The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-03

Tidings of Tennessee
TerseIy Told News Happenings
About Your NeighbOrs From
All Sections of The Vol
unteer State
WILL ORGANIZE LAYMEN.
Methodists at Conference Form Broth,
erhood Movement.

week. Representative laymen of the
Memphis conference Of the Methodist
church were present from west Ten
nessee and west Kentucky. The meet
ing was called by the Memphis con.
ference lay leader, Prof. G. L. More
lock Of this city.
Probably the thing Of greatest i'm.
portance which was acted on by the
meeting was the definite plan to or
ganize the laymen Of the conference
along the lines of the brotherhood
movement. This movement is gaining
rapid Roadway, throughout this coun-
try and Europe, which was attested
by the fact that practically every ma
tion was represented at the World
Brotherhood Conference, held recently
at Washington, D. G. The committees
appointed to draft plans for this or
ganization reported tentative plans
and was continued to further perfect
them.
j.. M. Way, of Nashville, the associ-
ate secretary of the Laymen's Mis-.
sionary Movement, was present and
addressed the meeting.
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Lexington.-S. Il. Deere and Miss
Vara Richardson were married at
Warren's Bluff, this county.
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Milan Are D.alx ADd,aw,n 90
died of infirmities incidental to old
age at her home near Gaus.
Milan.-Arlie Wren, a prosperous
farmer of neal Cans, six miles north
Of Milan, and Mrs. Leila Swindell were
married.
Milan.-oren Ba~lnkenship, a well.
TODD farmer. and Miss Opal Mullins,
were married near Gaus, six miles
north Of here.
Nashville.-With but few patches
Of skin upon her entire body not
scared by flames. Mrs. Homer Tippet
Of Nashville died at a local hospital
Of burns sustained three hours before.
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McKenzie.-Frank Quinn is McKen-
zie's new chief OF police, succeeding
r. v. Mitchell. resigned. Mr.. Quinn
has served the city before in the
same capacity.
Chattanooga. J.. e. Yocum, held
here as the noted bank swindler, has
been identified by A. Mcmillan, cash
Ter Of a Schenectady bank. who ar
rived here, as the man who swindled
three banks OF that city out of 1000.
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Memphis.-The first Sunday of ev-
cry December is observed by the Elks
everywhere as memorial day and, as
has been the custom in the past
Memphis lodge, No. "a, b. P. o. Elks.
will hold their lodge Of sorrow Dec. 8. |
Gleason.-Sweet potatoes are begin.
ming to move now, after being a little
quiet for the past few weeks. The
demand from the eastern markets Is
a grea. deal better and some cars
are being Slipped from this section
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Atwood.-The gin owned by McKin.
neS & Bramley Of McLemoresyille,
burned. The origin OF the fire is un.
known. No cotton was burned. 1t
was a new plant, having been erected
this fall. The loss was estimated at
$4,000. partly covered by Insurance.
Observation-Disclosures Hays, Knox
vile. negro sentenced to electrocution
for the murder Of Mrs. Birdie Lindsey
In August. 1919, was granted a new
trial by the supreme court on the
ground that the verdict of the trial
jury oonvicting Hays failed TO fix the
punishment for bis crime.
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Nashville.-August Olson, so, promf
nent planter OF Grenada county, Miss.
died here following an operation at a
local hospital. Mr.. Olson was a native
of Sweden and came to this country
as a BOY Of IL years. He settled, with
his father. at Elliott Station, Miss.
His father died q short time later
and he was adopted and reared by
Capt A. J. Fraser Of Elliott.
Jackson-H. S. Nichols. district
demonstration agent. returned to
Jackson after making a tour of West
Tennessee and attending the various
meetings being held in completion of
the corr and pig club work OF his
district. The county agents OF each
county are holding their club shows
and awarding prizes to the winning
members. After visits to the Memphis
and Covington rallies, Mr.. Nichols
states that both were a great sue
cess.
Chattanooga. - Attorney General
George W. Chamlee issued formal
summons to q number Of local coal
dealers to appear before the grand
jury Of criminal court to show cause
why indictments should not be return
cd for alleged p~rofiteering.
Dresdsa-Dresden was visited By
burglars who forced their way into
the baildiag Of the Peoples hank.
blew the fire door on the vault but