Friday May 20, 1904
Last Friday Ben PARKER and Ed BOWLIN complained to Marshal TAYLOR
that they had been robbed
of $10 in money and two rings
valued at $10, one belonging
to each, and accused a young
man named Campbell WATSON,
who had been with them, of the
theft. They charged that
WATSON went into PARKER�s place
to get a drink of whiskey,
which he had stored away there,
and it was then that
he got the money and rings out of a
drawer. Marshal TAYLOR
set about with a determination to
capture him, telephoning
to Martin, Fulton and Paducah.
The Police Chief at Paducah
telephoned here Friday that
he had WATSON under arrest.
Mr. TAYLOR left immediately
for Paducah. The prisoner
agreed to come back with him,
they arrived here Sunday
and he was landed in jail.
Jonesboro Jots Column
George LANGLEY is reported to be improving from pneumonia, his
fever having left him
on Saturday.
I am told that John GUFFIE is no better of pneumonia.
A Noble Woman
The oldest woman now living in Weakley county who furnished her
sons to the �Lost Cause� is Mrs. Axy BUNTIN, of near Gleason. Her
husband, John BUNTIN, has been dead several years. Her oldest
son, Ben BUNTIN, was captured at Missionary Ridge and died in
prison at Rock Island and the other son was promoted as
Lieutenant of Calvary and was killed at Jack�s Creek, in
Henderson County. His name was Wes BUNTIN.
She being perhaps the oldest woman in Tennessee, over ninety
years old, that thus aided the Confederacy with her most
precious jewels. I think the legislature should bestow on her a
�Cross of Honor.� The writer was with these two noble soldiers
and can testify as to their bravery and loyal support of what
they thought to be right.
W. A. THOMPSON
County Line News Column
Mr. Jack HEDGE lost a cow last week. It was unfortunate, for
they all thought a great
deal of �Old Lill.�
Mr. Reece CALL sold his horse to Dr. BIGGS, of Palmersville,
and received $135. for
him.
Miss Debray KENNEDY has taken a setback with the measles.
Mr. Johnnie WYATT lost a fine black horse last Saturday morning
and Jim LAMB preached
his funeral.
Mr. Luther NICHOLLS and Miss Maggie LAWRENCE were quietly married
last Sunday evening.
Mr. J. B. MOORE is putting up a new paling fence.
Ralston Report Column
W. S. WILLIAMS had a fine cow killed on the railroad.
George ARNN, who has for the last year been in Virginia, made
his appearance in Ralston
last Saturday night, and we
learn he will remain
with us this year.
Mr. J. C. RAY is in Paris, Tennessee this week prospecting, or
rather, seeking a location.
Dr. RAWLS, a young graduate of Gibson county, has located in
Ralston to practice medicine.
We have for several months
been minus a physician,
and we are very proud to have
him with us and sincerely
wish him great success.
>From No. 6 Column
Dotie PEELER lost a good young mule, Ed STACK�s mare died a few
days past, George DAVIS
lost an especially fine cow, and
Sam DAVIS lost a fine
calf.
Mattie MOORE has the measles, Edd is some better.
John GREER returned to his home in Lake county last week, after
spending several days
with his father, who is in feeble
health.
Mrs. Lillie ETHERIDGE returned to her house at Latham Saturday,
after spending a week
with her brother, Milton BEVILL,
who continues in feeble
health.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert CALHOON, a boy.
Mr. D. F. TERRELL�s little daughter is some better.
Jim BEVIL hauled off two loads of tobacco last week.
John SHUFF is mingling with old friends and relatives again,
after an absence of three
or four years. John joined the
army and helped fight
the fillipinos until his healt
failed him. He has been
in the soldiers� hospital in
Mexico for some months,
and will return there again
in a short time. John
can tell you a lot of war yarns
and it is interesting
to listen to him.
We were very sorry to hear of the death of Uncle Jack OLIVER.
Oh, how sadly he will
be missed over the entire community,
for it was always �Uncle
Jack� everywhere and every time
you met him. He was always
willing and ready to lend a
helping hand to the needy.
Mr. John POWERS and wife attended the big singing at Mack�s
Grove Sunday afternoon.
They report a nice time and say
the singers out there
are hard to beat.
