The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1919-07-11
TENNESSEE
NEWS
Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places

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| Covington.-Yeggs secured $3.50 by
blowing the safe of The ]. T. Farga-
son Grocery company. and made q
clean getaway.
Whiteville. - In the near future q
forty-barrel per day capacity Touring
mill will be installed in Whiteville by
c. H. Hastings of Memphis.
Nashville.-Davidson county's tax
rate for the coming fiscal year will
be fixed at the quarterly meeting Of
the county court which convenes
July Z.
Ripley.-Blue Mountain won first
honors from Ripley in the intertown
tennis tournament held at Blue Noun
tain. The visitors took both the sin
Giles and doubles.
Johnson City.-The summer team
of the State Normal school is prov
ing to be not only the best in point
of attendance but in the interest and
enthusiasm of students and In the ex-
cellency of work being done.
|. Manchester.-Miss Flora Shelby,
home demonstration agent for David
son county; Miss Jennie Baker. agent
for Coffee county, and Mrs. May c.
Merritt. domestic science tescher in
the local high school. conducted
short course In domestic science at
the teachers institute here.
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Nashville.-The 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. or.
ficials OF the office declare the work
meets with their approval in all re-
spects.
Nashville.-Gov. Roberts has offered
a reward Of $25 for the arrest OF one
John Schultz. who is taking subscrip-
lions for a magazine called Sunset"
and offering music box as a pre-. |
MUM. Schultx 10 said to be an Inn.
poster and h alleged to be acting |
without authority from the magazine |
He was recently m Maury county.
aBssfSS = WINS Ss5s rs~k' vas
blowing on his farm near this plaoe
the ground gave way beneath he
team and the animals were precipi-
tated to the bottom OF a cave. Mr..
Lewis. with the help OF members Of
the family. succeeded In getting one
Of the horses out alive. but the other
was suffocatcd before It could be res
cued.
Knoxville. - Newman College.
Baptist institution located at Jeffer-
son City. gets a 100000 endowment
fund as the result OF It's recent cam
paign. Several months ago J. II. An
ierson, a local merchant, and A. r.
Swan, q Jefferson county farmer. OF.
'ered to each give the college $4,000
4 the Baptists OF East Tennessee
would give 100000 TO the fund.
Chattanooga. States Attorney
General Frank NJ. Thompson. In a
statement issued here declared that
women would not be allowed to vote
n the municipal election on July 8.
md that should they do so they would
,e in contempt OF the court OF Chan
ellor Newman Of Davidson county.
rho has declared the suffrage act
assed by the Legislature as uncon-
tiiutional.
Eashville.-The machine guns OF
he Fourth Tennessee Regiment have
rrived and have already been set up
y the officials of the company In
according 10 information
eceived in the office Of Adj. Can.
axter Sweeney.
Knoxville. - Charges OF fraud and
abotage against VIM. J. Oliver and
hers will be heard In Federal court
ere Tuesday. July 20. The sabotage
'a-ge is an outgrowtn Of charges Of
aking bad shells for the United n
tates government. y
Nashville. - The rectangle in front T
the capitol, and bounded on the
,rth by Cedar street. east by Sixth
Tenue. south by Union street and y
st by Seventh avenue. has been Sc q
cted as the location for the memo q
Al building and capitol annex by the W
ate Memorial Association. -
Nashville. Promotion OF Lieut.. q.
II. Ewing Caru;hers. OF Memphis 70 ~
lionel commanding the Fourth Ten -
ssee Regiment National Guard OF In
was announced by Adjt-
n. Baxter Sweeney.
Nashville. Five trainmen we're
led and two seriously injured when
heavily loaded coal train. north.
und. and the third section Of
uth-bound crashed together one mile
nth Of Faxon- IL
Truck. superintead.
/ OF the Dayton plant Of the Public
rhf q Power Co. vas Instantly
led here when his body came into 10
tact with a wire containing eco
Is OF electric current Truer vas s
king a connection when his arm