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Weakley County, Tennessee

Dresden Enterprise Newspaper

Transcribed from Microfilm by Martha Smith

1907 April 5th & 12th


Friday, April 5, 1907
 
Quarterly Court
The April term of the Weakley County quarterly court was held in the office of Esq. R. N. IRVINE on Monday morning. The appropriation docket was taken up and many appropriations were allowed but quite a number were left to be acted upon in the special session April 15, 1907.
 
Court Notes
L. C. HANNINGS was elected a Notary Public in No.2.
Court accepted the resignation of Esq. W. H. RIDDLE as justice of the peace in No. 1.
 
James C. FREEMAN
James C. “Buck” FREEMAN, of Dresden, has risen rapidly in baseball to become one of the foremost young pitchers in America. He is now with the White Sox. FREEMAN is 29 years old, 5 feet10 inches high, weighs 165 and was never ill a day in his life. He is quick, active and has wonderful strength in his right arm.
 
Circuit Court
Sheriff ACREE opened the April term of Circuit Court here Monday morning with His Honor, Judge Jos. E. JONES, presiding. Clerk WEBB at his desk and Officers Whit Lafon, Bill BROOKS and Bob JOHNSON on hand to wait on the court.
The grand jury is as follows: J. R. LITTLE, foreman; Almus GOLDEN, W. R. HICKS, J. B. HIGGS, J. T. GRIFFITH, S. C. NEWBERRY, D. R. J. TRAVIS, Geo. MANESS, T. R. BRAWNER, Ed AMITH, D. W. WATSON. Officer to grand jury, George ACREE.
The following cases were disposed of Monday:
W. C. WILLIAMS vs. J. E. McCONNELL dismissed at plaintiff’s cost.
O. H. STUBBLEFIELD vs. F. H. SCATES dismissed at plaintiff’s cost.
State vs. James BALDRIDGE, charged with disturbing public worship; fined $20.
J. P. ADAMS vs. J. E. EWARDS, dismissed at plaintiff’s cost.
T. K. REYNOLDS was on Monday elected special judge to hear an amendment in the divorce bill of Mrs. Susan MADDOX.
The case of Willie Thompson vs. the I. C. railroad is set for Friday.
The following divorce cases will be heard Saturday: Carrie May LATHAM vs. Sharper LATHAM; Thos. PARHAM vs. Ruth PARHAM; Edna CRAVENS vs. J. C. CRAVENS.
 
Death of Mary Frances DRAKE
It is our sad duty to chronicle the death of another dear old mother in Israel. Mary Francis DRAKE was born in Caswell County, North Carolina, December 10, 1822. She married to Polia DRAKE, December 30, 1843. This union was productive of nine children, four sons and five daughters. The husband and two of the children have been dead some years. One son resides in Texas. The remaining six are residents of Weakley County.
Mrs. Mary Francis DRAKE embraced faith in Christ and joined the M. E. church, South, about the 1850; she later joined the C. P. church in 1867, of which she remained a faithful member until her death. Mrs. DRAKE came to Tennessee in 1856; she moved to Palmersville in 1881 and took charge of the post office at that place in 1888. She held that position until December 1905, and rendered efficient service to both the government and the public. Her great age and feeble health compelled her to resign the office.
Mrs. Drake departed this life March 29, 1907, being eighty four years, three months and nineteen days old.. Mrs. DRAKE was feeble both in mind and body several months before her death. In her last illness she was attended by her children and many friends. The attentive kindness of her neighbors testifies how much they loved her. She will be missed in her home and the community. She leaves seven children, several grandchildren, many relatives and friends to mourn her death.
Mrs. DRAKE was a kind and loving mother and a true friend. She detested falsehood and hypocrisy. She was firm in her opinions and freely expressed them. While in good health she had a strong and vigorous mind, her reading was very extensive. She had taken the daughters degree in Masonry. Her remains were tenderly laid to rest in the Parrish graveyard, near Latham, March 30, 1907.
Burial services were conducted by Eld. G. T. MAYO and L. A. WINSTEAD.
                  Dictated by F. P. DEMIER
 
In Memory of Our Dear Father
Mr. Daniel BREWER was born May 15, 1868, and died March 10, 1907. He was thirty nine years old and a good Christian man; he professed faith in Christ at about sixteen years of age and joined the M. E. church at Mt. Vernon. He told his loved ones a few minutes before he died that he was going to his home above and told his companion to bring him paper and pencil that he wanted to write something, but was too near gone to write. He was a kind husband and loving father. He leaves a wife and two children, a father, two sisters, two brothers and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his death.
              Written by his sister in law Eardie MILLER.
 
Died in Arkansas
Mrs. Martha J. REDDICK departed this life March 16, 1907, of heart failure; was found dead in bed. Had she lived to July 2, she would have been sixty six years old. The deceased was born in Granville County, N. C. on July 2, 1841. Her parents migrated to Dresden Tennessee when she was only two months old. She resided there sixty one years, then moved to Missouri; stayed there one year. From there came to Arkansas and resided here till her death.
I have only known her three years, but she was the most devout Christian I ever saw. By her kind acts and noble deeds she has built herself a mansion in heaven, and I want to say to her children in Arkansas and Tennessee, or wherever they are, your mother is dead; she is gone, your mother can’t talk to you any more on earth. Friends may try to console you, but there is but one who can dry those tears and bring joy and comfort to your aching heart, that is Christ.       Written by Dr. J. T. KINDRED
 
Gone But Not Forgotten
Tongue can not express the sadness I feel while writing in memory of my grandma, Martha RAWLS. She was born in Virginia and professed a faith in Christ at the age of sixteen and joined the Missionary Baptist Church at Thompson Creek, and lived a member up till about eight years ago when she moved her membership to Mack’s Grove, where she lived a devoted member until God called her home. She was seventy one years, two months and eighteen days old, was married to Chate RAWLS, December 23, 1852; died March 18, 1907. To this union were born twelve children, six sons and six daughters, forty four grandchildren and great grandchildren. Friends with loving hands prepared the body for burial and brought flowers with which to cover her casket and she was laid t rest at Wesley’s Chapel cemetery. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. JACKSON.           Written by her Granddaughter Emma PENTECOST.
 