Nath DAVIS went to Gleason Saturday and came driving home with
a bran new surrey. He
says he is going to ride some this
summer. He took his family
Sunday and attended church at
New Hope. Jesse BUNTING
says it looked as if somebody
had come over there when
there was a surrey in the yard.
Charles DAVIS and his niece, Mary, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with his sister,
Mrs. Pomp BREEDING, near Sharon.
Bergie DAVIS is book agent, so if anyone wants to buy a book
cheap, buy from him.
He has a nice lot of books, from
the bible on down to
Peck�s Bad Boy.
Bob KING is back at his old stand at F. P. SIMMON�s again.
Jim COX has got the only Irish potato bed I ever saw.
Gardner Gems Column
Mr. and Mrs. Lum ELMORE, of Jackson, are here on a visit to the
latter�s sister, Mrs.
Tom ELDER.
Messrs. J. H. WESTMORELAND and Em MONTGOMERY went to Mt. Pelia,
to attend the bedside
of Bud COOK, who is very low with consumption.
Mr. Harry ANDERSON gathered ten bushels of English peas off one
half acre of ground last
Saturday and shipped them to
Chicago.
Prof. Oscar FEATHERSON, of Cairo, Ill., is here on business.
Miss Lilly O�DANIEL, of Naxhville. gave us her lecture on
temperance Sunday night.
Mrs. Mary CLARK, of Paducah, Ky., who has been here on a visit to
her sister, left Tuesday
for Camden.
Ruthville Rumors Column
The little child of W. M. DANIEL is very sick.
The new corn mill in our neighboring town of Uba is doing a land
office business on Saturdays.
The mill is owned by Messrs. Tom BAKER, Tom LOWERY, and Arthur
HESTER, all prominent
citizens of this community.
S. P. SAWYER spent Sunday in Alexander, Ky., visiting.
Mr. Dudley JONES, of Fulton, spent Sunday with Bud TURNER.
Bill WINSETT went over to Dresden Saturday and the presumption
is his visit was of a
business nature.
Hall�s Branch Budget Column
Mrs. Chas. SMITH has been right sick, but is improving.
Suddoth Bros. are buying agents for Bennett BYNUM, the hustling
Gleason stave man. There
is some good white oak in this
section yet.
Mr. W. H. LAMB is on the puny list.
John NOVEL, the Greek peddler was in our midst again this week.
J. M. LOCKHART sold some white oak timber last week. It�s
selling for $10 per cord
at present.
Town and County
The three month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. BROGDON, Gleason,
died Wednesday of pneumonia
and was interred at Hopewell Thursday.
The bereaved parents have the sympathy of many
friends in the loss of
their precious jewel.
Fully 3,000 people attended the Old Southern Harmony singing at
Public Wells, near Ralston,
last Sunday. The singing was
led by Jno. O. VINCENT.
Mr. Bob VAUGHN tells us that this
singing school was originally
organized in 1865, just
after the close of the
war. In those days it was the
custom to meet regularly
for rehearsal, and they had
torch light processions
at night, consisting of from
fifty to one hundred
persons marching up the road to the
old church, keeping perfect
time with a lighted candle in
one hand and a flag in
the other. This is said to have
been the prettiest sight
ever witnessed and that people
came from far and near
to witness these marches.
Mr. J. A. IRVINE is erecting a couple of cottages in the rear of
his premises for rental
purposes.
On Monday evening, May 9, George C. DROMGOLE, brother of Mrs. Sue
F. MOONEY, of Dresden,
died in Watt, Texas, after a short illness. He
was born in Rutherford county, near
Murfreesboro.
Mrs. S. H. DARNELL requests us to announce that all old soldiers
are urged to attend a
meeting of the camp here Saturday,
June 4, as it is desired
by the camp to ascertain how
many will need assistance
to attend the Nashville
reunion.
Mrs Ethel BRANNOCK entertained all her pupils at her home on
Depot street last Saturday
afternoon.
One day last week, the Drs. FINCH removed a piece of brick as
large as the thumb from
the nostril of Mr. A. L.
CHRISTIAN�s little grandson,
who is about four or five
years old.
The obstruction had been in the nose for a month or more and
had gradually worked
upwards until it could hardly be
seen.
