The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-05-23
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State = - -

ton of commission form OF govern
ment.
Union Cily.-Henderson has been
chosen as the place for the 1920 west
Tennessee Christian Missionary Asso-
citation.
Nashville.-The state board OF edu-
cation elected Prof B. o. Duggan OF
Covington as state high school IN
spector. IT,.
Nashville.-Mrs. R. S. Dimmock, OF
Memphis, was elected president for
the ensuing year of the Daughters OF
the King.
Konxville-S. F. Thomas of Browns
Vile was elected president OF the ZEN
nessee Bankers association at the
concluding session here.
Manchester-The county board of
education announces that three new
schoolhouses for the rural schools will
be built in Coffee county this summer
Union Ctty.-The convention at the
Christian church in this city was at
tended by representatives from nearly
all the churches In West Tennessee.
Greenfield-In the early weeks OF
October Greenfield will secure new
enterprise in the plant Of "The West
Tennessee Farmer-Stockman," farm
paper.
Knoxville.-A survey flight from
Washington to Knoxville will be made
by scout airplanes with view to es-
Publishing a government aerial mail
route.
Humboldt Loga of Yorkville
was elected sheriff by the county
court. The office was recently made
vacant by the resignation of ]. w Da-
yidson. ft7
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Dyersburg --The trustees OF the
Methodist church have purchased
large lot on which they will erect
handsome church to cost approximate
ly 100000.
MISUNDERSTANDING pictures in the
Davidson county Jail are soon to be IN
operation, according to Deputy L. W,
Felts, who is in charge of the interior
of the Jail ....-...-.~
Pulaski-Sam S. Simpson, ST., mem
Der of the general merchandise firm
of Simpson Bros, at Aspen Hill, COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat
with razor.
Newbern.-Inman Bros, who are
the wealthiest and largest land own"
ers in Gibson county, are erecting a
large sawmill on their 600-acre planta-
ton at Riverside.
Alamo.-The church building OF the
Alamo Baptist congregation has been
advertised for sale. The purpose OF
the sale is to raise funds toward the
building of new structure.
Newbern.-It has been announced
that the smallpox epidemic which has
been raging in the Ayers section, in
the western part of the county, since
last winter, continues to spread.
Nashville.-Sixty-eig per cent OF
the 1853 individuals who applied for
Jobs through the five offices of the
United States employment service In
industrial
occupations during the week ended
May 3.
Martin.-The NJ, C. & St. L. railroad
terminal at Martin is to be discontin-
ued. It is understood here, however,
that through freight trains will con-
tinue the service to Union City and
Hickman.
Someryille. - The moving picture
show was destroyed by fire and five
buildings were destroyed, most OF
their contents being saved, except the
movie show, from which nothing was
saved. The total loss was probably
SIS O00
Somerrille.-P. H. Temple, oil pros
pector, is here looking into oil de-
post prospects said for long time
TO exist in this section of the country.
He declares he is merely the forerun-
ner of many oil men who will make
careful Investigations here.
sssss
commencement at Van
derbilt University this June will be
the most epoch-making in the entire
hfntnrrr ,f the university On June 8