The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-09-13

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sibly the most suspicious circum-
stances during its entire history
Trimble struck a barn
on the farm of e. E. Parks and de-
stroyed the entire contents, including
seven binders and about two thousand
bales Of hay.
Cordoya.- Carter and Eugene
Weakley left for the NAVY training
school. They left over the N, G q st.
L. railroad for Nashville, where they
will be transferred to California
Trimble.-The Trimble high school
| opened with 24S pupils. 1t has the
name of being one Of the best schools
| in Dyer county and has turned out
more teachers than any school in the
county.
Cordova.-The Baptist church is in
the midst of a revival The Rev. Dr.
| D. A. Ellis of the LaBelle Baptist
church, Memphis, is doing the preach
ing. The Presbyterian Church has just
closed a very successful meeting.
Trezevant.-Teachers of Carroll
county held an institute at Hunting
don on Aug 81. Among the subjects
discussed were the following: pres
ent Conditions and Outlook in My
Home Community" and Community
Organization"
Nashville-E. S. Shannon was reap
pointed as postmaster at Nashville for
a four-year term. Mr.. Shannon was
formerly secretary of the Nashville
hoard of trade He was appointed
postmaster four years ago to succeed
the late Maj. A. w. Wills.
Chattanooga.--Judge Moses Wright
at Lafayette gave Mrs. Will Cornish,
self-confessed murderer of her nus
band, life Imprisonment Mrs. Cornish
on the night of May 10 chopped hel
husband into small pieces and dumped
lis dismem bered body into well.
Friendship.-A G. Young, 13-year-old
| son of Bob Young, who resides north
| OF this place, was instantly killed by
falling tree. The young man and hia
brother were cutting down small
| tree, and he stumbled and fell, the trel
| striking him on the head and killing
| him instantly.
Milan.-Mrs. j. NJ. Mccormack OF
Memphis, field secretary of the Red
Cross work for West Tennessee, made
! an address at the Presbyterian church
in the interest and progress OF the
work, showing the aid being given by
the chapters of this work. Much in
| terest was aroused by her talk.
Parksville Explosion of an oil
switch in Plant No. of the Parks
Vile development of the TENNESSEE
power company, which rendered the
concrete and steel building for several
hours a seething furnace resulted IL
the death from burns of Thomas 4.
Sandifer, superintendent and entail
ing loss in excess of 100000.
Dyersburg.-Rev. Grover C. Mel
vain, pastor of two of the Cumberland
Presbyterian congregations of the
county, left for New York to report for
Y. M c. A. work overseas. Rev. w.
w. Powell, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of Dyersburg, received a tele'
gram. from New York to report there
at once for overseas Y. M. c. A. work.
ashville.-Solomon S. Butler, an
aged citizen of Nashville, was struck
and almost instantly killed by street
car at an early hour one morning last
week, the blow causing fracture at
the base of the skull and a deep cash
upon his head. Mr.. Butler had been
deaf for about 10 years, and is thought
not to have seen the approaching car.
Memphis-The board of missions,
with the presiding elders of the Mem
phis conference of the Methodist
church, met in Memphis. The Rev. r
A. Clark. DID, of Covington, was elect
ed missionary secretary for the con-
ference. Dr. Clark will greatly aid
in raising the s35,OOO.OOO called for
for mission and church extension in
the centenary drive.
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Dyersburg local board was
called upon for As white selectmen TO
entrain for Camp Wadsworth Sept. 8,
81 negro selectmen for Camp Sherman,
Sept. 1, eight limited service men for
Camp Wheeler, Sept. 6: seven special
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