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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 40 No. 13 — Friday, March 6, 1908

FROM STANTON —

Mrs. Thomas RIVES leaves this week to join her husband, who is employed near Brownsville. It is with regret that we give up Mr. & Mrs. RIVES.

Sam NELSON, of Danceyville, has bought a house and lot near John COPPEDGE, and will move his family here at an early date.

Mr. & Mrs. Albert DANCY have moved to Stanton and will make this their new home.

W. H. WELLONS has opened up a choice of grocries in the Williams building.

LOCAL NEWS —

Jake WALKER has sold his residence on West Main Street to Ike MARTIN. Consideration; $1, 750. 00.

Rev. R. L. NORMAN was called to Sharon Wednesday night on account of the serious illness of his mother.

Will RICHARDSON has accepted a position with L. M. SHORT, as groceryman.

Mrs. Mary E. BRYAN, associate Editor of the Golden Age, Atlanta, Ga. , says: “Mr. Mat CLARK sends greetings to our readers from the room where he has been confined by illness for 15 months. We heartily echo the confident hope he expresses that he will be out with apple blossoms and mocking birds. No braver, gentler spirit co-exists with the fine intellect than that of J. Mat CLARK, of Brownsville, Tennessee.

Born, February 19th, to Mr. & Mrs. James A. WHITEHEAD, a fine girl.

Born, Tuesday morning, to Mr. & Mrs. W. E. LANGHAM, a fine boy.

Dr. T. W. COOPER has instituted through his attorney, J. W. E. MOORE, a suit in the Circuit Court against the Cumberland Telephone Co. , for $2000. The bill filed alleges discrimination in charges by the telephone company against the plaintiff.

Mrs. Jane CRAIG, who resides in the 2nd District, mother of C. W. & T. B. CRAIG, is now past 86 years old, and enjoying good health. Her oldest son, T. B. , served in the Civil War under FORREST.

Our old friend, John P. McLEOD, of the 8th District, has been in town for the last 10 days, visiting his daughter, Mrs. E. C. HARVEY, and other relatives. “Johnnie Mack,” while somewhat feeble, is the same jovial, happy-go-lucky boy of the 60’s.

A special dispatch from Dyersburg, dated on the 3rd, announces the death of Mr. Mack TAYLOR, at one time a citizen and business man of Brownsville, and who is widely known and extensively connected to Haywood County. The dispatch follows; “Mack TAYLOR, a popular young druggist and successful business man of this city, died of pneumonia in this city, night before last, and was buried in the new city cemetery. The deceased, with his brothers, had established the Taylor Drug Co. , one of the leading drug houses of this section.

Mr. James A. MOODY, after a lingering illness of several weeks from a severe attack of la grippe, died at his residence in the 6th District, four miles east of Brownsville, on Tuesday, March 3rd, 1908, at 5:30 o’clock, in the 72nd year of his age, and his remains were interred the following afternoon at Chestnut Grove Cemetery. After the funeral service, conducted by Rev. R. L. NORMAN, the body was turned over to the members of Hiram S. BRADFORD Bivouac, who paid the last sad rites to their deceased comrade by going through the beautiful burial service of the order. The deceased enlisted in the Confederate Service in April, 1861, as a member of Company I, Third Arkansas Cavalry, and served his country well until the end of the war. Mr. MOODY was a strict member of the Methodist Church, and lived up to all its ordinances. A splendid citizen, a loving and devoted husband and father, he raised to maturity a large family of useful children. He is survived by a widow and several children, one of whom is Dr. W. H. MOODY, of this city.

Tuesday night, Isaac SHAW and his son, Jack, white men, were arrested for breaking the safe of the Brownsville Livery and Live Stock Co. The elder SHAW has for sometime been night man at the livery stable, and on several occasions, money has been missed from the safe at the stable. Suspicion centered strongly on SHAW and his son, and on Tuesday night a trap was set to catch them. Joe M. BULLEFIN and H. L. CURRIE secreted themselves in the stable. About 9:30, the younger SHAW was seen to go to the safe and take money from the box. While he was in the act of putting it in his pocket, the alarm was given and Marshal RUSSELL stepped in and arrested the son and the father. At the trial held Wednesday, Isaac SHAW was turned loose and Jack SHAW was bound over to Circuit Court.

Mrs. Kate BENNETT, mother of Howard BENNETT, and widow of the late Peter BENNETT, died at the residence of her son in this city on Friday last, aged about 74 years. She was a daughter of Thomas POTTER, who located here in the early 30’s, and was the last member of this family. Her whole life was spent in this vicinity. She married Mr. BENNETT more than 50 years ago, and was the mother of several, all save one of whom she survived. Of good, honest, North Carolina stock and breeding, she never departed from her youthful training, and her habits of industry, frugality, love of home and neighborly attention remained with her to the last, being a rich heritage and example to kindreds and friends. Services were conducted by Revs. MARTINDALE and HENDERSON, and the remains were interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

The Commercial-Appeal of Wednesday, contains the following notice of the death of a former resident of Brownsville, and a brother of Leopold LEVY. “Julius LEVY, a prominent Main Street merchant, died yesterday morning at his home at 505 Beale Avenue. Mr. LEVY was taken ill last Thursday and an operation was performed for appendicities [sic]. He was a leader in the Jewish Church and charitable circles. Mr. LEVY was born in Germany and came to this country when he was 21 years of age. At the time of his death, he was 56 years old. He leaves a wife and 4 children; Leo, Jr. , Lawrence S. , and Misses Jennie & Caryne LEVY. Julius was the official auctioneer of the Memphis Cotton Exchange.”

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL —

E. H. TAYLOR and Miss Lula Camlile MITCHELL were quietly married at the parsonage of the Lenox Methodist Church Saturday night February 29th. The groom is a son of Ed H. TAYLOR.

Richard L. CARTER, of Memphis, was here all of last week visiting his brother, John E. CARTER.

Mrs. John P. GAUSE, of Memphis is here at the bedside of her father, Esq. John J. MANN, who is ill.