Friday, March 2, 1906
A Charming Birthday Party
On last Thursday night, Feb
22, Miss Colone CARDWELL was the delightful hostess of an entertainment
given at her home, near Mt. Pelia in honor of her eighteenth birthday.
She was assisted in receiving by her sister Mrs. Jettie JETER, of
Martin. Mr. Artie ESTES of Sharon won the prize in a guessing contest.
After two hours of enjoyable entertainment in the parlor, we were
ushered into the beautifully decorated dining room where delicious
refreshments were served. While we were partaking of the same, we were
entertained by the Sullivan Band.
Each guest was presented with
a souvenir, a Washington hatchet. The guests departed at eleven
thirty. One Who Was There
Death of a Good Woman
The death angel visited the
home of Mr. J. W. JOHNSON and claimed his precious wife. She suffered
terrible for about one week. She leaves a husband, three daughters and
one son to mourn her death.
Written by a Friend-Maggie M. LOVELACE
News From No. 11 Column
Mr. George TURNER, our
hustling young man and former well digger, and Miss Effie ARNOLD,
daughter of Mr. Daner ARNOLD, drove to Esquire GAINER’s last Sunday
week and were quietly married.
Jim and Buck MYERS, Romler
PAGE and George GASKINS are going to put down a saw mill at Bell’s
Store.
Bill GAINER put up three
quarters of a mile fence last week, preparing to keep Mr. Hog from
destroying Parson FELT’s corn this year.
Mr. Hutch CLARK, our fox
hunter, is forever hunting dogs in the day time and foxes at night.
Miss Minnie RAY happened to a
painful accident a few days ago; she caught her hand while putting a
stick on the fire and tore the flesh of her hand to the bone.
Mr. Horice SCOTT is the owner
of the best brood sow in Weakley County; brought sixteen pigs at one
litter.
From No. 4 Column
Lumby BRUNDIGE is on the sick
list.
Last Wednesday, Albert LEWIS
and Miss Ella WILKERSON drove to Esquire J. A. ESTERIDGE’s and were
married. Albert is one of our quiet, sober, honest, industrious young
man. His lovely bride is the estimable daughter of Mr. Jim WILKERSON of
No. 25.
Lockhart’s Store Column
W. B. Bradberry is on the sick
list.
The new telephone line from
Dresden to Lockhart’s Store will soon be completed. The following have
agreed to take phones: J. L. THOMAS, D. C. INSCO, M. D. MORRIS, J. M.
LOCKHART, Billy SMITH, Asa GREER, Tom and Mat CRAWFORD, R. L.
SANDERFER, and W. R. INSCO.
L. D. WORKMAN expresses thanks
to the neighbors who were so kind and attentive to his beloved wife in
her last illness, also to Dr. Fields for his noble efforts to restore
her. Mrs. WORKMAN, wife of L. D. Workman, was born July 2, 1866, died
February 19, 1906; united at the Primitive Baptist Church at Ralston
May 3, 1903. She leaves a husband, four children, - all girls- and
three sisters to mourn her death. She was a good mother and true wife
and a devout Christian. Burial services were conducted at the home of
Uncle Bill THOMPSON by Elder A. H. INSCO and the body interred in the
Thompson Burying Ground.
Public Wells Column
Miss Henry MILES is at home
now, she has been teaching school at Pisgah.
J. M. TEMPLETON’s baby fell in
the fire Sunday evening and got burned right bad.
Irene MILES has been right
sick with whooping cough and bronchitis for the past week.
A tacky party was given at Mr.
Charlton’s last Friday night. Alex BRIGHTWELL and Bertha WAGONER were
decided the tackiest ones.
Terrell Schoolhouse Column -
Bro. John FREEMAN will preach
next month at Travis Chapel.
Mr. John TERRELL has sold his
home to O. R. BEARD of Sharon.
Mr. J. M. WITHERINGTON has a
perfection rat catcher. He has been catching one to sixteen rats per
night.
Carl BAILEY has gone to the
railroad where he will work for a few months.
Fred SPICER, who got hurt not
long ago, is able to be up again.
Joe HEATHCOTT and family have
returned from Missouri and will make their home near here.
Old Uncle Johnie GLENN has
moved to Greenfield, where his son will see after him.
Midway Mutterings Column
Macy BRANN informs me they had
a splendid singing at Blooming Grove.
Old Aunt Mary Smith is slowly
recovering from a fall. She is eighty-three years old and was very
feeble.
Will ROBERTS and wife are the
proud parents of a boy.
Mrs. Jim MANSFIELD is
suffering from neuralgia.
Mrs. Tom SMITH is spending
this week with her son John Wess. It is the first time she has been
able to leave home since she had a stroke last August.
Myrtie, the beloved wife of
Mr. KINNEY, died last Thursday evening. She had been suffering for a
long time from consumption. She was the daughter of that good old man
Wesley GLASGOW, who has been dead several years. Myrtie’s mother died
when she was a child and she was reared by one of the best stepmothers.
They seemed devoted to each other. Myrtie leaves a broken hearted
husband, and two precious little boys, three brothers who live in
Paragould, Ark., two sisters, a stepmother, and a half brother and
sister. She was buried at Hickory Grove Friday.
District No. 23 Column
Those on the sick list are:
Miss Gertrude WRIGHT, Mrs. Martha JOHNSON, Jessie McKENZIE, Herald
DELANY and Mrs. McMAKINS.
Webb McCALEB and wife are
parents of a fine boy.
Hyndsver Hits Column
Born to Mr. and Mrs. T. M.
CARNEY, a fine girl; to Mr. and Mrs. K. T. CROSSER, a girl, both on the
twenty second.
Mrs. Jim TUCK, who was burned,
is improving.
Mr. J. H. Faircloth, was here
on business.
Miss Kate WINGO has returned
home to Martin after teaching a successful school here.
Miss Virtis HOUSE closed
school Friday at Pierce’s schoolhouse.
