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1907 April 19th & 26th

Friday, April 19, 1907

Quarterly Court
The courthouse was crowed to its utmost capacity last Monday to witness the election for two county road commissioners, there being 26 candidates for the offices as follows:
S. W. DUNLAP, No. 5; Bud WEBB, No. 17; Bob WHORTON, No. 3; Booker Jolley, No. 2; J. C. STEWART, No. 24; Chas. UNDERWOOD, No. 8; A. H. PARKER, No. 14; T. R. BRAWNER, No. 12; W. B. PRICHETT, R. B. FREEMAN, No. 7;   Ben GAULDEN, No. 13; R. P. KILLEBREW, No. 2; C. H. GIBSON, No. 23; Chas. ALLMAN, No. 6; Tom ADAMS, No. 8; J. G. GARDNER, No. 3; Buck ORR, No. 9, Lum ESTES, No. 19; Fount SCATES, No. 12; Billie BRANN, No. 25; Walter DOLAN, No. 9; Will MUZZALL, No. 13; B. E. HANNINGS, No. 14, D. E. HARRISON, No. 18; Z. D. CHILDRESS, No. 18; John McWHERTER, No. 5; W, A, NEWBERRY, No. 6.
Messrs. W. L. GAINER and F. P. FONVILLE withdrew from the race before the voting..

There were 10 ballots taken, Esq. Bob FREEMAN being elected on the second ballot and Mr. J. C. GARDNER of GARDNER, on the 10th ballot. Mr. Gardner started out with two votes and gained until he had a sufficient number to elect him. Messrs. Z. D. CHILDRESS and William ORR were his strongest competitors.

The court, by resolution, levied a special tax of 20 cents per hundred dollars. The ad valorum tax on merchants for road purposes is 2 cents on $100. The salary of the two road commissioners was placed at $700 each per year to begin from April 1.

Court Notes
The equalization board was selected as follows: G. W. NEWBERRY, No. 6; G. R. MCWHERTER, No. 2; W. W. JONES, No. 4; G. S. JETER, No. 10; W. D. BRASFIELD, No. 7.
Drs. R. M. LITTLE, J. R. FINCH and Mr. G. S. BOYD were appointed a special   committee to examine the sanitary condition, sewage, etc., at the jail and make report at the July Term.

DAVIDSON Given Three Years in Penitentiary
In the case of State vs. Frank DAVIDSON, a verdict was rendered giving the defendant three years in the penitentiary. Hon. Finis GARRETT presided during this trial. Davidson was charged with violating the age of consent law. He is a man thirty two years of age, while the girl is but seventeen and her baby is nearly a year old. Nothing could be found which was damaging to the girl’s character. An appeal to the supreme court was prayed and granted.

Corinth and New Salem Column
Mr. Tom BREWER got his house and contents burned last Saturday.
Miss Josie CROCKET, one of New Salem’s brightest and most intelligent young ladies, has accepted a position at Martin with the Cumberland Telephone people and is making that place her home.
The death angel has visited this community again and claimed for its victim an old soldier, Mr. PASCHAL. He being of little means, the old soldiers helped to bury him; his remains were laid to rest in Corinth graveyard to await the resurrection.

Hall’s Branch Budget Column
Mrs. Will CANTRELL is sick.
Brother Henry SISSON is troubled considerably with a large wen on his leg.
Messrs. J. P. OLIVER and J. W. CANTRELL had a log rolling Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. W. M. SUDDATH had been right sick with congestion but has about recovered.
W. S. SHELL had a barn raising last week. Thirty hands present at dinner, where we did our duty.
Finis PASCHALL, who got hurt recently, has about recovered and was able to mix with friends here Friday to Sunday.
Tom NEWBERRY, residing across Thompson Creek in No. 6, killed a fine wild turkey gobbler, weighing twenty two and one half pounds, in the edge of the creek bottom near his home last week. It was following Mr. NEWBERRY’s drove of turkeys.
Robert TAYLOR, of West Union , who recently came home from Cobb and Nichol training school at Dresden , has been having a round of chills.
Mr. Ben TAYLOR, Sr., has returned from Mineral Springs, northeast of Nashville, and is very near death’s door at him home near Ore Springs. His death is expected at any moment. Kidney disease seems to be the main trouble.
My neighbor, Robert BUNTIN has captured a bird just like the one found recently. And it is a “coat” bird, a kind of water fowl.

