Friday March 3, 1905
Teachers Association
The Weakley County Teacher�s Association met at Ralston February
25, 1905. There were thirty five teachers present. The committee
on arrangements were: Prof. King WEBB, Ralston: Prof. NICOLS,
Dresden; Prof. SMITH, Sharon; Miss Nora McKAY, Martin.
Mrs. Susie HATHCOCK, wife of Mack HATHCOCK, died February 4, 1905;
aged fifty five years. She lived in No.25. A poem followed.
Written by a friend, Mrs. Sarah ARRINDLE
Obituaries
On January 17, 1905, the death angel visited and took the kind and
loving father of Lottie ONIER and Dollie HOLLEY. Mrs. HOLLEY died
last March, and on January 17, 1905, the angel visited and took
their father. He was forty two years old, and a member of the
Christian church. Oh, how we will miss him. In the church, he was
the lead in singing. He was a kind and loving father. He always
tried to make everything bright. He carried sunshine with him. He
leaves a mother, brother, sister, four sweet children and a host
of friends to mourn his death. Services were conducted by Dr.
DANSON. Written by A Friend
Rector, Ark., Feb. 11, 1905
Beatrice Imes RUSSELL was born May 24, 1875; died February 19,
1905; age, twenty nine years, eight months and twenty six days.
At the age of eighteen she joined the Christian church,
and thought she was all right until about a week before she died,
when she became dissatisfied with her future welfare, sought the
Lord in the forgiveness of her sins, accepted Christ as her
saviour, and died with full assurance that she would be better
off and was perfectly willing to go when the summons came. She
was a granddaughter of Daniel PARHAM. She leaves a little half
brother and sister and several relatives and friends to mourn her
death. At her request, the writer conducted the burial service,
after which her body was tnderly laid to rest at the Daniel
PARHAM family burying ground, to await the resurrection morning.
H. W. JACKSON
On November 23, 1904, the death angel visited the home of Mr. Bob
FINCH and took from them their father, Bob was thirty seven years
and ten months old. He was a good father, always tried to do the
right thing. was always ready to lend a helping hand . He leaves
a wife and four sweet little children and one brother and sister
and a host of friends to mourn his death. He only lived here
about eight months He came from Weakley county to Arkansas. He
made friends everywhere he went. He was laid to rest in Rector
cemetery. James QUARLES
Rector , Ark., Feb. 11, 1905
Booker ATKINS Bound over to Court.
The case of the state vs. B. B. ATKINS, who shot his son several
weeks ago, was called to trial before Esqs. TUCKER, MILLER and
IRVINE, and the state announced not ready for trial on account
of the prosecutor being unable to attend, and the statement was
made that he would not be able to do so under thirty days. There
upon defendant waived examination and asked the court to fix bond
for his appearance at the next term of circuit court. Bond was
fixed at $1,500. Bond was made for ATKINS and he was released from
jail Thursday.
19th District Column
This beautiful sushine brought a new girl to the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John ERWIN.
Mrs. Ara HENDREN continues quite ill.
Mrs. Ellen TAYLOR is recovering from la grippe.
Death came early Wednesday morning and took away the precious
baby of Mr.A. A. LONG,
Little Vera, aged six months. The precious
little one is now resting safely in the arms of
Jesus. Services were
conducted by Bro. John T. TANSIL at
Mt. Vernon church and
the little one tenderly laid there
to rest.
Dennis HAWKINS is at home from schools, suffering with sore eyes.
Public Sale Wednesday March 22 all my personal property.
James HUDSON
Adam�s Academy Column
Albert MILES has been right sick with la grippe, but is better.
Malinda ADAMS got badly burned a few days ago, by sloshing a
kettle of boiling water
over against her knees.
Mr. Ned CASTLEMAN began school again at this place Monday, after
seven weeks� absence
on account of sickness and bad
weather. The school will
go on seven weeks longer.
Avis ADAMS has had a right bad boil on her wrist, but it is
getting better.
Mrs. Sallie ADAMS is right sick with la grippe.
Messrs. Frank Ellis and Jimmie TEMPLETON left Saturday for
Arkansas, where they
will spend two or three weeks
prospecting.
Mr. John TEMPLETON has begun work on Mr. John Willie ADAMS�
house.
Mrs. Ellen MILES has been right sick with la grippe, but is
getting better.
Well, Mr. Bob MCCLAIN, I think there is some good prospect of
your having that good
singing you have been talking
about, for Mrs Alice
ADAMS set an old hen Saturday
night, and when her little
boy, Wade went to get some
eggs, he came running
back and said, �Mama, there are
five more hens setting.�
Fielden TRAVIS� baby has been right sick.
Mr. Henry ADAMS has a very bad sore toe.
Mr. SEAR, a tobacco buyer of Martin was here Monday, trying to
get the people�s tobacco
but I don�t think he got much
of it.
Mrs. Annie BRIGHTWELL and children left Saturday for Arkansas.
She will make her future
home there. We regret to give
her up.
Travis Chapel Column
Mr. W. A. MORRIS has made a will for W. A. WARREN this week.
Miss MADRICK entertained our young people Tuesday night.
Mr. Henry GHERIN and family returned form Arkansas Satrday night.
There was a singing at W. T. ERWIN�s Sunday night, which was
attended by a large crowd.
There was some good singing.
Gleason Gleanings Column
Cal SWEENY, who has been boarding with Miss Mollie CROW and
working on the new brick
buildings here, attacked her
Monday night and it is
charged beat and chocked her
considerably . The misunderstanding
arose over Miss CROW
asking SWEENY to pay
his board bill amounting to about
$21. SWEENY became angered
amd made fight at her.
This occurred about 8
o�clock. He then left, going
toward Dresden, down
the railroad, but was later seen on
the midnight train going
toward Nashville.
Mr. John VADEN, of Union City, and Miss Callie PHELPS were
married at the home of
Dr. McBRIDE on Tuesday evening at
6 o�clock and left for
the home of his parents in Union
City.
Peck�s Pickings Column
It is reported that our good friend Tom CAPPS, who lives near
here, will move to middle
Tennesssee.
Last Sunday evening Mr. Oscar SWINDELL and Miss Unas PITMAN drove
up to Esq. WRIGHT�s and
were united in the holy bonds of matrimony.
Miss Lilie GALEY, who has had pneumonia for several days, is
better now.
Mrs. George COX has been very sick the past few days with
erysipelas, but is better
now.
The boys and girls had a nice entertainment at Mr. Frank HALL�s.
Mrs. Walter CURLEE, who lives near Rinda, is on the sick list.
Mr. Herman JOHNSON, who lives near Pillowville, tells me he
received a letter from
his brother, Harmon, who has made
his home in Texas. He
says he likes Texas fine.
