The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-10-21
TENNESSEE.
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

Brownsville. Brownsville mothers
are experiencing considerable anxiety
over the diphtheria situation here, al.
though as yet there have been only a
officers. Children in the grammar
school have been given the Schick test
for susceptibility to the disease and Il
is thought by timely measures that a
spread OF the disease will be prevent
ed. So far there has been only one
death from the disease here.
Jacksonville Rev. c. A. Water
field has been transferred from the
Memphis to the Northwestern confer
ence. and stationed at Vernon, Tex,
and the Rev. Simon Shaw Of that COM
ference and station. has been trans
ferred to the Memphis conference aud
appointed to the First Methodist
church here to succeed DIR. Water.
field, who came to this church ons
year ago.
Nashville-Maggie Mcclellan claims
that her husband. Luther Mcclellan,
stole her away from school while a
mere child In a divorce bill filed in
the circuit clerks office. The PLAN.
tiff alleges that her husband has been
cruel to her ever since their marriage
and lately he has become very violent
toward her. threatening, she says, to
cut off her head.
Trezevant.-A good sweet potato
yield of 240 bushels per acre is re-
ported by w. A. Carpenter and w. J.
Calhoun Of Route 8. this city. From
five and half acres in this crop they
have dug and housed over 1,200 bush.
els. The potatoes. OF the famous
Nancy Hall variety, are Of fine quality
and will command good prices on the
market.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF resolution
urging immediate acceptance of the
Ford offer to- develop the Muscle
Shoals holdings, election OF officers
and discussion Of plans to extend this
organization into smaller cities OF the
state were the outstanding features of
the second and concluding days SEES.
sion of the Tennessee real estate as
ISOLATION convention here.
Jackson.-A lad Is years old. giving
his name as James Classify, was ar.
rested here, charged with seeking
money as deaf mute. He claims 81
man named Ed Davis conceived the
scheme for him to pose as a mute.
When carried to the police station
speech returned to the lad and he told
the police tho whole story.
observation-disclosures he confessed
his guilt to prevent the possible impli-
cation Of an innocent man In bank
fund embezzlement, Guy Tucker, for.
mer teller In the American National
bank. was sentenced To only eight
months In Jail. Judge T.. T. Sanford
said here In announcing the sentence.
Dresden.-The two-story dwelling OF
Mrs. Della Ogg. three miles north OF
Dresden. was destroyed by fire. Mrs.
Ogg. who is In feeble health. was at
home alonc and was asleep when the
fire started. She was awakened by
the roaring of flames and barely es.
capped cremation.
Knoxvillc.-With Bishop +. q. Rich
ardson Of Atlanta presiding. the sew
enty-eighth session OF Holston annual
conference OF the NJ. f. church was
formally opened at Elizabethton. More
than one hundred clerical and lay
delegates are in attendance.
Knoxville.-Approvl a plan Of the
University OF Chattanooga to raise an
endowment fund OF si.0O0.OO0 for the
institution. resolutions were unanI.
mously adopted by Holston annual
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church at ElIzabethton.
Cookeville.-The jury in the case OF
the state against Alfred Smith. Jim
Madewell and VIII Robertson. the ne.
gro. charged with the murder OF a
soldier. Raphael Purlmutier returned
a verdict OF not guilty.
Bradford.-The crop OF sweet DO
taioes in this section Is being hsr-
vested rapidly. Most Of the growers
are storing their crops. as the price
that is being paid is entirely too low
10 Justify them in selling at this time.
Brownsville.-The home Of Mrs. A.
q. Howell on East College street was
destroyed by fire. the loss to the build.
Ing being about $1,000. with only
$4,000 insurance
Grecneville -Workmen engaged In
installing a furnace az the Ford Motor
company building here unearthed a
long forgotten grave about eight feet
under ground.
Nashville.-Ben y. Wade, confessed
embezzler Of $1,000 from the volun.
I teer OF Company. was sentenced to
five 10 20 years in the state peniteu
tiary here.
Knoxville.-A constitutional change
TO permit laymen TO sit in conference
| with ministers was offered On the Hal