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1907 August 16th & 23rd

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE and Sharon Tribune

Friday, August 16, 1907

Gardner Gems Column
J. O. RAST is our post master at present.
Some boys, who care not for themselves, and what is a great deal worse, for their parents, made a raid into Will COOK’s watermelon patch, cutting up his melons and tearing up his vines. It is thought they were from Martin.
I had the pleasure last week of visiting my grandfather, J. F. MOORE, near little Zion, in No. 5, and while there saw an old horse power thresher in operation. My grandfather tells me that the first separator in this county was started on his farm about thirty nine years ago.

Jonesboro Jots Column
Tom MORRIS is conducting an excellent singing school at Holt’s.
Jim POPE came very near dying Saturday night with something like a congestive chill.
Wylee SURBER and wife have been out here from Missouri, but left last week for home.
Buford MITCHELL was very sick with flux last week and I have not heard from him this week.
Dave RICHEE has had Frank HALL and Jess JENKINS getting stave bolts on his land, which extends over in No. 16.
Several citizens in No. 16 had to go to Dresden to appear before the grand jury concerning some bad conduct which occurred at Andy MORRIS’ march, at Wright’s graveyard some Sundays ago.
The good, hard working young man, Johnnie COCHRAN, is about to die with slow fever. Johnnie lived over in our healthy hills last year, but he is living now over in No. 16, on Obion river bottom.
There was a big neighborhood barbecue at Mineral Springs last Friday. A sheep was furnished by Bud TAYLOR and a goat by Esq. J. R. DUDLEY. My good neighbor, J. C. THOMAS, was into it and said he was one of the big eaters too.
Last week, I was happy to see the cheerful face of Mr. Bill HOLT, of Greenfield, who moved there last fall. It does not seem that living in town has changed this good old citizen one bit and he seemed well pleased with his stroll over his old nature hills and gazing at our fine cotton and corn.
Mrs. Jim COCHRAN, Sr., passed quietly into the sleep that knows no awakening last week at her home in No. 16. She was a good Christian woman and belonged Goodloe church. She leaves a husband and three grown sons to mourn her demise. She was the mother Prof. H. H. COCHRAN.
I am sad to learn that that noble citizen, Mr. Bill BLACK, has a cancer on his left temple which looks dreadfully bad. He was been confined to the house for several days and if something is not gotten that will stop it, it will only be a short while that Mr. BLACK will be with us. About ten years ago, he had one in the same place and suffered awfully, but he finally found something that took it off. This time it appears that nothing will do it any good.
Last week, there appeared a man in the little city of Pillowville who claimed to be a revenue officer in the service of the government. He said that Mr. Rudolph IHLENBURG’s beer contained a little too much alcohol. He told the fellows who sell the beer there that they would have to pay a fine or go with him to the lockup at Jackson. He finally scared about $90 out of them and the fellows at Hill Point. They have strong evidence that he was not an officer of the government, but a swindler. The worst trouble about it is that their money is gone and they have no clue where the scoundrel hails from.
Esq. DUDLEY has set the hours of ten in the morning and three in the evening every Sunday for the express purpose to send all parties down the troublesome matrimonial road. Boys and girls, when you get married, drive over and let our good magistrate make you man and wife, for it is said he marries all in such a pleasant manner.
Sunday, J. A. MONTGOMERY, son of E. J. MONTGOMERY, and Miss Amanda ARRINGTON could not find any preacher or magistrate around Gleason who could perform a marriage ceremony as good as Esq. J. R. DUDLEY, and they accordingly drove over the long hot road from Gleason to Mr. DUDLEY’s home and were united in the holy bond of matrimony. It is a well known fact that these young people are of the best families in the county, and it seems that they should live a happy life together.

From No. 6 Column
Bob SIMMONS has slow fever.
Mr. Will STALLINGS wife is slowly improving.
Miss Minnie PASCHAL, who has had slow fever, is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. SUMMERS are happy over the arrival of a fine girl at their home.
Mrs. Mollie WEAKS and Misses Bettie and Vida SHUFF, from Middle Tennessee, are visiting in these parts.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. FEATHERSTON returned home Sunday from Lake County, where they have visiting friends.
The measles are raging in thee parts again. Steve HILL thought he had had the measles and went to see some children that had them and in a few days he took them. There have been several exposed.
Mr. Bill RODGERS of Rodgers mill, got his stock barn and contents burned last Saturday about one o’clock in the day; origin unknown. He had about one hundred dollars worth of hay burned, besides corn and farming tool and a new buggy.

News From No. 12 Column
Mr. Will LIPSCOMB has had a very sick child.
Mr. Tom BRAWNER will only run his grist mill on Fridays for a while.
Mr. Gus MILLER’s two little daughters, Irene and Ruth, have slow fever.
Mr. Louis DENNEY, returned to his home at Wolfe City, Texas, last Monday, after a three weeks’ visit to Tennessee.
Mr. R. C. SEALS had couple of very hard chills and was quite sick for a few days but is now rapidly recovering. Miss Annie SEALS is also chilling.
Jesse CAMPBELL, the little son of R. M. CAMPBELL was right badly hurt a few days ago at school at Fairview. A baseball bat slipped out of a large boy’s hands and struck the little fellow on the leg, inflicting a painful bruise.
Mr. Hollas WHITE, of Texas, and Mr. Tom White, of Arkansas, spent a few days with parents, relatives and friends in this neighborhood.
Mr. Henderson GLOVER has traded for a two hundred dollar mare and they tell me that he is now building air castles and love dreams, and judging from what I saw with my own eyes last Saturday at Green Hill, Mr. GLOVER is somewhat smitten on one of No. 12’s best women.
Mr. Tom COATWRIGHT got a brand new buggy torn up last Saturday night. He was driving at a very fast speed on leaving the ice cream supper at Green Hill, struck a tree with the forewheel, knocking every spoke out of the wheel, splitting the bed and doing much damage to the buggy, and missing a very narrow escape of getting himself killed.

