Friday, February 17, 1905
THE DRESDEN ENTERPRISE
Dresden,
Tennessee
In memory of Vivian
On January 5, 19005, the death angel vivited the home of Charlie
and Laura SLAUGHTER, and claimed for it�s voctim their darling
Vivian. She was ten years, eleven months and fifteen days old. She
leaves a father and mother, one brother, one sister and a host of
friends to mourn her death. She was tenderly laid to rest in the
Good Spring Cemetery by loving hands
Written by her sister Everette SLAUGHTER
In memory of our dear father, who departed this life February 3,
1905; age, sixty five years and eighteen days. He was born in
Kentucky January 13, 1839; served four years during the civil war.
He was married to May E. HATCHET in 1865. To this union
were born four children, two passed away as infants, the other
two are left to mourn his death. After the death of our of mother,
he was married again to M. E. OLIVER; to this union was born
a sweet little girl who died at the age of three. He had been a
sufferer of dropsey for four years and ten months. He was a
devoted husband, a kind, loving father, and a good neighbor. He
was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church for about forty
years.
He leaves a heart broken wife and two children and a foster son
whom he had taken at age five, and who stayed with him for
twenty six years.
Elzie and Beulah Flippo
Christmasville Capers Column (too late for last week)
Mr. and Mrs. Will STAFFORD are the proud parents of a new
young lady at their home.
Jim NEAL and his brother John are both very low of pneumonia..
Robert Garrett has smallpox, his wife has not yet taken them and
they have secured Mr. John ELLIS for nurse.
Death has come into our midst again and taken John H. GUFFEE.
He was born in Gibson County March 11, 1840 and departed this
life February 6, 1905, after a years� suffering with consumption.
He
fought gallantly with the south in the Civil War; joined the Masons
soon after returning, married Miss Bettie BURNS in 1868, who
survives him. He leaves one son , three daughters and two sisters.
Trixy
Obituary
On February 7, 1905, Theopilus E. HIGGS died. He was born
January 13, 1882 near Greenfield, where he lived until his death.
He joined the M. E. Church at Mt. Herman, and served as steward
the last two years of his life. He leaves a father, three brothers,
two
sisters and a host of friends to mourn his death.
Funeral services were conducted at this father�s home by his pastor,
E. J. PETERS and his remains were laid away in the family burying
ground.
News Notes From No. 14 Column
Mr. Lee WOOD was here last Friday and bought a fine lot of hogs
paying four cents per pound.
Mr. J. E. BLAKE, of near Mt. Pelia delivered to Mr. W. T.
LAWLER last Saturday, fifty seven hogs
averaging 150
pounds each bringing him $4.50 per hundred.
Aunt Julia ELLIS of near Meda, mother of Sid ELLIS died last
Saturday morning.
M. E. STEVENSON, our tax assessor has been making big
tracks in the snow, going from house to house
wanting to know
just what every man has and say that Mr.
McWHERTER, the
trustee will come here next fall and make us
pay for everything
we leave. (And there ain�t anyone who likes it,
either).
Ralston Report Column
Mrs. J. R. BRAGG is here at her parent�s with a real sick baby.
Mrs. LAWLER (nee Emma VAUGHAN) of Paducah, Ky., is
here visiting and reports that small
pox is raging in Paducah,
though a very light form.
Mrs. Onie BRIGHTWELL, from the country is here at Mrs.
EDMONDSON�s on her way to Ark. waiting
for the weather
to permit her to cross at Cairo, Ill.
T. D. CHILDRESS has started for Mexico on his return home; we
also learn that C. R. BROOKSand family are in
company with
him. They are coming back to Tennessee
to live.
E. L. FREEMAN has bought HARDEMAN�s Bros. Grocery. Mr.
HARDEMAN will leave for Texas to be with his
brother, Everett
who recently went there.
Nineteeth District Column
Mr. Ed SUMMERS and Miss Cora LACKEY were united
in marriage.
