The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-09
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gathered from Cor
ners Of the State and
Tod in Briefest Form

GdIlatln.-Ihe survey OF tue JACK
son highway from Gallatin to Mans
kers creek has just been completed
ers charge. In q
short time the surveyors will begin
on the Scottsville turnpike from Gal.
latin to the Allen county line and push
their work to rapid completion. Juu-
W. T. Walker Of the Sumner county
court adv ses that actual work on the
road from Gallatin to the Davidson
county line will soon begin.
Clinton.-The Anderson County
Good Roads association has organized
VII 'or~e membership OF farmers
and business men. Officers elected
\ 70 Klneaid r'ae.dent; DR.. E.,
N. Baasley, vice-pres'dent; T. M
C~ow'ev secretary Glen Medaris,
treasurer. The county court will name
an engineer to ru~vov he Dixie high.
way through the county.
Paris.-The county court Of Henry
r. .o'ov o-q vote which awards
the contractors on the federal aid high
wav between Paris and the Carroll
cor-'v limo on Increase CT the price
on their contract which will amount in
rcrnd nur'N0~s Is said. to $4,000
of which the county will pay half and
tho federal and state governments the
other half.
Memphis.-The county court, by q
unanimous vote, went on record as
pledging the members TO vote at tho
July term for sufficient tex rate for
tho COUNTY sohnols 70 nav tn Increase
in salaries agreed upon by he county
ho,~d ~ el-cot'o7. The inc~easA will
amornt to a~proyinately $3.50 ono a
year over the former total for teachers
salaries.
Memphis which confront
Memphis shippers and steamboat op
orators will be placed before the Mis-
siss'ppi River commission on Its ar
rival here within y e next two weeks
The Chamber OF Commerce will call
its various committees together to
formulate comn'aints which will 60
before the board.
Nashv'lle.-TAe state board OF equal
i,ot'o- erd CN'ef Tax Ststisticisn A.
v. 7 outhan sent to eve-y ccrn'v Judge
in the state an ad'rnrs d>aHng with
80 o-o~-'.v To- ~ "0-o'nrment OF
a Ugh. class, broad minded, conservative
board equalization In each county
Northumberland OF the Bank
Of Woodbury. met Wednesday for the
first ''ma since the recent death Of
the cashier, J. Palmer Wood. The
nresent assistant cashier, Fred r
Drents. was elected cashier.
Nashyille.-Fruit crops in Middle
Tennessee appear to be doomed by
the below freezing temperature wNi"f
1o-oe-dod rnon this section Sunday
night. Latest blooming peaches were
nipped by the first chill.
Nashville.-An application from tht
Citizens Gas Light Comrany OF JACK
so- has been filed with the Public
Jrtri4ies Commission asking that 1t bt
allowed to increase its charges for ga'
to 50 per 1000 feet net.
Nashyille.-Dr. Albert Bushnell Har
Of Harvard made tour OF the OLE
,,,oe ~ tho hattie ~ Nashville. 'nclud
ing Fort Negley. Thursday. DR.. Har
was pleased with the state OF preser
walton of the fort.
Knoxville. - Gov. Elect John M
po-toA ~ Louisiana and a party o
/ IA agriculturists of that state, arrived
IN Knoxville to study agricultural con
ditions at the University Of Tennessee
farm.
Observation-Disclosures held Its cit.
election OF Anr'l /. when a mayor
recorder and three aldermen wer'
e'o~,od About 40 women voted 10
the first time in municipal election
Humboldt scheme for greafl'
,r,~ q ss- he narkways or grass plot
along the paved streets OF Humboldt
ard other public grounds is to be Il
augurated at once.
Chattanooga.-Rhea county cour
will he called upon to vote goo
road bond issue OF $500 600. and tn
indications are that the measure vii
be passed.
Dversburg.-w. A. Fowlkes, Jr., ha
been appointed county Judge to sue
coed n. ! anderson who resigned o
account Of i'll health.
Nashville.-The railroad and publ
utilities commission has approved ia
new schedules submitted by the Tel
nessee Central railroad.
Observation-Disclosures the Preshl
serian meeting at NflaE active step
viii be taken shortly to raise IN
SO oSS orota az the West Tennessee
churches ~ the Presbyterian Churcl
II. s. 4. This quota has been appo'
toned among the q churches OF th
w. Tnrrnseaa n-ashxtarx