The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-12
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gatheredfrom All Cor
ners of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

Murfreesboro-Miss Bess A. Wooten,
secretary for Middle Tennessee Anti
Tuberculosis association, who has been
in Murfreesboro for several weeks in
the interest of the Rutherford County
tuberculosis association. will sail
early in September for years travel
In Europe.
Memphis.-The body OF Priavte Pat
rick. ]. Mclaughlin. who was killed In
action i'm France, Oct. 8, 1918, has been
brought back to Hoboken, N. j., and
win SOON arrive I'm Memphis, accod-
ing to word received by his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. ii. Mclaughlin.
Johnson City.-Charges that liquor
and narcotics were sold openly and
that immoral women overran the
grounds of the government sanatorium
here, made by Col. Forbes at Wash
ington, were denied by DR.. Walter G.
Klotz, superintendent.
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Knoxville.-Crowds OF curious peo-
pie will no longer be permitted to zee
and speak to Otto Stevens. Thomas
Christmas. Charles Petree and John
Mcclure at the Knox county jail. This
has been decided upon by Sheriff w.
T. Cate
Lavergne. opening OF the La
yergne end OF the Dixie highway To
the travelling public is an event OF the
deepest interest to the taxpayers cf
Rutherford county, who. along with
tourists, will benefit from the 100000
appropriation for the forty-two miles
Of federal highway through the county.
Gailatin.-The home Of Dan Brooks,
a negro, living near the stock yards
in Gallatin, was raided by Mayor w.
II. Brown and City Marshal Bert Wal
lace, and over four gallons of whisky,
contained in fruit jars and jugs. con-
fiscated.
Bethpage-George Gregory, a prom
iuent farmer LIVING on the old Warren
fered a fracture Of the right wrist
while attempting to crank his Ford
car. .....
Columbia.-Offieers still seek Elmer
Cant, Williamsport negro, who, IL ~
charged, ran down and seriously In.
jured Misses viaey and Lille Martin.
aged IL and 20 years. respectively.
daughters OF Tom Martin OF the Gen.
tury Mine community.
Ripley.-C. w. Phillips, who has
been conducting a jewelry store here
for several years. has sold his stock
and fixtures to X. II. Powers, Of
Brownsville. who will continue The
business.
Memphis Henry Ford has been in.
vited 10 come to Memphis and deliver
an address to the eighth annual CON
vention of the Cotton States MGR.
chants association. In session here
Aug. 1926.
Nashville.-The Cumberland Tele-
phope company has refused To submit
to the order OF the Tennessee railroad
and public utilities commission In tax
ing the cost OF the appraisal OF tele-
phone conpany's property and audit
Of it's books 10 the company.
Nashville.--The Ross Vaughan to
bacco company of Greensboro. KY. has
filed an amendment to it's charter with
Secretary of State Ernest n. Haston.
The company has increased its capt
tai stock to s275.00 from $4,000.
neutrality-suspicious.. Henry King.
chairman. y. c. Crichlow and A. l..
Todd have been chosen as a central
committee for Rutherford county to
take up the work already begun In
the interest 81 the anti-tuberculCsls
association.
Ripley.-At the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Durham family reunion and wa
tieth anniversary Of Mrs. n. y. Con.
ner, sr.. was had. Az Of the members
Of tho Conner family were present.
9ipley.-Reports from some sections
Of the county indicate the appearance
of rats In great numbers. and they are
doing considerable damage to corn
and catalogues.
Jackson.-The fire department Is &c
cupyiDs space ON the streets. during
a period Of repairs on the building. but
fortunately no call has been made
since the work began.
Nsshville-R. NJ. Tigsrt 81 this city
has accepted the position 81 assistant
10 Dr. Elmer T. Clarke. publicity d.
rector ~ the board Of educat ION II
the NJ y. church. South.
Lebanon.-The attempt 10 rob the
home ~ Mrs. y. n. Trice has turned
out to have been more than a success
than zt first thought.
Bristol.-News has been received
here OF the death Of Bertha Louise
Richards the iz-year-old daughter %
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