The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-18

EFT was very sick with pneumonia. NJ
word has since come here of HE condi
ton
Rlyson Ozier, who has been employed
for some time at the Government Pow
der Plant. near Nashville. has beer
home for several days recupersting
from a spell of pneumonia which follow
ed case of influenza he had there.
For Sale Early Red May Wheat
Fayette county grown. $500 per bush
ell, cash with order: W. T. Loggius,
Somerville. 627
j. L. Foote, wholves in the Feathers
Chapel neighborhood of the eighth dis.
trict, brought The Falcon a peck of
sweet potatoes this week, just three
potatoes which weighed fraction over
Is pounds, about the best Nancy Hall
we have seen this year.
For SALE-Male and female Duroc
pigs. four months old. Will be regis
tered in name of purchaser. Out of a
Missouri bred SOW and sired by a
Champion male, See W. T. Loggins
Mrs. w. A. Rhea came out. from
Memphis the first Of the present week
and spent few days looking after bus
mess. She says that Mr.. Rhea's condi-
ton is improving and he will be able to
return home from Memphis at an early
date.
The Falcon has two scholarships in
the Memphis Business College, good
till the pupil graduates, good for either
ste Topographic or bookkeeping courses,
cheap for cash. See The Falcon If
I Clyde Day who was wounded on the
front in France last March arrived home
Monday night and is now with his faith.
err, F. W. Day, south of town. He is
able to walk by using stick and it is
hoped he soon will be entirely well. He
gives most interesting information of
the war conditions at the front.
LosT--Buring the Chautauqua, either
in or near court house, a solid gold en-
ameIed faced school pin with letters
M. T. S. Reward if returned to Rev.
C. A. Harper or to The Falcon office If
/ Norwood Pierce who has been spend
/ ing week or two here with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Pierce, left the lat
ter part of last week for another year s
studies in Washington & Lee UNIVERSE
ty, Virginia. He tried to enlist in the
marines but was rejected on account of
light weight.
April narrowed Duroc hogs, register.
ed. fine breeding, males $25 each, fe-
males $50 each, weigh about 100 pounds.
August narrowed, ready to wean, males
| $40, females $3.50. if taken soon. All
| of extra good breeding and good indi-
viduals. See W. 7. Loggins. Somerville.
Two Aero planes from Park Field.
Millington, were visitors to Somerville
Tuesday afternoon, circling about town
for some time and doing all the stunts
possible. The maneuvers attracted lots
of attention from the towns-people.
Both planes came down at the VESSEL
Alexander farm and spent some time
and were seen by many people.
The first white victim of Spanish
Influenza heard of by The Falcon in
Fayette county died Wednesday night
when Henry L. (Buddie) Davis of the
Asbury neighborhoOd breathed his last
of pneumonia which followed an attack
of influenza. This information came
to US Thursday morning as the paper
was neatly ready for going to press.
jim. Maxwell former postmaster at
the Somervile office. who recently ac-
cepted position with the Leland Miss
issippi) Hardware Company came home
last Sunday and on Tuesday returned
to the Mississippi town carrying his
family with him to make it their home.
The Maxwell family have lived in Som
ervile for good many years and have
lots of friends and associates here will
miss them.
A thing unheard Of in Somerville in
generations past took place here last
Sunday when there was no religious
gathering Of any nature. black or white,
this being one of the steps taken by the
authorities to suppress the spread of in
fluenza. 1t appears from all that We
can gather that the malady is by no
means .as severe form here as has
been noted in many parts of the coun-
try. Not great many influenza pa
tients have developed pneumonia and
there have been no'deaths in or near
Somerville ard only che or two In the
county, according to information given
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