Mr. Ben BROWN, of near here, is very sick at present, but we hope
to see her out soon.
Mr. Dolphus BAKER, of near Christmasville, who was called, a few
weeks ago, to the bedside
of his mother, returned to
Louisville, Ky., Sunday,
where he has been appointed as
secret police.
Mrs. Henry WILLIAMS, of near Christmasville, is very low with
consumption.
>From No. 6 Column
John POWERS had a stable raising Monday afternoon.
Sam DAVIS has built a new smokehouse.
Mr. Sam BEVILL is selling out, preparing to leave for Arknsas
where, if he likes
the place, he intends to reside in
the future.
We have several on the sick list this week. Mr. Drewery BOAZ has
la grippe; Mr. Tate TOMILNSON
has a severe case of
neuralgia; Mrs. Lina
COX has been quite sick, but is
better at this writing.
Uncle Mate STALLIONS has a mule in a pretty bad shape.
Jonesboro Jots Column
Mr. Henry HOLT is one of our best natured fellows and we are
glad to know that he
has subscribed to the Enterprise.
Mr. Charlie FOOTE and Miss Alice SULLIVAN were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony
last Thursday. The groom is in
business at Greenfield,
and the bride is an accomplished
young lady residing near
there.
Ben ROBERSON put in his appearances in these parts last week, for
the first time since
Christmas. He has been over at
Atwood, sick for a long
time.
Last week we heard the familiar old hoot of Stout Bros. stave
mill, for the first time
since the bed weather began.
Bennie GANN and all of his family were on the bed sick last week.
Mr. Oscar SWINDELL and Miss Euna PITMAN were married Sunday
morning at Squire WRIGHT�s.
This news is no more than
everybody has expected
for many months. This has been a
most brilliant courtship
ended in a happy manner,
promising to be an unbroken
chain of matrimonial bliss.
The young people stormed Parson R. H. GALEY Thursday night.
Sol CARLTON put up a new yard fence last week.
We were surprised not to find Monroe GALEY and A. M. STOUT in
the front seats at Sunday
school Sunday. Some of the
boys said they saw them
trailing off together Sunday
morning.
Monroe GALEY was around, getting up money for this year�s
preaching of Bro. JACKSON.
I notice that several of the
boys had subscribed.
They say John LEWIS has a dozen head of horses and mules, and
twenty five head of cattle.
Also, they say he has rented
all the land in No. 15,
and further, he has three fine
houses to build, and
a whole lot of stave timber to haul
to the factory. All this
has to be done this srping.
>From No. 18 Column
Mr. CRITTENDON has moved to Mrs. POUNDS� place, near the Camp
Ground, until the roads
get better; then he will go
to Mayfield.
Mr. John HICKS has moved to the place vacated by Mr. CRITTENDON.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah CRITTENDON have a new girl, born February
16.
W. H. DRAKE was through here en route to Martin this week.
Town and County Column.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Tom BODEN, last Thursday, a girl.
Will PURSELL, living near here, has a brand new boy at his house.
Sheriff ACREE carried Whitfield SMITH to the asylum Wednesday.
Our efficient town marshal, Jim TAYLOR, tells us that he arrested
nine law breakers last
week, seven for riding trains and
two for being drunk and
disorderly.
Prol. C. A. OGAN, who is conducting a highly praiseworthy school
at Laneview, tells us
his school closes in three weeks
and he will to go Louisana
and sell fruit trees.
Mr. John BRASFIELD and wife have rented Mrs. Sophia FERGUSON�s
residence and will begin
housekeeping. Mr. and Mrs.
FURGESON will reside
with Agnes IRVINE at the old home
place.
Homer L. HIGGS asks us to say to the good people of Nos. 1 and 5,
that no reflection was
intended in the reference made to
those districts in his
paper a few weeks ago, when he
referred to them as �Bloody
No. 1 and Bloody No. 5�; says
he made a big mistake
and begs forgiveness.
The smokehouse of Mr. Dan MARCUM, residing at Sharon was consumed
by fire on last Saturday
about 4 o�clock, the fire
orginated from a smoke
under the meat, fifty gallons of
lard, a large quantity
of canned goods and sweet potatoes
were lost in the fire.
No insurance. The fire was well
under way when the family
awakened and all efforts to
extinguish the flames
or save the contents proved
fruitless.
Mr. J. W. TYSON, of No. 5, was in Saturday and renewed his
subscription; he is a
staunch republican, but says he
can�t do without the
Enterprise. which, he says, is the
best county paper in
the state. He tells us of the death
of his sainted mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth CLEM, who died at
her home at Campbell,
Mo., on the 9th of February, in the
sixty ninth year of her
age. She had been in feeble health
for many months and unable
to lie down.She was the
daughter of Esq. Jack
PARRISH and was reared in the
vicinity of Cottage Grove,
her father being a prominent
citizen of that community.
On last Saturday night, between 8 and 9 o�clock, the brick
residence of Mr. R. W.
RUTLEDGE, at SHARON, was burned
to the ground. The fire
originated in the cook room from
a defective flue, and
the whole rear of the house, which
was frame, was aflame
before the alarm sounded, and all
the kitchen and dining
room furniture was lost, but that
in the front rooms was
saved. Mr. RUTLEDGE thinks the
walls not damaged and
will rebuild at an early date. We
greatly sympathize with
him in his series of misfortunes recently.
Mr. Will TAYLOR and wife were residing there
also and we understand,
lost nearly all their furniture.
C. A. BAILEY has rented the vacant storehouse on northwest corner
of the
square, and will
move to same at once.
Dr. Fitzgerald PARKER, editor of the Epworth Era, will deliver
the annual address for
the Womens� Home Mission society,
at Martin on Wednesday.
Miss Louise OGAN closed her school at Reavis� schoolhouse last
Friday and left for her
home in Ohio. She taught a
splendid school and is
highly esteemed by the patrons.
We are glad to report Master Chester COOLEY, son of John COOLEY,
who resides near Si FORDS�
is recovering from pneumonia.
Last week, Chester was
reported dying, but is now much
better.
Our young friend, Johnny TRAVIS, of Martin, tells us that in
three days last week
he sowed seventy odd acres in grass
seed with a new seed
sower he just received.
Our esteemed young friend, Albert WINSTEAD, of Latham, is a
candidate for magistrate
in No. 4, to succeed Everett
ATKINS.
J. E. HODGES, the scientific optician, will be at the Enterprise
office in Dresden on
Monday to examine eyes and fit
glasses.
