contributed by Shirley Colvin

LIVINGSTON ENTERPRISE
August 4, 1915

VOTE FOR GOOD ROADS

Local Happenings
E. D. Marcom and wife of Willow Grove visited relatives and friends here this week.
Mrs. Stanton of Cookeville is here visiting the family of her son, Benton M. Stanton.
W. Heard returned Sunday from a visit to relatives in Texas and Oklahoma.
T. E. Goff a former Livingstonian, but now of Monterey, was in town Monday, mixing and mingling with his many friends.
Mrs. M. C. Sidwell who has been visiting relatives in Crossville passed through last week enroute to her home in Celina.
C. M. Smart of Cookeville was in town last week.
The Misses Ogletree of Hilham were the guests of Miss Willie Mordock last week.
Mrs. E. C. Knight is visiting her parents in Vernon, Ky.
Mrs. S. E. Cunningham of Gallatin is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Knight.
Flower Staggs and family of Crossville passed through last week en-route to Celina.
The Campfire girls chaperoned by Miss Gertrude Officer spent a most enjoyable outing last Wednesday at Hilham.
Miss Ninnie Swift of Algood visited Miss Willie Mordock last week.
See that your ticket reads “For Good Roads.”
E. C. Goodparture returned from Nashville Saturday.
Eld. Robert Kirby of Kentucky will begin a meeting at Walnut Grove next Sunday.
Mrs. Lamb, and daughter, Miss Ruth of Nashville, are the guest of Mrs. Cosby at the Sarah Preston Home.
Rev. Leland Cook is holding a series of meetings at Tinsley Bottom this week.
Rev. W. M. Lantrip has returned from Elmwood, Smith county, where he has been conducting a protracted meeting.
Eld. Thos. Rose was in town Monday enroute to Flatt Creek where he will hold a series of meetings this week.
Mrs. D. D. Thomas of Livingston was the guest of Miss Dora L. Masters last week.
Rev. H. E. Winkler of Nashville is holding a protracted meeting at Hilham this week.
Mrs. J. G. Eastland left yesterday for a visit to relatives at White Bluff, Tenn.

DEBATE AT HILHAM
As to the religious debate held at Hilham last week, I had the pleasure of attending from beginning to end, and would say that I never witnessed such nice order by an outdoor audience. I attribute this mainly to the parliamentarian, J. W. Sheppard, who was one of the moderators.
While the rules governing a debate of this kind were very abruptly ignored, I leave it to the 1500 people who were present to decide who were the guilty parties.
Mr. Pigue is 57 years old; has been a minister for 30 years, and has been in about 75 debates. Mr. Winkler is 26 years old; is a contractor and builder; has been preaching about six years, and this is the first debate he has engaged in.
Each of the contestants made strong and interesting arguments.
B. F. Smith
Chas. Hatcher and wife of Texas are here on a visit to Mrs. Hatcher’s mother, Mrs. A. Deck.

Baxter
Bro. Will K. Hunter has just closed a very successful two weeks meeting at the Christian Church.
The Kadell-Kritchfield big tent show has been here a week, a large crowd was out each night.
Mrs. H. J. Farley is at Kingston for medical treatment.
Oliver Greene of Algood was here several days last week.
W. C. Wade of Cookeville was here last week talking insurance.
Prof. C. E. Austin was in Cookeville Monday.
Brownlow Oliver has returned from Cookeville.
Miss Lillian Lee and Grove Anderson were married Thursday at the home of the brides sister Mrs. J. C. Oliver, Reb. Harris performing the ceremony. Miss Lee wore a beautiful gown of white satin and carried brides roses Miss Clara Miller of Nashville rendered the wedding music. Mr. Anderson is cashier of the Baxter Bank and Trust Co. They will be at home to their many friends in Baxter after Sept. 1st.
Pinkie Prim

Allons
Mrs. Belle Upton died recently after a short illness, she leaves a husband and other relatives to mourn her loss.
Mrs. Coreilia Webb of Nashville is visiting her sister Mrs. J. D. Holman.
Rev. E. Little of Cookeville was here last week enroute home from Smyrna, where he had been conducting a meeting.
One of the most unique Wedding’s that was ever solemnized in this section was that of Thos. Garett aged 84, and Miss Amanda Mullins 63, Rev. Brown officiated.
K. W. Maynord and family visited relatives at Nettle Carrier last week.
Uncle Joe Spicer of Oakley, was here Sunday enroute home from Hilham.
A. B. Stinson and family of R. 1 visited at Livingston last week.
Born to Benton Hall and wife a Boy.
Prof. Porter Carlock, opened school at Unity Monday.
Uncle Bob Cole and Mrs. Andrew Sidwell are on the sick list this week.
F. L. N.

