The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-01-09
Volunteer State
Happenings
Brief NeuOs Notes
Gathered from HI
Sections OF heState


ton, similar to the organization that
was effected in the city several years
ago.
Humboldt. Harris, OF the engi.
neering firm of j. II. Wcatherford,
Nom9his in charge of planning extern
sive sewerage and street work for this
place, was here to present a preliml.
rary report to the Improvement com.
mittee and the board OF mayor and al.
dermen.
Clarksyille.-The city CT Clarksville
enjoyed year OF peace, prosperity
and plenty, in 1918, according to re
ports filed by various city officials.
The finances of the city show marked
increase over previous years.
Notwithstanding to a state
ment made by Trustee H. S. Lowry,
only 1913 dogs in Coffee county have
not been tagged under the new law.
Taxes were collected from a total of
1903 dogs.
Humboldt. - The annual member.
ship meeting of the Humboldt Bust
ness Mems Club has been set. This
annual meeting is always an event
and largely attended by public spirited
citizens.
Jacksonville January term of the
criminal court will have a compare
lively heavy docket, despite the fact
that an extra session of the court has
been held since the regular September
term.
Chattanooga.-With the purpose of
assuming charge of the Anti.saloon
leagues campaign for S25,OOO,OOO in
this territory, W. R. White, of Atlanta,
has opened up headquarters here.
Memphis.-One of the free schools
for ex-service men which are to be es-
tablished throughout the country by
the Knights of Columbus is to be es.
tablished in Memphis.
Memphis. made by the
federal reserve bank for the week
ended Dec. "a again give Memphis a
high place among the banking centers
of the country.
Memphis.-Rev. Ben Cox will re-
main in Memphis another year as pas
tor OF Central Baptist Church, accord
ing to announcement made by him.
Memphis.-The first rehearsal for
the American Legion minstrel, to be
given at the Lyric theater Feb, and
10, was held at the headquarters.
Nashville.-The Tennessee fire pre-
vention department has inaugurated a
campaign for the prevention of the
menace Of grain-dust explosions.
Knoxville.-W. G.. McAdoo has been
sent a handsome inkstand which was
used by his father years ago when
Knoxville was his home.
sssss
nchester.-Both the city and the
high schools opened Monday with the
largest enrolment that they have had
for a number of years.
Chattanooga.-Charles Harrison, es.
capped inmate Of the county asylum,
was shot down and captured by a
posse OF mountaineers.
Jacksonville third performance of
the Elks' charity minstrel was pre-.
scented to another capacity audience at
the Marbwe theater.
Memphis. : Notable Sunday school
workers from all over the south as
sembled in Memphis at the annual
training school.
Chattanooga--The records OF the
chancery and circuit courts show that
there were filed during last year S69
divorce cases.
Memphis. evening classes OF
Crockett vocational school and Hope
night school began their after holiday
session.
Camden.-S. W. Lockhart. chairman
Of the county road commission, has
begun work on the public roads OF the
county.
Trenton.-with the coming OF the
new year many changes are being
made in the business houses Of Tren-
ton.
Manchester. The new bank at
was opened Thursday.
Chattanooga. = The Chattanooga
association, realizing,
il is said, that the day OF the wage sys
tenn to employees is fast on the wane.
has set about to find some method BY
which the individual worker can par.
ticipate in the profits Of the industry.
Nashville. - William Lefevre. OF
CoOkeyille. Tenn. and r. D. Mitchell.
4 former resident OF Cookeville. are
being held at ST. John. Ka=-. on
charges in connection with the recent
Kansas campaign to prevent burning
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