The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-08-22
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

Jackson.-With the purpose OF sup
plying every ex-service man who re.
turns to Jackson and Madison county
with a suitable job and Of finding EN-
ployment for the number OF returned
soldiers who are now in the city with
no means of support, the home service
station Of the Red Cross is co-operat-
ing with the Association OF Commerce
and has begun an active campaign to
put every employer in Jackson who
can possibly use an additional man in
direct touch with these men who Left
Madison county to fight in the world
war and have now returned asking for
employment.
Memphis.-News items sent cut BY
the Southern Alluvial Land Associa-
ton to newspapers in northern cities,
prominent among them Chicago, have
brought results. Many of the members
Of the association are receiving letters
daily from southern negroes who were
lured north, asking for jobs and stat
ing that they are anxious to return
to the sunny south.
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Chattanooga.-Followlng . confer
ence of General Manager Horace
Baker and other officials OF the South
ern Railway system, 1t was announced
that the railroad will Immediately be-
gin the construction of a million dollar
steel bridge across the Tennessee
river eight miles above the city to re-
place the one condemned and aban-
doned a few days ago.
Jacksonville state board Of equali-
sation, In session here, has completed
taking evidence as to the valuation
OF the property in the first seven dis
tricts of the county, and 80 far the
members state that they are well
pleased with the valuations estab-
lished by witnesses from these dis
tricts.
Jackson.-The association OF com
merce has named Addison Johnson as
manager OF the general campaign to
complete the raising of the necessary
funds to purchase the building site
for the new 100000 womsn's college.
Nashville. - The Tennessee public
utilities and railroad commission set
Sept. for the date on which to hear
the Western Union Telegraph company
on the proposition of continuing the
government rates on telegraph service.
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Chattanooga. - Samuel NJ. Chamk
iiss, aged so, brother of Mayor A. w.
Chambliss and one of the leading mem
bers Of the Chattanooga bar, ended
his life by shooting himself in the
head with a revolver.
Trenton. - Messrs. w. e. Boring
Of Nashville ana r. E. CroA Of Gala
tin arrived in Trenton and are repre-
senting the state equalization board
in the effort to readjust the property
valuations of the state.
Nashville. The first real blew BY
federal officials against food hoarders
and profiteers in Nashville was delfv-
cred when nearly million eggs were
seized in the Noel & Company cold
storage plant,
Jackson. - The freight rate PROPOSE
ton win be open for discussion By al
property owners of this city at the
mass meeting which is to be held at
the courthouse Saturday, Aug. %.
Brownsville.-The Van Buren, Camp
Ing club is enjoying their annual camp
at Drain Lake.
Covington. The forty-fourtA an
nual reunion OF Upton County Confet.
crate Veterans was held at Brighton.
5000 people from Upton and adoin.
Ing counties being In attendance.
Jackson. - A great many negro no
boes are now passing through the city. |
especially on the southbound trains.
according to a statement made by Dep
uty Sheriff G. H. Webb
Knoxville. - Knoxville gets S3.0S3 |
cans OF the army food supply. 10000 |
pounds OF dried beans. 1892 pounds
of flour, 1000 pounds OF rice and l.
431 cakes OF toilet soap.
Jackson. - The county health sur
vey under the supervision Of State Dr.
rector Bishop of rural sanitation has
already begun with Huntersville as its
starting point.
Newbern. News has reached here
from Yorkvilfe that thieves entered
the Yorkville postoffice and took 500.
Several stores we're broken into at the
same time.
Huntingdon. - Revivals are being
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