Cousin Martha's Abstracts
Weakley County, Tennessee

Dresden Enterprise Newspaper

Transcribed from Microfilm by Martha Smith



 

1905 September 1

Friday, September 1, 1905      THE DRESDEN ENTERPRISE
Dresden, Tennessee

Elder S. F. CAYCE 
On last Sunday afternoon while occupying the pulpit near
McMinnville, about midway through his sermon , Elder CAYCE
complained of feeling unwell. He was removed to he home of a
Cumberland Prsebyterian preacher nearby but expired before
reaching the house, about five o�clock in the afternoon.
He death was a severe shock to his family in Martin. Elder
CAYCE was born in Kentucky on October 15, 1850; died
August 27, 1905; aged 85 years. He was married to Flora
BENTLEY January 11, 1870. To this union were born ten
children, six dying in infancy. The four who survive him are
Elder C. H. CAYCE, Mrs. T. L. TURNER, Osmond and
Rachel. His funeral was held at the Primitive Baptist church at
Martin last Tuesday conducted by Elder J. K. STEPHENS,
of  Bald Knob, Ark., a life long friend. Short talks were made
by Elders ROSS, MAYO, KIRKLAND, VINCENT, BELL,
SCOTT, STEWARD, and numerous others.
Elder CAYCE practiced medicine in Alexandria, Ky. for years,
moving to Martin in 1885. In 1886, he began publication of the
Primitive Baptist which has a circulation of thousands. All the
businesses of Martin closed for his funeral.

Accidental Shooting 
Last monday morning, George TAYLOR, aged twenty two years,
son of widow TAYLOR, of near Jewell, and Dewell FOWLER,
the twelve year old son of Mr. W. A. FOWLER were shooting at
a target with a twenty two calibre rifle. TAYLOR went to replace
the target leaving FOWLER reloading the gun. The trigger slipped
from his grip, the gun firing and TAYLOR was struck in the back
of the neck on the right side and came out near his ear. Drs. H. B
COPELAND and Dr. Ira J. TATUM dressd the wound and
pronounced the young man not seriously injured.

In Memory of Aunt Sarah Francis McCLAIN 
Sarah Francis McCLAIN, daughter of Mr. George McCLAIN
and Mrs. Mary McCLAIN, born in Henry County, Tenn.
November 10, 1829, died in Hickman, Ky, June 16, 1905.
She professed faith during the Civil War 1861 1865. She died
of rheumatism, neuralgia, paralysis, and tumor of the lungs. She
leaves a bereaved brother. Aunt Francis was laid to rest at the
old family burying ground in No. 1 on the 17th at about five
o�clock. Written by Her loving niece, Loice McCLAIN.

Halls Branch Budget Column 
Will SUDDATH who was very sick with malarial fever is still
    in a weak condition.
Will CASTLEMAN has been very sick,  also Jesse and Leila
    PRINCE.
Mr. Clint HEARN was in Kentucky last week prospecting
    for a new home.
Mr. DOWDY, formerly of Gleason, has built a small house in
Mr. W. D. JONES� garden, near the mill. He intends to put up
a blacksmith shop. Mr. and Mrs. Sam LOCKHART and sons
Andrew and Madison, left Aug. 26 for Decatur County to spend
a few days near friends and family.

Travis Chapel Column 
Horace BREWER has a mighty sore face and throat after having
    some teeth  pulled.
Mr. Bud BAIDEN has bought a new surry.
Mr. J. P. GRIFFIN sold six hogs to Bert UNDERWOOD
    bringing him $45.
Mrs. Anna ERWIN has been very sick with congestion.
Mrs. Lub BRUMMITT has fever, Mrs, Mattie STOKER is
    improving. Miss Susie PHILLIPS is very sick. Miss Callie
    NICKERS is improving.

Mt. Hermon Items Column 
Mr. Will SHARP and Mr. Henry SMITH have gone partners in
    the grocery business, renting a house from Mr. Jack FORD.
    This store will be right in front of Mr. W. J. HESTERS house.
Sunday, August 20th, the death angel visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Buck OLDHAM and took their infant baby, Snowdie
who was about one year old. She had been cutting teeth and
caught whooping cough. She was laid to rest Sunday August 21
in the Hornbeak burying ground.

Miss Lizzie ADAMS wife of Mr. Henry ADAMS, departed this
life August 24, 1905; and was buried August 25, at the Hornbeak
burying ground, funeral services conducted by J. J. THOMAS of
Greenfield. Mrs. ADAMS was about fifty four years of age and
had professed faith  at about sixteen years of age and joined the
Methodist church. She leaves her husband, two boys and three
girls. Four children have gone before to await the resurrection morn.

Shady Grove Shadows Column 
Mr. G. O. CARMICHAEL has sold his one horse wagon to
    E. L. FREEMAN of Ralston.
Grandmother PASCHAL visited the family of G. O.
    CARMICHAEL last week. She is eighty six years old, does
    all her own housework and is making a new carpet.
Mr. Tom MITCHELL gathered eight and one half gallons of
    damsons off one little tree.
Mrs. M. E. WATSON is in bad health.

