Benefit Old Soldiers
Through the efforts of Col. E. E. TANSIL, S. P. SCOTT and others, an
entertainment will be given at the courthouse for the benefit of the old 
soldiers who desire to go to the Louisville reunion but who are not able
to pay railroad fare. Hon. Finis A. GARRETT has cheerfully agreed to
give his famous lecture, "Stonewall Jasckson".

Obituary
D. A. MALONE was born July 10, 1864; departed life May 4, 1905; age
forty one years, nine months and twenty four days. He was married to
Matty SHOFTNER,August 24, 1886; there were born unto that union five
children, two boys and three girls. The deceased professed a hope in 
Christ about 20 years ago. The burial service were conducted by the 
writer, after which his body was laid to rest at the Palestine cemetery, to
await the resurrection morning.

Salem School Picnic
On Friday May 12, the Salem school, accompanied by several of the
patrons and friends, assembled at the schoool house, where they were
met by several buggies and wagons and all proceeded to Hatler's
campground. After strolling awhile on the grass, and being treated to
"Long Johnny" wax, by the big hearted proprieter of the store, Mr. Jim
PRIOR, the dinner was spread on the grass and thanks returned by Mr.
Bob HYNDS, all partook of a bountiful repast.
Our teachers, Misses WHITE and MULLINIX treated candy for the crowd.
                                           Mamie and Ipha RICHIE

Saturday's Storm
A severe wind and electrical  storm visited this county on last Saturday
about sundown, doing much damage in some localities. The nearest it 
reached Dresden was at the Hatch FREEMAN farm, south of town and 
T. I. LITTLE's, blowing off tree limbs at the lattter place. Mr. Philip 
FREEMAN, who resides northwest of here, was in town early Monday 
and informed us of the great havoc in his neighborhood. He says Jeff
CREWS' barn and smokehouse were blown down and the door of the
CREWS' dwelling was blown off the hinges; that fully 500 panels of 
fencing was blown down on Uncle Bob McCLAIN's farm and the 
neighbors worked all day refencing his place.Also barns on the farms
of Elbert McCLAIN and George ADAMS were blown down. The top was
blown off Bates ELLIS' house in the Travis Chapel vivinity and his crib
leveled with the ground. Mr. ELLIS was blown about considerably  by the
wind, but escaped injury. The greatest damage done in this county was at
the home of Mr. Charley PENTECOST, in No. 5, where his dwelling was
completely wrecked and PENTECOST and wife came very near losing
their lives, being at the supper table when the wind struck the house. The 
house was completely wrecked as well as his crib, stables and barn.
Monday, that big hearted christian gentlemen, Mr. J. E. STEWARD, 
started out bright and early and by noon had made up about $30 for Mr.
PENTECOST, and others of his neighbors solicited and contributed 
funds to help the young man get started again.

From Rural Route  No. 4.
Mr. Oscar FREEMAN and family, of Missouri are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Jennie BROOKS is improving.

News From No. 4 Column
Mrs. B. M. STOW is on the puny list.
Mr. J. B. ESKRIDGE had died from a stroke of paralysis in Texas. He
    has a host of friends who regret to hear of his demise.
Mr. B. M. STOW has in his possession some old relics. The first is his
    great grandfather's weeding hoe, which has been in use for over 
    eighty years and was brought to this state in 1828. Second is his
    mothers flax wheel, which she used when he was a boy.

From No. 19 Column
Miss Eula, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim CONNELL, has been very
    sick but is improving.
We are sorry to say that Mrs. Ellen TAYLOR, who was improving, is
    going downhill again.
Mr. Jim CONNELL had the misfortune to lose a god horse  last week.
Mrs. Mary TAYLOR and Mr. Jim CONNELL have bought an organ from
    that hustling agent, John ESTES.
A little stranger has made its appearance at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
    Jim CONNELL.

News Notes From No. 14 Column
Mrs. J. A. ROWLETT, after a considerable long siege of rheumatism,
    is able to be up again. She was taken with this disease in the winter
    and has been confined to her bed ever since.
Mr. Rufus BELL has about 14,000 sweet potato slips set already and 
    has some more to set; he is one of our leading potato raisers.
The Jake Hall graveyard was cleaned off last Tuesday.
Mr. Philmore TREEM, perhaps, leads the county in poultry raising 
    business. He has already about 700 chicks hatched off this spring
    and still a great many more to come on later, besides almost 100
    hens.

