Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-01-31

Chattanooga.--Contrary to expecta
ton, no radical changes were made
in the operation of the Southern rail
road at the conference Of general of
ficers held here.
sssss
ookeville.-Hugh s. Hargis, presi
dent of the Citizens Bank of this city
has been appointed chairman for Put
nam county in charge Of the sale OF
war thrift stamps.
Huntingdon-Prof. John J. Hend
rickson, formerly principal in the
Greenfield high school, assumed his
new duties as principal in the Indus
trial and Training school here.
Huntingdon.-Miss Marie Parish
eldest daughter of M. and Mrs. Geo
Parish, of this place, had a narrow es
cape with her life when her clothing
ignited before an open CRATE.
Franklin.-From the sale of the
corn exhibit held at the National bank
OF Franklin $42.S5 was realized and
the amount was periodically donated
by the bank to the local Red Cross
chapter.
Paris.-Rev. Lambeth Hancock
for three years pastor of the First
Christian church here, has gone to
Columbia, S. c., to take up Y. M. G,
A work as religious secretary al
Camp Jackson.
Jackson.-Judge N. r. Barham dis
missed the January grand jury until
Jan. 20, following its final report
Twenty-Five indictments were found
in two days session. Circuit court
will convene Jan. q.
Lexington.-At meeting of the
city board of mayor and aldermen L.
T. Fielder, alderman and chairman of
the board, was unanimously elected
to fill out the unexpired term of the
late Mayor C. C. Davis.
Wartrace. The Wartrace Red
Cross Auxiliary met and reorganized
for the ensuing year. The officers
elected are: Mrs. j. H. Dyer, chair
man; Mrs. J. w. Holt, vice chairman;
Mrs. Warren Waite, secretary, and
Mrs. Walter Parker, treasurer.
Jacksonville municipal coal con-
rtf,n M in fha nitu hniIaro d,Ir{y, u
December was about 200 tons greater
than during the same period last year.
This is said to have been caused by
tie poorer quality of coal and by ex-
cessive use of water, causing much
extra pumping.
Humboldt.--At a meeting of the
board directors Humboldt business
mems club authorized the committee
having in charge the sale of thrift
stamps to say to the children of the
Humboldt city schools that the club
will pay for the last 25-cent stamp
for each IS certificate the school chill
dren will take up to and including
June, 1918.
Chattanooga are be-
ing made at Camp Greenleaf, head
quarters of the medical reserve corps
at Fort Oglethorpe, for the training
of 5000 medical officers by March l.
1t has been announced that all select
men east of the Mississippi, assigned
to the medical department, will 60 IN
training at Camp Greenleaf.
KnoXville-Among the United States
railroad commissioners reported ar
rested in Siberia by the Bolshevik
government is thought to be Lieut..
Edward A. Foster of Knoxville.
Dyersburg-The thirty-one corn club
boys of Dyer county, reporting for the
year of 1917, made an average yield
per acre Of 1888 bushels, at an aver
age cost Of $18.77 per acre, or 25.74
cents per bushel.
Liberty.-The stockholders of the
Bank of Liberty and the American
Savings Bank of this place have
agreed to consolidate under the name
of Liberty Savings Bank, with CAPT
tai of $4,000
Jackson.--At the annual meeting of
the directors of the local Y. M. c. A.
J. E. Mercer was reelected presi-
dent; A. B. Dancy, vice president:
VIM, Holland, treasurer; A. P. Null
man, recording secretary, and A. c.
Doggett, general secretary.
Chattanooga-Three hundred more
enlisted men have arrived at Fort
Oglethorpe from Camp Greenleaf to
attend the officers third training
camp.
Brownsville.-At a meeting of the
Haywood county high school board in
Brownsville the resignation of Prof
w. NJ. McLaLrine as principal of the
high school was accepted and Prof.
j. r. Ellsworth, first assistant, was
elected.
Jackson. The Madison county
court appropriated $500 for confirm.
alton of the girls tomato club and
women's home demonstration work.
which is being ably handled by Mrs.
Margaret Lansden. county home dem
agent