Livingston R. 2
Mr. James Wright of Oakley was here Saturday.
M. R. and Edd Hargrove of Willow Grove were here last week on business.
John M. Connor of Willow Grove, was here Friday and Saturday looking after a land deal.
Wirt Eubanks and John Jackson of Livingston were here Friday.
The school at Lone Maple is getting along nicely with Miss Pearl Wisdom as teacher.
The school com, are building a school house at Independence.
Mr. Alvin Richardson and Miss Daisy Taylor were married Sunday.
J. D. Martin of Winniewood, Okla. Visited here last week.
Vulcan.

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LIVINGSTON ENTERPRISE
August 11, 1915

ELECTION ECHOES LISTEN GOOD
Judge A. H. Roberts, when asked his opinion as to the effect of the recent election, said; Advocates of good roads and other internal improvements are not discouraged, many taxpayers who voted against the bond issue favor good roads. These men have some other plan, most of them favoring the levy of a direct tax and paying for the roads as they are built. Such a plan is entitled to consideration. Let those who voted for the bond issue give these men credit for honesty of purpose and join with them in an application to the county court at its next quarterly session to take a stand for good roads by the direct tax plan. If the county court will ten take steps in that direction and five the people of the county an assurance that it is in earnest in desiring to improve our roads, every advocate of the bond plan will join heartily in the direct tax movement and give it a fair test. No man ought to be so selfish as not to be willing to try the other mans plan. If the majority prefer to build pikes in that way, we should not hesitate to give their plan our hearty, and loyal support. The plan is not so important to the sincere advocate of good roads, what he wants is a better system of roads in the county, with the development of our resources along all lines which must follow. Business in the county must stagnate for five or six months out of the year because the roads cannot be profitably used. This business stagnation has already made itself felt, and will necessarily produce even more striking results as time goes on, for our roads grow worse every year. The burden of maintaining our present road system falls largely upon labor rather than upon capital; this is wrong in theory, and is unjust to the laboring man. The road levy this year is 15 cents on each $100 which will produce about $2200 in road taxes. The 1600 road hands working 5 days each, (8000 days) and worth $8000, must bear a burden over three and half times as heavy as the wealth of the county several hundred of these men who thus pay in work a road tax of $5 a year each, do not own a horse or a vehicle to put on the roads. They are required to build the roads for other men to use. If they refuse to work when warned they are indicted and fined or jailed. The capitalist is not jailed or fined if he refuses to pay his road tax.
Let us call on the county court at the October term to give us some relief from our present ills and let every voter who wants to see his county built up and improved keep up the fight for good road. There is no doubt but that a majority favor better roads than we now have, we have differed only as to the means of securing them. Let us adopt any other reasonable plan, if every other plan fails let us organize turnpike companies and build pikes and let those who use them pay for it. However this should be done after all other plans fail.
Dr. W. M. Breeding says:
I feel that with another election the proposition will carry by a substantial majority. The questions should not be called to hurriedly, but the issue should not be allowed by any means. I rather favor the calling of another election some time in November.

To The Enterprise:
I congratulate you upon the splendid work you have done for the cause of good roads in the campaign just closed, or I should say, rather, the campaign just begun. There is everything to encourage good roads advocates in Overton County, and nothing to discourage us in the result. No proposition ever put before the people, grew so rapidly, or took root so deeply in the minds of the voters, in so short a time. The campaign has done permanent good. A weeks more time for mature consideration of the part of the people, and a thoro understanding of the proposition, and it would have carried. And there were votes enough, who were deprived of voting on account of the new poll tax law that was not understood by any of us until it was too late, probably to have carried the proposition now, when the people are ready for another election let it be called and held, and in the meantime let good roads advocates keep up the fight every day as if the election was tomorrow. The wealth and capital of the Country should be taxed to build and maintain the roads and this burden taken off the labor.
When the laboring man fully understands the proposition, the fight is over. Let us keep up the fight because we are right. On the first Monday in September which is labor day, let us have a great meeting of all friends of the good roads and friends of the laboring man in Livingston, in order that we may from one another, revive inspiration, and take new courage for the fight, in which I believe we have just begun.
Very respectfully,
W. R. Officer.

