The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-08

day we note the marriage at Asheville
North Carolina, last Sunday of Mis-
Nell Tharp and Mr.. Harvey Morris
both former Fayetre county people
fhe bride is daughter of the late Hon
Il. b. Tharp and Mrs. Anna Thar
who now lives at Ashevile, and tn
groom a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Waite
Morris of Laconia.
Work has been begun by N. IA. Glib
son in rebuilding the residence at th'
Yancey place in this city which burned
some time ago just as he bought it from
G. d. Wales. The building will be Of
brick, two stories and modern and Of
fering every facility for comfort and
convenience. When completed MIR,
Gibson will move his family from the
Glade Springs vicinity where they now
live to make this their home.
/ have left of the Registered Duroc
pigs advertised recently, one msle pig,
just weaned, which | will sell at $40
and furnish purchaser papers fer regis
tration. Also have males and females,
last spring farrowed, at 1926 to $40
haec. l1-5
Mrs. Minnie Humphreys, chairman
of the local branch of the Red Cross,
asks The Falcon to say this week that
the boxes for the overseas boys from
this county for Christmas will be dis
tributed at the Red Cross work rooms
over the Fayette County Bank on Fri
day and Saturday of this week and par.
ties calling there can get them. Bear
in mind thu dates, today and tomorrow,
Friday and Saturday, November 8
and 8.
The work card system put into effect
in this county last week thru the Gov
eminent plan under the county chair
manship of Prof. J. B. Summers has
shown good results in many parts of the
county, according to word coming to
The Falcon. In other sections it has
proven less effective for good. II is up
to committeeman and authorities in each
community to make the service of val
ue In SomerVilIe are still numerous
idlers who seem not to be effected by
the ruling.
For SALE-A Registered Duroc sow.
will weigh 300 pounds, and 8 pigs, 3
weeks old and subject to registration.
Price 800. W. H. Brown, Somerville.
Route 2. If
The Halloween pranks in Somervile
last week on "Ghost night" consisted
in moving barrels, wagons, etc., from
their mornings and leaving them in the
middle of the road. soaping windows,
and other harmless tricks of the kind.
Quite different was it from the pranks
a few years ago when many dollars in
damage was done and ii is
matter Of pleasure to saner heads that
the youngsters kept within reason in
their merry-making.
Sweet potato digging is in voGue in
this section this week and fine crop
is being harvested, according to reports
coming to The Falcon. The price has
gone down and the tubers are selling
from wagons as low as fifty cents per
bushel. which is cheaper than any man
can grow them. A fine crop of late
Irish potatoes is, also. in sight, this
having been one of the best falls for
the fall crop ever seen here. A fair
crop of Triumphs and an excel mt crop
of the Mountain variety will soon be
Information comes to The Falcon from
Feyette Corner that j. A. Johnston
Esq. suffered case of influenza re-
Gently during the prevalence of that
epidemic in his section and that it has
so affected hia eyes that there seems
cause for fear that he may entirely
lose the sight in one eye with the other
seriously impaired. His friends thru
out the county will hope for his inn
and the recovery of his
sight that he may continue his useful
ness as citizen and public man Of the
IversoE NJ. (Dick) Cartwright died
at St. Vincent lnfrmary after opera
ton on the night of Wednesday 0cto-
Der 80. Dick as be was known to his
many friends has resided in Little Rock
for past five years having
been manager of the Real Estate d.
Of the Worthen Company Of
that city Dick Cartwright was born
and reared at Oakland, Tenn. He is
survived by bis wife, three brothers.
W. T; W. G. and F. NJ. Cartwright
and one sister, Mrs. Julian Thsrp.