The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-08-09
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

JuuHSOu lily ne MHOitbdlt uouac
Of Lockett Brothers, was destroyed by
fire, entailing loss OF stock estimat.
ed at $4,000.
Nashville,-Th Southern Associa
ton of High Schools, Normal Schools
and Colleges held its second meeting
at George Peabody College for Teach
ers.
Newbern. The Newborn high school
will open its fall and winter terms be-
ginning Sept 2, under the supervision
of Prof. c. R. Mullins and Prof Dem
ton.
Memphis.-Ten United States navy
recruits were accepted at the Mem.
phis navy recruiting station. Five
were Memphis boys out of the ten ac-
cepted.
Knoxville.--John j. Bryant, SO, died
at local hospital, having been run
down by an automobile truck when
he sustained, among other injuries,
fractured skull.
Nashville federal food admin
istration of Tennessee, OF which H. A.
Morgan is director, and the Tennessee
Retail Hardware Association, held a
joint meeting here.
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Whiteville. --About 200 negro preach
ers attended the district conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal church (col.
ored) held here Delegates came from
all parts Of the country.
ashville.-Chairman L. ID. Hill of
the democratic state primary board is
sued notice calling upon all county
boards, as prescribed by law, to meet
and canvass the election returns.
Dyersburg. Raymond Grills, the II
year-old son of County Superintendent
OF Education R. NJ. Grills, was drowned
in the Obion river, near Trimble, when
out swimming with party Of friends.
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Nashville.-The executive committee
OF the Nashville chapter of the Red
Cross has authorized the formation OF
local Red Cross motor corps. Com
mander Gen. E. B. Harrington, of the
southern division, came here for the
purpose Of perfecting this organiza-
ton.
Memphis. Richard Husti and Carl
Shoeswinkle alien Germans, who have
been in the custody of federal officials
for several days, will be interned at
Fort oglethorpe. according to tele-
graphic orders received here by United
States Marshal Stanley Trezevant The
men are automobile mechanics and
violated their permits in leaving Gin
cinnati several weeks ago.
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Milan.-The Red Cross held a con-
tribution auction sale last week and
realized $202.25. This was for little
items of donations. the biggest being
pig and the smallest being the pen
ny given by child A IS pig donated
brought $685., and a small basket OF
fruit donated by little girl. was sold
and resold to amount to $3.50. A
cake baked by one Of the citizens who
was born in Germany brought $22.
notwithstanding Rye issued a
statement on the state primary and
the result: 1T appears from the re-
turns in the senatorial election that
Senator Shields has been nominated
TO succeed himself, and most cheer
fully submit to the verdict OF the peo-
pie as expressed at the ballot box.
wish to say. however, that | waged
an open fight for the coveted honor
and presented my case as best could
in the brief campaign made"
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Reports from twothirds OF the state
show that Shields has received 5000
votes and Governor Rye s.s72 votes.
This same twothirds OF the state had
voted 1879 for Judge Roberts and
$3.50 for Austin Peay. The counties
not heard from are largely in East
Tennessee.
Estimates as 10 the total vote from
10000 to $4,000, but II is generally ac-
knowledged that = very light vote was
polled, probably the lightest In years.
Knoxville. 1f7th infantry, com
posed OF Tennessee troops. has been
n the trenches IN quiet sector. but
under q gruelling fire from the German
after being reviewed BY Gen.
Pershing. according to q letter from
Col Cary F. Spence. commanding the
regiment. to bis wife In this city.
Colonel Spence had . narrow escape
xhen eight boche shells burst about
he automobile IN which he was riding.
rhey moved ont on good order with
,nly few scratches"
Mustard gas Is giving the men >
treat deal OF trouble. and they are
'0rced to sleep in the daytime as the
,ombardment Is 50 terrific at night.
With the consequent greater hazard OF
icing gassed.