Mrs. Martha VAUGHAN had one of
her lower limbs broken, but is getting along nicely. She is the wife of
W. T. (Billie) Vaughan of No. 13.
Town And Country Column
Dr. O. R. BEARD has a crew of
hands erecting a handsome house in West Sharon.
After a lingering illness of
lung trouble, Lee GARNER, aged about twenty five years died at his home
near Terrell’s Schoolhouse, Monday.
Mr. Robert F. TUCKER a
promising young
teacher closed a successful school near Lexington and returned home to
Boydsville.
Uncle Bill THOMPSON resumed
carrying mail on the Palmersville star route after a suspension of a
month.
Chancery Court Clerk I. L.
BANKS has purchased the BRUSH place (formerly owned by C. A. BAILEY)
east of Mrs. BODENS; consideration $1,000. Brother BRUSH has
purchased the place now occupied by Neal LOVELACE in Martin and will
move there.
Prof. Charlie SANDEFER,
principal of the public school at Harris Schoolhouse, about two miles
north of here, request us to announce that the school will be opened on
the first Monday in March, having been closed on account of
diphtheria.
Our good friend, Postmaster
Heart of Palmersville informs us of the death last Thursday of
the beloved wife of Will KINNEY residing about one mile west of
John TODD. Death was due to consumption. The deceased was about
thirty-two years of age and is survived by her husband and two sons,
Interment at Hickory Grove..
Mrs. N. E. GATES, who resides
in Arkansas, is here visiting and informs us of the marriage
on February
14 of Miss Lucy HIGGS and Mr. ___ REDEN, both residing near Piggott,
Arkansas. Miss HIGGS is well known here, having left here about four
years ago.
Messrs. Harrell MORAN and
Eugene BOYD are in New Orleans attending Mardi Gras..
The sad news reached here
Wednesday of the death of Mrs. SCOTT, the sainted mother of Bro.A. E.
SCOTT, which occurred at his home in Martin Tuesday night. Mrs. Scott
had been an invalid many years.
Last week, Mr. R. G. MALOAN
returned from St. Louis where he purchased a lot of fine, safe, gentle
driving horses for the firm of Bondurant and Maloan. Sunday Gleason
hitched them to a brand new buggy and he and Mr. VINCENT started
down the street, the steeds started running like mad until they
reached the post office where each tried to go on opposite sides
of a telephone pole. The buggy was almost a complete wreck. Neither of
the men was hurt.
The little son of Mr. Charlie
EANES at Palmersville has suffered for the past week or ten days and it
has necessary to administer morphine to relieve the little fellow. His
heel is either sprained, broken or bruised, the doctors being unable to
determine which.
Master Douglas, son of
ex-Sheriff DODDS now has a lucrative position as stenographer in
Memphis.
Sheriff ACREE went to Paris
Tuesday and brought back and landed in jail a notorious thief named
SWINNEY who several weeks ago stole a suit of clothes from Tom GROOMS,
at
Greenfield. SWINNEY put up at GROOMS’ in Greenfield and after being
assigned a
room, came down and Tom GROOMS gave him a paper to wrap the clothes in
and the thief left with them.
Mr. Walter NICHOLS, of the
Cobb and Nichols Training School, received word that his father had
died and Mr. NICHOLS left immediately for his home near Kenton. Mr.
NICHOLS was an honored, substantial citizen of Obion County.
Mayor W. D. BRASFIELD has
bought from W. B. SHANNON the land known as part of the ETHERIDGE farm,
east of town and will cut it up into three farms. Mr. BRASFIELD will at
once open a road from the forks of the Paris-Palmersville road to the
road leading east to P. P. CARLTON’s. This road will be sufficiently
wide for three wagons to pass abreast.
Mt. Pelia Column
Loyce and Myrtle AVERY
entertained their little friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will COPE
on last Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim MILLER are
rejoicing over the arrival of a little girl last Friday.
Bro. Roy BUTLER and Ollie
DAVIS filled Brother MOORE’s appointment at Cypress Creek Sunday.
Miss Vera WAGSTER is very low
and not expected to live.
Bud BLAKE is all smiles, it’s
a boy.
John PARKER is ill, the small
child of Mr. and Mrs. Will VAUGHAN is real sick, and Mrs. Dr. CHITWOOD
is on the puny list.
Carl POYNER and wife will go
to house keeping this week.
Christmasville Capers Column
Mr. Frank MITCHELL who has
been so low with rheumatism for nearly a year, is thought to last only
a few days.
Mrs. Robert GROOMS has been
very sick.
Mr. Thomas MOORE has been
dangerously ill of typhoid fever for several weeks is no better.
Mrs. Jack CRABTREE, who has
been an inmate at Bolivar for the past two years is now at home in
excellent health.
Adam’s Academy Column
Mr. Allen ADAM’s step-son, of
Arkansas, John Smarte has been here the past two weeks but soon will
RETURN home.
Mrs. John W. ADAMS has some
little chickens feathering out and has her English peas planted.
Mrs. Puss ADAMS gave the young
people a party at her home.
School is progressing nicely
here under the direction of Prof. Johnie MILES and Miss Edna KILLEBREW.
News Notes From No. 14
Column
Lee GARDNER and wife left for
Kennett, Mo. where they will remain quite a while visiting relatives.
Last Saturday, a family
reunion took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. BISHOP in Martin.
Mr. BISHOP has sold his farm here and and will leave the first of March
for his farm in Paragould, Ark.
Hall’s Branch Budget Column
The following are right sick
with the chills: Mrs. Robt. L. SUDDOTH, Ethel JONES, Miss Minnie
HARRIS, Ed JONES, L. B. STAFFORD, the daughter of Sam MADDOX and the
family of France SUMERS.
Mr. Hosa MALOAN is putting up
some woven wire fence.
Miss Alma OLIVER had a
quilting last week.
Mr. Riley BENNETT and his
young bride of near Huntingdon, are the guest of the latter’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Ting BARKER.
