The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-05-12
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

Chamber of Commerce as a part OF a
constant effort 20 expand on COM
munity service and usefulness. The
plan provides that when a main trav-
eled road is INSTRUCTED or impassa
BILE that notice shall be sent to all
towns and cities In a 50-mile radius
due notice 10 accordingly given when
the road is put back into commission.
In Tennessee today, IL Is said there
are 10000 persons suffering with tu-
the verge OF death. In 1913 there died
In Tennessee from tuberculosis 4.449
persons; in 1921. 3.246. "A reduction in
number Of deaths of 1858, which
means that many lives have been
saved in 1921, compared with 1915.
At mass meeting OF Puryear citi.
zens plans were perfected for selecting
a vigilance committee to assist In law
enforcement and TO bring law-break'
ers to justice. Although this town
has not severely suffered from the na
tion-wide crime wave. yet there Is u
certain amount OF lawlessness that
threatens to become a menace.
Bryant lark. 81, OF Chelsa. Ca, is
In "A Chattanooga hospital in a serious
condition, as the hesult of q myster-
ious shooting affair. Neither the
wounded man nor his parents who ac-
companied him In an ambulance. will
talk, and the sheriff at Lafayette had
not heard OF the shooting until In.
formed by a newspaper man.
Slightly bent under the weight OF
years. but still walking with sprightly
step. twelve gray-haired veterans OF
the Union army and survivors OF the
Sultana disaster, April q. 1865. gath
cred here with hundreds of friends
and relatives at New Prospect church,
near Knoxville. for their annual re.
union.
The eleventh Tennessee Volunteers
have their battle flags back again
The colors were captured during the
civil war by the l0Sth Illinois regf
ment. At Washington. in the office OF
Senator Mckinley. Illinois. the colors
were returned by representatives OF
the Illinois regiment TO representatives
OF the Tennessee one.
The annual spring meeting OF the
West Tennessee Presbytery Of the
Western Presbyterian Church. has
Just closed "A successful three-day
session at Mckenzie. Many delegates
and visitors from the 81 churches In
cludcd in the presbytery took part in
the session.
post gave chicken dinner with
music by a local band and speaking
at the courthouse. The proceeds for
which will be used To meet debt
OF si25 incurred In the burial of a
World War Veteran who, recently
died In destitute circumstances
The selection of DIR. John Royal
Harris. formerly pastor at Pittsburgh
and recently head Of the southern
division OF the National Reform Asso-
citation. as president of the Cumber-
land University at Lebanon. Tenn.
has been announced.
Dr. II. q. Lillard. secretary and ex.
ecutive officer OF the state board of
health. has been appointed acting as.
sistant surgeon United States public
health service. with duties assigned in
Tennessee
The state of Tennessee. through the
board Of administration. has purchas n
the Woodland place. adjoining the az.
ricultural and industrial normal schooI
as the site for the state vocational
school for negro girls.
Strawberries are coming into the
brownsville market freely and carload
shipments have begun. The quality OF
the fruit is fine despite the unfaVora
BILE weather conditions OF the past
week
The board OF mayor and aldern en-
ha,. sold to l. H. Tigrctt a Co. oi
jackson. the $4,000 Issue OF front foot
assessment bonds. which have been
issued io raise funds for paving The
public square in Covington.
Charlie Crawford. negro convict n
the Tennessee rcnitcntiary at Nasl-
VILE. vas stabbed 10 death by jim
johnson. another negro prisoner. fol-
lo~iuF an argument as to which did
"a most work.
\ vocational school for ~ service
men may De- established NJ the old
Hi.kory pow der plant. near Nashville
aes1riius 90 plans noa a,oot at wash
inEfon.
General pcrshing has accepted an
invitation Co attend the dedication 81
a monument erect q iu honor % the
llsth infantry az Knoxville.
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