Shooting Scrape In No. 16
For some time there has been bad blood existing between Sam STOUT, 
aged about fifty years, and Erbin PERRY, aged twenty three, both good 
citizen's of No. 16. The trouble grew out of a road matter over there.
Sunday morning, PERRY, in company with several other young men,
were en route to Sunday school, traversing the road over which there was
a dispute, when without warning, the report of a pistol rang out and Erbin 
PERRY fell to the ground wounded, the ball from the 38 calibre pistol 
striking him in the hip. Stout had secreted himself behind a tree and when
the boys passed, fired three shots into the crowd,  no one was wounded 
except Perry. Soon Ned HATCHER, one of the sheriff's very best deputies,
was on the trail of the would be  assassin with the assistance of Tom
STOUT, brother of the man who did the shooting, locating his man in the
river bottom last in the afternoon. He was carried before Esquire WREN, 
giving an appearance bond in the sum of $1500. awaiting results of the
injuries. STOUT is a man of considerable means. Young Perry is in a
critical condition., as the ball has not yet been located.

Supreme Court Decisions
Opinions handed down in Weakley County cases in supreme court 
at Jackson last week:
    T. M. GAYLORD et al vs. L. F. TERRY   The case involves the value of 
    a carload of holly. Case is affirmed for the value of same.
    I. C. Railroad et al vs. Miss Carrie WHARTON et al.  This is a suit for the
    value of a cow killed at the end of the switch  yard which was unfenced. 
    This is not a part of the switch yard where the cow was killed, and it was
    the duty of the company to fence it. Affirmed.

Marrriage Licenses:
Mallie DOTSON to Berah  MYERS.
Geo. STEPHENSON to Merab NASH.

Court News
The following bills have been filed in the county court since our last:
    W. S. HOWARD, guardian, vs. Frank HOWARD; bill seeks division and
    sale; bill seeks division  and sale of land and town lots at Gardner; L. C.
    HANNINGS solicitor for petitioner; J. T. SIMPSON vs. Dona SIMPSON 
    and others, bill filed seeking sale  for division of tract of land in No. 12;
    Lake E. HOLLADAY solicitor for complaintant.

No new suits in Circuit Court.

Chancery bills as follows:
    Mrs. L. M. HILL vs. J. C. BURNS and others; petition asking that home-
    stead and dower be allotted to complaintant; Lewis & Garret attorneys 
    for petitioner.
    M. R. AINLEY vs. Gus DONOHO and others; mandatory injunction bill 
    asking that defendants rebuild a bridge at old location, and that they
    be restrained from locating road across land of complaintants. Lake 
    E. HALLADAY solicitor for complaintant.

Deaths From Small Pox
Several weeks ago, Mrs. Jane  FEATHERSTON, her sister, Mrs. 
HAMILTON, and her daughter, Miss Lucy FEATHERSTON, moved into
the house occupied by GARRETT and his wife when the latter had smallpox.
This was in the southeastern portion of the county, in No. 12. They moved
there only temporarily, as Mrs. Featherston was preparing to build. and 
had been advised by friends that it was not safe to occupy the place,
though it had been thoroughly fumigated by the proper authorities. But
they moved in anyhow and Mrs. HAMILTON sickened and died of the
disease. Mrs. FEATHERSTON and her daughter were also taken and 
suffered intensely, the former dying Thursday and the latter Friday of last
week. Mrs. FEATHERSTON , who was the mother of Sam and Bill 
FEATHERSTON , was  seventy two years of age and her daughter fifty
one. Both were members of the Baptist church and devout christian women.
Aunt Jane told the woman who was nursing them that she would never 
recover and also told where clothes for her burial could be found. The
report has gained circulation that Sam FEATHERSTON would bring suit
against the county, claiming the house had not be properly fumigated, but
he assures us that this is untrue, that he holds no one responsible and has
entertained no such notions nor will he.
The hand of affliction has fallen heavily on Sam; almost his whole family 
entirely wiped out within a few short weeks and him left to mourn the loss 
of a dear sainted mother and loving sister.

