The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-12-12
TENNESSEE
NEWS
Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places


be established In Gallatin within the
next ten days for Sumner county. II
is said that contracts for work on the
highway will be let by April /, 1920.
Nothing over per cent grade will be
allowed.
Winchester.-The business houses
OF Winchester are carefully observing
the fuel conservation program. and do
ing so cheerfully Winchester has
hydro-electric light currents, and the
knitting mill and other manufacturing
concerns are run by hydro-electriC
power.
ashville.-Recruits have been vir.
tually pouring into the local station
during the past week. Sergt. G. H.
Robinson, officer in charge, said yes
terday that he could see no reason for
the rush during the month of Decem
Der.
Shelbyville.-At a meeting OF share
holders of the Bedford Oil & Gas com
pany contract was let to Charles H
MCGEE, of Nashville, to bore for oil
on 1000 acres of land west of town
held under lease by the company.
Nashville.-Many of the chapters OF
the United Daughters of the Confeder
acy throughout the state are planning
to send comforts and delicacies to the
veterans at the Soldiers Home as re-
membranes of Christmas time.
Nashville,-A regular mail, express
and passenger airplane service may
soon be conferred at Nashville. 1t will
not be a government or other public
service, however, but private enter
prise.
Clarksville.-Navy Recruiting Off
GERS ]. E. Flynn and c. E Mccain
spent Thursday and Thursday night
here recruiting for men to serve on
the United States steamer Tennessee
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Nashville Roberts will
confer with Attorney General Frank M
Thompson in regard to filing bill in
chancery for the appointment of re
ceiver for the coal mines in Tennessee
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Newbern 1.-The Dyer County Rang
ers' association met at the county
courthouse with the majority of Its
members present, to plan for pasturing
their cattle in river bottoms.
ashville.-General Secretary III. l.
Walker has received telegram from
the secretary of the Madison county
Sunday school association cancelling
the dates of the convention.
Greeneville. - The tobacco selling
season opened here. 1t is estimated
that the amount to be sold this season
will double that sold on this market
last season.
Memphis.-Twenty retail drug stores
here paid fines aggregating 1925 as q
result of arrests made on warrants is
sued at the instance of the state board
Of pharmacy.
Nashville.-Every state at Peabody
college is represented by an organiza
ton. A few states have combined
forces, but the majority have individ
ual clubs.
Nashville. = Lieut.-Col. Lucius e
HBurch was elected commander of the
Nashville chapter of the American OF
ficers of the Great War at the initial
meeting.
Knoxville.-The University Of Ten
nessee will be represented at the Stu
dent Volunteer conference to be held
in Des, Moines Dc. 81 to Jan. 4.
Lexington.-Cedar Grove No. 81
Woodmen Circle, held memorial ser
vices in honor of five beloved departed
members of the order.
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olumbia.-Another increase in the
rate of remuneration has been granted
census enumerators for the Seventh
congressional district.
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Covington.-The ninth memorial ser
vice OF Covington Lodge No. 1905. b
P. o. Elks, was held in the First Pres
hyterian church.
Jackson.-A wildcat still was cap
tured in a raid in Carroll county BY
Deputy u. s. Marshal Charles II. King
L.
I Decherd.-The York and Sam Davis
societies of the Decherd grammar
school held their first annual debate.
/ Alamo.-Alamo Lodge No. 1854. Free
and Accepted Masons, held Its annual
election Of officers.
Columbia .-Columbia is soon to have
a new $4,000 garage.
Chattanooga-Mayor A. W. Cham
bliss announces that the 7-cent fare
with 2 cents addition for transfers
asked BY the receivers OF the chatta-
nooga railway win not be granted with
out a strong fight
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