Bro. Henry SISSON had a “rat
killing time” one day last week. He killed thirteen under his crib.
Miss Mattie BARKER gave a
pound supper at her house Friday night.
S. M. LOCKHART sold and
delivered three head of young hogs to Messrs. CAMPBELL
and MOORE
at Gleason.
Messrs. Will SHELL and C. E.
SMITH also delivered some hogs and cattle there the same day.
Bro. J. L. THOMAS will preach
at Lamb’s schoolhouse Sunday and Prof. W. F. BEVIL will lead the song
service.
Uncle Moses DYER of No. 24 is
down sick. Uncle Moses is more than 100 years old and so feeble that he
can not survive
Jonesboro Jots Column
Frank MITCHELL of Hinkledale
is reported in bad condition. He has
been down sick for a long while.
Mrs. STAFFORD died last
Saturday and was laid to rest at Pilgrim’s Rest.
Mack CAPPS amd Tom
DUNNING had a law suit before Squire Ross last week about a
binder.
Henry POPE and John MAYNARD
are on a land deal. Mr. MAYNARD is trying to trade his farm near Hart’s
Mill to Mr. POPE for his place between here and Greenfield..
D. G. STOUT has pneumonia.
John MAYNARD sold one of his
farms to Mr. Will DUNLAP recently.
Henderson BARNER of Rinda is
not expected to live long. Mr. BARNER has been a cripple nearly all his
life.
It is said that Luther COOPER
has ridden all his father’s horses down trying to get a wife.
Reuben LONGWORTH, the busy
newspaper seller of Greenfield, says that he is a cousin of Hon.
Nicholas LONGWORTH who recently married the president’s daughter. He
claims to have received an invitation to the wedding at the White House
but could not attend.
Mr. Allen SHARPE has some fine
chickens ordered from up north, paying about $12.50 for them.
STOUT Bros. will put in a dust
chain to carry sawdust from the saw. They will also have a lumber car
to carry the lumber away from the saw.
George MAYNARD has completed
his new house.
My good friend, Gus
FORMILLION, at Shafter, has a big bouncing boy after many years
of married life.
Travis Chapel Column
Nona BRUMMITT, little daughter
of Wes BRUMMITT, fell off a mule, breaking her arm
just above
the wrist.
Mr. John TERRELL sold his farm
to some northern people for $5,000. He will give possession next fall.
Mr. Matha MELTON of
Greenfield, and Miss Ella BARKER, of this vicinity, drove to Greenfield
and were married by Rev. JOHNSON.
Shady Grove Column
Hubert WATSON has a very nice
case of big jaw - cutting wisdom teeth.
Mrs. Mollie CARMICHAEL has
twenty nine little chicks eating $3.00 cornmeal.
Tom TODD, tobacco raiser says
he would like to have his entire farm planted in White-stem this year.
John CARMICHAEL wounded his
hand while stringing barbed wire.
Mrs. Minnie PARSON, wife of
Mertie PARSON two miles east of Ralston, died last Thursday and was
buried at Corinth, near Sharon. The deceased was thirty years of age;
she had been in declining health for two years. She leaves a husband,
one little daughter, four sisters and four brothers.
Southern Part of No. 20 Column
Widow POSTUM who had a stroke
of paralysis is improving fast.
Mrs. Mattie HESTER is spending
the week in Jackson with her sons, Arnet and Ed HESTER.
Mrs. Wilmer HESTER has fifteen
young chicks hatched.
Mr. Allen STRAWBRIDGE has
pneumonia.
Mrs. Dave FREEMAN will begin a
writing school at Gulley View Schoolhouse.
Telephone posts are set from
Latham to one and one half miles from Dresden.
Western Side of No. 16 Column
Balord CAUDLE left for Bowling
Green Ky.
Little Flora STOUT is very low
of pneumonia.
D. G. STOUT is also ill of the
same disease.
John HOLT’s little boy got a
grain of popcorn in his ear and it is feared it will prove serious.
Wm. GILLIAM purchased a fine
tract of land form R. H. GALEY one day last
week,
consideration $1,125.
The F. E. and C. W. Lodge of
Meridian was represented at the county union by T. N. GILLIAM, A. J.
HOLT and L. G. COOPER.
Miss Matie McKINNEY sprained
her ankle very badly while jumping rope.
There will soon be a public
road leading from T. J. MOSELEY’s farm towards Shades’ Bridge. It will
shorten the road to Bradford considerably.
Old Uncle Levi STOUT, one of
those good old pioneers who came from North Carolina many years ago is
very low at present.
From No. 19 Column
Mr. and Mrs. Robert ROWLETT
have been very sick.
Mr. and Mrs. John HARKLEY’s
baby has been very sick with pneumonia, but is better.
A. M. MOWERY and family will
soon leave for the territory. Two of his sons-in-law, Luther MARLOR and
Jim WRIGHT and their families will also go.
Mr. Walter CRAVENS’ boy is
right sick with pneumonia.
Ras GARDNER has been appointed
Sunday School superintendent to fill A. MOWERY’s vacancy.
Ben WAINSCOT has been right
sick.
North Part of No. 2 Column
Fate SMITH and Rubin TUBS each
have new girls at their homes.
Bonnie LANIER is recovering
from pneumonia and Miss Ana ALLBRITTEN also has pneumonia.
Non Resident
Notice To Jessie MARTIN bill of divorce by wife Mollie
Martin
Non Resident
Notice C. B. BOWDEN Trustee vs J.N.BABB et als.
Chancery Land Sale - W. E.
PENNY and wife et als vs J. E. WRIGHT et als.
Land Sale - W.L. HOLMAN vs
Mozelle HOLMAN
Friday, March 9, 1906
THE DRESDEN ENTERPRISE
Dresden, Tennessee
Democratic Convention Held Here Attended by 2,500 People
Hon. P. F. HALL opened the Convention.
Mr. H.H. BARR placed into nomination Mr. G. M. TERRY
of Sharon for Bond Chairman. Jas. E.Jones placed Dr. H.