Town and County
Mrs. L. E. HOLLADAY has been confined to her bed for several days and her mother, Mrs. HUMMEL, of Greenfield, is with her.
Miss Pearl MATTHEWS gave her pupils an Easter egg hunt at the Cobb and Nichols school building Saturday afternoon, the same being enjoyed by the little fellows.
Esq. Bob FREEMAN is the first to put out strawberries in this community, having put in two acres last week.
Our good friend, Joe Matheny informs us of the death on last Sunday of Aunt Margaret McCLAIN at her home in No. 1. She was about 80 years old and a good woman. Four sons Charlie, Joe, Jack and Tom McClain survive her. Interment at the McClain graveyard on Monday.
Pink BROOKS was here Monday, having just recovered from an operation performed by Martin’s skilled surgeon, Dr. L. F. McKEY, for piles. Pink says he has suffered death a thousand times, that the operation was successful and he is recovering rapidly. Dr. McKEY has a splendid reputation for successfully treating this disease and has cured some of the most stubborn cases in the country.
We extend profound sympathy to Mr. E. E. BAXTER in the death of his beloved companion which occurred at the family residence in Sharon last Friday morning at 7 o’clock. The deceased was the daughter of the late Capt. HOLLIS, who died a little more than a year ago. She was one of Sharon’s sweetest, purest women and her demise is a sad blow to her family and friends. Like her illustrious father, she was a devout Christian, which she exemplified by her daily walk. The interment took place at the Sharon cemetery by a very large concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives.
Misses Emma and Gussie HENDERSON have just returned home after closing a ten months school at Parsons. Miss Gussie will enter the Southern Normal University in a few days. Miss Emma will remain with home folks. Mr. HENDERSON has bought property at Huntingdon and will move his family there soon.
 
Jonesboro Jots Column
John OVERTON has just finished sowing 40 acres of grass.
Great excitement exists over the railroad that will come through these parts. There are three feasible routes through this neighborhood or at least three that the majority of our people believe it will go. There is one thing agreed on, that Z. W. GROOMS will have a depot at Rinda if he has to give a few thousand dollars for it, for this is his old home and he has lots of land around it.
 
Up to Date Doings Column
The infant of W. A. CARRINGTON which has been real sick is reported some better.
Miss Clara FOWLER has been engaged to teach a subscription school at Webb’s schoolhouse and will continue indefinitely.
The young folks had an Easter egg hunt at Mr. H. S. WALKER’s last Saturday night.
Buck PULLEN who mysteriously disappeared from his house last Sunday night, has not been heard of since. His family is frantic over his absence.
Drs. A. M. BOYD and Basil MAYO performed an operation on Pattie, Charles STEPHENSON’s little girl, for an abscess on her breast.
Mr. Joe SHELL, while tearing down an old stick and dirt chimney last week, a scantling fell, striking him on his head, severing an artery and causing him to bleed considerably.
Clifford MORRIS informs me that he has bought out his partner, Sidney ROBERTS, at Elm Tree, and will restock his house in a few days. Mr. ROBERTS will devote his time to his milling interests.
 
District No. 1 Column
H. K. and C. P. STEVENSON have already planted seven or eight acres of corn.
Miss Sarah STEVENS, a former resident of No. 1, but who now resides at Janes’ Mill, is visiting relatives in this community.
Mr. B. F. POYNER recently put in a new telephone.
 
Rock Hill Column
Dan JACKSON is planting corn.
 
Tumbling Creek Column
Mrs. Henry ADAMS is right sick of congestion, Mrs. Minnie HAY has also had congestion and is very little better.
Hassie LAWRENCE left last Saturday for Rector, Arkansas.
Mrs. Florence KLUTTS came very near dying of congestion last week.
Henry BELL’s baby is no better and now has a fever of some kind. It has been sick nearly four weeks.
Mr. Clark ARNOLD came very near getting killed last week; his son was trimming trees up high and his is axe glanced and struck his father on the head, splitting it open. He is a very old man and it is not expected that he will live.
 
Corinth and New Salem Column     
Mr. C. D. EDWARD’s baby has been near death’s door for a week but is better.
Mr. George MOON, who has been visiting relatives in Arkansas, has returned home.
Mr. Arden SUMMERS, Mr. Will TATE and Mr. Frank LACKEY are right sick at this writing.
Mr. Hiram MARTIN, who has been living in Texas for the past year, is home on a visit.
Mr. J. G. STOKER has sold one hundred acres of land to a Mr. RODMAN; consideration $3,000.
Mr. Jack THOMPSON, accompanied by Mrs. Fannie SUMMERS, left for Dawson Springs a few days ago. Mr. THOMPSON has been confined to his bed for several days and Mrs. SUMMERS is in bad health.
 
Limb Locals Column 
Mrs. Frank INNIS is visiting her sick father at Paragould, Ark.
We are glad to state Mrs. Willie HAWKINS, who has been confined to her bed with pneumonia, improving.
 Our Easter egg hunt was amusing, there being 105 eggs hidden. Little Avis BAKER was the finder of the premium egg and will be presented a nice present.
Mrs. PEW wishes to extend her many thinks to the ladies who presented her children some nice Easter presents. She says she hopes heaven’s greatest blessings may be bestowed on each and every one who is trying to help her in her great struggles.
 