Attorney C. R. MCLEAN, who has represdented the Enterprise in
Martin for the past two
years as special correspondent,
has resigned on account
of his time being absorbed by
the practice of law.
Mr. McLEAN is the son of Uncle
Billy McLEAN.
A new fence is to be put around the graveyard at West Union,
east of Dresden, and
those who desire to make donations
for the same are hereby
asked to either send or take the
money to Mr. I. B. STAFFORD.
Isham STAFFORD tells us that Mr. Jip PEERY, a boss farmer of No.
24, is stepping around
mighty proud over the arrival of
a girl at his home one
day last week. Jip is partial to
girls but his other children
have all been boys.
Mr. R. E. GARDNER and family arrived from St. Louis last week
and are here for the
summer.
Mr. GARDNER also brought with him a couple of automobiles,
which have created a
great deal of interest, as they
are the first seen by
many of our citizens.
Uncle Jim HEATHCOTT, residing in No. 24 is sixty five years
old, his wife sixty two,
has been married but once and
has eighteen children
living, thirty nine grand children
and six great grand children.
Uncle Jim says it is no
trouble to raise children
if you only know how; he is
contemplating a family
reunion and hopes to have his
entire flock present.
We are indebted to our good
friend Mr. Ed GILLIAM,
for this information.
Tuesday being Will TUCK�s forty first birth anniversary, he had
some fifteen or twenty
of his friends there for dinner
that day, bidding them
to eat, drink and be merry.
Henry WATTERS, of near Gleason, is said to be the proudest man
in the whole county over
the arrival of a new comer at
his home last week.
Professor SHARP who left Greenfield three years ago, going to
the Philippine islands
to engage in educational work,
returned to Greenfield
Tuesday, much to the delight
of his numerous
friends.
The rites of matrimony were solmenized between Mr. J. S. GARNER,
of Sharon, and Miss J.
D. BIZZELL, of Nashville, in
the office of the Smith
Hotel here last Monday, Esq.
R. N.IRVINE officiating.
Acting on the advice of a physician, Brother RUSSELL will leave
next week for Dawson
to recuperate. The protracted
illness in Mr. RUSSELL�s
family this winter and his
constant nursing of the
sick, has weakened his physical
being to a degree that
rest and recreation are absolutely necessary.
The church agreed to pay his expenses on the
trip to Dawson, and a
snug sum was raised for this
purpose.
Dr. Carl FINCH will leave Monday for a two months� sojourn in
Texas.
T. K. REYNOLDS, Bump IRVINE, and A. E. GARDNER, the committee
appointed to let the
contract for painting, papering,
etc., the courthouse,
last week awarded the contract to
Mr. R. B. QUIMBY, a first
class painter from Martin, who
is to paper four rooms,
paint all wood work, paint the
roof and also the fence
around the yard. Now wouldn�t
it be a good idea to
give the county clerk and county
register decent furniture
in their offices?
Social and Personal
Mrs. Mary GARRETT and children, of Cowan, are here with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. BOWERS, of Memphis, are the guests of their
father, Mr. Dad GIBBS.
Mrs. J. E. JONES has returned from Murray.
Mrs. W. W. FULLER is quite sick this week.
Mrs. Jno. OVERTON, of Bradford, has been the guest of W. L.
BARTON this week.
Mrs. Roger GROOMS, of Greenfield spent several days in Dresden
this week.
Miss Bessie HOLBROOK, of Union City, is here visiting family
and friends.
Mrs. R. N. IRVINE is in Union City this week, the guest of
her
daughter, Mrs. TAYLOR.
Miss Mary Gray LITTLE is visiting in Union City.
Mrs. R. E. GARDENER is spending a few days with her mother in
Union City.
Palmersville Pointers Column
Mrs. Sam PENTECOST, who has been sick for several days, is
improving.
Mrs. L. D. BRITE is very sick.
We are having a lively singing here, led by Prof. J. M.
BUCKLEY.
Prof. T. A. HUGHES had just closed a very successful writing
school here. We recommend
him to anyone that wants to
learn how to write.
>From Martin Column
On last Thursday night, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. MARTIN gave a
reception in honor of
Misses Alice RHODES, Bessie BARR
and Mary WEBB, of Nashville.
