We announce to the many friends of R. B. KING, this week, that he is a candidate for Register.  The people of Weakley could do no better than elect Mr. KING to the office

Dr. LANKFORD says:  "I haven�t time to write for a paper:  it takes me all the week to write to my girls."  The Doctor is too old for that, and we think he should be weaned.

On last Sunday, J. C. CARLTON came across two snakes in the road near Dr. LASATER's, that were engaged in a fight.  He killed them both.  One measured seven feet six inches, the other five feet two inches in length.

Stokes ELAM says he saw three turkeys in this field the other day and one of them was so large that he (the turkey) had to back thirty or forty yards in order to rise high enough to fly over the fence.  Can anybody beat ELAM on that turkey?

Our cornet band visited Gleeson last Saturday.  Our band by a little more practice, will be the finest in the State.  They have employed Prof. Daniels for a term of five months to instruct them, by which time all lovers of music can have their tastes fully satisfied by visiting this place.

MARRIGE LICENSES
The following are the marriage licenses issued from the County Clerk's office, from May 3, up to date:
G. M. D. STEELE and M. E. FINCH
J. C. WILLIAMS and Wille CAMPBELL
T. B. OWENS and Nannie WALLACE
W. H. HOLT and E. S. SHELTON
J. W. STALCUP and A. A. OLIVER
B. T. DAUBLIN and Nannie HARRISON
J. G. RICHARDSON and Paraline CARAWAY

A large crowd of our citizens attended the burial of Mr. George R. BRASFIELD at his late residence on last Tuesday.

We noticed our handsome and genial young friend, Tommie FITZGERALD circulating among his legions of friends in this place on last Wednesday.

Rev. E. T. HART occupied the pulpit last Sunday morning and evening.  Rev. Mr. WHITTEN.the pastor filling the appointment at Walkers Chapel in the county.[sic]

Esquire Dick BASTICK says if the people in his neighborhood keeps on sowing oats like they have commenced,����������.Palmersville.

ANOTHER LAND MARK GONE
George R. BRASFIELD died at his residence near this place on the morning of the 7th last.  He was born in Granville County, North Carolina, the 19th of February, 1823.  His father Caleb BRASFIELD, settled in Weakley County more than fifty years ago, the deceased then being but a child.  During the last thirty-five years, Geo. BRASFIELD gas resided in Dresden and vicinity:  this immediate neighborhood having been the sole theatre of his useful, active and energetic life, since before his reached the years of manhood.

Greenfield is to have another enterprise in the form of a heading factory, which will be owned and operated by Messrs. J. W. DUDLEY and Rudolph IHLENBERG.-Rutherford Register

Some thief entered the yard of J. M. COLEMAN the other night while he was absent and stole his fine blood hound.  The hound is the one that caught the burglar last week.  Mr. COLEMAN has offered a handsome reward for the return of the dog.-Martin Mail

As evidence of his popularity and that he is well known all over this Congressional district, our distinguished townsman, Hon. Joseph E. JONES, is being favorably mentioned in the press of the Ninth district as a prominent candidate for Congress next year.  It is an assured fact that he will run, and also that he will have one or more opponents; how many, we do not know.  Our prediction is that the man who beats him will be our next Congressman.-Dresden Enterprise

A young colored boy about 15 years of age attempted to commit rape on a white woman, Mrs. BELEW, in the 12th district, last Monday night.  The villain got in bed with Mrs. BELEW while she was asleep, her husband having gone out on the porch where it was cooler; she awoke at once and screamed, when the wretch fled through a window.  Search was at once instituted and resulted in his capture, and he was brought to Trenton Tuesday and lodged in jail.  But for his age, the young scoundrel would likely have been swung up by the neck.  He is entitled to severe punishment and his age should not prevent him getting his just dues for attempting such a crime. Gibson County Journal

