The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-10
TENNESSEE
NEWS
Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places


pay, amounting to $4,000, will be given
the men under the decision.
Dyersburg-The Dyer county court
in quarterly session passed a resolu.
tion favoring the immediate accept.
ance by the United States senate OF
the peace pact without amendment or
reservation. The resolution requested
Senator Shields to at once line up for
the treaty, as brought back by Presi
dent Wilson.
Chattanooga.-All children attending
the city schools must be vaccinated
Immediately, unless they can show 4
scar that physicians will accept as
adequate protection against smallpox
Such an order has been issued by Dr.
Stanton H. Barrett, director Of health
ssess
Jackson Though Jackson is strong
ly organized from a labor standpoint
and there are likewise many industries
and five railroads, there has been nc
walkout, lockout, strike or any form
of violence whatever in this city during
these days of dissansioh
Memphis. -Headed by Bishop T. F.
Gailor OF Memphis, the delegation OF
the Tennessee diocese of the Episco.
pal church left for Detroit to attend
the triennial general convention of
the church to be held in that city.
Chattanooga-Commissioner Of Ed.
ucation and Health Fred B. Frazier an.
nounced the appointment of two ne.
gro doctors as assistants to the direc'
tor of public health with particular as.
signment to the colored schools.
Nashville.-Gov A. H. Roberts, OF
Tennessee, will act as chairman OF
the third Red Cross roll call in Ten
nessee, according to an announcement
made at southern headquarters Of the
American Red Cross in Atlanta.
Chattanooga. Stanton II. Bar
rett, city director of health, and DR.
E. A. Gilbert, assistant director, left
for New York City, where they will
inspect clinics, school health safe
guards and other health work.
Knoxville.-Advices from Johnson
City state that several manufacturers
are apprehensive of being forced &c
close for lack of energy unless there
is better water supply for the hydro
electric plants in that region.
Memphis-The influenza, about
which warnings have been issued of its
return, has yet to make its appearance
in Memphis, according to DR.. J. L.
Andrews, superintendent of the city
health department.
Memphis. United States public
health service says that probably Span.
ism influenza viii again make its ap.
pearance in Memphis and elsewhere
this year. A warning to the south has
been made.
Nashville-The state memorial COM
mission will take over all property
within the area south of the capitol
and heretofcse defined as memorial
nark IN AnriT 1Q00
Chattanooga.-The East Tennessee
association Of teachers in colored
schools will hold its sixteenth annual
session in Chattanooga October 80, 81 |
and November /, 1919.
Ripley.-From the best Information
obtainable it is apparent that the
wheat acreage In Lauderdaie county
will be very materially decreased this
year.
Alamo.-The Baptists OF Alamo are
holding their annual revival meeting,
which is being conducted by Rev.
Fleetwood Ball OF Lexington.
$500.
Jaekson.-In an interview given cut |
by Mayor J. ID. Johnson. this CITY Is
shown TO be on the threshold OF the
greatest era in its history.
Jackson.-The political pot In Madi.
son county is beginning to boil these
days with the county democratic pri.
mary only two months away.
Savannah.-The Hardin county fair
has closed a successful session. Sol.
diers' day brought out a record-break.
ing crowd.
Eads.--Plans for larger and better
fair ia 1870 were outlined in a meeting
Of the George r. James community fair
directors.
Memphis.-A new hospital. nonsecta.
rian. but erected primarily for Jewish
residents o; Tennessee. Arkansas and
and costing s35o.000. viii
be built In Memphis very shortly. Plans
Tor the erection of the structure, which
will comprise 100 beds. Is OF them rs
signed to charity cases. are being made
Selmer.-Loxer Cypress Greek drain
,ge district No. IL has been organized.
Y. II. Stone. chairman OF county court;
A. D Ham and W. A. Petree arc direct.
DTS and H. p Wood Is the attorney for
he district.