The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-09-19


]. L. Foote of Antioch neighborhood
brought to The Falcon last week a
Porto Rico Yam weighing exactly five
pounns, the biggest potato of the sea-
son. 1t was perfect specimen and
tho very large was perfectly smooth
and of good and regular shape.
For SALE-A large stock of white
lead in quantities TO suit purchasers.
Apply to j. B. Burnett & Bro. SOM
erville. IF
Fayetts County White Teachers viii
meet at the court house tomorrow,
Saturday, at 10. a. m, in their first
monthly institute of the year. No set
program has been arranged, bat it is
expected to discuss the new next books.
new course of study. and other details
of the years work and a full attend
ance of teachers is expected.
The Community Fair win be held at
George r. James School between Eads
and Baskerville in Shelby county on
Friday, September 10, and Miss BERTHE
Johnston of this city who is principal
Of the school asks the Falcon to extend
a cordial invitation TO Somerville and
Fayette county people.
Fayette county friends of l.. l.. Wild
err of Mason were sorry to learn that
he was the victim of hold-up men in
Memphis last week. He was ordered
to stop and when he refused the negro
hold-up men shot inhicting serious and
painful wounds. He was at Memphis
hospital when last heard from and was
improving slowly.
w. II. Wilkinson and family of Bay,
Arkansas, arrived here the latter part
of last week and have been guests of
relatives. Mr.. Wilkinson has sold his
1880 acre delta plantation at Bay and
his friends here hope that he will re-
turn to this county to make his home,
tho he gave no assurance of this when
talking TO The Falcon.
Somerville friends of Joel f.
Dickinson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. L.
Dickinson formerly of this place, will
sympathise with him in the death last
Sunday of his five year old daughter,
Mary Lucet,e, from the effects of Sc
we're burns sustained from a match
which she lighted and thus set her
clothing on fire.
Material for rebuilding the city tank
in accordance with contract let some
months ago has arrived and it is pre-
sumed that work will start at an early
date. Much time has already been lost
more than was contemplated when con-
tract was let, at which time it was
promised the local city authorities that
work would be pushed to completion as
quickly as possible.
I County Agent w. A. Owen and Miss
Brasfeld, Home Demonstration Agent.
are busy this week getting in shape
the Fayette County Exhibit at the Tri-
State Fair which opens tomorrow for
an eight day show season. The exhibit
from this county last year was most
ereditable and won much attention for
the county. Visitors from this county
at the Fair next week are urged to
look up the Fayette County Booth.
Miss Wood who had been selected
teacher of the fifth and sixth grades in
the Somerville School recently sent her
resignation to the County Superintend-
ent and Mrs William Rhea Jr has been
appointed to fill the vacancy. Mrs.
Rhea taught several years in the coun-
ty schools prior to her marriage and
was one of the most popular and sue
cessful teachers of the county.
Catalogs for the County Fair TO be
held here October 8 and 10 are being
issued from the Falcon presses this week
and should be in the hands of exhibitors
by the end Of the week. Any citizen
who fails to receive one can get it by
calling at his bank or at his store if
in place where there is no bank. 1t
is desired that every citizen desiring
catalog have one and if you do not
find one address postal card to the
Secretary at Somerville and one will be