The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-20
TENNESSEE
NEWS
Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places


Cookeville.-There have been 2.191
dogs registered in Putnam county IN
der the new dog law.
Centreville.- is to have
its first motion picture house under
local ownership and management.
Memphis. T. Sledge, prominent
insurance man. aged IS. died as the
result ~ - struck by the police
auto
| Ncw1ern.-The farmers In Dyer
county are putting out the largest
sweet potato crop ever planted In the
county.
Newbern-Old Folks day was OBJ
served at the Union Grove Cumber-
land Presbyterian church, four miles
east OF Newbern.
Nashville-A branch federal reserve
bank may be established at Nashville
within a short time is the valuable
information from Senator Mcclellan.
Bradford.-Dr Crittenden, director
OF the health campaign for Gibson
county, gave typhoid incubation tol
214 persons of this city one day last
week.
Discrimination. w. w. Powell.
formerly pastor OF the first Presby.
terrain church here, but who entered
the Y. NJ. c. A. work, is home on q
brief furlough.
Jacksonville teachers of the Jack
son city schools were granted an In
crease OF 20 per cent In salaries Tor
the ensuing term following the annual
election by the city commission.
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Lexington.-A welcome service fol-
returned soldiers and a memorial trfb. |
ute to those who died overseas or In
camp was held at Rock Hill Baptist |
church. near warren's Bluff. this coun' |
ty
Winchehter.-The Rev. and Mrs. b. |
]. Byron were made happy by the as.
sembling AT their home on North High |
street OF many of their friends to eel.
citrate Mr.. Byrom's seventy-second
birthday.
Nashville.-The supreme court re-
versed the conviction OF Oscar Brad J
ley of Shelby county for the murder I
of his wife in order that the question
of Bradley's sanity might be NOSE
investigated and developed
on another trial. /
Ripley.-J w. Sanford, one of the
leading physicians of Ripley. and who
held with signal honor the position o.
examining physician on the draft
board. has been appointed medical ex
aminer for Lauderdale county Tor dis
abled men. who were injured while In
service.
Memphis. OF young won.
en- and a number OF young men enroll
cd for the six weeks summer term
nj the West Tennessee Normal school.
Indications are that the number in,at
tendance will break all previous rec
ords, and that between 500 and 600
will register.
Members OF the Nash.
willie manufacturers association and
jobbers are now busily engaged In
planning for the homemade goods
week which will be celebrated at the
permanent. exhibit on the second and
third floors OF the commercial club,
commencing June 16.
Dyersburg Henry II. Hart of Nash
Vile. state secretary OF boys work OF
the Y. NJ. c. A.. held n conference here
with local men interested In estab
fishing the work In this city. J. X. Nor.
rison OF Memphis. Y. NJ. G. A. worker
was also at the conference. Finances
will be raised to put Y. NJ. c. A. boy
specialist TO work here at once.
Memphis. United States civil
service announces an open competi
tive examination for clerks. men and
women. 10 fill vacancies In many of
fees in the Memphis territory. The
salaries range from 5000 TO $1,000
higher. Applicants
must be rs years OF over on the date
OF examination. which has been set
for June i6.
Memphis. music. well rem.
dered. and eloquent memorial address
es featured the program OF the four di.
visions Of the local Brotherhood OF
Engineers. who united for
the first time In history to commemo
rate the departed members. The pro
gram. held at the Masonic Temple.
was attended by 500 friends. relatives
aud members.
Memphis -Arranrements for the
Of the delegates from
the Tennessee State Retail JexeIers'
and national officers. Who
will assemble here in annual conven-
ton on July = and 10. viii be com
ple,ed by the local retail jewelers. as
ISOLATION.