F.
Hudson in nomination and Esq. W. L. Gainer was placed
into
nomination by T. K. REYNOLDS. Mr. Hall declared Dr.
Hudson the chairman. J. L. HOLBROOK was made Secretery.
Committee on delegates to the Nashville Convention: F. P.
HALL, W. W. HOUSE, J. N. RAY, D. J. ROGERS, J. M.
BUCKLEY, and C. B. BOWDEN.
This Committee reported the following delegates who were to
cast the 29 votes for Weakley County for Hon. John I. COX
for governor.
Ed DONOHO, W. H. RIDDLE, J. L.
TURNER,
Jobe McDONALD, J. M. RIDGEWAY, Hugh BAKER,
B. F. CONDAY, Percy GARDNER, D. C.
SMITH,
Claud HILLIARD, W. L. GARDNER, W. R.
HICKS,
J. D. OSBORNE, D. W. HENDERSON,
J.
M. BUCKLEY,
L. P. MOORE, U.
PENTECOST,
H. A. ROBERTS,
F. P. SIMMONS, Ellen
GARRETT,
J. E. JONES,
Shobe SMITH, W. T. KILLEBREW, H. L. HILL,
F. P. HALL, Jno. S.
ACREE,
Rice McWHERTER,
B. D. GIBBS, Geo. P.
ACREE,
G. D. CAPPS,
R. T. LEWIS, W. B.
MAYO,
J. A. JENKINS,
Wayne POYNTER, L. W.
SHULTS,
D. J. RODGERS,
Henry BRUSH, Z. W.
GROOMS,
H. T. HUDSON,
J. N.
RAY,
Frank EDMUNSON, D. T. WREN,
Walter DORAN, T. R.
RICHMOND,
R. S. GOOLSBY,
Tobe DUNNING, Ep.
JOHNSON,
C. E. GROOMS,
Ed SAWYERS, A. J.
FORD,
J. E. EDMONS,
Joe RITCHIE, W. P.
DUKE,
J. L. JAMES,
W. B. BLAKEMORE, G. E.
BOWDEN,
C. B. BOWDEN,
J. M. GARDNER, R. W.
MARTIN,
G. W. SHANKLIN,
J. W. RANKIN, T. J. TAYLOR, P. A. ENLO, L.
J.
HEMBY,
J. W. WHITE, O. M. KILLGORE, Casey KILLGORE,
Chas. E. KILLGORE, F. M. KEMP, Chas.
CHANDLER,
T. M. DINWIDDIE, J. L. HOLBROOK, N. H. GARETT,
Jim STEWART, L. E. HOLLADAY, R. E.
HOLLADAY,
S. C. HOLLADAY, J. R. WELSH, Jno.
WELSH,
W. S. CAVENDER, R. T. TAYLOR, J.
W.
KING,
Bura CALDWELL, Hurt COOK, Tom
OVERTON,
John CRAWLEY, Walter CURLEE, Ed SPANN,
R. P. GROOMS, Jno. O. VINCENT, Chas. ELINOR,
N. M. TUCKER, T. F. KILLEBREW, J.M. GARDNER,
Berry GIBBS, J. A. GIBBS, H. E. JONES, T. A. LEWIS,
Frank TURNER, W. W. HOUSE, Tom PARRISH,
J. M. PALMER, W. T. MURPHY, J. A. COVINGTON,
W. H. JONES, C. M. MARTIN, John BLAKE,
P. H. COLLIER
Democratic Executive Committee for the next two years:
District
1 Ed DONOHO
2 G. E. BOWDEN
3 J. G. GARDNER
4 Jim STOWE
5 L. B. MOORE
6 F. E. GARRETT
7 J. L DUKE
8 J. M. CONNELL
9 H. F. HUDSON
10 C. E. GROOMS
11 R. JOHNSON
12 Jim SIMPSON
13 P. H. COLLIER
14 Bruce CARDWELL
15 Tom OVERTON
16 Chas. ELINOR
17 R. E. Holladay
18 Ben FIELDS
19 Ed CROSS
20 W. T. SOMPSON
21 Tobe MsDONALD
22 Wm. HATCHER
23 T. J. DREWRY
24 G. A. PEERY
25 B. A. THOMPSON
Hon. F. P. Hall was chosen Chairman.
News Notes From No. 14 Column
Kenneth TREEM is the proudest man in three states over the
arrival of a nine
pound
boy Monday morning.
H. B. BELL will erect a fine stock barn at his place.
Will FUTTRELL says his saw mill is running over with logs
and is not large
enough
for the amount of logs coming in.
Mrs. Nora CASTLEMAN, daughter of Capt. John WALKER
residing west
of
Mt. Pelia, was married to John CUDD of
Rector,
Ark.last
Tuesday morning. Mrs. CUDD is well
known in her
neighborhood
and Mr. CUDD is a promising
young man of his
town.
Mr. Willie VANCLEAVE and Miss Mattie WHITE were happily
married
Wednesday
by Rev. John FREEMAN.
Some time ago G. T. SHELLY purchased a gasoline engine and
wood saw for
his
private use on the farm ad has it running.
He has an immense
quantity
of rails he will convert to stove
wood. He has
ordered
a pump for his well.
Crate STALCUP with the mail service in Nashville has a run
between Birmingham
Ala.
and Nashville. He was here
visiting with home
folks.
Connie COLLIER broke a rib by trading for a vicious horse
which he tried to
ride.
Some time ago G. T. SHELLY purchased a gasoline engine and
wood saw for his
private
use on the farm ad has it running.
He has an
immense
quantity of rails he will convert to stove
wood. He has
ordered
a pump for his well.
Crate STALCUP with the mail service in Nashville has a run
between Birmingham
Ala.
and Nashville. He was here
visiting with home
folks.
Connie COLLIER broke a rib by trading for a vicious horse
which he tried to
ride.
