The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-06-27
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

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Lawrenceburg There is not an
idle carpenter or painter in Lawrence.
burg.
Pulash,-The board Of mayor and
aldermen has authorized an issue o.
s22,0 900 funding bonds to pay off the
owns floating debt.
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Gallatin-The $4,000 drive for
Howard female college Of Gallatin,
which was launched few days since,
has exceeded expectations.
Nashville.-The annual inspection
of Tennessee greenhouses, nurseries
and strawberry plant fields will be
commenced on July / and last until
November l.
Clinton-Brigadier L. D. Tyson Of
Knoxville has accepted an invitation
to deliver an address to returned An,
derson county soldiers at the fair
grounds July 4.
ShelbyYille-Elaborate preparations
are being made for the welcoming
home celebration on July 4, in honor
of the Bedford county soldiers, sail.
ors and marines.
Pulash.-Mrs. Pattie Pointer But
Ter, wife of Dr. George D, Butler, died
after lingering illness. She was
member of the prominent Pointer fam
lily of Spring Hill
Washington.-The bill to create
separate United States judicial dis
trict for Middle Tennessee was favor
ably reported from the judiciary COM
mittee by Senator Shields.
Memphis. = Four hundred new
houses, bungalows and cottages are
now being constructed or their plans
are in the making to help relieve the
congestion in housing Memphis.
Chattanooga The Mountain City
Mills was convicted in the United
States district court here on charges
Of misbranding its products and with
shortage in weight in flour and grits.
Huntingdon. = News has reached
here of the instant death of M. L.
Chambers, Familiarity known as Dude
Chambers, at his home near Buena
Vista, caused from falling from load
Of hay.
Sewanee. = The annual oratorical
contest of the University of the South,
between the Sigma Epsilon and Phi
Omega Literary Societies for the Over.
ton Lea medal, was held at the Sewa.
nee Union.
nteagle.-Because Of the crowded |
condition Of Nashville hotels, the Ten
nessee Pharmaceutical Association,
which was set for July Is, 16 and II,
will meet instead at Monteagle on
those dates.
Cleveland-A matter of vital inter
est is 20 be discussed at the July term
of the county court. This is plan
to ask state and federal aid in building
up the CharlestonClevel
nooga turnpike.
Selmer-Selmer is promised cap
tured German cannon by authorities at
Washington. The cannon will be
placed IN the court yard as memo
rial to the McNairy county soldiers
who fought in the great world war.
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Nashville.-With the governors OF
other states, Gov. A. H. Roberts has
wired to the Pathe News his appre'
citation and that of Tennessee for the
work done BY that company in enter.
tanning American soldiers in France.
Union City.-The equalization board
having finished its work, shows that
the real estate of Obion county is as
follows Value Of farms, s6640.107;
railroad property. $2,555,211, with town
lots making the aggregate, in round
s11,Oo0OOO.
Dyersburg. Arrangements are be-
Ing perfec' ID by the chamber of COM
merce here for the picnic to be given
to the soldiers OF Dyer county July 4.
Every soldier, marine and sailor,
white or eolored, is expected to be a
guest of Dyersburg at that time.
Nashville Shipping orders cover
ing the supply Of the latest model
rifles. machine guns and pistols for
the Tennessee state guard were re-
ceived by Major c. L. Daughtry. prop
srty and disbursing officer for Ten.
nessee. The equipment for all OF the
in the state is expected
to arrive within the next few days and
Major Daughtry announces that Il
will be reshipped TO the various or
as soon as received.
Selmer-A merger OF telephone sys-
tens in Selmer, effective July /, is an.