Tumbling Creek Column
Etta KLUTTS fell and sprained her ankle last week.
Henry BELL’s baby is some better.
Nathan WARD has been very low for a week with bilious fever and is no better.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry FELTS, a fine ten pound boy, already christened Wylie D.
Mr. Jack CLEMENTS has moved from Gleason up in the edge of Henry County and taken charge of the store that was being built for Mr. Joe FOSTER and will conduct it in the future. He will also add a line of Drugs in connection with Dr. Ned GOLDSBY.
Mr. Bill JOHNSON, a blind man, had a stroke of paralysis last week and has not yet fully recovered.
Mr. Lee GLISSON’s wife, daughter of a Mr. NASH, died one day last week and was buried at New Bethel, in Henry County.

Town and County
Mr. Orren GOLDEN moved back to St. Louis last week.
Mr. Douglas EDWARDS, of Deckard, spent last Sunday with his sisters, Mesdames A. E. GARDNER and Mary GARRETT.
The reported deal of Clarence WARD purchasing an interest in a grocery at Martin was premature. Mr. WARD and family will remain in Dresden.
His neighbors were very much concerned over the condition of the mind of Eld. Henry FELTS, it being feared his mind was unbalanced, later developments revealed the fact that it was all over the arrival of a ten pound preacher at his house.
Mr. Ellen GARRETT and Miss Mollie LASATER surprised their many friends on Thursday of last week by getting married at the home of Rev. MANLY, that gentleman officiating. Mr. GARRETT is an old man, having served in the civil war and this is his first matrimonial venture. He is an uncle of Hon. Finis GARRETT, while his bride is the daughter of the late Dr. LASATER and a most estimable lady.
Mrs. RICHEE, the beloved wife of our esteemed friend, Mr. Joe RICHEE, died at the family residence in No. 10, south of Gleason on Wednesday night of last week after a lingering illness of consumption. The deceased was a Miss CRIDER and was born and reared in Gibson County. She was aged about 50 years. Three children, Mrs. B. W. BRYNUM, Mrs. Sam PARKS, and Mrs. Oda RONEY, are left to mourn the loss of a devoted mother. She is indeed a good woman and those who know her best speak in the highest terms of praise of her.
There was a red-hot municipal election pulled off at Greenfield on Thursday of last week. There were two tickets and the bone of contention was low tax and high tax. The hot issue, however, is said to be that the old board was not spending the money collected by
taxes, etc. as certain citizens of the town thought it should be spent, and an opposition ticket was put out into the field, being headed by Mr. Jim RAY for mayor. Ray was elected mayor and the following named gentlemen alderman: Sam JETER, Thell HILLIS, Tom COATS, Joe HATCHER, Sam McADAMS, T. H. STOUT, J. D. BARTON, and John DUDLEY. There is now the sum of $1200 in the treasury and the above named gentlemen promise to make Greenfield blossom as the rose and make it as good a town as Dresden.
Mr. Bud LITTLE had a crew of hands putting down a well at the spoke factory last week and when a depth of 145 feet, pieces of an old log were brought up in the bucket. Of course it was considerably decayed, but how it got there is a mystery.
Saturday morning, during the very high wind, the residence of Mr. Geo. W. JETER, on Depot Street, was discovered to be on fire, the roof near the chimney being ablaze. The alarm was sounded and for a short time, men worked like Trojans succeeding in extinguishing the flames. A good sized hole was burned in the roof, but no great amount of damage was done.
Carrie Gibbs, the precious two months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. REAVIS, died at the family residence in Dresden on last Thursday night at 7 o’clock. Funeral services were held at the residence Friday afternoon by Rev. J. W. IRION and interment at the Dresden Cemetery.
Marshal Hatch FREEMAN arrested Sam TAYLOR of the Jewel community Saturday afternoon for selling whiskey.
Mr. J. R. STAFFORD, after weary weeks and months of intense suffering, passed away on last Friday night and his body was interred at Pisgah Sunday afternoon, funeral services by Rev. A. E. SCOTT, of Martin. The deceased was about fifty years of age. He had been afflicted all his life. His character was above reproach and he was universally esteemed.