Last Sunday night Constable GALLIMORE arrested a white man for selling whiskey at HATLER's camp ground.  A revival is in progress there and the man and two confederates were selling whiskey and rivaling the United States mints as money makers.  Strange thing that a religious meeting should be the saloon's strongest competitor but those who know say it is a fact that this man and his pals actually have the amazing recklessness to sell whiskey in the congregation within six feet of the pulpit.  They are not more deserving of punishment, however, than those who bought it.  The man under arrest will have to face a formidable array of charges, and if convicted on any one of them, he should get the extreme penalty of the law.  He is charged with illegally selling whiskey, selling whiskey on church grounds, selling whiskey on Sunday and carrying a pistol.  Warrants were sworn out for the other two men, and Constable GALLIMORE and Deputy Sheriff HOUSE went to serve them, but the men had made their escape.-Dresden Enterprise

NON-RESIDENT NOTICE
Stephen Wray et als., 
 Vs.
Mattie Wray et als.

A bill has been filed in the County Court of Weakley County, Tennessee, by the above named complainant and others, which is sworn to, seeking to sell the lands formerly belonging to Tillman JOHNSON, deceased, for partition---

It appearing form said bill that James CREWS, Ida CREWS, who is married, but her husband's name is unknown to the complainant, are citizens of the State of Kentucky; Tillman B. JOHNSON, a citizen of the state of Massachusetts, C. M. VAUGHAN and husband J. L. VAUGHAN, citizens of the State of Kansas,  A. W. JOHNSON, W. B. JOHNSON, A. C. JOHNSON, Mary L. JOHNSON,  M. V. JOHNSON and M. A. JOHNSON, children of A. H. JOHNSON, are citizens of the State of Texas.  Said bill also alleges that the children of E. W. JOHNSON are made parties defend-___________________at the State of Missouri, their _____ being unknown to the complainant, but they are entitled to a one-seventh part of the estate of Tillman JOHNSON, deceased.  August 31st, 1899.  by H. L. HILL, D. C.
B.? T. MAYO, County Court Clerk

CHANCERY SALE OF LAND
In Dresden on September 16, 1899, in the cause of W. H. WINSTEAD vs. Bulah STOWE et als.  The land will be sold to pay decree for $575.00 in favor of W. H. WINSTEAD, complainant.  (Mentioned in the tract description is Joe MOSS, J. J. LEVISTER, Dave JOHNSON.  August 17th, 1899.

A. H. ADCOCK was in St. Louis on business a portion of last week.

James CAPPS, of Sharon, was a business visitor in our town Wednesday.

Elder K. M. MYATT will preach at the Baptist Church on next Thursday.

James W. HILLIS made a business trip to Gibson Wells yesterday.

Miss Mollie HILLIS spent a portion of last week in Sharon, the guest of Misses Baxter.

Misses Allie PATTERSON and Edna HOWARD are guests of friends in and near Gleason.

Miss Mary TRAVIS, of Sharon, is a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ned BARTON.

Col. SWEARINGEN left Wednesday for Cincinnati and New York on a business trip.

Mr. and Mrs. B. G. PATTERSON are the parents of a bran-new baby girl, born Tuesday night.

Mr. John E. DREWRY spent a few days first of the week with relatives and friends in Sharon.

Wilmer KENNEDY, of Ripley, was among his friends in Greenfield a few days first of the week.

Mrs. T. F. WINGO, of Martin, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. W. DUDLEY, a few days this week.

Mrs. B. C. BROCK visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. DESHONG, near Atwood, the latter part of last week.

Herman ELAM has been quite sick at his home a few miles from town, the past several days, but is now better.

M. G. COX is with home folks here for a few days.  Toney is now engaged in the timber business in Kentucky.

Mrs. M. I. COOPER has returned home from a few weeks� visit with Mr. & Mrs. W. H. LEWIS at Marianna, Ark.

Gent BARTON, of Como, paid our town a hasty visit Thursday night of last week,, returning early Friday morning.

Messrs. R. L. GOOLSBY and J. W. RAY went to Gibson Wells last Sunday to visit J. N. RAY, who was hurt some days ago by the kick of a mule.

Chas. E. LANE visited Cairo and St. Louis a few days this week in a business capacity.

