Friday, July 20, 1906 THE DRESDEN ENTERPRISE
Dresden, Tennessee

A Delightful Outing -Friday July 13
Mr. Harvey HALEY, of McKenzie, entertained at his country
home near Gleason, about thirty of his pupils from Martin. Others
from Gleason and Martin increased the number to about fifty.
>From Martin were: Misses Gretchen BROOKS, Josie CASHON,
Lena WALTERS, Lutie DICKEY, Ethel JOHNSON,
?tha Warren; Myrtle VOWELL, Ethel WARREN, Ethel CARY,
Mayna PARHAM, Mary REED, Bernice CHAMBERS, Clara
LANDRUM, Vivian GOOCH, Laure COULTER, Grace JOLLY.
Masters Curtis LOVELACE, Walter MERRYMAN, Whitlock
LYON, Cola JOLLY, Harold CASHON, Graham VOWELL,
Harry WALTERS, Oscar JOHNSON, William ELLIOTT,
Pierce JERNIGAN, George DODD, Ralph MERRYMAN.
They were joined by Masters Jamie BURNS, Kye RORIE,
Randal PARDUE, Green and Edward EVERETT, from
McKenzie. Also Masters Tillman PETERS, Edward PETERS,
Glenn BENNETT, Joe ALEXANDER, and Miss Alma PETERS,
from Gleason. Quite an enjoyable dinner was spread and dainty
refreshments of fruits and ices were served throughout the day.

Cane Creek Column -
Boyd POWELL had a painful accident last Wednesday, getting a
pitchfork stuck into his arm.
Whit LAFON, deputy sheriff, stumbled into a lodge of "Knights
of 'de Bones" two weeks ago causing them to skeddadle.
Mr. H. H. BARTON, of Cottage Grove, who is about fifty years
old, says he never saw the inside of a train in his life.
C. C. CRUTCHFIELD, that up-to-date well digger of this
section, had to quit work on account of breaking his shaft,
leaving the auger 115 feet in the ground.
Mr. Ben MOORE, of Gleason, has purchased a half interest in
M. L. CAMP's business house at Cottage Grove They
will increase the stock of goods at once.

Ralston Report Column -
C. D. Whitlock has a new girl at his home. Another visitor to
our town is E. L. FREEMAN's boy, born Saturday.
Mr. King WEBB came over last Friday and postponed his
picnic as Miss Emma WILLIAMS was growing worse.
Tom ARNN is at Fulton, at his sister's, very sick.
God in his wisdom saw fit to take from a happy home the precious
life of Emma May WILLIAMS, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. S. and E. WILLIAMS. Emma was born November 24,
1889; died July 15, 1906; aged sixteen years, seven months
and twenty one days. She gave her life to God in the year
1901, united with the Cumberland Presbyterian church and
lived a true christian. On July 15, 1905, she, with the rest of
the family, joined the M. E. church, south, of which she lived
a consistent member until death. Emma was one of the
sweetest characters spiritually I ever knew. She was sick
about four and a half months and suffered severly, but the
entire time she bore her affliction with great christian
fortitude.
She was the only girl and greatly beloved by the family and
every one else that knew her. She leaves a father, mother and
six brothers besides a host of friends to mourn her death.
Funeral services were conducted at New Salem by Revs.
JONES and JACKSON, after which her remains were laid
to rest in the New Salem cemetery, there to await the
resurrection.

News From No. 12 Column -
Mr. Fayett McELROY of Brownwood, Mo.left for home Tuesday
after having spent ten days here visiting relatives and friends.

The West Tennessee Annual singing contest was rained out at
Christmasville. It will be held July 28.
Mr Ed DILLINGER died last Thurdsay night at 9 o'clock after
an illness of about two weeks. An abscess of the brain and
a general give-down of his system was the cause of his death.
He had just reached the prime of life and it is always hard to
give one up at that age. The crowds that visited him during
his illness attest to the fact that he had hundreds of friends.
He leaves an old christian mother, a broken-hearted wife and
little girl to mourn his death.

News Notes From No. 14 Column -
Mrs. Lizzie SHELLEY, dangerously ill a few weeks ago, is
improving.
According to statements, B.E. DODD & Son, Martin, is
meditating on seeking a larger field for business owing to
the fact that there are eight dry goods stores in town and
that is entirely too many to supply the trade of the whole
county and do themselves justice.
President FREEMAN, of the Weakley County Musical
Convention, and Hon. John O. VINSON met with the
Freeman chapel class at that place last Sunday and better
singing was never heard.