Dr. M. B. Capps Says:
“What do I think of the result of the Good Roads Election?”
The result is not just what I desired or anticipated but the gain over our first vote was so immense, being 94 to 1053, I feel the people are rapidly awakening to their own interests, and that one more vote by the people is all tat is needed to carry prosperity all over our county. Give us an early election and labor will come into her own; we will be free and happy people.”

Judge J. R. Hogue said:
The returns were very satisfactory to me, as they show that the people are fast waking up to their own interests; it shows that the bond issue is not such a bugaboo as it once was, and with one more election pitched on a high plane as this one was will win the fight for good roads. The increased wealth of the county will more than over balance the increase in taxes.

J. C. Bilbrey says:
I feel much encouraged over the result. It shows conclusively that the Good Roads sentiment is growing. We will win next time.

John A. Hargrove says:
The opposition mustered more votes than we expected, while our vote was materially lessened by the fact that a goodly number of Good Roads advocates had not paid their Poll tax. They are gradually but surely coming around to the bond issue as the only way to get Good Roads at any time in the near future, and the next election will settle the question, and I feel confident that it will mean a victory for our cause.

Death of Mrs. Bradford
Beloved Woman Passes Away
Favorably known in Livingston
It is with deep regret that Overton county people will learn of the death of Mrs. Lula Bradford at her home in Nashville last Friday afternoon. Mrs. Bradford was one of the original promoters and builders of the Livingston Academy, and has given the school much of her personal attention since its organization. The people of Livingston who knew her had learned to love her for her many personal charms, as well as the work she has helped to accomplish in giving us the best preparatory school in the upper Cumberland country. The Tennessean and American of last Saturday gave the following account of her death:
Following an illness extending over six months, Mrs. Lula Bradford, wife of D. E. Bradford, vice-president of the Bradford Furniture Company died at 5:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at her home, 129 Sixth avenue, north.
Death was due to a complication of diseases. She was born near Butler’s Landing, Tenn., and had lived in |Nashville twenty years. Mrs. Bradford was 44 years of age. She is survived by her husband, and three sisters, Misses Sallie and Gladys Staggs, and Mrs. T. B. Baker; two brothers, Hammond and Fowler Staggs, and her mother, Mrs. K. D. Staggs.
Mrs. Bradford was a very active member of the Vine Street Christian church and was an interested worker in the Boys club and Y. M. C. A. She was also greatly interested in the work of reform carried on by the W. C. T. U. of this count y and was one of its most active workers in temperance campaigns. A member of several missionary societies and civic organizations, Mrs. Bradford devoted much of her time to carrying out their methods of beautifying and upbuilding the city.

Local Happenings
Miss Fannie Dale of Celina is the guest of the Misses Terry’s this week.
R. L. Mitchell is spending a few days with his family.

Don’t miss the mighty Haag Shows, Everything that other shows have and them some new feathers that will be interesting to all.

Crit Willis of Willow Grove was in town Tuesday on business.
Miss Jessie Lee Dale entertained a number of her friends with an Informal reception on Monday evening, there were about twenty guests present, and all report a good time.
Stanton says the reason he sells so many policies: He’s got the Company that’s GOT the STUFF that the PEOPLE WANT. Your time will be well spent in looking over his policy.
J. H. Loftis of Netherland was in town the first of the week on business.
W. T. Sewell of Willow Grove was in town Monday.
A long program with lots of variation and cheap admission is wht you will find at the great Haag Shows on Friday Aug. 20th. Don’t forget the date.

Dr. W. M. Breeding officiated at the following births recently:
To Whit Crabtree and wife on last Saturday, a girl; to Sam Upchurch and wife on Thursday, Aug. 5th, a boy; to Luther Qualls and wife, on Aug. 1st, a boy.

Mrs. A. B. Qualls and son A. B. Jr. left Friday afternoon for an extended visit to relatives at Bell fountain, Ohio.
Mayor W. D. Guthrie who returned from Red Boiling Springs some days ago, is able to be out on the streets for a little exercise each day, and it is to be hoped that he may entirely regain his former strength in a little while.
Miss Margaret Bilbrey is spending a few days at Red Boiling Springs.
Dr. M. E. Jones, Veterinary, of Cookeville, was here last week on professional business.
Prof. A. J. Taylar was able to get down town to vote for Good Roads on the day of the election.
Chas. Hatcher and wife are visiting relatives in Sparta this week.
Miss Alice Johnson is spending a few days at her home in Franklin, Ky.
Miss Mary Price Miller is visiting her sister Mrs. W. C. Officer at Monterey.

