The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-04

Marry county Sept. IL. seventeen nun
bred and forty eight white; III negroes.
1880
Covington. --Chas. l.. Kinney of this
city received telegram stating that
his son, Charles L. Kinney, Jr., aged
81, was killed at the Mineola Aviation
Field, Brooklyn, N. Y, as the result OF
an airplane falling to earth.
Selmer-A Red Cross membership
campaign is being waged in McNa1cy
county and workers report very en-
couraging results. The McNairy coun'
, ty chapter was organized here early IN
] August in an enthusiastic representa-
tive mass meeting.
Paris.-The first carload Of sweet
potatoes from local growers was ship
pen to Northern purchasers the past
week by the Henry County Sweet Po-
tatoes Growers Association. The
price was 1925 per bushel and the
car contained GOO bushels.
Newbern-The link of the Memphis
Paducah highway which extends
through Dyer county, beginning at
Trimble by way of Newbern to Dyers'
burg. has been we'll worked and
graded, and the route through Dyer
promises to be in the best condition.
As*ss
Wh,teville.-M. A. Webb, 81, presl"
dent of Whiteville Savings Bank and
one of the wealthiest men in Harde-
man county, died at his home mere,
after an illness of several months. He
was Mason, Knight OF Pythias ana
prominent in political and financial
circles of the state.
Knoxville. Harry S. Hall was elect
ed chairman of the Knox County DEM
ocratic executive committee by unan'
imous vote, succeeding L. D. Smith,
who rendered his resignation in com
pliance with the ruling of Director
General McAdoo of the railroad ad-
ministration.3 Mr.. Smith is division
counsel for the Southern Railway.
Nashyille-John Howe Peyton, pres
ident of the Nashville, Chattanooga &
ST. Louis Railway Company, WIS
found dead with pistol bullet i'll his
left temple at his home here. The
theory that the wound was self
inflicted is accepted by Mr.. Peytons
friends, the act being ascribed to MS
depressed state of mind owing to his
failure to secure army service abroad.
Chattanooga 500 miners WAC
quit at Soddy because Of difference
between the day teamsters anc the
Durham company returned to tie
mines. It was learned here that the
United States fuel administration or
dered the men back to their JOSS, rul
ing that they were bound to the com
pany under their contract and wer"
entirely in the wrong for leaving work
Union City.-For killing William
Mumford with a stick of stove wood
which he had thrown at him. Herman
Smith, a Lake county boy was 1oGnd
guilty of voluntary granddaughter ir
the circuit court here, AMI sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary Gy
Judge R. A. Elkins. The two boys lad
uuarreled, evidence adduccd indicated,
and Smith, in the heat of anger, hurled
the firewood at Mumford, killing MIN.
Newbern.-A great deal OF enthusl
asm was manifested in Newbern
by the citizens of the city school here
when practically every member met
with the school faculty at the audito.
rum to hold the Parent Teachers AS
ISOLATION. An interesting program
was delivered and many important
subjects were given to the parents
and students in the cooperation or
the school work for this session.
Sunny Side-John Gilbreath OF this
place, bears the distinct on Of being
the father of nine boys, two o. whom
are now in the army of the United
States. one already in France and see
ing service. the other in training to sc,
and last week seven more regiatere"
and are ready to go. This is record
that any father has right to be proud
of. In addition to the nine sons Mr..
GiIbreath also has several daughters
who are active in army and navy work.
Knoxville.-The state board OF con
troll has made the recommendation
that the State Deaf and Dumb Asylum
at Knoxville be moved to the State In
dustrial School at Nashville AMI that
the latter Institution be established
on the Herbert Domain. The asyldla
site is located on a square in the heart
az the city. comprising more than