Mr. J. W. PATTERSON and his son in law, Mr. C. L. BROOKS, who has
just returned from Mexico,
thoroughly disgusted with the country,
have purchased the Sharon Hotel and took charge
Wednesday.
Mr. Charles COBB, one of the principals of the Cobb and Nicols
Training school has purchased
a lot from Messrs. J. A.
GIBBS and J. E. JONES,
same being situated between their
residences and will build
there this summer.
Mr. Billie BLOUNT, who moved to Gardner from Dickson about a
year ago and engaged
in business, died at his home there
last Saturday of la grippe.
He was thirty three years of
age and a most exemplary
young man and was held in the
highest esteem.
A bill filed in Chancery this week: Z. PASCHALL vs. Noah PASCHALL
asks to have a fund of
$200 now in county court,
belonging to defendants
and to complaintants as next of
kin, the fund having
remained uncalled for five years.
L. E. HOLLADAY is soliciter
for complaintants.
On last Saturday, Esq. Neal TUCKER united in marriage Mr. W. T.
SOMERS, son of our good
friend, Wess SOMERS, and Miss
Bessie GLASGOW.
Our good friend and Republican mogul high chief of No. 20. Mr.
Arthur Hynds, tells us
that last Sunday, Esq. Will HOUSE
united in marriage Mr.
T. J. HICKS and Mrs. Bertie
PENTECOST, also Mr. Arthur
MITCHELL and Miss Dollie
WATSON.
The Entre Nous club was entertained at Mrs. R. E. MAIDEN�s
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
F. W. PRESTON and Mrs. D. J.
CALDWELL, of Union City,
were among the visitors. The
prize was won by Mrs.
Mary IRVINE.
A terrible misfortune befell John LANE, who resides at the Tom
SMALLEY farm in No. 3,
on last Tuesday . His smokehouse, containing
all his meat, lard, etc., burned, and the
conflagration spread
to the dwelling , leveling them to
the ground, together
with all the contents. The flames
shot across to the well
filled corn crib and burned about
fifty barrels of corn.
When the smoke cleared away and
the embers died out,
Mr. LANE viewed his property now
reduced to ashes, with
tearful eyes. But the good people
of No. 3 soon had gathered,
many things together and will
fit LANE out again.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. JETER, Thursday, a boy.
Six weeks ago, Jim and Henry GEARIN and their families packed up
and moved to Arkansas,
they went to get rich. They got
rich (in experience)
in just six weeks time and landed
back here Sunday. Jim
says a man wants to carry a good
supply of hip boots and
life preserves along when he
goes to Arkansas; that
he got up one morning and found
three feet of water in
his place; that the wood was
floating about the yard
and on each stick perched a
chicken. Right then,
he decided to come back to God�s
country as fast as the
cars could bring him.
Mrs. G. W. DICKSON, who resides in No.13, sends the Enterprise
a huge home grown lemon,
which weighs one and one quarter
pounds and measures thirteen
inches in circumference.
It is four times larger
than the lemons shipped here and
was grown by Mrs. DICKSON.
We certainly prize the lemon
very highly and have
it on display in our office.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. JONES this week finished moving to town and
are comfortably domiciled
at their hotel. Esq. SMITH and
family have not yet decided
where they will go and we do
hope that they will remain
in Dresden. There are two good reasons why
we welcome Mr.and Mrs. JONES (1) they are the
most excellent people
and, (2) Mr. JONES is the most
skilled mechanic in this
section and Dresden needs a good
man of that kind.
Carpenters, painters and decorators are hard at work in Martin
remodeling and overhauling the mammoth double business
house to be occupied
by that splendid young merchant,
M. D. DUKE who will occupy
both rooms with the most
complete stock of goods
ever brought to this county.
Porter INLOW also has his crew of skilled workmen, Joe LEWIS,
J. R. LONG, Vege FRAZIER,
and others, overhauling the
Weakley County Hardware
and Implement Co.�s houses.
Black Ben Bumps Column
Mrs. Tom JEFFRIES has been sick, but is better.
Mrs. Tip VOWELL is on the sick list.
Mr. Arnett HESTER and family are preparing to move to Jackson.
Mr. Tom LOWERY is very sick with congestion.
George PIERCE has had bad luck with his calves; he lost three
during the cold spell.
Alfred VOWELL and sons have their new cut-off saw installed and
will begin work in a
few days.
>From Martin Column
Mrs. Sam WINN, (nee Jennie TANSIL) of Mt. Pelia, while yet in
the morning of life,
with the hopes of a bright future
before her, died Tuesday
and was laid to rest at Cane
Creek cemetery.
Mr. Wm HESTER, an older brother of Bish and Dee HESTER, who moved
from the Salem neighborhood
to Arkansas last June, was
killed there Sunday by
being knocked from the track by a
moving train, his neck
being broken. He was a man noted
for his strict sobriety,
honesty and upright living and
his tragic death is regretted
by his many friends. The
remains were shipped
here and laid to rest in the Salem
burying ground on last
Tuesday.
Mr. HESTER was walking along the track and as the train
appreached his dog began
barking and snapping at him as
if to warn of danger,
and this, it seems, confused him
until he and the dog
were thrown from the trestle and
killed. Four sons survive
him one of whom is very low
with pneumonia in Arkansas.
Mr. John SMITH is said to be no better.
Mrs. B. W. NOWLIN is overhauling and rebuilding the NOWLIN black.
Mt. Herman Items Column
Mr. Verge WILLIAMS killed two of his dogs last Monday week. He
thought they were going
mad, as they were bitten some
time ago by a mad dog.
On Wednesday evening of last week Mr. Galon CHADWICK had started
down this way with his
horse hitched to a slide. As he
was coming down the hill
in front of Lorenzo HIGGS� his
horse ran away. Galon
jumped out and the lines broke. The
horse ran until he got
to Mr. SMITH�s, where he stopped
having lost the slide
and nearly all his gear.
The school at Oak Grove is getting along fine. Mr. ELINOR who is
teaching it, hasn�t missed a day since the bad winter.
Mr. George FORD says he has just burned three plant beds last
week.
Mr. Will MAY bought from Jim BROCK, of Greenfield, last Saturday,
two young mules, Mr.
MAY�s son, Montie, says that Mr. MAY started in
at the stable door Sunday morning to water the
mules, when one of them
turned his heels toward him. The
boy says that his daddy
commenced walking backward.
Notes From No. 14 Column
I will correct an error that I made last week. Miss NOWLIN was
visiting her aunt at
Clarksville at the time of her
wedding, and not New
Orleans.
Quite a number of gentleman who resided in the Oak Grove
vicinity are running
a party telephone line to Martin to
their neighborhood. The
parties interested are, Messrs.
