The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-12-02
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gatheredfrom All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form


10 the place on the state. election COM
mission made vacant by the death of
Bate Bond Of Haywood county.
$780,
Nomphis.-Andrew Johnson was ar.
rested acre than two years ago on
cha. % II stealing. He was tried and
convicted and the case appealed to the
appel ,te court Judge Harsh has been
notified by that court that evidence
had been offered that johnson has
died, and Judge Harsh ordered the
case "abated.'
Me!aphis.- Burglars, believed to he
affiliated with the gang which has
robbed several Main street stores
witnil the past two months, Sunday
night or early yesterday morning stole
suits and woolens valued at $1,000
from the Burlington Tailoring com.
pany, Main street and Beale avenue.
Nashville.-State and church aid
schools from all over the state will
have representatives present Friday
at the conference called here by ]. B.
Brown. state superintendent of public
instruction.
Caattanooga.-Capt George A Arm.
strong, former regular army officer
and recently instructor In military
training at the Chattanooga high
school, was run down and seriously
injuI cd by an automobile driven by C.
&. Shelton.
Paris. f. Kirk, who some time
ago purchased the Caldwell hotel
here, has announced that he will add
two more stories to the building and
make such other additions and altera-
tons to it to make the property rep.
resent about twice it's present value.
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Dresden.-The contract has been let
FOX the general Improvement of the
Ltreets of Dresden. The Bristol-Lake
highway passes through the corpora
ton Of Dresden, and the contract for
the ghway has been let. All streets
cros,ing the highway are to be rebuilt
and put up to the standard of the
highway.
Nsshville.-A call has been issued
by s. :. Mcconnell, state superintend-
ent OF banks, to all state banks to re-
port their condition at the close OF
business, Friday Nov. Is, 1921. Re-
port blanks we're mailed TO all state
banks Monday, and they are required
70 send in a sworn statement of their
condition.
Dresden.-Pate Haneline, 26, Duke
dom, while engaged In wrestling with
another young man recently, was
thrown to the ground and his right
leg broken between the knee and
ankle.
Chattanooga. o. Martin, repre-
sentative Of Hamilton county in the
legislature, who was stricken with
paralysis, is still In a serious condi-
ton.
Nashville. - Advance subscription
committees report approximately $780,
900 subscribed for the new stadium at
Vanderbilt university.
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ashville.-The board OF trustees of
the Tennessee State Fair association
met at the Tulane hotel 10 wind up
the affairs of the old board prelim-
mary to the annual meeting and reor.
ganigation.
Nashville. Charged with conspiring
to take human life during the street
car strike here In September, 1920,
six former employees OF the Nashville
Railway and Light company went on
trial here.
Jacksoa.-The annual Red Cross
roll call began in Jackson with the
announcement at all the churches of
the initial steps in the campaign. At
torney Heron C. Pearson is chairman
for Madison county.
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Knoxville-In q battle with moon.
sinners in a remote hollow OF Cooke
county, Deputy Marshal Joe Hall of
Newport, assisted by Deputy Sheriff
Joe Cureton and q posse OF revenue
officers finally succeeded In captur.
Ing two men whom the marshal had
wounded with shotgun after twenty
shots aad been fired at the officers.
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Knoxville-From s1,So0 to $4,000
worth OF what Is believed to be i'm
ported whisky from England and Scot
land. bearing the names OF House Of
Lords, Cedar Brook and Royal Spey
on gilded labels. was corraled In a
sensational police raid on a high pow.
cred automobile parked In q garage
ON State street
Dresden.-Plans for a new school
building have been submitted to the
board of education here by an archi.
aect of jackson, Tenn. The old build.
ing Is to be utilized. but made larger.
with all modern conveniences.
Memphis.--A jury In Judge 7. II.
Harsh's division Of the criminal court
edjudged ]. w. Gardner insane. Gard
- &hro.,~A n <.,unsaf had ffiad .