Town and County Column
Mr. Irvine GOODIN, son of S. C. GOODIN has purchased the Gleason Headlight, and takes charge at once.
The subscription school, which has been taught at Freeman’s schoolhouse by Miss Eunie SMITH, closed March 29 with very much success. Miss Blanchie FREEMAN won the prize for coming every day.
Mr. Will LAMB and Miss Susie RUSSELL, very popular young people of the East Grove vicinity, east of Gleason, in No. 11, were happily united in marriage on last Sunday. May their pathway be strewn with the glittering dews of everlasting happiness is the wish of their friends.
Ed STEEL has been in Nashville this week, investigating the famous churnless butter process, now on exhibition in Nashville. Ed has procured the right for this county. He says he can milk the cow in the morning and have butter from the same milk for breakfast that morning.
Mrs. Ada PIERCE, residing in Obion County, near Kenton, has our profound thanks for a box of good things to eat, consisting of boiled ham, jelly, cake and so on. If there is anything we do like it is these very things and we feel under lasting obligations to this good lady, who is the daughter of our esteemed and valued old friend, Uncle Jim BOYD.
Mr. W. D. BRASFIELD will begin about May 1 the erection of a handsome brick residence on the lot adjoining Mr. W. H. McKENZIE. The house will be colonial in style, both inside and out, and the work of construction will be superintended by Mr. H. P. TAYLOR, who will also draw the plans, the job to cost, when completed, about $2,500.
Our esteemed young friend, Prof. Talbert FRANCIS, informs us that a very serious accident was narrowly averted at the sawmill in No.25 on Tuesday afternoon when the wrist blew off the engine at the mill, tearing off the crosshead and breaking six large bolts. Jim RIGGINS, the fireman, narrowly missed instant death, and it is remarkable that some half a dozen men were not killed outright.
The handsome two story residence of Mr. T. M. RYAN, opposite the Baptist church in Martin, was burned to the ground Tuesday afternoon. All household goods were lost.
Joe OUTEN has entered the butcher business again, having opened a shop this week.
C. Martin WELCH and family were called to Martin Tuesday to attend the bedside of Mrs. R. C. UNDERWOOD.
Mr. B. B. PARRISH left this week for Sewance where he will enter school.
The Masons will hold services at the grave of Davey CROCKET at Corinth on the third Sunday, and Brother J. H. DAVIS, eighty six years of age, will preach the funeral.
Two of the children of Mr. Roe GARDNER, residing at Hyndsver, have scarlet fever, but in a light form. There is another new case in No. 25, at the home of Bill MATHENY. John JOLLEY’s child, who was expected to die, is now recovering.
Dr. TERRELL was again called this week to the farm of Mr. Ben WOMBLE, in No. 9, near Greenfield, and found a horse and a mule with well developed cases of glanders, a most fatal disease. He ordered the stock killed and burned, which was done. The two animals, which belonged to a young man on the WOMBLE farm, were valued at $125, and the county court will be asked to pay him the amount.
Keith KILLEBREW was called Tuesday to the bedside of his father, near Palmersville. Mr. KILLEBREW is in very poor health and has been dangerously ill since Sunday, with but slight chances for recovery. He is the father of Mr. W. T. KILLEBREW, ex-circuit court clerk. A telephone message Thursday elicits the information that Mr. KILLEBREW is no better and can survive but a short time.
Sunday morning, we noticed Joe C. PARKS, J. C. AMMONS’ popular prescriptionist at Gleason, get off the 11:50 train here and observed that he looked somewhat suspicious, but attributed it to his consciousness of his red head, which attracts universal attention. Monday, Joe and Miss Mattie Bell OLIVER, the beautiful, accomplished and refined daughter of Esq. Sid OLIVER, one of No.10’s most highly respected and well to do citizens, were united in the bond of matrimony at Humboldt, Rev. Z. G. LEWIS of Lebanon officiating. It was a Gretna Green affair the young lady’s parents objecting to her marrying, on account of her youth. Mr. and Mrs. PARKS arrived at Gleason Tuesday and received the congratulations of their numerous friends.
Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. WHITTSITT, in west Martin, Mr. Sam L. WESTMORELAND, of Huston, Miss., and Miss Gena WHITTSITT were united in the holy bonds of wedlock, Rev. J. M. NOWLIN in his beautiful and impressive manner, officiating. Mr. WESTMORELAND is a prominent employee of the American Timber Company at Houston, and a deserving and trustworthy gentleman, while Miss WHITTSITT has been operator for the Weakley County Telephone Company for several  years and is a most accomplished young lady. Mr. and Mrs. WESTMORELAND will make Houston their future home.
 
East Side of No. 9 Column
Ed GALEY is all smiles, it is a ten pound boy.
Hermon COATS, of Greenway, Ark., was here last Saturday on business.
 
Hall’s Branch Budget Column
Mr. JONES, who has been right sick at the home of his son, Thomas, is fast recovering; able to be up.
Mrs. Bella JONES has a lot of English pea vines more than a foot high.
Messrs. Ed JONES and Ernest SMITH, Jr., who reside on Mr. Bob PEERY’s farm near West Union, have been doing a lot of improvement work, putting up garden, yard and lot fences, crib, etc.
 
I learn that Mr. Ben TAYLOR, Sr., who is at the Mineral Springs, seventy five miles northeast of Nashville, is getting along fairly well.
Sunday afternoon, Will LAMB and Miss Susie RUSSELL, prominent young people of East Grove vicinity, three miles east of Gleason, accompanied by their friends, Messrs. Genie MATHENY and Jessie PAGE and Misses Laura RUSSELL and Eva SMITH, drove to the home of Brother Henry FELTS near Tumbling Creek church, where the few mighty words were spoken by Brother FELTS that made them one in flesh. Will is the youngest son of W. H. LAMB and a very worthy young gentleman, while his fair bride is the accomplished daughter of Mr. Ale RUSSELL, deceased, and is a young lady and admired for her many beautiful traits of character.
 
Public Wells Column
Henry WATKINS has a brand new boy at his house.
Mr. EDMONSON gave the young people a party last Saturday night.
Tom MILES has gone to Jackson to work on the railroad as fireman.
Miss Bertha TEMPLETON entertained quite a number of her friends and schoolmates last Tuesday, it being her birthday, by giving a dinner and having a quilting.
Donnie ROWLETT finished gathering corn last Thursday.
Mr. Herbert PENICK stepped off a scaffold a few days ago, breaking his arm at the elbow.
Miss Maggie MILES and Miss Bettie BRIGHTWELL started to school at the H. M. I. last Tuesday.
Miss Ruth TIDWELL got her collarbone broken Sunday by a horse rearing up and jumping on her.
Miss Sallie COLLIER, of near Oak Grove, is very sick and it is thought will not get well. She has pneumonia.
 
