Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-04-07
TENNESSEE
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The case. came before Judge DrinncI
/ Knoxville.-AbOut SIC, 600 is expec
ed to be available for the east Tel
nee division fair under the bill passe
by the legislature. J. L. Deaver, pres
ident of the fair, estimates the tota
to be derived in the state by the &C
at about 100000.
Winchester.-Details Of an affra.
which occurred in the mountains OF
the line between Franklin and Grund!
counties in which George WesterfielC
was killed and man named Meeki
was wounded, reached here. Thu
trouble is thought to have been +;
sequel to raids on moonshiners in tina
section.
Chattanooga.-Bi Bishop H. j. Mikel
and Bishop Coadjutor William Mercer
Green of Mississippi were guests OF
honor at the regular dinner of the
Mems Service League of St. Paul's
church. DR.. A. F. Sheldon, noted edu
Gator. who is here delivering a series
of lectures. delivered the principal ad
dress of the evening.
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Knoxville.-Rev J. Stewart French
president of Emory and Henry AMI
Martha Washington colleges, and the
Rev. Royal A Simonds of Knoxville
have been signally honored by their
respective colleges of bishops in their
selection as delegates to the ecumeni-
cal council of Methodism which will
be held in London in September.
Memphis-If the plans for extend
ing and improving the water system
of this city are adopted and carried
out. as indicated in the report of the
chairman of the department, river wa
ter will be used for fire fighting pur
poses i'll the downtown district. The
suggestion that some of it be used for
household purposes has been rejected.
Lewisburg.-A committee having in
charge the soliciting of funds for the
erection of a new dormitory for Price
Webb school to replace the one re-
Gently destroyed by fire, has been sue
cessful and it is assured that the
work of building a modern dormitory
and gymnasium for the school to cost
$4,000 will in the near future begin
on the one burned.
Chattanooga mass meeting in
the interest of the proposed levee as
a protection against future floods to
be held here is attracting a good deal
of interest and a large attendance of
taxpayers is expected Maj A. L.
Dabney of Memphis, one of the engi-
neers who made the levee survey, has
promised to attend the meeting and |
explain details of proposed project
Columbi The grand jury has COM
pleted it's work for the term and ad-
journed without returning an indict-
ment against George Shaw, aged Is,
of Fort Worth, Texas, student of the
Branham and Hughes Military Acad,
envy, who confessed that he, together
with Jack Chandler of Louisville, had
to burn one of the school
dormitories when they learned that
school authorities were not to give
Easter holidays.
Knoxville.-From 80 to 81 men will
be laid off at the Southern Railway
Coster shops. The order affects the
locomotive and general repair shops
t is the result of an appropriation for
operation of Coster shops being SLASH
I'd. Prevailing rules of seniority will
in the reduction of the force.
The reduction is the fifth within a
ear, and has reduced the force en-
,loyed there during war days from
approximately 1000 to less than 700
zen. Z
Lewisburg. of Cornersville
nd community are considerably agi- 1
lted over the prospects for striking Il
il in that section. The Buffalo Oil e.
as Co. has recently secured option
n lands in the Cornersville section
nd has put up machinery for opera 81
ons and are now drilling on the Hay a
God farm. Oil prospects in that sec p
on as well as other sections of the C;
)unty have long been considered in te
ting, and if the present experiment CT
owes successful it will be followed ST
? other operations. fr
Dresden.-A state fire marshal from c.
resden, after visiting Dresden this
eek and after an investigation gave !,
,tice that upon his return to Nash
lie he would issue a written order oe
ndemning and ordering the removal IN
the old frame building situated on nj
e northwest corner of the square OIL
thin thirty days from date of notice. m
lis building was until recently &C. sa
pied by Thomson & Thomson as nc
law office. 1t IS one of the Oldest ia
ildings in the town and one of just be
o frames situated directly upon the co
bile square. MI
first cut in apart Fl
mt house rents has been announced
re, but owners of others announce ~
1t they contemplate no changes. =.