The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-11

Tennessee Teachers at their meeting
asst week a. the West Tennessee Nor
nal School in Memphis, his subject
being War Experience. Few men
back from the front have had more
varied experiences than he has had,
With his months at the front with the
ard his longer months in
German prisons and tiresome trip after
being released.
Continued good reports come to us OF
the workings Of the County Highway
Commission and the new rosd outfits
recently put to work on the roads oil
the county. We have heard many say
that the work being done was fine and
that the presnt offers the best oppor-
tunity we have ever had for building
an maintaining good ROADS. Weather has
been fine for such work the past two
weeks and the outfits are going con-
stantly.
Capt. E. A. Maddox, County Chair
man Of Fifth Loan drive, Louis Lipsky,
Publicity Director, and Mrs. Lee Hill,
Chairman of the Womens Division,
attended meeting in Memphis Tues
day of the Fifth Loan workers of the
Memphis territory. Among those who
spoke were the leaders for Che Eighth
Federal Reserve District whose head
quarters are in St. Louis, and several
who are back from the war front IN
France.
The business of the Somerville Bot
Ting Works has grown to such proper
tons as to require the inst llation OF
another bottling machine, which VIII
double the capacity of the plant. This
plant was located here when outside
plants were furnishing the entire bot
tied non-alchoholic drinks over the
county. Now the local plant furnishes
nearly every store in the county with a
part or all such goods used, which
goods are delivered by the company s
motor truck ut the door of the merchant
There was no mass convention held
here last Monday to pass on the wish
of this county for the passage OF the
$50. 900, 900 bond bill for building hard
surface roads in the state. There Is
sentiment in this city favoring the
enactment of the measure Sentiment
against the measure, tho, is far strong
er than for it, In fact this county II
largely against the issuance of bonds
of any character, and had a mass meet
ing been held there is no doubt that II
would have voted against the enact
ment of the bill into law.
Marshall Johnson has had spring
cleaning about the public square this
week, Sheriff. Ross joining in the mat
ter with squad of TRUSTEES who clean
ed out the courthouse yard and sur
roundings. The square presents
much improved look after the collect
ion of trash has been raked and hauled
away. It is now up to us all to see t
the back premises of business houses
about town and see that they, too, are
cleared of trash and rubbish, much o.
which will decay in the warm day
now at hand and cause sickness.
DR.. Jno. Morris, recently returned
from Imprisonment of nearly year II
Germany, has been given Commission
of Major in the Reserve Forces of tn
American Army, which is but a yer!
lust honor and merited distinction TO
the work he did on the other side
Before the war broke out, ar befor
America got into it, DR., Morris was
Lieutenant in the Reserve Corps, an
it was after his capture that he wa
promoted to the rank of Captain, an
on the active list. He now returns :
the Reserve Corps as Major.
The two drinking fountains have bee
installed at the High School and ar
now in use and are fine additio
to the equipment of the institu
ton. Mrs. w. M. Mayo and Mrs. II. {
Norman of this committee have raise
the funds for the cost of the fountains
a total of SOS. 20 and the fountains ar
paid for in full. Drinking arrangement
at the high school have always been bac
The Parent Teadher Association severf
years ago bought a large cooler an
placed there, but no ice was provide
and the water from hydrants was betoe
: than that from the cooler, and of recer
years there has been hydrant in tn
! yard as the only means of drinking
The two fountains in the building flu
! nish convenient drinking, without vast
or sloppy surrounding, the faucets aut'
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