The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-10

William Folkerts, postmaster at
Witt. ILL.,, is held to await the action
OF the federal grand jury on a charge
OF Incorporating $s40 Of govern
ment funds.
William Bache. great grandson Of
Benjamin Franklin, was ACQUITTED in
Jefferson county (Ky) court of a
charge Of murder
Announcement was made at the
navy aero station at Pensaloa, Fla,
that Lieut.. r. c. Saufley, navy avn
ator, established a new worlds alti.
tude record for hydroaeroplanes when
he ascended 12,13S feet.
Miss Hazel Sanford, 10 years old.
was killed at Mt, Carmel, ILL.,, when
hit by a speeding automobile occupied
by Evan coffey, Henry Ensor and Ed
ward McGregor.
The trustees Of the Carnegie hero
fund, the Carnegie trust for the uni
versities of Scotland and the Carnegie
Dunfermline trust have decided TO sell
the United States Steel corporation
bonds held by the trusts and invest in
bonds of the British government.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Watterson of
Louisville, KY, are issuing cards in
celebration of the fiftieth anniversary
OF their wedding.
Extreme simplicity will be observed
at the wedding of President Wilson
and rms. Norman Gait, which the
White House announced will be SOL
emnized Dec. Is at the home of Mrs.
Gait.
The Federal Council of the Church
es OF Christ has designated the week
OF Jan. 2-9 as week OF prayer" for
the restoration Of peace in European
countries.
W. W. Canada, the American consul
at Vera Cruz. has sailed on the steam
err Esperanza for New York.
Cardinal Begin. archbishop of Que
Dec, has arrived at Rome and been
granted an audience by the pope.
Announcement was made by the At
las Powder company that all employees
who have been with the company a
year will receive cash bonus of 10
per cent OF their wages.
Walter Willoughby, alleged leader
OF the night riders in New Madrid
county, Mo-, was arrested in Cairo. III.
The liner Minnesota, bound for
London with grain on her farewell
voyage under American registry, has
put back to San Francisco because of
disabled machinery.
Word comes from Malvern. Ark
that an attempted hold-up of the Iron
Mountain train was foiled by the en-.
gineer and fireman Of the crew. but
that In the effort to apprehend the
bandits the sheriff of Clark county
was slightly wounded.
The sixty-seventh anniversary of
the accession of Emperor Franz 10
seph to the throne was celebrated ON
Dec. with solemn services in the
churches and patriotic meetings for
relief funds.
Damage estimated at $500 900 re-
suited from fire which swept the
buildings Of F. j. Leslie q Co. and
Barrett & Barrett, at st. Paul. Mimi.
Three girls trapped on the top floor
were rescued by firemen.
l.. nj. Bowers, one Of the personal
advisers of John d. Rockefeller. Jr..
has rendered his resignation, effec-
tive Jan. l. He received a salary of
$4,000 a year. with $4,000 bonus
each Christmas.
Sir Spencer Ponsonby-Fsne, who
was an attache Of the British embassy
at Washington In 1851. Is dead AZ
the age Of 81.
Andrew Geisert, returning to his
farm from Niles. Kan. saw a 7-year-
old boy with a stick fighting off five
wolves. Geisest drove the beasts
away with whip.
A fourth son was born TO the en-
press Of japan on Thursday, Dec. 2.
Two masked boys held IN and
robbed a Chicago drug store after
binding and gagging two clerks.
The expectation Of snowshoes, eth
er partly or entirely finished. Is for.
hidden in a German decree issued I'M
der the regulations governing "wea.
pons. ammunition and powder"
Ten persons we're injured, two prob.
ably fatally, By an explosIou AZ Kasr,-