NOTICE
I have opened a finishing department in connection with my KODAK business. All work finished the day received. Experienced Finisher, prices as cheap as elsewhere, first class work and quick delivery.
Give me trial and be convinced. Enlargements from negative 25 cents.
Ray Burks Druggist
Livingston, Tennessee

Frank Speck of Watertown has been in Livingston for the past few days.
Granville Simms of Watertown has been in Livingston for the past few days.

GOOD ROADS ELECTION
Following is the official canvass of the vote by districts held Aug. 5th.
For Against
1st 60 90
2nd 39 170
3rd 87 245
4th 6 34
5th 34 105
6th 345 160
7th 99 66
8th 63 43
9th 47 181
10th 30 128
11th 169 81
12th 65 25
Totals 1044 1329
Note: I did not calculate these to see if they are correct.

A. B. Vantrease the Ass’t cashier of the Farmer’s bank who has not been well for sometime is at his home in Alexandria recuperating.
Miss Henrietta Stoy has returned from her vacation which was spent at her home in New Albany, Indiana.

Livingston Route 2
The long dry spell was broken by a light rain Sunday.
Rev. Charlie Cook will begin a protracted meeting at Eagle Creek Hall next Sunday.
Rev. L. P. Reader will hold a protracted meeting at Old Bethel in the near future.
Keen Smith who has been sick for some time is reported better.
Miss Linda Adkins of Oakley is visiting her sister Miss Lucie Adkins this week.
G. V. Richardson attended the County Union at Ivy Point last week.
Mai.

MARRIED AT HILHAM
Miss Ethel Carmack and Mr. Albert Lee were joined in holy matrimony Sunday, Aug. 8th, at 2:30 p.m., at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Carmack, in the presence of a number of relatives and friends, Rev. Bronstetter officiating. The bride was dressed for the occasion, in a gown of crepe de chine. Immediately after the ceremony they left for the home of the groom.

Booz, Tenn.
I will write again as my letters have escaped the waste Basket so far, maybe this one will.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Brown and family of Pleasant Hill are on their way home from an extended visit with friends and relatives of Booz.
The Singing school has just closed at Hickory Flat and another will begin Tuesday night.
The protracted meeting has begun at Shiloh.
School is progressing nicely under the management of Prof. Bilbrey.
There will be Box supper at Hickory Flat Tuesday night the 10th everybody is cordially invited we will guarantee a good time, you know that is where we have good times.
Happy Girl.

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LIVINGSTON ENTERPRISE
August 18, 1915

Direct Tax Plan Figured Out
The Highest Possible Direct Tax Levy
Would Not Build any Roads
To Speak of in Overton County
If the county court should levy a direct tax with which to build roads in Overton County, and should venture to go the limit as it were, the amount of roads that they could have built in each district would be so ridiculously small that we are sure the people would not stand for it. When figured out some of the districts would get only a few yards, as the tax from each district would have to be applied in that district only. A tax of that kind would be a veritable burden on the property owners, and they would receive no direct or indirect benefit from it, nor would anyone else, for it would be literally throwing money away. The only way we can ever expect to get good roads is by the bond issue, or by private corporations, and if the latter method is adopted the toll on the roads will be a heavier tax than any man would have to pay for a bond issue, and in order to get ride of the toll gates the county would have to buy over the roads at a reasonable figure.
Something must be done in the near future, and it is high time that the citizenship of Overton county were waking up to the situation.

Sulphur
As I have not written for some time, will send a few itms.
Mr. and Mrs. Addison Hodges arevisiting near New Middleton, for a few days.
Will Matthews who has been very sick is improving.
Mrs. Elisha Henry is visiting her brother, Will Clark near Waterloo.
F. B. Ledford and his aunt, Miss
Sarah Ledford are spending a few days with relatives at Nettle Carrier.
Misses Anice Hodges and Myrtle Spurrier of Livingston were here a few days ago.
Jess Gillam, Albert Eckles, B. Swallows and Sid Norris returned recently from a business trip to Smith county.
Floyd Richardson of Livingston spent Sunday at this place, visiting Sim Carr.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Copeland returned last Friday from a visit to relatives in Smith County.
M. A. C.

