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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 40 No. 37 — Friday, August 21, 1908

FOR SALE — The residence of the late John J. MANN, located on Gibbs Street, with all modern conviences, electric lights, hot and cold water, bath house, good barnes, servant houses, plenty of all kinds of fruits, beautiful green house convient to school. Apply to Chas. G. CHAMBERS.

FROM BELLS —

MRS. SALLIE BLURTON died very suddenly Thursday of last week at her home east of town. She leaves a husband and four children. The burial took place at the Goode Cem.

MRS. MARY CASEY died very suddenly Saturday. Her remains were buried in the Alamo cemetery.

ELBERT REAMS and family, who have been visiting relatives here, have returned to their home at Rosedile, Miss.

NEWS OF THE WEEK —

GEN. DAVID K. WARDELL died in his quarantine cabin at Tombstone, having given up life to be with the leper wife he abducted from a Los Angeles hospital, and with whom he tried to reach Mexico. He had been unconscious, except at intervals, for 24 hours. In his last lucid moments Gen. WADDELL begged his attendants to put forth every effort to have his wife tenderly cared for.

INCENSED at the murder of a negro woman by her husband, John HARRIS, of Memphis, Tenn., a mob of negroes gathered about HARRIS’ house and attempted to lynch him. HARRIS took to his heels. Several shots were fired at him, but none took effect, he escaped.

LOCAL NEWS —

MR. & MRS. HUDSON HENDREN, of Stanton, are the proud parents of a fine baby girl.

THE MANY FRIENDS of Mrs. J. E. CHAPMAN will be delighted to hear that she is convalsing from her recent critical illness.

THE MANY FRIENDS here and elsewhere of Mr. Harvey CRITTENDEN and family of the Huntersville neighborhood, will deeply sympathize with him in the death last Monday of his 16-year-old daughter, Ruth, and the critical illness of another daughter, Miss Mary Sue, aged 18 years.

MRS. CAROLINE F. COZORT died at her home on East Main Street, August 17th in her 78th year, and the remains were interred at Marvin’s Chapel on Tuesday morning, Rev. R. L. NORMAN conducting the services. Most of the long and useful life of this woman was spent in this vicinity. She was the mother of a large family, all honest worthy people, and a credit to their parentage.

AL E. BUCK, well known here for many years, died at the residence of his son, S. S. BUCK in Vicksburg, Miss., on the 9th and on the following Tuesday, the remains were interred at the cemetery in Quincy, Crockett County, where many of his family are buried, and in which vicinity the greater part of his life was spent. He was the last of the three BUCK brothers, pioneer Brownsville merchants, Church and Plea having long since died and he was about 80 years old. His first wife was Miss SHAW, who died many years ago. He married the second time, Mrs. Annie Grove JOHNSON, of Brownsville, who died about five years since. Mr. BUCK was a merchant here in the 1880’s. At the time of his death he was a member in good standing of Ed Worsham Lodge No. 505 F. & A. M., also of Brownsville Lodge No. 29, W. O. W. and insured in that order for $2000.00.

SOCIAL & PERSONAL —

LITTLE MISS MARIE KINNEY celebrated her ninth birthday Tuesday afternoon and invited twenty-five of her little girlfriends.

MISS ELIZABETH RIDDICK entertained forty of her young friends with a lawn party at her home on LaFayette street.

MONDAY was Mrs. Jeannette ANKER’s birthday, and in the evening a large number of her friends went around and surprised her and assisted in the celebration.

J. H. HARALSON, of Humboldt, was the guest of his brother, T. H. HARALSON, last week.

MR. MORTON TYRE, son of John TYRE, a former citizen of Brownsville is here to visit relatives.

E. J. BOMER, of Vicksburg, who was the guest of his brother, Mayor John O. BOMER, has returned home.

MRS. MOLLIE TAYLOR is confined to her room at the residence of Mr. Dabney SHERRILL, with an attack of slow fever.

MISS NETTIE and Evelyn CURRIE have returned after a delightful visit to their sister, Mrs. Jas D. WALLACE at Mt. Pleasant, Tenn.

F. G. BRIDGES, of Pine Bluff, Ark., arrived here Saturday and accompanied by his wife, left for Wilson County to visit his mother.