The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-09-23
TENNESSEE
/ STATE ITEMS

buBlHB convention VIII meet al MI,
Pleasant church Sunday, Sept 25th,
when an allday service will be held.
Dinner viii be served on the grounds,
and a large crowd is expected.
Knoxville.-In bloody battle fought
BY a federal posse in Campbell county
with alleged moonshiners three Off
,ers were shot and the man believed
% have wounded the officers was also
shot.
Nashville.-In battle between Of.
icers and alleged moonshiners at the
mouth of Cove Hollow, De Kalb coun'
ly, ID. o. Jones was killed and his
ather, Coley Jones, and three brothers
were captured by the raiding party.
Two large stills we're captured.
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Columbia.--Incladed in the Maury
county exhibit to the state fair win
be a quantity of sugar" beets, unus'
aally large and fine, grown in this
,ounty by one Of the leading negro
farmers. Apparently the soil of thiG
county is admirably adapted to the cul-
mre Of the sugar beet.
Nashville.-The recommendation OF
w. T. Tyler of the office of field dl.
vision head of the federal raidlng
forces in Tennessee has been confirm
ed by the department at Washington,
according to information received BY
w. A. Smith, state director.
Newbern.-Otis Cochran, young
farmer Of this section, and the son Of
ira w. Cochran, a well-known Dyer
county farmer, residing east of town,
will enter the Obion presbytery insti-
tute at Mckenzie, to prepare himself
TOR the ministry of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church.
Charlottesville Smith, young
farmer living five miles south of this
place and brother of ex-Trustee Bob
Smith, has bad case OF anthrax and
was carried to Nashville by his brother
to hospital. This is the only case OF
anthrax that has been discovered IN
this county so far. His recovery is
doubtful.
Jackson.--W. H. Vowel, local soft
drink distributor, was arrested by Fed
eral Agent T. l.. Conner on the charge
Of STRONG liquor in his place Of busl-
ness and made bond for $1,000 when
arraigned before Commissioner r. I.
Chester. Quite a quantity Of liquor
was taken from the safe Of Vowel, II
is stated.
Dresden.-The Weakley county Bap.
fist Sunday school convention will be
held with Thompson creek Baptist
church Sept. Is and 20, instead Of
Sept. 20-22, the date havinn been al
tered because Of the Weakley county
fair at Dresden.
Camden-The fight in the demo-
cratic primary election. which comes
off Saturday, Oct. /, is getting pretty
warm here. This election is being
held to nominate q ticket for county
offices and there is just an even dozen
candidates for the different offices TO
be filled next August, which is the
regular election.
Meridian.-The Meridian Training
Center post No. 98 of the American
Legion has joined hands with the
Shriners of Hamasa Temple for an
elaborate celebration of Armistice day,
Nov. IL. Hamasa Temple proposes
Ine of the biggest Shrine ceremonials
In Its history. The American Legion
is now at work on program for its
part of the celebration.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Finis j.
Garrett Of Dresden, who represents
this. the ninth. congressiona district.
and who is the acting democratic
leader In the house Of representatives.
has been in Covington and Upton
county meeting his new constituents,
as Upton county was placed in the
ninth congressional district by the last
Legislature.
Senator John Sharp VIII
iiams of Mississippi, who cancelled a
speaking date here on account of ill.,
ness, has recovered from his indisposi.
ton, according to advice from Mont
eagle. Tenn. Senator and Mrs. WI
liams will remain at Monteagle, where
they have been since the recess al
congress for weeks vacation in the
mountains Later they will go to the
old family home. Benton.
Nashville. The next annual conven.
ton OF the Tennessee state horticultu'
raj society viii be held in the Hotel
Hermitage, Nashville. on Sept. %. This
convention bids fair to be good in at
tendance, and many of the orchardists
from all parts OF the state will be
present Prominent speakers on hor'
ticultural subjects have been selected
and most interesting and important
meeting will be held.