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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