Clinton County Kentucky voted on a bond issue of $50,000 for building good roads last Saturday, and the issue carried by a majority of nearly six to one. This is another link added to the highway which is to be built through Tennessee and Kentucky on the central route, and unless there is some method devised by which Overton County can get connection with the system, the trade which rightfully belongs to us will be routed the other way, and we will lose thousands of dollars a year.

Livingston, Route 2
Local showers last week. Farmers are plowing for wheat.
Mrs. Nora Knight is very sick.
Rev. Van N. Smith preached at the Presbyterian church here Sunday.
Rev. Chas Coop is preaching at Eagle Creek this week.
Misses Wilie and Ethel Flowers are visiting relatives and friends at Oakhill this week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Martin spent Sunday with friends at Eagle Creek.
Several attended the fair at Willow Grove and report a good time.
Henry Robbins was over at Monroe last week on business.
The contractors are digging a well at Taylor’s X roads for the public.
Vulcan.

Pardoned by Gov. Rye
Alfred Smith of Cookeville who was recently tried for the killing of Hilary Masters, and given a sentence and fine for carrying concealed weapons, was pardoned last week by Gov. Rye on condition that he abstains from alcoholic drinks in the future.

NOTICE
My husband died leaving several hundred deeds in the Registers’ office with the fees unpaid. I have given notice to come and pay me. Now unless you pay these charges at once I will hand them to an officer for collection. You can save cost by acting at once.
Respct. Mrs. J. M. Roberts. Executrix

DEATH AT COOKEVILLE
Mr. David L. Dow one of Putnam county’s oldest and most prominent citizens died at his home in Cookeville last Thursday. Mr. Dow had been identified with the business interests of Cookeville for more than half a century, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. He was the father of postmaster John B. Dow of Cookeville, who is well known in Livingston and Overton county.

REVENUES ACTIVE
The U. S. revenue officers have been quite active in these parts for the past week or two, having destroyed two or three stills, and captured about four alleged operators.
Labor Day will be observed every where this year, and for the first time, there will be a large gathering in Livingston on that date, which is Monday, Sept. 6th. Don’t fail to come to town on that day and we will guarantee that you will have good time.

The Allies gained another inch and a half on the Germans last week. This makes almost a foot gained in thirteen months of war, against some few thousand miles gained and held by the Tuetons.

If England had a few more Canadas and Australias she would be in a position to give a good account of herself in the war.

Petrograd, formerly known as St. Petersburg, Russia, is now said to be the goal the German army is making for. It might be well for the Kaiser to remember that one Napoleon
Bonaparte made an unparelelled retreat from this point some hundred years ago.

Overton county has untold resources that will continue to lie dormant so long as the people refuse to turn a hand toward progression.

Local Happenings
John Mitchell is on the sick list.
Miss Lena Reagan is visiting friends and relatives in Byrdstown.
Miss Willie Harris went to Jamestown Sunday.
A. J. Mofield and family attended the fair at Rome, Smith County last week. The trip was made in an automobile.
Judge A. H. Roberts is in Jamestown this week, holding a term of Chancery court.
E. C. Knight is attending Chancery Court at Jamestown this week.
Mayor W. D. Guthrie went to Nashville last week for medical treatment, and it is expected that he will undergo an operation while there.
Mrs. Alice Reagan of Cookeville spent the week end here visiting relatives.
Mrs. J. H. Myers has returned from an extended visit to friends and relatives in Texas.
Rev. Cates of Cookeville held services at the Baptist church Sunday and Sunday night.
M. A. Wydick, the tobacco man is in town this week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. McCampbell of Nashville, are at the Roberts House.
S. B. Harward has purchased the business of the Gentry Produce Co., and will take charge of same in a short time.
Thomas B. Copeland and family left Sunday for a visit of several days to friends and relatives in Morgan county.
Dr. A. B. Qualls recently officiated at the following important events: To Leslie Carmack and wife, a boy; to Murphy Bilbrey and wife, a girl.
E. B. Gray, the jeweler, is now occupying a part of the B. & O. Drug Co.’s large store, having recently moved from the rooms occupied over the Farmers Bank, and will be glad to have his friends call on him at all times.
Jas. McCormack of Cookeville was here the latter part of last week.
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To The Public
I have recently opened up a first-class meat market, next door to Bay Burk’s drug store, and am in a position to serve the public, by giving them good, fresh meat. Give me a trial.
J. G. Webb.
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Frank Capps of Arlington, Texas returned home last week after a few days visit to relatives and friends here.
Mrs. Gill visited the family of Philip Myers last week.
Carl Maynord, Dick Arnold, Perry Mordock and Lee Johnson were in Cookeville Sunday.
Wheeler Boles, contractor of Hilham is here erecting a barn for Burr Speck.
Mrs. M. H. Hankins and sons, Robert and Hugh of Harriman are here on a visit to the family of R. H. Hankins.
Luke Shanks and wife of Cookeville are at the Roberts House for a few days.
Addison Bilbrey left yesterday for Nashville. He will stop over at Carthage on his return to attend the fair.
Friday is circus day in Livingston, and a large crowd of people are expected to be here.
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I PAY
12cts. Per doz. for eggs.
15 cts per lb. for meat.
15 cts per lb. for lard.
75 cts per bu. for shelled corn.
I SELL
14 lbs Granulated sugar $1.00
All calico 5 cts. per yard
1 yd. wide domestic 6 cts.
1 gal. Coal oil 15 cts.
2 gal. Coal oil 25 cts.
5 gal. Coal oil 60 cts.
½ gal Fruit cans 80 cts.
1 qt. Fruit cans 65 cts.
W. T. Lee
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RECITAL
Miss Ruth Lamb of Nashville, a pupil of the Vanderbilt School of Expression, will give a recital at Fiske-Staggs Chapel on Tuesday evening, August 24th, at 8 o’clock for the benefit of the Livingston Academy Athletic Association. The admission will be fifteen cents this will be a splendid entertainment and should be attended by all Livingstonians. The programme will be one of the best of the kind ever rendered here.