Death of a Good Man
Crudeup R. PARHAM was born in Wake county, North Carolina, on April 8,
1820, and moved to Weakley county, near Dresden., with his father's family
in 1832 or 1833. He has lived in that vicinity until his death, which occurred 
on April 29, 1905; he was eighty five years and twenty one days old; he was
made a master Mason  in the Dresden lodge somewhere about sixty years
ago, and has been a member of the same lodge, in good standing, until his 
death, which was evidenced by the large crowd that attended his burial; 
which took place April 30 at the Daniel PARHAM cemetery, one mile east
of Dresden. A short burial service was conducted by the writer. He was 
buried by the Masons with Masonic honors. Brother PARHAM was married
twice; in early manhood he married Miss Jane FOSTER, who lived in No. 6;
she lived only a few years after their marriage; one daughter was born unto
them; she still lives to mourn the loss of her father . She is the Widow 
STOCKARD. Mr. PARHAM later married Mathilda THOMAS and she
preceeded him in death several years ago. To them were born two sons,
J. W. PARHAM and Oscar PARHAM. Oscar died in early manhood, 
some twelve or fifteen years ago; J. W. PARHAM and his daughter, Oler,
are living at Brother C. R. PARHAM's old home place to mourn the death 
of a good father. Brother Crude PARHAM never made any public profession
of religion, but was a well wisher to the cause of christianity, and expressed
himself as being willing to die; he was a good neighbor, a good father, a
true Mason, and will be sadly missed in his community and by his children. 
                    Written by a friend, W. C. NEWBERRY

Peck's Pickings Column
Henry HOLT has opened a first class barber shop at Mineral Springs.
Albert LEWIS will live in the houses recently occupied by H. POPE. He will
    make a  crop with Bill POPE.
Mr. Harvey LEWIS will soon move into a new building, which he has erected.

News Notes From No. 14 Column
Mr. Earnest HALL, of Paragould, Ark., is here visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. Minnie STEVENSON has a curiosity in the way of a chicken. She has
    a young chick that has three fully developed feet and legs.
Dessie COLLIER is improving from an attack of billiousness, which has kept 
    him from his work for some time.
Kenneth TREEM is reported as being on the puny list since our last.
Mr. Tom BROWN is able to be at work again, after a continued spell of 
    pneumonia.
On last Sunday the funeral of Mr. R. W. T. SHIPP, deceased, was preached 
    by Rev. STEWART, at Cane Creek church. After services were conducted,
    the Masonic order continued there for quite a while. Mr. SHIPP was a 
    methodist in belief, and a staunch Mason.

From No. 17 Column
Mr. H. N. FINCH has the premium mule colt of the season. It measured 
    three feet and five inches.
It has been hard to hold Will FOSTER down, since his brother, Emmett, 
    married. He says it's his time next. We understand that he has bought a
    new buggy and is going to make a desperate effort to secure a wife
    partner before the last rose of summer.
J. Q. ADAMS, of the vicinity of Ralston, passed through here last week 
    enroute to Fulton with his tobacco crop.

12th District Doings Column
We have some sickness in our district: Mr. John HALEY was taken with a 
    congestive chill a few days ago, and is very sick at this writing; Edward 
    MARTIN has pneumonia, but is some better at this time; Mr. and Mrs. 
    V. C. ADAMS' child, nine months old is is sick.
Mr. Grover MILLER has resigned his position as telegrapher at Ardeola,
    Ark., and he and his wife will spend a few weeks at Mrs. Mary HALEY's,
    Mrs. MILLER's mother. 
Mr. B. C. SEALS was called to the bedside of her father and mother, at
    Piggott, Ark., a few days ago. They are very old and both lying at the 
    point of death when Mr. SEALS arrived.
I will correct a mistake by the printer in my items last week: It was Mr. Bud
    HAGLER instead  of HUGHS. We have no one by the name of  HUGHS
    in our district.

