Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-26
TENNESSEE

Winchester.-The Red Cross calf
which was sold at the Franklin county
fair brought a total of $3.50 for the Red
Cross.
Cookeville. - Twenty-Five drafted
men from Jackson county and twenty
six from Clay county entrained at
Double Springs for the Spartanburg, 5.
c., training camp.
Knoxville.-More than 1000 are ex-
pected to attend the Bible conference
which will be held here beginning
Oct. q. Noted ministers of the United
States and England will speak.
Memphis--Prof. Nicholas Merri
weather Williams, 70 years old, one
of Memphis most prominent educa'
tors, died at the home of his daughter
in-law, Mrs. Edwin Williams.
Nathan Osborne, Fra.
zier Reams and Porter Jarrett, three
Winchester boys, have been commits
stoned as second lieutenants, after
training at Camp Taylor, Louisville.
Knoxville.-Corp. James T. Jones, OF
Knoxville, has been recommended by
Col. Cary F. Spence for a distinguished
service order cross after showing ex.
ceptional bravery at the front viii y
under fire.
Lynchburg.-Lieut. Logue Parks a!
rived here from France. Lieut.. Parks
had been in France in the thickest of
the fight for the past year. He lett
for Camp Meade, where he will serve
in instruction work.
okeville-Putnam county has q
negro captain now battling in France
Capt. Vance Marchbanks was born and
reared in the Fifteenth civil district
of this county, from which place he
joined the regular army several yea h
ago.
Knoxville.-Tenness Federation Ct
Labor convened here for three days
convention. 1t was the semi-annual
convention of the state organization
Legislation in the interests of organic
ed labor was the chief topic for dis
cussion
Springfield.-A. L. Dorsey is in re-
ceipt of a letter from Capt. Thomas
Fauntleroy, formerly of Nashville. who
is now serving with the army some
where in Belgium, in which visit
from the king of England to the from
lines is described.
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Johnson City.-Seven were hurt in 9
passenger train -derailment at Bull GaI
when Southern train split switch
The locomotive and forward coac,
kept to the main line, while two car.
following took the siding, one over
turning when they collided with {
switch engine.
Fayetteville.-An interesting and ap
propriate program was given at thu
court house in memory of Lafayette
under the auspices of the woman''
committee, Council of National De
tense. Prof. r. X. Morgan made an in
teresting talk on Lafayette and Oul
Debt to France"
Brownsville.-Mr and Mrs. G. W
Lyle have received telegram from
Lieut.. Richard H. Lyle, saying he was
in New York, having been sent bacl
from France as an instructor. Lieut.
Lyle has been in the thick of the figh
for weeks, being with the Fourth reg
ment of the Third division.
Columbia.-Informat was receiv
ed here that James c. Wooten wa,
killed in action on Aug. /. The infor
nation was given in two letters, one
from a companion of the fallen hero rt
his father and another from William
Fry, who is an army field clerk il
France, to his father, Judge John W
Fry.
Nashville.-The Davidson Count,
Poultry association held an interesting
and important meeting at the com
mercial club and disposed of much
business affecting the future interest
of the association. Many matters OF
detail relative to the poultry exhibit
at the state fair this year under the
auspices of the association were ar
ranged for.
helbyville.-Friends in Tennessee
will be interested in news received
here from Lieut.. Evander Shapard Of
the Royal aviation forces (EnglishN
who is now flying and fighting in
France. Lieut.. Shapard's recent let
tiers tell of his first aerial encounter in
which he accounted for a German
plane A later letter tells also of Al
accident in which nls own plane wa.
destroyed, but without injury to him