Steve PENICK, John FREEMAN,
Don HALL, Brad HANNING, and
a number of others.
Last Sunday morning, at about 5 o�clock, Mrs. Winnie HALL, wife
of Esq. W. M. HALL, peacefully
passed across the dark
river of death and is
now with her blessed Saviour,
waiting to meet her loved
ones here below, when the good
Lord shall call them
home.
Mrs. HALL has been in declining health and several years, her
illness being many diseases,
but the last and fatal one
was Bright�s disease,
which medical science claims there
is no cure. She professed
a hope in Christ and joined the Missionary
Baptist church at Pleasant Hill about fifteen
years ago, living with
the church there a number of years
and afterward joining
at New Home, and there lived a
constant member until
her death. All who knew her liked
her, as she was of a
disposition that made her a shining
light in the hearts of
all her friends, as she was kind
and devoted to all around
her. Mrs. Winnie was the second
wife of Mr. W. M. HALL,
and leaves a husband, two
children, four step children
and a host of relatives and
friends to mourn her
death. Her remains were peacefully
laid to rest at the Hall
burying ground on Monday morning.
Henry HILLIARD and wife left Monday for Memphis, to make that
city their home as Henry
has accepted a position with a manufacturing
firm there.
Last Tuesday night Mr. E. H. COLLIER�s smokehouse caught fire
and burned down. The
origin of the fire is unknown. Some
of the neighbors, who
saw the flames, arrived in time to
save about all the meat,
but a number of valuable
articles were destroyed.
Christmasville Capers Column
James ROSS has been on the sick list this week.
Tom BATES and family will move to their new home near Bate�s
Mill this week.
Miss Docenia BAKER, who has been confined to her room for
several weeks, is not
much better.
Mr. Tom SMITH who as been so low for several weeks with an old
chronic disease, is not
any better.
Mr. Josiah MOORE is in a miserable condition with rheumatism.
He has been confined
to his room for more than a year and
is now no better. By
the aid of his crutches and some one
to help him, he can manage
to get from the bed to a chair,
with great effort.
Erysipelas and pneumonia have been the two leading diseases
around here this winter,
and they have been extremely
fatal, as they do their
work so quickly.
Jewell Jotings Column
Mr. Ed JONES� baby was buried Saturday at Lebanon.
Mr. Berry SMITH is all smiles, it�s a girl.
Some girls are tickled over the old bachelor�s tax.
Mr. Jack O�DANIEL and family, of Indain Territory, have moved
to near Jewell.
Mrs. Sam BONDURANT who has been on the sick list for several
weeks is some better.
12th District Doings Column
There was an old fashioned quilting at Mr. Frank CAMPBELL�s on
last Saturday night.
Twenty five girls were there with
thimbles and needles
and the work was quickly done. They
all enjoyed a good
dinner and passed the evening in
merriment.
Mr. W. L. ELDER and wife and Mrs. Willie HALEY, nee CHANDLER,
Mrs.ELDERS�s daughter, all returned a few days ago from
Webb City , Mo., where
they had been to see Mr. James
CHANDLER, Mrs. ELDER�s
son; he came home with them.
Mr. R. J. GILBERT, of St. Louis, and daughter, Rubbie, stopped
off at McKenzie last
Saturday to spend a few days with
relatives and friends.
Mr. GILBERT�s wife died the 22nd
of February and her remains
were interred at Trenton; her
old home. His many Weakley
county friends regret to hear
of the death of his wife.
Hall�s Branch Budget Column
Chester, the eighteen year old son of Mr. Jim COOLEY of the West
Union vicinity,
has been at death�s door with pneumonia,
but is improving and
the doctor says he will recover.
S. W. LOCKHART has just recovered from la grippe.
The fifteen months old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Ed JONES died Friday
of congestion of the
bowels, at the home of the former�s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom JONES, where it had been carried
when taken sick. Interment
took place at Lebanon cemetery Saturday.
Rev. Billy
FOWLER made a talk, after which it was laid to rest. The bereaved
have our sympathy.
Mr. Jim MOORE was here Friday buying hogs.
Messrs Ab and Derge OLIVER visited their sister, Mrs. Thos.
FLIPPO, who lives west
of Martin, recently. Mrs. FLIPPO�s husband died
February 3.
Mrs. Dennis LUNSFORD, of near Union City is with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. BOSWELL,
attending the bedside of her sick brother.
Mrs. J. A. HART, who has been in ill health for some time, took
a wild spell one day
last week, got angry with her son,
�Bud� and left the house
chasing him, and stayed out in
the cold until nearly
frozen and until a neighbor and
wife were called in.
Mr. J. M. LOCKHART is recovering from la grippe.
Miss Almer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John OLIVER, set a nice
birthday dinner February
20 and invited several friends
and passed a pleasant
day.
Prof. Earnest SMITH has closed a land deal with Mr. Dock VINCENT,
buying what is known
as the Duke place, consisting of 111
acres with very good
improvements; consideration $1000.00, $600.00
down and balance on time. This farm is situated a
few miles northeast of
Dresden.
Mr. Clint McDANIEL is all smiles and no wonder, �tis a fine boy.
Mrs. Will LAMB, Jr. who has typhoid fever, is reported worse.
Mr. Ed GILLUM has closed a land deal with Mr. FINCH, buying
forty seven acres of
timbered land. No improvements.
Consideration $400. This
is part of the farm Mr. FINCH
recently purchased from
Mr. Hosa MALONE for $1000.00.
Walter, the nearly grown son of Dr. and Mrs. BOSWELL, has been
dangerously sick with pneumonia. Sunday was the sixth
day, and that morning
he took a change for the better.
Dr. Ira TATUM, attending
physician says this was the most severe
case from the very start, he ever saw, and that
few cases as severe as
this one ever recover. He has
dismissed this patient
and says that with careful nursing
he willl soon recover,
of which fact we are indeed proud,
for almost a year ago,
the parents, lost their little
girl, the light of their
home. We rejoice with them that
their boy has been spared
to them.
Mrs. J. J. JONES was here Monday, delivering large Tennessee wall
maps.
I am told that Messrs. Sole STALCUP, Ed ADKISON and others caught
an otter just above the
N. C. & St. L. railroad in the
Obion river bottom. It
measures seven feet from tip to
tip and I am told, they
sold the skin for $8.00 and at
half value then.
Pence Hill Items Column
Mr. R. E. FREEMAN had the misfortune of getting his smoke house
burned a few days ago.
How it caught, they do not know.
The damage was about
$100. He lost most all his meat,
molasses and lard, and
other things too tedious to
mention. It came near
burning his dwelling.
