Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-04-08
TENNESSEE.
EVENTS
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Gathered from AllCor-
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

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the old tailor shop Of Andrew Jack
son, former president Of the United
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 q wire
fence has been put in it's stead, but
aside from this there has been no mo-
tieeable change A little sign with
the words, "a jackson, Tailor" IL
still over the door of the old tailor
shop.
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McMinnviIle. town was great.
~ shocked over the tragic death Of
James Hamilton. Mr.. Hamilton was
building a 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 Walling's mill, and just as
he was driving off the bridge, the team
became frightened by some shingles
falling from the wagon, and gave a
quick plunge, throwing Mr.. Hamilton
Off the wagon. His skull was crushed
and the wagon ran over his neck and
shoulders.
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Knoxville Maurice Mays the ne
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.
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Clarksville.-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 stilI at large and practically
all trace Of them has been lost.
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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 q 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
charged with the killing of |
Deputy Sheriff Tidker Headrick after
IN affray over the transportation Of
liquor few months ago, were acquit-
ed by a jury here following trial
asting several days.
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Hartsville DR.. Byron w. King.
president Of the King School Of Ora
ory, Pittsbnrg, has been here lectur-
ng under auspices Of the local hign
ichool. The first entertainment of the
ieries was a lecture-sernon delivered
It the Methodist church, this being fol-
owed by other features and readings
hree times daily at the church and
he school building.
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Winchester.-The Twentieth Gen.
ury club celebrated its seventeenth
anniversary. with birthday party at
he home Of Mrs. B. G. slaughter sec
nd vice-president. The following
1embers were joint hostesses with
frs. Slaughter: Mrs j. Robert Par
ons, Mrs. w. M. Porter, Mrs. J. B.
Ialhoun. Misses Ola v. Anderton and
rene Shook.
Memphis Held at bay by drawn
istolsy in the hands Of Police Sergeant
learyl and Detective Sergeants Will
Iriffin and D. E. McClenahan, mob
approximately 400 negroes in South
Iemphis failed to take John Powell,
mother negro, whom the police had
rrested for the murder Of his wife,.
Union City Street building plans
a quarter of a million
ollars for Union City, Tenn, have
cen placed in the hands of Weather.
,rd & Harris, Memphis engineers.
Knoxville Ninety three candles
ere in the birthday cake Of Mrs.
araphine Baxter at celebration held
her home at Washington college,
ohnson City.
Gainesboro Rev. K A. Early, pas
n of the local M. 3. church, South,
II from ladder at the church where
,me repair work is being done and
roke his right arm about the wrist.
is brother, viii Early, painter and in
rior decorated by trade. was on the ,
oder at the time, but escaped with