The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-11

All church services have been suS
pended. @
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FRiendship--The second annual com.
munity fair opened here with a good
attendance and some very fine exhib'
Its in every department. The Crockett.
county farmers institute was. also in
session and, some fine talks on agrj,
culture was made.
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Jacksonville Jackson Elks lodge
subscribed at its last meeting 1000
for Liberty bonds of the fourth issue.
The lodge has bought bonds of $500
and UP in the other three issues and
has contributed heavily to the Red
Cross, Y. M. G. A. and other war causes.
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Covington--Muoh interest is being
aroused in the revival meeting which
Is being held in the First Presby.e.
rian church, Rev. Albert Keller, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church at Ath.
ems, Tenn, assisted by Rev. r. P.
Walker Of the Covington Presbyts.
rian church, conducted the services
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Union City.-C. G. Thomas, who re-
sides near Harris Station, Obion coun.
ty, has sold from one acre of tomatoes
more than 400 bushels and will gather
100 bushels more. He has sold none
for less than so cents per bushcl
Thomas is a Confederate veteran, is
years old, and has grown and is mar
j.. keting his crop of tomatoes.
cKenzie.-The thirty-seventh an.
nual convention of the Woman's Chris.
tian Temperance Union held a most
interesting session here. Patriotism
was the keynote Every thought of
the consecrated workers is for the bet.
torment of the state, the Union and
the world. The presidents address
summarized the work Of the past and
the aims of the future.
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Nashville.-After conference be.
tween the city health officer, Dr. Olin
West Of the state board of health, and
A. p. Surgeon, P. C. Derivaux OF the
United States public health service, 1t
was decided by the city health officer,
w. f. Sibbitt, to close all picture
shows, theatres and other nonessental
places Of amusement for an indefinite
period for the purpose Of further lin
iting the communication OF influenza
In so far as the measure may be useful.
This decision was reached after very
careful consideration and follows sim
liar action by health authorities in nu.
merous large cities where influenza Is
also prevalent.
Mason.-News was received here OF
the severe injury in France OF Private
w. Dodson Hunt, formerly a merchant
OF Mason. Hunt was wounded In ac-
ton, having one eye put out, his right
arm shot off and his figure badly dis
figured. Young Hunt sold out his
business here and volunteered when
the United States entered the war. HI
was in training at Camp Sewer and
was a member of the One Hundred
and Thirtieth Division. in the artillery
corps. He has brother and cousin In
the same division, also a brother In
the jewelry business at Whiteville
Memphis city and Shelby
county closed the first week of the
fourth Liberty loan campaign with Of
ficially recognized subscriptions aggre
gating s6,ll0,000, against the county
quota of $11.940. 900, This means that
Memphis and Shelby county have rails.
ed slightly more than one-half of their
quota with the campaign only one
third over.
All public and parochial schools,
places of amusement, including thea.
tiers. moving picture houses and dancs
halls and churches, have been ordered
closed at once by the Memphis board
of health as the first move in the cam
peign to gain control Of the epidemic
Of Spanish influenza which has swept
over the city.
Every man and woman. white and
black. employed by the Memphis office
Of the Pullman company. has sub
scribed for fourth Liberty loan bonds,
according to announcement made by
w. H. Bucher. district superintendent.
The Pullman employees have subscribed
q total of s12,250.
One OF the bright spots Of the fourth
Liberty loan campaign is the splendid
manner in which Memphis and Shelby
county negroes are buying Liberty
bonds. B. NJ. Roddy, chairman OF tbs
coiored organization in the city, TO
ported that the colored citizens of
Memphis have subscribed In excess OF
$1,000 This total win be substan-
tally increased before the campaign
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Chattanooga--Lieutenants Oaks and
johnson OF the German guard at FL
oglethorpe are held in the guard house
On orders from the department Of JUS
tIce. Il was learned here. The two Of
Ulcers were arrested in the home Of
two women. wives Of interned Ger
mans, in the suburbs Of the city. milf