Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-28
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners of the State and
Told In Briefest Form

the murder of George Lewis and a
nearly fatal attack upon Andrew
Crumley, both of knoxville. The first
startling development came when
Crumley in testifying stated that he
believed Charlie Petree was the man
who cut his throat, and the other
when Crumley stood up and pointed
out the four defendants and called
them by name.
Dresden-Sid and Kirk Register, the
two men brought to Jail by Sheriff
Bullock and deputies charged with OPP
Grating an illicit distillery in the vicin-
ity of Sharon, were bailed out and
have left for their home. A third man
remains in Jail. The raiding officres
captured a complete outfit, a barrel of
beer and one quart of liquor.
Lexington-J. L. Wood member of
the county equalization board, tells of
an unusual experience which befell
him. The fore wheel of his buggy
picked up a goodly sized snake and |
deposited it on the buggy seat by the |
side of Mr.. Woods. 1t is useless to |
say that he vacated the buggy without |
ceremony.
Memphis.-Sheriff Perry and every
available officer on his staff, assisted |
by emergency policemen and a squad
of detectives with bloodhounds are
searching for two negroes who GRIM
inally assaulted Miss Mabel Menacko,
after robbing her and her escort, Ma
than J. Kabakoff, on the Poplar Pike,
about two miles east of White Station.
Estill Springs.-Two REVEALS are be-
ing conducted at this place, one being
conducted at the Christian church by
the Rev. c. P. Cuff of Macon, Ca and
the other by the Rev. Mr. Faulkner,
travelling evangelist, with his own tent.
Clarksville.-More than IT'S Kiwan-
ians and their families and guests at
tended the fifth quarterly ladies' night
entertainment at Dunbar's Cave.
M
Ripley.-With cuts about their face s
and body, sustained when their auto I
went over an embankment near Hell. |
ena, Ark, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Rice,
their two children, and Montelle Rice, (
son of relative, are recuperating /
here. I
Chattanooga.-In a statement just
issued, Sheriff W. H. Holmes, of Dade
Ga. declared that a large
quantity of the carload of liquor re- =,
Gently seized by him had been stolen =,
from the Jail and was now being ped
died in Chattanooga by "bootleggers.'
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Clarksville.-Dr. w. L. Walker, Of u
Danville, KY, who was recently called "
to the pastorate of the First Baptist n
church of this city, has notified Sterl- IL
ng Fort, chairman of the pulpit COM
mittee, that he will be here soon to a
pay the church visit.
Chattanooga-Me Memphis won it's fight W
lere for the meeting of the Tennessee a.
Pharmaceutical association, the invi- nc
alton backed by the mayor, chamber II
If commerce and druggists club of the ct
Bluff City being accepted by the an IL
lual convention at it's closing session. az
Dresden.-Judge Hal Holmes has til
the July term of chancery be
curt here. The docket is large, there Ell
eing several warmly contested cases G.
o be heard at this term and number of
I divorce suits pending J.
$500 de
Huntingdon Will Murphy, Jr., lie,
n honor graduate of the Huntingdon Al
Ugh school at the spring term, has
nations at the Annapolis naval aead- -
my and has been accepted as a cadet.
me
Centreville.-Clifford Elkins is dead a.,
nd Everett Harris dangerously burr.
i about the body as the result of an W
kplosion of can of blasting powder ele
ear the Paragon mines, three miles thu
'uth of this city. Or
1890. COZ
Nashville.-The Cumberland Tele- of
none and Telegraph company au- Zig
ounced on resumption of the tele.
lone rate hearing before the public we
ilities commission that ii had com. !
eted its proof in the case. La
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Camden.-Relatives of Miss Leva v
oy, 49, who hanged herself on the hay
ok porch of her home 10 miles from Shs
re, are unable to assign a cause for lice
e young woman taking her life. fra,
- tire
ne henderson county boo
ard OF equalizers are completing con
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