In Memory of Beulah 
August 26, at 9 o�clock the death angel visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Merdie PARSON and took their little daughter Beulah.
She was four years, seven months and twenty six days old. She
leaves a father, mother and little sister, and many relatives to
mourn her death. She was laid to rest in the Corinth Cemetery.

In Memory of Grandmother 
Mrs. Harriet  Neal ADAMS was born April 12, 1819 and
departed this life August 9, 1905, aged eighty six years, three
months and twenty seven days. She was a member of the
Missionary Baptist Church  at Jolly Springs, the mother of six
children, three of which preceeded her in death. The surviving
are Mr. J. A. BARBER, Martin Tenn.; Mr. R. BARBER,
Paducah, Ky.; Mr. C. H. ADAMS, Gleason Tenn.
Funeral services were held by Rev. Web JACKSON at
Hopewell church after which her remains were tenderly laid to
rest by kind and loving hands in the Hopewell cemetery.
     Writtene by Her Granddaughter   Edna SWEET.

Public Wells Column 
Jub WASH has a new boy at his house.
Tom STEPHENS has a new girl at this house.
School will begin here soon taught by Miss Relma ESTES.

Town and Country Column 
Eld. Will ETHERIDGE will preach at Lebanon.
Master Halbert McELWRATH has her confined to his bed for
more than a week with fever.
Mrs. Bettie C. EWING is spending the summer at San Francisco
        and orders the Enterprise sent to her.
Mr. Joe TRAVIS, who resides onthe Dresden Gleason Road
        about three miles from  here has a new boy.
Announcement has been made of the approaching nuptials of
        Mr. Chas. H. COBB and Miss Marie MORAN daughter
        of  Mr.  J. W. MORAN.
A contracter arrived from Ripley and will begin construction of
        Mr. Charley  COBB�S residence which is ro be a one story
        brick, containing six  rooms and is situated between Mr.
        J. A. GIBBS and Hon. Jos. E. JONES.
Mr. Lee GILLIAM and family have moved to Dawson Springs,
        Ky. to remain until cold weather. Mrs. GILLIAM spent
        several weeks there recently and was greatly benefited.
The old Federal soldiers of Carroll County will hold a reunion at
        Huntingdon September 14 and 15.
Note from J. T. Simpson of McKenzie subscribing to the
        newspaper.
Mr. John O. VINCENT and Mrs. Lizzie FULLER will sing at
        Ralston next Sunday night.
Mrs W. B. MAYO has suffered a sprained ankle.
Mr. Lee RUTLEDGE and Miss Nettie SMITH were united in
        marriage at Gardner last Monday afternoon. Esq. Grizzard
        GARDNER officiating. They will live in Jackson where Mr.
        RUTLEDGE has a very lucrative  position with the M & O
        railroad.
Bud McDANIEL brought in an eighteen inch wide, forty two inch
        long   tobacco leaf and says for Earny PALMER to beat that
        if he can.
Col. Homer HIGGS has imported 10,000 frogs to his farm near
        Greenfield  and will raise them for marker. Frogs are being
        used in Texas to exterminate boll weevils.
Mr. G. H. BOYETE of Martin is subscribing to the paper.

Mr. J. R. TYSON informs us of the death of Miss Jenett
McGEHEE, daughter of  Mr. J. S. McGEHEE which
occurred at her home in  No. 5 on last Sunday night. The
deceased was in declining  health for many months and death
was not unexpected. She was  about twenty years of age and
highly esteemed. Interment occurred Monday at Palmersville.

Dr. T. W. FIELDS reports a new plow boy at the Will
        McCLAIN home, born Monday.
Claud MOORE came from Arkansas to spend vacation
        with his father.
Miss Bera WARD has been employed to assist Prof. Baldridge
        at Terrell�s Schoolhouse this fall. Miss Edna KILLEBREW
        will assist Miss  FOUST at Adams.
Uncle Henry BYRUM, with a crew, is constructing  levee at Coin
        Creek,  between Martin and Ralston.
Mr. Bob TAYLOR returned to Memphis after viditing friends and
        relatives. He is in the real estate business.
Mrs. McWHERTER, the aged mother of Trustee McWHERTER
        is dangerously ill at his home.

Uncle Jack CASHON, probably the oldest man in the county, died
at the home of his daughter in No. 13 last Sunday night, Uncle
Jack was ninety one years of age and born in South Carolina,
coming to this county when quite young. He was a man of wide
influence in his community and very much esteemed by a large
number of acquaintences. The body was interred  at Good
Springs Monday with Masonic honors.

We received an invitation to the wedding of Mr. Rice M. REAVIS
and Miss Kate GOODPASTURE to be solmnized at the home of
the bride in Paul�s Valley, I. T. on the evening of Wednesday,
September 6. The  groom is the son of Mr. Lonny REAVIS.