Death came Monday, February 6, and claimed Mr. Andrew
GARRISON as it�s victim after a lingering illness. He was born
in Mississippi and moved with his father to Tennessee when a boy.
He was a member of the M. E. Church south, until his death. He
was buried at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Mr. GARRISON�s wife
and children have gone on long before. He leaves a son and a
daughter, three sisters and an aged father. He was a good man
and had many friends.
Mr. Adkins GARDNER had a severe attack of colic.
Mr. Ralph RILEY carried two wagon loads of hogs to Martin
last week.
Mr. A. A. LONG�S baby has been dangerously ill.
Mr. Jim SUMMERS has accepted a position on the railroad
as mail clerk.
Mr. Albert WILLIAM�s team ran away but he was not injured.
Mrs. Ara HENDREN is still very low with consumption.
Tom and Polk BROOK�s picture gallery burned Sunday morning
Loss about $400.
Smith�s School House Column
Dr. CLARK has moved to Gleason.
Our school, taught by Prof. FELTS and Miss Hattie BRAGG is
doing fine.
Mr. DODSON has moved back here from Ark. to his farm,
bought of Mr. ATKINS.
Halls Branch Budget Column
Mrs. A. Z. SMITH is improving.
The following gentlemen changed horses last week:
S. W. LOCKHART and L. D. OLIVER,
J.M. LOCKHART and Bud Lou WILKINS.
When the signs get right, they will swope them
despite bad
weather.
Mr. T. J. BOSWELL is selling his corn at $2.00 per barrel. Mr.
Will FINCH bought twelve barrels.
Mr. John TODD sold a fine horse last week for $190.00.
Messrs.CLASSON and Babe BARKER were in Dresden Monday.
>From No. 18 Column
Mr. Jim HENRY is on the sick list.
Mr. J. A. BROOKS is a good man to be a trader.
Mr. W. A. GARNER thinks that dry beef will not be a scarcity
this spring.
Mr. John VOWELL would make a good sheriff.
Mr. J. C. McLAIN of Kossuth Mississippi is visiting his brother
Sam McLAIN.
Wm. McLAIN (correspondent)
>From No. 6 Column
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wess TUCKER a fine boy.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jim DAVIS a twelve pound boy.
Mrs. Mildred MOORE is at Jim DAVIS� sick with la grippe.
Mr. Tom ELDRIDGE received a telephone message last Friday,
telling him to come at once, his father was very
sick at Latham.
Ione, little daughter of Mr. Jesse BUNTIN, has had a severe case
of tonsilitis, which has affected her hearing.
Dr. TATUM took
oneof her tonsils out last Saturday night. If
she gets along well,
he will take out the other one.
The weekly cottage prayer meeting will be held at Mr. Jim
BEVILL�s next Saturday.
Non Resident Notices C. E. BILES etc. vs Kate BILES
et als
(now residents of Eddy County, New Mexico)
Charley MOREHEAD, a bill of divorce
Ray CALVERT, a bill of divorce (he is now a ressident
of Arkansas)
Charley GARDNER, a bill of divorce
Sheriff�s Sale BROCK BROS. and Co. vs Egbert
JETER
( land in the tenth district)
I. F. TERRY vs Bob PARHAM
Town and Country Column
Carl SIMS is quite ill with typhoid.
Uncle Joe EZZELL and wife of Palmersville are ill.
Esq. Zeb GROOMS said that John OVERTON of the 15th is
quite sick.
Mrs. Lula LOYD has a severe case of la grippe.
John W. COOK, a Weakley County old soldier has just been
granted a pension by the state.
Mr. Tom LOYD is recovering from a severe fall.
Mr. Walter DARNELL, aged fifty five years and highly respected
citizen of the 15th died last week of pneumonia.
Uncle Bill THOMPSON, the mail carrier from Dresden to
Palmersville and Jewell was ill last week. Mr.
Boyd
McWHERTER handled the mail.