From No. 6 Column
Mrs. Eugene TODD, who has been so low with pneumonia,  is 
    improving.
Mrs. Angie KIMBLE continues very low.
Mr. Wilson GIVINS, aged seventy years, peacefully fell asleep in
    Jesus on Wednesday, May 10, after a long and painful illness of 
    several  weeks. He leaves a wife and several step children to mourn
    their loss. Mr. GIVINS expressed his willingness to go; said he was
    not afraid to die. We know the wife has lost a good and loving husband, 
    the children a kind father and the community one of it's best neighbors,
    citizens and friends. He was tenderly laid to rest at Olive BRANCH on
    Thursday afternoon by his brother Odd Fellows, who paid him due
    respects. Burial services held by Brother COLLINS, from Cottage 
    Grove. There was a large concourse of relatives and friends present
    to pay their last respects to their friend and neighbor.

Town and County Column
Mrs. Laura SCOTT has been quite ill for the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. FINCH have returned from a two weeks' sojourn at
     Dawson.
A young lady arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. RUSSELL on
    last Monday.
Mrs. J. P. TAYLOR writes from Dawson that she is greatly benifitted by
    the waters and says that she can now use her fingers on the hand
    that is afflicted with rheumatism.
Gov. John L. COX appointed Messrs. R. T. LEWIS, Bob FREEMAN 
    and P.P. CARLTON as election commissioners for Weakley County.
Mr. W. H. PURSELL, who resides on the Tom LITTLE place, tells us
    that the wind was very severe out his way last Saturday.
Floyd STEPHENSON, son of that grand old patriot, Uncle Mac 
    STEPHENSON, was here Friday; and handed us a silver dollar for
    the Enterprise. He says there are three in his family taking the
    Enterprise.
Mrs. Kitty SCOTT is recovering fronm a severe illnes of several days
    duration.
Marriage licenses were issued Monday for Edgar HAMILIN and Miss
    Ethel PRINCE. Mr. HAMILIN resides on the Hilliary JONES place, 
    west of town, and Miss PRINCE resides in the vicinity of Sharon.
Mr. S. W. LONG was painfully injured by being kicked in the breast
    by a horse at Martin last week. He was hitching the animal to a 
    vehicle when it became unruly kicking him and rendering him
    senseless.
Prof. Ed MORGAN recently closed a highly satisfactory and 
    praiseworthy school in No. 6.
Mr. R. C. AUSTIN, who has been taking a special course at the
    Huntingdon Normal School has returned to his home in No. 1.
Mrs. Dave WINSTEAD and daughter Effie were thrown from their 
    buggy when their horse became frightened and ran away. Mrs.
    WINSTEAD was bruised very severly  and was unconscious for
    some time, while her daughter's arm was broken at the elbow.
Peter HARRIS is stepping mighty high over the arrival of a ten
    pound boy at his home last Saturday. Both mother and babe 
    getting along nicely.
Mr. Martin INSCO and Miss Mary Ann MATHENY were married last
    Sunday at the home of Eld. A. H. INSCO, Eld. Jim THOMAS 
    officiating. This is quite a youthful couple and they had to run away,
    the young lady's parents objecting because of her extreme youth.
Mr. Duke BOWERS, the king of merchants in Memphis, and his wife
    and baby are at Mrs. BOWERS' father's Mr. J. P. GIBBS. Duke
    has ten stores in operation in Memphis and says he will have
    twenty by the first of next year.
Esq. Geo. TERRY informs us of the critical illness of Dr. O. R. 
    BEARD, who has an attack of fever.
Sheriff ACREE went to Bolivar Monday and carried Miss Mary
    DOXIE to the asylum; she was very hard to control and gave the
    sheriff cnsiderable trouble. Her home was in No. 8.
The negro, Ed. CLEMMONS, who shot the Union City officiers a few
    weeks ago, was brought here for safekeeping Wednesday night,
    as it was said a mob was forming to do the negro violence.
Esq. Neal TUCKER says there are evidently a lot of hungry people 
    in Martin. Neal went to Martin with several loads of tobacco, and
    his good wife, knowing he would be gone at least a day and a night,
    cooked up a big lot of provisions which were stolen while the 
    teamsters were unhitching and feeding their teams.
Some time ago, Mr. Price THOMAS, of No. 3, sold to Mr. W.. D. 
    GILLIN, also of No. 3, a tract of land valued at $1,500. Hon. G. W.
    MARTIN held a deed of trust against the land for $700 and GILLIN 
    assumed this, giving Thomas his note for the remainder $800.
    GILLIN also mortgaged to THOMAS a lot of personal property and
    a few days ago, this mortgage was foreclosed. GILLIN deeded the
    land back to THOMAS, the latter returning the notes to GILLIN, but
    the deed was never recorded and last week, Mr. GILLIN sold the
    land to Mr. J. E. JACKSON, JACKSON paying him the sum of
    $900, and assuming reliability for the MARTIN debt of $700. 
    against the land . There will in all probability be a law suit over the
    matter to ascertain in whom the title to the land should be vested.
    Prominent members of the local bar are of the opinion that GILLIN
    has committed no breach of the law.
Henry MASSEY, who several years ago killed another negro in No. 1, 
    was given a sentence in the pen, was last week pardoned by Gov.
    COX. MASSEY has consumption and his pardon, was 
    recommended by the board of pardons.
Messrs. J. J. DUNN and J. T. HALEY, Weakley county old soldiers,
    have just been added to the pension list. There are 2,669 old 
    soldiers in Tennessee receiving pensions from the state, 366
    being added at the last setting of the board of Pensions 
    commissioners. Forty one were dropped by reason of death. 
    The state is paying out annually the sum of $223,830 in pensions
    for her old soldiers.

