The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-08
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
GatheredfromA Cor
ners Of the State and
Told In Briefest Form

Knoxville.-A statewide fight is be-
ing waged In Tennessee against an
advance in subscription rates for
which the Cumberland Telephone and
Telegraph company has applied to the
state utilities commission and upon
which hearing will be held in Nash
Vile July Is. Voluntary contributions
of funds are being made throughout
the state with which to fight this APP
peal and already nearly $4,000 have
been raised principally in Memphis,
Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga.
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Friendship.-W. w. Hawkins has
moved to the old Curtis frame store
building on Main street and has sold
his lot to E. A. Robertson. Mr.. Rob-
ertson will erect two brick business
houses on this and the adjoining lot.
A sweet potato house Will be built on
this row. The potato house will be
built of brick. Two new brick build.
ings were recently completed on Main
street and the new buildings going up
will make total of five new build.
ipgs in the same row.
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Knoxville-It is not generally known
that Champion Jack Dempsey comes
from a race Of remarkably strong men
and that his forebears resided origi.
naliy in East Tennessee, going from
this section to the west. Gov. ALT Tay.
Tor is authority for the statement that
an uncle Of Dempsey's, lack Dempsey,
and Jacks father were at one time en-.
gagged in the mercantile business near
Rogersville and accepted pig iron In
exchange for merchandise.
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Jackson.-A. H. Hill, marshal Of the
supreme court, who has a fine farm
north of the city, brought in cotton
bloom, which is among the first OF the
season. Mr.. Hill has only nine acres
OF cotton this year, decrease in acre.
age of over so per cent from last year.
Mr.. Hill states that many farmers
have cut their acreage from 40 to so
per cent.
Newbern.-George w. Crowson, edi.
tor of the Illinois Central Railroad
Magazine at Chicago spent several
days with E. r. Ditmore. While here
they spent two days on Reelfoot lake.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Crowson was
in Dyer county, securing data of the
county events which appeared In a re-
cent issue of the Illinois Central Mag
azine.
Knoxville-The senate has confirm.
ed the nomination Of George A. Taylor
OF Greenville to be United States dis.
trict attorney for East Tennessee, sue
ceeding Gen. w. T, Kennerly. In this
connection the name Of George Brab-
son of Knoxville is mentioned as as
sistant to Mr.. Taylor The. new at.
torney general takes office August /.
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Martin.-The second annual commu.
nifty carnival for the benefit of the
park and children's playground is in
full swing. This carnival is composed
entirely Of local talent and this year
promises to be better than last year,
when over $4,000 was realized from
the movement and additional equip
ment bought for the Fairgrounds.
Newbern.-The Newbern fair associ.
alton, of which former Postmaster Nor.
vey L. Scobey is president, Is formu-
lating two days fair this fall in New.
bern. Committees have been appointed
for the different departments of the
fair, which promises to be the great.
est ever held In Newbern. so
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Halls.-John Henry Palmore. a farm.
or living four miles east of Halls, was
thrown from horse and became en-
tangled In the harness and was drag
ged some distance before assistance
could be rendered. He was. carried to
q hospital in Dyersburg, where he died
from injuries received.
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Washington.-The majority OF the 96
counties In Tennessee will be given
a German field piece and other artil.
lery equipment captured by the Ameri-
can soldiers IN France, under bill
which has Just been reported to the
house from a committee on military
affairs.
Frierdship.-Prcf. P. c. Smith. Of
Mckenzie, has been elected principal
of the Friendship high school. succeed
ing Prof. ]. T. DePriest. resigned
Prof. DePriest win teach at Loebel-
Vile. Mrs. Smith. wife Of the new
principal. win also be member Of the
faculty.
Knoxville-'Grandm Whitehead.
aged 100 years and months. died at
her home In a remote section OF Blount
county.
Puryear-A freak calf on the farm
OF Ed Walker has two heads, two tails
and seven legs.
Memphis.-Miss Charles Williams,
county superintendent OF schools, has
been placed In nomination for the pres
sdency Of the National Educational
association. which opened Its annual