The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-03
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

dead in his room by his aged wife.
$500
Dyersburg.-The Business Mems
club Of Dyersburg has decided to hold
a community fair in D~yersburg this
fall.
Newbern.-0ne Of the largest crowds
In the history Of Dyer county attended
the Liberty loan meeting at Dyers'
burg.
Newbern.-At a meeting of the
school board Of the Newbern high
school the teachers were elected for
the fall and winter term.
Nashville.-E. H. Breath, retired
photographer, well beyond the 7O.yea-.
old mark, raj found dead in his room
in the Eppinger building.
Notwithstanding himself In a
freight car as 1t left the state peniten-
tiary, C.. H. Wood, a Chattanooga con.
Wet, made his escape from the prison.
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Brownsville.-W. w. Trip Of this
city was instantly killed in an automc-
bile wreck on Hatchie levee, five AMI
a half miles southwest of Brownsville.
$500
COokeville,-Rev. William R. Reid
has been called to the pastorate Of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church Of
this city to succeed the late Rev. v.
B, Costello.
Selmer.-The spring meeting of the
West Tennessee presbytery Of the
Presbyterian church in the United
States of America was held at the
Paris church.
yersburg.-Arrangements are be
Ing perfected for the patriotic memo.
rial exercises to be given in Dyers-
burg Sunday afternoon, May II, at the
Nichols auditorium.
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Knoxville. - After celebrating 10
hours the jury in the Strong will liti-
cation in circuit court announced that
no agreement could be reached. AMI
Judge Huffaker discharged them.
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Newbern.-Charlie Fulghum, a prom
inent farmer, who resides nea town,
was severely injured while working on
his farm when he was driving a staple,
which glanced and hit him IN the eve.
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Pulash.-On call of w. l.. Aber-
chairman of the Giles county
council Of defense, a meeting was held
at the Citizens bank for the purpose
Of organizing a sheep and wool grow
ers' association.
Huntingdon Miss Vivian Hawkins,
home economics agent for Carroll
is in receipt Of an order for
all the canned tomatoes in the county
at $3.50 a dozen, T.. o. b. Huntingdon,
for an army cantonment.
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Mt. Pleasant.-John Bumpas OF Mt.
Pleasant shot John Cathr0n, deputy
of Lewis county. Cathron be-
gan joking Mr.. Bumpas about going to
war and 1t ended in anger, MI. Ca
thron being shot three times.
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Knoxville.-A patriotic demonstra-
ton was held at Churchton, four miles
east OF Newbern, in the interest Of the
Red Cross, where the students Of the
high school sold at auction
B quilt which was pieced by the girls.
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Memphis.-An custer suit, charging
City Commissioner Leo Goodman with
appropriatiHg to HIS own use city funds
and with participating in the appr).
for the use OF others certain
city funds, was filed in criminal
court.
Nashville.-George e. Bonnie. d.
rector in Tennessee Of the bureau of
personnel, American Red Cross, re-
,eived a telegram from the authorities
Washington authorizing him to re.
,ruit Immediately ambulance drivers
or service in Italy.
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Observation-Disclosures trial will be
oven Harvey and Ehude Fellows,
with murder in connection
With the death Of Peter P. Nichols.
merchant al Shocks Gap. The jury re-
,orted a mistrial in the case, which
las just closed here.
Memphis.-Forty-two Polled Here.
ord cattle sold at an average price
q 1903 at the first Polled Hereford
ale at the Tri-State fair grounds. The
attic we're brought to Memphis by
,reeders from Iowa. Illinois. Indiana,
kentucky and Missouri, and for the
most part were snapped up by south
m eattlemen.
Nashville.-Col. B. A. Enloe. chaic
nan Of the railroad commission. and
Ittyy Gen. Frank Thompson are IN
Washington to confer with Hon. W. G.
ieAdoo, director-general OF railroads.
nth q view 10 settling the Illinois
'entral railroad rate case, now pend
m In the courts Of Tennessee.
1899
Newbern-The first meeting Of the
iewbern Parent Teachers association