The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-06-18


arouse the people here to the impor
tance and good to be derived from tax
ing advantage of their opportunity il
this way.
j. T. Beckett and W. L. Jewell werr
in Memphis Wednesday.
s. P Holmes of Williston was Fri
day caller among local friends.
W. A. Krider, an efficient FayettC
County officer, came over from La
Grange, Tennessee (this state) Satur,
day.
Several local people attended the
burial of Edward Poore near Willistor
Thursday. Mr.. Poore died suddenly
Wednesday night at his home in ouI
neighbor town.
The writer of these notes although
holding a very little place in this life,
is not too small to acknowledge with
greateful appreciation the many kind
remarks made of him by numbers OF
Fayette County people. | trust may
always merit the good will, by word
and deed, of the people among whom
have for many years made my home,
and hope as one of its officials and
citizens shall deserve commentator
from every right thinking person.
Whoever and wherever you may be,
should you see this humble note, please
know that | am truly grateful for every
kind word said for me and your good
will.
We have heard a great deal of talR
regarding the registers race to be de-
cided by the members of the County
Court in July. In reply to these rum
ors and statements we will say that
each candidate who comes before that
body for this Office, will be accorded q
square deal. We know the gentlemen
composing that body we'll enough to
reliably make this statement.
Miss Viva Byrd Harris, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Harris, was one OF
the fortunate ones in winning trip to
the exposition in the contest recently
closed by a Memphis paper. The
young lady is to be congratulated on
her splendid success with the aid of her
many friends.
But little regard is being observed as
to the cleanliness of this town by its
citizens. although but few days has
passed since "clean up day.. There
has already accumulated much trash and
filth in the heart of town. However
we cannot have clean town either
morally or in sanitary way, without
the cooperation of the citizens who
make up the population. Stand on al
most any corner of the town any Satur-
day and one will see evidences of the
illegal sale of whiskey right under the
public eye. Again we repeat, a town
is what the people who inhabit it, make
it. And another thing one cannot be
half good. or good in some ways and
bad in others. We cannot serve God
and Mammon. We should obey the
law, and see that others do when it
comes to the welfare of the town in
which we live and expect to rear our
little ones.
The time is upon us when it is well
to beware of the mad dog. The town
officials would do well to forbid the run
ming at large of these animals in the
corporate limits during the heated
terms. OF course those of our citizens
who have not had a child bitten by a
dog may perhaps feel no uneasiness
about them. but it might be their child
next. Why not take stitch in time.
When thing or condition is pad. one
should not be afraid to criticize it
and do what may lie in his power to
bring about desirable change. As a
public official or as a man, the writer
has no fear of advocating the right
thing or standing for a square deal to
all, yet he intends to be charitable to
his fellow at the same time. There
are conditions in Fayette county that
deeply concern the taxpayer which
should lie changed, and when the people
awake to their rights. they will make
the changes. 1t is well known by the
people who know the writer that he has
no pets, and is a member of no faction
or ring of any kind, although such h
stand has made for him the only
enemies that he has in the community
in which he resides and has always en-
desvored to boost. 1t is comforting tc
know that large majority Of the tax
payers of this district are in strict ac-
cord with this public official in all these
things.
Lacopia.