The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-15
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.
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Dyersburg.- Thousand people
witnessed the departure of IS draftees
from Dyersburg.
Bristol. -Seventy-five Of Sullivan
countys selectmen entrained here fol
Camp Pix, Ark, for training.
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Milan Fifty of Gibson county:
boys were called by the exemption
board to entrain for Camp Pike, Ark.
from Trenton.
Milan. -Ex-Gov. Malcolm R. Patter
son spoke here Sunday on nation
wide prohibition at the auditorium u
the high school building.
Brownsville.-Prof Dan T. Rogers
Of Morristown, has been elected prin
cipal of the Haywood county high
school for the next term
Notwithstanding and Davidsol
county wound up the Red Cross drive
with total subscriptions of $375,000
against their quota of $4,000.
Selmer.-Gov, Tom &c. Rye was the
distinguished guest in Selmer and de.
livered an address in the monster Red
Cross mass meeting in the courthouse
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Newbern. Members of Newbern l.
0. o. F. lodge No. go observed Sun
day as decoration day at the city CEN
etery in honor of the deceased bratn.
rem.
Jackson.-James Thomas DUNCAN,
aged 40, died as result Of injuries
received while performing his duties
as brakeman in the M. & o. railroad
yards
Savannah Mary Black, wild
ow of J. H. Black, died at her home
here. Mrs. Black was in the eighties
and one of the oldest women in Sa-
vannah.
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Paris in class l left to enter training
for 81 men, which was issued about
ten days ago, but on the following day
the order was raised to rs men, all
white.
Knoxville. "A concrete viaduct will
be constructed over the tracks of the
Southern railway here, the present
structure having become so dilapidat-
ed that those who inspected it de-
clared it was in dangerous condi-
ton.
Newbern.-The annual statements
of the banks here show better finan-
cial conditions at present than Was
ever known before in the history Of
Newbern, and more money on deposit
this spring than over the previous
years.
Martin.-E. E. Gooch, a, travelling
salesman of this place, erected shoe
shining stand and, dressed in white,
with red crosses prominently display
ed over his clothing, shined shoes in
dustriously. He was aided by his lit
tie sons, and a large sum was raised
for the local chapter OF the Red Cross
Memphis. -Leading all cities in the
southern division in the amount pledg
ed and in the oversubscription of the
Red Cross allotment, Memphis again
attested her devotion to the cause of
world freedom by contributing $780,
1853 to the great agency of mercy, it
was reported at the final meeting CT
workers.
Covington-M and Mrs. Kerr
Oates have resigned as superintendent
and matron, respectively. of the Dun.
lap orphanage, located in the south
ern part of Upton county. Mr.. AMI
Mrs. Oates have been at the orphan
age since its establishment many
years ago. Superintendent Oates was
forced to resign because of i'll health.
Their successors have not yet been
named.
Knoxville route of the eastern
division of the Dixie highway having
been changed from Knoxville to Cor.
bin, KY, via LaFollette, instead of via
Cumberland Gap, on the promise of
rapid completion of missing links in
an already good road, the Campbell
county quarterly court, in special SEES.
sion, voted an already authorized is
sue OF 100000 bonds to complete the
highway in Campbell. Work will DO
commenced at once. Whitley county
KY, will also begin at once work on
constructing of the most important re-
naming link and before the end of the
year the eastern division will be ready
for through traffic.
Covington. The Memphis confer
ence Epworth league conference will
convene in the First Methodist church
in Covington, Tuesday night, June IS,
and continue through THURSDAY night
the goth.
Paris.--F. M Hastings, Confederate
soldier. celebrated his SD birthday
with big dinner in which his chill
dren, grandchildren and friends were