The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-03-05
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| Notes of Interest
! From HI Parts
/ of Tennessee

I
ers association conference to be held
here March and 0.
sss4s
Selmer-John A. Hamilton has been
elected cashier of the Bank of Adams
vile, in east McNairy county.
Mason.-A Business Mems club was
organized here with practically every
business and professional man in town
joining.
Dyersburg The First National Bank
of this city celebrated its twentieth
anniversary by closing the days bust
ness with deposits of over 81 100000.
Dyersburg.-In the United States
army essay contest held in this county
Dyersburg school won 16 of the II
prizes.
Jacksonville importance of Jack
son as a marketing center for cotton
is strikingly indicated bp reports from
the two local congresses.
Pulash.-Lindsay Harris, whose
home formerly was here and who has
for the past two years been county
agent for Lincoln county, has resigned.
Ripley.-The municipal election for
the purpose of electing a mayor and
board of aldermen will be held in Rip.
ley on Thursday, April 1.
Union City.-The influenza situation
in Union City and vicinity is rapidly
growing worse and Ms especially Sc
rious among the negro population.
Memphis.-Plans for the active re-
sumption of the campaign to raise the
final 100000 for the $500, 900 Tri-State
Jewish hospital have been completed.
Nashville.-The Lenoir car works of
Lenoir City has increased their capital
stock from $350,OO0 to $1,50O,OO0, ac-
cording to an amendment filed with
Secretary of State Ike B. Stevens.
Troy.-After the family had retired
the magnificent colonial home OF w.
A. Smith was discovered in flames,
and before assistance could be had
the fire was beyond control.
Mason.-"Flu" seems to have shown
considerable Partially to the Mason
peor'e. So far this year there have
been only few scattered cases, very
mild in type.
Memphis.-Major Lowell, command
ant at Park Field, left for Los Angeles
on a three weeks leave. He will re.
turn to the Memphis flying field-some
time during the latter part of March
Ripley.-At the high school building
about forty pupils of the high school
put on a most credltable vaudeville
and minstrel show, the proceeds of
which were donated to the library
fund.
Memphis.-Before congregation
which taxed the capacity of the his
toric edifice, including many non.
Catholics, the golden Jubilee cere-
monies of st. Brigids Catholic church
were inaugurated
Ripley.-There are several cases of
influenza in Ripley, and many over the
county, most Of the cases being of
mild type. So far the disease has not
reached stage where a closing order
Is deemed necessary.
Nashville.-An important conference
on the question of the future plans
of the Fourth Tennessee Infantry, Ma
toinal Guard of Tennessee, was held
in the office of Adjt. Gen. Baxter
Sweeney by the staff officers of the
regiment.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF officers,
agreement to hold another conven-
tion next year at time and place
to be decided by the executive COM
mittee and the adoption of resolu-
lions to push the endowment cam.
paign for southern church colleges
completed the business of the edu-
cational association of the Southern
Methodist Church here.
Chattanooga.-Farmers of Hamilton
county have taken an advanced step
for mutual protection by organizing
the Hamilton county council or agri-
culture, which will function in a man.
ner like chambers OF commerce in
cities. One of the main benefits expect
ed to accrue is a plan by which the
farmers will buy and sell as a unit
instead of individually as in the past
Covington.-In the special election
held in the city of Munford to elect
a corporation magistrate to fill cut
the unexpired term OF Esquire W. N.
Armstrong, who has moved to Mill.
ington. W. W. Bib and Esquire p.
L. Clements, two popular citizens of
the city. each received 25 votes. As
the election resulted in a tie vote,
under the law. 1t win be necessary
that another election bn held.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for making
the government barge lines the big
gest river enterprise in the central
valley are being carried out by the