The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-03-26
NEWS NUGGETS
OF TENNESSEE

OSNACiu u no lCSAuCASo VI Az ~
Bell and the contents were burned.
The origin or the fire is unknown
sssss
lle.-Assessments on the real
estate OF Nashville for 1920 shows an
Increase over the previous year Of S4,-
6S907O.
Jackson.-A total consideration of
S47,543 was involved in the "a realty
deals recorded in Madison county dur
ing the past week.
Chattanooga. "A windstorm here
blew out the end of the Peerless Hos.
iery Mills and demolished several
frame houses at Rossville, Ga.
Misunderstanding Franklin County
Chapter, American Red Cross, has its
peace-time programme almost COM
pleted, and some of 1t already in opera
ton.
Chattanooga. c. Bickers, presi-
dent of the James Supply Co., was
elected president of the Chattanooga
Chamber OF Commerce by the new
board Of directors.
sssss
Knoxville.-Rev. B. A. Bowers, for
four years pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Baltimore, has accepted the
call to the pastorate of Broadway Bap-
fist Church of Knoxville.
Nashville.-The vault of the Farm
ers and Merchants Bank at Mt. Pleas
ant, Tenn. was blown with nitroglyc-
crime and the lock boxes OF patrons
looted of Liberty bonds.
Shelbyville. Eula Mai Trolin-
ger, an attractive young woman Of this
place who was to have been married
next week to a resident of Birming-
ham, Ala, was burned to death here.
Dyersburg-A large delegation from
here attended the state highway COM
mission held at Jackson. Dyer coun-
ty is fully awakened to the necessity
of having more and better roads, re-
CARELESS Of the cost.
sssss
Jacksonville Rotary Club has re-
allied handsomely from the Kennedy
carnival, which has been showing
here. The Rotary funds will be ex-
pended in establishing a playground
for the children Of the city.
Friendship.-The home of Horace
Agee, farmer, residing north Of town,
was destroyed by fire. The house and
contents were almost total loss, and
a large amount of meat and lard was
burned In the smokehouse.
Nashville Receipts in the internal
revenue department for the first quar-
ter Of this year, which will end with
March 81, will exceed those OF the first
quarter of 1919 by at least $75O,0OO, 1t
was stated by Collector e. B. Craig.
Jackson.-That the county court Will
vote to issue good roads bonds for the
construction OF hard-surfaced high
ways was indicated at conference oil
road officials and enthusiasts held at
the Association of Commerce Building
with State Commissioner w. W. House
present.
Jacksonville Court Of Civil Ap
peals adjourned until Saturday, April
10, next, when final adjournment Of
this term will probably be taken. The
Supreme Court will convene here or
Monday, April IL, next, to hear cases
from all counties of this division, ex
cept Shelby, which will be heard a.
Nashville.
Nashville--Disapproval of the pro
posed legislation by congress by which
direct money grants or bonuses would
be paid out OF the national treasury t
the soldiers of the recent war was reg
istered by the board of governors o
the Tennessee Manufacturers Associa
, ton in a set q resolutions made pub
lie Saturday.
Collierville.-O OF the most inter
esting meetings of the year was hell
In the Collieryille School Auditorium
The mass meeting was addressed b.
Judge Israel Peres. who brought GU
the necessity of paying salaries higl
enough to keep the best trained teach
ers In the schools. Among resolution
adopted was one urging that an ade
quate salary be paid to teachers, s.
that they may not be forced to TAX
other work that pays more money.
= Union City.-The continued rain
| and almost impossible condition o
J the roads have forced the attention o
this county to the question OF road I'm
provement The county has voted
bond issue Of $4,000 to be used wit
state and federal aid in building
/ road from the weakley to the LAX
q County line, but as II viii necessaril
r be several years before this fedora
!. highway will materialize, several PR
I jects are being put on foot to reliev
the situation.
Huntingdon.-Aunt Lucy Bledsos
probablv the oldest resident in th