Capt. J. W. PHILLIPS writes from Gleason to thank people for
        their kindness while he was sick, also Dr. W. W. McBRIDE.
Wiley BARTON of Greenfield, was injured near Greenfield
        Monday when his wagon was struck by a dead limb falling
        on Mr. BARTON. He was only slightly injured.

Town and Country Column (continued)
Mr. Charley DAWSON, aged about thirty three and a prominent
        citizen of Limbs, died at his home this week of typhoid fever.
George Thomas SAWYERS was born September 16, 1843;
        died August 23, 1905; aged sixty one years eleven months
        and seven days. He was married to Miss McCALEB. To
        this union were born seven children, of which one died
        some years ago.  He professed  religion but failed to unite
        with any church.

Western Part of No. 7 Column 
John MARTIN continues very low with typhoid.
Will SHACKFORD�s baby was very sick last week.
Mrs. HALLEY and two daughters, Miss Stella and Mabel have
        been sick    Homer KILLEBREW is better, one of Alford
        JOHNSON�s children is very sick is very sick with
        pneumonia. Little Leslie KELLEY is  improving.
Junior STOKER�s house was hit by lightening the family was
        unharmed but the house was damaged.

Gardner Items Column 
Mr. Bennie Smith�s house caught fire but some men saw it and
        put out the fire with little damage.

Smith Chapel Column 
Mrs. Cora MONTGOMERY is very ill. Mr. Bill
        MONTGOMERY is better, Mr. Will FOSTER is very ill,
        little Jessie H MORTON is sick.
Little Willie SCATES hurt his arm badly last week falling from
        a swing.
Little Rubie SCATES jumped out a window at school on a piece
        of glass  cutting her foot badly.

Pillowville Column 
Elvis CURLEE is having a new room built.
Bruce MONTGOMERY is having a new room erected.
Little Beatrice MARTIN has been having spasms.
Pete GROOMS cut his hand while dressing beef.
Sidney DECK�s horse fell with him Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert ATKINS are the happy parents of a new
        boy born the 27th inst.
Mr. Fount SCATES is moving his sawmill from Pillowville to
    near McKenzie.
Last Monday, someone entered Mr. R. W. DUNLAP�s house,
    breaking down the door with an ax, prizing the locks off two
    trunks and scattering the contents but not taking much of value.

Blooming Grove Items Column 
W. D. McDONALD is right sick, Lillie May BERRYHILL is
        having chills, Homer BERRYHILL is in school again at
        McTyeire, John ALEXANDER, Jr. had chills, Mr W. H.
        WILLIAMS is no better,
Mrs. Charles SNIDER is improving.
Mr. J. W. PETERSON and Miss Willie McDONALD went to
        Huntingdon on business one day this week.
Mr. J. L. ANDERSON sold his farm to Mr. Clint HEARN from
        near Orr Springs.

Pecks Pickings Column 
Mr. Urbin PERRY moved to Cal FOSTER�s last week. Urbin is
        sick at present.
Mr. Legon ARGO is the father of a new girl.
Say, Harmon JOHNSON, we like to hear from Texas, write soon.
Henry FRANK, our merchant, will sell out and move to Paris.
Jim HUBBLE who has been visiting, will return to his home in Mo.
        soon.
Mr. Bud HAMILTON is going to tour Obion County trading
        horses.
Frank HALL and Bennis GANN will leave for Key West, Fla.
        soon.
Mr. Shady COCHRAN and Miss Patty COCHRAN drove to
        Esq. WRIGHT�s and were married.
We have a new store to be run by the PERRY brothers, built by
        T. Y. Galey and John PERRY.
Mr. Lee BATES has been very sick.
Miss C. D. BATES has been very sick, also Mr. Guy
        SMITHSON.

Western Side of No. 15 Column 
Miss Capie GILLIAM is real sick.
Miss Laura DREWER reports Mr. Will FOSTER is quite sick.
Miss Lena GALEY went home a meeting, sick.

Notes New and Old  From No. 1 Column 
Prof. Reece EMERSON, has just closed a very interesting
        singing school
A crowd of boys gathered in the public road to watch a fistfight
        between Noah CAMPBELL and Chester HILL.
        CAMPBELL drew a knife. About that time, Esq. George
        AUSTIN came along and they dispersed. Mr. Billie
        GRIFFITH was deputized to overtake and arrest
        CAMPBELL.
Mr. Joe MEEKS little boy is improving slowly.
Mr. Tom HIGGS has returned from Valpraiso Ind. where he
        attended school.

Adams Academy Columnn 
Mr. John TEMPLETON is so proud of his little girl he just
        grins all the time.
Fanny ADAMS has a bad rising on her thigh.
Fred MORGAN and Jack ADAMS are home from Ark.
George GRIFFIN and wife have moved to the Henry
        COLEMAN place now owned by John TEMPLETON.
Fielden TRAVIS and John Will ADAMS both have very sick
        babies.

End of Abstracts for September 1, 1905
 


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