The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-07-23
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gathered from AllCor-
ners of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

| their credit, jackson prohibition agents
returned from a series Of raids con-
Quoted in Hardin, Wayne, McNairy,
Henderson and Perry counties, and re-
port that the Illicit liquor traffic in
hose counties was administered a de-
cidod blow, all of the stills being of
large capacity and presenting evidence
of having been in operation for long
time. The three large stills, each of
which was of about so gallons capac
ity, were destroyed by the officers and
a large quantity of beer was poured
out at each location.
Huntingdon-Mr. Lois LaycOok and
Miss Ova Cross, prominent young peO-
nle of Clarksburg, are married, the
----...-y uuIng said in Jackson, where
Mr.. Laycook has just recently located
as an operator on a linotype in one of
the printing establishments of that
town. The bridegroom is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Laycook, and the bride
is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ
Cross. both families residing at Clarks-
burg.
mphis.-One man man was killed
instantly and another probably fatally
injured when the Birmingham accom-,
mediation train on the Frisco railroad,
80 minutes late and running so miles
an hour, crashed into Ford truck at
Center street and the Frisco crossing,
just south of South Parkway. A cut
of box cars standing on a parallel track
obscured the vision of the truck driver,
and is blamed for the accident.
ashville.-Following the complete
success achieved by the new depart
ment Of commerce during the 1919-1920
term, Vanderbilt university announces
the expansion of that department for
the coming fall into full-sized de-
partment of the university. Prof M.
{. Gordon, M. A., University of Denver,
will come to Vanderbilt to assume the
duties OF head of the school of COM
merce.
KnCXvile.-More than 1000 deaths
in Tennessee during the year 1919
were Cue to accidents, according to the
report made by the Tennessee state
board of health. Automobile accidents
proved fatal for 116, and 1923 people
were killed in railroad and street car
accidents. All other accidents com
bined numbered 983, making the total
number of deaths from accident 1928
Memphis. gross earnings con-
tinuing to increase SOME IS per cent
compared with last year, steady in
crease in traffic, and the elimination
of deferred maintenance. officials of
the Frisco railroad who recently made
an inspection of the property report
the road in excellent position.
BoliVar.-The stockholders of the
Hardeman county savings bank, of Boil
war, held their regular annual meeting
in their banking house here. A semi
annual dividend of per cent was de-
clared out Of the earnings of the past
six months and good sum placed to
undivided profits.
Dyersburg.-The Dyer county auto
mobile club was organized here, fol-
lowing an address by c. H. Peay, sec
rotary Of tho Tennessee Automobile
association. The club will be affiliated
with the state organization
Newbern-It is now assured that
Newbern will have a fair this fall,
which will be on a larger scale than
ever before.
mphl2.-This city soon will have
a new wholesale dry goods company,
capitalized ct $1,5OO0OO, according tc
announcements made by o. c. Arm
storing. who is interested in the organi |
cation Of the company.
Union City.-Will Sowell, farmer
who resides a few miles north of this |
place, while working around a wheat |
thresher got his left arm crushed in
the belt. He was taken to a hospital |
and his arm amputated.
Dycrsburg.- Dyer county cleo,
tion commissioners have called an cleo
ton tC be held in the town of Finley
August 5, for the purpose of electing a
mayor and six aldermen for the en-.
suing Two years.
Dyersburg. John NJ. Nichols,
who at one time served this county as
sheriff, announced as a candidate for
the legislature, subject to the action
Of the democratic primary.
Memphis.-Capt. James B. Smith