McConnell Musings Column
Mr. C. C. TURNER is on the sick list.
Mr. Rhoda FOWLKES was scalded very badly by hot water last Saturday.
Walter CLINARD, who lives at Fulton, was killed suddenly near Harris station last Saturday evening. He was a log hauler and went to get a load of logs; He and one of his boys were scuffling on the wagon, the other was driving, the wagon ran into a little ditch, the boys on the wagon were thrown off. The wagon had eleven hundred and some odd feet of lumber, the wagon ran over Walter, killing him instantly.  
 
District No. 23 Column
Mr. Hite FINCH, who has been running a livery stable at Gleason, has moved back on his farm.
Mr. Jim WHITE has bought Mr. S. J. MELTON’s farm, a cash deal. Mr. MELTON will follow painting this year.
Mr. Henry LARKIN has returned from Nashville and reports his wife, who is there in the hospital, to be improving very fast and thinks she can be brought home soon.
News has reached here of the death of Miss Loutie GLOVER, of Huntingdon, which occurred last week. She taught two successful schools at Mt. Zion, in 1902 and 1903, and one near Dresden in 1904 and while here made many friends. She was twenty eight years old and a noble young lady.
 
From No. 6 Column
Mrs. Jim HIGHFILL is right sick at this writing.
Miss Shelia KILLEBREW began a subscription school at Jolley Springs Monday.
All telephone posts are up from Ore Springs to Esq. OWENS’ ready for the line.
Mrs. R. MARTIN gives her thanks to all the good friends and neighbors for the kindness shown to them in the sickness and death of her stepdaughter, Tennie ALEXANDER, and says may the good lord bless them as they deserve and prepare them a home in heaven is her humble prayer.
Sophronia Tennessee DAVIS was born September 9, 1866; was married to A. ALEXANDER, December 17, 1892; died March 26, 1907. She professed religion several years ago and united with the C. P, Church at New Hope, where she lived a faithful member until death. She leaves a husband, two little children, a girl and boy, one brother, Nath DAVIS, a step-mother and two half sisters and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn their loss. While our loss is her eternal gain  and we should not grieve for her, for she was ready and willing and wanted to die to get out of her suffering. She died with that dread disease, lung trouble, and had been in poor health for some time.
 
Uba Utterings Column
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. George FULLER, Saturday night, a fine boy.
Hillman PARRISH recently bought a portion of the T. J. PARRISH farm. 
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Hillman PARRISH, Saturday night, a fine girl.
Dr. SAWYER has been on the sick list the past two weeks, but has kept going when called.
Coley WHITE, from Oklahoma, has been here the past week visiting friends and relatives.
We learn that Ale and John VOWELL are on a deal for the farm and timber lands of T. J. PARRISH.
T. J. PARRISH and wife have been visiting Mrs. Tom EZZELL, sister of Mrs. PARRISH, at Spring Hill, Ky. since our last.
There has been quite a lot of sickness through here since our last. Mrs. E. J. RINE, grandmother of Mrs. Dr. SAWYER, died of general debility March 15.
 
Gardner Gems Column
Sam Lee PEOPLES has a bad case of mumps.
There was a musical entertainment at Willie JACKSON’s last Wednesday night. All were splendidly entertained by the Messrs. GIBBS and NEELEY on piano, violin and guitar.
The annual Easter egg hunt took place all Sunday afternoon at ‘Squire GAMMON’s; there were about seventy five present, old and young, and all voted it a delightful time.
 
News From No. 12 Column
Mr. Jim ELDER has been right sick for the past days.
Rev. R. B. CREWS, while at work on a fence fell and got badly hurt.
Mr. J. D. WINSETT is erecting a new dwelling house on his farm for his brother, Jim.
Esq. PRIESTLY, the county surveyor, was in this part last Tuesday, surveying land for Bob STOFLE, settling some disputed lines.
Mr. John EVERETT, and her son, Monroe, and daughter, Bertie, and little grandson, jeff Clark, went up to Nashville last Thursday and while there visited Chattanooga. They report a pleasant time.
Mr. M. V.  PERKINS captured a curiosity one day last week while plowing in his field, in the shape of a fowl. Its body is about the color of a blue pigeon, has green feet with  half web on one side of each toe, red eyes and white bill, with a purple button at the upper end of beak and a purple spot at the tip.
 
Ruthville News Column
Miss Maggie REED has returned home from Martin, where she has been in school.
Mrs. G. D. ROSS informs me that she has over seventy five little chicks and about 150 eggs setting at this time, besides having sold $10 worth of eggs since Christmas.

 
Friday, April 12, 1907
 
MADDOX Divorce Case
Perhaps the most interesting case heard during this entire term of the circuit court was that of Mrs. Susan MADDOX vs. Bolivar MADDOX, Judge T.REYNOLDS setting upon the case, Judge JONES being incompetent, he representing the plaintiff. Lewis and Garrett appeared for complaintant and Jones, Jones and Pearl MADDOX for plaintiff.
Mrs. MADDOX sued for divorce, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. MADDOX filed an answer to her bill, denying the allegations and alleging that she had left him of her own accord and over his protest, this being proven. The court disallowed the divorce, dismissed the bill, dismissed the attachment, dissolved the injunction and taxed the complaintant with the costs of the cause. Judge REYNOLDS is to be complimented, in that there was not an exemption made to a single one of his rulings by either side of the counsel. The court took occasion to admonish the partied to cease their quarreling and go and live together as man (and) wife as they should do. There is between fifty and sixty witnesses in the case and the best part of two days was required in hearing the evidence and the argument by counsel.
 