Blooming Grove Column
H. D. McELROY has been in poor health for some time and is
now being treated
by
Dr. McADOO.
Rufus WILLIAMS has gone to Bloomfield, Mo., where he will
clerk in a hardware
store
Mrs. Minnie ELINOR who has been in a critical condition for
some time, went to
Nashville
for an operation and died
there.
Public Wells Column
School began Monday under the instruction of Miss Ethel
HAMM.
A Sunday School is to begin with the following officiers:
H. P. ADAMS, Superintendent; Chas. T. MILES, Assistant;
G. G. Miles, Secretary; and J. Q. ADAMS, leader in music.
Up To Date Doings Column
M. A. BEDWELL sold to Henry McWHERTER, Jr., twenty
five acres off the
east
end of his farm, consideration $500.
Mrs. Jane CARRINGTON has been ill with pneumonia.
Mrs. Ella SHELL has had a severe case of la grippe.
A tenant house on the farm of Almus WILLIAMS in No. 13
burned to the
ground
recently. The house was occupied
by Finis BELL and
family.
Mr. Bell saved his household
goods as well as
the
windows and doors.
J. A. POYNER announces that Rev. Sam NUNNELLY will
preach at Union
Hall
every fourth Sunday the rest of the year.
Neighbors met at Mr. John RILEY’s last Wednesday and
helped build a smokehouse. Mr. RILEY has been suffering
from dropping a
stick
of firewood on his foot.
Mr. Arch BEDWELL sold Tom COLEMAN twenty five
acres,
consideration
$500. He says he will sell the rest
of the farm if he
can
find a buyer.
Jake SHOBE sold one of his farms to Johnson BRANN of
near Palmersville.
Mr. Fate ALEXANDER left on a prospecting trip to the I. T.
While Oscar McGREGOR and Will McCLURE were in a
friendly play they
fell
out over some trivial matter and
McGREGOR stabbed
McCLURE
with a knife, not
hurting him much.
Jim HINDRICHS drove home a nice young cow and calf
the other day.
Hinkledale Hunks Column
Henry LEWIS is able to be up again.
A tacky party was given at Mr. WALKER’s. Will
GALLIMORE and
Edith
HART were decided to be the
tackiest and
received
a nice cake.
I have been informed that Mr. Floyd PATTAN will leave in the
near
future
for
Chattanoga.
Travis Chapel Column
Mr. John BOLDEN is very sick with pneumonia.
Mr. Rachel ELLIOTT went to Witherington’s store for some coal
oil, carrying
a
one gallon jug. He asked for five gallons of
oil.
It’s all over the
arrival
of a ten pound boy at his house last
Friday.
Mr. Edgar HAMLIN and wife are the proud parents of a girl born
last Friday.
Mr. John TERRELL says she wishes that the fellow who carried
of his Sunday coat
and
vest would RETURN it so he could go
to church once in a
while.
Mrs. Pattie PAYNE has been very sick the past week.
Christmasville Capers Column
J. J. BOAZ of the firm of J. J. BOAZ and Co. is in
Louisville
buying his spring
and
summer goods.
Mr. Frank MITCHELL is still living at this writing.
Mr. Thomas MOORE is some better.
Luther YOUNG whose dwelling burned a few weeks ago, has
erected a nice new
residence.
A young Mr. McARNOLD sisited the family of Mr. John
NODGRASS and was
taken
ill soon after arriving,
dying Saturday
morning.
His remains were returned to
Benton County.
Town and Country Column
Prof. Green HAWK closes a successful chool at Morgan’s
Schoolhouse today.
Gleason MALOAN says that the horses that ran away with
him last Sunday
were
unbroken colts.
Master John IRVINE, son of Mr and Mrs. John IRVINE,
had a light case of
pneumonia.
That good man and able divine, Elder H. E. WATTERS
of Martin,
has been called to the pastorate of Mt. Olive Church in Obion
county.
Hubert TAYLOR is progressing nicely with his new residence
east of L. E.
HOLLADAY’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas EDWARDS of Dechard visited with
relatives here this
week.
A sad and heart rending death occurred last Thursday night
at Sharon when
Neal,
the fourteen year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jim DUNLAP
passed
away. He died of
typhoid pneumonia.
Mrs. DUNLAP is the sister of Mrs. W. L. BARTON of
Dresden. The body
was
interred at Corinth graveyard.
E. T. REAVIS is in Louisville buying goods.
Mark PINKSTON informs us that there is a new singing master
at the home of
Prof.
John JOLLEY arriving Tuesday.
Mrs. Annie May McCUAN (nee MALOAN) who has been in
Memphis and
Mississippi
since Christmas has returned. Mr.
McCUAN is in
Memphis
where he has a very lucrative
position.
Mr. Jack IRVINE and wife of Ft. Worth, Texas just
completed
and moved into
their
new home when it burned. Loss
$2,000. Insurance
$1700.
Lee COSTEN was here Sturday exhibiting his new German
Coach horse.
The infant of Uless SNIDER residing west of town, died very
suddenly Tuesday
morning
The child took sick during the
night but went
to
sleep about daylight, woke up sick again
and died before a
physician
could reach there.
Mr. John GRIGGS and Miss McNEELY were marriedby
Esq. J. H. COLLIER
in
No. 13 last Sunday, Mr. T. E. Ellis
tells us.
The infant of Jesse BUNTIN of near Gleason died Monday
morning; aged eight
months.
Mr. Charlie STANFIELD, Gleason’s boss carpenter, and
Miss Mattie MITCHUM
the
accomplished daughter of
Colonel MITCHUM
were
happily married at the home
of the bride in
Gleason.
Mr. Abney ROBERTS, residing in No. 25, is very low with
pneumonia and has
been
hiccoughing despite the efforts
of his physician to
stop
it.
It was reported here that Huce STACKS of Greenfield was
given a poisoned
drink
of whiskey here Monday and that
he had died Monday
night.
