The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-06-07


LosT-0ne pair glasses in blacI
case. Return to The Falcon Office
Reward. Il
o. E. Pruette of Moscow was in town
few days ago and advises The Falcon
that his city has a new doctor in the
person of DR.. Feemster of Nettleton,
Mississippi, who comes to bis new field
of labor with number of years Of
successful practice of medicine in his
native state. Moscow has lost to army
work DR.. Crook and DR.. Cribbins in
the past few months, leaving only DR..
Musgraves until the arrival there of
DR.. Feemster.
On last Friday at his home in this
city Mr.. .iW. A. Rhea celebrated his
74th birthday. All his children except
Mrs. Butts were with him as follows:
Mrs. Sam Taylor of the fourth district
and Mrs. I. D. Cobb of Ripley, and
Mrs W. A. Winfrey of Glade Springs
vicinity, together with several grand.
children and other relatives. Mr.. Rhea
has lived most af his long life in Fay
cite county land is sturdy today and
good for many more years which The
Falcon and other friends wish for him
In the June 5, registration of young
men reaching the age of q since the
army registration one year ago there
were registered in this county 1856, of
which number so were white and 1876 col
ored registrants. Others came to the off
ce of the local exemption board Thursday
morning to register, thinking the regis
tration lasted more than one day Mem
bers of the board think that there are
probably so in the county subject to
this registration who did not register
because they did not learn of the reg
istration date.
The county board of equalizers met in
this city on Monday of this week and
will go over the books of County AS
SCISSOR as required by law, equalizing
the assessments made by him. and
giving a chance for appeal 20 any citizen
who is not satisfied with the assessment
made by the assessor. They will prob
ably be in session for two or three
weeks, and will make their report to
the Chairman of the County Court, and
then the County Court Clerk will pro-
coed with making the tax books for
1918. The Board of Equalizers is COM
posed of F, F, :Boyd, ARossvile, j. H.
Simmons, Laconia. j. G. Smith. Oak
land, W. H. Leach, SomerviIle, ]. NJ.
Hull, Somerville.
Miss DOrtchie Burton and Miss Pau
line Hobson have been selected to fill
the vacancies in the faculty of the
County High School here which were
not filled at the meeting of the board
in May. Mr.. Routon has also been ap-
pointed to teach agriculture for another
year. This completes the faculty for
the school next year and it is as follows:
Principal, Burrus Matthews, Agricul-
ture and Sciences, E. S. Routon, Do
nestle Science, Miss Mary Jones, Latin
Dept. Miss Pauline Hobson. English and
History, Miss Dortchie Burton. The
grade teachers were selected some
weeks ago and announced as follows:
Miss Lucy Wetzler, Miss Kate Riggs,
Miss Matte Lee Farris.
The. following City Aldermen who
were elected at the City Election in
May will be indicted into office today
or tomorrow to conduct the affair of
the city for the next two years: W. H.
Leach Sr., e. 7. Henley,'C. R. Wirwn,
H. P, Stainback, w. E. Narremore,
and ]. W. Morrison. Due to the tie of
the race for mayor and the agreement
of the present mayor to resign immed-
lately after the new board is indicted
into office, and the board will be called
on to elect a mayor for the two-year
term. They will also elect a City
Treasurer and Town Marshall. ]. G.
Hendon at the same stime will isucceed
w, 7. Loggins as Recorder, the latter
not being candidate for re. election.