From District No. 19 Column
Those on the sick list are: Miss Minnie GILLEPSIE, typhoid fever; Mrs. CRAVENS, flux; Mr. Jim JONES’ little boy, who is very low with typhoid fever; also Mr. Gus EZZELL.

Latham Items
Mr. Tolbert FRANCIS has been on the sick list.
It has been reported to me that Mrs. Sis BRANN is very low.

Hall’s Branch Budget Column
Elbert GLISSON was sick with chills last week.
Mrs. S. H. STEPHENSON, of Janes’ Mill, has been right sick for a week or more.
Will CANTRELL was right sick with chills and fever last week. Dr. TATUM attended him and he is up and stirring. He narrowly escaped a case of malarial fever.
Bro. William WILSON and family returned to their home on Jackson Sunday, after spending a week or two with relatives and friends at West Union. They have a sick child and thought this visit would help it, but it didn’t, it seems. Mr. WILSON is a court reporter and reports a number of cases at Dresden this week and last week.
Babe MARKER and a crew of hands built two new bridges on the Thompson Creek levee here last week, and they did splendid work and they did splendid work. The above bridges were built across two places where this levee was cut into by high water last fall. Mr. BARKER will now proceed to do his part of the dirt work on this levee. Mr. Cole WHEAT has the contract to do some of the repair dirt work on this levee, to make it higher all the way.
Little May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim BROWNING, of West Union vicinity, has been right sick for several weeks with that dread disease, consumption. She is no better and the attending physician says she cannot recover.

Corinth and New Salem Column
God in his goodness saw fit a few days ago to call home the infant of Mr. and Mrs. Jim EZZELL. The remains were laid to rest in Corinth cemetery, funeral services were conducted by W. J. ALLEN.
Mr. D. F. GARRETT was called to Huntingdon a few days ago to see his niece, who is very low with something like cancer.
Mr. Martin WARREN, who came here from Iowa two years ago and bought and located on what is known as the ROBERTS farm, is now in Wyoming on a prospecting tour.
Last Saturday morning a great throng of people gathered on the banks of the Obion River, at the covered bridge on the Kenton road, to witness the baptizing.
Mrs. MADRID happened to a very painful accident a few days ago. On getting out of a buggy she made an awkward step, breaking a bone in her ankle, causing her much pain.

Public Wells Column
Almus FIELDS, who was at work at a new saw mill in the bottom on Arden Somers’ land, got his hand on the saw last Friday and cut it very badly.
John TEMPLETON has the new room at Adams’ Academy completed.
Mr. LAWLER had some tobacco to sell at twelve cents last week.
Our road contractors, Pink BROOKS and Bennett FIELDS, are nearly over their road and are resting these hot days.
Jack ADAMS and family will soon leave for Mexico to live.
Ed BRINKLEY, formerly of this place but now of Carroll County, was here a few days ago on the look for a home.
I learn that Herbert MORGAN and family will leave this week for Paducah for their future home, and that J. A. MILES’ family leaves today for a visit to his brother in Paducah.

Circuit Court
Monday was a strenuous day in the circuit court, an extraordinary large number of cases being disposed of, all submitting and paying off the fines. The sum of $500 was paid over to clerk WEBB in fines, costs, etc.
A large number of divorces were granted last week, the court admonishing all not to marry before the adjournment of the present term.
Many indictments have been found against bootleggers.
The jury awarded Mr. W. T. MURPHY $1200 in his suit against the I. C. R. R. company in the burning of his livery barn in Martin.
Divorces:
Era RUSKIN vs. C. L. RUSKIN
M. L. DORESTER vs. Lena DORESTER
Vivian FARMER vs. Luther FARMER
Sally CARAWAY vs. E. L. CARAWAY
Mary WILSON vs. A. J. WILSON
Mrs. N. J. LONG vs. A. A. LONG
Etta WILDON vs. Tom WILSON

W. H. GARDNER vs. Allie, J. D. and E. E. DILDINE   Mr. GARDNER sold a farm to Mr. DILDINE, who, after occupying the place for two years had Mr. GARDNER to take it back. Mr. GARDNER alleging that DILDINE agreed to pay a reasonable rent for the two years, which DILDINE denied. The court, however, held that DILDINE, would be liable for two years rent to the amount of $150. The case was appealed.

State vs. Boss LAMB - disturbing public worship; plead guilty and fined $20.
State vs. Callie JONES – violating the four mile law; plead guilty; has been in jail about five months already, and is only fined $50.
State vs. Dee PUCKETT, Will and Ora STUNSON - gaming; plead guilty, fined $10
State vs. John I. JONES – violating four mile law; plead guilty; has been in jail already about five months and is only fined $50.
State vs. Coy CARRINGTON and Henry PARHAM – gaming; plead guilty, fined $10 each.
State vs. Bud OLIVER – violating four mile law; plead guilty and fined $80 and three months in jail, sentence suspended until the next term of the court on his bond for his appearance to allow OLIVER to finish his crop.
State vs. Ed WORKMAN, Bert HARDING, Carley HARDING, BROWN, Claud SIMPSON, Eddie McCONNELL, Will MAXWELL, Will BUMPUS, and Bob HOMES. All plead guilty of gaming and fined $10 each and costs, except Ed WORKMAN, who, being an officer, a constable in No. 7, is fined $25 and costs and five days in county jail.
State vs. Connie OLIVER and Hugh OLIVER – gaming; plead guilty and fined $10 each.
State vs. Tom WIGGINS – disturbing public worship; plead guilty and fined $40.
State vs. Ed STAFFORD, Will and Bob MAXWELL – gaming; all plead guilty; Will and Bob MAXWELL fined $10 each; and Ed STAFFORD fined $5 and costs.
State vs. Wayne VERDELL – disturbing public worship; plead guilty, and fined $20.
State vs. Lockwood BRASH – carrying pistol; not guilty.
Myrtle BOSWELL, by her best friend, Mrs. Ada BOSWELL vs. Will INNIS, In this case, Myrtle BOSWELL sued Will INNIS for $10,000 damages for seduction and at one time indicted him for rape. Upon agreed verdict of $1.50 damages in seduction case, the attorney general nollied the rape case.
The case of Ned GARDNER, charged with an attempt to commit rape upon the two and one half year old child of Barry SMITH. The state failed to make the case and the jury returned a verdict of an attempt to commit assault and battery and not an attempt to commit rape.
Court will remain in session all of next week, the criminal docket being very heavy. The grand jury is still in session.

