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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 40 No. 10 — Friday, February 14, 1908

LOCAL HAPPENINGS IN REIN — The community is mourning the loss of that sainted mother, Mrs. E. C. STURDIVANT, with this exception, there are no near deaths reported.

LIVERYMAN RIGHTS; UNION CITY, FEB. , 2nd — Circuit Court has adjourned after four weeks sessions. There was only one case out of the ordinary, that of the State against a travelling man, C. DUVALL. On the 10th of August, he had gone to the livery stable of GIBBS & Co. , and hired a horse and buggy, and on being asked by the proprietor where he was going, said he was going to Rives, some miles distant, and should be gone during the day. He drove to Rives, and then to Woodland Mills and from there to Jordon, Ky. , and back to Union City. When he returned it was evident that the horse had been driven hard, and it died in a few hours. Mr. Duvall gave the livery man his note for the horse and soon thereafter left and did not pay the note or return here until a few weeks ago. As soon as he reached town, the owner of the horse had him arrested and he was bound over to Court and was indicted. On the trial of his case in court, he was found guilty of violating the law with the reference to deceiving the proprietor of the livery stable at the time of hiring the horse and was fined $50 and costs, which he paid.

DEATH OF AN OLD SOLDIER; BELLS. TN; 10th Feb. 1908 — Mr. R. G. PERMENTER, an old and popular ex-Confederate soldier, died at his home near Cypress Church, Saturday night, aged about 67 years. He was a member of the Joseph E. JOHNSON bivouac at Alamo. Interment took place Sunday at Cypress Church. He leaves his wife and several grandchildren. By Henry REAMS.

FROM HILLSVILLE —

We are sorry to say, Mrs. B. A. POWELL has been very sick but glad to state , she is improving.

Mr. Jess LEWIS and family are down with the measles, hope they will be up soon.

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE — Capt. William M. FORREST, son of General Nathan Bedford FORREST, the Confederate Cavalry leader, who was recently stricken with paralysis while witnessing a play has died.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL —

Mrs. Sallie JEFFRIES has returned home after spending a week at Ged with her sister, Mrs. R. C. WILLIAMS, who has been quite sick but is now convalescent.

Mr. & Mrs. I. L. GREENWALD, of Philadelphia, are guests of Mrs. GREENWALD’s brother. Jos. STERNBERGER. Mr. GREENWALD is a native of Brownsville being the son of Mr. Nathan GREENWALD, a merchant in Brownsville before the war.

LOCAL NEWS —

Our young friend, P. O. WILKERSON, of Stanton, has bought the livery business of J. G. HAMLETT of Mason.

Dick CARTER, of Memphis, is a guest of his brother, John E. CARTER, who we regret to say has been confined to his room for several days.

Douglas COLE, the negro who, while in a shooting scrape with Jack MACLIN, another negro at Keeling, sometime ago, killed an innocent negro, was captured in Tipton County last week and brought to Brownsville Thursday last, by Deputy Sheriff Dulaney and turned over to Sheriff KING.

C. H. FREEMAN sold to Mr. Ab COBB last week, a four year old mule for the neat sum of $205. J. D. MONTGOMERY offered the man $425 for a pair of mules but was turned down.

The many friends of Mrs. James BATCHELOR will regret very much to know of her death at her home near Mercer February 6th. Mrs. BATCHELOR is survived by her husband; four sons, Abe, Emery, Claud, and Aubrey; and two daughter, Mrs. Leila BEATTY and Miss Ruth BATCHELOR.

Minnie Lee, wife of J. A. ESCUE, of Forked Deer, aged 35 years, died December 21, 1907. She was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. T. D. STANLEY and was an active Christian and church worker. She is survived by six children; five boys and one girl, the girl only twelve days old at the time of her death.

Mr. James A. HON died at his residence in the 6th District on Monday evening at 9 o’clock in the 63rd year of his age, and was buried at Chestnut Grove Church the following day. Dr. H. P. HUDSON conducting the ceremony. He was an old citizen of Haywood County and leaves surviving an only sister, Mrs. M. E. CAMERON. He never married.

Mr. J. A. McMURRAY died at the residence of his son-in-law. J. W. DAVIS, on Thursday, Feb. 6th in the 87th year of his age, and was buried the following day at the Zion Church. Three daughters, Mesdames W. H. MORRIS, J. W. DAVIS, W. H. ROSE, ; one sister, Mrs. Ab SHERMAN, ; and two sons, George & Newt McMURRAY of Kansas survive. Deceased was a life long resident of Haywood County and for years a prominent member of the Primitive Baptist Church.

James CLAREY, aged 77 years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. B. CHESTER, at an early hour Thursday morning. The deceased lived here only a short time but had many friends to mourn his death. Funeral services were held at 10:30 yesterday morning at the residence by Rev. KELTNER. The remains were taken to Chicago on the afternoon train for interment.

Mrs. E. C. STURDEVANT, Sr. , died at the family residence in District #5 on Thursday evening, Feb. 6th, in the 76th year of her age, after a lingering illness, in greater or less degree, suffering for years. Born in Brunswick Co. , VA, in 1832, in 1853 as Mary WHITE, she can to become the bride of E. C. STURDEVANT, and the next day left for their home in Danceyville, thence moving to Brownsville. She leaves her husband and three sons, Marcus, E. C. Jr. , and Franklin STURDEVANT.