Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-04-19

ference with John II. Kirby OF Hous-
ton, Texas, lumber administrator for
the South and yice-president Of the
Southern Pine Association, to perfect
plans for the speeding up Of timber
production and delivery and to devise
other measures to meet the increased
needs of the government in its war
program.
Selmer-M cNairy county IS fast
coming to the front in the way of i'm
proved and diversified farming. The
support given Leonard ]. Karr, county
farm demonstration, and Miss Florence
Smith, home demonstration agent, is
very encouraging
Rockwood.- Five hundred citizens
visited the home of Nelson Dale, who
had been accredited with seditious ut
terances, and compelled the family to
salute the American flag, apologize
and @esist from remarks in the future.
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Huntingdon.-Red Cross donation
day in this county, which was appro.
priately observed here, was grand
success. A crowd of 1000 or 5000
people was present and enterd hearth.
ly into every feature.
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Smithville.--The Bird S. Rhea farm,
one of the noted farms of DeKalb
county, has changed hands The heirs
of the late Bird s. Rhea sold this splen.
did farm to Edd Ragland sf Cookeville
for $4,000.
Humboldt.-No stone is being left
unturned by Gibson county leaders in
perfecting the organization to put
across in a hurry the sale Of Gibson
county's quota of 1911, ZOO in the third
Liberty loan.
Nashville club house Of the
Nashville baseball team was destroyed
by fire. With the club house were de-
stroyed 20 uniforms, balls, bats, gloves
and other paraphernalia of the club.
Newbern.-The Dyer County singing
convention will convene for two-day
session in this county at Beech Grove,
four miles south of Fowlkes, April 10
and A.
s.s.s
Chattanooga large warehouse at
the packing plant in Alton Park was
burned with large lot of lard, entail
ing an estimated loss of from $4,000
to $4,000.
Newbern.--A strong contest has
been launched in Newbern between
the Newbern high school girls and the
Boy Scouts in the third Liberty loan
campaign.
Jackson. Fully 5000 school chill.
dren of the city and county participant
ed in patriotic parade here Saturday
the opening of the third Liberty loan
campaign.
Bristol.-The Republicans of Sulli
van county recognized by the election
of ]. E. Miller of Indian Springs to
succeed S. B. Cunning as chairman OF
the county committee.
Jackson.--B. e. Dickerson of Den.
mark, member of well-known and
prominent family in this section, was
shot and instantly killed while seated
in his home reading.
Newbern.-There is reported to be
several cases of smallpox in Dyer coun-
ty. All efforts are being used to pre-
vent further spreading of the ep
demic.
Jackson.--Dr. A. A. Booth, for many
years a practicing physician in Jack
son, has gone to Nashville to take
special course in Vanderbilt Univers-
lty.
Union City.-Ten thousand surgical
dressings were shipped to Atlanta
headquarters by the local Red Cross
chapter for the month of March.
Union City-Nat Murphy, Jr, three.
year-old son Of Nat Murphy, wealthy |
farmer near here, died as aresult Of
falling into boiling hot I've water.
Nashville.-R. G. Gleaves, practi-
cal undertaken Of Greenbrier, has In
vented and secured a patent on self
locking grave vault cover.
Greenbrier.-One of the worst hail
storms ever known struck here last
week. Hailstones piled up in places
over one foot in depth.
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Trezevant, The newly installed
board of city officials has determined
that bootlegging whiskey must be
stopped in Trezeyant
Trezevant.-After being in session
foy four days and night, the Bible in
stitute, held at the Baptist church, has
adjourned.
Selmer.-A great patriotic mass
meeting was held in the courthouse at
Selmer.