Friday, December 4, 1903
The Dresden Enterprise
Dresden, Tennessee
Fancy Facts Column
Dr. Will FIELDS is building a residence near our village.
Mrs. Tom ROBERTS is very sick.
Mr. Everett OSTEEN and Miss COLLINS were married on the 26th.
Mrs. G. HAWKS is sick.
Cole SMITH, son of Mr. Jno. SMITH, is sick with fever.
Mr. WILLIS leaves for his new home near Kenton soon, and Mr.
STEPHENS, of near Latham,
will move to the place
vacated by him.
Mr. John JOLLY has moved to the Elbert SMITH place near Mr. John
West SMITH
Mt. Herman Items Column
Mrs. John HATCHIE is sick.
Mr. Jim WATSON and family left last week for Campbell, Mo.,their
new home.
Last Thursday Frank GREEN, while taking a load of stave bolts to
Greenfield, let his wagon run off a bridge into the water
Frank, wagon, stave bolts
and all.
Oscar ROBISON is building himself a new house.
Ed EDWARDS and Lee NEWBERRY are shipping holly limbs to the
cities to decorate Christmas
trees.
Tuesday, November 24, Mr. James HENDREN lost his precious wife.
She was buried at Horkbeck;
Rev. Charlie MOORE, Baptist preacher,
conducted the services. Mrs. Susan HENDREN was
born in 1850, in Graves
county, Ky.; was married to
James HENDREN Jan. 21,
1871; was the mother of six girls
and two boys; was a devout
member of the Missionary
Baptist church, a kind
mother, and honored by all.
Mr. J. M. HIGGS had thirty cows dehorned Monday.
Birthday Party
Litttle Miss Marguerite BOYD entertained her friends at her home
in West Dresden last Tuesday afternoon from two to four in honor
of her seventh birthday. Those present were: Nellie BARTON,
Mattie May BLAKEMORE,
Penny CHANDLER, Sophia EZELL,
Louise HOLBROOK, Annie
IRVINE, Sarah JETER, Marguerita
JONES, Rebecca LEWIS,
Anna OVERTON, Monna LOYD, Ruby
McUAN, Mignon MAIDEN,
Cozette MAIDEN, Mary MITCHELL,
Sarah MALOAN, Pauline
MEADOWS, Lillian McELWRATH, May
MAYO, Irene OVERTON.
Obituary
Sister Mattie TODD, wife of J. C. TODD, died at her home near
Dresden, November 3, aged 53 years. Funeral services were held
at Lebanon in the presence of a large number of former friends
and relatives.
Sister TODD obeyed the gospel at a very early age and was a true
and faithful christian until death. On November 14, 1866, she
was married to Bro. J. C. TODD. As a result of this union eight
children, five boys and three girls, were born. Influenced
by a
noble christian father and mother, they have all grown up
to
fill prominent places in the very best society and to be useful
in the church of Christ.
W. S. LONG
Public Wells Whispers Column
Mr. Bennett FIELDS is spending the week in Palmersville on
business.
Misses May and Maybell FIELDS report a delightful Thanksgiving
celebration at Adams
Academy.
Mr. Baxter BRIZENDINE and wife will leave soon for Kennet, Mo.
Mr. Ed MERSOM will take
possession of the farm.
Hall�s Branch Budget Column
S. M. LOCKHART happened to a very painful accident Monday.
While shelling corn,
his right hand caught in the sheller
and the middle finger
got jerked off at the first joint.
The wound was dressed
and was getting along very well at
this writing.
Mr. William SHELL and family moved here Monday from near
Mayfield.
Mr. Wilson LAMB, Sr., returned from Tullahoma, where he has
been visiting relatives
and reports a delightful trip.
Elbert GLISSON is working with Suddoth Bros.
Mrs. Mary DYER is very sick again with heart trouble.
Mr. Finis PASCHALL, of near Como, is at work with J. M.
LOCKHART in timber this
week.
