The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-12-30
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Catheredfrom All Cor.
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form


ent, declared that he had returned
home and quit the field because he had
found that unorthodox doctrines were
being taught In Chinese mission
schools with the consent Of the mis-
sion board.
The display OF too much hosiery
while she was on the witness stand
caused Won A. Huffaker. Knoxville
Judge. to issue a sharp reprimand to q
woman witness. lie declared no wo-
man would be permitted to come into
his court and insult his sense Of
modesty.
Heroism OF Leila May Smith at Chat
tanooga saved her sisters baby. but
cost her own life. when the child
clothing caught fire Miss Smith extin'
guished II. but the flames ignited her
own dress. She was burned to death.
The baby Is the child of Mrs. J. b.
Grant.
DIR. George 7. Harding. Jr., brother
OF the president. pointed out the need
for better care OF the feeble-minded
as a method OF preventing crime. In an
address before students mt the Madison
Rural sanatorium at Nashville.
Boy. page Mr.. Hays! Aubrey Belts
OF Erin received a letter last week
which was mailed by his mother at
Humboldt, Tenn. on November %.
The letter took 20 days to make a 80.
mile journey.
High school students are In gloom.
superintendent Ziegler has put the
ban on jazz dances and secret socie-
ties. Only the old-fashioned square
dances will be permitted on school
property.
Charles u. Nuchols ut Chattanooga
has sued Sheriff Cate for $4,000 dam.
ages. Claims he and his bride OF two
weeks were innocent bystanders when
shot by seriff's deputies repulslng at
tack on jail.
Poultry rusers in the Bristol section
OF the country are grooming their
fowls for the poultry show which will
be staged January 81. under auspices
Of the Bristol poultry association.
With grading completed only some
bridge work remains to make the
Newbern section OF Jefferson Davis
one Of the finest roads In the
south.
J. Il. Campbell started across the
street In Knoxville. lodged an auto 60
Ing south and was run down and Sc
irously injured by q truck speeding
north.
Following pleas Of guilty TO house
breaking charge in court at Trenton
Dade Forester and Charles Rutledge
given sentences OF three TO 20 years.
Representative Finis Garrett will be
one OF the principal speakers at the
Hull harmony banquet Mt Nashville
December rs.
jackson automobile club has decid
ed to lend It's aid and assist in every
way possible In securing Improvement
to all roads In county.
Amount received from real and per
sonal taxes this year will be sl57.s50.
according to statement OF Jackson tax
assessor.
Although fatally wounded. Deputy
Sheriff Ward nj Knoxville put a bullet
through the heat OF Sherman Hat
maker when lac resisted arrest.
After tour OF siStc. Mrs. II. l.. Fox
has reported ~ governor that enforce.
ment OF child labor laws show marked
Improvement.
Enforcers captured 100 gallons Of
corn liquor nj the Union bottling works
In Chattanooga and arrested X. y. Zim-
norman. proprietor.
william J. Combs Is under bond at
Coyington. following the killing OF his
Sun ll-lhNs Nh' Nas eatt
TO death In Combs barnyard.
Illness OF years duration termi-
mated In the death Of Capt. J. VI.
Brooks. 81. pioneer resident of Knox.
vile.
Mrs. v. r. Garfield. well-known wo-
man OF Ripley. who died following
brief illness. j. survived by fourteen
children.
Body Of John u. Mitchell. 60. found
near home of his son at Selmer. Pa
ralysis caused death. coroner's jury
held.
Mass meeting will be held in Tren-
ton soon to oppose proposed method
Of highway improvement sanctioned
by state highway commission
Mrs. Clara May Boshers OF Coving-
ton is dead as the result OF starting =
fire with gasoline.
Ministerial association considers
bringing billy Sunday to Knoxville for
campaign In 1922.
up TO December I. 2i.4os bales Of
cotton had been ginned In Dyer coun-