It was a very pleasant
affair.
Messrs. Harold MORAN, Harry JONES, Eugene BOYD and Dr. Carl
FINCH, of Dresden, were
here Saturday night.
Mr. J. T. PERKINS and family, Mr. T. G. McMILLAN and family,
Miss Niecie SCOTT and
Miss Pollie GRAHAM went up to
Nashville Tuesday morning
on a fishing trip, to be gone
several days.
12th District Doings Column
Rev. ARGO preached at Fairview last Sunday.
Hon. John J BERRYHILL�S wife died last Thursday night and was
buried at New Hope. She
has been sick for some time. The neighborhood
sustains the loss of a good woman in the
death of Mrs. BERRYHILL.
The neighbors turned out well at the working at Mr. A. J.
WEAVER�s. One day there
were thirty three men and forty
horses with plows, harrows
and planters to plant his
crop, which they did
in good order.
Our last week�s report was considerably abridged; the marriage
of Mr. Clifford CLARK
to Miss Claud TURNER was left out entirely. Why
this was we do not know. The reference to
the time of our own marriage
would not have been made
had it not been for the
fact that Mr. CLARK was married
in the month of May,
which brought it so vividly to our
memory.
Hyndsver Hits Column
Mrs. Geo. FULLER is on the sick list.
Mr. Wm. MITCHELL made a business trip to Fulton, Ky. last week.
Mr. H. H. F. COBB and family of Mayfield, Ky., visited Mrs.
ELLIOTT here.
Mr. L. D. ELLIOTT, Mr. H. J. HENBY and Miss Lee HIGHFILL, of
Martin, spent Sunday
here with relatives.
The only women�s man in Hyndsver, Tom CARNEY, made a business
trip to Greenfield last
Sunday.
When Mr. L. H. WELDON and family returned home from Public Wells
Sunday they found one
of their beds on fire and the room
full of smoke. The fire
was soon put out. The fire was
put out without any damage.
Fancy Facts Column
Esq. N. M. TUCKER�s children have whooping cough.
Miss Martha ROBERTS is sick.
Mr. B. A. GRUBB is stepping high, he has two new colts.
Mrs. Sarah THOMPSON is on the sick list.
Mesdames Mary Ella BRAM, Kate TUCKER, Carry WRIGHT and Lucie
WRIGHT left Sunday to
pick strawberries.
Brock�s Chapel Column
Miss Rosa MILLER and Mr. Egbert CREWS, Miss Wadie LOVELACE and
Mr.Jim EZELL attended
the singing at Public Wells last
Sunday and report a nice
time.
Mr. Thomas CAPPS returned to his home near Dresden yesterday.
Mr. Aron CAMPBELL and Winnie WALTERS went to Public Wells last
Sunday.
Mr. Lambert OVERBEY has a new buggy.
Miss Mossie MILLER is on the sick list.
Mr. Robert BAKER is up again, after a short illness of
pneumonia.
Mr. W. A. MILLER went fishing last week and cought a fish on
a set hook weighing sixteen
pounds.
Miss Vera Hatcher, who has been sick for several days, is
improving.
Mary Hays Happenings Column
Mr. Major PARISH, constable in Obion, came and summoned some
of the people to appear
at Union City on the 6th.
Prof. STEM was with us at New Home the second Sunday evening.
Mrs. Lizzie SHELLEY is still on the sick list.
Miss Mollie BOYTE is worse at this writing.
Mr. Almus CRUTCHFIELD and Miss Emma BREWER were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony
Sunday. Esq. KENNEDY officiating.
Friday May 27, 1904
Suicide Near Sharon
Herbert C. BAKER, son in law of Andy MALOAN, took a large
quantity of laudanum Tuesday morning with suicidal intent, dying
that evening at 7 o�clock.
Mr. BAKER, who resided on the Brock farm, west of Sharon, left
the house early Tuesday morning to feed his stock. While there
he emptied the contents of a vial of laudanum into his stomach.
He was found sometime later in an unconcious state and physicians
were immediately summoned. Work was begun to save the young man�s
life, but to no avail. At one time he rallied sufficiently to
call for more of the deadly poison. We understand the physicians
walked him the entire day and did everything known to medical
science to restore him.
