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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 36 No. 30 — Friday, July 10, 1903

LOCAL NEWS —

Express Agent HOLBROOK is receiving congratulations over the arrival of another boy at his home.

MRS. SALLIE GRAVES has qualified as the administratrix of the estate of the late J. E. GRAVES.

Our next door neighbor, Mr. J. M. COX, Jr. has a new baby girl at his home. Mrs. COX, we regret to state, on account of the extreme warm weather of the past ten days, is not gaining strength rapidly.

Mr. & Mrs. R. W. HARALSON and Mrs. E. A. COZART left Monday afternoon for Little Rock, Ark., having been called to the bedside of Mrs. HARALSON’s sister, Mrs. JEFFRIES, who was reported dangerously ill. The Brownsville party upon their arrival at Little Rock found MRS. JEFFRIES dead.

The will of the late ELLEN J. CRAIG has been probated in the county court and her husband, A. O. CRAIG is named as the executer. The will also gives all the personal estate to A. O. CRAIG, and a life estate in the realty. Among some special legacies, she gives one hundred dollars to the Foreign Missionary Society of the Southern Presbyterian Church. The real estate, after the life interest goes to her sister, Mrs. C. C. LINYARD.

N. J. STEWART, a resident of the Sixth District and an ex-confederate soldier, gave a big reception at his residence Wednesday in honor of his son, Will M. STEWART, who returned for a two weeks home visit after an absence of eleven years. Three generations were represented. Will returned home to Ft. Worth, Texas, where he is employed by one of the big systems of Railroads entering that city.

THOMAS CRANDELL — a Master Mason and a member of Brownsville Lodge No. 58, died on March 9, 1860 [Transcriber’s note: this is the way it is printed in the paper] and was buried with Masonic honors. Recently Ed Worsham Lodge, No. 505, having been informed that his widow was in Okla., in poor and destitute circumstances, made application to the board of control of the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home in Nashville for her to become an inmate of the home. The board approved the same, and she is now an inmate of that grand institution, built and sustained by the Masons of Tennessee.

THE — people of this community will regret to learn of the death of MRS. Eliza BARTWELL STRATTON at her home in Humboldt Friday night of last week. She was 66 years old, and for 45 years was the faithful loving wife of Mr. J. R. STRATTON. She was of noble parentage, being the great-granddaughter of Sir Thomas BARTWELL, of England. Her husband and two children survive her and deeply mourn their loss. Mr. H. W. STRATTON, of Brownsville, is one of the children.

T. P. RICE DEAD; RIPLEY ENTERPRISE — MR. T. P. RICE, after a lingering illness, died on Thursday night of last week at the home of Dr. Gus ANTHONY near Durhamville. He was about 30 years of age and leaves a wife and one child.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL —

Monday evening at 7:30 at the residence of D. C. EVANS, Esq., Mr. JOE BULLEFIN and Miss INEZ WILKS were united in marriage. The ceremony was performed by Esq. EVANS. Mr. & Mrs. BULLEFIN left Tuesday morning for Mississippi where they will make their home.

The Nashville Banner – The marriage of Miss MINNIE BOND, daughter of Hon. Frank P. BOND, and Mr. ALEXANDER JAMES PORTER Wednesday evening July 15th will be an event of much interest. Miss BOND’s cousin, Miss Willie D. TAYLOR, of Brownsville will be maid of honor; bridesmaids will be Julia Mai HANKS, Sallie RICHARDSON, Matilda PORTER, Eunice FITE, Margaret HOWELL and Mabel MORROW, of Clarksville. Mr. Chas. EASTMAN will be Mr. PORTER’s bestman, the groomsmen:Bruce SHEPHERD, John JACKSON, Horace TRABUE, Chas. HARDIN, McEwen RANSOM and Wade KIRKPATRICK. MRS. HODGE is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. R. EXUM, at Mason.

W. M. SHOLL, of Oxford, Miss., is guest of his brother, Rev. C. S. SHOLL.

MR. HOWELL SANGSTER, of Jackson, is visiting his mother, Mrs. J. A. CROWDER.

MR. H. L. COLEMAN and family of Memphis visited their cousin, Mrs. S. STEHLIN for a few days.

Milam Exchange – Miss Carlolla Nelle ALGEE, after a visit of several days with her sister, Mrs. Ben EDMONDS, at Brownsville has returned to her home here.

Milam Exchange – Mrs. W. B. EDMONDS and children of Brownsville arrived in the city Thursday guests of her father’s family, W. H. ALGEE.

MRS. LAURA SISCO who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. W. R. HOLBROOK has returned home to Bardstown, Ky. She was accompanied by her father, J. M. COX, Sr.