The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-09-24
Notes of Interest
From Ill Parts
of Tennessee

died at her home near Hickory Flat
OF infirmities incident to old age.
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Lexington. Evangelist G. NJ. Work
man Of Shawnee, Okla, is holding
revival in the Second Baptist church Of
this place.
Friendship-The Forked Deer Asso-
citation of the Primitive Baptists clos
ed three-day session at Dyer church,
near this place.
Covington.-The city Of Covington
has decided to do away with the old
horse-drawn fire fighting machine and
will substitute instead new motor
machine.
Wartrace.--The Wartrace high
school opened with large number of
visitors present and with bright pros
poets for the best school year in the
history of the town.
Tiptonville.-The first load of 1920
cotton picked in Lake county was
brought to town by B. N. LeDuke. and
was one of the prettiest loads Of cotton
ever brought to this town.
Alamo.-The Crockett county fair,
which was to have been held in Alamo
on September 20 and "a, has been
called off on account of the schools
being closed early this fall.
Covington.-Chisolm Strong, Hamil-
ton Fyfe and Fentress Weir, of Upton
county, win represent the Boys Agri-
cultural club of Upton county as the
live stock judging team at the fair in
Memphis.
Tiptonville.-R w. Puryear, who re-
Gently came here from Memphis to
do road work for the county was badly
burned when a gallon bucket Of gaso-
line that he was holding in his hand
caught fire.
1lplOuFluS.- w ulic Out III ZIG WoOuo
cutting timber three miles west o.
Wynnburg, a small town, four miles
south of this place, Ben Glasscock was
struck by a falling limb and almost
instantly killed.
Nashville.-A total of $5,132.27S.22
income tax was collected by the in
ternal revenue department from Ten
nessee up to Sept 16. Other amounts
are coming in every day, according to
the collectors office.
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Memphis,-During the past week IS
applicants applied at the local recruit.
ing station of the marine corps up in
the Odd Fellows building, and Is were
successful, according to Capt. Louis E.
Pagan, Jr., U. S. NJ. c., officer in
charge.
Covington.-Messrs ]. Gilmore Mil
Ter and F. S. Sherrod of Upton coun
ty, have planned a lespedeza seed
catcher. This catcher, which is said
to be something entirely new in that
line, is fastened on to the blade Of the
mower and catches the seed shaken
from the hay as 1t is being cut
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Chattanooga.-The Hamilton county
schools are crowded to over the ca
nacity OF the school houses. and Super
intendent Roberts is puzzled as t
what to do about the matter. He say
that in. order to put the present build
Ing in condition and furnish additions
needed buildings It will require bont
lssue OF sS50,OoO.
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Chattanooga quarterly con
ference OF the southwestern division
Of the National Association of Hosier!
ard Underwear Manufacturers me
here to consider general trads ques
tions, including marketing conditions
and the export situation. Representa-
tives are present from Kentucky
Louisiana, Alanama, Mississippi
Georgia and Tennessee.
Chattanooga -Charging in state
ment issued at Knoxville that certain
Chattanooga coal operators and brok
ers had purchased coal at state mine
for $3.50 per ton and sold same at SIC
or at a profit Of $3.50 per ton. U. s
District Attorney w. T. Kennerly an
.oancad that he VII begin prosecution
against alleged offenders as soon a
Federal Judge Sanford has rendere'
an opinion on the temporary injunction
secured by three local coal companies
Paris.--The first blaze OF any conse
qusnce reported in Paris as resulting
from the firing Of this years crop o
tobacco occurred on the farm Of ]. Z
Maxwell, east OF Paris. Mr.. Maxwell
recently cut his tobacco. which Is sal
to have been OF unusually fine size an
texture. 1t required two barns to hol
II. and both OF them wers being fired
to cure the weed In some manner tn
tobacco in one barn almost cured
caught fire, and the barn and content
were consumed The building wa
valued st about $500. with $500 pound
OF tobacco lost, which was partly co..
cred by insurance.
Nashville. NJ. Mcmillan. aged 81
was instantly killed here when