William Fain Arrested (1871)
A man by the name of William FAIN was arrested last week in Tipton county for forgery. Source: Whig & Tribune. 7 August 1871. Available online at Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
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DICKEY, David R. (d. 1872)
David R. DICKEY, of Randolph, Tennessee, made a bet that he could eat four bottles of brandy peaches and drink all the liquor, together with two full tumblers of raw whisky. He drank the whiskey and finished all the peaches, dropping dead while holding the last peach to his mouth.
Heavy Loss in Tipton County (1866)
One night last week the large store house on McKenzie and McCloy situated at Mason’s Depot, on the Memphis and Ohio railroad, in the edge of Tipton county, was burned to the ground. The house was full of dry goods, groceries, wares, etc., all of which were totally lost. There
SMITH, Peyton Jackson – (d. 1911)
Covington — Hon. Peyton Jackson SMITH, one of the most prominent citizens and attorneys of this city, died in his seventy-third year. Source: Fayette Falcon, March 10, 1911