Mary Hays� Happenings Column
Last Sunday morning Mr. ORBAN BELL and Miss Bertrice STEVENSON
drove to Esq. COLLIER�s
and were married in the presence
of many relatives and
friends, and then went to Oak Grove
to church. Orban is an
upright, honest, industrious
young man. The bride
is the only daughter of Mr. Wm.
STEVENSON, and is a young
lady of a sweet and sunny
disposition. I wish for
them a future of happiness and prosperity.
Messrs. Rufe BELL and Geo. BOYTE have built ell rooms to their
houses.
Mr. Jim GLASS and wife gave the young people a Thanksgiving party
which was much enjoyed.
Mr. Caleb DUNCAN is hauling lumber to build himself a house.
Real Estate Transfers
T. H. ASHER to G. Z. SUMMERS $550.
R. C. MORRIS to C. ROBERTS $100.
W. K. GIBBS to W. T. MURPHY $200.
J. A. GIBBS and T. I. LITTLE to T. H. RHOADS $144.
E. J. PHELPS to H. T. BRUMMITT $600.
W. B. KNIGHT to H. T. HATCHER $300.
J. M. WARD to J. R. LOWRANCE $579.
L. E. WAGGONER to W. H. MONTGOMERY $390.
J. E. SHANNON to Neal PERCY and Oscar TANSIL $125.
Town and County Column -
Attorney Rice McWHERTER is in Mayfield, where he is looking after
the tobacco interests
of Mr. Henry McWHERTER.
Uncle Jim BOYD says he killed a small shoat last Friday that
weighed four hundred
and four pounds.
Mr. A. L. WINSTEAD last week sold a popular tree to Mr. Tom
FAULKERTH, of Martin,
for $50. It is said to have been
the biggest popular tree
in that whole section.
W. D. BRASFIELD tells us that one of the subscribers over near
Dukedom who had read
his advertisement in this paper,
came in the other day
and purchased a bill of goods
amounting to over forty
dollars.
Mr. W. H. WINSTEAD, one of No. 25�s best citizens, cut a tree
last week that made 5
and 3/4 cords of stave bolts,
netting him the snug
sum of $51. It is seldom that a
tree makes over 2 and
a half cords of stave bolts.
On last Friday evening, at the home of Mr. R. L. GOOLSBY, in
Greenfield, Mr. Sam T.
BAKER was united in holy
matrimony to Miss Maggie
ETHERIDGE.
Mrs. Annie GARDNER came down from St. Louis one day last week,
had the measurement taken
of the rooms of their home
here and will have carpets
made to fit them. The place
is being fixed up and
Russell and family will spend the
summer here.
Mrs. J. M. RAWLS, of No. 5, who has been seriously ill, is
better, so merchant HODGES
tells us.
Messrs. T. H. MILLER and W. M. GOLDEN qualified in the county
court Monday as administrators
of the estate of W. W.
MILLER, deceased.
The four ESTES boys, of No. 19, Jim, Ben, Homer, and Will, sold
fifteen thousand pounds
of tobaccco Tuesday.
Ralph LEWIS� other missing cow probably did not see last weeks�
Enterprise. She certainly
is not in Weakley county, or
she would have come in
ere this, just to get �writ up�.
Snode FARMER was in Tuesday and tells us his father, Uncle Rich
FARMER, killed hogs Monday
and is living mighty high.
We�ve got a notion to
bundle up the family, go out to
see Uncle Rich and spend
a whole month with �em.
Robt. H. TAYLOR, formerly principal of the schools here, but
now holding a Pullman
car conductorship, with a run
from Memphis to Chattanooga,
is spending the week here
with friends.
Mr. Geo. EDWARDS has rented the vacant business house just west
of Taylor�s hotel and
will open up a first-class book
store therein. He tells
us he has an excellent stock
ordered and invites the
general public to call on him.
There is a red-hot contest in No. 3 for magistrate to succeed
Esq. McMURRAY, resigned.
The candidates are Grizzard
GARDNER, of Gardner,
and Tom FUTRELL, of TERRELL, two
mighty good and popular
men.
