The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-03-22

Interesting News Gathered
From Various Places in
the Volunteer State

Knoxville.-That age is no respect
er of persons is again evident in the
fact that another cut is to be made
into the ranks of officers of the Fifth
Tennessee regiment Of Tennessee ma
tional guard of the state of Tennessee.
Capt. viii H. Hodge of the Johnson
City company and Lieut.. T. s. Bailey
Of the machine gun company of Knox
vile are slated for the rollers solely
on account OF age. A training school
for officers is being conducted by Mai
E. S. Benton, U. s. A., who is com,
mandant at the university.
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Memphis.-Delegates from all the
southern states and several states in
the west attended a conference here
to plan the part the Methodist Episco1
pal church, South, will undertake In
the proposed worldwide missionary
campaign to be ~inaugurated next year
In celebration of the founding OF Meth
odist missions In this country.
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Knoxville. VIII Taylor Of La
Toilette, chairman of the state Repub-
lican executive committee, has called
a meeting Of that body to be held at
Nashville Monday. March rs, for the
purpose Of considering the call for q
state judicial convention to nominate
candidates for the supreme court and
.he court of civil appeals.
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Nashville.-The first wa conference
Of the women OF Tennessee will be
held at the state capitol April 4 and
s, and will bring to Nashville the
state officers, advisory board, depart
mental chairmen, county chairmen and
the official governmental representa-
tives from every county, city and town
in the state.
Newbern.--At q meeting which was
recently held by the board of direct.
ors Of the Dyer County Farm Loan as
ISOLATION, Ralph Rice was elected at
torney to succeed VIII Stout Williams,
who resigned to accept an appoint
ment in the American legation at
Stockholm, Sweden.
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~Stanton.-The Stanton school, undeh
the capable leadership Of C. P. Elem.
ing, principal, and Misses Minnie
Walker and Ruth Welch, teachers, rem
dered a very interesting program cele-
brating the raising OF the flag recent
ly purchased by the school children.
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Paris.-News reaches here from the
Cottage Grove section that during
Thursday night the fine stock barn Of
Pleas A. Wade was burned TO the
ground, and with 1t five fine mules and
one buggy mare, together with a lot
of corn and hay.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from King,
port report continuance OF the indus.
trial boom that has been in progress
in that Gary Of the South" Another
investment, one of $4,000, 900, is 10 be
made there in the mammoth dye in
dustry.
ne Ttclu6nCt VI lOTuoT
County Road Commissioner George
Foster, on the Bristol.to-M Memphis
highway, was destroyed by fire, to-
gether with most of its contents, only
three beds being saved.
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Newbern.-The ideal weather has
aroused much interest among the
farmers throughout the county. At
present they are sowing spring oats
and preparing their land for an early
corn and cotton crop.
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Selmer.-McNairy county has been
organized preparatory to the third Lib
erty loan drive. R. NJ. Houston Of
Guys, w. T. Pigott of Bethel Springs
and Louis Adams Of Selmer compose
the executive committee.
Camden.-At a mass meeting OF the
Republicans Of this county, W. @. Rob-
inson Of Holiday was nominated as
their candidate to oppose o. p. Lash.
lee. the Democratic candidate for
county Judge.
Chattanooga-Definite plans have
been devised after many months Of
deliberation by the Florence Critten-
den league OF mercy for the housing
OF mineral women and delinquent
girls.
Union City-Private Floyd Lowell
Pruitt. alleged deserter from Camp
Jackson. vas arrested at his home
near here and taken to Fort Ogle-
thorpe to be tried by court-martial.
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Trezevant-The Landlord Commu-
nifty club recently gave a corn show
at Landlord. this county. County
Agent c. H. Moody attended and
awarded the prizes to the winners.
Observation-Disclosures Murphy. third
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Murphy, has
received an appointment to Annapolis.
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Clifton-As q result OF a quarrel
between VIII Hickerson and Frank
OF Beech Greek. Bundrant
was shot and killed. by Hickerson.
Knoxville. - Argentine ~lieutenants.
have been sent by their government