Mr. BAKER left a note to his wife saying that he was in debt;
could see no way clear; that every time he went out, some
creditor would demand pay, etc.; he also advised her to rear
the children (three) and pay off his debts and to do the best
she could.
The deceased was married about six years ago to Miss Maggie,
the oldest daughter of Mr. Andy MALOAN. of Dresden, and to
this union were born three children. Herbert was known as an
honest, upright, hardworking boy, and no thought was ever
entertained of such a deed. In fact, it is said that he could
not have been deeply involved, as he possessed neither land nor
stock and had been share cropping for parties in the Sharon
community. His wife is one of the best women we ever knew and
has the sympathy of a host of friends.
The body was laid to rest Wednesday at the Freeman graveyard,
between Sharon and Martin.
Mt. Hermon Items Column
Mr. Oscar ROBISON has been very low with that dreaded disease,
consumption, but is better at this writing.
Mrs. John HATCHIE had a severe chill Saturday.
Some of our people are having bad luck with their milch cows;
Mr. Buck OLDHAM lost
his cow with the �black leg�; Mr.
Henry HARRINGTON lost
a cow with the hollowhorn, hollow
tail and hollow belly
or hollow stomach.
Mr. C. M. YEARGAIN told me last week how he chanced to capture
13 oppossums at one time
one night last week. A �possum
went into his smokehouse
and crawled in a soap grease
barrel and couldn�t get
out. The next day he found it
in there, took it out
and killed it, and after it had
been dead a while there
were 12 young �possums crawled
out of her sack; so there
were 13 in all.
There was a singing at Mr. N. J. HESTER�s Sunday night, which
was enjoyed by
all.
Gleason Gleanings Column
Mr. Gus ATKINS, our new city marshal, is having the streets
fixed up this week.
Mr. Harry ATKINS, one of our most esteemed young men, traveling
for C. H. Reikerson of
Paducah, spent several days with
home folks this week.
S. C. GOODIN has returned to his old position at the West
Tennessee rolling mill
at Gleason.
Last Tuesday at noon Mr. L. W. CARTER drove up front of his store
and left his horse hitched
to the buggy, and the horse
became frightened and
ran away. It ran one mile from town
and did not break the
buggy or harness.
From No. 6 Column
Mr. Bascum MADDOX is very sick.
Miss Emma BOX, from Middle Tennessee, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Jennie MOORE.
Jim COX hauled off part of his tobacco last week.
Mrs. Mollie HARRIS and children left Saturday to visit relatives
and friends near Clarksville.
Sam DAVIS has two fine mule colts.
Oak Grove Column
Mr. Eddie LAMKINS has bought a new buggy.
Mr. Luther NIBLETT and Miss Lizzie CRAIG drove to the residence
of Brother FREEMAN last
Sunday and were married.
Mr. Fate BELL lost a horse last week.
Mary Hays Happenings Column
Mrs. Mollie BOYTE, who has long been suffering with consumption,
passed away from her
sufferings last Thursday night at
eleven o�clock, and was
buried at Cane Creek graveyard
on the nineteenth, Bro.
BELL held funeral services at
that place. Mrs. BOYTE
professed a hope in Christ at
the age of twelve, and
joined Oak Grove church and then
was lettered to New Hope
church and was one of those
that organized New Home
church, and there she lived a
godly life up to her
death. She leaves a father, step
mother, three brothers
, one sister, husband and several children to
mourn her death.
Mr. Andrew BELL has bad luck with his horses; some time ago, he
had one to die, now he
has one cut on the plow and one
that is sick.
Mr. S. D. COLLIER has sold eighteen cultivators this spring.
The following members were present at the Medical Society meeting
held here on Monday:
Doctors: BANDY, J. B., A.. D. and
Carl FINCH, McKEY, McREE,
SCATES, BIGGS, COPELAND, TATUM, FIELDS,
GOLDSBY, MITCHELL, BRASFIELD. Others came in
after the noon hour.
Ruthville Rumors Column
The child of Mrs. Lena COLLINS was buried at New Hope Friday.
Dukedoms Doings Column
Luke HOPKINS carried his best girl to church Sunday, Mr. Will
CAVENDER.
Mr. Sam BROWN�s baby is very sick at this writing, Dr. T. F.