No. 10 Notes Column
Miss Lydia DUNNING thinks she is flying; she says she has 148
    chickens nearly ready for market.
Mrs. S. C. SANDERS has 138 chickens nearly big enough to fry.
Mrs. Sammie HYMAN tells me that she has 115 chickens to sell
    now in a little while.

12th District Doings Column
We are glad to state that Vernon ADAMS' baby is thought to be some
    better at this writing, it has catrrhal pneumonia, complicated by
    teething and has suffered intensely for three weeks.
Gleason is to be congratulated on having Dr. J. E. GOLDSBY locate
    in the town. We are proud of him because he was born and reared
    in the twelfth district and know him to be a perfect gentleman and 
    well qualified for the practice of medicine.
Dr. Everett was called Sunday night at twelve o'clock to see Mrs. Ada
    MILLER, whom he found in a critical condition with heart trouble, she
    went to bed as well as usual. 
Fourteen neighbors went with plows and teams and broke and planted
    John HALEY's crop for him one day last week.

Peck's Pickings Column
Mail carrier A. C. PERRY had a little wreck one day last week. While
    on his way back to town, he let the lines slip from his hand, the horse
    saw what advantage he had and began to run, ditching Calvin's
    buggy and threw him out. It was done at Brook's Hill. No damage.
Mr. Jim THORN is very lame in one of his feet. He thinks it is erysipelas.
Dolphus BAKER and Henry CRAWFORD returned last week from
    Louisville where they have been employed as secret policemen; they
    say they are getting $50 per month and are living easy.
That hustling J. J. BOAZ and Tom ADEN have the nicest lot of goods 
     you most ever saw.
Our good friend,  George BIND, from Missouri, who came out here to 
    visit relatives and friends some three or four weeks ago, will RETURN
    to his home this week.
There was an entertainment at Mr. Horace MITCHEL's last week. All
    report a good time.
Lonnie HOLT is walking  right along every day whistling and singing
    and tilling the soil.

Hall's Branch Budget Column
Bro. JENKINS, of GLeason, filled his regular appointment at West 
    Union Sunday.
S. W. LOCKHART delivered a part of his tobacco crop at Martin last
    week.
Mr. Jim SUDDATH and daughter, Miss Minnie, of Brownsville, were
    guests of Messrs. Will and Rob't SUDDATH from Thursday till 
    Saturday, when they returned home. Mr. SUDDATH  came chiefly
    to visit his sister, Mrs. Sallie SUDDATH, who is sick at the home
    of her son-in-law, Esq. W. R.  HAWKS, near Gleason.

