The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-07-15
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STATE NEWS ITEMS
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Huntingdon, Tenn, July Slight
ening struck the home of George Ber-
ell, Of the 22nd district and so stunned
the family that they were supposed to
be dead for a while. The family had
Just returned from a picnic at McKen-
zie when the bolt of Tightening ripped
through the house. Six or seven we're
injured, only the father escaping.
Bristol, Tenn.-Va., July 8.-All Of
the 46 victims of ptomaine poisoning
at the Salvation Army picnic yester-
day will recover, it was announced by
attending physicians. Several Of the
children are still very i'll, but out of
danger, it is believed Cause of the
poisoning has not yet been dis
covered, but Investigations are being
made.
Gleason, Tenn, July 9.-The sweet
potato growers Of this section will
about complete their last setting this
week. 1t looked ten days ago as if
the potato crop in this section would
be short, as there hadn't been sea
son for setting, and the crop, as it will
be now, will be cut short considerably.
This will be due largely to the scare
ity of slips and the late season.
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Puryear, Tenn, July 8.-Five head
of horses and mules were killed dur
ing the electrical storm which oceurr-
ed here at o'clock yesterday after
noon on the farm Of 7. A. Lax, near
Buchanan.
The stock farm Of Burton Valen-
tine was set on fire by the tightening,
but went out without much resulting
damage. A little boy drove the. stock
from the barn when he found the
building burning.
Knoxville, Tenn, July SIS ex
Governor Malcomb r. Patterson about
to forsake his anti-booze crusade for
another heat in Tennessee politics?
The former governor from Memphis,
who arrived in the city to-day to be-
gin series Of prohibition lectures, re-
fused to affirm or deny current poll
tical gossip to the effect that he
might be an opponent of Senator Nc
Kellar in his next bid for the United
States Senate.
The Governor refuses to discuss
politics. Neither win he talk Of his
possible future connection with the
anti-saloon league, with which he has
been affiliated for about ten years.
jackson, Tenn, July 8.-The cleo
tion of city firemen and policemen
for the coming year was completed
this morning by the city commission.
The biggest shakeup occurred when
Eugene Williams was displaced
as chief by Ben Warlick, former chief,
who has been in the insurance busi-
ness for the past two years. Williams
had been with the fire department
q years. Alex Stegall was re-elect-
ed police chief, Bird H. Shelton, who
has been with the police department
for twenty years, was not an apph-
cant for reelection, it is said. Prac-
tically all Of the fire and police force
was renamed Richard l.. Balch was
reelected city recorder and Will Ozier
again chosen as assistant Miss lnez
French was again reelected water
rate clerk and stenographer.
jackson, Tenn, July SD. Priest,
farmer Of the Pinson neighborhoCd,
was shot and killed this morning in
field near the roadside, according
to the statement of Coroner Ewing
Griffin, who in company with Ray
mond Carroll. went to the scene.
Priest left home early this morning
with a shotgun under his arm. Fol |
lowing the killing, those in the vicn- |
ity could not find the shotgun. Ex-
animation showed that Priest had |
been shot in the head with shotgun
and one finger blown off Pistol |
wounds were also foand about the |
body, indicating that perhaps more |
than one person was firing upon him.
A strange man came to the home Of |
Mr.. Riekestaff this morning and told |
the young daughter of the household |
that Priest had been killed. She ran
to inform older members Of the house
hold and when she returned her infor
mant had left. 1t is not known
whether an inquest will be held or
not. Coroner Griffin said this after
noon. An arrest may follow in short
order and developments are expected |
tomorrow. Coroner Griffin brought |
the body to Jackson.
Huntingdon, Tenn, July 8.-A |
nicely dressed young man, giving his
name as Lawton, of Kentucky, is in
Jail here under the charge of securing |
money under false pretenses. He
dropped into Wares garage Tuesday |
evening, stated that he was a repre-
sentative of the Tennessee Biscuit |
Company, of Nashville and that his
car was in trouble out near Hollow
Rock. He asked the loan of some
money until he could get an expense
check of sl1S cashed
Mr.. Bramley, the manager, accom-
modated him with a small loan. He
spent the night at the hotel and left |
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