Jonesboro Jots Column
J. A. WHICKER has some wild ducks on his pond that are gradually becoming tame.
Mrs. Jim GALEY’s nose took three severe bleeding spells last Friday and she came near bleeding to death.
Mr. Bill BRAWNER had about six acres of cotton up. I guess it is dead also as cotton is easily killed. Ice was a quarter of an inch thick in these parts.
J. C. THOMAS was greatly disheartened over the cold weather.
Esq. J. R. DUDLEY, our widower magistrate, has one of the new phones in his home. I want every widow and old maid in the county who has a phone or can get to one, to call him up. He would certainly make an ideal husband for any woman.
There is great excitement in the neighborhood about mad dogs. Some time ago, Frank HALL’s fine shepard dog went suddenly mad. Since then, Edgar GALEY’s and Lucian Shaw’s dogs have gone mad, both fine shepherds.
The big stir over Greenfield’s election has settled down. One of the richest, if not the richest men in Greenfield, Jim RAY, was elected mayor. The vote was Ray 211; Brasfield, 108. Mr. RAY is a product of No. 15, and we are mighty proud to know that a boy has gone from here and collected a large fortune on his own merits. Two of the board of aldermen also saw first daylight in old No. 15 and trod over its hills and hollows as barefooted boys, but are now able to wear patent leather shoes every day. They are John DUDLEY and Tom STOUT.

Town and County Column (Part of this first column is missing or too dark to read)
Mrs. KENNEDY, widow of the late F. M. KENNEDY, died at her home in Martin last Saturday after a protracted illness and her body was buried Sunday by the side of her beloved companion in the West Side cemetery. The deceased was about seventy eight years of age, and the mother of Mr. Jim KENNEDY, one of Martins foremost citizens.
Our esteemed young friend, Mr. Will Estes, informs us of the death Tuesday morning of Mr. Harry TANSIL, youngest son of the late Jack TANSIL. The young man died of consumption and had been a sufferer for many months. He was about twenty four years of age, a model young man and upright in all his dealings with the world. His body was interred Wednesday at the Tansil graveyard in the presence of a host of sorrowing friends and relatives.
Mr. Tom GLASS of Sharon has purchased the Frank McCLAIN residence near McFerrin college and will move to Martin.
A surprise wedding took place in the office of Esq. Robt. IRVINE, the contracting parties being Mr. W. A. HARRIS and Miss Laura EDWARDS, very prominent and well connected people residing south of Public Wells.
Mr. and Mrs. William Henry GARDNER, of Union City, announce the marriage of their daughter Elizabeth James to Mr. Claud Smith KIRKPATRICK at the home of the bride on Tuesday, April 23, at 11 o’clock. Miss GARDNER is quite well known in Dresden, where she is esteemed by a number of friends. They will be at home to their friends at Helens, Ark., after May 10.
On last evening (Thursday) at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John A. PASCHALL, on Depot Street, the rites of matrimony were solemnized between Miss Shelah Belle, their daughter, and Mr. Guy S. MILES, Rev. J. W. IRION officiating. Their future home is Union City.

District No. 1 Column
Mr. W. E. GRIFFITH has just hauled off some of his last year’s tobacco.
Messrs. C. P., J. H. and A. P. STEPHENSON are preparing to run a partnership fence between their farms.
Mrs. Sallie FARMER marketed some nice spring chickens last week.
Mrs. Lou MATHENY who has been right sick with the measles, spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. S. A. FARMER.
Mr. J. T. NASH, who recently built a new residence just back of his old one, informs me that he has moved his old one back and greatly improved his front which was very small.
I am informed that Mr. Robert HOLMES, the saw mill man of near Boydsville, while at Mayfield last week, lost $130.

Route 4 McKenzie Column
Mrs. Fannie McCRACKEN is very sick.
I understand that Mr. Connie McFARLAND is coming from McKenzie to Christmasville to engage in blacksmithing.
Mr. Will WINSTON, is overseer on the road leading from the Christmasville to Pillowville road to the Weakley County line near Mr. HEARN’S.
The death of Dewitt BOBO, at Greenfield, was a shock to us, not knowing he was sick. Dewitt was well known in this community, often visiting us.

District No. 23 Column
Mrs. Martha TRENTHAM is and has been right sick.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin BERRYHILL are the proud parents of a fine girl, born Monday.

From District No. 19 Column
The family of Mr. Willie HAWKINS will move to Sharon.
The family of Mr. Ike EXUM desires to thank the good people of their vicinity for their many deeds of kindness shown them during the illness and death of their beloved mother, Mrs. Lucy EXUM.

