The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-31

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that has been causing apprehension
in this county for some time is some
what improved.
Chattanooga of rs enlisted
men and one civilian here has dis
closed wholesale plumber of mail at
Camp Greenleaf declared to be with
out precedent
Covington.-Ermon Beaver, the 16-
year-old son OF Sheriff ]. NJ. Beaver,
alone and unarmed, landed a big negro
bootlegger and marched him to jail,
where he turned him over to his father.
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Lewisburg.-The w. NJ u Societies
of the Duck River Baptist Association
will hold their quarterly meeting at
Cornersville jan 2S. Delegations from
Shelbyville, Tullahoma, Lewisburg and
other places will attend.
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Union City.--To give the public
some idea as to the value of land In
and around this section of the county,
one of our best farmers was offerd for
his farm, in one mile of the city, $500
per acre, and he declined to sell.
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Wilmington. -Fifty-three enlisted men
were given their discharges from mill
tary service at Park Field when or
ders releasing the men we're received
from Maj. Gen. Sharpe. The men were
discharged by their commtnding Off
GERS.
Covington. people of Upton
county are very much interested in the
convention of the Jeff Davis Highway
Association to be held in Memphis
Feb q. About 20 miles OF the jeff
Davis Highway runs through this
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Union City.-Miss Clara Parks, ssc-
ond daughter of Lexie Parks Of tits
city has successfully passed the exam
nation OF the board Of law examiners
at Nashville, and it is said will at in
early date become member of the 10
cal bar.
Jackson.-The fifth Madison coutny
boy to get back from the western front
is Private Will Mcknight of Malesus.
He landed at United States port sew
eral days ago with the Eighty-third
Division. He was in France for two
months.
Jackson.---A dozen or more Of Jack
sons largest manufacturing plants
which enjoyed good foreign trade
before the United States entered into
war are preparing to resume this activ-
ity and to seize upon other trade OPP
portunities beyond the borders of this
country. 4
larksville.-Homer Morrison, thes
1Syear-old son of Bud Morrison OF
Disctrict No. s, succumbed to injuries
received two weeks ago while hunting.
He had laid his gun on the ground to-
extricate his dog from a trap and
when he stopped to pick up HIS cum
to fire at a passing fox the gun war
accidentally discharged, the load en-
tering the body.
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Jacksonville Ozark Fruit Growers
Association, composed OF large num-
Der of truck farmers of the county
met and decided to ship their tomatoes
in green state to Northern markets
the coming season. Increased sweet
potato acreage was also decided upon
as was the strawberry acreage. Truck
farmers of this county made handsome
profits out of these products last year
Union City.-William Walker of this
city received a telegram from the war
department that his son, w. D. Walk
er, who has been in the service Of the
government for some time and who
had gone on some particular mission
to the republic OF Haiti for war pur-
poses. had died of pneumonia and that
bis body would be brought to the
United States and forwarded to Union
City.
Memphis.-Right In line with the re-
port of the recent grand jury in regard
to the great loss caused weekly In
Memphis by the theft OF automobiles.
as well as auto parts and accessories.
is house bin 191. which has already
passed its second reading In the legis-
lature and is now In the hands OF the
committee. The bill was presented by
Ernest Bell OF the Shelby county dele
CATION and IL designe dto minimize the
stealing of autos OF the borrowing"
of the same without the consent OF the
owner by youthful joyriders. By max
ing the unlawful act felony. and fix
ing a sentence Of one to five years In
the penitentiary in case Of conviction.
Dyersburg.-G. L Williams OF this
county, with q car Of Angus steers av-
eraging f.273 pounds, broke the price
record in the st. Louis market recent
" when his steers brought s17.10 per
hundredweight. This was all Dyer
county stock.