Town and County Column
Esquire HOLLADAY tells us there will be a big meeting of the tobacco
    growers at Palmersville.
Will HOUSE tells us that the rural route mail service will begin at 
    Hyndsver on May 15.
Messrs. Walter RIGGINS and Luther BRANN have been appointed
    carriers on the rural routes at Palmersville.
Mr. Bob OVERTON requests us to announce that there will be a colt
    show here on the first Monday in September.
Mrs. Sue F. MOONEY will conduct a private school at the acedamy
    building the coming fall and winter.
We were in error last week  in saying that the famous No. 1 graveyard
    case had been reversed.
The opinion of Judge COOPER, Tennessee's grandest chancellor, was
    affirmed by the supreme court.
Mr. Rogers MALONE, son of Mr. R. G. MALONE, one of Dresden's very
    best and most accomodating young men, who has for the past year or
    more studied telegraphy under that skilled master, Mr. W. H. 
    McKENZIE, at the depot here, has been given a splendid position,
    that of night operator at Martin.
Constable Bennett FIELDS informs us that his residence occupied by 
    Mr. Foster BROOKS  ( formerly the J. C. RAY place) in  Ralston, was
    burned to the ground Monday morning about 3 o'clock. Very few of
    the contents were saved. The origin of the fire is a profound mystery,
    but it is believed to have been the work of an incendiary, as there
    has been no fire lighted in the house since the day before. The 
    house was built several years ago for E. C. LYONS, now of Martin,
     and was one of the best houses in Ralston.
Mr. Len WALDEN's daughter, who was reported last week as having run 
    away from home in No. 20, was found at Little Rock, Ark., last Saturday
    by her broken hearted father and brought back to the paternal roof.
Burk THOMPSON sends us word that he has thirty acres corn in, that he 
    came to town last week and bought a new buggy from John and Charley
    Brasfield and went to meetin' Sunday.
Uncle Bill THOMPSON tells us that the Palmersville postoffice has been
    thoroughly overhauled and remodeled and is now one of the nicest, 
    neatest most roomy postoffices in the county.
Mrs. Victoria KING passed through here Tuesday en route home from
    Kentucky, having been sick while over there on a visit to relatives.
News was received here of the death of Mr. E. B. TEACHOUT which 
    occurred Wednesday morning in Nashville where he had been to 
    have an operation for appendicitis. Mr. TEACHOUT was for years 
    depot agent here, and has many staunch friends in this community, 
    who will regret to learn of his demise.
Mr. J. H. OLIVE, the newly elected town marshal, was sworn into office
    Thursday by Mayor BRASFIELD.
Messrs. D. A. McWHERTER, W. A. McCUAN, J. A. GIBBS, H. B. JONES
    and W. B. MAYO were appointed a committee to examine the old free
    school building and see what is needed to begin a free school in 
    September.
Jones & Jones, attorney's for Erbin PERRY, who was murderously 
    attacked on last Sunday by Sam STOUT, brought suit in the circuit 
    court against Sam STOUT for damages in the sum of $5,000. The
    sheriff attached all STOUT's property  on Wednesday. 
No appeal was taken in the ADKINS case, mentioned in these columns
    last week as having been heard in 'Squire IRVINE's court here. A bill
    has been filed in Chancery court to enjoin the sale of stock levied on
    to satisfy the execution. Constable Ben THOMPSON went to the
    home of Booker ADKINS last week and levied on a mule, and the bill
    in chancery  is to prevent the sale of same to satisfy the execution.
The report is in circulation here that Leslie WESTMORELAND, who now
    resides near Dukedom, was shot one day last week while en route to
    Mayfield with a load of lumber. It is said that a dispute arose between
    him and another party whom he met on the road and that Leslie was 
    shot. We are unable to learn the particulars.

Martin Matters
George CLEMENT is going to install a restaurant in his bowling alley and
    pool room, which is to be run by G. W. WATSON.
Miss Maude HOGAN, who has been sick for just twelve months, was
    relieved of her sufferings on Tuesday afternoon and passed peacefully 
    through the valley of the shadow of death. Funeral services were 
    conducted by Elder J. L. HOLLAND, of Greenfield. She had been a
    member of the Church of Christ for about ten years and, being of a 
    cheerful and sunny dispositon, had led a useful life among her
    associates. She leaves a father, mother and two sisters to mourn the
    loss of this beautiful young life.
The suit instituted last week by Mr. J. H. McDANIEL, of Henry county, for
    the recovery of the purchase money of a wagon and cattle team , which
    were sold here seems to have taken a different turn this week. Mr. 
    REDDICK, who sold the cattle and who was arrested and brought here
    for trial, claims a clear title to the outfit. He readily made bond for his
    appearance at the August term of circuit court.

From No. 5 Column
Mr. Atlas HENDERSON, who was kicked very badly by his horse a few 
    days ago is improving. The wound is over his eye and it is feared he
    will lose his eyesight.
Miss Nannie PENTECOST entertained several of her friends Saturday
    night. 
Our mail carrier informs us of the marriage of  Miss Lula MATHIS to Mr.
    Inlow CALL last Wednesday.

Christmasville Capers Column
Prof. A. C. ELINOR and family have moved back to their home here.
Mr. Tom GREGORY, who has been in failing health  for some time is
    reported not much better.
Master Loyd ROSS has been very sick for several days.