Circuit Court Proceedings
The following cases have been heard since our last report:
State vs. Tom OLIVER  Carrying pistol; fined $20.   
State vs. Oscar CLARK  Carrying pistol; not guilty.
State vs. Clyde and Curtis BROOKS  Aiding prisoner to escape; fined $10 each.
State vs. Clent  KESTERSON  Carrying pistol; fined $50.
State vs. Clent KESTERSON  Selling whiskey; fined $50.
State vs. Jake GLEASON  Carrying pistol; fined $50 and thirty days in jail.
State vs. Jeff GRAHAM  House breaking; fined $2.50.
John RICHMOND vs. Ed. MOORE. This was a suit for damages. MOORE traded RICHMOND a horse, which the latter alleges did not measure up to the guarantee. Verdict in favor of RICHMOND for $40 and costs.
 
The DAVIDSON seduction case was taken up Wednesday morning. DAVIDSON is charged with seducing a girl under the age limit. He is represented by Jones & Jones, while the prosecution is being conducted by the attorney general, assisted by Col. Lake Erie Holladay. The following jury was empanelled to try the case: E. M. SIMMONS, S. E. LECORNUE, S. D. McADAMS, Jim BRASFIELD, Preston BAILEY, G. H. CAMPBELL, T. P. YEARGAN, J. P. GIBBS, G. W. PENTECOST, Frank EDMONDSON, W. A. COATES, Judge JONES having been previously employed in the case, was therefore incompetent to sit as judge and Hon. Finis J. GARRETT was elected special judge to hear the case.
Wednesday Mr. A. W. PICKARD, residing in No. 1 was fined $25 and costs for contempt of court. PICKARD had been summoned to appear before the grand jury and Constable JOHNSON, who served the paper, testified that PICKARD declared at the time that he would not answer the summons. PICKARD denied this and stated that he was sick and could not attend.
William ORR and C. H. GIBSON are announcing their candidacy for county road commissioner.
 
Town and County Column
Bob Lee IRVINE has a sow that is entitled to a Roosevelt medal, she having farrowed sixteen pigs one day last week.
Register ADKINS has been quite sick the past week, suffering with asthma.
Our good friend, Mr. Wess BRUMMITT tells us that a mule belonging to Mr. Johns BOLTON, who resides near Terrell’s schoolhouse, was struck and killed by lightening last Friday afternoon.
Mr. J. M. WETHERINGTON, who owns a store near Terrell’s schoolhouse has purchased a grist mill outfit and will be ready for grinding about next Saturday.
Mr. H. R. LARDE, McKenzie, writes that Miss Lettie GIBSON is not dead as we incorrectly printed last week.
Clerk and Master BANKS went to Sharon Saturday and sold the Allen property. The storehouse was sold to Mr. J. P. ALLEN for $1200; one residence and lot sold to Bob TAYLOR for $1000 and another house and lot to G. H. LACKEY for $1,020. There are considered very good prices.
As Mr. Charlie McWHERTER and Miss Leona RIGGINS were driving into Palmersville Sunday, their buggy ran off the bridge west of the mill, throwing both occupants out and demolishing the vehicle. Miss RIGGINS was pretty badly injured, having two or three fractured ribs and being otherwise bruised. The young man was uninjured.
Mr. Clarence WARD has purchased Mr. BROOKS’ interest in the grocery firm of Cook and Brooks, Martin. Ben COOK and Clarence WARD will make a strong team and we wish them success. Mr. WARD will move to Martin. He has sold his place here to Mr. W. T. KILLEBREW; cashier of the Weakley County Bank. The latter will move to Dresden at once.
Neal FREEMAN has returned from Nashville, where he has been in school, and has taken charge of Irvine’s grocery.
We are requested to announce that Esq. Ben GAULDEN, of No. 13, is an applicant for road commissioner.          
Mr. J. P ROGERS, residing three miles southeast of Dresden, sent us on last Saturday a box of fine strawberries, the first of the season. He has plenty of berry plants for sale.
We express condolence to our esteemed young friend, Mr. W. T. KILLEBREW, in the death of his father, Mr. Roy KILLEBREW, one of this county’s most honorable gentlemen. The county contained no truer, no firmer, better or more loyal citizen than Roy KILLEBREW and his demise is source of regret to a host of friends.
Uncle Bill THOMPSON says he has carried the mail for two governments, Confederate and Federal. He has been carrying the mail from Palmersville to Dresden for the past several years.
The home of Mr. Walter McWHERTER, at Palmersville, near the mill, burned at an early hour Monday morning. The fire originated from a defective flue. He carried $300 insurance on the house and contents.
 
 
Jonesboro Jots Column
Emerson HOLT says that he will tear down his old house this summer and erect a nice little cottage in its stead.
Mr. Jim OVERTON, who has been away from Weakley County for years, has come back on a visit from Arkansas.  
That hustling produce man, Horace LEWIS, says that he paid out $750 in four weeks for county produce and then did not get half of it for sale on his rounds, because he could not haul it.
I am reliably informed that Trustee GROOMS has made arrangements with several constables not to charge the widow women any cost, but to charge all cost up to him. This is indeed a good thing for any man to do, but Zebulan GROOMS has always been such a kind-hearted man as he is today and it is nothing strange for our people to hear it, although where he is not so well known it may sound different. This good man certainly deserves another term as trustee.
 
Corinth and New Salem Column
Mr. Peg CAMPBELL got his house and the greater part of his kitchen furniture burned a few days ago, saving most of his bedding and bedsteads. This is an awful loss to this man, as he had to make his living by the sweat of his brow, just like the majority of the country.
A few days ago, Mr. Foster BROOKS was trying to work a bronco pony and some way the animal got away from him. This little animal, frightened by chains rattling, made way to the road, dashing down the public highway at full speed. In the distance ahead, a man driving a horse  to a buggy was coming, meeting the little animal and seeing the danger, he sprung from his buggy and went to the horses head, thinking the animal would give him the road, but the animal ran over the man, knocking him clear under his buggy. This frightened the gentleman’s horse and caused it to pull the buggy over him three or four times before he could get out and when he found he was safe and sound, said that he wished the people would send him to the legislature, and he would be the last man run over by a bronco.  (I suggest that someone ask Mr. Tom WASH about this affair.)
 
