Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-06-10
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gathered All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form


Memorial Day the cemeteries ada.
cent to Nashville were the scenes of
impressive ceremonies. The graves Of
10 soldiers of the revolution were To-
Gated in the city cemetery and ap.
propriate exercises were conducted by
the Sons of the American Revolution.
The graves of veterans of the Civil
War and the late World War in the
national cemetery were decorated with
flowers.
Dayton.--It was announced by coun.
sci Of DIR. w. P. Allen, held in jail
here for the killing Of Birch c. Card
enhire, that at the preliminary hear
ing the defendant would waive ex-
animation and that the attorney gem
eral had agreed to release him on bond
of $4,000. The case will come be.
fore the August grand jury and, ac-
cording to counsel for the defendant,
evidence will be submitted to show
justification under AAe "unwritten
law"
Knoxville.-Judge d. A. Vines, after
hearing motion of counsel for Carl
Murrell for change of venue, refused
to grant same, and set the trial of
Murrell to be heard at Blountville on
the fourth Monday in June. Murrell
is charged with killing his father,
Thos. Murrell wealthy farmer of
Sullivan county, at the Murrell home
stead, near the Washington and Sulli-
van county line, on the night Of March
10.
Covington.-T elders of the First
Presbyterian church of Covington
have sold the U. S. A. Presbyterian
church building here to the Christian
church of Covington, subject to rati-
fication of the sale by the members of
the church at a congregational meet
ing of the membership of the First
Presbyterian church, to be held in
that church. The consideration was
$500.
Lexington.-Judge John William
Ross has many friends here who are
rejoicing over his victory in the fed
eral judgship fight at Washington. The
opposition to Judge Ross having lost
after putting up the most strenuous
fight possible, takes defeat philAsophi-
cally and say that each is ready to
help the winner make the good judge
they know he is well able to do.
Knoxville.-William McCourry, 212
East Front street, took two drinks out
of half pint bottle and within an
hour he was dead. The bottle was
supposed to have contained white
whisky. What was really in the bot
tie will be determined by an analysis
to be made by chemist under in
structions from DR.. G. E. Mooney, who
attended Mr.. McCourry.
Newbern.-The contract for the con-
struction Of the jefferson Davis high
way will be let for the purpose of
building eight miles of hard-surfaced
roads between Newbern and Dyers-
burg. The bonds for the so miles of
roads recently authorized have been
sold at a satisfactory figure. The
route will give Newbern and Dyers-
burg each 80 miles.
Memphis.-I. H. Morris has petit
toned circuit court for writ of GER
tiorari and supersedeas in an effort
to restrain Mrs. Kate Hamilton from
forcing him to vacate a building at
"a South Main street. He is seeking
to appeal from a decision of Squire
George B. Coleman, who held that Mrs.
Hamilton was entitled to possession
OF the property.
sahts
Trezevant. dwards-Atkins Com
pany has arranged with Adams & Her
ron for the potato warehouse on At
wood street for temporary quarters.
The building will be cleaned out and
shelving put in right away and new
stock of dry goods, clothing and shoes
will be insta led.
Chattanooga-The Blue and Gray
united in observance of Memorial Day
and the decoration of the 14,005 graves
in the National cemetery. o: the
number buried here, 5000 are marked
unknown, and, besides, there are 30
newly made graves of the boys who
fell in France.
Newbern.-TrustIe Joe Light will
offer for public sale, Dyer county
farms on which the taxes have not
been paid.
Jackson. B. Goode, engineer for
the Illinois Central for many years,
has been retired on pension.
Memphis.-The Plough Chemical |
Company has purchased the plant,
stock and good will of the Gerstile |
Medicine Company, of Chattanooga,
one Of the best known and most firm.
" established manufacturers OF pro-
prietary mt licines in the South, it has
been announced by A. A. Plough,
president Of the Memphis company.