Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-06-23
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gathered from ALI Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

NaShville.-That the date Tor the |
calling of the special session of the |
legislature and the matters to be in |
cluded in the call would not be de- |
cided for several days was the state
ment of Gov. Roberts. lie is now in
communication with various members
of the legislature relative to the deci.
sion as to the time and subjects, and |
that he would not make the call until
he could ascertain the time best suited
for the members and the matters that
should properly be taken up by the
session.
Memphis. - Notwithstanding the
fact that the hardwood lumber market
has been quiet during the last week,
the outlook for business Is vastly
brighter than was the case only a week
ago. The brightest single spot on the
commercial horizon Is the easing up
OF the financial situation. Bankers
give out the encouraging news that the
worst has passed and predict a con
tinued easing up Of credits
Memphis. &. w. Met
calf, Jr., is in receipt OF advice from
the postmaster generals office in
Washington that the salary of the
Memphis postmaster has been raised
from $4,000 to 5000, to take effect on
July /, this year. The assistant post
masters salary has a,so been increas.
ed from $4,000 to $4,000 per annum, to
take effect the same date.
Jackson.-With a view of furthering
the civic movement to beautify Jack
son and render the home premises
more attractive, DR.. c. w. Davis, dean
of the agricultural department OF
Union University Is offering a special
course in landscape gardening in con.
nection with the regular summer
course of the university.
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Friendship.-The citizens of Friend.
ship met and reorganized schoo.
board, electing C. H. Scales president.
Mr. Scales has been an active school
worker in the town for nearly twenty
years, and has been president of the
school board for about Is years. H.
l.. Zones was elected secretary and
treasurer of the new board.
Memphis. -Transportation of alu.
minum ore by river from Bauxippi,
Ark, few miles below Memphis, to
St. Louis, has been resumed. The
A.. u 49,, AI,,
minum Ore Company, has re-entered
the trade.
Knoxville.-A special federal judge
may come to Knoxville to hear the
case of w. l.. Hass ct al. VS.. George
L. Berry ct al, involving alleged mis-
appropriation of funds of the Interna.
tional Printing Pressmens Union.
Paris.-Mrs. @. E. Routon, mother
chairman for Henry county in the
war history committee for Tennessee
has been making a survey of the field
and perfecting her organization in
each district in the county.
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acknowledgements of 50-gallon
still located about one and one-half
miles southeast of league, Hardeman
county, near the Jackson-B Bolivar road,
was effected by three of the local pro.
hibition agents.
Ripley.-.Palmer Barfield, prominent
farmer of Hale's Point, was drowned
at "The Divide" when his horse stun.
bled and fell as he was fording the
stream. Mr.. Barfield was on his way
to Ripley.
Jackson.-A good increase in the
realty trading of Madison county Is
shown by the record of transfer dur.
ing the past week as compared with
the exchanges recorded the previous
week.
MISUNDERSTANDING campaign OF
the Memphis retail credit mems asso,
citation will be continued few weeks
on account of Nashvilles challenging
the Bluff City to a contest.
Nashville. ~ Miss Margaret NICE
Kercheval, after vacation of several
months, has rendered her resignation
as librarian of Carnegie library to take
effect July l.
Jackson.-Rev. George l.. Johnson,
president of the Carroll county Sun.
day school association, is planning to
bring the county up to the banner
standard.
Memphis. Frost has received
authority to accept applicants for
service in the Panama Canal Zone, the
Philippine Islands and the Hawaiian
Islands.
acknowledgements N. r. Stone
of Laurel, Miss, will begin a reviva
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