The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-07-12

July picnic at that place. These peopl,
had given literally already from their
own funds and then turned this profit
from the picnic into an offering for RED
Cross service.
666 cures headaches. biliousness, loss
of APPETITE, or that tired aching feel
ing. due to malaria or colds. Fine
tonic. adv. 90
Mrs. R. L. Jones who has been sew,
eral days with her sister, Mrs. Il. S
Parrott, at Cordova, has returned tc
her home here and their friends will be
glad to learn that Mrs. PARROT has
much improved since the operation
which she underwent some time ago ia
Memphis and from which she was SC
dangerously i'll. She is much improved
and strong hopes of her recovery are
held by her family. Mrs. Parrott and
Mrs. Jones are daughters of the late
B. F. Murrell of this city.
About a hundred and thirty.fve
members of the Presbyterian church
and Sunday school, including many of
their friends, attended the annual bias.
ket picnic at Joyner's Campground on
July a. All the committees did their
work well but especially was this true
OF entertainment, for there was some.
thing doing all the time. A most
bountiful and appetizing lunch was
served. The day closed with ball
game which was closely contested, the
final score being Is to II.
DR.. W. P. Claxton, Dental Director
for Fayette county, asks The Falcon
to state that the three local dentists,
DR.. Claxton, DIR. Reed and DR.. Moore,
are giving one hours time to the nee
essary work for each Selective Service
man who goes from this county, This
is given by the local Dentists at the
suggestion of the State Dental Direc.
tor and costs nothing to the men for
whom the work is done, being done by
the Dentists without charge. even no
charges being made for the material
used.
For Sale Ford Roadster and a Ford
Touring car. Both in good condition,
W. H. Hughes. If
The daily Live Stock Reporter of
East st. Louis last Monday carried an
account of sale of 10 head of Angus
steers by J. J. King Of Mississippi on
that date to Swift & Co. at SIT. 10. the
highest price ever paid by the East
st. Louis market for a drove of beef
cattle. 1t should be gratifying to FAY.
cite county people that a number of
these tOp-notchers were raised on Fay
cite county farms ard were sold by j.
J. Burnette of this city for feeding on
the big Mississippi Delta plantation of
Mr.. King where he feeds many cattle
each year.
600 cures maralial fever. adv. SO
The DISASTROUS drowth that has hung
over this section for several weeks has
not yet been broken. tho heavy clouds
hang about this section this morning,
Thursday The last rain of any con-
sequence fell here five weeks ago We'd
nesday of this week and since then the
almost continuous north or east wind |
and the extremes of heat and cold have
worked havoc with much of the old corn
If the county. The northern half Of
h. &C unity has had better seasons than
)ther parts since the date mentioned
I'd has sufferedless bat the central part
Ind southern half of the county have
ost terribly in the corn yield by the
oDg drowth. The cotton has held its
,wn and made growth but has, also,
ielt the effect of the drowth.
Hon. Austin Peay, candidate in the
August primary for the Democratic
for Governor, addressed
good gathering of Democrats at the
court house in this city Tuesday after.
noon mn the issues of the campaign.
He made fine impression by bis
scholarly address which was brim full
If good sound Democratic donstrire
rom start to finish. He stressed the
.wo principles which he dwels strongest
IN IN his campaign. a better financial
'ystem that will make the expenses Of
he state come within her income, and
liberal policy towards the school sys-
em of the state. He answered, too,
he accusation of his opponents that be
vas not friendly to the Confederate
when he stated that more
han fifty years after the civil war
he pensions given be should growing
ess if none but worthy pensions
ire given and saying that he fav-
red giving literally to every Confed-
rate who needed it and deserved it.
dr. Peay expressed himself as en-