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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 36 No. 9 — Friday, February 13, 1903

LOCALS AND PERSONALS FROM RUDOLPH; FEBRUARY 10, 1903 —

Mr. John E. TAYLOR, who has been very sick at his home is no better.

Mr. & Mrs. John HAGERTY visited their aunt, Mrs. S. B. HARPER last week.

LAUDERDALE COUNTY NEWS; ENTERPRISE — Mr. John ALLISON, a young man residing in the Gaines settlement a few miles east of Ripley, died last Friday.

LOCAL NEWS —

H. C. WEBB has changed his residence from Rein to Brownsville. Appropriate memorial services were held at the Methodist Church Monday afternoon, in memory of the late Mrs. C. P. EADER.

Mrs. Fannie ROBERSON, of the Eurekaton neighborhood obtained a divorce in circuit court last week from Brownlow ROBERSON. The charge alleged in the petition was desertion.

Chas. H. MOODY. a former resident of this county and a nephew of Mrs. L. A. THOMAS, of this city, has recently been appointed aid-de-camp on the staff of the governor of Texas. Mr. MOODY is a resident of Sherman, Texas and saw service in the Hispano- American war.

Miss May DAVIS, aged 17 years, died at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. Albert MAHANNAH last Sunday morning after a lingering illness. Her remains were carried to Cleveland, Ohio Monday morning to be buried. Deceased was a neice of Mrs. MAHANNAH and had been here about ten weeks, her mother had brought her here in December from Cleveland thinking the change would be beneficial.

Mrs. C. P. EADER, widow of the late Jonathan EADER, after a brief illness, died at the residence in this city last Friday morning in the 69th year of her age. For many years, she resided in this city, and was a woman of many attractive qualities. she leaves only one child, our fellow townsman, L. W. EADER. She was a consistant member of the Methodist church. On Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock, she was buried in Oakwood cemetery by the side of her late husband, Rev. W. W. ADAMS officiating.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL —

Mr. & Mrs. W. F. COVINGTON announce the marriage of their daughter, Minnie Harvey to Mr. Ed ELMORE February 18th, 1903 at 2:50 p. m. at their home on Key Corner street by Rev. W. W. ADAMS.

Mrs. John KING was called to Murphreesboro, Tenn., to the bedside of her aunt, Mrs. Martha SANFORD, a sister of Mrs. Eliza NOLEN, deceased. She will be absent about three weeks.

CROCKETT COUNTY CLIPPINGS: BELLS SENTINEL — Mrs. Sarah J. HAYES died last Sunday morning at the residence of her son, J. E. HAYES, of this place. Mrs. HAYES was 65 years old, and leaves a host of relatives and friends to mourn her death.