Notice- We will on Wednesday, July 25, 1906, at about the hour
of 10 a. m., at Ethridge's bridge, let to the lowest bidder the
building of a levee and bridging at Etheridge crossing, on the
Trenton-Hickman Road about 1 and 1/2 miles north (a little west)
of Kimery's store. Bond will be requiired for execution of contract.
This, July 13, 1906.
Signed J. M. PRIESTLY, J. C. LIPSCOMB, J. J. HAWKINS

Midway Mutterings Column -
Mr. Caudle BREWER's little boy is real sick with malarial fever.
Mrs. MANSFIELD is better.
Prof. S. M. MORRIS met J. C. JOLLEY and his singing class at
Pleasant Hill Saturday night. Prof. MORRIS, in his usual
lively manner, told many antecdotes and interesting things
between songs.All seemed to have a good time.
The three Misses MULLINIX picked fourteen gallons of
blackberries in two hours Monday morning and didn't get
out of sight of home.
The Rebekah lodge, instituted in February at Fancy now has
thirty seven members. The following officers were installed
there last Friday: Mrs. Bettie GATEWOOD, N. G.; Mrs.
Lelia WILSON, V. G. ; Mrs. Ann JOLLEY, financial
secretary, and Mrs. Sarah Smith, Treasurer.
Uncle Calvin STEWART is in a bad condition, with something like
an ulcer on the brain; he suffers terribly and has been under
treatment of the doctor for two months.

Up-To-Date Doings Column -
J. E. BEDWELL has sold his interest in the blacksmith shop to
H. D. BELL, and has gone to Hickman.
The boys who lost their suitcase on Williams' levee last Friday,
we suppose, were very much surprised to find several
well-filled botttles of "snake-medicine" which they had in
the case, emptied on the ground.
On Saturday, July 28, all that are interested are requested to
meet at the Mahan graveyard to clean off the same.
Mr. McNEW, the Elm Tree blacksmith and wife are rejoicing
over the arrival of a fine girl at their house.
Miss Sarah STEPHENSON had a very hard chill yesterday.
Harry STEPHENSON has bought out Ras GARRIGUS'
timber contract, and will get out shingle timber for
McClain & Co.
P. C. FORRESTER started for Texas last Monday to look for
a location.
J. H. McGREGOR, whom I reported sick from taking patent
medicines, is slowly recovering from effects of the same.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Bud TATE is very ill of cholera
infantum.
There will be an ice cream supper at Elm Tree, under the
management of Henry STEPHENSON and Clifford
MORRIS, on Saturday night July 28.
Ed DICKSON will remove to Paris in the near future, to work
in the machine shop.
Steve JONES and Ras GARRIGUS went to Hickman last Friday
after a load of fish.

District No. 23 Column -
Mr Will GOLDSBY is sick.
A Farmer's Educational and Co-operative union was organized
at Beach Springs last Tuesday night. The following are
officers: J. T. WRIGHT, president; Will MATHENY,
vice-president; Lester McCALEB, secretery and treasurer;
Will GOLDSBY, conductor; S. W. WRAY, doorkeeper.
There will be singing at Peace and Harmony next Sunday evening.
School began at Beech Springs last Monday with Miss Eva
EVERETT as teacher.

Town and Country Column -
Mrs. R. E. GARDNER and children will leave Dresden about the
middle of the next month for New York, to spend the winter
there, and we understand that they will spend next year
abroad.
The commissioners, J. C. STEWART, B. D. WINSTEAD and
Bud BRUNDIGE, will, on Monday, let the contract for the
erection of a school building to be built near Sprout's bridge
in No. 25.
100 acre farm for sale - D. W. McCALEB, Gleason, Tenn.
Every incorporated town in the county is entitled to elect one
extra magistrate at the coming election. Messrs. R. N.
IRVINE and W. H. McMARRAY are the candidates
here in Dresden.
A dwelling belonging to Jack ADAMS at Gleason, but occupied
by R. H. SMITH was burned to the ground Sunday night
about 11. The fire originated from a box of ashes, which
had been placed beneath the stove in the cook room. A
piano, two feather beds, one dresser and a trunk were
saved and the family had some difficulty in escaping. The
fire had gained considerable headway when discovered.
There was no insurance on the contents, but Mr. Adams
carried $500. on the house, valued at $1,500.
Mr. E. H. SPANN, a very enthusiastic, practicable and capable
fruit and vegetable grower of the Greenfield vicinity was here
last Saturday. He is a scientific farmer and studies every
detail
to find out which variety is best suited to his soil.
Misses BONDURANT, of Sharon, and Miss WELLS, of Martin,
were the charming guests of Misses Agnes and Nora DUKE
the past week.
It is understood that Miss Pearl MATTHEWS and mother will
occupy the Dowd place just vacated by Uncle Dick
ESKERIDGE and they will take in boarders for the school.
Mrs. G. S. BOYD and Misses Valda and Margueritte, are at
Waverley, where they will remain until August when they
will leave for the mountains of East Tennessee.
There will be no scarcity of water at the street fair in Dresden.
Brasfield & Brasfield will attach a gasoline engine to the
pump in the courthouse yard and supply water to the entire
crowd. Barrels of water will be placed at different parts of
the square.
Rural Route No. 7, Martin, has been changed so it accomodates
eleven families. It runs from the Widow WALLACE's
corner to WATSON's corner and from there south to
Martin-Mt. Pelia road. The following additional families
will be served: W. R. CRAVENS, Edgar JONES, Sid
CALLIS, Charlie SAVIOR, Isham DAVIS, Bernie
BLACK and Jim BAKER.
The wife of Fonzo HIGGS, one of No. 10's most progressive
farmers, is very low with consumption.
The wife of Mr. Tom DINWIDDIE, residing at the Monroe
SANDEFER place, north of town, died Tuesday night
after a lingering illness.
Attorney Rice McWHERTER will leave next week for Cairo,
where he will attend the 'steenth annual brawl, given by
the young sports of that city.