From No. 9 Column
Mrs. Buck OLDHAM has been real sick but is improving.
Mr. Will POSTON and Marion PENTECOST have their telephone in.
Mr. L. F. RUTLEDGE visited in Gardner the latter part of last week.
Bill BOX has moved to the Sam Page place to make a crop with Charley ROGERS.
Dewitt BOBO, son of Mr. MILES BOBO, died Sunday night and was buried at Meridian Tuesday.
There was a social gathering at Mrs. C. E. WILSON’s Saturday night, in honor of Miss Millie CLARK and Guy JONES.
Mr. Charley DORAN’s stock barn burned Sunday night, burning a fine horse and about thirty five barrels of corn, a lot of hay, fertilizer and farming implements. He also lost a nice dwelling on his farm last week. It is estimated that his loss is about $750 with no insurance.

Cane Creek Column
Mr. J. W. POWELL, who has been quite ill for the last two months is improving.
Mr. S. P.HUNT, a hustling farmer of this section, has sold a lot of fine logs to McClain Bros. & Turnbow.
Mr. J. T. BURTON, who is in New Mexico on a prospecting tour, writes back he has bought a place out there intends to move his family immediately.
Boyd ALEXANDER, rural carrier on Route No. 12, Cottage Grove, has resigned his office to accept a more remunerative position as a mail check on the railroad.
Mr. N. S. PARHAM, the famous horse trader of this section, has bought a new surrey, paying $125 for same.
Mr. Will McCLAIN, of Up To Date came very near a serious accident ; he was cutting shingle blocks with the cut off saw when a bolt caught his sleeve, tearing it nearly off his arm, wrapping his sleeve around the rod, on which the saw is fastened, stopping it from running. Mr. McCLAIN escaped with a few bruises, but very badly scared.

Terrell’s Schoolhouse Column
Jim GEARIN is selling out and moving to Jackson to work on the railroad.
Mr. Jesse WILSON has thirteen young lambs.
Mrs. Ella MELTON, of Greenfield, while visiting in our vicinity, was taken suddenly sick, but was able to RETURN home Sunday.

Rock Hill Column
Eld. R. B. CREWS will preach at Rock Hill church on Saturday night before the third Sunday and Sunday night.

Public Wells Column
H. P. ADAMS and family have moved to their new home.
Mr. Jack THOMPSON, who has been to Dawson Springs, has returned home.
Dommie ROWLETT says he has more pumps spoken for than he can put in any time soon.
Uncle Jack McGEHEE, who has been sick so long, was able to go visiting Sunday.
Bertha WAGGONER, who has been teaching down in No. 19, near the Obion line, has returned home.
I learn that Mr. Jack DAVIS will start his peddling wagon soon.

Dukedom Doings Column
Just across the state line in Kentucky, near Wrights Mill, Mr. Ab WRAY’s little boy was instantly killed by a tree falling on him last week.

Mr. Leslie STEPHENSON and Miss Lunte HENDERSON ran away Sunday morning, stopped at Esq. COLLIER’s, who spoke the few words that made them husband and wife. Mr. STEPHENSON is a son of Mr. George STEPHENSON. Lunte is a daughter of Mr. John HENDERSON.

Gardner Gems Column
J. G. GARDNER and three of his children are having chills.
Brother BELL, of Lake County, and son in law of Uncle Sam CRAVENS, has moved to the Grizzard GARDNER place.

Midway Mutterings Column
On the sick list: Mrs. Wm. WINSTEAD, Mrs. Irb FOWLER, and Mrs. Cole SMITH.
Mrs. Lee GLASGOW is conducting a subscription school in a house near Fancy. She has about 18 on the roll.
Mr. J. W. PILLOW and wife have sold their farm in No. 25 to Billy SMITH and moved to Fancy and are living with their daughter, Mrs. Bob FOWLER.
Last Sunday evening Carl HARRISON and Miss Emily HOWARD grove to the home of Esq. Neal TUCKER and were married. Carl is the son of Mr. Henry HARRISON and his bride is the daughter of Will HOWARD. Both of her parents died when she was small and she was reared by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Alford GRUBBS. They will live with the groom’s parents, near Fancy, the remainder of the year.
I received a letter, written by J. W. (Jim) FOWLER, at Gannis, Ark. He was born and reared in Weakley County and is a brother of George, Coleman, Joseph A. and Tom FOWLER. All of these have been dead a number of years, except Uncle George, who lives near Jewell. Yet this letter was addressed to Rev. Tom FOWLER, who has been dead for eighteen years. Mr. FOWLER has been gone from here about thirty years, but kept up correspondence, until twenty years ago all letters stopped; His brothers wrote time and again but all in vain, they supposed him dead. He is now an old man, I suppose about 80 years old, and writes that he has a good home, but he is now living all alone.

