El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-17

R. Fall died here yesterday morning,
after an illness dating back several
months. The funeral was held from the
Poole undertaking paTlOrs at o'clock
last evening Rev. Thomas Mitchell con-
Quoting the service There were many
floral tributes, attesting to the high
esteem In which the deceased was held
in this community. Interment was
in Odd Fellows cemetery
Capt. Fall was born at Frankfort, KY,
January IS. 1885. and was rs years OF
age at the time of his death His father,
p. S. Fail, when is years Of age, with
II brothers and sisters, came from Lon
don. England, being of one of the Oldest
Scottish clans, and settled in Kentucky
and Tennessee Mr.. Fall, the father or
the deceased. later became an eloquent
preacher in the Christian church HIS
wife n Miss Bacon. was a descendent OF
sir Nicholas Bacon. chancellor Of the
! court during the reign OF queen Eliza
/ beth
". R. Fail. the deceased. married Miss
I EdmCnia Taylor. of Clinton, Ky, who
1 died here seven wears ago. To this
{ union were born three children, senator
/ A. B. Fall Washington, d. C.; Mrs A
( T. Pettey, of San Francisco. Calit., who
+ survive. and q son, Phillip ). Fall. who
hurio beside the mother in the Odd
Fellows cemetery at this place.
] Mrs. Petty. the daughter, and Jack
+ Fall. son of A. 3. Fall. were present
/ during the last DAYS of the father and
J grandfather and ministered to his wants.
Capt. Falls life was an active one
/ He attained prominence as an educator
! IN the south. having been ct the head
I Of several institutions of learning. His
I children received all their instruction IN
/ the home and are brilliant scholars.
+ Capt. Fall was a captain on the Con-
/ federate side In the civil var He was
| a private scout for Gen. Forest. He
/ cantured the famous spy, Miss Cushman.
! While a scout he was captured and the
: dav set for his execution but his connec-
ton with friends Of prominence obtained
his release.
In 1899. Capt. Fall and family came
/ to Las Cruces. where for a number of
; wears he edited a paper called the Demo
! crat. For some time he was an assistant
! collector of customs on the Mexican
border. His life was a very active one
until a few years ago, when he became
/ disabled by sickness and old age. He
preferred to Spent his declining years
here. where he made his home for so
many years, and where he had host
I of friends.
School Exhibit.
The school exhibit held in the Central
I school building yesterday afternoon was
I visited by quite a number OF people,
| who were much pleased. Tt was an eS-
/ hibit that it would be hard to excel in
schools in large cities.
Music was furnished BY the school or
/ chestra. which added much to the pleas
ure of the afternoon. Owing to the,
! fact that many of the school patrons
were unable to leave their work yester-
/ day the exhibit viii be open for public
/ insnectiOn on Sunday afternoon.
School closes here May %. On the
evening of that date the OratOrical con-
Z test VIII be held. All subjects of the
Z nine OratiOns to be given by the pupils
I are of a patriotic nature. Prizes viii
( Be given bv the women of the G.. A. r.
I to the successful contestants.
In Auto to Dam.
". b Murphy. accompanied by
! Nessrs. Brannigan and Reed, went to
/ Elephant Butte yesterday in his Ford
automobile. They left here about s q.
m. and returned before 8 p. m. The dis
lance covered was about 152 miles. This
/ is undoubtedly the best record made by
I anyone on this route. as parts Of the
road are not in first class condition.
Reception to Teachers.
The newly elected school board viii
{ give a reception for the teachers of the
Las Cruces schools on Thursday evening
! in the parlOrs of Hotel Don Bernardo.
/ All the teachers. both those Of the pres
I ent and the newly elected ones, viii be
/ invited to be present on this occasion.
Anti-SalOon Preacher.
/ Rev. 7. I. Sedar. of Albuquerque, who
1 is president of the Anti-Saloon league
/ in New Mexico. viii preach in the Bap-
fist church here Sunday morning and
! in the Methodist church in the evening.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. TT. G. CoOrs. IT., have
returned to Clovis. n. NJ, after several
| davs' visit in Fl PasO and Las Cruces.
L. X Edward, agent at the Santa Fe
I depot at Las Cruces. left here Yesterday
morning for St. Louis No, being called
/ there by the critical illness Of his
mother.
J Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Sweet, of Fl Paso,
/ were here Yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Moore, of Belen,
! n. NJ were among the strangers here
Yesterday.
Miss Carmen Burt. who taught in the
/ CautiIIo. Texas schools the past year,
/ is visiting friends here before returning
/ to her home in Chattanooga, Tenn. She