Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-02-07
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE


Weakley county is to
make OF necessity benefit. The en-.
tire county war measure organization
is to be retained in order that agricul-
ture may be developed to its highest
perfection and the citizens derive the
fullest measure Of gain from the ext
gency just passed that made such
heavy demands on the world. The cen
trail organization met and decided to
continue work. One of the great func-
lions of this organization will be to
get behind the county agents and their
work, who are agents Of the division Of
agricultural extension.
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Memphis Private George L. Bill
Kingsley reached Memphis last week
from overseas. While fighting with
the old Second Tennessee Regiment,
Thirtieth Division, near Bellicourt,
Billingsley was wounded in the right
knee by shrapnel and gassed on Oct.
10 last. He was confined to the hos.
pital at Rouen for two and half
months. He was later sent to the
American Red Cross Hospital No. Fl,
Paignton, England, where he remained
until he was convalescent On Dec. la
Billingsley sailed from Liverpool
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Nashville. Nineteenth annual
conYoetation Of the Grand Chap
ter, Royal Arch Masons, convened here
with a large attendance The reports
of the grand officers show a normal
increase during war times. The sixty
ninth annual assembly of the Grand
Council, R. and S. NJ, was also opend
with reports showing an increase over
recent years.
Knoxville.-JuIus Mcclure, deputy
sheriff Of Murphy, N, c., who was shot
by James Rose few days ago near
Jeffreys He'll, in Swain county: North
Carolina, was taken to Ducktown,
Tenn, and his wounded arm amputat.
ed. Rose was shot twice in the abdo.
men and was carried to Murphy, N. c.,
for medical attention.
Newbern. Word has reached New
bern from the war department at
Washington, D. c., announcing the
death Of Robert Edgar Austin, Dyer
county man, who died in base hos
pital behind the firing lines in France.
Young Austin was a resident of Bogota.
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Selmer.-The McNairy County Red
Cross Chapter has been unusually act
i've. Two hundred and fifty pinafores,
one hundred and eighteen pairs socks,
sixty-six sweaters and five helmets
have been forwarded to department Of
production at Atlanta.
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Dyersburg. L. Williams Of this
with car of Angus steers av-
eraging 1878 pounds, broke the price
record in the St. Louis market recent
Iy when his steers brought $1710 per
hundredweight This was all Dyer
county stock.
Memphis-Auto speeding claimed its
bird death last week when Garland |
Smith, II years old, driving big Ii. |
nousine, crashed headlong into Fair |
Grounds street car on Madison ave
lue. Smith died before he could be
aiken to the General hospital.
Nashville.-The Tennessee Florists
met in annual session last |
week. Representatives from the entire
tate were present. 1t was decided that
! clearing house for florists of Tennes
Zee should be established in Nashville.
Union City-Mrs. Mary Roedecker,
rained nurse who served in the Naill-
ng hospital here for several years,
lied in California and her remains
we're brought here for burial
Masonic. T. Booker, one of the old.
st residents of Mason, died at the
Baptist hospital in Memphis. Mr.
Booker was postmaster of Mason for
nore than rs years.
Chattanooga.-The plant of the Chat
anooga cereal company, located at the
astern outskirts Of the city, was de-
troyed by fire, entailing a loss of
100000.
Nashville annual convocation
( the Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
ons, closed here. The grand chapter
oted $4,000 to be invested in the Vic
Dry loan.
Jackson. = Three large buildings
rhich were erected at Highland Park
uring its "palmy days" will be disman-
led and the material sold.
Nashville. Charley Price, Wander.
lit quarterback, was killed on Septem
er 9, according to information receiv
by his parents here.
Jackson. Madison county will go
cry little above $4,000 bales of cotton
.om the crop of 1918, according to the
tatement of ]. H. Price, government I
rop reporter.