Crittendon Grove Column
Mrs. Ella COOK has 150 turkey eggs setting.
Mrs. Spence STOVALL has moved to her new home.
Mr. T. C. HOUSE is still sick.
Little Preston WARN fell off the fence and broke his arm.
Mr. Griffith HOGAN is stepping high after the arrival of an eleven pound girl.
Miss Vardell VAUGHAN returned to her school in Union City.
Mr. Abe CRITTENDON had a stroke of paralysis last Tuesday and is not expected to live.

News From No. 12 Column
Mr. Jim ELDER is convalescent.
Mrs. W. J. RAY is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Sallie PARNELL.
Johnnie BRAWNER has a new well, one hundred and thirty five feet deep, put down by Mr. Will SUMMERS.
Prof. J. A. BERRYHILL is now teaching school at Green Hill.
Prof. Everett HEATH closed out his school near Jackson and came home a couple of weeks ago.
Mr. Frank PATE is erecting a nice dwelling house on his farm, three miles west of McKenzie.
Mrs. Callie REED and Mrs. Cessil McDONALD narrowly escaped injury when their horse stumbled while crossing a bridge and fell into a ditch 12 feet deep. The buggy was badly splintered but the women came out of this calamity with only a few bruises.

Friday, April 26, 1907
(This issue has pieces torn out of all the pages)

Young Lady Slain -Will SAWYER Shoots Miss Winnie STRONG at Her Home

The most terrible crime committed in this county, occurred at the home of Tom STRONG, a prominent citizen of No. 17, on last Tuesday night, when Will SAWYER, aged about thirty years, entered the dining room, where Misses Beulah and Winnie STRONG were washing the dishes after the evening meal, and shot the younger sister with a double barreled shot gun, the shot taking effect in her bowels. The young lady died Wednesday morning about 11 o’clock.
From the best information we can gather, SAWYER had been paying court to Miss Beulah STRONG, aged about twenty five years; she rejected him and it was reported that she would be married on the coming Sunday. This enraged SAWYER, who was formerly a constable of that district, as well as a well to do farmer, and he proceeded to the STRONG home Tuesday evening. When he arrived, the family was in the front part of the house and the two girls were in the dining room. Upon seeing him enter, with shotgun in hand, both young ladies rushed for a door, and SAWYER raised his gun and fired, intending to kill Miss Beulah, but missed her and the entire load struck Miss WINNIE, aged about seventeen years. Only one shot was fired and the crazed man ran from is the house. As he left the premises, the father and brother of the young lady fired several shots at his fleeing form, but none took effect.
The alarm was raised, and soon a posse of men was scouring the woods for the murderer. The search was kept up all night and about 3:30 Wednesday morning, it was reported that he was going in the direction of Pilot Oak, Ky. But this later proved to be in error. Excitement is high at this writing it is claimed that if SAWYER should be captured he will be killed.
Miss Beulah, whom SAWYER wished to marry, is one of the most beautiful young ladies of that section. She is the belle of the community. Both families are very prominent and the young people themselves stand high in the estimation of the community. The killing has cast a gloom over the entire neighborhood, and the relatives of young SAWYER are as much grieved as the family of the unfortunate young lady. SAWYER has always borne an exemplary reputation and his word was as good as his bond. It fact he was counted as a model young man.
Up to 10 o’clock Thursday morning no trace of SAWYER had been found. He was seen, it is said, about 9 o’clock Tuesday night at Hatler’s campground, going towards Martin, and it is stated he was making for Paris.
Mr. STRONG has offered a reward of $250 for the capture of SAWYER, and every effort is being made to effect his arrest. Miss Winnie was buried Thursday morning. It was the saddest funeral in the history of that community.

Death of a Good Woman
Emily A. ARLINGTON was born on November 19, 1883; died April 17, 1907; aged twenty three years, four months and twenty eight days, She professed faith in Christ at the early age of thirteen, joined the Missionary Baptist church at Concord, in Carroll County, of which she lived a devoted member until her untimely death. She was married to Robt. McCALEB Jan. 9, 1906, and to which union one child was born. She was laid to rest at Beech Springs in the presence of a host of sorrowing friends. The burial services were conducted by Brother JACKSON. She leaves an aged widowed mother, who is now on the bed of affliction and was unable to attend the funeral. Written by C. H. DUNLAP

Gardner Gems Column
Uncle Sam CRAVENS has been right sick bit is improving.
There was an entertainment at T.M. ELDER’S Saturday night in honor of Miss Era May JOLLEY, who is visiting here.
I was in error about Brother BELL having been employed to teach at Gardner. Louis IVY and Miss Maud MULLINIX have secured the place.