TAYLOR was called to
attend it.
Mr. Tom YOUNG�s wife is very low with dropsy. Dr. TAYLOR thinks
her recovery is doubtful.
Mr. B. A. WINSTON carried his best girl to church Sunday. Miss
Effie is a sweet girl.
Be faithful, Ben.
Dr. TAYLOR�s wife and little girl are visiting relatives in
Mayfield. The Dukedom
Roller Mill has a new whistle,
and every morning Jess
BLACKLEY wakes up the town, or
the natives thereof.
Mrs. Ada ROSS, wife of our postmaster, is slowly improving. We
are glad to see her out
once more.
Will CAVENDER has a new buggy and Dube HOPKINS has a fine horse,
so they splice and go
in cahoots.
Fount GIBSON says his horse is crippled and can�t go far in
a day.
Esq. J. H. COLLIER tells us he was seventy two years old last
Sunday and his children
who live here, all were there.
Mr. COLLIER said he enjoyed
the day fine. The �squire
has four boys in the
West.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank GATES, of Fulton, visited their sister, Mrs.
Lou McCALL, last Monday.
Mrs. GATES has been very feeble for quite a while of cancer,
but she says she
is much better now.
Jewell Jotings Column
Mrs. H. P. FARRIS and children, from Murray Ky., are the guests
of her sisiter in law,
Mrs. W. F. OVERBY.
Latham Lispings Column
Mrs. Buck REED died on the 22nd. She has suffered for some time
with consumption. She
leaves a husband and two children
to mourn their loss.
Mr. John CLEMENT�s fine mare got badly cut on a wire fence last
week.
In Loving Rememberance of my dear uncle, J. P. ELLIOTT, who
died November 24, 1903. Your Loving Niece, Willie ELLIOTT COBB
Hall�a Banch Budget Column
Mrs. William LAMB, Jr. is on the sick list again.
The twin babies of Mr. and Mrs. Will TUCKER have been right
sick since our last.
Mr. Edgar JOHNSON was in our midst to buy hickory timber last
week. He is buying for
the Gleason Hickory Mills and
is offering $3.00 per
hundred on the stump or $5.00
out ready for hauling.
Mr. Bergie DAVIS, of near Como, was in our midst last week,
selling books.
There was an entertainment at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
HAWKS, near Gleason,
Saturday night.
Cypress Creek Column
Measles are getting to be a very common thing, There have been
seven cases in Mr. ARNELL�s
family, six in Mr. Ben
SMITH�s and several
more have been exposed.
Mr. Stephen KEITH is stepping mighty high these days. It�s a bran
new boy born May 13,
Mother and babe are doing fine.
The death angel visited the home of Mr. Ben SMITH last week
and plucked another bright
jewel. Little Martha, the
three year old daughter
was called home. She was a
sweet little girl of
sunny disposition. She left several
brothers, a father and
a sick mother who, on last
Tuesday departed this
life. She was a kind and
affectionate companion,
a devoted mother and a good
neighbor. The grief stricken
husband has the sympathy
of the entire community
in this sad form of trouble.
Funeral services were
conducted at the home, by Bro.
STEWART, of Martin, after
which the body was tenderly
laid to rest in the Mt.
Pelia cemetery. There are two
more in the family very
low.
Town And County Column
Mrs. Ella GIBBS has been on the sick list.
Mrs. W. H. PASCHALL was taken worse Sunday and remains very low.
Dr. T. W. FIELDS tells us he has dismissed Mr. Freeman GATEWOOD�s
little three year old
boy, who has pneumonia.
Mr. GOLDEN is this week receiving a part of the machinery
recently ordered for
his mill here,
and is hard at work installing same.
J. W. COOK tells us that one day last week, just before dinner
time, he heard a whippoorwill
singing, the first time
he ever heard one in
the daytime.
Dr. Jess AMMONS tells us that a Mr. HUME, of Ohio, has purchased
a fine farm near Gleason
and will take charge this fall.
The price paid was $3,000.
cash. Mr. HUME is an
excellent gentleman,
a splendid farmer and comes to our
county will recommnded,
and we gladly extend to him the
right hand of fellowship.
We would very much like to see some concerted action taken in
regard to the confederate
monument fund, as there seems
to be a good deal of
interest in the matter.
