The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-06-13
TENNESSEE
NEWS
Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places

It's first motion picture house under
local ownership and management.
Memphis. T. Sledge, prominent
Insurance man, aged IS, died as the
result Of tag struck by the police
auto
Nowbern.-The farmers in Dyer
county are putting out the largest
sweet potato crop ever planted in the
county.
Newbern.-Old Folks day was OBJ
served at the Union Grove Cumber-
land Presbyterian church, four miles
east of Newbern.
Nashville-A branch federal reserve
bank may be established at Nashville
within a short time is the valuable
information from Senator Mcclellan
Bradford. DR. Crittenden, director
of the health campaign for Gibson
county, gave typhoid incubation to
214 persons of this city one day last
week.
Dyersburg. Rev. w. w, Powell,
formerly pastor of the first Presby-
terrain church here, but who entered
the Y. NJ. C. A work, is home on a
brief flrlOugh
Jackson THE teachers of the Jack
son city schools were granted an in
crease of 20 per cent in salaries for
the ensuing term following the annual
election by the city commission.
Lexington-A welcome service for
returned soldiers and memorial trib-
ute to those who died overseas or in
camp was held at Rock Hill Baptist
church, near Warren's Bluff, this coun-
ty.
Winchehter.-TheR Rev. and Mrs. B.
]. Byron we're made happy by the as
sembling at their home on North High
street of many of their friends to eel
citrate Mr.. Byrom's seventy'second
birthday.
Nashville.-The supreme court re-
versed the conviction of Oscar Brad
ley of Shelby county for the murder
of his wife in order that the question
OF Bradley's sanity might be more
thoroughly investigated and developed
on another trial.
Ripley. W. Sanford, one of the
leading physicians Of Ripley, and who
held with signal honor the position OF
examining physician on the draft
board, has been appointed medical ex-
aminer for Lauderdale county for dis
abled men who we're injured while in
service.
Memphis of young wom-
en- and a number OF young men enroll
ed for the six weeks summer term
at the West Tennessee Normal school.
Indications are that the number in at
tendance will break all previous rec
ords, and that between 500 and 600
will register.
Observation-Disclosures OF the Nash.
vile manufacturers association and
jobbers are now busily engaged in
planning for the homemade goods
week which will be celebrated at the
permanent exhibit on the second and
third floors of the commercial club,
commencing June 16,
Dyersburg -Henry H. Hart of Nash
vile, state secretary Of boys work OF
the Y. M. C. A., held a conference here
with local men interested in estab-
fishing the work in this city. J. K. Nor.
rison of Memphis, Y. NJ. c. A. worker,
was also at the conference. Finances
will be raised to put Y. NJ G. A. boy
specialist to work here at once.
Memphis. United States civil
service announces an open competi-
tive examination for clerks, men and
women, to fill vacancies In many Of
fees in the Memphis territory. The
salaries range from 5000 to $1,000
year-occasionally higher. Applicants
must be Is years or over on the date
of examination, which has been set
for June Is.
Memphis.-Special music. well rem
dered. and eloquent memorial address
es featured the program of the four di'
visions of the local Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers, who united for
the first time in history to commemo-
rate the departed members. The pro
gram, held at the Masonic Temple,
was attended by 500 friends, relatives
and members.
Memphis ARRANGEMENTS for the
entertainment OF the delegates from
the Tennessee State Retail Jewellers
association and national officers, who
will assemble here in annual couven-
ton on July 9 and 10. will be CON-
pleted by the local retail jewelers. as
ISOLATION.
Memphis William B. Nal.