Christmasville Capers Column
Little Hubert BLACK has been very sick for the past few days.
Mr. Dock BARNER, who has been sick for several weeks with 
    something like walking fever, is much worse and it is feared he will
    have slow fever yet. 
Lightening is playing havoc in these parts the last few days. Friday
    morning, during an electrical storm, Chas. A. ELINOR's fine mare
    and colt were in the lot standing near a small tree, when they were
    struck by lightening, killing both instantly.
Mrs. Frank GARRETT is dangerously ill.
Mr. George COX liked to have gotten seriously hurt Monday 
    afternoon. He mounted his mule, with a bucket on his arm and in
    so doing the mule  became frightened, throwing him to the ground,
    but his  arm hung in the reins and he was dragged several yards
    before he could succeed in stopping him. He escaped with only a
    few bruises.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom GROOMS, whose horse was killed by lightening,
    a few days ago, desire to thank their many friends through the
    Enterprise for the kindness rendered in helping buy another horse.
    They have been given about $35 and more subscribed.

Real Estate Transfers
R. W. ALLEN to A. F. BETTS                $1,000.
J. L. SULLIVAN  to  J. A. POUNDS      $539
A. F. BETTS to J. O. CHANDLER        $2,300
J. W. FARMER  to  Mrs. M. J. FARMER   $500
Hearst VINCENT  to  G. W. FARMER       $240
W. D. GILLIN to J. E. JACKSON           $900

Travis Chapel Column
Mrs. Lula ANDERSON has been right sick for the past week.
Mr. BUSHART's child is right sick from eating some matches 
    Sunday morning.
One day last week while Mr. Horace BRUMMITT's horses were
    hitched to the harrow, they became frightened and ran away, one 
    jumped ditch into a wire fence, throwing it back into the ditch, 
    breaking its leg in two places.
 

Friday  May 26, 1905

Gone But Not Forgotten
Mrs. Netty BEYSON departed this life March 23, 1905. She was born 
July 18, 1869; aged thirty five years, 8 months and 5 days. She leaves a 
husband, father and mother, two brothers and two sisters to mourn her 
death. Much sympathy is extended to the bereaved and heart broken
 family.                                       Written by    T. L. S.

Mr. William C. WHITWORTH was born September 24, 1826; died four
years ago last January. Mrs. Martha Ann WHITMORE was born May 2, 
1832; died May 6, 1905. They leave nine children, two boys and seven 
girls. They were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian church,
father being an elder in the church, also a mason. 
Oh, how we miss them in our home; their pleasant faces and sweet 
smiles, which always greeted us on entering home, are not there; but
we hope to meet them again some sweet day.

Willie T. CAPPS was born Sept. 27, 1903, departed this life Nov. 24,
1904; age one year, one month and twenty four days. He leaves a father,
mother, one brotherand one sister, relatives and friends to mourn his
death. His body was laid to rest in the New Bethel cemetery.
                                      Written by his aunt, Bessie SMITH

A Sad Death Says the Fulton Leader:
The death angel entered the home of Mr. Chas. DAWS, two miles south
of Dukedom Sunday morning and carried away the spirit of his beloved 
wife, Mrs. Beatrice DAWS. She was taken sick while sitting on the door
step playing with her sweet little babe Tuesday evening. Mr. DAWS
heard her calling him and he found her bending over with her head in her
hands with the baby sitting by her.  He carried her into the house and
placed her on the bed, attempting to rouse her with little success. 
Physicians were at once called and while loving hands and the best 
medical skill did all in their power for her, it was without avail. Mrs. DAWS
was the daughter of Ed and Mollie BARD, and had been married only
about three years.  She was about twenty four years old and was a devout
christian, having joined the Methodist church when a small child and at 
her death was a member of the Palestine church where her funeral was
conducted by Rev. BLACKMON at 12 o'clock.

A letter is printed from Dallas WARMACK, Palmersville, Tenn; a con-
federate soldier. He would like other confederate soldiers to 
correspond with him. He is sixty four years old, has no family or
property and engaged in shop work at Palmersville.

