Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1920-03-25
Brief News OF
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Columbia-Roads of Maury county
were badly damaged by the torrential
rain which almost completely flooded
the country.
Camden.-The Palace Hotel here
has changed hands again. the owner.
Allie v. Bowles, selling it to I. N.
Bridges of Gleason. Tenn.
Nashville.-Sheriff A. P. Warren of
Warren county was arraigned in the
federal court here and pleaded not
guilty to a distilling charge.
Observation-Disclosures cut their way
into the grocery and hardware store
OF T. P. Bethshares of this place and
made off with considerable loot.
Friendship-Prof. ]. T. and Prof w.
H. DePriest Of Linden, Tenn, have
again been elected principals Of the
Friendship High School and have ac-
cepted.
Clarksville-The first performance
Of the Elks' MINISTRIES put on at the
high school auditorium in this city by
the local lodge was a success in every
respect.
Friendship-Dr. William H. Stall
fngs, automobile dealer, has purchased
the concrete building of Thompson &
Haley, on Depot street, and will open
a garage.
Observation-Disclosures OF the Sigma
Chi fraternity in Nashville and Middle
Tennessee will hold their annual BAN
quet at the Commercial Club April 2,
at Z o'clock.
Memphis.-Dr. DIN West Of Nash
gilIe, secretary of the state board Of
health, informed Mayor Paine that the
health survey Of Memphis would begin
about April 1.
Columbia.-Mt. Pleasant is again en-
joying electric lights after the flood.
which put the plant out of operation
Saturday night the phosphate city was
in utter darkness.
Lebanon-In keeping with the pro
gressive spirit of the thriving towns OF
Middle Tennessee, number of mer-
Der Of commerce.
Columbia.-Ex-Presid William H.
Taft, only living ex-president, stopped
in Columbia Monday for a short time,
and while here took his exercise" and
gave out an interesting view.
Knoxville.-At an auction sale Of
Of hn nj M
nessee farm Il head were sold for
$27.575, an average Of $672. The top
of the sale brought $3,O25.
NashviIIe.-The American Legion
will make a national issue Of the
Webster McCabe postoffice contro-
versy which resulted in the assumption
of office by Charles NJ. McCabe.
Knoxvi11e-The Knoxville College
for Negroes is to receive an endow-
ment of $59O,O00 the gift of the New
York World Movement of the Presby-
terrain Churches of the United States.
NashviIIe-An increase of almost
100 per cent in life insurance premiums
III Tennessee for 1919 over 1918 is
shown by the figures received by In
surance Commissioner L.. K. AIRING
ton.
Lebanon.-At a meeting of the
Daughters of the Ccnfederacy held here
a vote was taken on the soldier boz
nus and the entire organization was
unanimously in favor of such legisla-
ton.
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Puryear-The farmers of this coun-
! ty are organizing for the purpose OF
getting better prices for their products.
emphis-Through the generosity
Of a citizen of Memphis, who refuses
to reveal his identity, an X-ray ma
| chine of the most improved type mas
| peen presented to the Cripple Chill
| dren's Hospital.
Memphis-The Southern Railway on
April 1 will restore its fast freight line
! package car service between eastern
seaboard points, principally from Nor
folk and Potomac yards to Memphis
and certain points west.
!
| Memphis.-The largest purchase OF
airplanes ever made in Memphis by a
/ private company was consummated
1 when the Mississippi Aerial Company
of Greenwood bought 1S ships from
the Memphis Aerial Company.
Jackson.-A contract will probably
be let for extensive improvements in
Court Square. consisting of new con
crete walks and water ways through
the park. a Encouragement of the plot
ting and other changes to improve the
appearance of the square.
Trezevant-The 1,100acre tract Of
land belonging to the Moran brothers
of Dresden and lying along the Obior
river, three miles north of this city
was recently sold to the Gayoso Com
pany of Memphis, the consideration be