Rock Hill Column
Mrs. Jennie PARSONS has been sick several days, but is some better today.
Mr. Edward WILSON, who is attending the Memphis commercial college, is at home for a few days,
Mrs. Bob MORGAN was taken form her home in this community to Paducah, Ky., to have an operation performed on her. She had a bad abscess.
Mrs. Hattie ESSERY and mother came back from Corinth, Miss., after a stay of about a year. They leave Old Tennessee, but they soon RETURN .
Well, they are telling it on Mr. Lex HORNBEAK that the horse he lately traded for goes all the gaits to the plow and it is claimed that Mr. HORNBEAK has also to go the gaits to keep up with the horse.
 
Obituary
On February 24, 1907, Sister Margaret Tennessee (BOMAR) HANNINGS exchanged her home here on earth for a beautiful mansion in heaven. She was born December 16, 1846; aged sixty years, two months and eight days. She was happily married to S. D. HANNING, January 23, 1868. The union was blessed with two children, Jeremiah and Zula, both of whom are living to comfort their father in his declining days. Sister Tennie professed faith in Christ at the age of twenty eight years, but never united with the church. But, thank God, she died in the triumph of a living faith. She was the youngest one of Uncle Billy BOMAR’s children. She leaves two brothers, Thomas and Billie, and three sisters, Tisha, Mattie and Jennis to mourn their great loss, which is greater gain to wife mother and dear sister. She was always ready and glad to do all she could for the comfort and happiness of her loved ones. In the death of Sister Tennie, the husband has lost his best earthly friend, the children a tender, loving mother, the brothers and sisters a true and devoted sister.  RESPECTFULLY, T. A. WAGGENER.
 
Obituary
Arlie, the beloved wife of A. R. VAUGHAN, died at her home near Dukedom after a brief illness of pneumonia. She was a daughter of J. M. and A. V. KING, born February 19, 1875; was married to A.S. R. VAUGHAN, February 6, 1895, and died February 14, 1907.  To this union were born three children, all of whom, together with their father, are left to mourn the death of a devoted mother and faithful wife. She was laid to rest at Good Springs in the presence of a large concourse of  sorrowing relatives and friends. She was a member of the M. E. church at Chapel Hill. We wish to thank the neighbors and friends around her home for their kindness toward her and the family while she was sick; they never seemed tired of weary and were ever ready to do what they could for her until the last. May God’s blessings ever rest son them. Funeral services were conducted by Bro. DENNINGHAM, on February 15, at 3 p. m. in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends.           Written by a sister in law.
 
McConnell Musings Column
Mr. C. F. PATE is on the sick list.
Mrs. Annie SCOTT is on the sick list.
Carl SCOTT is suffering considerably from a rising on his head.
Mr. Henry UNDERWOOD has moved to his home which he bought a few weeks ago.
Will STUBBLEFIELD had hard fits all night long Friday night; he had such spells, it took eight men to hold him on the bed. Friday he went to help Mr. TATE move Arthur LORD, and Mr. LORD had a lot of walnuts; Will said he ate about half gallon of them and supposes they gave him the fits.
 
Terrell’s Schoolhouse Column
Claude MELTON made a business trip to Jackson last Tuesday.
John GARNER, who has been in a low state of health for some time, is no better.
Sanford MOSLEY purchased a new buggy last week, and is a full fledged candidate for matrimony.
Howe WITHERINGTON is building a new corn mill at Terrell Schoolhouse.
 
Mr. Oscar KLUTTS has his new house nearly completed; he has been putting a coat of paint on it this week and last.
Most of the sick in this neighborhood are improved, except Mr. C. H. BELL’s baby, which is but very little better at this writing.
Mr. Robert ARNOLD, the noted fiddler, took off one hundred and forty chicks from his wooden hen last week. He has purchased $10 worth of eggs to incubate of  some fine stock.
J. R. FELTS bought  an eight acre lot in Paris last week on which he intends to build between now and next Christmas, preparatory to moving there; consideration $250.
 
Hall’s Branch Budget Column
Marshall BASS and William CASTLEMAN both had a log rolling last week.
William SHELL is preparing to build a 20x40 foot frame tobacco barn.
Cole WHEAT, our Janes’ mill merchant is doing a good business. He keeps well stock with goods and gets a liberal patronage.      
George JONES, who has been residing with our good bachelor friend and groceryman, John  TODD, moved to Gleason last week and will work in the livery stable there for Bud Lou WILKINS.
Prof. Curtis BELL, who recently closed a very successful school at West Union, moved last week from West Union into John G. TODD’s dwellings, near the latter’s store. Mr. TODD will board with Prof. BELL’s family.
Robert L. SUDDUTH, who is attending law school in Lebanon, is having trouble with his eyes again.  He went to Nashville last week to have them treated by Dr. SAVAGE, the best specialist in Nashville, who has treated them before.
LOCKHART Brothers put one hundred rods of American woven wire fencing last week. Hasa MALONE and Jack TAYLOR also put up some of this same kind of fence.
Finis PASCHALL, of Como vicinity, lost a good horse and came near getting killed on the night of Easter Sunday. Finis and several other young men were en route home from Como and were riding along tolerably fast, when his horse stumbled on a small embankment at the edge of the road and fell on its head breaking its neck and falling on top of Finis, dislocating his right shoulder, spraining one leg and considerably bruising him up.
 
Peck’s Pickings Column
A crowd met last Saturday night at Mr. Bill WHITE’s, and made some good music.
Mr. Frank ELINOR, of Memphis, came to Greenfield a few days ago and is putting up a barber shop and a cigar stand.
Mr. Levy STOUT, the oldest man in this vicinity, quietly passed away to the great beyond last Sunday morning. He had been a Mason for a number of years and will be buried with Masonic honors.
 