No.1 News Column
Born, to Mr.and Mrs. Floyd STEPHENSON, April 29, a baby girl.
Mr. George STEPHENSON  and Miss Merab NASH, accompanied by
    Mr. Henry STEPHENSON and Miss Sallie SHELL, Mr. Headly
    BURTON and Miss Willie BURTON, drove to the home of Esq. G. T.
    AUSTIN and were married on last Sunday morning.
After a long and lingering illness caused by that dreaded disease 
    consumption, Mr. Andy PARHAM died shortly before 12 o'clock 
    Sunday  night. His remains were buried  at the McGuire graveyard
    on Monday.
Mr. Walter RICKMAN's baby, which has been very sick, is better.

19th District Column
The Sunday School institute convened at Hopewell Sunday. Speechs
     were made by the following gentlemen: Ike EXUM, Chas. BROOKS,
     Lee GARDNER, I. C. WAINSCOTT, Esq. J. J. HAWKINS and Rev.
     Mack CAVINS.
We are glad to report tht Mrs. Ellen TAYLOR is improving.
There was a social party at Mr. W. A. LACKEY's Saturday night.
There was a singing at Mrs. Mary TAYLOR's Sunday night. Miss Della
    WARREN made some music, and also recited. "Love Rank's First
    Above All".  Some of the girls of the neighborhood made music also.

Western Side of No. 15 Column
Mr. George BIRD will RETURN to his home in Artealo, Mo., next week. Mr.
    BIRD has been visiting friends and relatives here for some time.
Mr. George  MEDLIN has more cotton planted than any other man we
    know of; he has twelve acres planted already.
Mrs. Luda CANTRELL is still on the sick list.
Mr. Tom CANTRELL is reported to be no better; he has been ill for 
    some time.

Travis Chapel Column
Mr. Jim HUDSON is on the sick list.
Mrs. Mattie BAILEY has pneumonia, but not a severe case.
It is reported that Mr. Jim HILLIARD's child was painfully burned last
    Monday.

From No. 18 Column
Mr. Baxter BRIZENTINE has lost some hogs with the cholera.
Miss Obelia HUTCHINS is lying at the point of death with
    consumption. 
The seven months old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Henry SMITH, died last 
    Saturday morning at 7 o'clock with bald hives. It was laid to rest
     in the Gardner cemetery Sunday.

Ralston Report Column
Rev. J. E. JONES was in Paragould Ark., all last week with his brother,
    who is very sick.
Our aged friend, Mr. William COOK, from Kentucky, visited his neice
    Mrs. J. W. HUTCHERSON, last Saturday.
Henry SMITH, living three miles northeast of here, lost his six month old 
    baby girl last Saturday morning. It had been sick with bowel hives only
    a few days. The young parents were formerly of this place.

Friday  May 12, 1905

An Eventful Day
Saturday was an eventful day in Dresden. Early in the day a terrific rain
fell rain fell, swelling the creeks out of their banks and this afforded
much amusement for the small boys. Great crowds of boys gathered on
the banks of the swollen streams. The first accident accurred when Mr.
C. C. WELLS' buggy came near overturning in the creek while crossing
the levee north of town. As luck would have it, he and the young lady 
accompanying him escaped injury. Later, a son of Will HICKS fell into
the water and received a good wetting. About two o'clock, Master 
Charley IRVINE came to town and said that Douglass DODDS had
fallen into the creek and was drowned. Immediately the town was 
thrown into consternation and men went hurrying to the sceene, but 
upon their arrival found that Douglass had been rescued by Esther
VINCENT. Several boys were playing on the trestle west of town, and 
one of them pushed him off into the water, which at that place was ten
feet deep.As soon as he fell, Charley IRVINE started for town to raise
the alarm. VINCENT jumped into the water and brought the boy to land,
the latter having taken hold of some limbs overhanging the water's
edge. Douglass was several times carried to the bottom, but had the 
presense of mind to keep his mouth closed and every time he came 
to the surface, he inhaled all the air he could and this doubtless saved
his life. It is also said that Dick TAYLOR attempted to rescue Douglass,
but came near drowning himself and was rescued by Pete NICHOLS, 
but Dick denies this and we do not know whether it is true or not.