Esq. G. W. NEWBERRY, of No. 6, holds the gold medal as being
the champion shot of
Weakley county. Mr. NEWBERRY has a
very fine flock of turkeys,
which he allows to run at
will, and says that he
pays no attention at all to them,
and they naturally became
very wild. Last week he had
engaged a number to Messrs.
Bennett & Smith, Gleason�s
polite, hustling produce
firms, and had to shoot them.
He says he shot seven
times and killed fifteen turkeys,
and had to shoot at one
turkey twice.
Dr. Carl FINCH returned last Friday morning from New York City,
where he has been attending
medical lectures for the past
two months. Carl is now
thoroughly equipped to do
anything in the medical
profession from the rolling of
a pill to amputating
a leg or anything else.
Mr. C. BREWER, living on Mr. Press BUSHART�s place, west of
Dresden, had the misfortune
to get his house and contents
burned Saturday afternoon.
He was here attending a trial
as a witness and his
wife was away from home when the
conflagration occurred.
Nothing was saved and the
neighbors have been chipping
in and assisting Mr. BREWER
to get a start again.
Messrs. Will RAINEY Tom BOWERS, and Monroe GALEY were made a
committee to oversee
and superintend the the job of
cutting down the big
red hill north of the square.
Sixteen men residing
north of the town have agreed to
each
put in a days� work on
the hill and the sum of $32. was
subscribed to assist
in the work. The road will be made
twenty feet wide from
top to bottom, graded and leveled.
Aunt Malinda JOLLEY, a very elderly lady, died suddenly Tuesday
night of hemorrhage at
her home in No. 6. Interment took
place Thursday at West
Union.
Mr. Porter ISLOW, one of Martin�s boss contractors has had
forces of hands here
this week working on the buildings
of E. E. TANSIL, W. H.
McKenzie and J. L. HOLBROOK.
We are sorely grieved to report the death of Mr. Dave ATKINS,
which occurred at the home of his sister, Mrs. L. A. WINSTEAD,
at Latham, last Sunday afternoon. Dave had been confined to his
bed for weary weeks and months with that deread disease,
consumption, and his death was no surprise to the tender, loving
sister and brother, who had so gently watched over him for many
days. He was a model young man; moral, sober, courageous and
energetic, and his death in early manhood removes a noble
character. Dave was about 27 years of age and unmarried. He was
a son of Billy ATKINS, deceased, and a brother of Everett ATKINS.
NonResident Notices
Maude PITTS vs Tom PITTS Divorce Case
John A. VOWELL, Adm. of W. E. FULLER, deceased
Insolvency Notice
Estate of W. E. FULLER, Deceased
Martin Column
Attorney T. K. REYNOLDS, of Dresden, was here Saturday.
Mrs. Joan BUTLER, of Toons, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. L.
DUNNAGAN.
Mr. C. C. CLARK has returned from a weeks� visit to his mother
at Bardwell, Ky.
Mrs. Cora WOLF left last Friday for Cleveland, O. where she goes
to join her husband.
Cylde MORRIS, formerly of this place, but now of Cairo, visited
home folks Tuesday.
Born, to Mr. Jno. JACKSON and wife, last Friday, a boy. Mother
and child doing well.
Uncle Joe TRIBBLE is right sick with la grippe at his home a
half mile west of Martin
Mr. Lee BERRY�s one year old child is very sick with diptheria,
and its recovery is doubtful.
Last Friday a young lady arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. McGHEE and wife to
gladden their hearts and take up
her abode.
Mr. I. D. ELLIOTT�s house in North Martin is nearing completion
and will be one of the
prettiest houses in that part of
town.
Mr. N. B. LOVELACE has moved his grocery to the first floor north
of J. L. BROOKS &
Son where he would be glad to have his
friends call.
Mr. Norris LAIN, who lives two miles southwest of here, got
his
right leg broken while
loading crossties.
Ruthville Rumors Column
Messrs. ROSS and SAWYER, our live stock dealers, left Monday for
St. Louis with their
carload of hogs.