Uba Utterings Column
Mr. Allen CHILDRESS, of Arkansas, is visiting the family of Dock STUBBLEFIELD.
S. P. SAWYER, of Iredell, Texas, is visiting his father, relatives and friends here; he reports crops fine in his portion of the Lone Star State.
Dan SAWYER has sold his farm of eighty acres to Mr. J. R. BROWN for $55.00 per acre. Mr. SAWYER will have a sale, closing out everything and will go to Texas to make his home with his son, S. P. SAWYER.
Mr. J. B. McDOWELL, of Fulton, who has charge of the camp ground and shed, was out last week to look over the ground and see what damage the W. O. W. did at their recent picnic. He found everything as he expected - in excellent condition.

Tumbling Creek Column
Will HORN has been right sick with fever for a week or more, he is better now.
Howard FELTS and Clifton TAYLOR have had fever, Howard is better but Clifton worse.
Mr. Alex SMITH’s family is better at this writing.
Mrs. Ida OWEN has slow fever and is right sick.
Buck ARNOLD got his collarbone broken last week.
On last Friday death visited our neighborhood and took from our midst, Mrs. J. D. FELTS, after a lingering illness of two months. After a short talk by Bro. Ernest BALL, her remains were laid to rest in Tumbling graveyard. Her funeral will be preached sometime in the future by Bros STIGLER and PERRY. Her children, Nola, Eulala, Sina, J. B. and C. H. FELTS express their thanks to their neighbors and friends for their many acts of kindness.

Town and County Column
Hubert FINCH came in Monday morning from Texas, and will spend several weeks with his parents.
Mr. TODD and Miss Birdie JOHNSON, prominent young people of the Tumbling Creek vicinity
married here Tuesday afternoon.
Work commenced this week on Finis GARRETT’s third brick building on the south side of the square, same adjoining the New Century hotel, and will be occupied by Mr. George EDWARDS when completed.
Sheriff ACREE is being ably assisted in this court by Deputies Chas. GROOMS and Frank FOSTER, besides those mentioned last week. These young men are to be congratulated in that perfect order is maintained and for their efficiency. We see in several of them future sheriffs of this county.
Mr. W. L. THORNTON an expert horse trainer, was here Wednesday from Jackson. Mr. THORNTON tells us that he contemplates locating here for the purpose of training horses; that he received considerable encouragement while here, and says that should he come he will bring two fine trotters with him. Should there be any who desire training, now is the time to act. , and it would be a good time to communicate with Dr. A. D. FINCH, who is personally acquainted with Mr. THORNTON.
Our good friend, Mr. W. E. PRICE, of No. 22, near Greenfield, was here Tuesday morning and gave the Enterprise an appreciated call. Mr. PRICE informed us of the marriage of Mr. Walter CAMPBELL, son of Mr. Green CAMPBELL, to Miss Effie NORMAN, daughter of the late Mat NORMAN. Mr. CAMPBELL and his fair bride will reside in Dyersburg where he has built a law practice.
Mr. Ben J. DUKE is here spending his vacation with home folks. Ben has a splendid position as traveling salesman and is located at Selma Ala.
Our good friend, Mr. T. L. FRENCH, of Sharon, tells us that he had a bible that he has had for fifty four years and he has kept it, read it and followed its teachings all these years.

Gardener Gems Column
Those on the sick list are: Georgie RAST, fever; Miss Maude BROWNEN, fever; the little child of Mr. HOGAN and the baby of Tom PINKLEY, also Will BARGER.
Dr. BOND had the misfortune to get his buggy badly wrecked last week. He was visiting a patient and left his horse hitched to the gate, when a train came up, causing the horse to run away, almost completely demolishing the buggy.
In the examination for eligibles on rural route from Martin, Mrs. Lillian GRAY made the best grade of any one taking the examination, making 99 per cent.

Pillowville Column
Dr. J. P. CUTLER is improving the looks of his residence by adding a new side room.
Mrs. Minnie REYNOLDS has been suffering severely with a bone felon.
Sam REYNOLDS, who has been working for the N. &C railroad, came home last Thursday.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee WRENN has been dangerously ill the past week.
W. J. MAYNARD and Sam SCARBROUGH have bought the house and lot at this place belonging to Swaim, Hailey & Co., consideration $250.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar TAYLOR gave the young people an entertainment last Saturday.
Mr. Walter SCATES has accepted a position with his brother in law, Mr. MALOAN, as superintendent at a new saw mill in Lake County.
Mr. Sam PARKS has taken the contract to build a bridge across the creek at this place, which is badly needed.
I learn that some unknown party went into Mrs. Molly HORTON’s watermelon patch and destroyed the entire patch.

