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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm Roll #101, Misc. — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 37 No. 11 — Friday, February 26, 1904

PERSONALS — Mrs. Bettie WALKER, Mrs. A. H. CORNWELL, and Miss Marion CORNWELL spent a few days in Stanton this week where they went to attend the burial of the little daughter of Mr. & Mrs. James WALKER.

MR. EDW. ROOKS — of Allens, died at his residence Thursday last. Mr. ROOKS was an old citizen of the county, served with great credit in the Confederate army and was at one time prominent in politics and an authority on farming matters.

GARLAND KING — a young negro man from the Woodville neighborhood employed at the spoke mill of the Hatchie Mfg. Co., located in the 9th District near T. O. BOND’s store was hurt Monday morning. A pulley wheel bursted and he was struck in the head by one of the flying pieces and crushed his skull.

SUSAN MARION FREEMAN — daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W. A. FREEMAN died at the residence of her parents in Bartlett on Sunday, the 14th of February 1904 and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis the following Tuesday. She was only fifteen years of age and her death is much regretted by friends and relatives in this county.

MORTIMER JOYNER — aged 15 years, the oldest son of Rev & Mrs. Neville JOYNER, died after a painful illness at the Episcopal rectory in Bolivar Monday. The remains were interred in Polk Cemetery Tuesday morning, services by Rev. H. W. WELLS of Jackson.

THE MANY FRIENDS — in this vicinity of MR. & MRS. W. F. HAMNER will sympathize with them in their loss of their little daughter, ELIZABETH, who died at the family home in Memphis on Wednesday of last week, aged six years, 6 months and twenty-five days. The remains were brought here on Thursday and interred at Tabernacle.

DIED — At the home of her parents in West Madison February 12th, Lyla Frankie CURLIN, only child of J. C. & Musa CURLIN, thus depriving their home of its light and joy. She was only sick for twenty-four hours with pneumonia.

MR. GEORGE W. HILDEBRANT — died last Friday afternoon at his lumber camp in Mississippi of congestion. He was 64 years of age and leaves a wife and five children. His remains were carried to his home on Mulberry street in Memphis Saturday. Funeral services were Sunday by Rev. C. S. SHOLL, burial in Forrest Hill Cemetery. He, with his family formerly lived here, having moved to Memphis nearly two years since.

AN UNEXPECTED MARRIAGE — took place at the Methodist parsonage in Covington, Tenn. on Feb. 23rd at 5 o’clock when J. C. CARY and MISS ALICE WHITEHEAD were united in matrimony, Rev. W. A. FREEMAN officiating.
Transcriber’s Note: surname spelled CAREY later in article.

ON WEDNESDAY — the 17th, at 3:30p. m. at the home of Mr. & Mrs. L. M. ROGERS of Fayette County; MR. H. CAMPBELL and MISS Ola B. ROGERS, their daughter, were united in the holy bonds of wedlock, Rev. D. D. SHNUCK officiating. The groom is the son of W. R. CAMPBELL, of the 2nd District of Haywood Co TN.

MR. & MRS. WM. EADER — request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, JoeCelle, to RAYMOND KEYSER, on the evening of February 20, 1904 at 6 p. m., 630 West Jefferson St Los Angeles, Calif. The above announcement was received by several parties in Brownsville. The bride was born and raised in this city until about one year ago when she moved with her parents to California.

ON THURSDAY — evening February 18th, in the Presbyterian Church in Stanton, Tenn., MISS OCIE BROWN COPPEDGE and WILLIAM BINGHAM CLEVELAND were united in marriage by Rev. H. R. TAYLOR.