District No. 1 Column
Mrs. Maud STEPHENSON is right sick with typhoid fever.
Ben CLEMMONS, who has been sick for the last year, is improving.
Geo. STEPHENSON is stepping high over the arrival of a girl.
Miss Dora BIGGS is teaching a good spring school at the Union schoolhouse.
Robert BARBER, a hustling farmer of near Austin Springs, is clearing some fine land.
I am informed that John CLEMMONS has left his farm and moved to the HOLES’ sawmill to work this year.
Several of the neighbors broke and planted seven or eight acres of corn for Mr. Henry ROSS, he having burned his hands trying to extinguish the flames of his daughters clothing who burned to death about two weeks ago.
Mr. Green CLEMMONS has bought some eye glasses.
Chester MATHENY has just purchased a new buggy and says he is going to try his luck in the matrimonial line.
Mr. W. H. RIDDLE, a former resident of No. 1, who went west a short time ago prospecting, has, bought land in New Mexico.
Several of the young people gathered at the home of Old Brother DONOHO on last Sunday night and entertained the family and themselves with some good singing.
Mrs. Bell ABERNATHY, who was teaching a spring school at Salem, in this district, was called to the bedside of her father, Uncle Joe VINCENT, who is very ill.

Public Wells Column
Frank McGEHEE and family have the mumps.
Monte CORLEW, of near Bethany, has the measles.
Horace MOORE left last Sunday for Nashville, where he will take his place as bookkeeper again.

Sudden Death
Will COWDEN, a traveling salesman, who was stopping at the Hartman Hotel, in Nashville, heard groans in the room adjoining him at an early hour on Monday morning and called attaches of the hotel. The room from which the sounds of distress came, was occupied by E. E. BELL, of Dickson, general deputy collector of internal revenue. It was found that Mr. BELL was in a dying condition. There was a bottle of morphine under his pillow, part of which was gone, and which explained the groans. A physician was called but he was unconscious and died in a short time. Mr. BELL was a native of Weakley County, born in 1857. He was a nephew of Emerson Etheridge. He was married to Miss SCOTT who died some years ago. There are several children surviving.
The body of Mr. BELL reached Dresden Tuesday on the noon train and was conveyed to the cemetery where he was interred according to the Odd Fellows ritual.

Ruthville News Column
Albert MATHENY”S wife is sick.
Mrs. Jim MILAM has been right sick.

Obituary
On the 12th day of March 1907, Mrs. Bettie WATSON, wife of Lee WATSON, was called to her reward. She was a good woman and will be greatly missed. She was a good woman and will be greatly missed. She professed faith in Christ during the previous year. She had been in bad health for some time and her death was not unexpected. She leaves a husband and two little children to mourn her death, three having preceded her to the better land. She was laid to rest in the Patterson Cemetery burial services conducted by Brother GARDNER. Written by a cousin, Minnie EARLS

Gone But Not Forgotten
On April 10th, 1907, the death angel entered the home of Will VINCENT and claimed for its victim his loving mother, Polly VINCENT. Deceased was seventy nine years of age. She was married to Peter THOMAS in slavery days and lived together until his death which occurred in 1886. To this union was born four children, two sons and two daughters, all survived her except one who died in early life. She was then married to Alex VINCENT in 1896. She suffered untold misery for three long years with that dreadful disease, rheumatism and old age. She was a kind wife, mother and grandmother, and loved by all who knew her. She leaves seventeen grandchildren and six great grandchildren to mourn her death. She lived a true Christian until her death and said she was willing and ready to die. She was a member of the Vincent Grove Baptist Church, Funeral services were conducted by our pastor, Brother W. T. WEBB. Written by her granddaughters, Ella and Emma THOMAS.

Town and County Column
Mrs. B. E. DODD, who has been seriously ill at her home in Martin since Christmas, is now convalescent.
Mr. W. T. KILLEBREW has removed his family to Dresden from Palmersville and entered upon his duties as cashier at the Weakley County bank last Monday.
Mr. R. G. MALOAN contemplates the erection of a handsome on the lot now occupied by his dwelling on Depot Street. He will move the house he occupies at present over on the lot adjoining G. W. JETER’s and build on the lot from which he moves the dwelling.
Mr. Clarence WARD has purchased a half interest in the Dresden Jewelry Co. with Mr. C. A. HOUGH.
Miss Ida BAXTER has been confined to her bed this week with a threatened attack of fever.
Sarah, the little daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ted LITTLE, had a very slight attack of diphtheria last week but has fully recovered.
H. H. KEMPLE, Martin, is hard at work erecting a nice cottage for Jim ADAMS.
Mr. John BRASFIELD has purchased the DOWD place, on Depot Street, and will move to same about September 1, after having some repairs and improvements made. .
Mrs. Forrest BEELER (nee KILLEBREW) is at the home of her grandfather, Esq. J. M. RIDGEWAY, in Martin, and will visit Dresden and Palmersville friends before returning to her home in the territory. She will spend the summer here.