Though Dr. Ted LITTLE was defeated last week for the position
of assistant superintendent
of the Western hospital at
Bolivar, the vote he
received was very flattering,
indeed. There are five
directors for the institution;
three of them reside
in Hardeman county. There were five
applicants for the place,
two from Hardeman , one from
Shelby, one from Henry
and Mr. LITTLE. Several ballots
were taken, the last
one standing three for one of the
Hardeman county men,
and two for Ted, which we think
very complimentary.
Mrs. E. E. TANSIL is right sick and it is feared she will have
the fever.
Jess DUNN is stepping mighty high, it�s a bran new girl,
born Friday.
Caleb BRASFIELD, son of Mr. John BRASFIELD, has returned from
Greenfield and is nursing
a very sore hand which has
required lancing several
times.
Prof. Jas. A. BABER, formerly of Huntingdon, will be the
principal the coming
session of the Hall Moody Institute
in Martin.
Professor HILLIARD who will have charge of the school at
Terrell�s scholl house
this fall is here.
Mr. Orin S. MAIDEN, brother of Judge MAIDEN, has located at
Ridgespring, S. C., and
orders the Enterprise sent
to him.
Marshal Jim TAYLOR arrested two men here Tuesday for driving
a stallion too fast on
the public streets. Mayor
PASCHELL taxed them $7.50
each and the trimmings.
Young Carl MELTON, who is working here at Shannon�s stave
factory has been suffering
from appendicitis since
last week and Sunday
it was thought that an
operation would be necessary,
but Monday his
condition was improving.
Mr. Roy BRASFIELD, brother of Mr. Chas. BRASFIELD, who has
been afflicted for the
past six months with a severe
attack of rheumatism,
is here taking x-ray treatment
under Doctors FINCH.
Roy was taken before the Medical
Society, in session here
Monday, and his case
thoroughly examined
and discussed at length by the
many able physicians
in attendance, and it is the
concensus of opinion
that the x-ray would prove
beneficial. The bone
is affected and the knee has been
lance several times.
A fishing party, composed of E. T. REAVIS and family and
Professor BRANNOCK and
family, went to Jane�s Mill
Tuesday to spend the
day and the night. Mr. BRANNOCK
went out on the pond
in a new canvass folding boat,
which collapsed with
him. Sam McELWRATH, being near
in another boat, rescued
him.
Fate ORRILL, of Sharon, got his foot badly mashed Wednesday.
He was riding a through
freight from Sharon to
Greenfield getting off
at Allen�s pond, about two miles
north of Greenfield;
he attempted to get on the train
again, but his right
foot was caught and mashed under
the wheels. Dr. J. E.
GOLDSBY dressed the wound and
thinks no bones are broken.
Dr. J. B. L. TERRELL last week performed a most remarkable
operation on a horse
belonging to the Parks brothers, of
No. 10. The horse had
been bothered with an abcess just
over the ear and which
had been opened eleven times. The
animal was brought to
Mr. TERRELL last week, and he
removed a large molar
tooth from just above the ear.
There are few cases of
this kind on record.
Dr. J. E. GOLDSBY, one of Greenfield�s very clever,
accommodating and gentlemanly
physicians, tells us that
a number of gentlemen
from the north were in Greenfield prospecting
last week. They expressed themselves as
being gratified at the
fine county adjacent to Greenfield
and will very likely
return and locate in the fall. So
much for Esq. WRENN�s
progressive real estate agency.
Old Uncle Roland GALEY, who resided in No. 15, about six miles
east of Greenfield, died
Wednesday night of old age. The
deceased had been in
declining health for many months.
He was about eighty years of age and has probably resided in the
county as long as any
one now living; he was quite
prominent and very well
known. Several children survive
him. The body was interred
at Meridian Thursday
afternoon. We know of
nothing that could have grieved
this community more than
the news of the death of Will
TUGWELL which occurred
at his home in Dallas, Texas,
last week. Will left
here in 1900 for Texas for the
benefit of his health,
which was fast failing him, but
almost weekly letters
from him brought the good news of
his improvement and friends
here had hoped and prayed
to see him return some
day fully restored to health.