Homer HIGGS, editor of the Greenfield Times, refers to districts
1 and 5 as �Bloody No. 1� and �Bloody No. 5�.
This is an
injustice to the good people of those districts.
Ep. E. JOHNSON one of No. 10�s best farmers says the
Enterprise has more interesting county news that
any other
newspaper.
Mr. A. L. KILLEBREW tells us his neighbor Frank HARKEY
is moving to Oklahoma.
The trial of Booker ATKINS, has been postponed until
February 28.
Mr. John BUSHART of Gardner had a huge limb fall on him while
felling a tree nearly killing him.
Prof. Sam FEATHERSTON tells us that the three year old of
Mr. Conda RICHMOND, of Greenfield, had
his clothes
became ignited due to the door of the heating
stove been left
open. He died at 7 o�clock that night.
Dr. R. M. LITTLE has had a severe case of la grippe.
Brother A. E. SCOTT of Martin has kept a records of the weather
for years.
Mrs. May beloved wife of T. W. BOWDEN died at her home in
Holdersville, I. T. of pneumonia and was buried Thursday at
Corinth near Sharon. Deseased was a sister of Dr. Ed SHANNON
of Sharon. She is survivied by a husband and four children.
Esq.
George TERRY tells us Mrs. BOWDEN was one of Sharon�s
most beautiful women. She left this county two years ago.
We suggest that Jim INSCO, the SANDEFER boys, Sid HARRIS
et als come for the next sessionof the quarterly
court with a
strong petition demanding a levee and a change
of road for the
Boydsville road which is in a miserable condition.
John A. PASCHALL, Gleason MALOAN, J. W. THOMAS,
Esq. R. E. HALLADAY, L. A. BIGGS, Dr. H. S. COPELAND,
W. T. KILLEBREW, Doak McWHERTER, Sid HARRIS and
others are securing stock for a new bank in Dresden.
Mr. Ike STOWE, five miles north of Dresden has new twin
girls, who arrived Tuesday.
Town and Country Column (continued)
A serious accident accurred at Greenfield Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Walter PATTERSON resides three hundred yards from the
depot, down the railroad and is in the habit of catching a train
and
riding home. Tuesday, he got on the local at the depot and alighted
on his head rather than his feet. The attending physician thinks
he
is internally injured.
Twelfth District Doings Column
Mrs. Rily GRIGGS, Mrs. Victor CLARK, and Mr. Clifford
CLARK are all on the sick list.
Mrs. Nannie HAGLER, wife of Mr. Oscar HAGLER died at the
home of her mother, Mrs. J. M. SUMMERS, Saturday, February
11, of consumption. She leaves a husband and one little boy eight
years old, a mother. four brothers, and a sister, her father having
proceeded her in death five years ago. On account of severe
weather, services were held at the home of Rev. R. B. CREWS,
after which her remains were laid in a row with her five children,
who all died in thier infancy at the Everett Cemetery. She was a
member of the C. P. Church and died a most trimuphant death.
Gleason Gleaning Column
The Jones Hotel caught fire Monday night about 2 o�clock but
was extinguished before any great amount of damage.
Mr. Guy ALEXANDER, cashier of Gleason Bank was united in
marriage last Monday in Jackson to Mrs. HICKS
of McKenzie.
Mrs. Tom CARLTON died Wednesday morning at 7 o�clock at
her home one and one half miles west of here and was buried at
Sharon Thursday. She was about sixty years of age and had been
sick for sometime. Mrs. CARLTON was a member of the
Methodist Church.
Mt. Hermon Items Column
Miss Alice SEALS who has been very low for some time with
consumption is slowly sinking away.
Our mail carrier, Mr. Tom WESTMORELAND has never failed
a day this winter, carrying the mail.
Mr. S. E. RODMAN never misses a day except Sunday, sawing
and getting up wood.
Mr. Colie SMITH has been here since Christmas visiting his mother,
brother and sister left for Hot Springs, Ark.
