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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 36 No. 43 — Friday, October 9, 1903

CROCKETT COUNTY NEWS —

MISSES SADIE WATKINS & ELLA THOMAS left Monday for Nashville, where they will enter the Peabody State Normal University.

ELDER J. R. FARROW, of Alamo, was called to Cairo, Ill., last Friday evening to see his brother, C. P. FARROW, who was reported dangerously sick. Bro. FARROW reached his bedside just in time to see him breathe his last. Perry had a great many friends in and around Alamo who regret to hear of his death.

MR. M. W. CRADDOCK of Millington, Tenn., was here Sunday visiting his sister, MRS. W. J. ELLIOTT.

MR. J. D. HILL, local manager of the Cumberland Telephone Company of this place, has assumed editorial control of the Crockett County Sentinel.

ELDER B. W. BROWN left here Monday morning for Memphis where he has secured a lucrative position.

ROBERT FLEMING of Alamo has the position in the Bank of Crockett given up by Bro. BROWN.

Last Thursday evening at 6 p. m. at the residence of the bride’s father, MR. L. H. HARRIS on Hicks street, DR. FRED JAMES, a popular young physician of Gadsden, and MISS CLARA HARRIS were united in holy wedlock by Elder J. R. FARROW.

MRS. TOM SUMNERS was confined to her room all last week, threatened with a case of slow fever.

Little MISS MARY BELL has the fever.

MRS. W. P. DAWSON who has been confined to her room for several weeks with fever is able to be up.

Little MISS LOWERY is dangerously ill.

ESQ. BOB WILLIAMSON — a prominent member of the Madison County Court, and for thirty or forty years a faithful servant in the Methodist Church at Providence, died at his home near Catapla, Madison County, at an early hour Tuesday morning, after an illness of ten months. A true and tried soldier of war of 1861-65. His remains were laid to rest in the Providence graveyard to day at 10 a. m. after funeral services by J. C. W. NUNN of this place.

EUREKATON —

MR. JOE SCOTT has returned to his home in Gibson County accompanied by his sister, MRS. T. P. STUART.

MRS. J. R. NELSON is on the sick list. THOS. J. FREELS is in a very low state of health. His brother, MR. WM. FREELS is also quite sick.

MRS. WILLIE JETER is quite sick.

MR. JNO. TOLER is on the sick list from lung trouble. MRS. B. W. STUART is reported to be in a very precarious condition.

MR. A. H. McBRIDE has sold his farm near Hillville to MR. THOS. RICE. Consideration:$350. 00.

IN THE TOILS — THOS. J. CARTER, a printer working in the Leader office in Covington, Tenn., and a former resident of this city was arrested in Covington last Friday by Deputy United States Marshal LEA of Memphis, charged with robbing the post office at Dongola, Ill., on July 28th last. The post office at that time was broken into and robbed of $34 in stamps and over 100 letters, many of them containing valuable checks. CARTER protests his innocence and claims that GEORGE B. CAMPBELL, of Ripley, a printer on the Lauderdale County Enterprise robbed the postoffice, and on the morning after the robbery showed him the stamps and a great many letters, one of them containing checks. A signed statement to this effect was made by CARTER and turned over to Postoffice Inspectors MOORE & GRIFFIN. CAMPBELL’s bond was set at $3, 000. 00 which was readily paid by prominent citizens of Ripley. CARTER’s bond was set at $500 and was made by his father-in-law, T. C. MERCER and night policeman JOHN WHARTON, both of this city. He is retained only as a witness against CAMPBELL.

OLA, THE INFANT CHILD — of MR. & MRS. WILLIE FORD, near Rudolph, was burned so badly Saturday last that death ensued the following day. The child was left at the house in charge of an eight-year-old sister while the family were in the field. BETTIE, the sister started the fire to cook the noon meal and by some means the child’s dress caught. He screams brought her parents to the house, but to late to save her life. MR. & MRS. FORD have the sympathy of the entire neighborhood.

MR. JAS. TIPTON — of this city was called to Covington Wednesday, September 30th to attend the funeral of his brother, THOS. B. TIPTON, of whose death the Covington Record says; MR. THOMAS B. TIPTON died at the home of his mother, MRS. LAURA TIPTON last Wednesday at 9 p. m. Though he had been in feeble health for sometime, his death came as a surprise to his friends. He was a son of the late NATHANIEL TIPTON; and brother of MR. JOHN A. TIPTON, MRS. S. W. SANFORD, MRS. JOHN T. GARNER, MRS. LAFAYETTE KEATHLEY, and ESQ. JAMES TIPTON of Brownsville. He was born at the old TIPTON homestead about 44 years ago, and was educated under the late JAMES BYARS. The remains were laid to rest in Munford Cemetery Thursday evening, the funeral service being conducted by Rev. W. A. FREEMAN.”

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL —

MR. & MRS. JAMES KNOX GIBSON, of Stanton, Tenn. announce the engagement of their daughter, MARY SOMERVELL to MR. HENRY MORTIN NASH. The marriage ceremony will be said on the evening of November 25th at Stanton.

On Thursday evening last at 6 p. m. JOSEPH MARION VIERS and MISS ANNIE FLORENCE CARLTON were married at the residence of Mr. C. L. CARLTON, Rev. W. W. ADAMS officiating. The groom is a Kentuckian.

MRS. WILL NELSON of Humboldt is visiting her mother MRS. W. D. MOORE.

Our old friend, BEN BROGDEN came over from Ark., on a business trip to his old home in the 8th district. He is living in Blytheville, where he is engaged in the lumber business.

JUDGE METCALF, of Memphis was in the city this week attending the EASTLAND trial and testified in behalf of the defendant’s character Tuesday. A brother of Judge METCALF married MR. EASTLAND’s sister years ago in Ky.

MR. JOHN E. DOUGLAS is seriously ill at the home of his son in the 2nd district.