The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-08-15


at the July term authorized the count
Judge to sell interest-bearing bonds i
sufficient amount to meet the apprC
priation made by the state highwa,
commission and the appropriation
made by the federal government, sal
sum not to exceed 100000 to be ar
propriated by the county.
Nashville.-Another apportionmen
Of the fund of $146 5000 recovered
from Memphis and Shelby county il
1917, on account of initiation of the
scholastic census of city and county
las been announced by Comptroller
Thomson, and state warrants will lbe
sent to the counties at once.
Memphis.-Work OF wrecking the
old home Of the Van Fleet Mansfield
Drug Company was started by work.
men employed by the Pantages The
ltrical Company. They are preparing
for the erection Of a modern vaude-
vile house, which will be the home OF
he Pantages circuit.
Chattanooga. - Sheriff Bass took
prompt steps to convince the negroes
Of Churchville and Bushtown, who had
been seriously alarmed by incendiary
reports, that they are not to be dis
turbed by any person or any number
Of persons so long as they give no
provocation.
Jackson. = Numbering himself be-
lore a crowd variously estimated at
from 10000 to $4,000 people, Sergt. AL.
vim c. York world war hero, declared
At the public reception at Lancaster
Park that the American buck private
won the war against the Teutons.
Jackson. = That the cooperative
shipment of farm products which has
recently been instituted in this eoun-
~ is the biggest boon which has ever
come to Madison farmers is the opin.
ion of District Agent H. S. Nichols.
s~sss
Nashville. = Wilbur Nelson, state
geologist, will visit the gas well near
Cumberland Furnace. News of the
gas strike at that place has brought
l number of queries 10 the office of
he state geological survey.
Knoxville.-Women will not have to
Jay poll tax to vote in the coming
'ity elections, but must register. The
registration books will be open in the
Tarious wards from Aug. II to 81, in
lusive.
Nashville. - Who remembers any
or earth tremors in the
'ast generation, The Tennessee Geo
ogical Survey is getting up all avail
BILE datad on earth shocks in Tennes-
ee.
Nashville. = A decided interest in
he rights of citizenship and the prop
r manner Of using the vote is being
videnced by community of foreign.
orn women of this city.
Chattanooga. Hackett has de-
ided that finger print system will
g introduced into the local detective
apartment at an early date.
Nashville.-The state board of health
planning an investigation of the
alter supply sources of the different
ties and towns of Tennessee.
Nashville.-Tom c. Rye, former gov.
nor, will in the near future move his
mily to Paris.
Memphis.-Dr. A. A. Kincannon.
esident of the West Tennessee Nor
al School, has just returned after a
Iccessful tour OF Madison and Obion
unties, in the interest OF the govern
ent's campaign for thrift.
much talked OF Jeff
avis highway, which will traverse 9
is county from north to south APP '
oximately distance of twenty-five {
lies, is beginning to loom up.
Trenton-The "Chisca," a negro :
artment house and one OF the best i
ildings in Trenton's darktown sec I
IN, was destroyed by fire. I
-Dr. J. Bunyan Stephens,
editor OF the Baptist Waterman.
d a primitive Baptist minister for
ty years, died here.
2
Clarksville district Il
inference OF the c. NJ Z. church o
ened here this week, Rev P. ]. Cole a
N presiding. "
ri
in former years, the !,
lroads will encourage people from !,
Iall towns to visit the Tennessee =,
ate Fair. n
work Of the memo "
/ commission for the creation OF a " I.
'morial park and building the cap =
I annex and memorial hall is tenn =
rarily held up until the results Of V
, Davidson county bond elections in
ptsnber are known.
Nashville. = Compensations claimed h
fatal and minor accidents for the r.
). dirty days operation Of the work "
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