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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 40 No. 21 — Friday, May 1, 1908

CARD OF THANKS — Though words fail us, we wish to express our most sincere thanks to the good friends and the attentive doctor who were with us in the sickness and death of our little babe. May God bless them all is the prayer of Mr. & Mrs. J. O. RYAN.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL —

Mrs. Mary THOMAS, of Jackson, is the guest of the family of Wm. THOMAS.

Miss Georgie BATTLE is the guest of her sister, Mrs. COLE in Arlington this week.

Mrs. Max KORNIK of Memphis, is the guest of her parents, Mr. & Mrs. S. BAUMAN.

John KEATLY left Sunday for Hot Springs, Ark., where he joins the ball club of that place in the Arkansas league.

Miss Hazel WESSON, who has been the guest of Miss Willie D. TAYLOR, has returned to her home in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Mrs. L. G. GRAVES and little ones, of Tibbs, are the guests of Mesdames W. B. TYUS and G. E. DAVIE at Ged this week.

Miss Becky BAUMAN will return Sunday from Memphis, after spending the winter with her sister, Mrs. Max KORNIK.

Mr. & Mrs. Sam BAUMAN and Saul BAUMAN, of Memphis, will spend Sunday with their parents Mr. & Mrs. S. BAUMAN.

Ira IRVIN, of Ardmore, Okla., was the guest of Mr. & Mrs. J. D. GREEN last week. He left Monday night to visit his old home in Ky.

Mr. & Mrs. Jake WALKER have returned from Texas, where Mr. WALKER was born, for the last few months in search of health. His friends regret the trip was not of much benefit for him.

Miss Maude CURRIE has returned from Memphis, where she has been taking a business course, and has resumed her position with the Brownsville Dry Goods Co.

FROM STANTON —

Mr. & Mrs. W. L. NELSON, of Memphis, spent Sunday in Stanton.

Miss McINTURF is the guest of Mrs. J. G. BAXTER.

Miss Esther RICHARDSON has returned home after a visit to her sister, Mrs. J. O. KELSO.

Mr. W. H. TUCKER is remodling and adding to his pretty home on Kerr street.

Mr. Phillip KERR has purchased the former gin lot and has in operation a grist mill.

DEATH OF ISAAC H. READ — The death at his home in this city on April 25th at 4 o’clock of Isaac H. READ, at the age of 70 years, removes from the sphere of life one of the most prominent citizens and best men that our county ever knew. Since early manhood, he had been a leader to every movement looking to the welfare of this and Lauderdale County, where for several years, he lived. Of the influential and wealthy READ family, who emigrated to this county from Virginia in the early 30’s, he was worthy of his ancestry and lived the life of useful industry and lofty ideal that he learned in childhood. In early life he married a Miss GREEN, a woman of great beauty, and they raised an extensive family of children, worthy of their parents and whose noble lives have been an honor to them. He was married three times and by the last union, he leaves four children, all minors, to mourn an untimely loss.

In religion, Mr. READ was a Presbyterian, as had been his family for generations. At the outbreak of the war, he entered the Army as Lieut. of the 7th Tenn. Cav., and laid down his arms when no other cause was left.

After the religious services conducted by Rev. C. O. N. MARTINDALE at the home, the remains were taken charge of by Hiram S. BRADFORD Bivouac, conveyed to Tabernacle church and laid to rest beside the loved ones who had gone before.

The following comrades, some of whom served under him in battle, participated in the beautiful service; J. A. WILDER; A. M. CARLTON; H. J. LIVINGSTON; C. H. JONES; I. B. MARTIN; Jno. R. GREEN; C. F. NEELY; Pat MALONE; Vernon TALIAFERRO; J. P. WHITELAW; N. J. STEWART; Jack WILLIAMS; R. F. JOHNSON; T. B. KING; Dr. J. G. HAYWOOD; J. A. MANN; W. T. BULLIFIN; D. A. BURLISON; J. W. BUFFALOE; W. R. CAMPBELL; Jno. E. CARTER; J. A. BREWER; J. T. HUNTER; W. H. BELL; W. B. CLAIRBORNE and Jerry PERKINS (colored).

FROM CHESTNUT GROVE —

Mrs Etta THOMAS visited Mrs. Anna PARKER Monday.

Mrs. Nellie THOMAS called on her sister, Miss Maggie WILLIAMS Monday.

Mr. & Mrs. Edd MARBURY and child visited their mother, Mrs. DRAKE, Monday.

Mr. & Mrs. FOWLER and children visited Mrs. A. L. PARKER Sunday.

Mrs. Nannie PITTMAN visited her mother, Mrs. GARDNER Sunday.

Mrs. CROWDER’s little granddaughters, Etta and Claudie WEDDLE, has been visiting her.