The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-22

Watermelons have been plentiful in
town all this week and prices ranging
high. tho not as high as they started
out when the best sold for $l.25 each.
Prices are running now from fifty cent
down and there is already market for
all offerings so far.
His many friends will be glad to
know that r. W. Sessums who has
been quite sick for more than week
lie somewhat improved and his condition
is considered much better.
Mrs. W. E. Crawford who has been
in Memphis since the death of her hus-
band came ont this week and will spend
a month here at her residence on Som.
erville street. Mrs. Matte L. Dickinson
came with Mrs. Crawford and will
spend the month here with her.
Seven or eight loads of country water
melons were in town for sale last
Saturday and every melon taken
readily by the trade. Prices ranged
from s1.25 for the very best, weighing
about IS pounds. down to dime for
the smallest. They were frstto be o.
fered except q half dozen on the pre-
vious Saturday. Several farmers tell
us they have good prospects for fine
melon crop, to ripen within the next
two to four weeks,
The Redpsth Chautauqua people are
here his week putting on their series
of performances for three days beginn-
ing ON June 10, This is one of the very
best companies showing in towns the
size of Somerville and it is hoped its
will the support it
deserves from the people of his city
and vicinity. Three days. Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday, and two
performances each day.
Work of removing the Harvey Gin
from its location back of Locks store
on North Main street has begun and
will proceed until it is located on its
new lot near the N. C. & St l., depot
where the gin burned last year. The
Harvey gin was recently condemned by
the state Fire Prevention Department
and ordered removed. Then the Harvey
of Memphis sold the property to local
peop'e who will move it and add new
machinery to make it one Of the most
thoroly up to date gin plants in the
county.
Rains Of this week have put new
life into things in this county. The
long drowth. nearly six weeks, was
broken in parts Of the county shout the
end of last week, while tn s immediate
vicinity had rot season until Wednes-
day, But the rains came here in the
best possible fashion to break drowth
several days of showers. so that every
bit of rain that fell soaked into the
earth, In other sections of the county
some heavy rains fell. however. But
at this writing every part of the coun
ty we have heard from has had fair to
good seasons and crop conditions are
wonderfully improved. Most crops
were well worked and just waiting
for this moisture.
A very unusual thing happened at
the store Of E. E. Howse last week
when a perfectly strong and healty
chick hatched from eggs Mr.. Howse
had bought from customers. The eggs
were bought 10 the regular way Of bus
mess and he has no idea from whom
this particular lot came. The eggs
were in box in his store and atten-
ton was attracted by the ehirping of
the chick and investigation found that
the ehieh had hatched ont. The egg
had been incubated under hen before
delivery 10 the store and the warm
weather kept the developed chick liy-
ing 10 break the shell and come out
kr. Howse il taking care of the
youogster and wants to raise him. O
ehieh hatched without hen or incubator