The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-12-19
TENNESSEE
NEWS
Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places

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than 10000 acres Of first-class Shelby
county land along Dig creek will be re-
claimed by the creation of drainage
district at a cost of probably $150,0O0
Knoxvilley-Six hundred delegates
representing the synod of Appalachia,
comprised of parts of Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Virginia and North Carolina,
began a two days session at Knox
vile to outline plans for the Presbyte-
rian progressive program.
Nashville.-The court of civil ap-
peals will meet in Jackson January 5,
and the attention of chancery courts
for the next few weeks will be con-
cerned with cases which, on appeal,
will go to that court.
Clarksville.-The first loose floor
sales of tobacco were conducted here.
About $4,000 pounds were offered. The
prices of Jugs ranged from $12 to $19
and very common leaf brought from
500 to $3.50.
Nashville.-P. P. Claxton, commits
sioner of education for the United
States, will be the principal speaker
before the meeting of the state teach
ers' association which meets here on
January IA.
Knoxville.-By a vote of 81 to 16
| of ri
ment voted to surrender their union
charter and revert back to an organi-
cation known as the Firemen's benefit
association
Nashville-The state teachers as
ISOLATION will hold it's regular meeting
in Nashville on Jan. IA next, according
to an announcement made by Superin
tendent of Education Albert Williams
Covington.-Bishop N. c. Cleaves,
colored, Memphis, presiding h'e''~ -
the sixth Episcopal diocese, is holding
the 39th session of the west TenneS
see conference in Covington.
Memphis. - Unless Memphis mer-
chants and manufa "turers are given
better shipping facilities and shorter
shipping time, this city will lose much
business.
Knoxville.-An elaborate program
was announced for the annual conVen-
ton of the Tennessee credit men, tc
be held at Knoxville December 10.
Knoxville. of the board OF
commerce adopted committee repor
seeking to have the two telephone
companies of Knoxville merged.
Memphis Subscriptions so far re,
ceived for the Jewish hospital will to.
tai 100000, according to an announce.
ment made by the committee.
Nashville.-Gen. John J. Pershing
and staff are due in Nashville Dec. 10,
and will remain in the city nearly an
hour between trains.
Jackson.-Two big plants, the Har'
vey steel products company and the
Bemis cotton mills, are closed because
of coal shortage.
Knoxville.-Mine workers officials
in the Tennessee-Kentucky field de
clare they will insist upon Secretary
Wilson's offer.
Lexington.-The S. ]. Walker farm,
near Wildersville, consisting of 525
acres, sold for $4,000, six men buying
parcels of it.
Neutrality-suspicious. were made
by the Kiwanis club to raise $4,000 to
pay for the monument to be erected
in Nashville to the memory of David
son county soldiers.
Memphis.-Continued inefficient tel |
ephone service, which has deteriorated
in recent months to a marked degree, |
brought forth protest from the cham.
Der of commerce.
Newbern.-Bridger B. Pitts, 80, for. |
mer merchant and well-known resident |
of Newbern, was knocked down and |
killed by an Illinois Central freight |
train here.
Memphis.-For the second time this
season the Mississippi will reach the
30-foot level in the Memphis district.
Jamestown.-Sergt. Alvin C. York
Of Pail Mall, has returned from a tour
Bristol.-The organization of a sec.
ond cooperative cheese factory in Sui.
Ivan county has been completed.