The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-09-10
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ment of Vanderbilt. He is also
postgraduate of Tulane University.
Although he entered the army in 1918
as a private, Capt. Berry was steadily
advanced to a captaincy and assigned
to the office of the judge advocate
general, war department, where he
achieved a. record which caused the
law department of the shipping board
to seek his services.
Chattanooga.-Abe Baron, aged ~,
son of local business man. was shot
and killed by two negroes on the out
skirts of the city and an attempt made
by the negroes to. assault girl COM
panion of Baron following the killing.
According to the story told by the
girl, who is a resident of Americas,
Ga. and here on a visit young Baron
had stopped his car to put down the
curtains during a rain, when the two
negroes approached and opened fire.
After Baron fell the negroes grabbed
the girl but were frightened away by
an approaching automobile.
Paris.-While on a visit to relatives
in Mayfield Maurice Grass, the ~
year-old son of F. D. Grass, sustained
an accident which cost him two
fingers and a thumb on his left hand
and burns about the body and injuries
to his eye. The little lad found
dynamite cap, to which he set fire
with a match, with the results re
ferred to. His eye was thought to he
badly injured, but it is now thought
the sight will be saved.
Huntsville.-The case OF H. H.
Thrasher contractor of Knoxville,
against the Southern Railway, involv-
ing approximately 100000, charging
breach of contract in the work of grad
ing the @. & c. through Scott county,
was decided here, the jury returning a
verdict in favor of Mr.. Thrasher. Chan
cellor John Jennings of Jellico pre-
sided. *****
Bolivar.-A mass meeting Of the cit
liens of Bolivar was held at the court
| house here to determine what DISPOSE
ton to make of the present water and
light plant which is said to be in a
dilapidated condition.
Nashville.-The annual camp meet
ing and conference of the Tennessee
River Conference of Seventh Day Ad-
ventists opened a Today session on
the Gallatin Pike near the Nashville
city limits.
Huntingdon. - "The Microbe of
Love-" a musical comedy in three acts,
was successfully presented here under
the auspices Of the Woman's Mission
airy Society Of the Methodist Church.
Milan.-The revival continues at the
First Methodist church and is increas-
ing daily in interest and attendance.
Rev. John T. Myers of Mayfield, Ky,
is delivering some strong sermons.
ashville.-Despite the strike OF
union conductors and motormen called
early Sunday, cars were running on
some of the lines of the Nashville Rail-
way and Light company.
Milan.-Elvis Seavers, young farm
er of near Lavinia, and Miss Dorman
Warrent of Pleasant Hill, east of Mi
Ian, motored to the home of Esquire
Sellars and were married.
ashville-Senator Mcclellan said
that as soon as the suffrage fight in
Nashville ends he would be in Mem
phis to take up the federal judgeship
in West Tennessee.
Faris.-Paris soon will have a new
hospital with all modern conveniences.
The only question seems to be the size
of the institution.
Paris.-The school board announced
that the Grove High school in Paris
and the several high schools over the
county will open fall terms September
Is.
Memphis.-ill two weeks, William T.
Condor, county tax assessor, died at
st. Joseph's hospital after an operation
last week.
Nashville-Maj. E. B. Stahlman,
publisher of the Nashville Banner, and
Miss Sarah Shelton were quietly mar
ried here.
Erin.-Mrs. NJ W Wiseman, 81, is
dead, after an illness lasting over
eight months