Mr. and Mrs. T. I. LITTLE are in Paducah visiting their son,
John LITTLE. This is the first social visit Mr. LITTLE
has taken in a number of years.
Mr. C. B. TURNER, of Memphis and Mrs. Ann TAYLOR,
of Ripley, were united in marriage at an early hour here
Wednesday morning by Esq. R. N. IRVINE.
John MATHENY has purchased the lot back of Mayo's grocery
from Dr. TERRELL upon which the latter's stable stands,
and tells us that he will erect a three room cottage thereon
at an early date.
While returning from Greenfield a day or two ago, the horse
driven by Misses Lilly and Annie WINSTON fell down
while descending a steep hill, breaking both shafts from the
buggy and seriously injuring both young ladies. The buggy
ran over them and Miss Lillie was rendered unconsious
all night.
Valuable premiums are being secured almost every day for the
October street fair here. Mr. Geo. R. EDWARDS offers
$5 in gold for the best loaf of corn light bread baked by a
native lady of Weakley County. We bet a dollar to a ginger
snap that Ed STEEL gets that $5. for his good lady is the
champion corn light bread maker we know of.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. PRESTON, who sold out the Enterprise
five and a half years ago, going to Union City where they
purchased the Obion Democrat from the Griffin estate, son
and namesake of the former editor, W. H. GRIFFIN,
deceased. Mrs. PRESTON's health is very poor and she
says she will retire from newspaper work. The Obion
Democrat has always been considered one of the the best
paying newspaper plants in West Tennessee. In fact, it is
about the only one that has ever made any money and we
believe the new editor will keep the paper up to the
standard it attained under his father's management of it and
since.
We want to publicly thank Judge MAIDEN for the good
judgement displayed in placing the jury which is trying the
famous EDWARDS-WALKER damage suit, now being
tried at Union City, under guard. EDWARDS' attorney
objected to this being done but the able judge ruled with
an iron hand and two trustworthy deputy sheriffs are
guarding the jury trying this dirty case. Miss WALKER,
who claims she was seduced by Dick EDWARDS a
dashing wealthy, young man of Union City, testified on the
witness stand one day last week that when she scorned his
offer of compromise; he told her she would do well to
accept and not sue, for he had money and friends and if she
did sue, he would buy the jury. Whether EDWARDS did or
did not say this, Judge MAIDEN has saved himself a lot of
critism by placing the jury under guard and we commend him.
The unveiling ceremonies of the monument at the grave of Fletcher
THOMAS, deceased, last Sunday by the Woodmen of the
World, Dresden Camp, was most impressive attended by
about 500 people present. The Sharon Concert Band
furnished the music, and we must say that the boys composing
this band deserve much credit for their renditions, which were
equal to any we have heard. This band was organized but
three months ago and yet does remarkably well. Council
Commander GOLDEN was master of ceremonies, assisted
by Soverigns WARD and FERGUSON. Mr. FULGUM,
of McKenzie, recited that beautiful poem entitled "O, Why
Should the Spirit of the Mortal be Proud," and Prof. Tobe
SHAW, Bud MOSS, Mrs.L. E. HOLLADAY and others
sang a few choice selections. Mr.L. E. HOLLADAY
delivered an address on the objects, aims and intentions of
the order. The monument is a handsome one, made of
granite of immemse size and a nice design.
Les FREEMAN, residing north of Dresden, is rejoicing over the
arrival of a new girl at his home.
We are sorry to note there is some friction in the 7th district over
the selection of three school directors for the district.
Several
weeks ago a public meeting was held to nominate three
directors. This was done but now a petition is being circulated
to have the name of Mr. O. T. BROWN, a most exemplary
christian gentleman placed on the DORCH ballot which is
voted here. Mr. BROWN is in every way qualified but it is
argued that the directors should be scattered over the district
instead of all being here in town.
The two year old child of Mr. W. T. KILLEBREW is quite sick,
suffering from congestion.
Mr. H. H. BARR's family left Wednesday for Craggie Hope, their
summer home, where they will spend their summer.
Elder W. C. ARNOLD, a Primitive Baptist minister of Crossville,
Ill.will preach at Little Zion in No. 5 on next Monday and at
the C. P. church here Sunday night at 8 o'clock.
Miss Etta KILLGORE, of Uba, is the guest of Miss Edna LEWIS
and both visited us at our offices last Saturday.
Tom SMITH, who was sent to the penitentiary from this county
several years ago for being implicated in the killing of the
FOWLER brothers arrived here Wednesday and was met
at the depot by his wife and children. He looks to be in fine
health and good spirits.
Mr. W. T. KILLEBREW purchased the home place of Mr.
V. C. SANDEFER, situated on Paris street; consideration
$1,200. This does not include all the lot in the rear, a part
of which Mr. SANDEFER retains and upon which he will
build just north of W. O. TUCK.