Peck's Pickings Column
There was a big party at Mr. Priest BROCK's last Saturday night.
Rallie POPE and Albert LEWIS will soon purchase a grist mill.
Mr. Frank HALL, our hustling farmer, is the earliest man around here,
    he has his cotton worked out.
Mr. Billie HOLT is sick; he has been in declining health for two or three
    months and was first taken with something like la grippe. He has not
    been able to do anything at all since he contracted that dreadful 
    disease.
That hustling trader, Narvy GALEY, seems to take the greatest interest
    in stock of anybody you ever saw. We wish him success in his trading
    business.
Mrs. Jane POPE is the first to have English peas that I have heard of.
Washie REDDICK hasn't turned himself in bed in 111 days, but is 
    doing very well.
Urbin PERRY is getting along nicely at present.

Ralston Report Column
J. B. THOMPSON has his building completed.
J. J. Lewis is very sick with catarrah fever.
Z. D. CHILDRESS lost one of the finest cows in this county this week.
Mr. and Mrs. DODSON are the proud parents of another little girl that 
    arrived at their house last week.
Ophelia HUTCHINS, a young lady twenty five years old, who has been
    lingering several months with consumption, quietly passed away 
    Monday evening May 22. At the beginning of her illness she was not
    a christian but on her death bed she professed hope in Christ and
    afterwards bore her afflictions with much fortitude and died rejoicing
    and willing to meet her God, for all was well with her. She leaves a 
    mother, father, four sisters and two brothers to mourn her death.

Christmasville Capers Column
Mr. and Mrs. Priest BLACK gave the young people  a social 
    entertainment Saturday night. More than thirty girls were there and
    a larger number of boys and such chattering you never heard.
Prof. and Mrs. ELINOR, who moved here about three weeks ago and
    whose baby has been sick so long, desire to thank their many friends
    for the kindness bestowed on them. They feel like they can never
    forget them and while the baby is now convalescent and they have
    bright hopes of it getting well, they could not have cared for it so 
    tenderly without the kind help of neighbors and friends.

