The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-02-25

One of the incest and most unique
entertainments that this city has enjoy
ed was given last Friday night at
Lipsky opera house by Mr.. and Mrs.
w. M. Mayo who entertained the chill
dren with masquerade skating party
in honor of the birth d " of their young
est daughter, Little Miss Mary Mayo.
The costumes Of the little folks repres-
ented every character in the public
mind, stage characters, political charac-
tiers, circus characters, etc, and were
of all shades from the sublime and
beautiful down. The occasion
was a most happy one and numer-
GUS of the older people enjoyed the
party as much as the children.
Miss Elise Catron has returned from
the Club Short course at the University
of Tennessee at Knoxville and will be-
gin the first of the coming week the
work Of organizing her clubs for the
coming years work. Miss Sarsh L. Kin
say, assistant state agent, will be here
Monday and Tuesday and probably lon
ger to assist Miss Catron in the organi-
cation of her first clubs in this county.
This is a movement that means much
to Fayette county and her people, not
alone from a point of making and saw
ing much food not heretofore saved but
in actual cash received by many girls for
canned goods and in general improve
ment in interest and information in the
line of home economics, Let us give
these ladies our earnest endorsement
and faithful cooperation thruout the
year.
The nice weather of last week found
many people of this section busy with
early garden planting and others get
ting their oat lands ready for seeding.
Easter Sunday does not come this year
until April %, which is one of the lat
est dates it can occur. AS rule spring
weather is not counted for sure until
Easter. Good Friday is the day on
which our grand mothers planted snap
beans. but we are getting far ahead of
that now and often have them weeks
in advance of that date. But they are
not safe from frosts until Easter, no
matter when planted. and there is lots
of time for them and the other tender
vegetables yet, tho the early hardy ones
could we'll be planted now as soon as the
ground can be worked. There is plenty
of work in the garden and orchard for
the man who is looking for it and before
long the corn and cotton fields will be
calling and they will excuse themselves
on this score. Get busy in the garden
Now.
W.P. Ware who is the principal of
the Fayette County Training School for
colored people located in this city is ar
ranging to hold conference in Somer-
vile for the colored farmers of the
county on March and 4 and invites his
people to attend the two-day meeting.
A number of white citizens will make
talks to the colored farmers of the
county and Assistant State Agent H.
S. Nichols and County Agent J. W.
Moffatt will hold blowing, pruning and
other demonstrations at convenient
times and places during the two days.
The colored farmers make up by far
the majority of the farmers of Fayette
county and there can be no doubt that
in helping them to become better far
mers and to make better crops and
larger crops that real benefit will re-
suit. not alone to the colored farmers,
but to those with whom they conduct
their business in mercantile and pro-
fessionsl lines.
One of the saddest deaths which this
community has ever suffered was that
Of Little Edna Shelton, aged about four
years, on last Tuesday morning. The
child was playing near the home Of its
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. l.. Shelton.
In this city when cross tie fell on its
head, crushing out its little life. The
father, who is road supervisor Of the
IN. @. & st. L. Ry., was out on his
duties when the sad accident occurred.
Funeral services were conducted at the
home Wednesday afternoon and enter