Shady Grove Column -
Mrs Pokie and Miss Lizzzie CARMICHAEL picked and canned
twenty one cans of blackberries one day last week.
Miss Sallie CARMICHAEL is quite sick with la grippe.

Adams'cademy Column -
Miss Annie SADDLER got her foot cut real bad Monday. She
will not be able to walk for several weeks.
Mr. Jack ADAMS and wife is the proud parents of a girl.
Mr. Peak ADAMS' little son, Marian is real sick.
Miss Nannie McCLAIN, of Missouri is visiting friends and
relatives here.
Mrs. Dora ADAMS is on the sick list.
Mr. Allen ADAMS is building a lot of wire fence.

Western Side of No. 15 Column -
Miss Pearl LEGGETT is real sick at this writing.
John CLARK left for Los ANGELES, Cal. last Saturday,
where he will accept a good position.
George HORNBUCKLE killed a stinging snake near his home
last week which was the first snake of that kind ever seen
in these parts.
There will be preaching all day and dinner on the ground at
Meridian next Sunday.
Roy GALEY says he will leave for Memphis in the near future.
The Christians will have a tent meeting on Edgar OVERTON's
land near Meridian beginning on Friday before the second
Sunday in September.
An exceedingly large crowd is expected at Rinda for the farmer's
union picnic. Bob TAYLOR and O. P. PILE, of Texas, will
be there.

Hyndsver Hits Column -
Uncle Steve VANCLEAVE is quite sick.
Mr. Tom CHAPPELL is preparing to rebuild his stable, which
burned not long ago. The lumber is cut and the neighbors
are going to haul it for him and help build it for nothing.

District Number 19 Column -
Mrs. ROBERTSON has quite sick.
Married, Miss Maggie LEE to Mr. John (TOWE ?)
Mr. Pierce TANSIL and family of Arkansas are visiting relatives
in this community.
The TAYLOR brothers have purcased the ETHERIDGE farm,
in the river bottom; consideration $3,000.
Mr. Jim VANCLEAVE is on a prospecting tour in Texas.

Ruthville News Column -
Eld. John KIRKLAND began a series of meetings at Ruthville
on last Sunday .
Dr. J. D. McREE, a former resident and physician of this
community, but now living in Oklahoma, is shaking hands
with old neighbors and friends around here.
The new organ has arrived at the church at Ruthville.
W. T. SAWYER, Will TAYLOR, Monroe ROSS and several
other farmers of this section are preparing to have new
phones.

Hall's Branch Budget Column -
The band of Indians who have been camped at the south end
of Cutler's levee in No. 11, broke camp and hit the road
again on Thursday of last week.
Mr. Tom NEWBERRY, of No. 6, has a hundred acres of real
fine corn; will make from ten to fifteen barrels per acre on
average.
Mr. Jim LOCKHART and wife, of Henderson County, are guests
of the former's brother, Samuel U. LOCKHART. This is Mr.
LOCKHART's first visit to Weakley County since 1893
and he has many relatives and friends her and in Lake county
who will be glad him again.
W. D. JANES is having a new foundation put under his roller mill
which has stood idle and forsaken so long. We suppose he
will patch up, clean up and dust out the house and the
machinery and soon have his mill ready for business again.

Oak Hill Column -
Miss Emma WILLIAMS, who has been low for several months
with consumption, passed from earth to heaven Sunday
morning. She leaves a father, mother, and and five brothers
to mourn her death. The body was buried at Old Salem.
Miss Bertie HYNDS returned home last week from Jackson. She
will spend three months with her parents.

Jonesboro Jots Column -
One of the worst things that has happened in this neighborhood,
happened Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. John THOMAS
went to visit a neighbor; while they were away, somebody
went into their house and plundered around, but thus far
they have found nothing missing except the keys. The party
who did the plundering relocked the door. Mr. THOMAS
had to take out a window in order to get into the house. It is
said that Mr. THOMAS has several hundred dollars in cash,
and it is believed that the parties who perpetrated the act
were after the money.
The infant of Mr. Monroe PRIEST was buried at Meridian last
week.
It is about conceded that the next magistrates over in No. 16
will be Bill PITMAN and Henry ROSS. Paul JENKINS
will surely be elected constable.
John POPE's horse ran away one day last week and completely
ruined his buggy.
Dave RITCHIE cut a fine bee tree on his land last week, containing
about four gallons of honey.