Town and County Column
Ex Register SIMPSON carried his baby to Nashville this week to have
    a cataract removed from the eye.
Attorney R. T. LEWIS is carrying his arm in a sling, the result of a fall at
    his home, which sprained the shoulder.
Miss Hester FORESTER, who has been attending school at 
    Huntingdon, returned to her home in No. 1. She is highly pleased with
    the work of this school. 
Mr. W. H. SANDERS showed us the picture of  a two legged mule. The
    animal had only the hind legs, is the property of a gentleman in 
    Missouri, and is said to be sound and healthy.
Subscriptions are being taken for the rebuilding of Cornith church, 
    located in No. 8, on the Dresden Sharon road.
We extend our deepest sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Tobe SHOBE, of No. 5,
    in their bereavement, caused by the death of their precious babe on
    last Monday. The body was interred at Bethany on Tuesday.
Mr. Russell GARDNER and family are here for the summer. Mr. 
    GARDNER now has his electric light plant in running order and the
    brilliant lights can be seen from town. He has spent several thousand
    dollars in improvements on his country home this spring and has one
    of the most beautiful as well as comfortable places to be found 
    anywhere.
A slight change is made in the program of the commencement of the 
    Cobb and Nichols school. Hon. Finis GARRETT will deliver his literary
    address on Tuesday night and the young men's oratorical contest will
    be held on Wednesday. Mrs. L. E. HOLLADAY and her musical class
     will furnish music for the exercises both nights.
Lent HYNDS, carrier on the rural route from Hyndsver, tells us that he has
    about 40 boxes on his route now and will have 75 by the first of July.
Constable Bennett FIELDS tells us that Miss Henrie MILES, one of this
    county's most promisimg, progressive,  young teachers, will conduct 
    a school at the Public Wells schoolhouse the coming fall.
Last week, we mentioned that Mr. James LONG, a carpenter of Martin,
    had been kicked by a horse. Mr. LONG died last Friday from the 
    effects of the kick. He was an upright, honorable, hard working citizen
    and is survived by a wife and several children. 
Relatives of Harvey MORRIS, who left home some two weeks ago, for
    Jackson, were here this week endeavoring to get the unfortunate
    young man in the asylum. He is now locked up in the Jackson jail,
    having reached that city a raving maniac, so it is claimed.
MORRIS' mind has been deranged for some time, but his family did 
    not consider his condition serious enough to send him to the asylum.
Mr. F. B. GLASGOW, tells us that an effort will be made to have the
    Palmersville mail leave Dresden early in the morning, instead of at
    the noon hour.
We were in error several weeks ago in giving the name of  Thames
    ATKINs' mother. It should have been Mrs. E. E. ATKINS, not Neal.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank JONES died Tuesday of scarlet 
    fever at the family home in Dukedom.
Mr. W. W. FULLER contemplates the erection of a modern brick
    residence at an early date.
The will of Mrs. Mary E. COTTRELL will be offered for probate in the
    county courton the first Monday in June. It is generally understand
    that the will is to be contested. 
We desire to thank our friends through your good paper for their 
    kindness in helping to rebuild our home after the cyclone Saturday
    May 18.   Charles and Travis PENTECOST.
Mr. Bob JETER, of the firm Jeter Bros, this week let out a contract 
    for 300,000 brick, to be made at once. He and George JETER will
    erect a two story business house. 
Mr. BENNETT, Gleason's progressive produce man, who was some
     time ago hurt in a runaway at Janes' mill and from the effects of 
    which he has never yet fully recovered, was here today to be
    examined by Dr. R. M. LITTLE's xray. It was found after examination
    that the bones in the shoulder are not in position and it will perhaps
    be necessary to reset them before Mr. BENNETT is entirely relieved.
    He suffers greatly and has but little use of his right arm.
On last Sunday morning, Esq. Bob FREEMAN united in marriage 
    Mr. Preston BAILY and Miss Mattie Lee HODGE, very prominent 
    and highly respected young couple  of No. 10. The ceremony was
     performed at Esq. FREEMAN's gate and then the happy couple
     went to  the singing at Public Wells. Mr. BAILY attended Cobb 
    and Nichols school here last fall  and his gentlemanly deportment
    won him many friends; he is an ambitious and industrious young
    man and his fair bride is a most charming young lady. 
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. OVERTON came over from Bradford last Saturday
    and spent several days with registar BARTON, Mrs. OVERTON's
    father. Mr. OVERTON tells us that the Odd Fellows' lodge is
    growing and expanding. The lodge was organized there last month
    by Uncle Jim INSCO with twenty members and now has nearly fifty. 
    W. B. MAYO, J. W. INSCO, J. W. BOYD, M. L. PINKSTON, J. L. 
    THOMAS, Dr. R. M. LITTLE and others from here went to Bradford
     last week and assisted in conferring the degrees on twenty five
     members.
The daughter of Sam GLASS, deceased, died on last Monday at the
    home of Mr. Geo.HENDRICKS, in No. 5, and the body was interred 
    on Sunday at the Swift burying ground. The deceased was about 12 
    years of age and an orphan.
Hon. and Mrs. Joseph E. JONES entertained Wednesday night in
    honor of their charming guests, Misses May GRANTLAND and
     Louise HILL both of Nashville.
Dr. RAINEY, a very prominent and well to do physician, died at his
     home in Cottage Grove last week. Death was due to paralysis. He
     was sixty five years of age.
W. T. KILLEBREW, commander-in-chief United Sons Confederate
    Veterans, has appointed his staff, as follows: I. D. DODD, H. L.
     HILL, J. L. HOLBROOK, C. H. MORAN, R. T. LEWIS, T. D.
     MAYO, Charles SANDEFER, Sam DARNELL. Sponsor, Miss 
    Mamie TANSIL.
Mr. John HART tells us that the school at Palmersville closes today
    and the patrons are highly pleased with the work done by Prof. S.
    C. BURTON. He is a splendid young teacher and bids fair to make
    his mark in the educational world.
Dr. Shobe SMITH, one of the best as well as most popular dentists
    in this whole section, on one trip last week extracted five sets of
    teeth. The doctor tells us that Tom BURTON has a tip top store
     located near Williams' mill, in No. 5 and that Tom is doing a 
    rousing business.
Lent HYNDS' horse ran away from him while Lent was putting mail in
    a box on his route.  The buggy was a complete wreck as was the
    harness.
Mr. E. C. LYON, that loyal old Confed requests us to announce that 
    Hon. Finis J. GARRETT  will lecture at Martin on the evening of 
    June 2, proceeds to go to Albert Sidney JOHNSON camp U. C. V.
    The proceeds are to be used to defray expenses of old soldiers
    to the Louisville reunion.

