Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-10-27
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

ndue On the ~ gHlpuIs-tO-DitSlot hNSh-
way link being built from this place
to Cheatham county line, distance OF
ten miles. The road Is a government
project, and is built with a rough
stone base tight inches, and then COW
cred with two coatings of oil and
stone, at a cost of $1,000 per mile,
and will be one Of the best roads
in the state when completed.
Columbia.-A reduction OF fifty.two
cents per ton on crushed limestone
delivered to the farmers of this Sec
ton was announced at county council
or agriculture. This reduction will
mean great saving to the farmers
OF the county, many of whom are turn.
ing more and more to crimson clover
and alfalfa crops, and crushed lime
stone being almost essential to their
| welfare.
Chattanooga.--A suit asking $4,000
damages was filed in the circuit court
by II. H. Turner, administrator.
again4t John S. Graham and Percy
Warner, receivers, and the Chatta-
nooga Railway and Light company.
| The suit grew out of the death of
Mary Catherine Turner, the two-year-
/ old daughter of the complainant. who
was instantly killed by one of the
defendant company's cars.
Bristol.-Steps are being taken to
improve the local water supply, and
contract for developing the water
systems OF the two Bristols has been
let to the engineering firm OF Nor
ton, Byrd & Whitman OF Baltimore,
/ Md. Work on the project is to start
in the near future. Seven PROPOSE
tions were considered before It was
decided to award the contract to the
Baltimore firm.
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Bethpage.--County Agent James
H. Evans of Gallatin conducted dem.
onstration Is selecting seed corn here
on the farm OF Mr.. John M. Wilks In
the presence Of good crowd OF
farmers. Mr. Evans first gave very
beneficial lecture on what to look for
in selecting seed and then had each
! man present to go into the ears OF
corn and select number of ears that
he considered the most typical of the
variety grown in the field.
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Chattanooga. Despite the rumors
that another examination of appli
cants for postmaster In Chattanooga
Is pending the head examiner stated
that the first papers had not been
! graded, hence the rumor OF second
| examination was without foundation
The rumors were TO the effect that
the applicants had failed to make the
proper grading.
| .Waynesboro.A serious difficulty
occurred Just out Of town between
two men named Silas Whitehead
and Sinclair Skinner. Skinner was
shot by Whitehead, it is alleged the
ball entering the jaw. The physician
called was unable to locate the ball.
Skinner was carried to Columbia The
wound is considered dangerous and
may prove fatal.
Paris.-The first carload OF Henry
county's justly celebrated Nancy Hal
sweet potatoes of the present crop
has just been shipped. The yield Is
just about normal and will probably
yield upwards of 150 bushels to the
acre. The acreage is probably little
greater than last year.
Chattanooga.-Miss Ann |Trimble,
one of the maids of honor of the Tea.
nessee division, u. c. ", has insti.
tuted suit for $4,000 against Clyde
Miller and his wife, seeking to recover
$4,000 damages for personal injuries
received several weeks ago when she
sustained broken leg in an auto
mobile accident.
Newburn.-Ensey Hargrove, the
\ little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sher.
\ man Hargrove, who reside on Monroe
street in Newbern, is In serious con-
dition as the result of being run over
by an automobile driven by Burney
Fly, an employe of the Harrington &
Hall garage. The little girl was en-
route home from school when the
| accid lent occurred
! Columbia. ACCORDING to reports re-
| ceiyed from every section of the coun-
ty Maurys wheat crop for 1929 will
| be at least twenty-five per cent great
or than the 1921 crop-that is, the
| acreage will be.
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