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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm Roll #101, Misc. — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 37 No. 25 — Friday, June 3, 1904

LOCAL NEWS — J. L. MOODY, a prosperous merchant and farmer, who keeps a first class general merchandise store two miles south of Jones Station, this county, was in the city Monday and favored this office with a nice roder for office stationery.

MR. SHEPHERD TROTTMAN — an old resident of Haywood county died on Tuesday last of pneumonia at his home in the Fifth District, and was buried at the old TROTTMAN burying ground on Wednesday. He was 70 years old and came of a Haywood pioneer family being the son of the late Reddick TROTTMAN. He was never married.

MRS. MARY C. LEA — relict of the late Judge Ben J, LEA, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. John C. SANDERS in Lebanon, Tenn., Saturday May 28th. The remains were brought to this city and buried from the residence of Mr. Geo. W. LYLE on Sunday evening last, services by Rev. W. W. ADAMS. She was born in this county about 70 years ago, married B. J. LEA about the year 1853. One sister; two daughters and a son survive her.

ELDER R. G. MARBURY — died at his residence in this county on Saturday last and the remains were interred in the family burying ground the following day. He was born in North Carolina December 2, 1809. He was twice married and is survived by his second wife and four sons of the firat marriage.

Wm. S. TUGWELL — son of Rufus and Benarena TUGWELL was born in Haywood County Tennessee August 19th, 1877; professed religion and joined the Methodist church when about 18 years old. When quite young he went into the drug business in Dresden, Tenn. In the prime of young manhood, that dread disease, consumption marked him its victim. He went to Texas in search of health. For more than three years he went from one resort to another battling for life. Finally on May 21, 1904 while on his way from Seymour to Armarillo, stopping off at Clarendon for a rest, he had been in his room at a hotel only a few minutes alone when he fought his last battle and yielded to the inevitable. His body was taken to Dallas and laid to rest with gentle hands and loving hearts.