Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-01-31

department. Juuge WllllhmS retlr6I
from the supreme bench last year, re-
turning to the practice of law at John.
son City The marriage brought to.
gether a number of prominent figures
of Tennessee.
Dyersburg. Miss May Desuilo,
nurse in the Baird-Dulaney hospital
in this city, turned cold water into a
red-hot heater in the basement of the
hospital building, and was instantly
killed by fragment of the heater
which struck her in the head when
tremendous explosion resulted. A
white ianitor, who was standing near
by, was severely wounded in the leg
by pieces of iron. Miss Desuilo had
been connected with the hospital since
Oct. II.
Jackson. Jacksonians are busy
paying their poll tax in order to be
permitted to vote in the election OF
Feb. 20, at which time it will be de.
cided whether to give the Gulf, Mobfle
&c Northern Railroad company an ex'
tension of time to complete its tracks
into this city. This question is In,
.volved in the regrantihg Of 100000
bonds voted recently as bonus to the
road for coming into this city.
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Knoxville-Lieut. VIM. H. Morgan,
who has been in relief work in Rou'
mania and Russia, from March, 1917,
until April, 1918, arrived in Knoxville
to take charge of Y M, G. A. work at
the University of Tennessee. After
Roumania, victim of circumstances,
was forced to sue the central powers
for peace, Lieut. Morgan returned to
the United States and enlisted for
army service.
Humboldt. - The Merchants State
Bank and the Peoples Bank, Of Hum
boldt, are each making a strong effort
to get all the boys and girls Of this
section between the ages Of 5 and Is
years into pig clubs. These two in
situations have been conducting pig
clubs for a number of years, and they
are confident of having a far larger
membership this year than ever be-
fore.
Kenton-The Kenton National Farm
Loan association is progressing nicelS
having loaned to the farmers of this
section since organization, August
1917, something near 100000. Th1
farmers are taking advantage of this
opportunity of getting funds to inn
prove the lands and improve their live
stock.
Nashville.-Report has 1t that Gov.
Rye has formed law partnership with
Gen. Gus 7. Fitzhugh, of Memphis,
and will soon take up the active prac.
tice of the legal profession in the Bluff
City.
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Humboldt. - H. ]. Foltz, chairman
of the membership committee, and
A. B. Foust, ex-secretary of the Hum
boldt Business Mems Club, completed
one-day's campaign to secure new
members for the club, with the result
that Sc new names were added to the
clubs roster. This brings the total
membership Of the club up to 200.
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Nashville. - The home Of Porter
Taylor, an aged citizen of Wilson coun.
ty, near Laguardo, vRs destroyed by
fire last week. Neighbors attracted by
the flames found the bodies of the
owner and his wife in the ruins. The
couple lived there alone.
Memphis = Plans % hard-surface
the Jefferson Davis highway, from ,osa
to end, in order thai the road mayswa5
designated as a motor truck n1als.
route, will be discussed at the con-
yention Of the jefferson Davis High
way Association, in the Chamber OF
Commerce, here, Feb. a.
Nashville. home Of Porter Tay'
Ior, an aged citizen of Wilson county,
near Laguardo, was destroyed by fire.
Neighbors attracted by the flames
found the bodies Of the owner and his
wife in the ruins. The couple lived
there alone.
Union City-The stockholders Of the
old National bank of this place held
their annual meeting and elected Off
GERS. The report of the coalition Of
showed resources SOCIALIST.
Paris.-Last week there was cent
enary meeting held at the First Meth
odist church in which the 10 pastoral
charges Of the Paris district Of the
Memphis conference of the church par.
ticipatsA. The Paris district comprises
a part OF the southern part of West
Kentucky and part Of the northern
~ West Tcunnqsaa