The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-19


Chattanooga-Chattanooga's public
schools, 16 in number, with an aggre.
gate enrolment of $500, have all
been organized into Red Cross units.
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Dyersburg.-Rem Wyatt, one Of by.
or county's most substantial farmers,
has been arrested for alleged unpatri.
otto remarks regarding the Liberty
loan.
Nashville.-State Fuel Administrat.
or w. E. Meyer has been in Washing.
ton several days comforting with the
officials of the natiQnal fuel admin.
~istration.
Lawrenceburg.-The Democrats met
here and nominated their candidates
for county offices. w. ], Powers was
chairman and Joe Boulie secretary OF
the committee.
Chattanooga.-Chancellor w. B. Gar.
win handed down an opinion in the
Bush custer case, in which he dis
missed the bill seeking to GUST the
sheriff of Hamilton county.
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Huntingdon-The Huntingdon Red
Cross Chapter and auxiliary chapters
have a "Hen Day" scheduled for Mon
day, May 6, when everyone in Carroll
County is asked to donate at least
one hen.
Selmer.-The spring meeting Of the
West Tennessee P~resbytery of the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States of America will be held with
the Paris church, beginning on the
evening of April rs.
Lewisburg.-For the first time in
about 80 years, a wildcat distillery
was raided in Marshall county by
Chief of Police John Andrews, Sheriff
Batey and Marshal Bowers. The still
vas operated in a kitchen.
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Obion.-The Obion public school
has closed on account of an epidemic
Of measles. One hundred and four.
teen cases have been reported. At
Humboldt, ten miles west of 0bion,
there has been 300 cases and two
deaths.
Newbern.-Word has been received
in Newbern by relatives from Maurice
Hale, a Newbern boy, who while en-
route for France met with an acct
dent in England and sustained a
broken leg, as the result of an auto,
mobile accident.
Nashville.-The first report OF the
results Of the Y. W. C. A. wal work
campaign in Tennessee has been sent
by the director, Mrs. Arch Trawick,
to the national headquarters, and an
nouncement is made that $45,5S1.69
was raised over the state.
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Knoxville. Will Taylor, lawyer.
mayor OF Lafollette and chairman Of
the Republican state executive COM
mittee, his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for COLI
gress from the Second district, in op-
position to Hon. Richard A. Austin. in
cumbent.
Selmer.-At the annual city cleo.
ton Terry Alternately was elected
mayor, A. s. Prather recorder and
Frank Curry marshal. The following
men compose the board of aldermen:
U. S. Alexander, J. H, Bigger, B. l..
Browder, C. L. Haynes, W. F, Hum
phrey and w. G. Moore.
johnson City.-Carl, the ~4-year-old
son of Digger Ford, living near Gray
Station, six miles west Of Johnson
City, while playing in a pile Of saw.
dust left over from a disused saw.
mill, was buried under a heavy mass
of the dust and died of suffocation
before he could be rescued.
Dickson.-A broom which was first
donated to the Red Cross chapter In
Houston county by a widow who has
two sons in the army, and had nothing
else to give, was sold here. bringing
$40, the proceeds to go TO the Red
Cross chapter at this place. This
broom was first sold in Houston coun-
ty, bringing s61.50. 1t was then sent
to Z. l. Lewis OF Humphreys county,
who is the father Of ~ sons. six Of
whom are in the service Of Uncle
Sam. II was sold in that county for
$3.50. II was then sent to r. L. Few,
in this county. who gave it to the Red
Cross chapter with Instructions to
sell as before, which was done. bring.
ing $40. The broom has brought so
far s163.5O.
Nashyille.-Dr. Lee Smith Of Doyle
has been appointed superintendent Of
the East Tennessee hospital for the
insane at Knoxville. DR.. Lee Smith
succeeds Or. Z. w. Mitchell.
Brownsville.-May /. 1918. has been
designated service flag day for Hay
wood county. Members OF Forrest
chapter, U. D. C., have dosated a beau
tifui service flag. size 5 by 5 feet In
Guiding the q white boys who go this
mont skere win be lg5 stars on this