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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 40 No. 36 — Friday, August 14, 1908

NEWS OF THE WEEK —

NEGROES AND UNITED STATES SAILORS from the St. Helena training station have furnished a parallel to the Brownsville affair which is stirring the military of Norfolk, Va. Negroes fired upon the sailors during a raid and the enlisted men, who are said to have been armed, attempted to lynch three of the blacks. Only the prompt arrival of the police saved the negroes from death.

MRS. EMILY WOOD, wife of Dr. Oran Alphonso WOOD, a physician of Magnolia, N. J., who disappeared from her home a few weeks ago, has been found and arrested in a house occupied by negroes at 2002 Ellsworth street, Philadelphia. With her was Bernard SMITH, a negro chauffeur of Dr. WOOD, who disappeared with her. The police charged her with having eloped with SMITH.

IN MEMORIUM; MRS. DORA MOORE RUSSELL — “We live in deeds, not in years; in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not figures on a dial, We shall count lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.” Well does the life of Dora MOORE RUSSELL illustrate and prove the truth of these words. From May 4th, 1879 when she come to gladden the home of her parents in Brownsville, Tennessee, to August 3rd, 1908, when God called her from her home in Memphis, Tennessee, up to the mansions above, is not a long time; chronologically speaking, but counted by the noble deeds of her life spanned these it is a long time indeed. From early childhood Dora was a positive character. Her consecrated mother saw when she was very young that the energy and determination of the child were more than mere human skill could manage. So she placed her in God’s hand and asked Him to direct these qualities for good and make them a blessing to the world. She saw that prayer answered in a beautiful life of strong faith and love untiring service and perfect obediance to God’s will. She was converted and joined the Baptist church at the age of 13 years. She graduated Brownsville High School 1897 and also from Brownsville Female college 1899 with high honors. She was happily married to E. C. RUSSELL June 26th, 1906 and their home in Memphis sweet and beautiful. About five weeks ago, she was stricken with typhoid fever, from which she never recovered. She always wanted her sister, Nan, near her. They were almost twin sisters and their love and devotion for each other were perfect She told her mother, “if God calls me home, I want to be buried in my bridal dress.”

NEWS OF THE WEEK — HARRY THAW has filed a petition in bankruptcy. If he succeeds in beating his creditors he will have proven his sanity and then should to turned out of the foolish house.

LOCAL NEWS —

MR. ALEXANDER HOFSON, aged 59 years, an old citizen of Curve, uncle of Mrs. J. W. BYRN, died at his residence on Sunday after a long illness from complications of diseases. He was a prominent man in the community and an ex-Confederate soldier.

DR. J. T. IRION, one of the most prominent citizens of Paris, and several years editor of the Paris Post Intelligencer, died Sunday morning. His death was caused by a bullet wound received in the battle at Perryville during the civil war. He was prominent as a physician, churchman and Mason.

SOCIAL & PERSONAL —

MRS. JAMES BOND was at home to her friends last Thursday evening complimentary to her sister, Miss Gladys ANDERHOLT of Friar’s Point, Miss.

O’Neill & Dan BOMER entertained with a delightful porch party at their home Wednesday evening in honor of their cousins, Misses Lottie and Cherry BOMER, of Vicksburg. Miss.

LOUISE FLEMING entertained with an outdoor party last Saturday in honor of her cousin, Miss Jesse NUNN of Alamo.

Mrs. Thos. HARALSON entertains tonight in honor of her nephews; Jack & Charlie SEVIER.

Born Wednesday to W. T. CURRIE and wife, a ten pound boy.

S. J. TURNER and wife are parents of a new baby boy, Born Tuesday.

MRS. ROBERT MORRIS, who has been quite ill with typhoid fever is better.

MRS. NORA JARRETT and little son, Taylor, of Texarkana, arrived Tuesday evening to spend some weeks with her parents, Mr. & Mrs. L. J. JOHNSON.

Miss MERTIE RAMSEY, of Dyer is visiting her uncle, G. F. RAMSEY in the 6th District.

MRS. Ed BOMER and two daughters, Misses Lottie and Cherry, and Messrs. O’Neill & Dan BOMER left yesterday for Denver, Colo., and other places of interest.