Gleason and No. 23 District
Mr. Harry JONES, receiver for creditors of Swaim, Hailey & Co., sold their stock of goods at Gleason last Saturday. Mr. BATES, the purchaser, opened the house Monday for business. Ira HAILEY is head clerk and it is probable that Mr. Henry BYNUM and Miss Pauling BRASFIELD will be engaged by him.
Ground has been broken for the bank. Bud WILKINS is grading the lot.
Joe DOHERTY and Leanard DICKERSON are laid up with measles.
John BRAWNER happened to a very painful accident Saturday. While working at a well, a heavy piece of timber fell back on him, skinning his leg and mashing his foot badly.
The following land deals have been made during the past week Calvin EVANS bought out Tillman WRAY; Tillman WRAY bought out George SAWYER; SAWYER will probably buy G. W. ADAMS. Should Mr. ADMS sell he will go to Indian Territory.
Mrs. Kate BYRAN, my dear aunt, died on last Saturday. She lived in Huntingdon. Mrs. BRYAN’s father, Wm. GIBSON, was one of Carroll County’s first settlers. He was camped on the Tennessee River, where Johnsonville, now is, when the stars fell in 1833.
Mr. John WRIGHT, while mowing hay Tuesday, cut his little grandson’s leg half off. The little fellow was playing in a hay field and hid behind a stump, and Mr. WRIGHT discovered the little fellow just as the mower struck him. The blade struck the leg just about the middle of the calf. Drs. JETER and TODD were called and dressed the wound. They think they will save the leg. He is the son of Mr. Will EDWARDS and was visiting at the home of his grandparents.
Two unexpected weddings occurred here Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Joe WILKINS, of Indian Territory, and Miss Nora Jenkins, Daughter of Rev. H. E. JENKINS were married at the home of the bride, Esq. J. P. DECK officiating. They will leave in a few days for the home of the groom in Indian Territory. The other was the marriage of Mr. Pete TAYLOR, of Texas, but formerly at this place, and Miss Jennie TREVATHAN. The bride is the daughter of the Esq. C. W. TRVATHAN. They drove to McKenzie in company with Erwin GOODEN and Miss CALL, Henry SCOTT and Miss Florence TREVATHAN and Miss Nettie McDANIEL.
Oda POOL’s wife is sick at the home of James POOL.

Sharon Column
Miss Ola COOK is spending the week in Ralston.
Rev. R. L. NORMAN, of Whiteville, is here visiting his mother.
Misses Hattie and Joe GLASS, of Martin, have visited relatives here since our last.
Birt UNDERWOOD has moved into his new residence. He has a beautiful new home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harris PITTS, of Hohenwald, are here on a visit to home folks.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Quince EDMONDSON, last Friday morning, a fine ten pound boy.
The three year old child of Mr. Jim EZZEL, residing west of here, was buried at Mt. Vernon on last Friday.
C. P. SHELBY left last Friday for Center, Mo., where he will work during the rebuilding of S. A. BESSEN’s new brick building.
Mr. Chas. PARSONS, son of Eld. J. A. PARSONS, got the ends of two of his fingers mashed off in a cog wheel at the veneering factory Wednesday morning.
Karon TILLMAN fell off a fence here Wednesday afternoon, his foot lighting on a sharp piece of broken glass bottle, cutting a severe gash, which bled profusely and which required several stitches to close.
Dr. BRITT, while in Greenfield last Saturday, fell from an upstairs gallery and came near killing himself. He is home now and getting along very well.
G. W. DENT has purchased a half interest in the roller mills here. The mill will be operated in the future by Dent & Etheridge.
I understand that Rev. O. E. GARDNER came over from Greenfield Monday night and organized a Presbyterian church, U. S. A., at this place with about twenty five members. They will likely build a new church in the near future.
I am told that Mr. J. E. RIDINGS has contracts for about twenty five new houses to be built in and near Sharon this fall.

Limbs Locals Column
Mr. Dan Ford is very sick.
Mr. Tuck NELSON still continues very sick.
Mrs. Annie MITCHERSON and little D. C. MITCHERSON are quite sick.
Mr. Bill DARLING, of Paragould, Ark., is here shaking hands with his any friends.
Mrs. Anna INNES was very badly mangled by a hog Sunday afternoon. There were some shoats in the pen with the sow and young pigs. Mrs. INNES went in to run them out and a small puppy followed her; the sow mad for the dog, knocking Mrs. INNES down, then turned on her and would have torn her to pieces had not her screams brought her son, Will, to her rescue. The hog weighed 300 pounds and had it not been for her heavy skirt she would have been fatally injured.
However, several deep wound s were inflicted on the right arm.

Number 19 Column
Mr. and Mrs. Walter WINSETT are the proud parents of a ten pound boy.
I am glad to report Miss Minnie GILLASPIE improving; also Jennie JONES’ little boy, but Mr. Len MARLAR is very sick with fever. Mr. Ike EXUM is very sick with flux.
Mr. Edker HARRISON had a sale Saturday; he has bought a place near Laneview and will move there soon. Mr. Edker will teach and his wife, I understand, will take music lessons.
An ice cream supper was enjoyed at David Lee’s Saturday night.

Clover Dale Column
Mr. Bob JACKSON’s baby is still very low.
Mr. Tom UNDERWOOD has been very sick, but is better.
Mr. George MOON’s baby fell last week and struck the back of its head, causing it to have spasms.
Mr. Arden SOMERS killed several of his dogs Sunday, they having been bitten by the mad dog that passed through several months ago.

Palmersville Pointers Column
L. C. BRANN and wife left here yesterday for Manila, Ark., on a visit to his sister, Mrs. Jennie Bell CLEMENT. They expect to be gone about ten days.
Mrs. A. C. BRANN is no better.
Mrs. J. C. BRANN is very low, not expected to live.
Chesley GOLDSTON is here looking after his school, which will begin the 16th of September.
Mrs. EVANS of Baldknob, Ark., is here visiting her father, Mr. A. C. McWHERTER.