From No. 19 Column
Mrs. G. N. WELLS has been sick, but is improving.
Mr. ADKINS GARNER'S eyes are improving.
Mrs. Ike EXUM is on the sick list.
Mrs. Ellen TAYLOR is no better at this writing.
At 9 o'clock Sunday, Lura, the accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
    Luther TAYLOR was united in marriage to Mr. Vester DUNLAP.
Miss Lizzie WELLS has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Emma ROBERTS
    of New Salem neighborhood, who has been very sick with catarrhal
     fever.
We have heard it rumored that the graceful daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
    Dick HUNT, (Gussie) was on last Sunday married to Mr. Isham 
    CARNELL.

Non Resident Notice.  W. L. RODERY et als  vs  Welch COLLIER et als.

Sheriff's Sale   J. W. GRESHAM  vs  G. W. ESSMAN

Hall's Branch Budget Column
Mr. Jim DEASON bought two nice steers last week for $25.
Mr. Clint HEARN sold his farm recently to Mr. Marshall BASS for 
    $1,600.
Suddath Bros. are putting up a lot of woven wire fencing. Mr. Bob
    BUNTIN will also put up a string of this fencing in the near future.
After an unusually hard rain, the water got six inches deep in Mr. Dave
    TERRELL's store and caused over $100 damage. Mr. John 
    SMITH reports water higher than for fifteen years.
Mr. Joe GLASGOW, a well to do and progressive farmer of Olivet
    vicinity in No. 6, on mounting a young mule with an armful of boards
    was thrown and his collar bone broken. Dr. I. J. TATUM, the 
    attending physician, reports him doing very well, but suffering
    considerably.

District 23 Column
Mr. Andrew BLACK is recovering from a spell of slow fever.
Washie REDDICK, who has been very low for about four months, we
    are glad to report, is fast recovering.
Uncle Tom SAWYERS is confined to his bed at this writing.
G. M. ELLIS is very low with consumption, and not expected to live
    much longer.
Mr. Clint HEARN visited Mr. John WRIGHT one day last week on a
     land trade.
Mrs. H. A. MYRICK and little daughter are visiting her uncle at 
    Clinton, Ky.
Mr. Green BOOTHE has the finest crop of wheat in the 23rd.

News Notes From No. 14 Column
Mrs. Haroce HARPER was taken critically ill last Thursday evening
    and a physician had to be summoned, but she is much improved.
Mr. J. R. PARKER  lost a fine mare valued at $250 last Tuesday 
    night. It was of the Norman species and of fine blood. The cause
    of death is unknown as Mr PARKER  had driven him to Sharon
    the day before and at feeding time that evening she appeared 
    all right, but on going to barn the next morning found dead.
Mr. John HANNING is in a serious condition, owing to the fact that
    he had a bad case of the dropsy. While he is not dangerously ill 
    at the present time, the disease has been working gradually for 
    a long time on him.
Miss Maggie STEVENSON, who has been afflicted with heart trouble,
    is no better at present.
A real estate agency at Greenfield has closed a deal with a man from
    Iowa, selling him a tract of land owned by G. W. HALL, of Martin, 
    lying just below the Parker grove, in Mud Creek bottom. Particulars
    as to the amount of consideration could not be learned.

