The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-18
FROM ALL PARTS
OF Tenn ESSEE
Reports Of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.


commanding officer by Miss Elsie
Rogers announced the death OF Emmett
Rogers, who fell in action or Sept &c
Washington.-A meeting of the con-
feres on the Shields water-power bill
has been delayed by the rayages of in.
fluenza now holding Washington in its
grasp
Chattanooga in the Chat
tanooga zone are making rapid strides
and it is confidently believed that the
zone will be over the quota of So.
10000.
Newbern.-G r. McCorkle. who
has been surveyor Of Dyer county for
the past two years, rendered his resig-
nation as county surveyor to the coun.
ty court.
INSTRUMENTATION and the six.
tenth district Of Wilson county In one
hours time went over the top in the
Liberty loan drive, $4,000 being sub
scribed.
Newbern.-The list of selectmen
who were to entrain from Dyer coun-
ty for the training camps for active
service Oct. 10 will depart Oct 81 The
number includes SIS white and ne.
groes
Nashville.-A model village will be
built at Lyles, Tenn. to house the OPP
eratives to be employed in the great
wood alcohol distillation plant now b.
ing erected there by the Bon Air Goa,
and iron corporation.
Brownsville-The Red Cross CT
Brownsville and Haywood county has
organized relief committees in every
district of the county to look after the
families who may be in distress duriog
the epidemic of influenza.
Jacksonville funeral of Andrew K.
lobe. rs. formerly of Jackson, bat
lately of Memphis, took place at the
grave in Hollywood cemetery. De.
ceased died while in the army service
of the nation. stationed at Camp Tay
lor, Louisville, Ky.
Selmer-Joseph r. Wilmeth, 20, a
McNairy county boy. is reported seri-
Ously wounded In France. He en-.
trained from Selmer in July and has
been in France about so days. Young
Wilmeth is the son of G. w, Wilmeth,
living IL miles south of Selmer.
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Munford. The Junior Red Cross
under management of Miss Ada Rog-
ers, and the Girl Scouts under lead
ership OF Miss Agnes Witherington,
staged a Liberty bond parade here
which drew q large crowd and result.
ed in substantial gains for the cause
OF the fourth Liberty loan.
Jackson.-Dr. Benjamin Clayton Ar
mold, young Jackson physician. who |
volunteered last spring in the medi-
cal reserve corps of the United States
army and was given the rank OF first |
lieutenant following training at For; |
Oglethorpe, has been promoted to cap
tain at Camp Upton.
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Springfield. -The United States gov
ernment war relics train reached |
Springfield and remained two hours.
On the train were exhibits of all kinds
of guns and war machines in use by
the allies and central powers in the
great world war. The relics were high.
ly interesting and instructive.
Caattanooga.-Postoffice inspectors
Of the Chattanooga district are investl.
eating the mysterious disappearance
Of thrift stamps valued at approx
mately $500 from the Bank of Ooltc.
wah, at 0ooltowah, Tenn. Miss Emma
Hall. postmistress at Ooltowsh, had
the stamps in her custody. they being
a part OF an allotment OF $4,000 worth
Of stamps furnished her by the govern
ment for sale in James county. The
stamps were kept in the vault Of the
bank. Recently she noticed a short
age in the stamps, which amounted to
$780, She Immediately wired the post
office department Of her loss and the
pending investigation resulted.
Jaekson.-Ths five Jackson police
men who claimed that monthly sal
sry Of ss2so was inadequate and Of.
tered their designations unless that
vas increased 70 SEQ. reached an
agreement with the city commission
whereby their demands were grantee
These officers are now employed un-
Ter daily contract, the city not bind
ng itself to keep them any longer than
rom one day to the next
McMInnville.-O account Of influ-
lnsa. which is raging here. the authori-
les closed the schools. theaters and
churches.