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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 36 No. 22 — Friday, May 15, 1903

DANCEYVILLE NEWS AND NOTES —

Frank SWEET, Miss Catherine RAWLINS and her guest, Miss MOORE, spent Sunday with Miss Jennie FARROW at SOMERVILLE.

Dr. R. B. DAVIS was called by telegram to attend the bedside of his mother at Clarksville, Texas.

Mr. W. R. TRIPP has returned from a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Ida RAMSEY at Bartlett.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS AT EUREKATON —

Mr. J. L. STUART, Sr., died at the home of his son-in-law, S. B. MOORE, near Hillville last Friday afternoon, after a long and painful illness. Deceased has been a resident of this community for at least 59 years. He has reared a large family, mostly composed of boys, who are the staunchest citizens in this county.

Mr. & Mrs. R. J. CARNEY were the guests of the latter’s mother, Mrs. S. A. NEWSOM.

Mrs. M. R. WILSON, of Whiteville, spent last week with her mother, Mrs. L. C. HOWSE, who has been quite sick. Mr. J. F. STUART and wife, of Vildo, attended the funeral of the fomer’s father Saturday.

OUR HILLVILLE LETTER — J. L. STUART, Sr., an aged citizen of this district, died on the 5th. It is said that Sammy will bring matters to a close on the 28th.

LOCAL NEWS —

Tom HESS, an old Colored man, living four or five miles north of town, died Wednesday, at 10 a. m., aged 87 years. Deceased was a familiar figure about Brownsville, where he did a profitable business, selling products raised on his farm.

Register CURRIE has been confined to his bed for several days with a spell of fever.

Miss Willie GERON, aged 40 years, died at her home in the 5th district Sunday and was buried by undertaker J. M. COX, Jr., last Monday. Miss GERON was a most estimable christian woman. Frank STEWART, in attempting to jump from a moving train at Jones, a railroad station a few miles east of Brownsville last Monday, fell and his right leg was badly broken. Amputation may be necessary.

Last Saturday evening, Dan McFARLAND, a negro wanted by police, was knocked senseless by John JONES, another bad negro. At the trial it was developed that McFARLAND was wanted for assaulting Scott MORRIS, a well known negro a week before.

Messrs. Thad W. POPE and Joe DAVIE closed a deal with L. W. EADER Tuesday that made them the owners of the store houses now occupied by Russell & Mulheron and H. M. FELSENTHAL. Consideration:$4,110.00.

MRS. L. A. EARWOOD — aged 68 years, died suddenly Wednesday night at the residence of her nephew, G. S. GAILOR, near KoKo. Paralysis and heart disease caused death. Burial in the Morton graveyard.

MRS. MAUD BRIGHT — wife of our former townsman, Mr. P. R. BRIGHT, is dead at her home in Greenbrier, Tenn. The above sad announcement was received by Mrs. Rebecca BRIGHT, mother of the deceased’s husband, last Tuesday morning. Mrs. William SHAW, a sister of Mr. BRIGHT, left here Tuesday night to attend the funeral, which took place at Greenbrier Wednesday evening. The deceased is the second wife of Prentice BRIGHT, eldest son of the late Judge A. D. BRIGHT, and is survived by two small children.

LOCAL NEWS —

Peter BROWN contributed four dollars to the corporation fund last Saturday. He is a negro dude from Lauderdale County, and was in the city filling up on the “last chance.” As he left the square in an elegant turnout, he gave a yell and a whoop to let ’em know that he was loaded. Just as he was congratulating himself that he had the town paralyzed, City Marshel RUSSELL yanked him out of his buggy and marched him over to the Recorder’s office.

One of the most sensational cases that ever came before a jury in West Tennessee, is now being heard in the circuit court in Bolivar. It is the case of the State of Tennessee vs Miss Lizzie HILLHOUSE. Circumstances are as follows: Tuesday morning, December 23, 1902, at Toone, a town seven miles north of Bolivar, Miss HILLHOUSE shot and killed James MARSH, whom she claims had betrayed her under promise of marriage and had refused to keep his promise.

Dispatches from Jackson, Will YARBRO, a man serving as a brakeman on a Mobile & Ohio train, was shot down in the tender of an engine. YARBRO had taken the place of a brakeman who had been run off by the strikers. A bullet struck him dead.

MRS. ELLEN J. CRAIG — wife of A. O. CRAIG, died at her home in this place last Monday, after a lingering illness. She was reared and spent nearly her entire life in this community. She joined the Presbyterian church when only eleven. Besides her husband, she leaves two sisters, Mrs. C. C. LINYARD, of Somerville, and Miss A. L. TRANSOM, of this city. The funeral services were held Tuesday morning by Rev. C. S. SHOLL.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL —

Mr. & Mrs. J. J. KINNEY have issued cards announcing the marriage of their daughter, Emma, to Mr. S. W. HILL, of Hillville. The marriage will take place at their home in Whiteville Thursday evening, May 28th, 1903. Mr. Robert BAIN and Miss Madge GREENE were married Thursday evening, May 7th, at the circuit parsonage, Rev. R. M. KING performing the ceremony in the presence of a few friends and relatives.

On the evening of June 3rd at the Presbyterian church in Brownsville at 8:30 p. m., Glimer WINSTON and Miss Dora BOYD will be united in the holy bonds of wedlock. After the ceremony, the bride and groom will leave for Niagara Falls and New York. He is a son of the late P. B. WINSTON, and is assistant cashier of the Union & Planters Bank of Memphis; she is the daughter of the late M. BOYD.

Mrs. W. C. GLOVER, of Elizabeth City, N. C., is visiting her father, Rev. Dr. W. L. DUCKWORTH.

John HOTCHKISS, who was called home last week from St. Louis, during the last illness of his mother, is returning home Saturday.

Mrs. M. D. MERRIWEATHER, after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. C. R. HOTCHKISS, has returned to Jackson.

Mrs. Mattie YOUNG, who spent the winter with her brother, J. A. BREWER left Monday for Newbern. J. O. CRAIG, of the Second District, was in the city Tuesday, he reports a fine thirteen pound baby boy at his home. The little one came Saturday night last. Mr. Albert COHN returned to his duties on the road Monday. He was accompanied by his daughter, little Miss Tessie COHN, who will visit relatives in Hopkinsville, Ky.

Miss Jennie DIXON, who has been teaching school at Jellico, Tenn., returned home last week and will spend the summer vacation with her brothers, A. M. & G. W. DIXON.