive stat
ure, but imbued with the determine
ton which does things worth while,
babe her Paris friends good-by a. few
days ago and returned to Chicago,
where she Is member OF hospital
unit which expects to see service in
France in the near future.
Greenville-Camp Sewer Is putting
out with humps, and no less than 500
boys are nursing swollen jaws, while
reports Indicated that the epidemic Is
spreading and threatens to seize many
more soldiers from the thinly popu-
lated districts who never came in con-
tact with the disease in their child.
| hood.
Knoxville.-Convicted at the last
term of federal court of failing to
register for selective military service,
James M. Newport of Robbins, Scott
county; minister, who is said to be
opposed to army duty, was sentenced
10 one month in the Scott county jail
and to pay the costs of the case.
Neutrality-suspicious. of the Southern
Baptist commission on ministerial re-
lief propose 100000 as the first goal
to be aimed at. Two million dollars
of this will be used as a general en-
6owment fund to provide relief for
ministers Of any age who are sick,
broken down or in need.
Knoxville.-A conference of state.
county and several national road Of
ficials will be held February IA and
Is at the University OF Tennessee. 1t
will be under the supervision of the
Tennessee highway department and
the university.
Milan-While out rabbit hunting
Fred Sanford, Is years Of age, acci-
dentally shot himself in the foot. His
Ecompanion, Butch Wheeler, bound up
I the wound with piece of suspenders
cut from his ,overalls, probably saving
the boys life.
Union City.-Leaving word that his
country needed his services more than
his county, Prof. A. B. Vaughn, Ob1on
county school superintendent, left his
office and boarded train for Mem
phis, where he enlisted as seaman In
the navy.
Nashville.-Gov Tom G. Rye APP
pointed Laurent Brown to act as spe'
cial Judge of the First circuit court in
the custer trial of Sheriff Joe Wright,
in place of Judge T. e. Matthews.
Selmer.- Sheriff A. H. Jopltrg re-
ports the incarceration Of two in the
McNairy county jail, the first since
November IA, 1917. The inmates are
negroes. -s...
Athens.-The custer proceedings
against Horace Kimbrough, finance
commissioner of the town of Etowah,
filed recently are being held up pend
ing an adjustment.
sAASs
Nashville-The Tennessee Central
railroad delivered ITS carloads OF coal
to Nashville in five days.
Nashville.-Hays Flowers, state au'
ditor since 1915, rendered his resigna'
ton to Gov. Rye, who accepted 1t.
SSSas
Dyersburg.-The farmers OF Dyer
county in mass meeting here pledged
increased hog production this year.
Trezevant.-A mass meeting was
held here in the interest Of demon
stration farm for the TrezeVant high
school. Subscriptions were secured
guaranteeing the purchase OF the
farm of about 100 acres.
Lexington has been re-
ceived here by relatives of the death
In a mysterious manner In Kansas
City of C. Ben Scott, aged 40, who for
merly resided at Wildersville' this
county.
Knoxville OF Sullivan
county, in largely attended mass
meeting, having gone on record as EN-
phatically opposing woman suffrage
Union City.-Falling on the Ice on
his front steps resulted in Harry Rob
lnson, popular travelling man OF West
Tennessee, being seriously injured.
Iexington.-Col. Henry T. Graper OF
the Citizens bank has volunteered to
furnish the money to finance q pig