The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-08-27
Volunteer State
Happenings
Brief Ne1os Notes
Gathered from HI
Sections of theStdte

as Young, brothers of Ludlow, KY,
sportsmen, began a novel launch trip
down the Mississippi river to the Mex
lean gulf, thence through the Florida
straits and along the Florida coast to
Palm Beach, Fla. ON the Atlantic. The
first stop is to be Memphis, Tenn,
New Orleans Pensacola, Tampa, Key
West, Miami and Jacksonville will be
visited enroute. The launch will cost
over $4,000, and palatial fittings and
stores valued at as much more pro-
vide ease and comfort for an extended
cruise.
Knoxville. 4Dr. Andrew L. Ander-
son, the only living veteran of the
Fourteenth regiment which took an
active part in the Mexican war during
the struggle of Texas for its independ
ence during the years of 1846-47. while
en- route to his future home at Rock
wood, from the mountain branch home
at Johnson City, whence veterans have
been transferred to Hampton, Va. DR..
Anderson has passed his ninetleth
year. He has a wonderful memory
and can recall dates and acts as
though they had only happened yes
terday.
Camp Perry, Md.-Two Memph g
youths, Sergeant Phillip Herlein ana
Private John A. Motley, Of Company l.,
Memphis national guards, came here to
participate in the national rifle match
es with IL other Tennessee guardsmen
Her.eln and Motley won their way to-
CAM; Perry by expert shooting, willis
at state encampment at Knoxville,
Tenn, in July. They are competing
against regular army riflemen.
Nashville-The West Tennessee Nor
NAL school at Memphis will get $780,
600 if the school bond bill introduced
in the legislature goes through without
mshap. The bill provides for total
issue of $625,000. A total of $150,000-
allotted to the three white nOrmals at
Memphis, Murfreesboro and Johnson
City; $4,000 to the Polytechnic Insti-
tute at Cookeville and $4,000 to th9
negro normal at Nashville.
Knoxville.-Three men, in big tour
ing car, drove up to Mosheim, Tenn
bank, entered it at the point of pistol
took what loose money there was IL
sight, $500, and after imprisoning the
bank employee, escaped. Freeing him
self, the cashier raised an alarm and
led a hot pursuit. Ten miles from the
town the bandits abandoned their car
and escaped on foot through the
mountains.
Nashville-In pistol fight here Sam
uel Borum, ex-sheriff of Davidson coul.-
ty, shot and killed John Yeaman, form
er state fire marshal, >and himself was
shot and seriously wounded by Yea
man. Several bystanders were report
ed having been hit by stray bullets.
The tragedy was enacted in the public
square, where hundreds of persons
were congregated.
Memphis.-The rapidly falling river
at Memphis having increased that dan
ger of the canal opposite the foot Of
Jefferson avenue becoming completely
closed to navigation on account of sha4-
low water, the three government dredg
es have been put to work in the shoals
and began scooping mud from the bot.
tom anil dumping it on the bank.
Friendship.-James Bailey of near>
Fowlkes and Miss Annie Lee Grant,
daughter of Dave Grant of the Fiji
teenth district of this county, were
united in marriage.
Centreville.-T farmers institute
held at Columbia is pronounced the
best held in the history of the ass0.
citation. Col Edgar Graham, presi-
dent of the Middle Tennessee Farm
er's Association, was accompanied to
Columbia by an unusually large num-
Der of delegates, representing almost
every section of the county.
Paris.-Circuit Court Clerk W. u.
Morton received word that his nephew
Everett Morton, died in Salt Lake
City, Utah, following an operation
Young Morton was the son of the late
DR.. Horace Morton of Henry, Tenn.
Huntingdon.-Cod Hickman and
Miss Lucille Melton were married at
home of Judge Wilson Enochs, who Of
ficiated. The groom spent Is months
in France with the American eXpedl-
tionary forces.
Celina.-The Clay County Fair AS
ISOLATION concluded its fifteenth an
nual exhibition. The fair was a splen-
did success in every way.