Mt. Hermon Column -
Zack PASCHALL is stepping a mile high over the arrival of a
fine ten pound boy at his home.
Mrs. ABNER, has been down with rheumatism for some time.
Not long ago, a storm visited Mr. Jim HATCHER and blew
the columns out of his porch, giving him a big scare; he ran
into the field and caught a bush, and you bet he got wet.
Uncle Dan JACKSON, of Rock Hill vicinity is very sick.

Uba Utterings Column -
Revs. D. A. FREEMAN and W. N. MATHENY conducted
the service for the Childrens' Day exercises.
Mr. Joe B. GREY came near making a sad and fatal mistake
last Thursday morning. His wife had been sick for some
days and the doctor had given her a tonic. Mr. GREY,
thinking he had a bottle of the tonic gave her a teaspoon
full which later proved to be arsenic. The doctor was
called and promptly removed the poison from her system.

End of Abstracts for July 20, 1906

Friday, July 27, 1906 THE DRESDEN ENTERPRISE
Dresden, Tennessee

The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Fancy lodge No. 500 now has
38 members and held a gathering last week. After a parade to the
speaker's stand, that grand old man Uncle Jim Insco, delivered an
address on the aims of Odd Fellowship. He was followed by Mr.
L. E. HOLLADAY who talked about the history of the order in
America. After him, S. S. Featherston made an interesting talk.
Then they formed a line and marched back to the hall where
other talks were had, closing with the hymn " God BeWith You
Until We Meet Again" led by the master singer, Mr John Jolley.

Chancery Court
Chancellor COOPER left for his home at Trenton last Saturday
evening, there being only one case left to try. Mr.R. T. Lewis was
elected special chancellor to hear that case, which was T. D.
ATKINS vs B. B. ADKINS. In this case, the land was ordered
sold to pay a mortgage and judgement in favor of Mr. T. D.
ATKINS.
Cases on the docket were disposed of as follows:
Mrs. M. E. PASCHALL vs W. B. MORROW. This case was a
controversy over a line on which a public road was to be located.
Decree rendered in favor of defendants, and the injunction
heretofore granted restraining the defendants from placing public
road on the controverted line, was dismissed.
H. J. SCATES vs L. L. SEAVERS. This is a complicated case,
there being different things prayed in the original bill and would
require a whole newspaper to make it intelligible. Decided in
favor of complaintants and a decree rendered ordering sale of
a certain tract of land.
Maggie CRAWFORD vs P. H. CRAWFORD. Divorce granted.
Crawford was at one time a lawyer in this county.
The case of LOVERIN & BROWN Co. vs certain citizens of
Sharon was continued. This is the case of George RAULSTON
arrested at Sharon on the charge of selling goods without privilege
license.
Ward & Alexander vs J. H. WHEELER and Dr. G. I. BAXTER.
Heard on demurrer, same being sustained and bill dismissed as to
BAXTER.
In all above cases an appeal was prayed and granted.

A good joke on Uncle Bob McCLAIN has just leaked out and
it is so good that we can not refrain from giving it to the public.
Everyone who knows Uncle Bob knows that it is his chief delight
to attend all day singings and partake of the noon hour feature of
the program; but for the past several years he has been compelled
to forgo this pleasure, not having any teeth. He, however, was not
to be baffled on this account, and last year had Dr. Shobe SMITH
make him a brand new set of teeth, with the special instructions to
the dentist to make them extra strong as he wanted to make up
lost time in his eating. The teeth were made according to instructions
and for the past several months Uncle Bob has not missed a single
dinner on the ground. A few weeks ago, however, he came to Dr.
SMITH and complained that his new set of teeth did not seem to
fit as they did when he first began using them; that they not only
hurt his gums, but would not stay in and he was afraid of swallowing
them. Dr. SMITH examined them and told Uncle Bob they were
not his teeth at all; he was positive of this, because they had the
mark of another dentist on them. It then dawned on Uncle Bob
that a few nights previous he had spent the night at a neighbor's
where the lady of the house also had false teeth and that in getting
up for breakfast next morning he had gotten hold of her teeth and
she had his. When he got to her house, she was also complaining
about her teeth annoying her and knowing that he also had false
teeth, asked him if his gave him any trouble and when he told her
that his own did not but that hers did and she was mad as an old
wet hen.

