The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-13
SOUTHERN TABL0IDS

H..
merry an officer of the state prohibition
department, was awarded a verdict OF
S10. 900 by a jury in the circuit
court Of Norfolk in his suit against A.
G.. Backus for Islander.
Salisbury, N c., has been the start
ing point of numerous droves OF
racing pigeons in the past. but
the largest lot ever turned loose was
liberated Saturday morning for New
York. There was carload, the num-
Der of individual flyers being estimated
at 1900 The start was witnessed by
many citizens.
That twelve banks in Virginia have
applied for authority to increase their
capital, among many other requests,
was the statement made by John Skel-
ton Williams. comptroller OF the cur
rency.
Under al, order issued by the federal
railroad administration. the Florida
East Coast railroad is to make heavy
cut in the number of men employed In
order will cause laying off of rs per
cent. of the men now employed.
| Near Goldsboro, N. c., Jesse Creel, an
| aged white man. went to the home OF
VIII Sutton. a young negro residlng
dead as he was sitting on the side of
a bed. Sutton was in his night clothes,
and died few minutes after being
shot.
The Union depot at, Jacksonville.
Fla, was the scene of a conference a
few nights ago between the members
of the state highway department and
the governors of the Jacksonville Au-
tomobile club, with the result that i'm
mediate action was promised to be
taken at the meeting of the department
in Arcadia on the proposed road be-
tween that city and Waycross, Ga.
Horace Ware, aged 16. son of Miles
Ware a well-to do farmer living four
miles west of Kings Mountain, N. c.,
was killed by lightning during storm.
While engaged in reading the Scrip
ture lesson just prior to the sermon he
expected to preach at Shady Grove
church, a mile south of Bessemer City.
N. c., Rev. Samuel A. Anderson, ne
gro preacher, whose home Is In Char
lotte, was instantly killed by lightning
which struck the church.
Col. George H. Cameron, formerly a
major general in command at Camp
Gordon. has been assigned to duty at
! Fort Benning, Columbus, IT was made
known Wednesday in advices from
Washington.
The Farmers and Merchants bank,
of Gordon, Ga, has been granted a
charter, with capital stock OF $zS.-
900, and is owned by S. D. Stinson, D.
c. Riugny, c. E. Davis and Sol Isen-
berg.
w, D. Branch of Fitzgerald. Ga, has
opened the tobacco season in that sec
IL 1kafa tic fnIn hos
gathered from a thirty-acre field and
is said to be of excellent quality.
A future salesman of expert quality
was revealed in 15-year-o old y. Grant
Barnard of Tampa, Fla, when he
achieved the record sale of S16,45O.75 in
thrift and war saving stamps. and e%-
planned that you could tell in minute
whether you could sell or not by the
way the man acted"
DR.. P. B. Lusk, of Jackson, Tenn,
has received notification Of his appoint
ment as medical examiner for the gov
eminent in Madison county. The ap-
pointment comes from Surgeon Gen
Blue DIR. Lusk was chairman OF the
Madison draft board
At least two thousand laborers are
needed to save the wheat crop OF
Christian county. Kentucky.
Gowans bridge, over West fork on
the Peachers Mill road, near Clarks-
vile, Tenn, owing to its dangerous
condition, has been closed to traffic SO
that it can be more readily repaired.
This is one of the Oldest wooden bridges
in the state. The inconvenience to the
people who use it is great.
w. ]. Garnett, who is operaung
stores in Decatur and Albany, Ala. an
nounces that he has leased quarters
and will open another department store
in Albany, Ala.