Northern Part of No. 8 Column
Mr. and Mrs. John MORRIS are the parents of a new girl.
Mr. Tomie MILLER has purchased the John NOWLIN strawberry patch, consideration $25.
Mr. Vester PRINCE and sister, Miss Nettie, came home from McKenzie, where they have been visiting relatives.

Death of a Good Woman
On last Saturday the death angel visited the home of Mr. Walter PETTIT and took from him his loving wife. Mrs. PETTIT was a good woman and loved by all who knew her. Mrs. PETTIT always had a bright face for everybody and always greeted friends with a smile. Mrs. PETTIT leaves a heart broken husband and children to mourn her death. She joined the New Hope Church and lived a true Christian.
She was laid to rest at New Hope Monday afternoon to await the resurrection morn.

Jonesboro Jots Column
J. C. THOMAS claims to have the biggest mule colt n the country.
Miss Florence GALEY left last week for Tooms, to see her brother Andrew GALEY, who had a stroke of paralysis.
Clarence MAYNARD has measles.
Mr. Bill CROWLEY’s sale was last Friday and everything sold strictly for cash.

Limbs Locals Column
Little Pauline HARRISON is on the sick list.
Mr. Arthur BROOKS, who has been confined to his bed for several weeks, is improving.

Hall’s Branch Budget Column
Mrs. Will CANTRELL contains sick, though improving some. Two doctors are attending her.
Mr. Ben TAYLOR is no better. His death is expected at any time; but as long as there is life, there is hope.
Prof. W. F. BEVALL will sing at New Bethel church, a few miles southeast of Como, Sunday.
The young people were delightfully entertained at the home of Bud MELTON Saturday.
Good string band music by John MATHENY, Arthur LOCKHART, Miss Lillian WILSON and others.
Mrs. Mary, wife of Bob SANDEFER, residing just north of Siloam church, has a goose that laid sixteen eggs in 1905, same number last year and twenty four this year.

Peck’s Pickings Column
A few young people gathered at Mr. Monroe PRIEST’s last Sunday and made some nice vocal music.
Brother BURDEN had a very hard time getting to his church last Sunday. He got to Pillowville and there his horse kicked his buggy up and he had to walk the last five miles.
Prof. A. M. STOUT, our hustling stave man, is begged by all the crew not to walk so much or he will take rheumatism, especially through the fields.

Town and County Column
Mrs. Rhea P. CAREY, of Memphis, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. EWING.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Charley COBB extend congratulations on the arrival of a daughter Tuesday night.
Mr. Charlie BARTON and wife will move to Nashville about the first of May. Charles has a run as mail clerk out of Nashville.
Messrs. MOON, HARKEY and CAGE contemplate the erection of another three room two story brick house at Sharon at an early date.
Mr. Ben TAYLOR, who as been in declining health for some time and who went to the springs near Nashville a few weeks ago, died at his home near Orr Springs Tuesday morning.
The ten year old son of Widow LOVALL, residing near Oak Grove church in No. 14, south of Martin, met a tragic death Tuesday morning. The little fellow harnessed a mule, preparatory to beginning his work, but first rode over to a neighbor’s, taking a son of Mr. George KILLEBREW with him. Before arriving, however, the mule became frightened at a wheelbarrow, which another boy was wheeling down the road. The KILLEBREW boy was thrown and uninjured, but young LOVALL became entangled in the harness, being dragged some distance. When found life was extinct and examination showed that his leg was broken all to pieces, his neck broken and his body terribly bruised. It is indeed a sad blow to the widowed mother and she was prostrated with grief. Though small, it is said that the boy was a splendid worker, a manly little fellow, loved his mother devotedly and never tired of doing things to please her. He was bright and smart at school and loved by his playmates, and was a favorite with old and young. His grief stricken mother has the sympathy of all in this her darkest hour of bereavement.

