The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-09-02
TENNESSEE
/ STATE ITEMS

Jackson.-The association OF com
merce 10 seeking to interest Henry
Ford in the purchase OF Harvey Steal
Products company plant. better known
as the Southern Engine and Boiler
works. a milliondollar concern, which
will be sold under federal decree Sept.
rs. The plant has been in the hands
Of Howard Eason, treasurer Of the com,
pany, who was appointed receiver by
Judge j. w. Ross recently in federal
court proceedings. The decree speci.
flies that under no condition viii the
plant be sold for less than 100000.
Much 6i the stock is owned by local
business men. though Cleveland. o.
capital is also interested. The prop.
erty has valuation Of approximately
. million dollars.
Colnmbia.-Many new members were
enrolled in the Maury county council
of agriculture as the result Of the
council picnic at the middle Tennessee
experiment station.
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Clarksville,-At a meeting Of Whit.
field Rebekah lodge, it was decided TO
propose Mrs. c. A. Lindsay for the OF.
flee of secretary of the assembly to
succeed Miss Annie Grosman of Mem
phis, whose recent death was grief
to her many friends over the state.
The election will be held at the meet
Ing of the assembly in this city on
Oct. II.
Lebanon.-Will Neal, about so years
Of age and prominent farmer of the
WATERFOWL community. was perhaps
fatally injured while driving roadster
on the Sparta turnpike. The car. was
making a high rate of speed at the
time. according to witnesses, and when
It hit pile OF loose sand placed on
the road by road workers 1t turned
around and over. He was found pinned
underneath in an unconscious condi.
ton.
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Clarksville.-William Hamilton, col.
ored, who was arrested for the theft
of Henry Merritt's Essex touring car.
was held to the state court by Squire
Wiley ]. Smith at the preliminary
hearing.
Clarksville.--The best methods OF
cultivation. printing. topping and other
features of handling the tobacco crop
we're profitably discussed by about 90
demonstrators of the county in meet
ing with County Agent A. B. Harmon.
Under the plan used by the demon
strators each man planted two thoi-
sand hills in special plots for the pur-
pose of improving quality and yield.
Columbia. Extensive improvements
will be made within the next few
weeks at the Columbia cotton mills.
Several car loads Of new machinery
are now arriving and will be installed
as soon as possible. Included in this
machinery are new spinning frames
and fifty new looms which will great
ly increase production and reduce the
cost.
Lebanon.-The members of the VIII
son county Jersey bull association met
In executive session at the county
COUNSEL Of defense headquarters and
made plans for sending their bulls To
the state fair. G. A. Hutton, state
dairy specialist. and E. G. Wintermey-
or, club specialist for the department
of agriculture. with headquarters at
Washington. were here to aid In max
Ing up the plans
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Clarksville. The sheriff of Hopkins
county. KY. came to GAINESVILLE for
Tony ventress. negro. who Is wanted
in Jacksonville. Ky. for the alleged
murder of another negro about three
years Igc.
Bristol.--A new industry, the Bristol
milling and manufacturing club, incor-
porated. with capital stock Of $780,.
600. has just been organized here. Tie
new enterprise viii engage In the man.
ufacture OF flour, feed and ice.
Greenfield. Tenn-An officer came
10 this county from Jackson, Mich.
after Homer Corley. charged with The
theft of an automobile at that place.
The car was driven to this county and
located In the Thirteenth district by
Deputy Sheriff VIII Dunn, who arrest.
ed Corley. holding him until the arri-
val Of the Michigan officer. Corley
agreed to return without requisition
papers and he and the officer left here
for Michigan, going through in the car.
the prisoner driving. Sheriff Bullock
was notified OF the theft of the car
and. being busy In circuit court. turned
the matter over to Dunn and the ar
rest Of Corley followed.
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Lexington.--Joe Jennings. lawyer
and cashier OF the Farmers bank Of
Parsons. has announced his determine
ton TO enter the. Baptist ministry. has
been licensed BY the Parsons church
and WIN be ordained. DIT. ]. n. Penick.
the pastor. has summoned . presbytery
Of wei known Baptist preachers to aid
him In thu ordination.