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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm Roll #101, Misc. — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 37 No. 28 — Friday, June 24, 1904

AMUS HUNTER — the well-known old colored well-digger, died Saturday. He was an old time darkey, respected by everyone.

THE STATES GRAPHIC — is in receipt of an invitation to attend the coming marriage of Rev. Wm. H. HESS, colored to Miss F. L. JONES, colored at Coal Valley, Ala., on June 25th. The groom is the son of Henry HESS, the well-known and faithful pressman of this office.

Rev. DAVID LEITH — was called to Jackson Wednesday to conduct the funeral service of MRS. G. H. RAMSEY, who was buried in that city yesterday. Mrs. RAMSEY was for several years corresponding secretary of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Memphis Conference. Her death occurred in an infirmary in Atlanta, Ga. where she was under treatment. -Somerville Reporter & Falcon.

A LETTER — was received from MRS. DENNING, dated at Cisco, Ill., returning thanks to the people of Brownsville for kindnesses and assistance tendered and rendered her and her children because of the sudden death of her husband on the Dickerson place last month which left her among strangers and without means to return to her old home. She and her little ones arrived at the place of her childhood safely and she is now employed in a canning factory.

THE MANY FRIENDS — of Judge ALF A. FREEMAN and family sympathize with him in the death of his son, HUGH, which occurred at Carlsbad, New Mexico on Wednesday the 15th. Two days before the young man was thrown from a buggy and dragged some distance resulting in a fractured skull which caused his death. He was born in Brownsville April 28th 1875 and passed much of his life with his parents residing at Washington city or the West. Burial was in Carlsbad.

THIS COMMUNITY — of late has experienced an unusual amount of lawlessness among negroes. On last Saturday night ED SANGSTER shot his step-father, ANDREW SMITH for beating his mother, then departed for parts unknown. On last Tuesday night BEN BRILEY shot and perhaps mortally wounded HAYS CHERRY. It seems CHERRY had been threatening the life of BRILEY and abusing his sister. (An operation was performed on CHERRY and he died Wednesday night. )

WAS DROWNED IN HATCHIE RIVER. JACKSON, TENN. JUNE 18 — JOHN TATE, formerly of the Illinois Central Shops of this city, but recently at a stave factory at Vildo, was drowned in the Hatchie river Thursday night. He was bathing in the river and got beyond his depth and was drowned before aid could be given him. He was a young man and respected by his neighbors. His body has not been recovered.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL —

The happy event which occurred at 11 o’clock at the home of Mr. T. D. COFFEY in Haywood County when MR. C. W. WHITE of Columbus, Ga., and MISS NETTIE COFFEY were married Saturday June 19th. They will reside in Columbus, Ga.

Mrs. H. C. PARSONS, of Water Valley Miss., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. C. R. HOTCHKISS.

A. J. MERRIWEATHER of Jackson visited his sister Mrs. C. R. HOTCHKISS.