LAND SALE
T. J. Stewart
Vs
M. H. Hankins, et als
No. 580 In Chancery at Livingston.
In obedience to an order of sale from the Chancery court of Overton county, Tenn., issued by J. A. Hargrove, Clerk & Master of the said court, in the case of T. J. Stewart Vs. M. H. Hankins et als, I will on the 18th day Sept. 1915, at noon in front of the courthouse door in Livingston, Tenn., sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the tract of land levied on in this case as the property of the Cumberland Stave & Heading Company, and described an said levy and said order of sale, being the tract of land on which the old plant of the Cumberland Stave & Heading Company was located, and described as follows; On the north by Frisbie, south by Street; east by Bohanon, west by Street. Containing 3 acres more or less, located in the 6th Civil district, Town of Livingston. Said sale will be made subject to the right of redemption, to satisfy a judgment of ($629.96) Six hundred Twenty nine and 96.100 dollars, together with interest and costs, recovered in Chancery court by T. J. Stewart and against the Cumberland Stave & Heading
Company.
This Aug. 16, 1915
J. O. Collins, Dept. Sheriff

Messrs. Leonard & Shipley of Albany, Ky., passed through town Sunday enroute to Nashville.
Atty. Benj. Ramsey of Monroe was in the city Monday.
G. B. McGee spent several days in Fentress county recently.
J. G. Eastland went to Dickson a few days ago, and will return with his family this week.
Atty. E. D. White is in Jamestown on legal business.
J. T. Stonecipher has gone to the bedside of his father, who lives at Robbins, East Tennessee, and is dangerously sick.

SECRET OF SUCCESS.
Early to bed and early to rise,
Work like h__l, and advertise.

The Blacksmith Preacher
Rev. Mr. Sexton, generally known as the “Blacksmith Preacher” will begin a series of meetings here on Saturday Aug. 21st. Services will be held at the Baptist church Saturday and at the Methodist church Sunday. Mr. Sexton has a wide reputation as an evangelist and it is hoped and believed that much good will result from the meetings.

LEO FRANKS FATE.
Yesterdays papers carried a most startling news story to the effect that a Georgia mob had forcibly removed Leo Frank, the alleged murderer of May Phagan, from the prison at Milledgeville, Ga. Where he had been sent for a life term, and had carried him away in an automobile, presumably to be put to death. However guilty Frank may have been, this was a most inexcusable act on the part of the men who engaged in it, and the matter should be investigated thoroughly.

ENJOYABLE AFFAIR
On last Tuesday evening Mrs. E. B. Cosby entertained at the Sarah Preston Home in honor of Miss Ruth Lamb of Nashville, about twenty guests were invited. Games were played until a late hour when the young people assembled in the large dining room where delightful refreshments were served

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LIVINGSTON ENTERPRISE
August 25, 1915

Letters of Interest
From Correspondents from different Sections of the County

Livingston Route 2
The wind last Thursday and Friday damaged corn considerably.
S. G. Flowers has bought a lot from M. C. Talley at Taylor’s X Roads and will erect a mill on it.
Revs. Reedes, Reece and Garrett begun a protracted meeting at Old Bethel Sunday.
A. J. Conner got badly hurt last week, by spraining his foot.
Miss Sarah Sells is still very low.
Revs. Coop, Smith, Clark and others are still protracting their meeting at Eagle Creek.
Vulcan.

