The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-06-10
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
GatheredfrOm Cor
ners of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

jackson. - jackson is threatened
with a water famine. Instead of hav-
ing reservoir TO supply the city,
water is pumped from "a wells 500
feet deep. directly into the huge main
pipes Hot weather is responsible for
consumption that runs higher than the
possible supply, unless the combined
pumps are worked, and city officials
are afraid TO do this for fear the pumps
might break down at the same time.
In such case the city would be en-
tirely without water.
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Columbia-The people Of Hampshire
and Fly's store section OF this county
are becoming more and more stirred
up over the prospects of striking oil
as operations are continued. c. H.
Holland. western oil operator, has
just filed with County Register J. J.
Pogue a new batch of oil leases In
these sections, bringing the total mum.
Der of acres leased to more than $1,000
acres, leases on more than 1900 acres
having been registered several weeks
ago.
Dyersburg. Dyer county pike
commission is now in session and is
busy preparing plans to start work
on the highways. The bonds recently
sold have been paid for and the money
is on deposit In the various banks OF
the county. Engineers are working on
the specifications, which they expect
to have ready by the first of August.
It is announced that no top work will
be done till next spring.
Chattanooga.-W. ]. Edwards. for
merly division superintendent Of the
A. G. s. division OF the Southern rail-
way system, with headquarters at
Birmingham, has been appointed gen.
eral superintendent Of the Southwest
enr district Of the Southern. The gen.
eral superintendent succeeds Fred P.
Pelter, who resigned to take the gen.
eral managership of the Norfolk &
Western railway.
Knoxville. President Harding,
Marshal Foch, Gen. Pershing and Sir
Eric Gedes, British ambassador have
been extended an invitation to attend
the annual reunion of the Thirtieth
division veterans which will be held
in Nashville armistice day, Nov, IL.
The invitations were sent out by
Frank P. Bowen Of this city, secretary
of the Old Hickory association.
Dyersburg. Rev. Z. L. Atwood, pas
tor of the First Baptist church here,
has been offered the chair of Bible
and religious education in the Tennes-
see college for women. Dr. Atwood
has the question under advisement,
and will make known his decision in
the next few days. He has been pas
tor here for the ,ast four years, COM
ing from Clinton, Ky.
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Jackson Some folks steal clothes,
some pilfer money, and some just rob
for the JOY of the thing. Charles
Smith, white, was bound ever to crimi.
nal court by local magistrate for
holding up a negro at the point Of
gun and taking secondhand pair Of
shoes from the negro.
Nashville. -The state board of med
ical examiners win hold examinations
in Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis,
when candidates for license to prac-
tice medicine in Tennessee will be
given examinations. The board viii
hold sessions here in the hall of repre-
sentatives at the state capitol.
Chattanooga is reported here by
intimate frineds Of C. II. Huston as-
sistant secretary of commerce, that he
is being considered for appointment
to membership IN the shipping board
by President Harding, provided Sec
rotary Hoover would give his consent
to the transfer OF Mr.. Huston.
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Centreville.-A series OF excellent |
recitals was given by the piano pupils
of Mrs. Forrest Nixon's school Of mu-
sic at Centreville. Twenty pupils ap-
peared. The program included grand |
opera selections.
Bristol. Mason Warren. q, OF |
Saltyille, Va, was drowned at War.
rensville. N. c.. according to advices
received here. He was on his vaca-
ton when be met his death.
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Union City.-Mrs. Rice A. Pierce
dropped dead during the absence Of
her husband. Mrs. Pierce leaves her
husband and two children, Tom Pierce
and Rice A. Pierce, Jr.
Dyersburg. -Dyersburg will have the
Redpath chausaaana. The Dyersburg
woman's club was instrumental in hav.
ing the chautauqua again this year.
Dayton.-Thurman Taylor. Is, was
instantly killed. his father. Walter
Taylor. seriously injured, while Lee
Taylor. another son. and Walter Wat
kins we're slightly hurt near here
when a bolt Of lightning struck tree
under which the men were standing.
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