Town and County Column
S. S. FEATHERSTON is assisting in the Register’s office during the illness of Register ATKINS.
Homer L HIGGS was in town Tuesday and announces that he will not be a candidate for county road commissioner.
News reached here Monday morning of the illness of Mr. Jim WESTMORELAND, the big hearted, noble sawmill man of near Dukedom. Jim has been very ill with neuraligia, but Albert WINSTEAD informs us he was considerably better Tuesday morning.
Marshal FREEMAN arrested a man named MARSHALL here Monday for being drunk and swearing on the streets. The marshal says he positively will arrest each and every person caught drunk on the streets.
Brother D. L. ELSBERRY, that devout man of God, who has recently moved to the Gleason vicinity, was in town Tuesday. He has just now getting so he can use his right hand which has been in a bad fix since last fall.
Deputy Sheriffs Whit LAFON and Charlie GROOMS went to Palmersville last Monday night and arrested one Callie JONES, indicted at this term for selling whiskey without license. Jones was brought to Dresden about 1 o’clock Tuesday morning and lodged in jail. His brother, John I. JONES, was arraigned the day before on the same charge and locked up.
Mrs. King WEBB has been confined to her bed several days threatened with pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom WHITE, Dukedom, are rejoicing over the arrival of a fine boy, born Sunday.
A horrible accident occurred at the home of Henry ROSS, in No. 1, Tuesday afternoon. Mr. ROSS and daughter, aged about 16 years, were in the field burning cornstalks, preparatory to plowing the ground, and the young lady’s clothing became ignited by the fire from one of the burning piles. The high wind fanned the blaze and soon the unfortunate girl was enveloped in a mass of flame her clothing literally burned from her body. She was carried to the house in an unconscious condition and a physician sent for. All night long she suffered untold misery and died Wednesday morning. The flesh was cooked almost to a crisp in places and it was a horrible sight to behold.
Mr. Andrew BARTON, the mogul politician and financier of Greenfield, has purchased an interest in the Sharon stave factory.
Mr. John STAFFORD, residing north of Dresden, is very low and not expected to recover. He has cancer of the stomach.
Mr. Claud WHARTON, Martin’s successful Insurance agent, has been elected principal of the Martin public schools.
Sharon is growing, there is a brand new boy at the home of Jess OSBOURNE, one at J. P. DUNLAP’s and J. W. BURTON and wife are rejoicing over the arrival of a little blue eyed miss.       
Mr. Ed EDWARDS, who will establish a large veneering plant at Sharon, is now hard at work preparing for the installation of machinery. Half a dozen cottages will be erected near the plant to be occupied by the workman and other improvements will be made in be made in the vicinity.
In the death of Levi STOUT, which occurred Sunday at the home of his son John STOUT, a few miles east of Greenfield, Weakley County sustains the loss of one of its oldest citizens. Mr. STOUT was eighty nine years of age and until a few months ago was in active health. He is survived by several children and a host of grandchildren.
Clerk HILLIARD and Attorney R. T. LEWIS went to the home of Mr. Z. H. WOMBLE, in No. 22, on the Greenfield Sharon road, for the purpose of holding a lunacy inquest. In February Mr. WOMBLE had a stroke of paralysis and since that time his mind has been growing weaker. He is about sixty five years of age and has a six weeks old baby at his home. Being a man of considerable means, it was deemed advisable to have a guardian appointed to look after his affairs.
At a call of Mrs. Virginia A. GARDNER, of Martin, a member of the state committee an organization for the Daughters of the Confederacy, an enthusiastic meeting was held at the New Century hotel Wednesday. After explanations of the conditions of membership and the purpose of the organization, twenty members were received and the following elected: President, Mrs. Sue F. MOOMEY; vice president, Mrs. Bettie C. EWING; recording secretary, Miss Mamie TANSIL; treasurer, Mrs. Laura SCOTT. The initiation fee was placed at 25 cents and ten cents is required for a certificate of membership. The next meeting will be held on the first Tuesday afternoon in May with Mrs. EWING.  Mrs. Finis GARRETT, Secretary.
 
Obituary    Thomas Leroy KILLEBREW
Thomas Leroy KILLEBREW was born December 9, 1839; died April 4, 1907; aged sixty nine years, three months and twenty six days; was buried at Little Zion and funeral services were conducted by Elder G. T. MAYO.
He was reared in the fifth civil district of Weakley County, lived all his life, with the exception of three years, in sight of the place where he was born. Three years ago he moved to Dresden and lived there until last fall when he moved back to his farm, where he lived until his death. He was the fifth of a large family of children, and a son of Thomas KILLEBREW, deceased, he having died in 1891.
At the age of twenty one years he enlisted as a private in the late war, in the defense of his dear Southland, He was in the 32nd Tennessee Regiment. At the battle of Chicamauga his captain, William McWHERTER was killed and he was thereupon elected captain and filled the place until his company and Regiment was surrendered, with Johnson’s army in North Carolina. He was wounded twice during the struggle, but not severely. At the surrender he returned home and was married to Miss Martha A. KENNEDY. To this union were born eight children, all living except the first born, he having died in infancy. So he has now seven children and eight grandchildren, and a widow to mourn his death. He also leaves two sisters and three brothers, with many other relatives and friends who will sadly miss him.
He died as he lived, with a never ending faith in the Lord, whom he had devoutly worshipped for a number of years. He had been a sufferer for a long time with kidney, bladder and heart trouble, but never was heard to complain, bore all with patience and Christian fortitude. He professed a hope in Christ and united with the Baptist church at Little Zion and was baptized by Eld. T. S. DALTON in 1880 and was a consistent Christian and member of the church for the remainder of his life. The church has sustained a great loss, he having never missed a conference when he was able to attend; his advise and counsel were always good, and of sound judgment and true to his conviction; he was always slow to speak and had but few words, but they were always to the point. I heard one man say on the day of his death that he had never heard of his at any time having trouble with anyone, and said that he was with him during the war and he was loved and admired by all his companions. He was a man that was very much devoted to his family and they were to him; he was a home loving man, never seemed happier than when seated around the family fireside, with his children and grandchildren, and they all enjoyed it as much as he; but that gathering has now ceased and we will never again meet him there.
 
