The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-06-11
Volunteer State
Happenings
Brief News Notes
Gathered from HI
Sections of heState

bly, that ended here has been notable,
according to the views of the commits
sioners attending. For the coming
year one of the most aggressive cam
paigns in the history of the church
has been outlined. 1t is planned to
| complete the endowment of the young
ministers school by raising $25O,O0O
and to raise 100000 on church benev-
olences. The committee on Overtures,
to which was referred memorials
bearing on the interchurch movement
has recommended that the assembly
do not enter the movement at this
time.
AIamo.-Alamo is on a boom. It's
citizens are enthusiastically building
I'D the town. The First Christian
Church, to cost between $4,000 and
$40, 900. will be erected here this sum-
mer. The building will be up to date
in every respect. The Baptist people
of Alamo will begin erecting soon an
up-to-date Baptist Church at cost OF
between $4,000 and 100000. The
erection of a number Of other build
ings is assured.
Knoxville.-Albert S. Hickey, who
was appointed by the state public utll-
tiles commission to make an appraisal
of the Memphis Railway & Light Co.,
has been appointed as appraiser Tor
the Knoxville Railway & Light Co.,
and will conduct the appraisal of that
companys property which was or
dered by the state utilities commits
sion in a decision recently.
Chattanooga.-At a conference o.
representatives of the Southern dlVl-
sion of the National Association Oh
Hosiery Manufacturers here the view
was expressed that on account or con
ditions in the industry mills in the ter
, ritory covered by the association
would be compelled to close down az
soon as orders now on hand are 1llleo
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DR.. L. G.. Glenn of Vanderbilt Uni
versity has in preparation an exhaust
i've report of a survey of the Goa
, fields in the eastern part of the state
, The survey was made under authority
, of the geological department and IL
, cooperation with representatives Of
! the United States geological survey
= Jackson.-Rarely in the agriculture
!, history of this section of the country
has there been greater rush among
> the farmers, who have suffered numer
GUS reverses during the spring season
on account of adverse weather condl
tons, to get their lands seeded anC
, the young crops started to growing.
Jackson.-P for city
: wide canvass among the Baptists
1 Jackson to secure homes for the &C
commodation of 1000 delegates eX
pected to attend the annual state q
Y. P. U. convention, which meets II
/ Jackson in June were completed at
i meeting of the local bodies.
, Davton.-Sheriff Cain Burnett an
his entire family of six have smallpox
and are confined to their home. Ther
is quite an epidemic in this section
there being as many as sixty cases Il
Rhea county.
, Halls.-Carey Hutchinson, son Q
o Mrs A P Massengill, has BIN Off
cially notified that he has Quahtle
D for entrance to the West Point NIL
g tarv Academy, where he will ente
July 1.
2 I,ebanon.-Dr. A. B. Buchanan ha
secured permission from the trustee
of Cumberland University to raise
!. additional $4,000 to provide schola
A. ships in the university
- notwithstanding bitter fight b.
tween factions here, the state highwa
ID commission has decided upon III
c. present Knoxville-Maryville turnplk
with some alterations.
Friendship.-The business men
" Friendship have contracted with II
a. Redpath Chautauqua Bureau for
y three-days' chautauqua, July 15-lb-l
=
b Dresden.-From observation it no
appears that the acreage of the toba
O. CO crop will be cut more than one-ha
I'd in Weakley county this season.
ir Chattanooga.-The fifty-third a
ID nual convention of the Tenness'
to Ctate Dental Association opened he
with $50 members present.
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