Only a few weeks ago
it was rumored that Will would be
here this summer on a
visit, and many hearts were
gladdened at the proposed
meeting. But alas, the creul
disease, consumption,
sapped his young life away. Truly,
in the midst of life
we are in death. Will TUGWELL was
just in the prime of
young manhood when the destroying
disease gathered him
home to his maker. No man ever
stood higher in the esteem
or estimation of many people
than he; a devout christian,
a true friend, a perfect
gentleman with whom he
came in contact, Too much could
not be said in praise
of this noble young man, whom to
know was to admire, he
made friends of those with whom
he made contact. Surely,
the world is better because he inhabited it
and, surely heaven is made brighter because
he is there.
A report was current here Thursday to the effect that Henry
COLLIER was cut in several
places about the head and neck
with a butcher knife
in Fulton Tuesday, by a man named
THOMAS. We understand
COLLIER went to THOMAS to pay taxes
and a difficulty arose.
Mr. ROBUS, who lives near Mr.
COLLINS, tells us he
was informed that it required
twenty four stiches to
sew up the cuts.
The little two year old baby of Constable Walter McWHERTER, of
No. 5, had a rather narrow
escape from drowning last
Friday morning. The child
got out of the yeard and made
for the mill pond, near
by; it was missed and the mother
and little boy started
in search. The latter made for the
pond and found the child
floating on the water face
downward. He screamed
for his mother, who came
immediately, and, dashing
through the pond, which is
six foot deep in places,
rescued her babe from the water.
Mrs. McWHERTER, our informant
tells us, herself sank once
in her endeavor to rescue
her child. It was certainly a
marvelous escape for
both, and Mrs. McWHERTER displayed wonderful
nerve and presence of mind.
Social and Personal Column
Miss Eva HEARN was the guest of Bernice TERRELL Sunday.
Miss Valda BOYD is in Franklin.
Miss Marion MARAN, who graduated Wednesday from Columbia Female
Institute, returned
home Thursday night.
Mrs. Lula WOODS entertained the Entre Nous club at her
beautiful home Thursday
night of last week. Besides
the members, there was
a large number of guests present.
Mrs. F. P. Hall in Fulton.
Mrs. M. T. SMITH of Louisville is the guest of Dr. Shobe SMITH
and family.
J. B. EZZELL spent Friday and Saturday with home folks.
Geo. S. BOYD was in Fulton the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. LITTLE, of Paducah, are the guests of
T. I. LITTLE�s family.
Miss Ora KILLEBREW is the guest of W. T. KILLEBREW.
Mr. and Mrs. K. K. BRADBERRY have returned from Medina.
Jonesboro Jots Column
Bus ATKIN�s neighbors say he is worse than a rat terrier after
moles, having caught
eleven in his cotton patch and is
still hunting them.
John GUFFY is improving fast.
Dr. MOORE had a nice mare ruined on a barbed fence the other day.
S. A. SMITHSON, sold part of one of his farms recently, receiving
a handsome price.
Elm Tree TWIGS Column
Mrs. Hattie WILLIAMS is very sick.
Mrs. Willie CAYCE, wife of Mr. Dolphus CAYCE, happened to a sad
accident on the 19th
inst. Her clothing caught fire and,
but for timely assistance,
she would have been badly
burned. Her clothes were
in a bright flame and it burned
her hands very badly.
I did think I would never get to report another baby, but there
is one at John CARRINGTON�s
sure enough. It�s a girl.
Vincent School House Column
Mrs. Celia TAYLOR is weaving and says she has 110 yards of cloth
to weave and will weave
more.
Farmers are wishing for rain so they can set tobacco.
Non Resident Notice
M. A. STEPHENSON vs Joe MATHENY et els.
>From Martin Column
Dr. L. E. TAYLOR and Mr. H. F. RAMER spent Sunday in Kenton.
Judge W. P. CALDWELL, of Trenton, passed through here Monday
en route to Nashville.
Hon. G. E. BOWDEN and C. B. BOWDEN are attending the state
democratic convention
at Nashville.
Edgefield Etchings Column
Mr. Harvey HENDERSON has moved back to his old home, after being
at Martin a year.
We are glad to say Mrs. Annie PENTECOST is able to be up again,
after a severe case of
pneumonia.
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