The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1922-02-17
TENNESSEE
/ STATE ITEMS

0OOu UuoluOoo PlOSpSCIS are Icll6CI-
ed in orders received at the Coster
shops of the Southern railway at Knox
vile for approximately 800 freight car
repairers to return to work, after hav-
ing been laid off for month and a
half.
Representatives of the Southern and
Illinois Central railways have been in
Nashville comforting with the new own
ers of the Tennessee Central railway
regarding the sale of locomotives and
other rolling stock not included in the
sale by the federal court.
A young woman, believed to be-Miss
Kate Javorska of Chicago, is in a Chat
tanooga hospital probably fatally in
jured as the result Of either falling or
jumping from the north bound Dixie
Flyer" on the Southern railway near
Long Island, Ala.
Feb 4. the term of the postmaster
at Brownsville, Haywood County, Ten
nessee, will expire. The postmaster
general at Washington announces
competitive examination of applicants
for the vacancy on Feb. IA. The office
pays $4,000 year.
Plans for the rebuilding of the High
School building that was burned at
Clarksburg, recently, are going for
ward and it is hoped to, have the
actual work to begin soon. The new
building will be erected on the site
of the old one.
The election and installation of Off
GERS and the dedication Of the new o.
e. s. school on the Masonic Home
grounds, were the closing features OF
the session of the grand chapter OF
Tennessee of the Eastern Star which
has been in convention at Nashville.
May and 6 were selected as the
dates for the annual convention of the
Tennessee Travellers Protective asso.
citation at a meeting of the directors
at Chattanooga The next convention
will be held in that city.
Taxes on property and automobiles
are reported to be coming in slow at
Newbern. Very few automobile Ii
censes have been obtained, though the
country court clerk has received the
new 1922 licenses.
Purchasers of the Tennessee rail
road have filed charter providing for
Incorporating the road with capital
stock of 100000 and changing name
to Tennessee Central.
w. L. Sullivan farmer living near
Munford recently killed one Of the lar
gest hogs ever killed in this seton of
the state, it being a big type Poland
China and weighing 728 pounds net.
Dorothy Bates attractive 16-year-old
girl of Washington, D. c., whose dis
appearance recently resulted in
search from coast to coast, has been
located in Chattanooga.
More than 1000 coal miners in Tracy
City district are on strike in protest
against a ward made by arbitration
board regarding wages and working
conditions.
Horace Church, resident of Franklin,
was shot and killed by George Kiltrell,
also of Franklin. The latter was arres-
ted shortly afterward by Sheriff w. w.
Crockett and placed under bond.
Approximately 300 freight car repair
ers, who were laid off Dec Is at the
Costsr shops of the Southern Railway,
Knoxville have returned to work.
The subcommittee of the Republican
state committee have recommended |
that the state convention meet in Knox
vile on April 20.
J. c. Hale, of Winchester, Tenn, was
elected president of the Tennessee |
Association at their |
annual session at Nashville. |
Feb. 1918 has been named as week |
Of prayer for Presbyterians throughout
tn state.
Following a trial that lasted but one |
day, Sam Hutcheson, farmer at Chat
tanooga acquitted of killing son-in-law.l
N. G. & st. L. railroad at Nashville,
has laid off 1900 additional shopmen
For a six-day period.
First Presbyterian church at Jackson
exceeded it's quota of $4,000 for South
western Presbyterian University fund.
After going above flood stage, the
Tennessee river at Chattanooga is re-
,eding.
G. L. Matthews of Franklin elected