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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 36 No. 15 — Friday, March 27, 1903

HAPPENINGS AT TIBBS; MARCH 23, 1903 — Mr. Carl HOPKINS and family were called to the bedside of his father at Rudolph last week. He is very sick with typhoid fever.

LOCAL ITEMS FROM PLEASANT GROVE —

Mr. Joe JACOCKS and family spent the day with Mrs. W. M. MOODY, and niece, Miss Minnie MOODY.

Dr. W. N. MOODY and family are expected to visit his father, J. A. MOODY soon.

Misses Ola and Minnie MOODY were guests of friends and relatives in Brownsville.

TIPTON COUNTY ITEMS; COVINGTON RECORD —

Mrs. HALLIBURTON, whose husband was mortally wounded in a difficulty at Gold Dust recently, passed up the road yesterday with the remains, on the way to Ripley, for burial. The difficulty which caused HALLIBURTON’s death was with John GOAD, who was arrested Wednesday night at Wm BOSTON’s, his brother-in-law near Covington, by Sheriff JOHNSTON and PORTIS, the latter carrying him to Ripley on the train which conveyed his victim’s remains. After being wounded, HALLIBURTON was taken to Memphis in a skiff and placed in the hospital where he died.

Mr. John L. HUDSON, who moved to Missouri a few years ago from Tipton, making his home on the Mississippi, above Caruthersville, is back in Tipton and says he expects to remain.

GIBSON COUNTY NEWS; TRENTON HERALD — Lee HARRINGTON, a youth 15 years of age, was brought here from Milan a few days ago and lodged in jail. He secured employment in the bakery in Milan and two days later stole a lot of money, a check and a pistol from his employer.

LOCAL NEWS —

Albert WINTERS, colored, aged 14 years, living on Mr. Chas. BAIRD’s farm in the 4th district was accidently shot by his 16 year-old brother, Jim, last Saturday and died Sunday.

Sunday morning between 5 and 6 a. m., Mrs. J. T. PENN passed peacefully away at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. N. IVY, on West Main Street. Her death was due to comsumption, with which she had suffered for several months. She was about 35 years old and a member of the Methodist church. Her remains were shipped to Dalla Monday to be laid to rest by her husband, who died about six months ago. She was a niece by marriage of Major G. J. PENN, of this city.
She was the daughter of the late Judge Edmond J. and Mrs. Lizzie CONNER READ. She married Mr. PENN about eight years since.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL — Mr. Howell WHITELOW and Miss Myrtle ANDERSON, an eloping couple from the Cliff Creek neighborhood, were united in the bonds of matrimony by Esq. MATHEWS.