News From No. 12 Column -
The old soldiers reunion at McKenzie is put off until August 11.
Rev. J. C. RUDD preached at Blooming Grove last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. WILLIAMS left Tueday for their home, near
Cuba, Ky., after spending two weeks with relatives here.
Attorney E. J. WILLIAMS, wife and children, also Mrs. Sue
EZZELL of Bloomfield, Mo. are visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. EZZELL has been right sick this week.
The annual singing and contest for musical banner will be held at
Pillowville Saturday, July 28. Everyone invited and
especially John O. VINCENT and R. E. FREEMAN.
Mr. Tom BRAWNER has purchased his father's grist mill and
has made great improvements. He has cut the bushes and
briars off the levee and mended the broken places, will have
his mill rocks dressed this week and a new water wheel
made and put in the mill soon. He will put up a new dwelling
house near the mill.
Mr. Bill SEALS, our hustling well man was putting down a well
for Mr. Travis REED, went down about seventy or eighty
feet, struck water but when he went to curbing the well, it
caved in to near fifty feet from the top of the ground. So, he
drew the curbing, put his auger down in the well, bored
down several feet; the sand caved in and when Mr. SEALS
tried to back his auger out, twisted off a cuff, leaving two
shafting and auger in the well.

Hyndsver Hits Column -
Esq. W. W. HOUSE is having chills.
Harvey GIBBS is quite sick with malaria.
Boon BYRUM is building a shed around one of his tobacco barns
which will be more convenient to house his crop in the future.
W. A. GIBBS has purchased ( for Lent HYNDS) the John
MEACHAM place, near here; consideration $850. It will
be much more convenient for Lent, as he is a rural
mailcarrier, and it will place him nearer the post-office.
The citizens of this, the 20th district, who are interested in the
schools met here; last Saturday night, and endorsed the
old board - F. M. TURNER, T. J. Baker and Esq. J. W.
CARNEY - for commissioners to be voted for in August.

North Part of No. 2 Column -
Mrs. Danie WELDON is up again.
Bro. J. R. BELL filled his regular appointment at Salem, Sunday.
Alvin SOMMERS and Erwin MITCHEM are moving to the
ELLIOTT houses in the bottom.
Uncle Lou LANIER is improving his place by putting up a new
buggy house and stock shed.
Ruth, the fifteen month old baby of Mr. and Mrs. HOUSE is
sick with flux; also Mr. Tommie ROBERTSON's baby.
Mr. Tom ATKINSON and daughter-in-law Ellie (MILNER)
ATKINSON, from Paragould, Ark., are visiting friends
and relatives at this writing.
Last Sunday afternoon while out driving, Mr. Oscar LONG's
horse backed off into a ditch, throwing Miss Ava
ALLBRITTEN out on a wire fence,cutting her face
considerably.
Three additions to Wesley Chapel are Misses Dollie HUDSON,
Missie SMITH and Myrtle RADFORD.

Notes New and Old From No. 1 Column -
Mr. Boyd BYNUM has sold his crop to his brother, Robert,
and has gone to Harrisburg.
Prof. John KEY will close his singing school at Workman
Schoolhouse the fifth Sunday with much success.
Prof. Clarence CARNEY is teaching a singing school at Mt.
Vernon, the new M. E. church east of Austin Spring.
Miss Tilcie PARKER and Mr. Alvie McCLAIN, two of the
most intelligent young people of No. 1 were married
last Sunday.
Miss Pearl WINTERS and Mr. James TAYLOR, of Cuba, Ky.,
were united in marriage last Sunday.
I am glad to say that No. 1 is increasing in population. Names
of new arrivals are as follows: Mr. P. C. FORESTER,
new boy; Mr. Bob SPENCER, new girl; Mr. Tom
BUMPAS, new boy; Mr. John DAVIDSON, new boy;
Mr. A. J. WEBB, new boy; L. B. LASTER new girl;
Leonard BESSENGER, new girl.

>From Route No. 4, Martin Column -
Sorry to say that Mr. Gleason BARGER is no better.
Mr. J. O. SMALLEY and a party from Martin have gone to
Reelfoot lake to send several days.
Mr. Giles BAKER and family took the train last Friday for
Oklahoma where they will make their home.

Ruthville News Column -
W. L. HAGLER has a visitor at his house - it's a new girl, born
July 9.
Annie, the little daughter of Will FULLERTON, had a very hard
chill last Sunday.
Prof. RICHARDSON, of Huntingdon, is visiting some of his
school girls and boys in this vicinity.
Miss Hontas GROGAN had a tumor taken off her arm. Dr.
KURD, of Murray, Ky., performed the operation.
Elder John KIRKLAND closed his meeting at Ruthville last
Thursday, having had seven additions to the church.
We learn that on last Tuesday, Johnie WELCH returned from
Texas, bringing with him his brother, Jim, who has the fever.
Elder B. F. SMITH, of Martin, is holding a protracted meeting
at Ruthville, assisted by Elder T. A. WAGGONER, also
of Martin.
Little Zora FULLERTON, playing around the washer last
week, got her little finger caught in the cogs of the wringer
and mashed the end of it nearly off, a very painful wound.

