Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-03-04
TENNESSEE
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EVENTS
GatheredfrOmANCOr
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

lOld III BTIeteSt FORM
Chattanooga BY an unusual coin.
cidenee the local train from Knoxville
arrived at the terminal station bearing
as fellow passengers, though not as
companions, Capt. T. F. Peck and En-
erson Luther, who. the formers friends
assert, is the chief figure behind the
charges against Capt. Peck which will
be aired In Nashville soon. Further
than to say be welcomed the investigar
ton into his conduct of the office Of
the agricultural commissioner during
the regime Of Gov. Hooper, Capt. Peck
declined to discuss the opposition 81
Senator Houk to his reappointment to
that position.
Knoxville Mrs. Tilman Faddis and
her 5-year-old daughter, Hazel, are in
the Fort Sanders hospital seriously
burned The child fell into CRATE
Of the home, 606 Council street, while
the mother was out in the yard. Her
dress caught fire and she ran out into
the yard. Her mother was badly
burned about hands and arms trying
to extinguish the flames. The condi-
tion of the child is regarded as crit
zeal.
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observation-disclosures members of
the Southern Association of Agricul-
tural Workers were very much inn
pressed with work being done at the
Tennessee experiment station here.
They stopped over en- route home from
a convention in Lexington. A luncheon
was arranged for them by DR.. H. A
Morgan, president Of the University OF
Tennessee, at which agricultural work
was informally discussed.
Memphis. Miss Mollie Quirk took
the stand in federal court here recent
ly to testify in her suit to recover,
100000 from the Bank of Commerce
and Trust company, as executor of the
estate Of Capt. Patrick Kallaher, de-
ceased, for services rendered with
love, affection and loyalty, which she
says she gave to Kallaher from 1888,
when she first met him, down to the
time of his death in 1912.
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Brownsville.-A disastrous blaze oc-
Cured here when property in the bus
mess district Of the town was destroy
ed causing loss that will probably
reach $125,O00, and which is only par
TALLY covered by insurance, totaling
possibly third of the damage. The
correct amount Of insurance cannot be
ascertained until some of the safes in
the burned buildings are opened and
policies recovered.
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Bristol Entailing loss of approx.
imately $235,0OO, the Empire Chair
Factory and several other plants were
destroyed by fire at Johnson City,
Tenn. The loss to the chair factory is
placed at more than $4,000 Other
plants which suffered we're the PEN
rod Walnut and Veneer company and
the Johnson City Lumber company.
The origin Of the fire has not been de-
termined.
Chattanooga While labor leaders in
Chattanooga have been consistently
silent upon the subject, it is gathered
from reports over the state that when
the legislature meets after the recess,
one OF the subjects brought up win
be proposal to amend the workmen's
compensation laws 50 as to bring coal
operators under its provisions.
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Chattanooga. Commissioner Emil
Wassman Of the department Of public
utilities made the statement in dis
cussing the, gas question, that he felt
sure the city would be willing to
purchase gas direct from the by-prod-
ucts Icna parry in the event the present
gas contract with the city should be
cancelled.
Lexington farmers Of the Life
seighbnrhood, six miles east Of Lex
ingtoz, on the N, G. & ST. L. railroad,
held a meeting for the purpose Of pro
noting the growing Of sweet potatoes
in that vicinity, work which is being
promoted at different points in the
county by County Agent H. A. Powers.
Lawrenceburg. Although the day
was most disagreeable, heavy rains
falling at intervals, large crowd Of
people from the country attended
Senator g. G. Kelly's meeting, called
for the purpose Of ascertaining the
wishes of the county On his bill to
repeal the dog law.
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Memphis. Ernest Tapp, bank mes.
senger for Federal Reserve bank, was
held up and robbed Of $1,000 at IL
o'clock in the morning at Court ave
nue. and Second street. Hundreds of
we're passing at the time, but
the lone bandit who staged the holdup
made a getaway.
Knoxville. University Of Tennessee
students are enthusiastic over the
plans for the organization Of a cham