This is all a mistake. He was
given a drink here
Monday
and not being accustomed to
drinking was
violently
ill but was all right by Tuesday.
Mr. Frank Mitchell, aged 72 years, died at his home near
Hinkledale on
Wednesday
morning about 2 o’clock after
a lingering
illness.
The deceased has suffered long and
terribly from some
disease
that almost ate his flesh away,
said to be
rheumatism.
He was a veteran of two wars,
the Mexican and the
Civil.
Six boys and two girls survive
him. He was a
member
of Meridian, where his remains
were interred
Wednesday.
When Route No. 4 from Dresden was ordered established,
it was thought that
Mr.
Herbert GOLDEN would be
appointed carrier but
Prof.
Earnest SMITH has been
appointed.
Old Salem Column
Bill PIERCE, of NO. 2, has a very sick boy at his home.
Jim CACEY, four miles north of Martin has a new girl.
Mr. Fayette SMITH has a nine pound girl.
Mr. Bish HESTER can see out of his glass eye when the
new baby calls him
grandpa.
Mr. George PIERCE fo No. 2 is building a wire fence around
his wheat patch.
Mr. Joe NETHERLY has moved back close to Dad’s.
Mr. FULLERTON, of near Salem Church has lot all his work
stock lately. It
has
left the old man in bad shape for farming.
Mr. John PILLOW of Latham is building Dr. SEBASTIAN a
dwelling house on
his
place northeast of Martin one and
one half
miles.
Henry FREEMAN left Thursday for Dallas, Texas.
Henry KILLEBREW’s team ran away Tuesday with a load
of hay.
Gleason now has a first class planing mill operated by Mr. I.
G.
Trevathan.
At the home of Mr. SHARP, resident of No. 23, near
Gleason, a tree being felled fell on his fourteen year old
son.
The
tree fell across his back and broke two ribs on each side of
his
backbone. Dr. BANDY attended the little fellow who
regained
consciousness before the Doctor left.
Lent HYNDS informs us that Mr. T. J. McWHERTER and
Miss Hollie Hatler
were
married while seated in their buggy
on the levee near
Hyndsver
Wednesday afternoon, Esq.
W. W. House
officiating.
Halls Branch Budget Column
Mr. M. E. (Egg) HENRY of the western part of the county
was in our midst
last
week selling specks, jewelry of his
own making, etc.
Mrs. Bill Jones is on the sick list.
Mr. John G. TODD has his new storehouse on “Kingston Ridge”
completed and will
put
in a stock of goods this week.
Mrs. E. A. LOCKHART has 50 young chicks.
Bro. Jmes L. WOOLVERTON of Haywood, Mo., will visit
Spring Creek, his
old
home church, three miles east of
Gleason.
Mr. Walter WOOLVERTON who moved here just before
Christmas and
settled
over in Green Briar vicinity with
Harmon DEASON is
moving
to the vicinity of Smith’s
Schoolhouse where
he
will enter the poultry business.
Prof. Burch ATKINS has sold his grocery business at Janes’
Mill to Bandy
Beasley.
Mr. Beasley sold ATKINS a
mare and young mule
for
$250. in the deal.
Mr. Albert DARNELL who rented and moved to J. M.
LOCKHART’s
farm
here last November has given up
same and will share
crop
for Hite FINCH this year. Mr.
FINCH is building
Hite
a house.
Mr. Will SHELL has rented LOCKHART’s land as it adjoins
his farm.
Mrs. E. A. LOCKHART gave a quilting last week. Those
attending
were
Misses Bertie and Mattie BARKER,
Annie and Wilma
BLACKARD,
Alma OLIVER, and
Fannie FOWLER.
>From Lunet Column
“Telephone fever” has struck this vicinity. Just above us in
No.13
a line connecting
with
the Dukedom and Latham near Mr.
Bud Jones’ is
being
run by Adison CAULEY, Will
THOMPSON and H. N.
FINCH
to Mrs. Mag FOSTER’s.
Last Sunday, Elder FINCH was married to Miss Ruth
WATKINS at
Hopewell
Church in Hickman Ky.
Henry FINCH, son of Mr. H. N. FINCH was operated on at
Nashville for
appendicitis
and is improving nicely.
Mrs. C. A. COLLEY is very low with consumption.
Mr. G. W. CONNER one of our oldest and most respected
citizens died last Friday night at the home of his son,
Mr.
S. M.
CONNER. He was kicked by a horse last November and
sustained a broken leg. Uncle George was eighty six years old
last November. The immediate cause of death appeared to be
kidney trouble. He was buried at Walnut Grove. Two sons and
three daughters are left to mourn him.
Mr. J. J. CLEMENT has learned that his brother W. R.
CLEMENT of
Henry
County last his home to a fire.
Jonesboro Jots Column
Master Vernon MITCHELL was injured in a fall while playing
in his yard.
Dr. W. R. MOORE was called in.
Oscar COATS offered John OVERTON $4,320 for his farm
of 108 acres.
Mr.
OVERTON would sell but hasn’t found
another farm to
suit.
Midway Mutterings Column
God called away the sweet little babe of Will ROBERTS and
wife last
Thursday.
It was only three weeks old and said to
have pneumonia.
Master Tom, son of Rufus DUKE and wife is visiting his
grandparents,
Uncle
Neal SMITH and wife.
The largest hawk we ever saw was killed this week by Macy
BRANN. It measured
forty
nine inches from wing tip to
wing tip.
District No. 23 Column
Monroe TRANTHAM who has been sick is better.
Little Garrett GOLDSBY has pneumonia .
Mrs. Bettie RIGHT brought Crit. SPENCES place last week
for $350.
Miss Nora JONES has sixty five young chicks.
Robert McCALEB is all smiles over a fine boy at his home.
Ed WEBB had a bad accident while working on R. H.
SUNNS storehouse.
Born to Odie DARRINGTON and wife, a fine boy, Saturday.
>From No. 6 Column
Uncle Sam MAPSON is very low.