Mr. W. H. DAWSON had a fine young mule to break his leg last
Saturday It got it�s
foot caught in the crack of the
stable. Dr. TERRELL dressed
the wound.
Bro. JONES failed to be at Pisgah, Saturday, on account of
preaching the funeral
of Uncle Jack WINSTEAD, at Grove
Hill.
Mrs. Josie LEE has la grippe.
Mr. Will FOSTER of near Pilot Oak, Ky., moved on Mr. Bunk
HARRIS� farm last week.
Wes TURBERVILLEattended the teacher�s institute at Ralston
Saturday and reports
a nice time.
Mr. G W. WASH is dealing in milch cows at present. He sold
two last week.
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Friday March 10, 1905
Waterworks Question
It appears that our fondest dream is about to become a reality,
for it looks as though Dresden is about to have a system of
waterworks and electric lights. A petition was signed by a large
majority of our citizens. This petition calls upon Representative
MAYO to have named by the legislature an enabling act, allowing
the town of Dresden to isssue bonds for the purpose of
constructing a system of waterworks and electric lights. It
is
proposed to issue $10,000 three percent twenty year bonds. There
is so little opposition to this project we believe it will pass.
Tragedy in No. 1
The particulars are hard to obtain, but it is about as follows:
Chester MATHENY, the fifteen year old son of Joe MATHENY, and
Berney FORESTER, son of Philip FORESTER, both about the same age
and first cousins, attend the same school. It has been the custom
of the boys to play ball during recess, the first boy reaching
the bat being permitted to bat the ball. This particular day,
young MATHENY got the bat first and was told by the FORESTER boy
not to strike the ball; MATHENY did so, and the other boy, it is
claimed, struck him in the back with his fist, where upon MATHENY
struck him a terrific blow just above the left ear, felling young
FORESTER to the ground. The skin was not broken and nothing more
was thought about it. The next morning he complained of his head
paining him and not until then did he tell of the difficulty with
his cousin. For several days he has been in serious condition and
concussion of the brain is feared. Deputy Whit LAFON returned
Wednesday from No. 1, and reports that the boy is recovering.
In Memory of Little Nooner JONES.
The death angel swooped down and took the soul of little Nooner
home with it to heaven last week. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed JONES; aged one year and four months. He had no brothers or
sisters to mourn his death. Written by a
friend, Evie HEARN
A Memorial
On Tuesday, February 21, the death angel visited the home of Mr.
Lee BIGGERS, near Palmersville, and took our loving friend, Hany
McGUIRE, aged 23 years. The remains were tenderly laid to rest at
the McClain burying ground, by kind and loving hands. It was hard
to give him up, but Jesus called him home, where he will suffer
no more. He was an orphan, and leaves two brothers and a host of
relatives and friends. To the bereaved brothers we would say we
know you feel sad and lonely, but just put your trust in Him who
is able to heal your broken hearts, and he will share your sorrow
with you who is able to heal your broken hearts.
Written by Tellie McCLURE
Resolutions of Respect
In view of the fact that the late Dr. H. H. BLEDSOE was a charter
member and also surgeon of Forest camp, No. 496, at Gleason,
Tenn., and having soldiered during the civil war in the 55th
Tennessee regiment. And because no more brave or gallant set of
men ever marched to martial music or carried arms in defense of
was they thought was right, for they fought for principle, not
for filthy lucre; for after they knew the money they were paid
with was not worth the paper it was printed on, they still
trudged on, to the bitter end. We think it appropriate to draft
suitable resolutions.
Signed John W. PHILLIPS and E. J. W. PETERS
12th District Doings Column
The writer visited Mr. J. W. SMITH last Sunday, who is in very
bad health. We were surprised
to see him so bad and
emaciated. He expresses
himself as not thinking he will
recover. Mr. SMITH�s
wife died a little over a year ago,
leaving him with a large
family of children, the
youngest being two years
old at the time of it�s mother�s
death. His mother, who
is about seventy years of age
lives with him.
Mrs. Nannie WHITE, who got her hands badly burned while trying
to extinguish the flames
in the clothing of her little
girl, is improving
The child was not much injured.
John E. EVERETT attended the sale of the late John SPELLINGS at
Buena Vista, on March
2.
Our district runs up to the corporation of McKenzie, so we will
report an item from the
other side of the line: Mrs.
Martha COSTEN moved from
our district to town last fall
and, being a good, thrifty
farmer and so late from the
farm, it was natural
for theives to assume they would
find meat in the smokehouse,
and they knew there was no
man to protect her. About
a month ago they broke in and
took two large hams,
and a few nights ago, they broke in
a second time and took
two sides, three hams, two
shoulders, one backbone
and two sacks of saugage. There
is no clue as to who
the thief is.
Mr. Horce RAY and wife gave an entertainment to the young people
last Friday night.
On March 2, Dr. A. D. BERRYHILL and Miss CASSIE McCLURE were
united in the holy bonds
of matrimony, at the home of
the bride�s mother, Mrs.
Maggie McCLURE, Rev.Joe
BERRYHILL officiating.
Dr. BERRYHILL is one of Weakley
county�s leading physicians
and his bride one of the
prettiest young women.
Shady Grove Column
Mr. T. J. WRIGHT has a new pump well with a thirty foot head of
water.
Mr. Clarence DENT is the lucky fellow who is getting his new
ground cleared by letting
his neighbors burn plant beds
on it.
Mr. E. P. CARMICHAEL bought from Sears Roebuck & Co. a set of
low wheels for an oldtime
Hickman wagon, that his father,
H. CARMICHAEL, bought
during the civil war.
Mr. Tommie WELCH has left these parts and gone to work for his
brother in law, James,
near Sharon.
Mr. Johnnie HUTCHERSON is building a new wire fence, trying to
keep the rabbit family
from trespassing on his farm.
Hall�s Branch Budget Column
Mrs. W. F. LAMB is improving some.
Our young people enjoyed some singing Sunday night at the home of
Mr. J. M. KING.
Rev. W. M. HICKS, tax assessor, was here last week to ascertain
our financial standing.
Miss Annie JONES, of Mt. Pelia vicinity is visiting her sister,
Mrs. W. F. LAMB, who
has fever.
Ed JONES moved from the old Murphy place, near West Union, last
week, in with his parents,
Mr and Mrs. Tom JONES.
Mrs. Dennis LUNDSFORD returned to her home, near Union City, after
a few days� spent with
her sick brother, Walter BOSWELL.
Our good friend and farmer, A. Z. SMITH, tells me he has bought
from his father, Mr.
Berry SMITH, six head of nice young
stock hogs, paying ten
dollars for same.