Mr. and Mrs. James MCCADAMS visited relatives and friends in Trenton Wednesday.

Misses Ludie MCCADAMS and Lillie DAVIDSON are visiting relatives and friends in Trenton for a few days.

Carl SWEARINGEN, accompanied his father Wednesday on a business trip to Cincinnati and other cities east.

Mrs. J. J. EDWARDS. of Breckenridge, Tex., who has been visiting friend and relatives in Greenfield for a few weeks, left for her Texas home Monday.

C. D WOOD and J. W. HILLIS have dissolved partnership in the livery business and the former is now the liveryman and the latter is planing mill man.

Mrs. Jno. W. JONES and Miss Mattie HATCHER were in Jackson Monday a portion of the day, returning home at noon.

Editor MCFALL of the Herald, McKenzie, was a business visitor in our town Wednesday and paid our office a pleasant call.

Mrs. W. A. EVANS and daughter, Miss Mary, of Memphis, passed through today on a visit to Greenfield.-Fulton (Ky.) Guard.

Mr. NETHERCOTT and family, of Greenfield, were here this week, the guest�s of Mr. J. M. DAVIDSON�s family.-Rutherford Register.

The DICKINSON business house was sold yesterday by order of the court to J. M. LYNN, of Greenfield, for $3,100.-Milan Exchange

W. C. CRESSWELL is confined to his room ill at his home in South Greenfield, but his many friends hope to see him up again soon.

James WOMBLE, after a lingering illness of several weeks, with flux and fever, was among his friends on the street a few days this week.
 

W. H. BOWENS and wife will move back to Milan next week, so Mr. BOWENS tells us.  These people have made us splendid citizens and we hate to lose them.

Clark SMITH spent a few days first of the week with relatives and friends in Jackson.  James DREWRY assisted in the store during CLARK�s absence.

Two Shetland ponies, brought in by W. E. HATCHER and Ed JOHNSON from their recent trip east, was the excitement of the day Wednesday afternoon.

R. B. BRASFIELD was home from Gibson Wells from Saturday night to Monday night, but returned to recuperate his health yet for some days longer.

J. L. PRIESTLY was in town a day or two this week on business and he informed us that he and family would return to Martin next week.-Martin Mail

Mrs. W. H. LEWIS and daughter, Miss Shelah, of Marianna, Ark., are guests for some days of Mrs. M. I. COOPER, Mrs. LEWIS' mother, and the family of J. N. RAY.
 

Messrs. Thos. ALLEN and J. M. LYNN will leave Monday for St. Louis to purchase new fall and winter goods for their popular dry goods house.

Robert JETER and sister, Miss Lula, of Dresden, were guests Monday night of Miss Alba SWAIM, at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. J. BROOK.

James CLAYBROOK, formerly of our town, but now of Little Rock, Ark., was married in that city some weeks ago to a popular young lady of 18 years.

Mrs. W. A. EVANS, daughter and two little sons, of Memphis, are guests at the home of Mrs. EVANS' sister, Mrs. Gussie WITHERSPOON in South Greenfield.

Miss Mattie HATCHER will leave Monday noon for St. Louis to visit the millinery emporiums and purchase a line of millinery goods for her fall and winter trade.

Mrs. T. M. EARLS has been quite sick at her home in East Greenfield for the past several days, but is reported better now, and it is hoped she may soon recover.

All parties indebted to the late firm of Misses BARTON & HATCHER are requested to call and settle same AT ONCE with Miss Mattie HATCHER at the same stand.

Miss Laverne PARISH, who became ill while on a visit to friends in Kenton some days ago, is now at home but yet quite sick.  She was brought home Tuesday.

Misses Etta HUDSON of Greenfield, and Ruth STONE, accompanied by Messrs. R. S. WILLOCK and W. E. MCNAIL, spent Sunday at Hickory Flat.-Milan Exchange.