Joe NETHERLY moved back to near Martin and Babe
RAFFERTY moved to
the
place vacated by Mr.
NETHERLY.
Western Side of No. 15 Column
Miss Luda CANTRELL is no better.
D. G. STOUT had pneumonia but is better.
Ruby GROOMS stuck a nail in his foot.
Leonard MOSELEY reports a good school at Greenhill.
Little Gertie GALEY has been right sick.
George MAYNARD has moved into his new house.
Earnest BULLINGTON is back from the I. T.
Mrs. Ethel GILLIAM has been teaching school at Holt’s
Schoolhouse in
Prof.
A. M. STOUT’s place.
Dick CANTRELL is dangerously ill.
Mr. John McKINNEY will build a new room onto his residence.
Tom Overton has a new girl.
Non Resident Notices
Jessie MARTIN Bill of Divorce by Mollie MARTIN
C. B. BOWDEN, Trustee vs J. N. BABB et als
Chancery Land Sale
W. E. PENNY and wife et als vs J. E. WRIGHT et als
Insolvency Notice
Estate of S. W. LOWERY , deceased by E. H. SPANN,
Admin. of Estate
End of Abstracts From March 9, 1906
Friday, March 16,
1906
THE DRESDEN ENTERPRISE
Dresden, Tennessee
The little four year old daughter of J. H. KINGSTON was
badly
burned at her home near Dukedom. The little tot, with other
children, was playing about a fire in the yard and somehow fell
into the fire. Mrs. KINGSTON and others, hearing the screams
of the children, ran to the child’s assistance A large pool of
water
was near and the little victim was plunged until the flames
were
extinguished. Although the child was badly burned, it is hoped
she will recover.
>From No. 19 Column
Mrs. Jeff MARLAR is on the puny list.
Mrs. Bill HARKEY had a quilting last Wednesday and a
sumptuous
dinner
was prepared.
Mr. and Mrs. David LEE have added to their dwelling.
Mr. Jim COOPER and wife have moved to the place vacated
by Mr. MOWERY.
News From No. 12 Column
Dr. J. A. SELF preached his first sermon at Everett’s last
Sunday.
Rev. J. C. RUDD preached an able sermon at Blooming Grove
last Sunday.
Esq. W. J. RAY is now repairing his dwelling house.
Nip PATE is erecting a nice dwelling house two miles west of
McKenzie and
Greenfield
Road. John and Ben EVERETT
are doing the work.
We learned last Sunday that Rev. Joe McLUSKEY had died of
pneumonia. He
was
born and raised in this neighborhood
and had
many
warm friendships here.
Bob BRAWNER has been in ill health several months.
Arthur BURROUGHS has a young coacheon colt, a beauty,
exactly like it’s
sire,
Sam COSTEN’s horse.
News From No. 4 Column
Spring school began today conducted by Mrs. Earnest VAUGHN.
W. A. CASEY and wife of Stanley, Mo., came back to Tennessee
Monday
looking
for a home.
John McCLAIN and Willis LEAGAN each have a fine boy at their
home.
Albert BRUNDIGE is improving the looks of his home, making
a new fence around
the
yard.
E. E. PRICE and family will move into their new house in a
few days.
Lockhart’s Store Column
J. M. GRIMES is on the sick list.
Mrs. Maggie REED is suffering with rheumatism.
Jackie DUNN, son of Charles DUNN, sprained his ankle and
is unable to
walk.
Uncle Billie TUCKER has just returned home from a visit to
Abney ROBERTS in
No.
25 and says the doctor has
dismissed Mr.
ROBERTS
and he will soon be well.
B. J. OVERSEER has made some grand improvements in
our road.
Our grocer, Mr. J. M. LOCKHART is expanding, he now has
J. L. THOMAS
employed
most of the time assisting him.
Jonesboro Jots Column
Dorman STOUT, who has had a hard spell of pneumonia, now
has slow fever.
R. H. JACKSON filled his regular appointment at Pilgrim’s Rest
Church Sunday.
Herman BARNER died last week. He had been a cripple for
about eighteen
years.
He was thirty four years old. His
remains were
laid
to rest in the cemetery at Seminary.
He leaves several
brothers
and one sister.
Clarence MAYNARD’s horse fell and broke one of his legs,
while running
across
the lot.
Priest BLACK of No. 16 had a log rolling last week.
Mr. Jack THORN’s little child has been very sick but is better.
Mrs M. GROOMS has been bad sick but is better.
Prof. Edwin WRIGHT has built an additional room onto his
house and
weatherboarded
the other rooms, he now has
a beautiful
dwelling.
Old Salem Column
Andy DAMERON’s little boy died Saturday morning of hiccough.
It was buried at the campground.
Will NANNY has a horse that was running and playing with
another horse
and
broke it’s ankle.
John M. DUKE is making hogshead hoops right along now. He
hauls them to
Mayfield,
Ky.
Mrs. Levina CUNNINGHAM has quilted a quilt with 8,938
pieces in it. It’s
a
beauty and can’t be beat anywhere.
Old Uncle George BRAWNER went to Martin Saturday and
hauled back some
wire.
Mrs. KATE ATKINSON has some chickens at her home, lets
go have some fried
chicken.
Corinth and New Salem Column
Mr. Joe CROCKETT was returning home from singing and on
his way he overtook
some
people in wagons and in trying
to pass, ran his
horse
against a telephone post causing it to
become frieghtened
and
tore loose from the buggy, taking
the shafts with him.
Esq. B. W. BRUCE closed his school at Cloverdale last Friday.
Hershel, little son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. WELTON is
right
sick.
Mr. OGAN has given over his school to his sister and will start
south buying
berries
for Joseph SPIES.
We are in sympathy with Mrs. T. M. CARR and family; on last
Monday, Mr.
CARR
went to Dresden and took the train
to Martin. We
haven’t
heard of or from him since that time.
Later news Mr. CARR is in Paducah, Ky. We don’t
know
what caused
him
to do so.