A boy named FRAZIER was kicked by a horse on the same day and 
received a very painful wound on the leg. Later that day, Master
Raymond, son of Dr. and Mrs. Shobe SMITH, fell from a horse, which
he was riding and broke his arm. The broken member was reset by
Dr. Bruce FINCH and Raymond is now recovering.

Obituary
Nedie May CROCKETT was born May 1, 1887; died April 9, 1905; 
age seventeen years, eleven months and eight days. She professed
religion two years ago, joined the Missionary Baptist church at 
Pleasant Hill, and lived a devoted christian until death. Her remains
were laid to rest at the Corinith burying ground. She leaves a father, 
mother, three brothers, five sisters and a host of friends to mourn her 
death. She died of consumption.  All was done for her that medical 
aid or kind, loving hands could do, but she couldn't stay here longer.
She told her friends that she would like to stay with them longer, but 
if it was God's will she was ready to go now; that she had a home
prepared for her in heaven.
                         Written by a friend, Mrs. Cora B. PICKENS.

Christmasville Capers Column
The farmers here are trying to organize a Cotton Growers' union. Mr.
    BROOKS, from Atwood, came over a few weeks ago, trying to get
     the people to see the importance of this.
Prof. Jim WILIAMS, of near Ward's chapel, will begin a singing school
    at New Prospect Church in a few days.
Mr. Erbin PERRY, who was wounded by Sam STOUT, over a week
    ago, was reported worse Saturday.
Tom GROOMS has the misfortune to losing his fine horse Saturday, by
    being struck by  lightening. He hurriedly drove up to the store at 
    Mineral Springs,  near here and, and jumping out of the buggy, 
    hitched his horse to a swinging limb. He just had got in the house,
    when his horse was killed. He certainly had a narrow escape from
    being killed himself. He has the sympathy of the community in his 
    loss, as it was his only horse, and he had been offered $140 for 
    him a few days before.

Peck's Pickings Column
Mr. Tom HUBBLE killed a mad dog just above  his house Sunday 
    morning.
Rollie POPE shipped seven cases of berries Saturday.
I happened in at Mr. Tom HOLT's store the other day; he has a full
    line of most everything and is doing a good business.
We are real sorry to report the loss sustained by Mr. Tom GROOMS
    on the loss of his horse.
Our hustling farmer, J. C. THOMAS, is the earliest man about plowing
    corn; he will soon have his crop worked out.
We are glad to report Erbin PERRY being better.

Hall's Branch Budget Column
We learn that while digging a well at the residence of Mr. Paul SHUFF,
    the old Irvine place, near Ore Springs, recently, a piece of wood in 
    good state of preservation and with the bark on it was found fifty feet
    under the ground.
Miss Eva SMITH, who has been with her brother, Azzie SMITH, for a 
    month, returned to her home in Bowers' school house vicinity Sunday.
Mrs. Sallie SUDDATH is real sick at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.
    R. HAWKS, in Gleason vicinity. She has la grippe and a bad cough.
    Physicians say they can do her no good.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. SUDDATH attended the bedside of the former's
    mother, Mrs. Sallie SUDDATH, at the home of Esq. W. R. HAWKS,
    Saturday and Sunday.
S. M. LOCKHART and family were in Gleason Monday, patronizing
    that hustling photographer, Mr. W. H. WILLIAMS.

Western Side of No. 15 Column
Last Saturday, Mr. Jim VERMILLION's child came near being drowned. 
    The child being with its mother near a large branch, had gotten some
    distance from her and fell in the branch. The child was reached just 
    in time to save it.
Henry HOLT's child is reported to be some better, having pneumonia.
Roy WHICKER says he sure is going to the institute at Lexington. Roy 
    is one of our best young men and we hope to see him fly on high 
    scales some day.
Mrs. Luda CONTRELL is reported no better.

From No. 6 Column
Mrs. Eugene TODD has a pretty bad case of pneumonia.
Mrs. Annie KIMBALL is very low with consumption .
Mrs. Martha WHITWORTH died Saturday evening at seven o'clock, 
    and was buried at New Hope Sunday.
Old Uncle Mose EDWARDS (col.) died last week; he was the oldest 
    negro in our community being somewhere near eighty years old.
There was a quilting at Mr. Jack PASCHALL's last Friday but, on 
    account of the rain those that were there had quite an enjoyable
    time, especially at the dinner table. 
The correspondents have been writing about some of the oldest articles
    in their communities. Mr. Frank SIMMONS has the cradle that his
    father and mother were rocked in together, but how long it has been
    in use before they were rocked in it is unknown. His parents were
    eighty odd years when they died. Miss Susan GARRETT has a 
    counterpane her mother made when she was twelve years old. 
    She lived in South Carolina, raised, picked, spun, and wove it herself.
    If she lived, she would have been 101 years old. Mr. Ellen GARRETT
    has an old wooden wheel clock that has been in use for seventy three
    years and is still keeping good time. He also has an old ship adze
    that his grandfather hid in the time of the revolutionary war, to keep
    the tories from stealing it; so he says he thinks it is about 150 years 
    old. He says that when he dies he wants Mr. Finis GARRETT, our 
    congressman to have it. Finis's grandmother made the counterpane
    and his great grand father hid the adze.