Public Wells Column
Mr. BRINKLEY had a barn raising on last Tuesday.
Mr. HAMM has finished another room to his residence.
H. P. ADAMS will soon have his new house ready to move into.
Albert ADAMS gave the young people a singing Sunday night.
Dommie ROWLETT will work his section of road this week if the weather permits.
Miss Henry MILES has returned home from Fulton, where she had been teaching school.
Brite MAIDEN has moved to their old home place and Mr. HUTCHENS moved where he left.
Mr. Tom WOODS has bought the place where Brite MAIDEN moved from, but didn’t learn what he paid.
 
District No. 1 Column
Mr. Jeff Nash says something is eating his tobacco plants.
H. D. BELL, the Elm Tree blacksmith is getting all the work he can do.
Charley STEPHENSON’s little girl is greatly improved.
E. W. DONOHO, is having quite a lot of work done on his farm this spring.
Buck PULLEN, who disappeared a few days back, has returned, but refuses to say why he left or where he went.
J. H. STEPHENSON bought a fine young mare from Will PAYNE, near Latham, paying $150.
Mr. Ben POYNER is doing quite a lot of work this spring; he has built a new cross fence on his farm and is cleaning up and resetting all his old fence and says he intends to build a new residence up on the road this fall.
B. W. MORGAN and S. A. FARMER, the hustling hoop makers of No. 1, have bought out Frank Co & son and intend doing an extensive business in the near future. They have made and sold about 4,000 hoops.
Passed away, on last Saturday night at her home, Aunt Margaret McCLAIN, one of No. 1’s oldest inhabitants. She was a member of the Baptist church and a devout Christian, and was loved and respected by all who knew her. She leaves a host of relatives and friends to mourn her death.
 
From No. 6 Column
Mr. Jim STALLINS is all smiles over the arrival of a fine girl at his home.
Mr. N. P. DAVIS has employed Miss Annie IRVINE as clerk at Ore Springs.
Mr. Sam COX has moved to Esq. OWENS’(house vacated by A. ALEANDER) to make a crop.
Miss Daisy POTTER, from near Paris, came down last week and applied for the school at Jolly Springs for the coming term.
There was a house raising at Mr. Jack PASCHALL’s last Wednesday. The house was raised for his blind brother, Jim PASCHALL, to live in.
Mr. Woody ASHER had trouble with a runaway horse last week; he had stopped at Mr. A. TUCKER’s and left his team standing hitched to the wagon, and when he looked they had started; he hollowed at them to stop, but they kept going and ran from there to the far end of the levee at Ore Springs before they tore loose from the wagon.  The team came very near running over Mr. Finnie SUMMERS on the way. No one was hurt and no big damage done.
 
Shady Grove Column
Mr. Elias TUCK lost a bundle of goods and two spools of thread week before last on his way from Dresden.
Esq. CARNEY, Mrs. Elvis TUCK and others were called to the bedside of Mr. John STAFFORD last Sunday.
 
District 23 Column
Mr. Henry BOBBITT is having chills and is right puny.
Mrs. Henry LARKIN has returned from Nashville much improved in health.
Mrs. Lydia FINCH stuck a nail in her foot. It has been very sore but is better.
Miss Bera PHILLIPS’ subscription school at Beach Springs closed Friday.
Mr. John FINCH and family have moved into their new and most beautiful residence, by Mr. Johnnie TREVATHAN.
Esq. J. E. MONTGOMERY has just returned from Halls, Tenn., and other places, where he has been speaking in the interest of the Farmers Union.
 
Route No. 5 Fulton Column
E. L. (Late) MUZZELL and Miss Mamie VAUGHAN, of No. 13, drove to Esq. Roy SAWYERS’ and were happily united in marriage. Mr. MUZZELL is the son of Capt. MUZZELL and the bride is the beautiful and accomplished seventeen year old daughter of Col. J. J. VAUGHAN, of Easy street, Dukedom. This was rather a surprise wedding, as the parents of neither party knew their intentions until it was all over.
Strayed or Stolen Left home about Monday, the 1st inst., headed toward Dresden, has not been seen in these parts since. Any information leading to his whereabouts will be thankfully received. We mean Esq. Almus GOLDEN.
Miss Mela CONNER went to Martin where she enters the teacher’s department of Hall Moody Institute.
 
Ruthville News Column
Elva, oldest child of R. D. FULLERTON, had chills and was sick for a few days last week.
Prof. MORRISON began an arithmetic school at the Sawyer Schoolhouse Monday night which will continue five nights.
Rev. W. N. MATHENY left Wednesday for Alabama, where he will be engaged in evangelistic work.
Services at New Hope were interrupted when the horse belonging to Mr. Walter HENDERSON became frightened and attempted to break away from the post to which he was hitched and came tearing across the church yard, swinging the post by the hitching reign, and ran across the door stop. The men succeeded in catching him but the buggy was somewhat wrecked.
 
Route No. 4 McKenzie Column
Looney FEATHERSTON, who has been sick for some time, is improving some.
Mack WALKER, champion mule rider of Weakley County, says if you want your young mules broken, call on him.
Floyd McCLURE, the well known farmer of this vicinity, has had to call on his neighbors for help in his corn crop owing to poor health.
 
Up To Date Doings Column
Mrs. Mattie BARTON is on the sick list.
The writer and others enjoyed some very nice music at Uncle Jake TURNBOW’s last Saturday night.
J. R. MCCLURE says that the name of that odd fowl is a hen-footed duck.
H. VANDOLAH, our hustling mill man will finish he contract here in about two weeks and will move his mill to Strong’s bridge on the state line, near Boydsville.  
 
          

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