Corinth and New Salem Column
Last Saturday night, the young people of this community were royally entertained by Mrs. Sue CHANDLER.
Mr. Joe CROCKETT, who is at work for the Southwestern Book Company is Mississippi, was at home a few days this week.
On Last Sunday, Dr. J. E. SHANNON was called to wait on Mrs. Clara CHANDLER and on examining his patient, found her to have measles. Quite a number have been exposed.

Crittendon Grove Column
Mr. Will HALEY and wife are the proud parents of a fine boy.
Mrs. BARRETT, of Dyersburg, died of pneumonia and was brought to Mt. Pelia and buried.
Mr. Alfred NICHOLS gave the young people a party Saturday, night. There were forty nine girls there and all reported a good time.
Mr. Dock HALEY’s little child has scarlet fever.

News From No. 12 Column
Mr. REEDER’s little child is lying at the point of death.
Mrs. Jane ELDER has been suffering with neuralgia for several days.
R. C. SEALS and son, V. C. ADAMS and J. W. ELDER went up to Nashville last Saturday morning, returning Sunday.
Mr. Tom BRAWNER, Jr. has started his grist mill. He had to rebuild his levee and now has everything ready to make the people some good meal.

Up To Date Doings Column
Mrs. Mandy MILLER, widow of the late P. M. MILLER, residing Palmersville, is said to be very low with dropsy.
J. S. BARTON, while in Mexico, had a siege of the measles. He returned home last week, taking a relapse, but is reported better.
W. H. BARTON, so I am informed, will start for New Mexico tomorrow to buy some cheap land. His father bought over six hundred acres, so I am informed.
Elder W. S. LONG, while waiting for a train at some point in Tennessee recently, got robbed of twenty dollars and a not for one hundred dollars.

Gleason Gleanings Column
Grant NORWOOD has a new girl at his house.
Workmen are busy at the residence of Mr. F. Y. ADAMS, in west Gleason.
W. Y. BRUMMITT, who has been sick for so long, is yet unable to be out.
Albert VINCENT, our brick mason, is erecting a nice brick cottage in east Gleason.
Mr. Bob BANDY is putting brick on the ground for his new residence, which will be built on the vacant lot between the depot and college.

From No. 9 Column
Mr. Tom WITHERSPOON has a right sick boy.
Brother JOHNSON is right sick with la grippe.
Mrs. Buck OLDHAM is reported better at this writing.
Mrs. John JENKINS has pneumonia and his recovery was doubtful.
Mrs. Luther BROCK is very low with lung trouble and is not expected to recover.
An entertainment was given at the opera house Friday night by Mrs. PADFIELD and Mrs. KELLOGG in behalf of MR. DORAN, who had the misfortune to get his barn burned last week $25 was realized.

Freeman’s Chapel Column
Miss Sallie COLLIER is better.
Mrs. Mollie WAGSTER is now up after a long spell of sickness.
Mrs. Maggie STEPHENSON died at her home on Friday, April 19, after a long illness.
A serious accident happened to the little 12 year old boy of Mrs. Emma LOVALL. Little Raice started over to his half brother’s, Russell BROOKS, to get a corn planted, when he met Russell with a wheelbarrow and a kettle in it. The mule got scared at the wheelbarrow and wheeled around and threw him off; his foot hanging in the trace and the mule ran about 400 years and kicking at him as he ran, and broke his leg, killing the boy instantly. He leaves a mother, two brothers, three half-brothers and eight half sisters.

Oak Hill Column
Miss Ivo GARDNER has been real sick with scarlet fever but is improving.
Miss Jessie VAUGHN has been suffering with a bone felon on her finger.

Death of a Good Woman
On Wednesday, April 12, the white winged messenger of death visited our home and claimed for its own our precious mother, Mrs. Mattie RITCHIE, aged fifty six years and nineteen days. She was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church at Mt. Zion and lived a consistent Christian until death. For several years she had been a sufferer and had failed physically day by day, until all, save the fond hearts who watched over her saw that she was slowly passing away. But we, to whom her presence was as the sunshine to the flower, shut our eyes to the dreadful truth and refused to believe that our precious mother was fast passing away. Through her death papa has lost his best earthly companion and we the children’s loving mother, her brothers a devoted sister. Think what a companion, mother, sister and neighbor should be and that was what she was.

District No. 24 Column
Mr. Robert BUNTIN delivered some tobacco at Martin last Saturday.
Mr. Will CANTRELL, who has been sick for the last week, is fast improving.
The singing at West Union was a great success last Sunday, all report a nice time and nice singing by Prof. JOLLEY