In Memory Of  Uncle Ben
B. J. ESKRIDGE was born in North Carolina, August 7, 1829; died in 
    Mansfield, Texas, May 9, 1905 aged seventy five years, nine months
    and two days. He professed a hope in Christ early in life., joined the
    missionary Baptist church, and lived a faithful, earnest worker until
    he died. Uncle Ben left here something over two years ago to make
    his home in Texas. When he said goodbye to his children  and 
    friends here he said that he would see them again. He was ready
    to start to  Weakley County to visit all of his kindred and friends, 
    had bade his sister, Mrs Lucy DUNN, goodbye, and told her  if he
    should not live to get back to Texas he wanted to be buried in 
    Tennessee, as one place was as good as as another. He walked
    to town and told his friends and aquaintences goodbye and went
    to Albert ESKRIDGE's, his son, and told his daughter in law, to get
    his shoes off. She got them off and got him to bed, but he never
     spoke any more. He leaves four children in Texas, two here, Willie
    ESKRIDGE and Mrs. Martha HOLT, of Dukedom. Three aged 
    sisters are left to mourn his death. Mrs. Mary DRAKE and Mrs.
    Bettie BRUNDRIGE, of this county and Miss Lucy DUNN, of 
    Texas. Uncle  Ben has said goodbye, the last farewell tear has
    been shed. 
 
Card of Thanks 
To the people of Dresden and Community: A few days since, my
horse was taken from me by the strong arm of the law and I was left
without opportunity to make a crop and it appeared as if starvation
would come to my wife and little ones, in spite of my efforts. But the 
darkest hour is just before the dawn and there is an All Seeing Eye
that marks the sparrow's fall. Generous friends have taken up my 
cause and contributed to my assistance and I now have another 
animal with which to make a living for my family. And it is with a full
heart that I extend to each of you my thnaks for your kindness and I 
trust that God in His mercy will ever smile upon you as you have 
upon this day.                                             J. R. TUCKER

Martin Matters Column
Dr. BIGGS had a little fire at his residence last Saturday afternoon 
    about 6 o'clock The fire was extinguished before the fire boys 
    could get there.
John MORGAN, Ed SEAY, Walter BELL, and Jones BOSTICK went
    to Rock Springs last  Sunday.
Mr. Robert VAUGHN, of near Ralston, has been very low for several
    weeks but is reported better.

12th District Doings Column
Miss Bessie MARTIN has the fever.
Mr. Will DODSON is stepping high. It's a boy.
Everett HEATH finished his four year course at McTyeire. He is now 
    ready for Vanderbilt.
Miss Gracie GRIMES recited the Story of Joseph to the Sunday 
    school at Everett.
Mr. Francis DELANY died one day last week of consumption. He
    leaves a wife and four children to mourn his death.He was about
    fifty years old and an honest, Christian gentleman, a member of
    the Missionary Baptist church. The remains were buried at the 
    Concord graveyard.
Mr. R. C. SEALS gave a strawberry supper last Tuesday night. There
    was a large crowd of young people in attendance and all expressed
    themselves as having a good time. 
On last Friday night at one o'clock Mr. John GRIMES was awakened
    by the terrific barking of his dogs and on investigation he found one
    of his horses had kicked his stall to pieces and had run against a 
    barbed wire fence, inflicting a severe wound on himself. The horse
   was terribly scared but he managed to get hold of him and sewed
    the wound up. Mr. GRIMES says it is a mystery to him what 
    frightened his horses that hour of the night. John says he has his
    old shot gun loaded and expects to sleep with one eye open.

Mt. Hermon Items Column
Last Saturday evening, while Mr. S. E. RODMAN and his little boy,
    Odie, and Mr.George CATHCART were coming from Greenfield in
    a wagon, they pulled to one side of the levee to give room for a 
    buggy to pass and their mules backed them off into the levee
   pond that was very deep, ducking Mr. CATHCART and Odie 
    RODMAN. They say Odie RODMAN sank twice and if it hadn't 
    been for Mr. CATHCART he would have drowned.
Our Sunday school superintendent, Mr. Steve Le CORNUE, is all
    smiles over the arrival of a new boy one day last week.
Mrs. Cela MAUPIN and children, from Clarendon, Ark., are at her 
    mother's, Mrs. M. J. HESTER's and may stay until August.

Sheriff's Sale:   John VOWELL and R. E. MAIDEN  vs. Ale HATLER, Jr.

Non Resident  Notices 
      To W. A. CARTER:  James R. WELCH  vs  W. A. CARTER
        J. T. SIMPSON  vs  Dona Simpson et al.