Mr. W. D. JANES has just repaired some old buildings on the
Gleason road, a short
distance from his residence, and
some one is moving in;
haven�t learned who yet.
Walter BOSWELL is fast recovering from his illness of pneumonia;
in fact he is doing so
well, his parents, Dr. and Mrs.
Tom BOSWELL think it
is safe to move with him today, a
distance of twenty five
miles or more.
Mr. John TODD made a good trade at Gleason Saturday; he swoped
a young mare for two
fine young Captain Cook horses and
gave $100.00 as boot.
Dr. T. J. BOSWELL is this week moving to the vicinity of
McConnell, on the I.
C. railroad, between Martin and
Fulton, where he has
a large farm rented. The doctor has
been with us for four
years, coming from Gardner station
in 1900, and during that
time has owned three farms, on
and near Hall�s Branch,
and made many friends in both
town and country.
Gleason Gleanings Column
Dr. C. E. BOLIN, formerly of Uma, has come to Gleason to locate
and will move his family
as soon as he can secure a house.
Dr. BOLIN has a good
recommendation as a physician, and
we hope his practice
here will be good. Gleason needs
three physicians at any
rate.
Drs. BANDY & McBRIDE have moved their office from the Lasater
building to the place
formerly used by Dr. E. A. GULLEGE.
They have had some work
done on the office and are better prepared
for surgery and such other work as they will
have to do.
M. H. LEVY and T. A. LOVELACE are in market and will have follow
them a back a nice line
of spring goods.
Mrs. C. C. WOOLDRIDGE and Miss Mattie Bell CLENDINNING are in
Nashville buying, as
they said on leaving, a complete
line of millinery goods.
They will be over Swaim, Haley
& Co.�s again.
The concert given by the Gleason band, with the help of Miss
WILMER and five pupils,
of Huntingdon, was a perfect
success. The receipts
were $60.25. Same will be used to
buy uniforms. The boys
are securing and learning new
pieces all the time.
Miss WILSON has secured a class
here and, as she is an
efficient teacher, we hope she
will succeed in holding
the pupils she already has and
get more all the time.
Walter BELL, of Tumbling, left Sunday for St. Louis, where he
will make his home.
The little boys and girls stormed little Miss Annie Lee BRUMMITT,
daughter of Mrs. J. B. BRUMMITT.
Peck�s Pickings
Mr. Billie HOLT is repairing his farm by building some new picket
fences.
Mr. Adam CAPPS gave the young people of near Christmasville a
nice party last Saturday.
Mr. Chas. BAKER and wife, of near Christmasville, are the proud
parents of a new
boy.
Quite a large crowd attended the sale of Mr. Frank SCATES at
Pillowville. Most everything sold well.
On last Friday night between 12 and 1 o�clock, fire broke out
and destroyed a number
of posts and rails on Mr. BOBO�s
farm. Mr. Tom HERFLE
was burning a plant bed in a woods
lot among dry leaves,
when the fire got the start of him.
Tommie says he has seen
cooler things than fighting fire.
Mr. D. KEYS, a business man of Bradford, Tennessee, was in these
parts Sunday looking
for a location.
Mrs. W. H. POPE is no better at this writing.
We are glad to see our good friend John HOLT up again. He has had
a severe attack; also
a big rising on his foot.
Town and County Column
Will MUZZELL was seen leaving Dukedom last Saturday afternoon with
a brand new cradle.
Walter SMITH left here Tuesday for Oklahoma. We give him a month
in which to RETURN .
J. E. SMITH, who has for some time resided in the cottage Grove
vicinity, moved last week near Martin, where he will
reside in future.
Mr. E. T. REAVIS, the popular, hustling and progressive east side
merchant left Tuesday for market to lay in a stock of
spring and summer goods.
Our esteemed young friend, Esq. Hays MILLER, of Palmersville,
has entered the buggy,
harness and implement business
on a very extensive scale.
We were in error last week saying that Prof. C. A. OGAN will
go to Louisana to sell
fruit trees, he will go there to
buy fruit and vegetables
as the representative of a
Chicago fruit company.
Mr. O. T. BROWN, of near Sharon, tells us that Misses Dora DICKEY
and Katie CUNNINGHAM
, two very charming young ladies of
Obion county, near the
historic old town of Troy, are the
guests of his family.
On last Sunday , in No. 5., Mr. S. T. ATKINS, son of Tom ATKINS,
and Miss Matie Pearl
HAYSE prominent and highly esteemed
young people of near
Palmersville, were happily united
in the holy bonds of
matrimony.
Mr. Joe R. MILLER, residing in the Terrell schoolhouse vicinity
will leave Sunday for
Washington, Philadelphia and other
eastern points. He will
be gone a month or two and will
visit relatives, some
of whom he hasn�t seen for forty
years. He tells us he
will move his family to Martin the
coming summer.
The child of Mr. John HESTER, who resides on the Boyd farm, west
of town, was very painfully
burned about the back one day
last week. A lot of rubbish
was being burned in the garden
and the little fellow�s
clothing became ignited, burning
his back back and shoulders
to a very painful degree.
We attended a meeting of the Dukedom Roller Mill company last
Saturday. A great deal
of difficulty has been experienced
in getting sufficient
water to run the mill, and at this
meeting it was decided
to put in an adequate well at once.
Newt HARRIS, the efficient
sheriff of Graves county was
vested with the authority
to contract for the well which
will be done at a cost
of $2.50 per foot. After the
meeting, Jim WELCH and
J. A. WESTMORELAND conducted us
over the mill. They tell
us they are enjoying fine
patronage, shipping flour
to Fulton and Mayfield.
More prosperity for No. 5, J. S. KILLGORE and Birch McWHERTER both
have brand new boys at
their homes.
Mr. L. L. MANN, a prosperous young man of No. 20, is rejoicing
over the arrival of a
new boy at his home.
Mrs. EDMONDSON, an aged mother in Isreal, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs.VANCLEVE, in No.20, on last Saturday, after
a lingering illness.
The body was laid to rest at Oak
Hill burying ground Sunday,
with services by ELder LONG,
of Union City. The deceased
was a good christian woman
and leaves a large circle
of friends to mourn her death.
Esq. R. E. HOLLADAY will address the citizens at Austin Spring on
Tuesday March 14, on the tobacco situation and a large
crowd is expected. The
squire is a fine speaker and
thoroughly posted on
this important question; he is
devoting much of his
valuable time to a cause which has
for its object the betterment
of the condition of his
fellowman.
We, in company with Mr. J. W. THOMAS, had the exquisite pleasure
of spending last Saturday
night at the hospitable WELCH
home at Dukedom, and
both were royally entertained in
the true old fashioned
southern manner. The door of this
far famed home always
stands ajar and the tired, hungry,
weary wayfarer is cheerfully
welcomed and royally
entertained. We never
enjoyed the good old time
hospitality of any home
better than on this occasion.
