The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-22
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by Sheriff Bush for throwing a brick
through plate glass window OF a gro
Gerry store, astonished the officer by
confessing TO numerous murders in the
state OF Alabama.
After being taken into custody
Crompton, after first refusing to talk,
began relation of his story. Among
those he claimed to have murdered
was E. G. Morgan, superintendent OF
coal mine at Ensley, Ala, last No
lember.
Crompton said he began his muir.
derous career at the age OF Is, killing
a boy named Reuben Pitts, at thu
Ensley mines, for which he served ten
years in the Alabama penitentiary. La
ter the negro declared, according to
Sheriff Bush, that he had killed six.
man in an Alabama town, serving
Is years in prison for these crimes.
Crompton was wearing a coRVict's
garb under his citizens clothes.
MtHlplll no oOulnWtSLtIH TTtS-
byterian University will be removed to
Memphis. This fact was assured when
it was announced that he $500, 900 re-
quired to be raised here had been sub
cribed. The Presbyterian church,
when the proposed removal was first
brought up, agreed to raise $1,00O,O00
II Memphis would supplement the fund
by half that amount, making a total OF
$1,500O00 for the school. II was
long, hard fight, but 1t ended In vic
tory thanks to the liberality OF citizens
Of Shelly and the untlring efforts OF
those in charge of the campaign.
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Memphis. Perry is to have
I. brand new Jail to take the place of
the dilapidated structure erected in
1860, and which Is endangering the
lives of prisoners daily This was de-
oided at meeting OF E. W. Hale, John
Brown and Luther Jones, county CON-
missioners, Judge Ed Richards of the
first criminal court, Samuel o. Bates.
attorney general, and Sheriff o, II.
Perry. All agreed that the county
could no longer do without a new Jail.
Chattanooga. Florence Mar
tin. aged 20, who was accompanying
Myrtle Van Hooser, 9.year-old girl,
when she was run down and instantly
killed by government truck at Ross.
vile, Ca, succumbed to injuries at .
local hospital.
Selmer.-The one hundred and sec
ond annual three-day meeting OF the
Tennessee Synod of the Presbyterian
church in the United States OF Amer
:ca was scheduled TO be held with the
Lebanon congregation October 1921.
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Jackson.-The 1920 state and eoun
ty tax rate for Madison county was
fixed at Sl.1G by the county court, az
ter a motion had prevailed to rescfnd
the action of the court on last Mon.
day fixing the tax rate at STAG.
Hickory Valley.-The cotton and cot
ton platform here was discovered ON
fire in the early morning. The hoops
On several bales of cotton had been
cut and oil poured over all cotton and
fired, IS bales being destroyed.
Chattanooga.-B. G. Getsinger, com
missioner OF commerce of the South
ern Commercial congress, came here
to arrange for opening foreign trade
school under the auspices Of the To-
cal manufacturers association.
Jackson. Wiley Enochs, aged 50,
president of three corporations here,
committed suicide In his office last
week by shooting himself in the mouth
with pistol He came here from Lex
ington, Tenn, four years ago.
Gibson-One OF the prettiest home
weddings Of the autumn season was
sclemnized at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Phil B. Jones, when their daugh-
ter, Elizabeth. became the bride OF
Cary S. Hill.
Unicn City.-William Brady. q re.
tired farmer. living near Fulton, was
thrown from buggy during a run
away and instantly killed. He was So
years of age.
Knoxville. supreme courts
rext opinion day win be Saturday, DC
fober %. Il Is announced by James T.
Joy, deputy clerk for East Tennessee.
Newhern.-I. VI. Hamilton, a retired
farmer and a welI-known resident o.
Dyer county. died at his home In Trim
bic. He was 10 years old.
Newbern.-Henry Dunnivant, one Of
The oldest and best known citizens OF
Dyer county. died at his home IN the
Church Grove section.
Camden.-Mrs. Sam Phillips OF Mem
This SPOKE here at the courthouse IN
The interest of the national and state
democratic tickets. A large crowd ~
voters were present and en-
ioyed the splendid talk. A goodly num-
Der OF men also heard her speak. The
democratic women Of this county say