Cookeville Route 7
We have been having some wet weather for the last few days, which is a setback for early foddering.

Mrs. Donly Brown is no better at this writing. She is gradually growing weaker.

Mrs. A. C. Brown is still down with rheumatism.

Mrs. Robert Phillips is some better at last report.
John W. Maston is some better being able to walk around now.
Mrs. Martha Warden is still very sick.
Arkly Crawford and Marvin Carr have moved to Spring Creek to the heading mills run by Will Allen of Livingston.
Mrs. Maggie Newberry is some better.
Road working is the order of the day. There is some good work being done on the public roads this time.
Joe Hide

Windle Tenn.
Rev. Marion Harris has begun his protracted meeting at this place and is having a successful meeting and large crowds.
Messrs. Jesse Crawford and Lonnie Allen were persuaded to go west but we suppose they got round trip tickets we see them back in Windle.
Mrs. M. M. Allen how has been quite sick is improving.
Miss Bess Poston visited home folks Saturday and Sunday.
A number of young folks from this place attended the show at Livingston the 20th.
Miss Lockie Gore got seriously injured at the show Friday.
School at this place is progressing nicely.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Qualls twin babies, both babies and father are getting along nicely.
Bill W.

Oak Hill
E. C. Poston is some better.
The Great Hagg Shows have come and gone, and everybody was well pleased with the performances.
Mrs. Reece Eldridge of Monterey, formerly of this place, attempted suicide one day last week by cutting her throat with a razor. She was taken to a hospital where she has the attention of Montereys best physicians, who entertain some hope of her recovery. Ill health was the cause of the rash deed.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Tim Stewart, a girl.
John Eldridge has purchased an automobile.
Jack Hampton of Algood is here taking up lumber.
W. C. Cooper has purchased a rock crusher, and will put it in operation in a few days.
J. N. S.

Death of Little Child
The little three months old baby of Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Byrne died at the home of Mrs. Byrne’s father S. A. D. Smith, last Thursday afternoon with acute indigestion, and was buried on Saturday at Cookeville. Dr. Byrne was in Maryville at the time of the child’s death, but came on to Cookeville in time for the burial. The Enterprise extends the sincerest sympathy to the parents in their sorrow.

Death of J. P. Wood
Mr. J. P. Wood, an old and highly respected citizen of this county died at his home near Rickman Monday night, and was buried at Okalona cemetery Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Wood was nearly eighty years of age and was well known throughout the county having been in the merchandise business for a number of years, and his many friends will regret to learn of his death.
The funeral was conducted by the local lodge of Masons, and was a very impressive service.

Jail Delivery
Three prisoners escaped from the local jail yesterday afternoon, by sawing their way out, and up to an early hour this morning had not been apprehended. All three of the prisoners were white men. They were Bedford Hill, Shelby Studeville and Oscar Hargis.
Sheriff Carr and his deputies are scouring the country in search of the fugitives, and expect to have them caught by night. The three men were in jail awaiting trial at the next term of criminal court. It is not known how they secured the utensils with which they sawed themselves to liberty. The neighboring county officials have been notified and the chances for their getting clear away are slim.

Death in Pickett
Mrs. Matheney, wife of Edward Matheney, died at her home in Pickett county, near Boom, one day last week. She leaves a husband and one child. Mrs. Matheney was a member of one of the best families of Pickett county, and leaves many friends and relatives to mourn her death.

Policy of President
The United States government will not shape its policy on the sinking of the steamer Arabic until full details of the disaster has been obtained and carefully gone into. There were two American lives lost in the wreck of the Arabic.
The newspapers all over the country are advocating that the President break off diplomatic relations with Germany.
The United States has clearly expressed its opposition to the destruction of merchant ships without warning and had pointedly warned Germany against repetition of such tragedies in which Americans are involved.
It is assumed that unless Germany wishes to make an outright issue with the United States some explanation will be volunteered. Acting with that thought Ambassador Gerard was instructed today to report whether he had received a report from the German government. He was not, however, instructed to ask for one.
It is said the state department will not necessarily wait indefinitely on Germany before taking whatever action is decided on, neither does it intend to invite or encourage argument. All it wants now are the facts.
When these are assembled and officials are convinced their evidence is properly substantiated President Wilson will lay the case before the cabinet.