Uba Utterings Column -
Mrs. Emma JAMES is on the sick list.
Mr. Jim PRYOR has rigged up a wood saw and is cutting all
the slabs from Hester's Mill into fire and stove wood.

Town and Country Column -
Mrs. Bettie C. EWING is spending the week in Memphis.
Master Douglas GARRETT is now able to sit up, after being
confined to his bed for three weeks with typhoid fever.
Mr. Tom DINWIDDIE desires to express his thanks and
everlasting gratitude to the good ladies and neighbors who
were so kind, attentive and loving to his wife in her late
illness and for the expressions of sympathy since her death.
Mr. J. P. Taylor is having material put on the ground for rebuilding
his hotel. His son Hubert, will do the work and will build a
seventeen room, two story structure, with sample room and
bath room in the basement.When completed, the hotel will
be conducted as a $2.00 per day house and he hopes to
have it ready for occupancy by October 1.

Mr and Mrs. ARNN and Miss Mittie CAYCE, of Union City,
are guests at the LITTLE house.
Mr. Dave FREEMAN, residing north of Dresden, is steppin'
mighty high this week - it's a big bouncing boy, born
Saturday night.
Hon. Finis GARRETT delivered an address to the old soldiers
at Brownville yesterday, that being the date of their annual
reunion, which was attended by 10,000 people.
Esq. J. P. M. DECK, who recently moved to Gleason is hard at
work erecting a handsome five-room residence near the
cotton gin. The 'squire is also a candidate for corporation
magistrate and having no opposition, stands a mighty good
chance of being elected.
Eld. T. F. MOORE will commence protracted meeting at
Pleasant Grove, in No. 16, next Sunday.
Mr. Claud HILLIARD, nominee for county clerk, has bargined
for the Chas. FERGUSON place, opposite the B. D.
IRVINE home place, and will take possession as soon as
vacated by Mr. BARTON.
The 6 mos. old child of Mr. M. H. HAWKS, of No. 4, died last
Friday and was buried Saturday at the Harris greveyard.
ROGERS, the "little Creek Miller" at Como os omstalling a new
bolting system, and getting everything in ship-shape for the
coming wheat crop.
Next Tuesday, July 31, Rev. Welborn and Mrs. Sue MOONEY
will celebrate the fifieth anniversary of their marriage at
their residence on Depot Street.
Esq. Jim ADAMS, Martin's undertaker is out for justice of peace
in No. 2. His opponents are Esquires W. L. DUNNAGAN
and Booker JOLLEY, at present members of the county
court. Mr. ADAMS formerly represented No. 18 in the
county court, making a valuable member.
Strayed: from my farm in No. 16, one small bay mare.
S. A. SMITHSON, Route 1, Greenfield, Tenn.
The beloved wife of Mr. Jim MANSFIELD died at the family
residence in No. 25 last Tuesday morning at an early hour
after a lingering illness. Death was due to paralysis and during
her illness, the deceased suffered greatly. She was about fifty
years of age and is survived by her husband and four children
- two boys and two girls. The interment took place Tuesday
afternoon at the Matheny graveyard, in No. 25, services being
conducted by Eld. Bun ROSS. She was a good woman and
loved by a large number of friends.

On Monday, August 6, 1906, I will as adminstrator of estate of
C. W. COTTRELL, deceased, sell ten shares of the Dresden
Bank in front of said bank in Dresden Tenn.
R. T. LEWIS, Adm.
Mrs. Mat KING is very near death's door at her home in No. 4.
Ike WILLIAMS, the Dresden confectioner, is erecting a dwelling
house at Gleason, west of Dr. GOLDSBY's.
Our good friend, Mr. John FRANCIS, tells us that Mrs. John
McCLAIN, a good woman of No. 4, is very low with
rheumatism.
On Thursday night, August 2, A. Y. SIMMONS, state manager
W. O. W., will deliver an illustrated lecture at Ralston,
after which a W. O. W. camp will be organized at Ralston
with thirty members.
G. W. FROST, a prominent farmer of near Dukedom, happened
to a painful accident last week. While splitting shingles
with a hand axe he accidently struck his wrist, cutting two
arteries and a blood vessel. He is forced to carry his arm
in a sling, as the wound is quite painful.
Farm for Sale: 100 acre farm for sale one and one half miles south
of Gleason D. W. McCALEB

Midway Mutterings Column -
Mr. Fonnie KENNEY who sold his place near Pleasant Hill
church last fall and moved to Henry County, last week
and bought John MYRICKS place paying $1,100 for it.
John MYRICK has bought the place where W. A. MULLINUX
lives known as the DOWD place. He gave $1,000. for it.

