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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 49 No. 33 — Friday, July 24, 1908

BROTHER SLAYS BROTHER — Bud and Edd MAYFIELD, sons of sam MAYFIELD, colored, residing on the farm of Esq. J. C. BEST near Johnson’s Grove, became involved in a difficulty on Saturday, July 11th, and Edd struck Bud in the head with a fence rail, crushing his skull and killing him. The father of the two boys had sent them to the barn to shell corn. Bud wanted to shell in Edd’s tub. Objection was raised and the boys began throwing ears of corn at each other. Finally Bud picked up a board and started at Edd. The latter ran out of the barn and secured a rail, at the same time warning his brother not to advance. Bud continued toward him when the younger brother struck the fatal blow. At the preliminary hearing trial, Edd was exonerated from blame.

THAW BACK IN PRISON PROPER; POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. — Sheriff Robert Winthrop CHANDLER made radical changes in the quarters of his millionaire charge, Harry Kendall THAW, today, and as a result THAW no longer occupies the fine apartment of the undersheriff, nor sleeps alone in the juvenile part of the jail, but on the other hand, he is in jail proper with drunks, colored people, vagrants and the like. He is slightly separated from them, in that the sheriff has given him the whole upper tier of cells, light in all on the southern end of the jail. THAW’s calling list has also been cut down and now his friends can see him only at certain hours. His new quarters are minus a telephone and THAW has been put on rigid jail rules.

NIGHT RIDERS AGAIN; LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY — A special from Maysville says that a band of 15 men called Samuel RIGDON from his house last night and beat him with a whip until the blood ran down his body. RIGDON is a tenant on Chase CRAWFORD’s farm and has his tobacco crop pooled. RIGDON today secured warrants for the arrests of Baylas WILSON and Ben COLE, accusing them of being in the gang.

NEWS OF THE WEEK —

Ex-Chief Justice Henry Gaston BUNN, aged 70 years, for eleven years on the Arkansas supreme bench, died at Eldorado, Ark. He was a native of N. C.

A mob of 100 or more men fought for the possession of Hugh JONES, a negro, who attempted to assault Miss Ora YOPPS, 17 years, of Middleton, Tenn. After four hours, the negro was strung to a tree.

LOCAL NEWS —

A. M. AUSTIN, one of the most prominent and oldest citizens of our town, died at his residence Wednesday night and will be buried today, funeral services being conducted at the Baptist church at 10 o’clock.

Mr. James A. HICKS died at the residence of Mr. J. W. BROWN in this city on Monday afternoon, aged 33 years and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon, Revs. DUCKWORTH and HENDERSON conducting the ceremony. He was a victim of Brights’ disease, and has been a great sufferer for several years, though his death came at last as a surprise as he had apparently been improving for several months. Peace to his ashes and green be his memory.

Our community was shocked on Tuesday morning last to hear of the death of Mrs. Cappie Taylor SHAW by a sad accident, and many regrets are expressed at her death. In company with Mrs. Will DAVIS, she was driving in a buggy on the road near Tibbs. On attempting to cross a bridge, the horse became frightened. Mrs. DAVIS got out to lead the horse over, but he became unmanageable and backed off the levee. Mrs. SHAW was thrown violently from the buggy, her back being broken by striking a log. Death was instanteous. She was the daughter of the late Jas. R. TAYLOR, was 45 years of age, and had been married about 26 years. The remains were interred at Tabernacle Wednesday, Dr. NORMAN, assisted by Dr. DUCKWORTH. She leaves a husband, several sisters, and numerous remote relatives to mourn her loss.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL —

On Wednesday evening, Miss Nettie BARCROFT entertained with a garden party in honor of a former schoolmate, Miss Gladys ADERHOLT, of Friar’s Point, who is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs. James BOND.

Miss Nina HAMLETT and Mr. Clyde PERRY, of Tampa, Fla., were married at the Christian church at Crockett Mills Thursday evening, July 16th, at 7:30 o’clock.

C. L. BRAY, of Greenfield, is a guest of his daughter, Mrs. Robert KNIGHT.

Will HICKS, of Memphis, attended the funeral of his brother, J. A. HICKS here Tuesday.

Mrs. L. W. LAMPERT, of Memphis, and Mrs. Curtis PATRICK, of Humboldt, are guests of their parents, Capt. & Mrs. W. M. SCOTT.

Mrs. Will EDWARDS has returned to Memphis after a pleasant visit to her mother, Mrs. L. A. THOMAS.

Misses Grace and Ruby FREEMAN, of Paragould, Ark., are guests of their aunt, Mrs. O. Y. FITZGERALD.

Mrs. C. D. RUSSELL and children from St. Louis, are guests of her parents, Mr. & Mrs. B. P. BOYD, Sr.

Mrs. Evelyn READ, of St. Louis, is the guest of her daughters, Mrs. John MOSES and Mrs. Werner CRANDELL.

Dr. W. G. STERNBERGER, of Memphis has been confined at the home of his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Jas. STERNBERGER this week with an attack of Malarial fever.

Mrs. Rice WARFIELD and Mrs. Claud LIGON, of Madisonville, Ky., enroute to visit their mother, Mrs. George KILLIBREW at Pateau [sic — Poteau], Okla., were guests of Mrs. S. K. NEAL.