Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-07-11
TENNESSEE
GLEANINGS


Bridge Company win have prohibit
ton christening. Water only will be
used when they slide into the Cum.
berland river. The advent Of nauon.
wide prohibition on July !, before the
barges were completed, prevents an
uId-time christening with champagne
at New Orleans, says W. r.. Young,
vice president Of the builders. =
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Chattanooga. States Attorney
General Frank M. Thompson, in 4
statement issued here declared that
women would not be allowed to vote
in the municipal election on July s,
and that should they do SO they would
be in contempt Of the court of Chan
celIor Newman Of Davidson county,
who has declared the suffrage act
passed by the legislature as uncon-
stitutional.
Knoxville. Newman College, a
Baptist institution located at Jeffer-
son City, gets a 100000 endowment
fund as the result Of its recent cam
paign. Several months ago J. H. An
derson, a local merchant, and A. r.
Swan, Jefferson county farmer, Of
fered to each give the college $4,000
II the Baptists Of East Tennessee
would give 100000 to the fund.
Benton. - While Boss Lewis was
blowing on his farm near this place
the ground gave way beneath his
team and the animals were precipi-
tated to the bottom of cave. Mr..
Lewis, with the help of members OF
the family, succeeded in getting one
of the horses out alive, but the other
was suffocated before it could be res
cued.
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Nashville first copy Of the
public acts OF the 1919 Legislature has
been received in the office Of the sec
rotary Of state, Ike B. Stevens. This
is the earliest the copy has been re-
ceived by the secretary of state OF
ficials OF the office declare the work
meets with their approval in all re-
spects.
Nashville. - The rectangle in front
Of the capitol, and bounded on the
north by Cedar street, east by Sixth |
avenue, south by Union street and
east by Seventh avenue, has been So
Iected as the location for the memo
rial building and capitol annex by the |
State Memorial Association.
Manchester-Mi Flora Shelby, |
home demonstration agent for David
son county; Miss Jennie Baker, agent
'or Coffee county, and Mrs. May c.
Merritt, domestic science teacher in
he local high school, conducted a
short course in domestic science at
he teachers institutp here.
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Knoxville. - Charges of fraud and
against VIM. j. Oliver and
,thers will be heard in Federal court
lere Tuesday, July 20. The sabotage
harge is an outgrowth of charges Of
making bad shells for the United
states government.
Nashville.-The machine guns of
he Fourth Tennessee Regiment have
rived and have already been set up
y the officials of the company in
according to information
eceived in the office of Adjt. Gen.
iaxter Sweeney.
Johnson City.-The summer team
the State Normal school is prov
lg to be not only the best in point
( attendance but in the interest and
Of students and in the ex-
cheney Of work being done.
Nashville. Promotion of Lieut.
oil. Ewing Caruthers, of Memphis to
olonel commanding the Fourth Ten
assee Regiment National Guard of
was announced by Adjt.-
EN-. Baxter Sweeney.
Ripley. district conference OF
le Dyersburg District M. e. Church
1uth, will convene at Halls Monday,
lily IA. for three days session. Rev
. G. Waters, presiding elder of the
strict, will preside.
Ripley. -Blue Mountain won first /
'nors from Ripley in the intertown '
nnis tournament held at Blue Noun t
In. The visitors took both the sin. !
es and doubles.
$500
Nashville Davidson county's tax
te for the coming fiscal year will :
fixed at the quarterly meeting of I
) county court which conyenes :
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49, In the near future a !
'ty-barrel per day capacity Touring ?
Il will be installed in Whiteyille by G
H. Hastings of Memphis. Z
1oyington. -Yeggs secured $3.50 by
wing the safe Of The ]. T. Farga-
/ Grocery company, and made a N
an getaway, N
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Vanderbilt University Il
lounces that its school of dentistry ],