The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-25

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Bette Whit McFadden, both Of Oak
land. The wedding will take place at
that city on June 5. They are two of
the county's prominent young people
and their wedding is of interest TO a
wide circle of their friends.
With the coming of the warm wealth
err Of the present week planting has be-
gun in a real earnest turnout the coun-
I ty. Much corn has been planted and
some cotton, while preparation for the
planting has been pushed during the
4 p city warm weather. 1t has been the
very best week for such work during
the season and farme are taking ad-
vantage of it to the fullest, and yet
planting is consid rably behind this date.
w. o. Wilder of Galloway was here
Tuesday of this week soliciting orders
for Dold & Co., meat packers. from
the r memphis distributing station.
He is on the road regularly for them
and expects to make the rounds of this
territory from this time on. Mr.. Wilder
is one of t e best known men in Fay
cite county and his visits here will be
pleasant for large circle of friends he
has here.
A letter this week from Logan Nc
Kinstry who has been for several years
with the Army & Navy Journal at
Fortress Monroe, Virginia, asks that
his Falcon address, be changed from that
place to 1923 Walnut Street, Philadel-
phia. He does not state whether his
work has been changed or if he has
just transferred to a new post with
the same duties. He has been in the
Office of the Army and Navy Journal
for several years,
Mrs S. B Lawrence of Meridian.
Mississii pi, has been here for SINE me
wit her pare nts, Dir. and Mrs. P. r.
Thurman sOd has gone to Ashevi'le
Norm Carolina, in hopes that the eli
mate oI high altitude there will prove
b nefc al to her. Her children are
here with their grand parents. Mrs.
Lawr nee will be remembered here az
J ISIS Blanche Thurman, one of the
bes, esteemed young women of her
day in this city.
The Commercial Appeal of Wednes-
day announced the death of Mrs. A.
B. Galloway Of Memphis, which &C.
cured at the home of her parents in
Mississippi on Tuesday from the effects
of influenza after short illness. Mr..
Galloway who is now a prominent
Memphis Attorney will be remembered
here as "Sank" Galloway, youngest
son of the late Col. Galloway of the
local bar. Besides her husband, de-
ceased leaves one son, eight years old.
In another column of this issue appears
an order for a special election to be held
May 3 at aeon to elect a Justice of
the Peace for Eleventh District. A
Vacancy was recently caused there by
the removal of Esq. Alexander from the
district and citizens of the district pc
ltitioned the County Election Commits
sioners in due form of law for the spec
ial election to fill the vacancy. The
new Justice elected will serve about
five years of the unexpired term, until
the next regular election of the ]. P's.
Work of meeting Fayette county,
quota of the Victory Loan is pushed
thi week by the Woman's 0rganiza-
ton here. A number of their canvas
sers re out arly Monday, the first
day for the work, and were seeing that
no citizen missed an opportunity to sub
scribe. They have done excellent work.
1t can not be said just what amount
these lady committees have secured,
but The Falcon has enough information
to state tn 4 if the main organization In
the county does as efficient work AZ
the ladies' have done in Somerville the
quota will be met turnout the county,
The eolored Training School just south
of this city is closing its annual session
this week. There have been enrolled
more than 500 pupils during the year
and the average attendance has beer
bout half that number. This chool
receiv S large parts of its support from
sources outside the county and is doing
a genuinely meri orious work. Those
in charge of the school are seeking
Earnestly to make better citizens of pu-
! pills and to teach them to do things. All is
not given to book .tudies, large share
being given to the actual practice in
doing the things that must be done by
those who must cam their living. The
school is doing q good work and de-
serves credit.