The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-03-14
TENNESSEE
NEWS
Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places

talking good roads to greater extent
than ever before.
Manchester.-The McMinnville Pres
bytery of the Cumberland Presbyte
rian Church met here, continuing in
session three days.
Nashyille.-Mrs. A. M. Shook, wife
of Col. A. NJ. Shook, died. She had
lately returned from stay in Flor
ida, whence she had gone in search OF
health.
Friendship.-In the election for city
officers, C. H. Scales was elected
mayor, and Messrs. j. o. Agee, l.. M d.
Privett, M. B. Rice and H. G. Cherry
were elected aldermen.
Capleville.-At a meeting of the
board of directors of the Silleba-Com-
munity Fair, held here, the. directors
voted unanimously to indorse the bond
issue for Shelby County schools.
Jackson - Twenty-Five or more
Jackson alumni of the S. A. E. frater
nifty joined the men of the active chap
ter at Union University in celebration
Of Founders Day with a banquet.
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Dyersburg.-At meeting of the
members of the Forked Deer Club, the
annual election of officers was held.
w. S. Scott was reelected president
and J. F. Briggs, secretary treasurer.
Chattanooga.-Acc to infor
nation reaching the weather bureau
officials here, unusual flood conditions
prevailed on the lower Tennessee
river, the stream having risen SO rap
idly as to alarm many towns along the
banks
Knoxville Roberts, chair
man of the highways committee of the
Bristol Chamber OF Commerce, is do.
ing effective work in pushing the pro
posed plan to issue s60,00O,00O in
bonds for building state highway
Chattanooga. - Conservation was
thrown into the ranks of candidates
for city offices by the discovery that
q bill has been prepared for introduc'
tion in the Legislature amending the
charter 80 as to allow women to vote
in the coming election.
Jackson. N. Chamberlain and
family, living at Medon, this county
had a narrow escape from death when
lightning struck their home, tearing
away part of the room where several
members were sleeping and throwing
q 14-foot plank across the bed in which
two Of the children were resting,
Jackson-Plans for raising 100000
among members of the Christian
Church in West Tennessee for the es.
tablshment of denominational
school at Henderson, Chester County,
are being perfected. The property of
the Henderson Normal School will be
taken over and converted into large
college to be fostered by the Christian
Church.
Jackson-That the farmers of Mad
ison County are going to stand by the
all-southern pledge to reduce cotton
acreage in 1919 one-third was evi.
denced when reports from practically
all districts were made at the general
conference held at the courthouse un
der the call of Chairman r. B. Nicely
of the cotton acreage reduction com
mittee.
Nashville.-Senator D. NJ Chandler
is preparing a bill which would require
every person who purchases an auto
mobile to take out liability insurance
equal to the amount paid for the car
The insurance certificate must be filed
with the county court clerk and in
case of injury to persons action could
be had against the insured and the
county clerk on this policy.
Memphis. Maj. w. G. Somerville
returned home after being overseas |
one year in the hospital service. The |
greater part of this time was spent at
Base Hospital No 81, located at
Beaun, France. For two months he
was stationed at La Fauche. Maj. |
stated that the group OF
hospitals at Beaun were able to ac-
about 10000 patients.
Lexington.-A preachers and work
ers' institute for Beech River Baptist
will be held at Rock Hill
Church, five miles east of this place.
beginning Monday, March IL, and con
tinuing six days. The exercises will
be- in the nature of school of instruc
ion. The faculty consists Of Revs. J
K. Haynes of Nashville, E. A. Cox OF
c., F. Clark of Nashville
ind Fleetwood Ball of Lexington.