Christmasville Capers Column
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. James THORN has been
dangerously ill
of
membranous croup.
Prof. A. C. ELINOR who has been teaching at Shafter several
months is preparing
to
move back to his home when school
is out.
Rev. Webb JACKSON preached an excellent sermon at New
Prospect Sunday.
P. H. BLOCK has an old fashioned log rolling last Friday.
Town and Country Column
More Prosperity for no. 12 Boon BYRUM has twin
girls
at
his house;
born
Tuesday of last week.
Mr. R. T. LEWIS will soon begin extensive additions ot his
residence.
Miss Mary MOSS of Rector, Ark. and Miss Ola COOK
of Sharon are
guests
of Mrs. G. D. CAPPS for a few days.
A street fair will be held at Gleason,
Chas. E. BILES who recently returned to Sharon from New
Mexico has been
made
manager of the Dresden and
Gleason telephone
exchange
Claud NOWLIN will remain
manager of the
Sharon
exchange.
Ollie, the little eighteen month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
GAMMONS, died
last
Friday at their home near Ruthville.
The burial accurred
Saturday
at Hatters Campground. Ollie
was a bright
little
fellow and his death is a hard blow to his
fond parents.
Mr. Will CAMPBELL and Miss MINNIE PRICE, both of No.
22 were married
last
Wednesday at the home of the bride’s
brother, Mr. Will
PRICE.
Mr. CAMPBELL is a well to do
and highly
respected
farmer, while the bride is one of the
most charming young
ladies
of that community.
Mr. L. W. TRAVIS exhibited his water gate here. It is one of
his own make and he
has
applied for a patent. Those who
saw the contrivance
declared
it the best and most practical
on the market.
Bud McDANIEL brought his little boy to town to have him
treated for
rheumatism.
The little fellows legs and arms are
swollen and drawn
so
he can neither walk or feed himself.
He is being placed
under
the treatment of the Drs. FINCH.
Lost one black Berkshire
mule.
Fouse McCLAIN
Mr. Lee CAMPBELL, residing east of Dresden, has been very
sick with pneunomia.
It is rumored that Will and Bud MOSS of Martin who
recently
sold their grocery
business
will establish a tremendous
business at Rector,
Ark.
where they have two brothers and
two sisters
residing.
John RICHMOND of Greenfield is rejoicing over the
arrival
of
a new girl at his
house.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. JONES was taken violently
ill while Mrs.
JONES
was attending the speaking,
but is better.
Mr. W. D. BRASFIELD has sold a tract of land of the
Etheridge tract
consisting
of about 40 acres. to Mr. T. A.
McELWRATH, who will
improve
same and convert it to
a fine stock farm.
Strayed One gray mare about twelve years
old.
Wilson GALLIMORE, Sharon
Allen GARDNER, colored, died at his home west of town
of pneumonia.
Uncle Jim TUBERVILLE has purchased the Kennedy place
and will move to
Martin
to reside.
At 2 p.m. Saturday, Weakley County Hardware and Implement
Company held their
drawing.
The tickets were turned over
to S. O. HIGGERSON,
W.
T. LAWLER and L. A.
ELLIOTT. The pretty
little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
G. B. BUTLER,
Lorene,
drew out three tickets Mrs.Jim
MARCUM of Hyndsver
won
a handsome sewing machine.
J. Y. CRAWFORD, formerly of No. 6, now of Mayfield Ky.
had a serious
accident
there. After a train had passed, he
started across the
tracks
but the train was rapidly
reversed, hitting
him.
It threw him 50 odd feet by actual
measurement
sustaining
a broken leg and two ribs. One ear
was torn off and ir
is
feared that he may have internal
injuries.
Walter McCLAIN, tried in Circuit court at Mayfield last week
was given a
sentence
of eight years. This was a compromise
verdict, as it had
been
learned the majority of the jury were
for acquittal. An
appeal
will be taken.
Mat LOCKHART of Hall’s Branch resigned as a correspondent
for the paper. He
is
going to Tiptonville.
Mr. John PATTERNSON and Miss Ovis OSBORN, both of
Sharon were married
Saturday
by Brother IRION while
seated in their
buggy.
The groom is the son of Esq. J. W. PATTERSON and his
bride is the
beautiful
and accomplished daughter of Mr.
Jess OSBORN.
Mr. G. T. MAYO has purchased the dry goods stock of Miller
and Ivie at
Palmersville
and will open a dry goods
establishment in
the
same location.
Rev. F. H. FORD of Milan will preach at C. P. Church Sunday.
The Ben ESTES place at Palmersville was sold to Lee
BIGGERS:
Consideration
$250.
Postmaster HART at Palmersville tells us J. M. PALMER and
T. M. HICKS
have
purchased interests in Burton Bros.
saw and planing
mill.
We have with us Miss Annie MAJORS, of Boonesville Miss.,
a lady of quite a
reputation
in millinery. BLUDWORTH
Merchantile Co.
Martin.
Some months ago, Campbell TRENTHAM, residing in the
Salem neighborhood,
north
of Martin, very suddenly left
his home. Finally,
he
was located in the West, but refused
to come home. It is
said
that TRENTHAM’s mind was
unbalanced. Four or
five
weeks ago, his wife died, leaving
a houseful of young
children
and his brother in law Mr.
MADDOX, residing
east
of Dresden went to Arkansas
and persuaded him
to
come home and stay with his
children, which he
agreed
to do. They arrived last
Thursday noon.
Some time ago, the establishment of Will BROWN of
Dukedom was “Carrie
Nationized”
that is, all his whiskey
was poured out upon
the
cold, cruel ground by a good
christian lady of
that
community who thought she was being
outraged by the
sale
of whiskey in one of her houses which
said BROWN was
renting
from her. Marshal HAWKINS
arrested
BROWN
and he was brought before
Commissioner
ETHERIDGE
but was released, all the
witnesses stating
that
the whiskey they purchased from
him was bought on
the
Kentucky side.
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