The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-05-02
TENNESSEE
NEWS
Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places


according to reports from many fruit
men, not seriously injured the truck
and young fruit plants.
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Gleason.-Several Of our citizens
went to Dresden and Mckenzie to sec
the war tank that was there in inter
terest OF the Victory Liberty Loan. :
Humboldt.-G. W. Bailey attained
the honor of being the largest indi
vidual subscriber OF the Fifth Liberty
Bond issue, when he subscribed 500,
600 to this issue of bonds.
Humboldt.-The Peoples Bank dis
trfbuted pigs to the members of their
pig club. This club was organized last
year by the bank, and its operation
last year was very successful.
Dyersburg-The sacred cantata
Victory Divine" was given at the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church un
der the auspices of the music depart
ment of the Dyersburg Woman's Club
Jackson.-Following the hearing OF
three Madison county cases the su,
preme court adjourned and left for.
Nashville, where they resumed the
hearing of the West Tennessee docket
Gibson.-The frost damage to the
tomato and bean crops is estimated
from 10 per cent Of the crop killed
up. Some fields are hurt very little
while Others are almost entirely killed.
Jackson.-Dr. C. W. Daniel of At
Ianta will deliver the commencement
address at Union University June 1,
md Gen. W. H. Washington of Nash.
nile the baccaulaureate speech on
Tune 4. Both are alumni Of the uni
Iersity.
Dyersburg.-The e. M. King resi-
ience Of this city has been on fire four
lines during the past "a hours, with
N aggregate loss of $4,000. The orig
OF the fire is unknown, but the fam
" fear some malicious incendiary In
Decentralization Jr. Is the name (
new ferry to ply between Booths ;.
oint and Charlottesville The boat
hitch is the property of the Dyers,
urg and Charlottesville Ferry Com,
any, is being built and equipped al
ie local wharf
Humboldt.-The recent severe cold
Gather with its accompanying frost,
d considerable damage to the fruit
I'd vegetable crops of this section
ne strawberry blooms were killed
Id 1t is feared that the berries al,
ady formed will have black spots
them when they ripen.
West Tennessee pres.
terry of the Presbyterian Church in
Q U. s. A., held its spring meeting
tn the church at this place. The SEES
IN opened when the Rev. DR.. H. o.
1fstead, pastor OF the Court Avenue
lurch in Memphis delivered the open,
: sermon.
Chattanooga.-With the arrest an!
iictment of five men, one of them
ominently connected, local police
We rounded up gang of auto thieves
ich has been preying on this city
surrounding towns for several
nths, during which time many valu.
g cars have disappeared.
Triumph of De-
cracy," a pageant on America and
world war, will be presented under
auspices Of the United States De.
tment of the Interior, May 10, in
ferson Hall at the University of
inessee, as a part of the programme
he Southern Sociological Congress
Ich meets in Knoxville May lila.
Iashville.-The Southern Bell Tele-
ne Company filed with the Tennes
Railroad Commission a revised
edule of exchange rates effective
1. The advances in the rates
&c from 10 to Is per cent The ne
'ity OF making up heavy deficit
operating expenses since the gov
nent took over the lines is given
he reason for The advance.
ovington.-W. ~ Hunt, who lives
: Coviugton, received a telegram
! the United States War Depart.
I. notifying him Of the death OF his
Sergt. Jesse @. Hunt, in France.
her the date nor the cause of his
h is given. Sergt. Hunt was q
her Of Company c, 18th Machine
Battalion, Thirtieth Division, A.
:, and 1t is known that on Oct. 10.
in some village in France, he was
APPS mortally wounded by a Ger.
shrapnel shell. as 10 steel spin.
took effect in his limbs and arms.
" York.-Gov. A. II. Roberts Of
lessee and delegation OF So at.
ID the launching OF the battleship
lessee at the New York navy yard.
Roberts daughter, Helen. was
sor. The Tennessee, a sister ship