Town and County Column
Mr. Jim ALEXANDER who was carried to the Western Hospital at Boliver some time ago, retuned home last week and is now sound and well. Mr. ALEXANDER professed faith while there and it is said that as soon as he did so his reason was restored.
Messrs. Will MAYNARD and Sam SCARBROUGH, two very enterprising young men, of Pillowville, on last Saturday purchased the Pillowville stock of goods of Swaim, Hailey & Co., paying 50 cents on the dollar for the same. They also purchased the house and lot for $250.
Mr. Philip FREEMAN informs us that his son, NEAL, as received a promotion with the telephone company in Mississippi.
Mr. Willie GAUFFEE was here and informed us that Mr. Harmon JOHNSON, employed by Jack FORD cutting timber, while felling a tree was struck by a falling limb and rendered unconscious for two hours, but by good attention soon recovered. Also, that Mrs. Jim COCHRAN, residing near Peck, died last Friday after a short illness of pneumonia. Her remains were laid to rest in the Capps burying ground.
John ROGERS, who is spending his vacation here, remarked the other day while seated on the square, that he had traveled over the whole United States to every state in the union, but at no place has he observed a prettier square than ours here in Dresden.
Mrs. J. S. ACREE has been at the bedside of her mother in No. 1 for two weeks. Her mother is very low, being afflicted with cancer of the liver and her demise is expected to occur at any time.
That skilled carpenter and contractor, Mr. Porter INLOW has two crews of hands here working on the buildings at the fairgrounds and the dormitory both of which he is pushing to completion.
Mr. James T. EDWARDS, accompanied by Miss Joanne EDWARDS, arrived from Gainsville, Texas, last Friday and will spend several weeks here with Mesdames A. E. GARDNER and Mary GARRETT and Mr. George EDWARDS.
Commissioner Bob FREEMAN informs us that Mr. Ollie GLOSSEN has come forward like the man that he is and agreed to set his fence back and give plenty of room for road purposes. Thus ends the first serious road squabble and let us hope the last.
Messrs. Will, Earl and George MOON, those skilled well men, last week put in a fine well at the jail. The well is eighty feet deep and in the prettiest bed of sand to be found, The pump and engine have been attached supply of water for all purposes. The engine is a two horse power gasoline and can be operated by anyone.
Mr. Newt RAY, a confederate soldier residing in this vicinity of Dukedom, came into town Saturday and swore out a warrant for his wife, who is at the home of his son in law, Mr. BOAZ, residing south of town. The warrant charges Mrs. RAY with cutting her husband. The couple had been estranged for some time, she living at the home of her daughter. Mr. RAY has repeatedly made efforts to get her back to live with him, but she refuses and on last Saturday, so he states, he went to the home of his daughter and told his wife that if she had decided not to live with him any more he wanted to kiss her one more time, which would be for the last; that he attempted to put his arm around the old woman for a farewell embrace and when he did so, she cut him with a knife on the wrist. The wound is an insignificant one and amounted to nothing. After starting for his home that afternoon he stopped at Latham and directed Sheriff ACREE to return the warrant unexecuted, that he would not prosecute. This the sheriff did, and later RAY called him over the ‘phone and ordered the sheriff to serve the warrant and was told by the sheriff that the document had been returned.

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE and Sharon Tribune

Friday, August 23, 1907

Telephone Company Attacks Road Law
Last Saturday an injunction was granted by Circuit Judge JONES restraining the Weakley County road commissioners from further work on the public roads of this county until the adjustment of the controversy between the American Telephone Company and the road commissioners, which grew out of the cutting of a number of telephone poles by Commissioner FREEMAN on the Martin-Dresden Road one day last week. The company had been duly notified (served by the sheriff to months ago) to remove the poles so work could proceed on the roads. They paid no attention to the notice saying that two months before they could get a crew of hands out here to do the work, although when the company learned that the poles had been cut, they had a crew of hands here within three hours to replace them.
The Enterprise suggest that every man in the county across whose land the poles run, get into the fight and demand that the company remove from their land inside of ten days.

Obituary
Rogers Marion ALLEN was born July 6, 1870; died August 5, 1907; age thirty seven years and ninety nine days; married to Miss Hallie Adella COOK January 2, 1902. To this union one son was born.
For seven months the hand of affliction lay heavy upon the never robust form of Rogers. For uprightness of character and morality, he ranked among Sharon’s best citizens but not until this last sickness did he confess the Christ, as his personal savior, and he so much regretted that he had not done so early in his life, (part of paper missing) While he was a constant sufferer he would often speak of the wonderful Savior in whom he was trusting and wanted to glorify Him by a patient submission to his will. He wanted to get well, but made every preparation to go if the Lord so willed it, even to giving the precious wife to her parents and the little boy, that they might in rearing him and expressing thanks for their tender care of him (part of paper missing); also to the dear brother and wife at whose home he died. He seemed to appreciate every kindness shown him, thanking the physicians for their constant attendance and care for his body, but his soul he had committed to the great physician, thanking the good women who sat by his bed to fan him through the day and the good men who came to watch through the silent hours of the night, to brothers, sisters, friends, one and all, and especially the dear wife, who with untiring and loving hands did all that was possible for his restoration and comfort. For all this he expressed thanks and appreciation, and above all this he expressed thanks and appreciation, and above all for the blessed Christ who gave himself for his salvation.   Written by a Relative.