Mr. P. D. CHAMBERS. an old resident of this community, has sold
his farm and will soon
move to Fulton where he has
purchased property.
Mr. Doke McWHERTER, the present trustee was here shaking hands
with his many friends
and solicitating votes.
Thanksgiving Day was observed in most of the schoolhouses and
churches in this community.
An exhibition was given at Jones� schoolhouse Thursday night. a
well arranged program
was prepared by the teacher, Miss
Addie TAYLOR, which was
nice and interesting.
Edgar SAWYER, has returned from Mississippi after two years.
Mr. D. G. McMILLIN, who came to this county three years ago
from Huntingdon, has
bought property in Fulton and moved
there.
Mr. John S. ACREE, candidate for sheriff, passed through Sunday.
Mrs. Alice ROSS who has been in very feeble health for some weeks
is better.
Rev. BELL will leave for Metropolis, Ill. soon, where he will
be pastor.
Latham Lispings Column
Miss Eunice RAMSEY has returned from Fulton.
Griffith Bros., the new grocery firm, are having good patronage.
Clint DAMRON is all smiles. It�s a big girl.
J. B. DAMRON and Beverly MATNENY have returned from a fox hunt
in the Lake hills and
report a great time.
Mr. Dave ATKINS, after a long and continued illness, passed
away Sunday morning at
the home of his sister, Mrs. L.
A. WINSTEAD, and was
tenderly laid to rest by the side
of his father in the
Palmersville cemetery Mrs. Mattie
ATKINS, of Dresden, attended
the funeral.
Miss Mary MALOAN has returned from Sharon, where she has been
visiting her sister,
Mrs. BAKER.
Pierce and Cequin�s factory is running at it�s fullest capacity
and turning out a good
quantity of neckyokes and
singletrees.
We are to learn of Mr. W. B. SHANNON'S intention to move his
stave mill from here
at an early date.
Marriage License
W. M. BOWERS and Fannie CAPPS.
E. J. OSTEEN and M. I. COLLINS.
Woodie HARRISON and Georgie BAILEY
Gardner Gems Column
Messers. Joe GARDNER and Finis JONES are in Jackson.
Mrs. Cat MATHEWS and grandson Marshall MARTIN, of Paris,
are guests of relatives
and friends here.
Mr. Will SMITH and wife spent Saturday night and Sunday in
Ralston.
Mrs. Carl HUDSON, of Camden, spent last week here with her
sister, Tom PETTYJOHN.
Horace RODGERS made a business trip to Union City last week.
Joe GREY and Everett ELDER have returned from a two weeks�visit
to Missouri.
Miss Laura PETTYJOHN left Monday for a few days� stay with her
sister, Mrs. FRANKLIN,
Clinton Ky.
Jonesboro Jots Column
That hustling merchant, Mr. J. M. GALEY, had so many customers
Saturday
he had to have Mr. T. N. GILLIAM as assistant.
Prof. A. M. STOUT delivered a nice lecture on the lesson at the
Meridian Sunday School
last Sunday.
Mr. KENNA has bought the Calvin PERRY farm and moved to it.
Mrs. A. E. NUTTING and family have moved to the Carter farm.
There was a singing at Esq. A. P. WRIGHT's Sunday night.
Ed GALEY and Claud CIRLEE had a quar�l with Mr. CARLTON and son
at the show Saturday
night. All are friendly now.
Dr. ELINOR is doing a lot of riding; he has many patients.
Mr. Em HOLT has moved back to his old home, and Mr. John
HOLT has moved tothe
Perry HOLT place.
Mr. Jim CAUDLE is building a houseon his mother�s farm.
Misses Lula and Girtrue GARRETT visited their sister, Mrs.
Cordie WHICKERS, last
week.
Mrs. Guy SMITHSON, near Pecks, has the measles.
Mr. Will GUFFIE will go to Missosuri son to work at a mill.
Mrs. Nettie SELLERS, of Gibson, is visiting relatives here.
