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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 36 No. 28 — Friday, June 26, 1903

REIN —

Miss Dimetria HARBERT, of Brownsville, visited her cousin, Miss Nannie Mai HERRING last weekend.

Mrs. W. T. MORRIS, nee Miss Maggie JACOCKS, of Bells, who had been at the insane asylum at Bolivar for serveral months, was thought to be a good deal better and her husband, thinking it would be better to gratify her wish to come home, brought her away last week, but she grew rapidly worse until Monday when her cousin, C. D. JACOCKS, accompanied her back to the asylum.

CHARLIE WHITE, colored, better known as Charlie Pompie, who has been working on the Jones Station section for several years, is reported as being perfectly crazy, thought to have been caused from fright.

MR. T. S. ANTHONY accompanied Miss Alice BAIRD home last Sunday and, we understand, attended the CLARK- WHITELAW wedding.

Miss Blanche ROOKS is visiting her cousins, the Misses JEFFRIES, near Chestnut Bluff this week.

JONES —

Mr. & Mrs. R. A. WHITE’s baby has been very sick.

Mr. WHIT SIMPSON has typhoid-malarial fever. He is very sick.

NEWS OF THE WORLD —

In a riot near East St. Louis, resulting from an attempt to cut a levee to drain a farm, CLIFFORD HENLEY, a member of the naval reserves, was killed. JOHN S. BRATTON, the owner of the farm, was arrested, but he claims he did not order the levee cut.

MAJOR W. H. GIBBS, who is said to have fired the first shot of the Civil War upon Fort Sumter, died last week at Columbia, S. C.

THE REMAINS OF MRS. T. E. RICHARDSON — were removed from the Taliaferro burying grounds last Monday and re-interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

LOCAL NEWS —

Mrs. Judie Belle MOORE is dangerously ill at her home on Washington Street.

T. E. RICHARDSON has purchased the Eader gin lot on Margin Street and will at once commence the erection of two modern cottages.

Messrs. Albert CHESS and Robert ARMSTRONG, of Rives, employed by Mr. E. B. CHESTER, manufacturer of dimension timber, will moved their families to rented houses here.

Messrs. Albert WILCOX and G. W. JENNINGS, from Cedar County, Nebraska, were in the city looking for farmlands. Mr. WILCOX about closed a deal for 500 acres of land near Shepp. Prof. HATTON left Tuesday for Roanoke, Va., where he goes to take charge of a female school. Prof. ABBOTT has been elected by the trustees to fill the vacancy and he will be assisted by Miss Bettie MANN and Miss HUTCHISON.

Julius JACKSON, a negro living out beyond the graveyard, was greatly wrought up Tuesday on discovering something in his well of water. Investigation proved the find to be a small bundle containing pods of red peppers, dog’s hair and a rabbit’s foot. The negro is convinced that a hoodoo negro is after him.

WILLIAM HENRY COLEMAN — the little eighteen months old son of Mr. & Mrs. J. T. COLEMAN, died Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock, after an illness of several days, and was buried Thursday at Lebanon Church.

NORMAN GATES DEAD; MEMPHIS NEWS — NORMAN F. GATES, a well-known young man died last evening at 92 Monroe street. Death was caused by a perculiar case of blood poisoning. About two weeks ago, GATES pulled a hair from a nostril and the contact of a fingernail with the interior of the nose is attributed by physicians the cause of the poisoning. The spread of the poison was rapid and physicians were baffled. The first indication of trouble was noticed June 13th, when his nose became inflamed, swelling began. In a day or two the sore was lanced. On the following Thursday he was unable to leave his room, his face so swollen he was unable to see. The patient remained conscious, suffering terrible agony. The deceased was a half-brother of W. B. GATES, cotton dealer of this city; of Col. Robert GATES of Nashville; and Mrs. Leona GIVEN, of this city. None of the family could be communicated with last night, except the brother in Nashville, who will arrive here this morning for the funeral. He was 29 years of age. He was born and reared in Haywood County a few miles west of Brownsville. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at Jackson.

MR. & MRS. W. B. BOOKER — announce the marriage of their daughter, Bernie, to Mr. William Alexander EDMONDS, of Hannibal, Mo. The ceremony will be said on Tuesday afternoon, July 7th, at one o’clock at the Methodist Church.

MISS SUSIE MOORER — daughter of Mr. & Mrs. L. C. MOORER, of Durhamville, and Mr. Floyd WILLIS were married at the family home in Durhamville Wednesday, June 24th.

CARDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED — in this city announcing the marriage of Mr. Joe T. GREEN, of this city and Mrs. M. E. FULKERSON. The ceremony was performed at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. & Mrs. S. B. CAMPBELL in Lancaster, Texas Wednesday, June 24th by Rev. S. B. CAMPBELL, D. D.

NEWS REACHED HERE — this week announcing the marriage in California last Sunday of Miss Ida BARCROFT and Dr. VANCE. Miss BARCROFT left her home in this city last Monday week to visit friends in San Antonio, Texas and the announcement of her marriage came as a surprise.

A WEDDING — which united two old and prominent West Tennessee families took place at the residence of Mr. Spencer WHITELAW, east of town on Sunday last, when Miss Ruth, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W. L. WHITELAW and Mr. H. B. CLARK were united in marriage by Rev. J. H. AIKEN, in the presence of a few relatives and chosen friends. Mr. CLARK is a son of the late Hugh M. CLARK, Sr.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL —

Mrs. JORDON of Atlanta, Ga., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. T. DAVIS.

Dr. Tom CROWDER and family of Sherman, Texas are visiting his father, Prof. T. W. CROWDER.

Prof. MAURY and family from Water Valley, Miss., are visiting his sister, Mrs. Benj. MANN.

Mrs. Joe HILDEBRANT and son of Memphis, are the guests of her mother, Mrs. T. N. KLYCE.

Mrs. J. S. BROWN and little daughter, Mary Louise of Humboldt are visiting her parents, Mr. & Mrs. John RYAN.

Rev. J. A. ANDERSON, of Conway, Ark., spent the first of week here with his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Nathan ANDERSON.

Col. D. A. NUNN has returned from a visit to his nephew, Hon. I. K. REVELLE, who is practicing law and farming at Walters, Okla. Mr. NUNN says Ike is a contented man.

Mrs. Amelia GAUSE, after a pleasant visit to her daughter, Mrs. L. W. MORGAN at Trenton has returned home.

Mr. Wm. C. CUTHBERT, of New York is the guest of his brother, Frank.