The WELCH farm consists
of some six hundred acres of
the best land in No.
13, and the large, roomy homestead
is constructed on the
old style plan, large porches,
halls and plenty of rooms.
Mrs. Eva CARDWELL, mother of our young friend, Baxter CALDWELL,
has moved from Fulton
to Terrell, Texas.
Mr. Enoch BROCK as sold his residence property at Sharon to
Messrs. Jim and Ivey
REAGOR; consideration $650.
In this issue will be found the announcement for register of
Esq. J. J. HAWKINS, of
No. 19.
Mr. Everett ATKINS, the cashier of Dukedom�s new bank, tells us
that he will be ready
to cash checks and receive deposits
this week.
Mr. Tom WHITTLESEY, who formerly resided at Martin, but recently
a resident of Paducah,
was here Monday and tells us that
he has purcahsed a fine
residence in Marmaduke, Ark., and
will reside there in
the future. Weakley county has never
had a better citizen
than Tom WHITTLESEY and we wish him
well.
Esq. Will HOUSE tells us that he solmenized the rites of
matrimony between Mr.
Mat HYNDS and Miss Odis CUNNINGHAM.
This leaves Uncle Conse
only two boys, Wilber and Arthur,
but one of them (Arthur)
will be with the old man always.
Mr. and Mrs. JONES have christened their new hostelry �The Dresden
Hotel�. Mrs. JONES has
secured one of the best cooks in the community and is herself
a
splendid culinary
manager, which guarantees the patrons the best of fare.
Monday was mules� and candidates� day in Dresden. Of the two, we
expect the mules were
the most profitable. Many hundreds
of dollars were paid
out here for mules, the sale
creating the most comment
being two fine mules sold to
Grooms and Grooms for
$380 by Mr. J. W. BROGAN, of near
Gleason. But the finest
span of mules on exhibition here belonged to
Jim PARKER, of Jewell; he wanted $400 for �em
and, as he could not
get that price, he drove them home
as much contented as
if he had sold them.
The hand of affliction has fallen heavily upon Mr. H. H. SHELBY,
of No. 25. On Monday
, his beloved wife died of
consumption and the same
day, his little child, several
years of age, also died.
J. A WESTMORELAND tells us he will give a big picnic on July 4.
He is, we understand,
making money hand over fist, in
the timber business and
dealing in land and live stock.
That princely young citizen of No. 13, Mr. Fount GIBSON, and
Miss Hattie, the beautiful
and accomlished daughter of Mr.
Dick FARMER, of
No. 1 were happily married in Fulton on
last Friday. Immediately
after the ceremony they drove to
the bride�s home and
informed them of the wedding. Fount
GIBSON is one of
No. 13�s noblest sons and has, by his integrity of
character and upright deportment, won unto
himself legions
of sincere friends, who love him for his
true worth. His beautiful
young bride is indeed a most
estimable young lady
and is highly esteemed by a large
circle of friends.
Esq. S. A. SMITH has purchased the Ed OWEN place at Sharon, and
will take possession
next Wednesday. Redding SMITH is a Columbus,
Ky., where he has a splendid position with
the telephone company.
We regret very much to lose such excellent
people.
Recently, Messrs. Jim and Harry EZZELL purchased a handsome summer
home, just this side
of Nashville, paying $8,100 for same.
The property was sold
in pursuance to a degree of the
court and bid in by the
EZZELLs, and of course after
being knocked off could
not be offered for sale again for
less than ten percent
of the sale price, but the official
who sold it, reopened
the building upon a $150 bid.
Messrs. EZZELL have taken
the matter to the supreme court
and will, we hope, win
the case. It is one of the most
beautiful places in Tennnessee
and was bought for a
summer place.
Mrs. William BAKER, the sainted mother of Mr. E. J. BAKER, of
Greenfield, died at her home in No.23(?) last Tuesday after a
lingering illness; aged
about sixty five years. Those
who know her say she
was truly a good woman, pious and charitable,
neighborly and social, and in her demise her
husband and several children
have been sorely bereaved.
Mr. Jack PATTERSON, a very substantial citizen of No. 22, near
Greenfield, died at his home on last Tuesday. Mr.
PATTERSON had been a
great sufferer from a kidney disease
for the past year or
two. He was about forty years of age
as and was survived by
his faithful companion and one
child. The county never
had a better citizen than Jack
PATTERSON and his death
is a great loss to the community
in which he resided.
>From No. 8 Column
Our string band met at Mr. Tom OWEN�s one night last week and
spent a few hours making
music. We guess he enjoyed it
very much, as he is keeping
bach.
Mrs. J. E. MARTIN has been very sick with la grippe but, we are
glad to say is improving.
Esq. B. W. BRUCE is all smiles he has a new boy.
Mrs. A. J. FINNIE�s baby is better.
Mrs. Ella NOONER is improving some but is still unable to walk
without help.
Mrs. Mollie KELLEY, who has been in bad health for some time, is
reported no better.
A committee has been appointed to raise money to build a new
church at Cornith. Mr.
R. MARTIN, one of the delegates,
has $218 on his list.
We hope the amount needed can be
raised, as a new church
is badly needed at that place.
>From Martin Column
Born, to Mrs. Bob ELLIS, on Monday morning, a girl.
Mr. W. D. JOLLEY has a new railroad boss at his house. It�s a
boy.
Jim JOHNSON is able to be on the streets agian, but is looking
rather thin.
Dr. SCATES was called to Greenfield, Thursday of last week, on
professional business.
R. M. JOHNSON, who is in the dry goods business at Hope, Ark.,
is reported sick. His
family still live here.
Elvis DUKE, of Texas, has been attending school at Huntingdon,
during the winter, is
stopping here, prospecting for a
business opening.
We are to have another jewelry shop in town: Rufus BROOKS, who
has been training for
some time in a St. Louis horological school, is
locating a jewelry stand and repaiir shop in
a front window of G.
B. McWHERTER�s restaurant on the
east side.
Elder S. A. SADLER, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church,
has sold his residental
property to Ben COOK and gone to McKenzie to
live. The place on South McComb street,
vacated by Ben COOK,
will be occupied by J. I. WILKES and
Mr. MCMILLIAN.
Mrs. Annie CARLTON, who was left a widow only about two weeks
ago by the death of her
husband, Mr. Aleck CARLTON, died
at her home in the Public
Wells neighborhood on Monday
night, after a short
illness of pneumonia, was laid to
rest in the family cemetery
on Tuesday. This makes three
deaths in the family
since Christmas, the baby having
left them only a few
weeks ago. Six small children are
left without father or
mother.
