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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 36 No. 40 — Friday, September 18, 1903

CROCKETT COUNTY NEWS —

REV. WM. SEWELL and family of Santa Clara, Cuba, were in our town yesterday. Bro. SEWELL is one of the best men ever raised in Crockett Co., and we are glad to know the Gospel is prospering in his hands, he is a missionary from the Southern Methodist Church.

MRS. JACK SHILCUT, formerly of Haywood County, died last Thursday and was buried in Bellview Cemetery on Friday morning. The remains of her husband will be brought from Middle Tennessee at an early date and laid to rest in Bellview.

MISS JIMMIE SENSING, who has been in bad health for a long time is worse this week.

A YOUNG MAN by the name of JAS. OSBORNE, on his way from Tyler, O. T., to his home in Goffton, Tenn., fell from the cannonball last Thursday night near the river in Haywood County and was killed instantly. An inquest was held and his body turned over to undertaker, JNO. W. BELL, of this place, who prepared and sent it to Goffton, Tenn. It is supposed the young man in his sleep walked off the train. MRS. JAS. POSTON has been confined to her bed for the past week.

MR. Stanley ROOT and wife left last Thursday for New York where they will reside in the future.

MR. WM. BRIDGER, a clever citizen and a good farmer, is dangerously sick at his home two miles west of town.

MISS ELLA ROBERTS left here last Friday for Phoenix, Miss., where she goes to teach school.

MISS MABEL EVANS who has been dangerously sick for about four weeks is improving.

JONES —

JELKS CASTELLOW is in Ennis, Texas going to school. His brother is doing an extensive drug business in that town.

MISS HATTIE POWERS, of St. Louis, is visiting her sister, MRS. M. F. CROWDER.

CAROLINA —

Little K., the playmate and associate of little JEROME HIGGINS, was run over and killed by someone driving by on Main Street in front of Mr. HIGGIN’s store one day last week.

The many friends of JOSH HUTCHINSON, of this community were greatly shocked and regret with much sorrow to hear of his death. JOSH was a good, kind hearted, geniel companion, an “Old Confed, ” and will be greatly missed by a host of friends and acquaintances. “Peace to his ashes. “

LOCAL NEWS —

MATTIE HILLIARD, colored, is having erected on West Margin Street, a three room cottage.

JOHN T. COLTART is all smiles over a 13 pound boy. Mother and baby are doing well.

MRS. SWEET, widow of the late Dr. FRED SWEET, is very sick at the old family homestead in the Second District.

MR. JAMES NETTIE, of Coleridge, Nebraska, has bought the old CARLTON homestead in the Lebanon neighborhood. He and his family will move here next spring. OLD LADY JONES, mother of the JONES brothers of Danceyville, died at her residence near that place Tuesday and was buried Wednesday at noon, aged 83 years. The burial services were conducted by Rev. CRENSHAW, local pastor.

JOE MOORE, a well-to- do and respected old colored man, died at his home in the 5th District Sunday. Uncle Joe was a faithful slave-and when the war came in 1861, served his master throughout the war came in 1861 served his master throughout the war as cook in the Confederate army. MR. SOLOMON ELROD, a former well-known citizen of this county, died at his home in Dickson County on the 5th inst. He was driving a spirited horse to a buggy when the animal became frightened, ran away, throwing MR>ELROD violently out on the side of the road, where he was found in an unconscious condition several hours after the accident by neighbors. He never recovered consciousness. The deceased was 73 years old.

MR. WALTER JARRETT SCOTT, a young man born and reared in Haywood county, now an officier in the U. S. Army, was in Brownsville for several days during this and last week. He is second lieutenant in the 10th Cavalry regiment now located at Fort Robertson, Nebraska. Lt. SCOTT distinguished himself while fighting for his country in the Phillippines Island and in China. He is a nephew of Sheriff W. M. SCOTT, of this city

LOCAL NEWS —

MRS. M. D. MERRIWETHER died at her residence in Jackson on Wednesday last, after a lingering illness. She was born and raised near Denmark and married Capt. MAT MERRIWETHER in 1860. Her parents were the most prominent people of Madison County. She leaves surviving;the husband; two sons and three daughters, one of the latter being MRS. CHARLES R. HOTCHKISS.

JOUSHA [sic – Joshua?] K. HUTCHINSON, one of the most extensively known citizens of Haywood County, as well as one of the oldest, died at his residence on Thursday last. Religious services at the grave in Oakwood Cemetery were conducted by REV. W. W. ADAMS, after which the beautiful burial ritual of the Confederate veterans was read by Marshal R. F. JOHNSON. COMRADE HUTCHINSON joined the Confederate Army in 1861, at Denmark, Madison County, as a private in Co. K., 6th Tenn. Inf, and at the formation of the Reg. at Jackson, Tenn., he was made regimental commissary with rank of Captain, and was paroled May 20th, 1865.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL —

MISS KATE MAY CURRIE and MR. SIDNEY CURRIE were quietly married Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock bt Rev. W. w. ADAMS at the parsonage. she is the daughter of MR. & Mrs. T. R. CURRIE. He is the son of MR. & MRS. NEWTON CURRIE.

MR. & MRS. R. B. CULLINS of Memphis are guests of her sister, MRS. BEN BOOKER. MRS. L. M. WRIGHT left for her home in Little Rock, Ark., after visiting her sister, MRS. S. E. TAYLOR.

MRS. SUE CURRIE left Tuesday morning for Kerens, Texas for several weeks visit to her daughter, MRS. S. W. PETTUS.

CARD OF THANKS — We, as a family, desire to extend our mostheartfelt appreciation to the public generally for the sympathy shown during the illness and death of MR. J. K. HUTCHINSON. The Family.

ANOTHER VETERAN GONE — WM. J. SHAW, who resided in the eastern portion of this county, has joined the “silent majority” of his comrades beyond the last river. He died at home on September 15th, after a somewhat protracted illness. His disease was of a pulmonary character. He was born in Haywood County, Tenn., on April 24th, 1840 and resided all his life in this county. he joined the Confederate Army as a private of Co. F., 31st Tenn Inf., on September 20, 1861 and made a good and true soldier until the close of the war in May 1865 when he was paroled and returned to his home. He was buried by his old comrades and friends, at Union Church above town, on September 16th, loved honored and mourned by all who knew him. He was a faithful member of H. S. Bradford Bivouvac U. C. V. having joined that organization May 28, 1900. Thus they are rapidly passing away, Comrade SHAW being the third member lost since the reunion last year.