Hall's branch Budget Column -
The wife of Clint McDANIEL, residing in No. 6 is dangerously
sick with typhoid fever.
Esqs. J. W. PARHAM, Geo. PEERY and W. L. GAINOR met
here last week and surveyed out the levee across the creek
bottom.
Mr. John P. OLIVER, our neighbor and progressive farmer, is
erecting a nice addition to his dwelling. That splendid
carpenter, Mr. Frank BLACKARD is doing the work.
When completed it will be a right handsome and comfortable
residence.
MR. John TODD, our jolly bachelor, friend and progressive
merchant here has purchased from Hyte FINCH five acres
of land on the "chicken road" and adjoining his store for $50.
and has built thereon some good stables and crib, and intends
erecting near them a neat $4000 or $5000 cottage in the near
future.

Jonesboro Jots Column -
F. E. CARLTON's little child has been at the point of death,
but is now better.
R. B. PEERY has recently installed in one of his bee hives a
queen bee that originally came from Massachusetts.
Esquire WRIGHT has announced himself a candidate for
magistrate in No. 16. This makes the situation doubly
interesting, but looking from conservative standpoint as a
citizen of another district, it seems that Esq. Henry Ross
and the wholesouled, good natured fellow, Ben
PITTMAN, will be the man to be happiest on the evening
of August second.
That time-honored old bachelor and the fattest man in No. 16,
S. A. SMITHSON has roamed this county over hunting a
sorrel bay mare and a sweet-candy-sugar-smiling little
blue-eyed woman for a wife. He has found neither and has
given up the search in despair. It is said that he will deed his

two farms to anyone who will secure him the above
described woman.
Mr. J. H. BOWERS has one of the oldest things in the way of a
slate ever heard of. His grandfather bought the slate when
a schoolboy and used it throughout all his school days. Then
his father, himself and son have done likewise. Thus the
slate has served four generations of Bower's and comes to
future generations still unscratched by the many pencils
that have been worn out on it and not damaged in the least.
A very interesting time was had a Meridian church Sunday. Rev.
Monroe EVERETT was to preach two sermons Sunday,
but announced from the pulpit that he had seriously thought
and prayed over the church union and had come to the
conclusion that he favored the union of the two churches.
No quicker had he he announced it, he was given to understand
by Elder Frank PERRY that his services were no longer
needed. So, he did not preach that evening and will not
preach anymore there.

Cornith and New Salem Column -
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Gay ROBERTS, a baby boy, July 14,
and on July 15 this little babe's soul taken it's flight to God
who gave it and was buried at the old Pointer graveyard on
July 16.
The baby of Mr. and Mrs. Tommie WARREN was buried at
Cornith last week. This good family used to be our neighbors,
but now live in Greenfield.
The new well recently put down at Salem is one of the best the
county affords; it is 150 feet deep and stands sixty feet in
water. There is sufficient water to keep a mill running 352
days in the year.
A good number of this community and especially friends were
called upon to pay the last tribute of respect to our Mr.
Jake TIDWELL whom all loved as a christian man and
good neighbor.

Dissolution Notice - The firm of BEALE, MORRIS and Co., of
Elm Tree, Tenn., have mutually dissolved, A. B. BEALE
retiring from the above firm, and Clifford MORRIS and
S. J. ROBERTS assume all liability of said above firm.

News Notes From No. 14 Column -
Mr. Clint HALL was visited by another stork last Saturday night,
leaving at his door another fine girl, Mother and child are
getting along fine.
Carl BISHOP and wife left Tuesday for Paragould. Ark., to visit
his father, Mr. A. J. BISHOP. They will travel overland
in a buggy, via Tiptonville. They expect to reach their
destination today(Friday).
Quite a number of our neighbors are taking the "Arkansaw fever",
and intend to make a prospecting tour through that state
in the near future.
Two delivery boys, driving at an unusually rapid speed in Martin
Saturday evening came in contact with one another's
vehicles just in front of J. W. HALL's grocery, resulting
in demolishing one of the hacks, which belonged to the
East Side Grocer.
Some unknown thief entered the smokehouse of Mr. W. M.
STEVENSON one night last week and abstracted a
large side of bacon, weighing about forty pounds.

Up-To-Date Doings Column -
Ira COLLEY and wife and Mrs. Donnie McCONNELL
started for their home, Mona, Texas, last Friday.
While prepariing a chicken for dinner last Monday, Mrs. Dora
HENDRICKS found a small green snake in the fowl's
gizzard, same was about six inches long.
S. G. HUETT will move to Palmersville in the near future to work
at Burton's Mill.
Eva, the little girl of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. HENDRICKS, is right sick.
Prof. Jesse AUSTIN left last week for Yuma, Carroll county, to
take charge of a summer school near that place.

District No. 23 Column -
Little Ollie V. JENKINS has been right sick for the past few
days, but is better.
Mr. Will GOULSBY, who has been sick for the past two
weeks, is no better.
Mr. J. T. BERRYHILL is sick.
Mr. Luther McGEHEE has rented his place to Mr. Dick
McDONALD and he is going to move to Paris to work on
the railroad.

End of Abstracts from July 27, 1906