Meda Matters Column
Burt BROOKS and family, Jim FLEMMING and family, C. D.
TATE and Connie SUMMERS are much better.
Mr. H. ELLIS fell on the ice and fractured a rib.
Mrs. Julia ELLIS aged sixty four years, died at the home of her
daughter. Six children are left to mourn the
loss of a sainted
mother. The body was laid to rest at the Freeman�s
graveyard
on the 12th inst.
Mr. P. H. MOON has a new boy at his house.
Mr. M. CRUTCHFIELD fell on the ice and injured his knee.
Sandy Branch Column
Mr. Ike FRIELDS and son Whit of Marmaduke, Ark. are visiting
Mr. Frank JONES.
Aunt Susan HATLER is worse at this writing.
The young people had a nice singing Saturday night at the home of
Mr. Ed FELTS.
Mr. George ROGERS has had a sale. He and his family will go to
Mississippi where he will work on the railroad.
Mr. Fletch ETHERIDGE died Sunday morning with erysipelas and
was buried Monday at Sandy Branch.
Jonesboro Jots Column
Richard WRIGHT is headed for Greenfield to be a �city dude�.
He has stock to get rid of.
Charlie DARNOLD died Wednesday night of an old chronic
disease. He was laid to rest in Seminary burying
ground. He
leaves a wife and several children.
Wednesday morning early Bud AKIN died of pneumonia. The
remains were laid to rest at Concord cemetery
Thursday. Mr.
AKIN leaves a wife and four children. He was
forty five years
of age. He was one of the best natured
fellows I have ever met
and always helped those in distress when he possibly
could.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. GARRETT have smallpox, they are doing
tolorably well.
Frank HALL has not been seen since the bad weather. It is thought
he is taking a long winter nap.
Our good neighbor John HOLT has been quite sick.
Finis CARLTON has contracted to clear some land for Davie
RICHIE on the tract Mr. RICHIE recently bought
of Sam
SMITHSON.
J. B. HOLT was here a few days ago from Ebridge.
Horace MITCHELL is going to move near Greenfield on
Oscar ELAM�s farm.
The parson R. H. GALEY bought his first clock last Saturday.
He has been married about thirteen years and
is one of our
most prominent men.
Peck�s Pickings Column
John NEAL came down some time ago to visit his brother near
Concord Church and contracted pneumonia. He died
Thursday
night. His remains were carried home and buried.
John�s father
came down to see him and also contracted pneumonia
and had
to be carried home.
Frank HALL went down to the Mill during all this bad weather.
Mrs. W. H. POPE is real sick at present.
It is rumored that Jim SMITH of Bradford is going to buy out our
hustling store keeper Mr. Henry FRANK.
Monroe COCHRAN has been employed by the government as
our mail clerk.
T. M. GALEY has a very sick child.
>From Martin Column
As soon as the snow and ice is off, there will be a broad concrete
walk laid from the east to west end of town.
Mrs. ELLIS, 65, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
CRUTCHFIELD, near Meda, last Saturday and
was buried
Sunday at Emmam�s cemetery.
Eugene HUTCHERSON has a new boy at his house. Eugene has
been a cripple most of his life, but has almost
ceased to limp
at all.
Mr Calvin CRAIG has sold his barber shop to Sam FREEMAN
and is now prospecting up the road towards
Nashville.
Mr. A. F. HOGAN, of Waverly, bought about 100 head of cattle
here leaving checks of about $2,000. Messrs.
Woods and
Gardner have paid out over $15,000 for hogs since
Christmas.
The city of Martin is arranging to improve our electric light system.
This will be one of the best lighted towns in
the country with the
exception of Dresden which has been brilliantly
lighted for some
time.
End of Abstracts for February 17, 1905.
The microfilm being abstracted skips from the
February 17, 1905
issue to the September 1, 1905 issue and then
to March 9, 1906.
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