Mr. S. F. STOUT sold
a yoke of oxen last week for
a good price.
Mr. H. C. COOPER will lecture at Meridian next Sunday on
�Solomon�s Wise Choice.�
End of Abstracts For December 4, 1903
Friday, December 11, 1903
The Dresden Enterprise
Dresden, Tennessee
Circuit Court
Judge Maiden presiding.
There are 8 or 10 cases on the civil docket and 28 on the
criminal.
The case against Floyd and Jess STEPHENSON is set for Wednesday
and that of Philip MACLAND, charged with felonious assault, is
set for Monday. The case of W. N. WHITTLESEY vs Phoenix Insurnce
is on trial as we go to press. R. T. LEWIS presiding due to
Judge Maiden being an interested attorney.
Grand Jury A. C. EDWARDS, foreman; J. J. WHITE, R. P. KILLEBREW,
J. W. GALLOWAY, R. F. BUTLER, J. B. CAMPBELL, B. W. BRUCE, J. H.
ENNIS, J. H. COVINGTON, M. E. RAWLS, E. T. ELLIOTT,
T. H. MILLER, L. C. MITCHELL.
ACREE Wins by Twelve Majority
John S. ACREE, of No. 13, is the democratic nominee for sheriff,
defeating two good and worthy men, Allen BRASFIELD and John
COLEMAN.
Ruthville Rumors Column -
Rev. MAXEDON, our new pastor, preached his first sermon at New
Hope on Sunday.
An entertainment was given at the home of Marvin LUTHER Friday
night
Will DANIEL, of Clinton, Ky., moved to this vicinity Thursday.
Bill WISETT spent several days this week in Dresden and Gleason.
Meda Matters Column
J. L. HENPHILL went to visit his father near Fulton.
J. H. ELLIS went to Martin, Friday.
Rev. T. F. MOORE was elected pastor at Pleasant Hill.
Mrs. Birta GARDNER is on the sick list.
Arthur DANNER died Sunday night of typhoid pneumonia, after
suffering very
much for about a week. He was about
15 years old. The remains
were laid to rest at Corinth graveyard.
Misses Hattie and Quincy BREWER, of Carnesville, Tenn., are
here visiting relatives.
Luther CRUTCHFIELD has gone to Memphis.
H. ELLIS and wife visited their son, Frank ELLIS, near Ralston
Monday.
Miss Vera ELLIS royally entertained her young friends Sunday
night by giving a singing
in honor of her cousins,
Misses Hattie and Quincy
BREWER, of Carnesville.
Hall�s Branch Budget Column
Rev. W. C. NEWBERRY, of No. 16, was seriously hurt Saturday
afternoon. Mr. NEWBERRY
was gathering corn near Janes�s
mill and had started
home, when on descending a hill the
wagon tongue broke near
the double tree, letting the
wagon run on the team.
The wagon containing a load of
corn, was overturned
and Mr. NEWBERRY was dragged for
some distance under it,
bruising him up considerably.
Drs. BANDY and TATUM
were hastily summoned. The patient
is doing very well.
J. E. LAWRENCE moved to Terrell school house vicinity Thursday
of last week.
Tom NEWBERRY returned from a fifteen days� hunt in Missouri.
S. M. LOCKHART, who has a broken finger, is getting along well.
Robert PASCHAL, of near Como, visited friends here Friday night.
Sunday morning Mr. Will LAMB and Miss Alice JONES drove to the
home of Esq. Jim PARHAM
and were quietly married. The
bridegroom is the son
of Mr. Wm. of No. 24, and is one
of the most energetic,
enterprising and worthy young man
of our section, while
the bride is an accomplished young
lady of near Gleason.
The happy young couple were
accompanied by Messrs.
Jim FREEMAN and Arthur LOCKHART
and Misses Annie JONES
of near Mt. Pelia and Minnie
SPEARS of near Gleason.
Non Resident Notice
I. F. TERRY, adm.of Clabe HAWKINS, Dec�d, vs J. T. TRICE et als
12th District Doings Column
Mr. Tom MILLER visitd his sister, Mrs. Clint WILLIAMS, last
Saturday and Sunday.