$10,000 Damage Suit on Trial
The greater part of the time of the court has been occupied up to this hour by the damage suit against the Sharon Gin Company, in which E. O. UNDERWOOD, administrator of Olin UNDERWOOD, deceased, is suing the stockholders of the Sharon Gin Company for damages in the sum of $10,000 for the killing of Olin UNDERWOOD last November. The boy, age about seventeen years, was employed at the gin and it was during the busy season, when the gin was compelled to run both day and night, that he met his tragic death. His coat became entangled in a set screw on the end of a shaft near the press and he was literally torn to pieces, death resulting shortly after the accident. The father of the boy brought suit in the above stated amount for damages. It is claimed by UNDERWOOD that his son met his death through the carelessness o of said company, in that a hood should have been placed over the said screw. The jury sitting on the case is composed of the following gentlemen: J. W. INSCO, A. E. GARDNER, Jim MANBERRY, E. A. GRUBBS, W. R. INSCO, A. F. HIGGS, J. R. LITTLE, Riley O’STEIN, Tom CRAWFORD, H. A. REAVIS, John JOLLEY, and Esq. C. H. ROSS.
Mr. R. T. LEWIS is sitting as special judge to hear this case, Judge JONES being incompetent, by reason of being connected to the case as attorney, he having been employed before his appointment as judge to fill out the unexpired term of Judge MAIDEN. Messrs. F. P. HALL and H. H. BARR are looking after the interests of the gin company in the suit and Jones & Jones represent UNDREWOOD. The evidence closed Tuesday afternoon, argument was taken up Wednesday morning and the case given to the jury Thursday morning. Every inch of ground is being covered on both sides and a hard fight made. On Wednesday morning the court heard lengthy argument by counsel for the defendants for peremptory instructions to the jury also the answer by UNDERWOOD’s attorneys. The court held that he could not see his way to give the jury any such instruction; that he preferred to allow the jury to decide the case, having heard all the evidence.

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Sam McLEAN returned home from Mississippi where he has been visiting, his parents and kinfolks.
George MILES is hard at work preparing to build more bridges near here.
Bill PENICK, who lives near Oak Grove Church, had the misfortune to get his house burned last week. The fire originated from the stove flue. He lost most of his house furnishing.
Mr. Bunk CARLTON has been visiting in Caruthersville.
The saw mill near here is working early and late and can’t supply the demand for lumber.

Hall’s Branch Budget Column
Mrs. Martha ATKISON has been on the sick list.
Jim BROWNING’s little girl is no better, just gradually wasting away. She cannot live much longer.
Messrs. BARKER and BOOTH will finish the bridge work on the creek levee here this week. Mr. BARKER took this bridge contract and I am told it would have been done a long time ago if he could have gotten the timber sawed. Buck BOOTH went into partnership with Mr. BARKER in the bridge work on this levee. They are doing very good work. Mr. WHEAT completed the dirt work Monday that he contracted to do on this levee and it was received Tuesday.
Will SUDDOTH tells me he caught sixty pounds of fish on set hooks in the river here in two days and nights last week.

Gleason and the 23rd District
Mr. John WALTERS, who is building the Lasater block, which is nearing completion, has taken the contract to erect the new bank building.
Mr. Robert WHITWORTH is preparing to build a brick adjoining his hotel. The same will be occupied by the post office when completed. The house now occupied by the post office has been sold to Mr. Dave TERRELL, who will occupy the entire building.
Mr. N. A. WARBRITTON’s son continues very sick.
Tom BYNUM was thrown from his buggy while returning from preaching at Sandhill, three miles east of Gleason, on Thursday night. The horse fell down, throwing Tom out head foremost and the horse fell on top of him, rendering him unconscious. His face is cut and bruised considerably. He was given medical attention and carried home.
Mr. C. H. RORIE is building a hand some cottage on College Street.
Miss Addie BOOTH, who has been at Bolivar for more than fifteen years, is here visiting her brothers, Messrs. G. C. and H. R. BOOTH. Her mind seems fully restored.
Esq. C. N. FREEMAN has just finished moving his dwelling out on the Dresden-Gleason road.
Fire was discovered in the produce house of Jones & Watts last Thursday. Mr. JONES had gone to dinner and Henry WILKINS discovered the fire and raised the alarm. This afforded the first opportunity to test our hose and water works in case of fire and they proved equal to the emergency, for it was but a few minutes after the water was turned on through the hose until the fire was under control The fire originated in a closet, where was piled a great heap of rubbish.
A supposed mad dog attacked Frank SMITH the other day, but did no damage other than tearing his pants.
While unloading stave bolts from a car, Winford STEWART fell from his wagon, injuring his leg. It was terribly swollen.
While plowing in new ground, Mr. Will SMITH happened to a very painful accident His plow struck a large root, tearing the plow to pieces, and a piece flew back, hitting his leg. The leg was fractured and Will is now going on crutches.
J. T. HALEY captured a turtle as large as a dish pan near Bob DUNN’s store last Saturday. His turtleship made fight at HALEY and it was said by an eye witness that he “shore” did walk when the monster attacked him.

Uba Utterings Column
H. L. TURNER, candidate for county tax assessor, is out trying to buy him a home. He says charity begins at home; he will assess his own property first.
Those on the sick list are, Mrs. Dr. McFARLAND’s baby, Mrs. Nancy SAWYER, Mrs. Anna FELTS, Valvin FULLER, James HOLLAND, Frank RUSSELL.

Town and County Column

Mr. D. H. CRITTENDON has purchased a thirty acre farm on No. 20; consideration $800.
Mat HYNDS of No. 20, is rejoicing over the arrival of a republican voter at his home at his home on last Friday.
John VOWELL tells us that on last Monday, while operating a planing machine Heron KEMPLE had two of his fingers on the left hand badly lacerated. He will be unable to work for a week or more.
Mr. THORNTON, the skilled horse trainer, arrived from Jackson with several trotters, which are being trained on our track.
Mr. Tom RYAN’s brick, which he is building on the west side at Martin, will be 60 X 90 feet, two stories, and there is talk of the second story to be fitted up and used by the fraternal societies of Martin. This building would make an ideal hall for them.
I have opened a meat market and lunch room on the north side of the square in Dresden. My meat wagon will make trips twice a week at the same low prices as before. Finney Summers.
Col. Roy WHICKER ‘The Prodigal Son of Jonesboro” spent last Friday and Saturday here standing the examination for teachers. Roy made a splendid grade, and we dare say will be given one of the best schools in that section by Esq. Jesse DUNLAP. There is not a better, young man in the county than Roy WICKER and we will look for great accomplishments from him some day, provided that he does not fall in love with some winsome widow and get married.
Mrs. Allen BRASFIELD has been in poor health for some time and will go to Dawson the coming week.
Mr. P. M. BULLOCK and wife left here Wednesday night for Rector, Arkansas where they will spend ten days to two week.
Mrs. Edwina ROGERS and daughter, Miss Edwina, arrived in Dresden Tuesday. This is their first visit here in ten years and Mrs. ROGERS says the town has improved wonderfully during that time.
The wife of Will STEWART created some excitement in Martin on Wednesday morning. She was sent to the asylum some time ago and was returned home. It will be necessary to carry her back. Weakley County is put to an enormous expense every year returning patients to the asylum who should have kept there in the first instance. The Expense is $20.00 per trip.
Mr. Joe TRIBBLE, one of Martin’s pioneer citizens, passed away at his home in the western part of Martin on Tuesday morning after a long illness. He came to Martin about 1874, and has resided there ever since. He was about seventy years of age at the time of his demise. When the war between the states broke out, Uncle Joe enlisted in the cause of his beloved Southland, serving his country faithfully and with credit to himself. He is survived by his faithful companion and three children, Mrs. Jeff COLLIER, residing south of Martin in No. 14, Elmer and Bob TRIBBLE, both residing at the home place. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church, a pious, godly, honorable generous man and a liberal citizen. Peace to his ashes.

