The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-07-18
TENNESSEE
GLEANINGS

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The Y. M. C. A. gymnasium, which
has been closed for the past three
weeks undergoing repairs, has been
reopened and classes will be re-
sumed.
Nashville.-Recently the state high.
way commission vas allotted 460
trucks from surplus army equipment,
to be used in Federal aid highway
projects
Lexington - This village was Wis
ited by a terrific electrical and wind
storm which resulted in a sand storm
that was akin to those Of California
and Oklahoma.
Huntington. The annual reunion
of the Stonewall Jackson bivouac, Of
Mckenzie, will be held at Shiloh Sat
urday, July 10, the blue. the gray and
the khaki all being invited to attend.
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Ovoca. - Friday night the ten-days'
conference for Christian workers was
brought to a close with an impressive
meeting in the Castle" a fitting eli
max to the ten days OF play and work.
Nashville. - One hundred and five
members OF the faculty and student
body of George Peabody College for
Teachers left Saturday morning for
the annual trip to Mammoth Cave.
Nashville. - T. W. Peace, OF Madi-
sonville, encouragement of the
Fourth district, has been appointed to
succeed M. H. Gambill, Of Maryville,
as a member Of the state board Of
education.
Chattanooga. - A committee from
the Georgia legislature has been des-
ignated to come here and value the
holdings of the state of Georgia in
this city with q view Of disposing Of
the property.
Memphis. - The cornerstone Of the
Chelsea Avenue Methodist church was
laid here, the dedication ceremony be-
Ing conducted by Bishop w. B. Muir
rah, the Rev. F. H. Cumming and the
Rev. D. C. Covington.
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Nashville. - Capt. c. M. Baker, who
was associated with Capt. r. G. Deri-
vaux in the public health service. Is
now assigned to the state board Of
health and will direct the sanitary
work of the loard,
Springfield. - Capt 9. o. Murphey,
editor of the Springfield Herald, and
one of the most prominent men Of
Springfield and Robertson county,
died at his home here, after an Ill
ness of only few days.
DyeBburg. - Miss Meta McFee,
home demonstration agent for Dyer
county, has prepared a program for
the camp for members of the home
demonstration clubs of the county to
be held at Wilma Glenn, near Tigrett,
July 22-25.
mphis.-After a wrangle Of more
than an hour the county court Topped
off the fat salaries of The county cleo
ton commissioners and fixed a new
rate OF compensation for them which
will save the county considerable
money to pay for other things.
Ripley. - More live stock has been
shipper from Lauderdale county this
year than for several years.
Nashville. = After hearing several
interested persons with respect to the
site for the memorial TO the women
of the Confederacy. which group has
been executed by Miss Belle Kinney,
a Nashville woman. the commission
to select the site voted to postpone
the question OF location until after
the proposed state memorial plans.
now under consideration, have been
disposed Of.
$500
Chattanooga. - The executive com
mittee of the state conference OF so
cial work met here and decided after
much discussion Of the problems of
crime. delinquency and poverty, to
handle these matters from an cduca.
tional viewpoint.
MemrAis.-The burning OF $1,000
note, which signified the freedom of
the church from all Indebtedness,
marked the observance OF the 10th
anniversary OF the Temple Baptist
church Sunday afternoon. A two
weeks campaign during which $1,000
was raised. made possible the lifting
OF the church's debt.
Nashville.-D. r. Crenshaw, for the
past eight months in Atlanta for the
placement Of discharged disabled sol.
diers in work or vocational training.
has come to Nashville 10 succeed W.
J. Murphy. who has had charge here.