The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-10

Mrs. Jno. Morris last week received
letter from her husband, DR.. Jno. W.
M rrls, written after he arrived in
England since bis release frem a Ger
man prison where ne has Leen pris-
oner of war since lat March. He is
well and expresses the hope that he
will soon be permitted to come home.
This news is received with much pleas
ure by DR.. Morris friends here and
thruout the county.
Hon. j. B. Summers of this city,
member of the state senate from this
county and Haywood, and Hon. d. c.
Wells, member of the lower house Of
the sixt, first General Assembly from
his county, left Sunday for Nashville
where they will be for several months
IL the performance of their du'igs.
This county has seldom had rwoa. gole
men there al the same time. b. tbc
system of alternating with Haywood
in the seralorship, it comes to this
county each four years only.
The ctldest weather of the present
winter visited this section around the
end of the mast week, the coolest being
eight degrees above zero on Friday
morning, This seemed powerfully cold'
hut when we remember that on January
II last year the Lowest of the winter
vas recorded aud was IL degrees
BELOW zero. twenty degrees colder
han was last FRIDAY. Burst water pipes
we're common about town as result ~
Of this ast spell. lots of porkers were
killed, and if cold kills germs, it was
cold enough to spell their ruin,
The fire insurance agencies of J. J..
Summers ard Capt. E. A Maddox were
merged on the first of the New Year
and the business of both agencies will
he conducted from the office of Mr.,
Summers over Rhea drug store. Dur
ing his absence at Nashville as a mem
her of the state senate the business
will be looked after by Miss Belle
Reeves who has been with his agency
since last summer. Capt. Maddox re.
tains al interest in the combined bust
ness and will give it some of his time.
The combined agency represents some
of the worlds best companies.
A new hog disease has appeared in
several parts of the county and DR..
Ellis. us. Hog Expert with hea6quar-
ters at jackson, was called here and
after post norton on dead hog he
pronouncedthe disease hemorhagic sep
ticemia, or swine plague. Numerous of
the older citizens have known of the
disease for always, but this seems to be
the first visitation il has made to the
section in some time. Several herds
are known to he infected and
others are suspected. The, remedy is
fouod in bscterin made for the pur-
pose and it has both curative and pre-
yentiye properties.
Despite the inclement weather the
Christmas entertaioment presented at
the school building b. the primary de-
partment aud first year high school pu-
pits of the Fayette County High School
was a well rendered program, reflect
ing much credit onthe teachers of thes @
departments. and also the participants.
The proceeds amounted to more than
enough to purchase an outdoor slide for
the primary department for whict pur-
pose the entertainment was given, thus
making a beginning in getting some
equipment for the playground. The
teachers who worked SO persisten;ly in
preparing this program wish to thank
the parents also for their hearty coop
GRAFTON. &C"