U. S. to Loan Money
To Southern Banks to Help The Cotton Planters.
Secretary of the treasury, McAdoo has made the announcement that if it becomes necessary he will deposit $30,000,000 or more in gold in three Southern regional banks to help the cotton sections, inasmuch as the British government has declared cotton to be a contraband of war. This money would be deposited temporarily without interest in order to enable the banks to rediscount outstanding warehouse receipt, and would help the cotton states tide over the stringent times that is sure to follow the recent mandate of the European allies.
The secretary said that one of his chief objects was to create a basis for such enlarged credit in the south that the banks will have ample resources to extend to producers such accommodations that they will be able to carry cotton in warehouses for a reasonable length of time until it can be marketed advantageously. In order to accomplish this, he said that the national and state banks which are members of the federal reserve system should make loans on warehouse receipts for insured cotton at low rates of interest: that the banks can well afford to carry cotton for producers at six per cent, especially if they are able to rediscount cotton paper at the federal reserve banks at the much lower rate than six per cent; that the credit resources of the banks of the country are greater than ever before in our history and that there is no reason why the banks should not, in co-operation with the merchants of the south, help the cotton producers with loans at low rates in the present peculiar situation.

Another storm on the Texas coast has snuffed out 200 lives.

The Northern press will now proceed to wallop the whole South for the lynching of Lea Frank.

King cotton, the staple necessity of the world, has been declared by Fret Britain to be a contraband of war.

Local Happenings
Turley Knight left yesterday for Nashville.
Mrs. Lamb and daughter, Miss Ruth, who have been here visiting friends left today for their home in Nashville.
Allen Maynord and Frank Johnson of Granite Okla., arrived here Monday for a visit to friends and relatives.
Burch Wilcox of Cookeville was in town this week.
R. S. Oakley was at Beaver Hill first of the week.
Chas. Hatcher and wife who have been here visiting relatives and friends returned to their home in Texas this week.
Alfred Gibbs of Cookeville was here first of the week.
Miss Reba Lee Yateman of Nashville who has been here visiting Miss Lillie Bilbry, returned home the latter part of last week.
Zina Robertson of Algood was in town Sunday.
Robert Mitchell, son of R. L. Mitchell, fell from a stable loft Sunday morning and sustained a broken arm just below the elbow.
John Hart was in Algood last week.
M. H. Hankins of Harriman was here first of the week.
B. M. Stanton has gone to East Tennessee on a business trip.
Miss Margaret Cooper is visiting friends in Nashville.
C. J. Cullom was in Crossville this week.
W. J. Chilton went to Celina today.
We are pleased to report that Mayor W. D. Guthrie who went to Nashville some few days ago for an operation, is getting along nicely, and hopes to be back home again real soon.
H. Atkins and wife have been in Nashville for the past few days. T. C. McCampbell has been running the train during the absence of Mr. Atkins.
James Carson Guthrie and sister, Miss Gertie returned yesterday from a visit to relatives at Black’s Ferry, Ky.
The recital which was to have been given last evening at the Fiske-Staggs chapel by Miss Ruth Lamb, was called off on account of the meeting now in progress.
Rev. Mr. Cates of Cookeville I here this week helping in the series of meetings.
Dawson McCormack returned last week from Nashville with his little son who he took there for Medical treatment.
Dan Philips and Wm. Goff left Monday morning for Pickett county on business.
Miss Isabella Williams of the Livingston Academy came in Monday from Knoxville where she has been attending the summer school.
T. B. Copeland and family returned yesterday from Morgan county where they have been visiting for the past ten days.
Jesse Fleming of Fleming & Myers was in Nashville this week on business.
S. J. Bilbrey returned yesterday from a trip to Crossville.
J. M. Birdwell has moved his family from the Knight place on the square to his house opposite _. M. Robert’s residence.
Miss Beula Kirkpatrick of Crossville passed through town this week, enroute to Celina.

Cutting Affray
A man by the name of Hoover was seriously cut in an affray at Crawford a few days ago. The man who did the cutting was named Stephens. It was at first thought that the wounded man would die, but later reports give him a chance for recovery.

J. T. Stonecipher has returned from a visit to relatives at Robbins, Tenn.