The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04

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R. B.. Young, all Of the fourth district,
shipped car load of fat hogs to the
st. Louis market last week.
FOR SALE-A No. l full blOoded
Jersey COW, years old, with heifer
calf. days old. A fine milk COW. W.
H. Brown. Route 2. If
The Falcon goes this week to How
ard M. Rhea at Huntingdon, West Vir-
ginia, where he has headquarters and is
in the service of the revenue depart
ment of the Government.
The Falcon has two scholarships in
the Memphis Business College. good
till the pupil graduates, good for either
stenOgrsphic or bookkeeping courses,
cheap for cash. See The Falcon If
LosT-During the Chautauqus, either
in or near court house, solid gold en-
ameIed faced school pin with letters
NJ. T. S. Reward if returned to Rev.
C. A. Harper or to The Falcon office If
For sALE:-0r exchange for good
mules and cattle, a 1918 model Stude-
baker automobile, seven-pas8enger,
six cylinder, sliding steering wheel
Driven 5000 miles. AL, condition, new
silver town cord tires. Price $3.50 90
j. A. Smith, Somerville, Tenn. 1914
Benton Humphreys who has been
with Hamner-Ballard Drug Company
for several months past has recently
volunteered and has been accepted into
the service Of the Marine Corps and
will enter the service at an early date.
LosT-At the court house on the first
day of the circuit court. a small silver
hunting case watch, II jewel move
ment, made for C. L. Byrd & Co. En-
CINE turned case No. 57279S. Reward
if returned to ]. A. Pearce. Somerville.
Mrs. w. S. Newly who has been
confined to her home here sick for sew
eral weeks Went to Memphis the first
of the present week to hospital where
she is being treated and is doing very
well. according to word coming from
there.
WANTED-50O cords ash, poplar, s
inches and up, 5 ft.9 inches long; will
pay $3.50 per cord delivered. F, H.
Lightfoot. If
DR., j. C. Rice of Brsden gave the
information Tuesday that.a number of
cases CT the new Spanish Influenza in
the Braden school caused the suspen-
sion of that school for a week or two
until the disease is under control. This
is the first interference to the schools
of this section from the disease.
The Fayette County Booth at the
Tri-State Fair won second among the
counties from the three states, reflect
ing much credit on this county and it's
products and its enterprise. The sue
cess of the exhibit was due very largely
to the fine efforts of Mr.. Owen and
Miss Catron.
Rally Day will be observed at the
Presbyterian Church Sunday evening
at 8 o'clock. An interesting program
will be presented, in which all classes
in the school will have a part. The
pastor will give brief illustrated lee
ture on the work of Sunday School ex-
tension. The public is cordially invit-
ed.
The first monthly meeting of the year
for the Fayette county teachers was
held in the circuit court room last Sat-
urdsy morning with about thirty teach.
ers present. Prof. Burrus Matthews,
Principal of the County High School
was elected chairman for the year just
beginning and Miss Fannie Joe Lstts.
also of the local school, was elected
secretary. The next meeting will be
held ON the the third Saturday in Oct
ODER at 10 O'Clock and all teachers who
can attend are urged to do so.
Mr.. Tom Springer of the eighth dis
trict passed in death the first of the
present week at ripe age and was
buried at the Hood graveyard near his
home Oh Wednesday afternoon. He
was lifelong resident of this county
and has reared family Of five children
one of whom died several years ago
and the other four, with his widow
who is a sister of c. C. Williams of
this city, survive him. He was one Of
the county's best and most honest men,