The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-11-18
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gatheredfrom All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

the third Tennessee district urging
him to use his influence to have an
ex-service man named as postmaster
at Chattanooga. The list of eligibles
for presidential appointment contains
the name of Chester d. Richmond,
former soldier, and the legion is back
ing him for the place.
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Nashville.-Complain against the
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph
company, charging that subscribers ap-
plying for telephones were not served
promptly and objecting to installation
OF the prepay station" for the pay
station formerly used were filed by
the city Of Memphis before the Ten
nessee railroad and public utilities
commission.
Chattanooga.-A well dressed stran.
ger, IS years old and one-armed, who
refused to give his name, but saying
that he lived in Meigs county, Tenn,
entered the office of Postoffice Inspec-
tor w. r. Keyes here and confessing
to robbing the postoffice at Auburn,
Mich, in August, 1916, asked that he
| be sent to prison.
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Jacksonville distribution Of IS bas-
kets of food to the poor of Jackson on
last Thanksgiving, made possible by
contributions of school children, will
again be attempted this year under
the auspices of the Volunteers of
America, according to the statement
of Capt. D. Coy, who is in charge Of
charity work here.
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Jackson.-It was announced at the
meeting Of the Rotary club at the Y.
M. c. A., that the Jackson Rotary
club led the entire district in attend
ance during the month of September.
This is quite a record, for the local
organization is one of the largest
clubs in this district.
i TiptonVille.-Fire originated in the
cotton house of the A. e. Markham
cotton gin here and completely de-
sstroyed both the cotton house and it's
contents. About 100000 pounds of
seed cotton was in the house. when
the fire was discovered.
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Greenfield.-A Mr.. Brown, ex-con-
vict, and now on parole, has given a
series of talks at the revival being
conducted at the Methodist church,
and at the two schools here. His talks
were on the temptations of life and
the results of doing wrong.
Nashville-Former Gov. M. R. Pat
terson stopped over in Nashville the
other day for a few hours between
jumps on his lecture tour. At the
present time he says he is attending
strictly to his tour, and is booked up
to the middle Of December.
Dyersburg.-The Lions club. of this
city has Endorsed the candidacy of E.
L. Worrell as superintendent of state
bank examiners. Mr.. Wortrell is the
cashier of the First State Bank of
Cavington.
Trezevant.-Farmers of this section
are nearer through with the harvest
ing of their crops than usual at this
time of the season.
Jacksonville jury in the Wither
spoon divorce case returned a verdict
in favor of Ross Witherspoon, after
having consumed about one hour and
40 minutes in the jury room.
Knoxville.-Seven homes were Wis
tied by an ambitious prowler before
he was frightened away by pistol
shots.
Bristol. = Mountains are being
searched for John Green, alleged
slayer of Robert Houston, Wautagus
citizen.
Chattanooga who organ
lied large club at South Pittsburg
have received a congratulatory tele'
gram from national president.
Charleston.-Hobart Maddux, res
taurant keeper, was killed by Deputy
Sheriff Hambright in a pistol duel
Chattanooga.-Tlhe local American
Legion post has forwarded petition to
Washington urging appointment OF
ex-service man as postmaster here.
Nashville. citizens have
filed with the public utilities commits
sion protest against prepay tele
phones.
Jackson.-Anna Cardwell is being
held in a hospital observation ward
following. her attamnt To kill q taxi