Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-06-11
YORK is A BENEDICT.
Married to Miss Oracle Williams dy Gov
A. H. Roberts, Saturday.

Ite Dig celeDratlOn planheu LOT
Sergt. Alvin Z. York, at his home at
Pail Mall, was carried out on schedule
time and crowd of 1000 to 5000
people were present to enjoy the oc-
casion and witness the marriage of
Sergt. York to Miss Oracle Williams.
The ceremony was performed by Gov.
A. H. Roberts. Gov. Roberts dir
ected the sheriff of Fentress couny to
allow no pictures to be taken and none
were.
The festivities were hled at the big
spring that gushes from a limestone
cliff a few hundred yards fron the
York home. Tables were spred of
chicken wire and the immense crowd
was all bounteously supplied with all
the good things that a generous and
thrifty people could provide. People
came for miles around with loaded
baskets OF good things. To supply the
large crewd, one beef, one hog, one
hundred turkeys, six goats and four
sheep were slaughtered along with in
Vulnerable chickens.
GOV. ROBERTS AND STAFF.
Gov, A. H. Roberts and several
members of his staff and Maj. E. H.
Stahlnan, editor and owner of the
Nashville Banner, arrived on the after
noon train Friday and left at once for
Pail Mall, which they reached efore
night Some fifteen OF twenty cars
went from here. J. I. Wheeler and
Judge Ward Case, of Jan estown, met
the distinguished party here and pilot
ed them to Pail Mall.
Major Rutlicge Smith, who was at
the head of the selective draft forces
in this state, was also of the party
from Nashville along with Mr.
House, of the state Highway Com
mission. Hon. Asbnry Wright, of
Knoxville, and Mayor Jesse Ilttleton,
of Chattanooga, were also present
along with numerous other prominent
people.
ROAD MEETING.
On the return of Gov. Roberts and
his staff S: turday afternoon a road
meeting was held in the court house
night. Gov. Roperts deliver
ed very interesting and instructive
address telling the people of his equal.
cation law for equalizing the property
values of the state and made clear
the great benefits that would come to
all parts of the state. We regret very
much that conditions over which we
have TO control prevent as from Civ
ing in detail the substance of his
splendid address.
Gov. Roberts was followed by Mai.
5tablman, who ap"logized to our
people for certain remarks he made
'elative to this section at Dixie High
way meeting in Chattanooga, year
,r two ago. He said he then spoke
without knowledge of this section and
vas now ashamed and regretted that
le had given utterance to the state
nent that he did.
Major Stahlman was followed by
dajor Rltledge Smith, who eulogized
his section in most glowing terms and
redicted great development and pros
erity for this section in the near fu-
ure.
Mr.. Howse, of the State High
yay Commission, sald he was glad he
anne on this occasion both because of
he importance of the trip. and be-
ause it had given him a chance to
earn more of the need of better roads
I'd the great benefits of good roads. ;
lie stated that the Highway Commits
ion would do everything in its power :
0 help road building in this section,
nd asked that a committee come be- ,
ore the Highway Commission at as [
arly date as possible and outlinee to
he Commission what we wanted and [
oped to reach, and stated that the |
commission would cooperate with our {
eople to the utmost.
Mayor E. &. Toilet was chairman of
he meeting, escorted Gov. Roberts
nd staff to the courthouse and carried {
he exercises forward ina most pleas ,
1g aud satisfactory manner.
Gov. Roberts and his party returned {
o Nashville on the early train Sunday.
Sergt. York, ,lwife and mother arriv-
d in town Monday and took the train