Town and County Column
Col. L. E. HOLLADAY and Bill KILLEBREW stood the civil service 
    examination at Memphis last week.
Dr. Ted LITTLE reports that Uncle Jim Covington is again confined to 
    his bed with pneumonia and is a very A OK man.
The residence of Dr. SIMMONS, at Dukedom, was fired by lightening
    on Thursday night of last week and only a small portion of the house-
    hold goods saved.
Our good friend, Mr. J. W. RICHEE, tells us that Wash REDDICK, of 
    No. 12, who has been in bed the last four months, is convalescent; 
    he has slow fever.
Mr. Allen BOWERS, one of No. 10's staunchest farmers, tells us that
    he has a heifer that is just twelve months and six days old, which
    brought him a fine calf  last week.
Messrs. John E. EVERETT and S. W. LOCKHART met here on last 
    Friday and arranged the program for the correspondent's picnic.
    They set the picnic for the first Saturday in July.
An eleven pound girl arrived at the home of Tobe NOWLIN, in No. 25.
Mr. Ed STACKS, has contracted to build a new church on the spot
    where the McGonnegel Store house now stands, north of Dresden.
Mr. Chas. B. BRASFIELD, tells us that he has purchased the lot north 
    of and adjoining his father in law, Mr. W. P. DUKE; he will build a 
    modern residence thereon soon.
Mrs. Henry O. HEAD, of Sherman, Texas, and Mrs. James ATKINS, 
    of Union City, were the guests last week of Mrs. E. E. TANSIL, who
    has been in very poor health for the past several months.
Mr. A. L. CHRISTIAN, requests us to announce that decoration services
    will be held at the McClain graveyard, north of Dresden, on the third 
    Saturday in May. There will be dinner on the ground and two sermons,
    one by Rev. B. J. RUSSELL and one by Eld. Jim THOMAS.
Mr. John TODD tells us that there are two curiosities in his neighborhood.
    One is a gosling at the home of Dan MAUBERY that has four feet and 
    the other is a pig at Henry TUCKER's with four ears.
Our young friend Jim STEWART, is suffering with eryispelas in his eye.
We had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Dave BERLIN, the advertising man
    for Levy's.
Mrs. Cordia, the beloved wife of Mr. Dellie BREWER, who resides in the
    Travis Chapel vicinity, was buried at Travis Chapel cemetery on last
    Sunday having died Friday night from child birth. The deceased was
    in the twenty second year of her age. Services were conducted by
    Rev. A. C. MOORE, of Sharon. Their infant babe was buried on 
    Thursday.
Esq. Geo. TERRY informs us that his fellow townsman, Mr. John GLASS,
    has just returned from Iowa, where he went to close out a big land deal.
    having sold about 500 acres off the old Glass farm, situated in No. 7,
    to a gentleman in Iowa. The gentleman purchasing the land agreed to
    pay all Mr. GLASS' expenses on the trip. The deal involves about 
    $15,000 and the purchaser takes charge this fall.
On last Sunday, Mr. Tom CARNEY married Miss Sudie HYNDS, 
    daughter of Dr. HYNDS, Esq. J. W. CARNEY, one of the most
    prominent men of the district. The groom is the son of Esq. J. W.
    CARNEY, one of the most influential members of the county court.
Mr. J. J. CAMPBELL, has been elected to the office of mayor of Gleason.
Mrs. TATUM, John ALLMAN and wife, of Orr Springs, and Mr. 
    ALEXANDER of Travis Chapel neighborhood visited Mr. W. E. 
    STACKS and wife Tuesday. Mrs. A. V. NEAL, mother of Thames
    ATKINS, and wife No. 1 of Booker ATKINS, arrived here last week 
    from Danville, Va. and is at the home of her son. It is said that the
    coming of Mrs. NEAL has caused consternation among the legal
    fraternity. There is a rumor afloat to the effect that Mrs. NEAL will
    set up the plea that she was never served with notice of the divorce
    proceedings of Booker ATKINS and there may be a legal 
    controversary over this. We do not know how much truth there is
    in this and merely publish it as a rumor.
Mr. Wade PARKS, the newly appointed postmaster at Gleason, 
    entered upon the discharge of  his duties on Thursday.
Esq. Zeb GROOMS informs us of the death of Mrs. W. E. KIRBY at
    Greenfield on Monday morning. Deceased has been in declining
     health for some time. She was about sixty five years of age and
     is survived by six children.
Mr. Chas. KILLEGORE had the misfortune to get a fine $175 mule 
    badly crippled one day last week. That skilled veterinary surgeon, 
    Lewis TERRELL, was called and dressed the wound.
The Enterprise office is decorated by a bunch of beautiful peonys,
    presented by Miss Blanch, the beautiful daughter of Mr. J. J. WHITE.
Uncle Dick ESKRIDGE found a small pocketbook containing a small 
    amount of money, which can be claimed by the owner at the postoffice.
The eminent physician Dr. J. E. GOLDSBY, will at once remove to
    Gleason for the practice of medicine.
Dr. PALMER, tells us that Mr. Joe C. PARKS, is very sick at the home
    of his brother, Wade PARKS, in Gleason. Joe is threatened by an
    attack of appendicitis and is in a critical condition.
The W. C. COTTRELL residence property, in Dresden, will be sold for 
    division under decree of  the county court.