Corinth and New Salem Column
Last Friday, July 16, was a day enjoyed and long to be remembered by the relatives and some friends of L. W. TRAVIS, who were invited to participate in making his seventy-sixth birthday a happy one. This venerable old soldier of the cross did all within his power, assisted by his good old wife, Aunt Jane, to make the day pleasant for those present. L. W. TRAVIS, so we believe, is as honest, upright Christian gentleman, a first class citizen, a good neighbor and is able to give advice to those who are wanting such; his influence has been felt in this and other communities. All returned home in the afternoon and reported a good time.
R. W. BRUCE’s baby boy is at death’s door with bronchial pneumonia.

Peck’s Pickings Column
Dutch CAPPS, wife of Tom CAPPS, quietly passed away last Friday morning. She leaves two children, a husband, mother, father sisters and a brother to mourn her death. She was a member of the Rebeka Lodge and was buried by the order at the Pilgrim’s Rest cemetery.

The infant child of Ben CLAYTON came very near being burned to death by falling into a pot of hot cabbage. Dr. MOORE was called and dressed the wound.
Mr. Babe GROOMS’ child has been very low but is better.
Mrs. Ross DENNING is very low with slow fever.
Bill BLACK had a cancer removed last week. Dr. Moore performed the operation.
Miss Ella SMITHSON is sick with congestion.
Mr. Fate HUGHES’ little child is nigh unto death’s door.
Mr. Wyatt CRAWLEY fell out of his porch and hurt his head and shoulder very badly. He was sitting with his chair against a post, the post pulled away and down he went.
Henry CRAWFORD, of Lynnville, Ky. is here on a visit his mother and father.
Mr. Tom ELINOR met a terrible fate while at work on the Mississippi bottom last week. A storm blew a limb on him and killed him instantly. He was buried at Dyersburg.

Gardner Gems Column
The little child of Yancy PHILLIPS was badly bitten by a dog Monday morning. The dog became enraged at the child, and seized it by the throat, cutting two good sized gashes on each side. This same dog bit little Mays ELDER through the arm about a month ago. Mr. PHILLIPS killed the dog.
The family of G. W. CRAVENS is sick with typhoid fever, his wife’s mother and her daughter, Lillie, are sick.
Prof. Foster Y. FUQUA has returned from Nashville where he attended the Peabody Institute. He taught school here last year and the year before and made a grand success.
Mrs. Bill GARDNER has just returned from a prolonged visit to her daughter at Fort Worth, Texas.
The firm of Gardner & Elder has dissolved partnership, the latter retiring from business.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. JOHNSONof Piggott, Ark are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Walter Gray.

Shafter Sayings Column
S. E. ALLMAN has returned from Union City, where he has been carrying the mail for his father.
W. W. HOKE’s mother in law is at his home very sick.
G. W. COLLINS from Halls, is here to see his brother, J. D. COLLINS, who has been very sick, but is better.
That hustling deputy sheriff, Chas. GROOMS is having a great many logs cut and hauled to Greenfield.

Jonesboro Jots Column
That fine young man, Iva OVERTON has slow fever.
There was a big singing at Holts and a baseball game also that day. The game was between the Holt school boys and the Pittman school boys. I will bet that the Pittman boys beat them for they had Herman and Boyd DREWRY on their side. I would almost as soon be shot as to let Herman drive a ball down at me. I never saw a fellow who can throw a ball as hard as he.
Mr. John DUNLAP continues very ill.
Bob FREEMAN, the road commissioner, has a three acre field of watermelon.
Mr. Allen SHARP gave me a book entitled “Prayer”
Mr. Almus BLAND and Miss Lara CONNER were happily married by Esq. Ben PITTMAN last Wednesday evening.
I learned Monday that my good young friend, Johnie COCHRAN, of No. 16, is bound to die. He has slow fever. I also learn that his little nephew, Roy CAPPS, has slow fever too.

Route 2, Martin Column
Mr. L. F. STALCUP has had a new well put down and it is some kind of mineral water.
Mr. Carl DAWNER and Miss Maggie CROCKETT were married Monday evening at 8 o’clock.
Mr. EMMONS and family went to Henry County this week to visit relatives.
Mr. George MELTON got snake bit one day last week by a copperhead, but it did not hurt him much; he got the snake weed as quickly as possible.

From No. 6 Column
Prof. W. F. BEVIILL and class will sing at Crawford’s schoolhouse the last Sunday in October.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack TAYLOR are the proud parents of a fine boy.
Miss Julia HEARN had an awful chill last Saturday.
Mr. Will STALLINS is on the sick list.
Mr. Charley HALL and Miss Annie LOUNESS were happily married last week.

