Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-04-07
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gathered from AllCor-
ners. of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

sOH, lOTHieT pTeSluent Oh lne Ouiteu
States, in Greenville, Tenn, as a re-
suit of the property being acquired by
the state. The building is located on
East Depot street. The old board
fence which was originally around the
shop has been torn away and wire
fence has been put in its stead, but
aside from this there has been no no.
ticGable change. A little sign with
the words, "a Jackson, Tailor is
still over the door of the old tailor
shop.
McMinnville.-This town was great.
ly shocked over the tragic death OF
James Hamilton Mr.. Hamilton was
building new home on his farm in
West Riverside, and had come to town
for load of shingles. AS he was re-
turning home he had to cross the
bridge at Wallng's mill, and just as
he,was driving off the bridge, the team
became frightened by some shingles
falling from the wagon, and gave
quick plunge, throwing Mr.. Hamilton
off the wagon. His skull was crushed
and the wagon ran over his neck and
shoulders.
Observation-Disclosures Mays, the me-
gro convicted here of the murder OF
Mrs BERTHE Lindsey, in August, 1919,
which crime brought on the race riots
and storming of the Knox county Jail,
was brought here from Nashville,
where he has been confined since his
first trial. The supreme court grant
ed a new trial on the grounds that the
trial Judge failed to charge the jury
to fix the punishment in the event Of
finding the defendant guilty. of. first
degree murder.
rksville.-Among the true bills
found by the Montgomery county
grand jury, four are against Silas and
Bonnie Finney, three on housebreak-
ing and larceny charges and one on
the charge of breaking Jail. j. T.
North, who escaped from the county
Jail with the Finneys, was also indict-
ed on charges of public drunkenness
and breaking Jail. All three of the
men are still at large and practically
all trace of them has been lost.
Chattanooga.-The excitement caus-
ed by the run on the Citizens Bank Of
Fort Payne. seems to have subsidized
without involving any other banks in
that section of the state. In anticipa-
ton of probable trouble all the other
banks prepared themselves to stand
firm. One bank, the First NATIONAL,
had arranged to have a large sum OF
money brought to Fort Payne by air
plane should an attempt be made to
run on the bank
Benton.-M. V. Davis, member OF
the Polk county court, his brother, E,
L. Davis. postmaster, and prominent
merchant of Conasauga; Bob and Ed
McCamy, charged with the killing of
Deputy Sheriff Tidker Headrick after
an ARRAY over the transportation OF
liquor few months ago. were acquit-
ted by d jury here following trial
lasting several days.
Hartsville-Dr. Byron w. King,
president of the King School of Ora
tory, Pittsburg has been here lectur-
ing under auspices of the local high
school. The first entertainment of the
series was lectlne-sermon delivered
at the Methodist church, this being fol-
lowed by other features and readings
three times daily at the church and
the school building
Misunderstanding Twentieth Cen
tury club celebrated its seventeenth
anniversary with birthday party at
the home of Mrs, B. G. Slaughter Sec
ond vice-president The following
members were joint hostesses with
Mrs. Slaughter: Mrs. J. Robert Par
sons, Mrs. w. NJ Porter, Mrs. ]. B.
Calhoun Misses Ola V. Anderton and
Irene Shook.
Memphis. at bay by drawn
pistols III the HdHuS Oh 1UllCe sergeant
Cleary and Detective Sergeants Will
Griffin and D. e. McClenahan, a MOB
of approximately 400 negroes in South
Memphis failed to take John Powell,
another negro, whom the police had
arrested for the murder &C his wife.
Union City.-Street building plans
approximating quarter of a million
dollars for Union City, Tenn, have
been placed in the hands of Weather
ford & Harris, Memphis engineers.
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noxville.-Ninety three candles
were In the birthday cake of Mrs.
Saraphine Baxter at celebration held
at her home at Washington college,
johnson City.