After an illness of about three weeks, Mr. John SMITH passed
quietly away a 5 o�clock
last Saturday morning. Services
were conducted at the
residence by Elder Tom MAYO on
Sunday and the remains
interred at West Side cemetery.
Mr. SMITH had been for
a long time quite a prominent
figure in business circles
here, being president of
the First National Bank
at the time of his death. He
started out in life as
a poor boy, instances being known
of his borrowing a dollar
from one person to pay a dollar borrowed by
another person. He was in the grocery business
here when the town of
Martin was in it�s infancy and
managed to go into the
stave manufacturing business,
where his success as
a money maker began. A good portion
of the neat little fortune
which he amassed was made in
buying staves from factories
when they were low and
holding them till they
advanced. Mr. SMITH�s death, while seemingly
in the prime of an active life, being only
fifty four years of age,
makes quite a gap in social and
business circles which
will be hard to fill. He leaves a
wife, one son and one
daughter to mourn his death.
News Notes From No. 14 Column
Mrs. Minnie NELSON has sold her farm, containing about forty acres
to Arvil SULLIVAN; consideration,
$700.
Prince HALL has had rheumatism so bad he could neither sit up or
lie down. That man is
is mighty bad shape.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. BISHOP left last Wednesday for points in
Arkansas and Texas, to
be gone till about April 10.
Mr. Nelson SUMMERS, residing near Joe SCATES, is the proud father
of an eleven pound boy.
Mother and child are getting along nicely.
Messrs. Bob CAUDLE, Marion GREY and Tode EANENS have purchased a
new sawmill, and it has
arrived at Sharon. They intend to
put it down on Mud Creek,
to saw timber previously
owned by the Billie GIBBS
heirs. This mill will be of
great benefit to the
people of our neighborhood, as the
nearest mill is at Mt.
Pelia.
Mr. Bruce CARDWELL, who resides on the Martin and Mt. Pelia road,
has a little child
who has quite a serious case of
pneumonia.
Bass OWEN, who received very bad injuries from a falling tree a
few weeks ago, is getting
along moderately well and is
improving slowly. Probably
a blood vessel in his head is fractured,
as he bleeds internally very frequently.
Our hustling farmer, James RUDD, says that if we have an early
spring, he wants to finish
gathering corn, as he wants
to plant the same piece
of ground in corn this year. He
had twenty acres of corn,
but gathered five before
Christmas and has been
feeding out of the field since
the bad weather.
Travis Chapel Column
While Mr. Oscar PHILLIPS was returning from a party, the stirrup
on the saddle caught
in the fence and his steed threw him,
but did no serious damage.
Mrs. Mary ALEXANDER gathered up thirty to thirty eight eggs a day
during the bad weather.
On Wednesday of last week, Mr. Bruce GLENN and Miss Fannie VICKERS
were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony by Esquire
BRUCE. They are a popular
young couple and we wish them
much happiness.
Mrs. Helen BRUMMITT is on the sick list.
Mrs. Anna ERWIN was called last week to the bedside of her
granddaughter near Obion
county.
Peace Hill Items Column
Willie LEE has been right sick with a pain in his side, caused
by a strain he received
skating on the ice. He is the
first man I ever knew
to go after the doctor for himself.
Hue REA has la grippe.
There were more plant beds burned in our parts last week than
ever before in the same
length of time. Mr. Albert REA
set fire to one and went
to dinner thinking his fire
would burn all O.K. And
so it did. It burned over twenty
acres of woods, and would
have burned his fence and barn,
has his neighbors not
discovered the smoke and went to
learn the trouble. They
sure did fight fire for a while.
No damage done.
Jonesboro Jots Column
Dr. Moore tells me that hustling doctor, Dr. BERRYHILL, of
Pillowville, was married
recently to a Miss McCLURE.
A friend told me the other day that he had actually counted
eighty six widow women
of his acquaintence. It is strange,
to have so many widows
in a few miles square.
Will and Jim GALEY received several barrels of flour Saturday,
and before night the
last one had been disposed of. They
also received a whole
lot of gearing and other things
too numerous to mention.
Teb CANTRELL and Mr. MORELY are on a land trade, if they have not
already traded. Teb is paying Mr. MORELY $1,800. for his
farm. Mr. MORELY wants
to move back to near Sharon, where
he moved from when he
came up here.
H. POPE and L. G. COOPER have been getting out spokes for the
past week. Henry is clearing
new ground.
Dr. McKenzie, of Bradford, has been coming out to see Mrs. Jane
POPE, who continues sick.
I am informed that the Christian church at Skullbone is finished,
except the inside work.
Bro. HOLLAND, of Greenfield, will
be the pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. WHICKER have been down with la grippe.
J. A. WHICKER sold his year old mule to Monroe CROCKER last
Saturday for $97.50.
R. B. PERRY tells me his two milch cows died. He thinks they
were poisoned.
Henry HARRINGTON has rented Levi STOUT�s farm. John HOLT had
rented it before, but
he continues on the sick list and
was afraid he would not
be able to tend it.
J. W. STOUT is building a lot of paling fence.
Dr. COCHRAN, who lives over in Gibson, has been real sick.
He
has a large practice,
and, if he should die, the people
would greatly miss him
in that section.
Frank HALL is sweating and puffing dreadfully to get to turning
�the dirt.� He
is one of our hustlers.
Buford MITCHELL tells me that his father is real sick.
Hubert GARRETT was in these parts getting pictures to enlarge
last week. Hubert had
the picture on one of our sweetest
girls, so he thinks,
to enlarge.
Adam�s Academy Column
Mr. Frank ELLIS� baby is right sick.
Mr. Baxter BRIZENDINE has sold his farm to Mr. Pentis DAVIS.
Mr. BRIZENDINE hasn�t
decided yet where he will go.
Mr. Ned CASTLEMAN, our school teacher, has been on the puny list.
Miss Minnie McCLAIN happened to a painful accident Sunday, by
stepping on a log and
sprained her ankle.
Messrs. Jimmie TEMPLETON and Frank ELLIS, returned from Arkansas
last Sunday, telling
great things about the country. They
didn�t stay as
long as they said they were.
Mr. Willlie ADAMS happened to a right painful accident a few days
ago, by falling off of
a wagon load of hay and the wheels
running over
him from his head to his feet, hurting him
right bad. He is improving
now.
Willie, son of J. B. ADAMS, deceased, residing near Sharon, will
work with his uncle,
Peak ADAMS, this year.
Mr. Pink BROOKS gave the young people a party last Friday night;
it was very much appreciated. |