Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-02-20
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENN SSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty PeruSal.

Union City Sergt. VIM Bethel Man
ming, son of Mrs. J. n Bradshaw, OF
this city, died in France Nov - of
tromatic peritonitis. Sergt, Manning
was in the United States cavalry and
was one of Obion county's volunteers.
Selmer,-Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Stone
of Selmer celebrated their golden we'd
ding. The occasion was of unusual in
terest to the many friends in this sec
ton. Eight of the nine children to-
gether with sixteen grandchildren
joined the happy couple on the day.
Knoxville.-A convention of the
State Farmers Union will be held
here early in April Between 500 and
1000 delegates are expected. Each
county association is entitled to one
delegate for each 200 members. Prom
inent agricultural experts will speak.
Jackson.-Between 1000 and 1900
pounds of butter are put on the Jack
son market each week by local cream
cry and several dairymen who supply
the local consumers. At so cents per
pound this means business of $4,000
per year from this farm product alone.
Chattanooga-Capt. Leonard |. Frank,
well-known southern business man,
having connections in Chattanooga, At
lanta and Jacksonville, died in Atlanta
OF pneumonia. Capt. Frank volunteered
for the army and was commissioned In
the quartermaster corps. having been
honorably discharged only few days
before his death.
Harriman.-CliffOrd de Almond. a
10-year-old boy, was instantly killed
and Mrs. H. NJ. Carr suffered the loss
of a leg through the explosion of a
physicians gas feeder" here. A fire
which followed the explosion destroyed
the store of James G. Swicker and
some offices above it, the damage be-
ing about $4,000.
Chattanooga --Thirty-seven enlisted
men, under command of Lieut.. Noye H.
Nesbit, composing one battery of the
anti-craft division which defended Par
is during the war period, arrived at TT.
Oglethorpe from FIT. Monroe to be de.
modified. The men are mostly from
Tennessee and Georgia. This battery
was stationed at FIT. Distances. 10 miles
from Paris.
KnoXville.-The Presbyterian synod
of Tennessee will be expected to raise
quota of approximately $4,000 in
the New Era movement, announces
Rev. Roy &. Vale, DID,, chairman of the
synod committee on the movement
Dr. Vale expects to appoint a chair
man in each of the nine Presbyteries
of the state soon. He will also call a
conference of officials of the New Ere
movement to be held in Nashville.
Memphis.-Capt. John B. Morris,
medical corps, L. S. A, arrived here
after a soiourn in England, Belgium
Germany and Switzerland. Capt. Nor.
ris was a physician and surgeon in
Somerville and enlisted at the out
break of the war. Within four weeks
from the date of his enlistment he was
in England. In three days he was III
France, and in about week he was
I'D with the English army under fire.
He served with the English for sew
eral weeks, and then was transferred
to the Scotch He was with the scotch
several months. being made surgeon of
one of the battalions Of the famous
Black Watch.
Nashville-Tennessee State Board of
Law Examiners completed a twO-day
session at Nashville, examining candi.
dates for law licenses. Licenses were
issued to nine candidates. as follows:
George w, Hatfield, Hartman; NJ. V
Montgomery, Nashville; Burton S. SaJ
ford, Ripley; John S. Edmondson,
Memphis; A. E. Horn, Memphis; John
r. Todd, Jr, Greeneville; Harry f.
Newton, Chattanooga; Miss Clare
Parks, Union City, and E. f. Watkins,
Loudon. The board is composed OF W.
G. NJ. Thomas, Chattanooga, president;
Judge r. T. Fancher. Sparta, vice pres,
ident, and Robert l. Moore, Memphis,
secretary and treasurer.
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| Memphis. - Approximately 100000
railroad men south of the Ohio and
east of the Mississippi river signed q
pledge to go seven days, if possible
without sustaining a personal injury
The week ending Jan. 26 was desig
mated by l.. B. Winchell, regional di
rector of railroads, as mo Accident
Week." and according to statement
issued by c. NJ. Anderson, regional SUI
peryisor OF safety, Southern Region
the lines under his jurisdiction approx