Martin Matters Column
Lawrence LANIER and family of Arkansas, are viviting their parents and
    friends, north of town, this week.

News Notes From No. 14 Column
Mr. J. H. COLLIER steps high of late over the arrival of another fine girl
    last week.
Miss Eula COLLIER will move to Martin to live with her sister, Mrs. Lelia
 BISHOP.
Mrs. Lelia RUDD, while in Martin narrowly escaped being killed while in 
Martin last week by  a train.

12th District Doings Column
Elwood MARTIN, who has been down the past two weeks with 
    pneumonia , is thought to be out of danger. Mr. John HALEY
    is able  to sit up.
Dr. EVERETT was called in haste one day last week to see the sick 
    child of Veronon ADAMS and hastily tied his horse to the fence 
    and while he was in the house, the horse got loose and ran away
    with his buggy, completely demolishing it.
Mr. Harvey HALEY and his sister Miss Susie returned several days 
    ago from a visit to their cousin, Mr. Thomas WALTERS, of 
    Ringold, Ga. Harvey carried is kodak with him and brought back 
    several interesting pictures of scenery.

Mt. Hermon Items Column
There was a singing at Mr. HESTER's last Sunday night.
Mrs. M. D. HESTER received a letter from her daughter, Mrs Cela
    MAUPIN, of Clarendon, Ark., which stated that she would be at 
    Mrs. HESTER's just as soon as her son Jummie, recovered 
    from an attack of fever.

From No. 17 Column
Last Saturday afternoon while trying to cross a swollen stream, 
    from which a bridge had washed away, Albert MATHENY  had 
    the misfortune to get one of his horses mired and only
    rescued him at nine o'clock  that night.
Esq. J. A. BUTTS and J. F. MELTON have just heard from their 
    sixteen year old boys, who disappeared the last of February. 
    They turned up in New Madrid, Mo.

Travis Chapel Column
Mr. Calvin CAMPBELL is very low with pneumonia.
Walter PAYNE was plowing in an orchard; there was a swarm of
    bees settled in a fruit tree, and the horse struck the tree with
    his head and shook the bees off in him. They stung him so
    bad he died Saturday.
Mrs. Martha WARREN is some better.
Mr. Vinson WRIGHT is all smiles, it's a fine girl.

Shady Grove Column
Prof. Lawrence SUGGS is crowhopping around on account of 
    stepping on a nail.
Mr. Frank WATSON carried a load of tobacco to Mayfield last week.
Mr. Tom TODD bought a horse from Joe HOLBROOK some time
    ago and says he is so democratic that he won't stay nowhere 
    but the burrfiield.
E. P. CARMICHAEL and sons are done planting corn and are getting
    ready to set tobacco.
Bob CARMICHAEL is going to have a stable raising next week.