Born to Mr. Mart VAUGHN and wife last Wednesday night a fourteen
pound boy. Mother and
babe are both doing well.
Dr. E. M. EVERETT has sold his farm to Clifford CLARK and moved
to McKenzie, where he
will practice his profession.
Following is a list of the names of young men to practice
their
professions: Dr. E. M.
EVERETT, Dr. W. W. McBRIDE,
Gleason, Tenn.; Drs.
Harry and Marvin ALEXANDER,
McKenzie, Tenn.; Dr.
J. E. GOLDSBY, Mt. PELIA, Tenn.;
Dr. A. D. BERRYHILL,
who still resides in No. 12.
Dr. John HEATH was partly
raised in No. 11, moved to
Missouri and died. Lawyers;
Williams STEPHENS, who died
a good many years ago,
bid fair to make one of the
leading lawyers of the
country; G. A. HAYS, of
Texarkana, Texas, who
the writer knew well, and who
acquired an education
under adverse circumstances, is
now second to no man
in that part of the country as a
lawyer; S. J. EVERETT,
of Jackson, Tenn., is recognized
as a good lawyer; E.
J. WILLIAMS, of Bloomfield, Mo.
Town and County Column
Mr. Gizzard GARDNER was elected magistrate in No. 3.
We are pleased to say that ex- County Judge J. L. McGLOTHLIN
is improved at this writing.
He has been confined to
his bed with a case of
grip.
The church organization at Bird�s Chapel, near Palmersville,
having gone down, commissioners
have been appointed to
dispose of the property,
who will sell the same to the
highest bidder Friday,
18th inst.
Mr. J. N. CHILDRESS, who resides near Gleason, tells us that he
and his family will leave
about the 15th of this month
for Chamal, Tams., Mexico,
where they will take up their permanent
abode. They will be accompanied by our good
friend, Mr. Daniel CHILDRESS
and wife, who will spend
the winter there.
Our young friend, Bates VAUGHAN, of No. 5, happened to a painful
accident last week, and one that will in all probability
lay him up for several
weeks. He and his father were
hauling stove wood blocks
and Bates fell off, the wheels
of the heavily laden
wagon running over both legs, the
left one at the ankle
(rest unreadable).
Messrs. Jesse and Julius CROW, of Bells, are visiting their
sister, Mrs. Joe BROWN,
and family.
Mrs. C. P. CHANDLER and children leave this week for Nashville,
their future home. Mr.
CHANDLER has a splendid position
with the railroad there.
Esq. ESKRIDGE tells us that Dr. RAMSEY, the new druggist at
Latham, has been in St.
Louis the past week is laying
in a new supply of drugs
which he will handle in
connection with groceries.
Mr. G. P. McDANIEL, who resides north of Dresden, sends the
Enterprise a year to
his father, Mr. J. K. McDANIEL, at
Reno, Ark. The elder
McDANIEL was born and reared in
this county, leaving
about four years ago.
Mr. C. H. HYNDS sent us a stalk of the 'Little Willis' corn
Monday that had three
ears of corn on it, also the
tassel with several nubbins
on it. He says they raise
two ears on the stalk
and a peck on the tassel in
Kansas, but this is as
near as he can come to it.
Mrs. Laura CALL, of Martin, was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
J. B. L. TERRELL, this
week.
In the election in No. 20 to fill out the term of Esq. I. HOUSE,
deceased, W. W. HOUSE was elected over R. E. FREEMAN.
Mr. HOUSE is the youngest
son of the late Esq. HOUSE,
and will make a valuable
member of the county court.
Mrs. Nannie PILLOW has returned from a visit to her brother,
Mr. C. F. FREEMAN, at
Santa Anna. She reports an
enjoyable trip, and says
the farmers are in high spirits
in consequence of the
good prices being paid for cotton.
