The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-03
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State = = =

Union City.-Mrs. Matte Joyner. 60
was burned to death when her cloth
Ing caught fire while standing before
an open CRATE.
Nashville Three airplanes coming
from Park Field, Memphis. arrived at
Columbia, Tenn, last week. They are
making survey Of proposed air
mail route.
Clifton-R. e. Stribling. postmaster
OF Clifton, received a telegram inform.
Ing him of the death of his brother,
hoy w. Stribing, in France, Dec 3.
Roy w. Stribling volunteered several
months ago from Decatur, Ala.
sesss
Knoxville. for a campaign
throughout East Tennessee to raise
100000 as a permanent endowment
fund for Carson Newman college were
discussed at a conference here of
trustees of that institution. The drivs
will continue throughout January.
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Nashville-Busines men here have
made definite arrangements for the
operation of Nashville owned steam.
boat on the upper waters of the Cum,
! berland, between Nashville and Burn.
side Ky. II was announced that the
steamer 10 Horton Fall would ply
these waters.
Washington-Names of so American
soldiers who have arrived safely in
France from German prison camps
are made public by the war depart
ment. The list includes the following
enlisted men: Ivey d. Miller, Ration,
La; Frank NJ. Jones, Montgomery,
Ala. Carl H. Reese, Olinger, Va;
Harry c. Rowe, Pulaski, Tenn.
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Dyersburg-The Dyer county med
cal association at meeting held here
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President. DR.. E. II
Eaird; vice president, DR.. McDougald
Tigrett; secretary-treasurer. DR.. NJ. E
Rust. Dr. Rice was elected delegate
to attend the state medical associa
ton, with DR.. J. P, Baird alternate
Dyersourg The Forked Deer club
will give its annual Christmas bar
Dec. "a This will be the clubs first
social event since the beginning Of the
war. the club having given up Its
handsome quarters to the local chap
ter Of the Red Cross. The latter has
recently moved to an adjoining hui d
Ing, the work having become so much
lighter that the club rooms were no;
needed.
Covington.-The crew of a north.
bound train ON tire Illinois Central rail
road found a 60-pound steel rail across
the track between Kerrville and Tip.
ton, about $3.50 o'clock one night re-
Gently. 1t is thought that the rail was
placed on the track with the intention
of wrecking the fast Chicago-New Or.
leans passenger train due at that time,
This passenger train was recently
wrecked near Brighton from some un-
known cause.
Nashville-H. Knox Bryson, com
missioner Of agriculture, and George
" WEIGH, member of the state rail.
road commission, returned from trip
to the Highland rim, where they sue
ceeded In locating 100000 acres OF
land suitable for colonization under
the plans of Secretary Lane. OF the
Interior for returning soldiers and
sailors Much OF the land located lies
In Cumberland and Putnam counties,
and Is capable Of producing profitable
crops.
Knoxville - After surviving -four
wars, Mrs. e. Willis died at her home
here. She was 81 years old. Mrs. VIII. |
lis was born in Washington county
near Johnson City, Jan. u, 1924. La.
ter the family moved to Cleveland.
where she made her home until about
IS years ago, when she came to Knox.
vile with her family, and resided
here since.
covington.--A real estate transfer
of interest was the sale by George d.
Green OF his farm near Tabernacle to
Messrs. Thomas Addison and Justus
Faux. The consideration Is reported
to be $4,000
Martin - The Weakley County
Board OF Health met here. In add.
ton to the home physicians present,
Or. Ledford. of the state board, was
present. and offered many sugges.
tons.
Newbern-The wheat crop in this
section OF the county promises to be
the best known in the history of the :
crop in Dyer county in many years.
Nashville-Federal court has ad-
iourned for the holidays.
NashTille-A telegram to Mai. Rnt.
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