The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

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Dyersburg thousand people
witnessed the departure OF IS draftees
from Dyersburg.
Bristol.-Seventy-five Of Sullivan
eounty's selectmen entrained here for
Camp PIX, Ark, for training.
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Milan.-Fifty of Gibson countys
boys were called by the exemption
board to entrain for Camp Pike, Ark,
from Trenton.
Milan.-Ex-Gov. Malcolm R. Patter.
son spoke here Sunday on nation.
wide prohibition at the auditorium If
the high school building,
Brownsville.-Prof Dan T. Rogers,
Of Morristown, has been elected pr!n-
cipal of the Haywood county high
school for the next term.
Notwithstanding and Davidson
county wound up the Red Cross drive,
with total subscriptions of $S75,OOO,
against their quota of $4,000.
Selmer-Gov. Tom C. Rye was the,
distinguished guest in Selmer and de-
livered an address in the monster Red
Cross mass meeting in the courthouse.
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Observation-Disclosures OF Newbern /.
o. O., F. lodge No. so observed Sun.
day as decoration day at the city GEN.
etery In honor of the deceased bretn-
rem.
Jackson. Thomas DUNCAN,
aged 40, died as result OF injuries
received while performing his duties
as brakeman in the NJ. & o. railroad
yards.
Savannah,-Mrs. Mary Black, wild
ow Of ]. H. Black, died at her homo
here. Mrs, Black was in the eighties
and one Of the oldest women in Sa-
vannah.
Paris.-The largest increment from.
Paris in class left to enter training
for 81 men, which was issued about.
ten days ago, but on the following day
the order was raised to rs men, all
white.
Knoxville-A concrete viaduct will
be constructed over the tracks of the
Southern railway here. the present
structure having become so dilapidat.
ed that those who inspected 1t de-
clared n was In a dangerous condi-
ton.
Newbern.-The annual statements
of the banks here show better finan-
cial conditions at present than was
ever known before in the history Of
Newbern, and more money on deposit
this spring than over the previous
years.
Martin.-E E. Gooch, a travelling
salesman Of this place, erected shoe
shining stand and, dressed in white,
with red crosses prominently display
ed over his clothing. shined shoes in.
dustriously. He was aided by his lit.
tie sons. and lasge sum was raised
for the local chapter OF the Red Cross.
Memphis. all cities In the
southern division in the amount pledg-
ed and in the oversubscription OF the
Red Cross allotment, Memphis again
attested her devotiSn to the cause Of
world freedom by contributing $780,
159 to the great agency of mercy, It
was reported at the final meeting Cf
workers.
Covington.-Mr. and Mrs. Kerr
Oates have resigned as superintendent
and matron, respectively, of the Dun
lap orphanage. located IN the south
ern part OF Upton county Mr.. and
Mrs. Oates have been at the orphan.
age since its establishment many
years ago Superintendent Oates was
forced to resign because of Ill health.
Their successors havesnot yet been
named.
Knoxville.-The route Of the eastern
division OF the Dixie highway having
been changed from Knoxville to Cor.
bin, KY, via LaFollette, instead Of via
Gap, on the promise of
rapid completion OF missing links in
an already good road, the Campbell
county quarterly court. in special ses-
lion. voted an already authorized Is
sue Of 100000 bonds to complete the
highway in Campbell. Work will be
at once. Whitley county,
KY. VIII also begin at once work on
OF the most important re-
naming link and before the end Of the
rear the eastern division win be ready
or through traffic.
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Covington.-The Memphis confer
nee Epworth league conference will
convene IN the First Methodist church
n .Covington, Tuesday night. June IS.
ind continue through Thursday night
ne Goth.
Paris.-F NJ. Hastings. Confederate
elder. celebrated his SD birthday
sith a big dinner IN which his chill
Iren, grandchildren and friends were