Mr. Will CLARK, of No. 12, tells us of an accident that befell
his brother Hutch, last
Saturday. A wagon the latter was
in ran into a log and
turned over on him. and all that
saved his life was the
gentleness of the team which came
to a standstill as soon
as the vehicle upturned.
Our young friend, Mr. Frank BARTEE, showed us last Saturday a
catalogue of the fair
held here in the year 1871.
Mr. Lee OWEN and family left this week for Texas, where they
will spend the winter.
Dr. Ira J. TATUM, of Orr Springs, was called to the home of
his father near Lebanon,
by telegram Wednesday, stating
that his father was dying.
Drs. Ira J. TATUM, J. B. and Carl FINCH, R. W. BANDY, W. W.
McBRIDE and R. M. LITTLE
met at the home of Mr. John
SMITH, in No. 24, Tuesday
afternoon, and operated on
Mr. SMITH�s son, Tom,
for appendicitis. The operation
so far has proven successful.
Dock VINSON informs us that the schoolhouse at West Union,
three miles west of Dresden
had a narrow escape from
being consumed by fire
Tuesday morning a short time
after school convened.
A faulty flue caused the roof to
catch fire. The teacher
and some of the larger students
extinguished the flames
before much damage was done.
School was dismmissed
for the week.
Martin Column
H. P. DODD is on the sick list.
T. H. FARMER has returned from a two weeks� hunt in Arkansas
and Missouri.
Mrs. Fannie POYNTER is right sick with malarial fever at her
home in West Martin.
Wilbur PETTYJOHN got his face seriously burned by gunpowder at
the free school last
Monday.
L. G. DUKE is all smiles by the arrival of a young lady at his
house last Friday night.
Rev. STEWART'S little boy has been real sick.
Uncle Joel TRIBBLE, has been real sick with la grippe.
Messrs. G. B. SMALLEY and E. B. JOLLEY are attending Farmer�s
Institute at Jackson.
Last Thursday a young lady arrived at the home of Mr. Eli
WRIGHT and wife. Mother
and child doing well.
A young lady arrived at the home of Mr. T. J. TAYLOR and wife
last Sunday to gladden
their hearts and stay with them
indefinitely.
We welcome Mr. John VOWELL and family, who have moved into the
Jim WHITE place in north
Martin.
Mr. Ben COOK and family, of No.6, have moved into the I. D.
ELLIOTT place in north
Martin.
Mr. I. D. ELLIOTT and family have moved into their new palatial
home just east of where
they formerly lived. They have
one of the prettiest
houses in that part of the city.
Mr. R. F. JOLLEY and family have moved here and are living in
the house recently vacated
by Mr. James HILLLIARD.
Rev.T. F. MOORE is having a new house erected just south of
where he now lives.
Mr. Sam STOWE�s residence burned last Sunday. The house and
furniture was a total
loss, as he had no insurance.
This is quite a loss to Mr. STOWE, as he is a poor man, and he
has the sympathy of all.
Union Schoolhouse Column
Mrs. Ellen FREEMAN is sick.
Mr. Frank GRAHAM is all smiles. It�s a twelve pound boy.
Mrs. Dunlap returned home to Lake City, Ark. last week, from
a visit to her father,
Mr. S. G. TAYLOR.
Jonesboro Jottings Column
Mrs. Martha SUMMERS, of Greenfield, was laid to rest in
Meridian cemetery
Sunday. She leaves three sons and
several relatives and
friends to mourn her death. Her
husband departed this
life Dec. 30, 1901.
Hon. E. A. EARLS, of Greenfield, will deliver a lecture on
Phrenology at Holt�s
school house the night of Dec. 26.
Mr. Tom OVERTON is putting up a nice dwelling this week.
Roy GOLEY returned home from Toones recently, recently , where
he has been at work for
about a month.
There was a singing at J. A. WHICKER's Sunday night. It was an
event of happiness for
the young people.
Mr, Bud STOUT is very sick with a series of nose-bleeds every
few hours.
J. C. THOMAS has begun to clear a new ground on the Carlton
farm.
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