L. A. STONE, of Hickman, has been taking a vacation with his home folks this weeks.  William HELM, a friend of his, from Hickman, has been his guest.-Milan Exchange

Mrs. Mary RADFORD left Tuesday, accompanied by her two little grandchildren, Pearl and Carl ROGERS, for a few weeks visit with relatives in Carbondale, Ill.

We received a telephone message yesterday morning from Tom COOPER stating that very recently a young lady, 11 pounds, avoirdupois, had made an appearance at his home.

Mr. C. H. GREEN and wife returned Wednesday from Greenfield, at which place Mrs. GREEN had been spending several days visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dr. SHANNON.-Alamo Signal

Mr. and Mrs. A. A. CAPPS and little son, of Sidon, Miss., are guests of friends in Greenfield and at the home of Mr. CAPPS' parents near Kimery.  They will remain till first of next week.

Z. W. GROOMS, who made a trip to Bolivar Tuesday, reports D. A. STOUT, who is now in the asylum at that place, as better and thinks perhaps her will be able to come home sometime soon.

NOTICE.  I am now prepared to do all kinds Painting, Graining, Paper Hanging, etc., and at low prices.  Guarantee work first-class.  See me if in need of any work of this kind.  Jas. EARLS

We learn that J. N. RAY, who was kicked by a mule and badly hurt some days ago, is improving, and it is hoped he may soon be able to come home from Gibson Wells, where he is stopping with his family.

Two excellent cows were killed by a train in the cut just south of town Saturday evening last, one belonging to Mrs. C. V. PATTERSON and the other belonged to her daughter, Miss Allie.

Polk LIPSCOMB left last week for the Indian Territory, where he will spend some few months with relatives and also engage in some kind of employment.  We wish him a successful and pleasant visit.

Miss Ella SIMS left last Saturday for Wolf City, Texas, to spend some weeks with the family of W. L. DENNY, of that city.  The many friends of Miss Ella in Greenfield hope for her a pleasant time while absent.

The camping and trading party, composed of W. E. HATCHER and family and Ed JOHNSON and family, who have been east for some weeks, returned home Wednesday and they report a pleasant and profitable trip.

Misses Broxie and Kate NOWLIN, of McKenzie, Tenn., are here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Webber.  They are beauties of the southern type, and in conversation they are charming in the extreme.-Vienna (Ill.) Herald.

Mrs. G. G. ROBBINS, of Pryorsburg, Ky.; Mrs. S. M. WILKERSON, of Mayfield, KY., and Mrs. Lula GIESLER of Birmingham, Ala., sisters of Mrs. Henry PATTERSON, are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. PATTERSON, two miles west of town.

Miss Pearl COX, of Christmasville, is a visitor at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. WHITE in West Greenfield.  Miss Pearl was accompanied by Mr. Porter ROGERS, who also spent the day last Sunday with Messrs. WHITE.

C. D. WOOD, the liveryman, lost one his saddle horses by death Monday.  The animal was engaged by Fain PATTERSON to ride into Gibson County to look after some cows and when he returned home late in the afternoon the horse was sick and did not live but a short time.

In speaking of a visit to the popular health and pleasure resort, the Gibson Wells, a writer to the Jackson Dispatch in an article says:  "Bob EZZELL, who has innumerable friends in Jackson, is in charge of the office and is tireless in his efforts looking to the comfort of the hotel�s guests."

Messrs. B. C. and D. E. BROCK will leave Monday for the dry goods markets of St. Louis to make fall purchases.

Wm. DOTSON and family, who formerly lived a few miles east of town, have moved into a residence in South Greenfield to make their future home.

Rev. J. J. THOMAS has been walking around with a high look for a few days, all on account of the junior preacher, who arrived at this house last Sunday.  He gives promise of "long and loud" preaching in the future.

WOMAN POISONS HER HUSBAND
Mirian CARTER, a prominent farmer, near Union City, Tenn., is dead, having been poisoned by his wife, who placed "Rough on Rats" in his food.  The murderess was found hidden in the hay loft of the stable.  She objected to her husband bringing his sister to their home on a visit.  The quarrel that resulted from this objection is supposed to have prompted her crime.