Sharon and Vicinity Column
Mr. and Mrs. GLASS, of Alexandria, La., visited relatives here this week.
Mr. and Mr. Walter CAMPBELL left Tuesday for their new home in Dyersburg.
T. M. ADAMS, who has been out in Arkansas for several weeks, returned home Saturday.
Eugene FRAZIER is able to be in town again after three week’s spell of sickness.
A. F. ANDERSON is out west on a prospecting tour, and will likely purchase a farm out there.
Mesdames Flora ARGO and Della SWINNEY, of Greenfield, visited their sister, Mrs. Quince Edmondson here this week.
Contractor RIDINGS and part of his hands are in No. 19 building a new residence for that hustler and good natured fellow, Ben Estes.
Mr. J. E. EDWARDS has moved to Sharon and is occupying the Mrs. Lena THOMPSON residence in South Sharon. Mr. EDWARDS is the owner and proprietor of the veneering plant here.
Mr. J. B. ALLEN was called to Jackson last Monday to see his sister, Mrs. J. J. BENNET, who is very low with typhoid fever and not expected to live.
Last Sunday, Mr. Walter ROE and Miss (unreadable) CORNELL, daughter of Mr. Dave CORNELL, were married by Esq. G. M. TERRY. They will reside in Sharon.

Limbs Locals Column
Mrs. W. D. HEARN has been very low for several days.
Little Pauline SUTBERRY is sick again.
Mrs. Tuck NELSON is rapidly improving recovering.
Miss Pearlie HASKINS is sick.
Mrs. Billie SIMMONS has a very bad foot, the result of a spider bite.
Mrs. Bertha DARLING, of Paragould, Ark., is here visiting her father, Mr. Monroe JOHNSON and others.
Prof. W. E. HARRISON and family are moving to Gibson County this week. He has accepted a position at Laketown College.
Mr. Daniel BRADBERRY has bought Mr. Daniel HARRISONs’ farm; consideration $1,250.
Mr. Tom FISHER has sold his interest in the farm to his brother Joe FISHER. Tom has bought a lot at Hillside, where he will continue blacksmithing.

Pillowville Column
Deputy Sheriff J. A. BURK was busy all last week delivering subpoenas.
Mr. B. M. Montgomery moved into the house he recently bought from Mr. J. W. Scates.
Rev. J. C. RUDD will begin a series of meeting at Seminary the second in September.
Mrs. A. F. MONTGOMERY is in St. Louis this week, visiting her son, Odie CAPPS.
Mr. A. C. ELINOR, who has been attending cotton grading school at Memphis, will be home this weekend.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. BURROUGHS has been having chills.

Latham Items Column
Mr. and Mrs. Will McCLAIN are the proud parents of a fine boy.
Mr. Freeman GATEWOOD and Miss LAMB drove to Esq. ESKRIDGE’s last week and were married.
Mr. and Mrs. Will McWRIGHT, of little Rock are visiting friends and relatives in these parts.
Mr. W. H. WHEELER is hard at work painting and otherwise improving his new home at Latham.

Town and County Column
Mr. John BRASFIELD last week let the contract for the erection of a very handsome brick residence on the lot recently on Depot Street. The house will be built on the most modern style and will cost, when completed, will cost $4,000. Mr. John WALTERS will do the brickwork and Mr. Herman KEMPLE the wood work.

W. T. MANGUM, who recently came here to open a branch agency of ,The Kentucky Consumers Oil company, says that he is meeting with much success in his efforts to buck the oil trust in Cairo and vicinity. He is the brother of Prof. Joe MANGUM, the talented blind violinist, who is well known in Cairo.
After many weeks of intense suffering, Uncle John WARREN passed away last Friday at the home of Mr. Bob Lee IRVINE at the age of seventy five years. The deceased was never married; he came to this county with Tom GLASS, deceased, from Virginia. At the outbreak of the civil war, he enlisted and served throughout the entire four years’ conflict, making a brave, fearless and gallant soldier. For a number of years, Uncle John has made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lee IRVINE, not being contented elsewhere.
In Mr. and Mrs. IRVINE he had friends true indeed; they had sheltered and cared for him in his old days and nursed him through his last illness, giving him every attention as though a member of their own family. He was a quiet, harmless, inoffensive man; he had many friends who will be grieved to learn of his death. Interment took place Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at the Travis burying ground, one and a half miles south of town. Many old soldiers attended the interment.
Mr. C. A. HOUGH spent several days in Cincinnati purchasing new goods.
Contractor Heron KEMPLE informs us that he has just closed a contract to make extensive improvements on the residence of Mr. Osmond Cayce in Martin.
Road Commissioner Bob FREEMAN has a new son born Thursday. His name is Bob Taylor FREEMAN,
he weighed twelve pounds.
Mr. John VOWELL was last week appointed coal oil inspector at Martin. The job pays about $150. per year and requires about requires about ten or fifteen minutes time once or twice a month.
Dr. R. M. LITTLE and wife are receiving congratulations on the arrival on last Saturday of a daughter at their home. She weighed seven pounds and her name is Miss Thomas Roberta, being the namesake of Mr. T. I. LITTLE and Mr. Robert W. BANDY.
Mr. Walter FREEMAN sold his livery business here to Mr. Clarence WARD, and last week Mr. Freeman purchased Roscoe PARK’s interest in the livery firm of BRUMMITT & PARKS. Mr. PARKS has returned to his former home in Gleason.
Mr. Arthur JONES has accepted a position on the clerical force of the Roberts, Johnson and Reed Shoe Manufacturing Company, St. Louis.

Circuit Court
A very notorious bootlegging operation was busted into smithereens by the grand jury.
The case of R. F. FOWLER VS John BYARS was heard on demurrer. This is a damage suit in the sum of $5,000. Fowler alleges slander.
The case of old Uncle Ned GARDNER charged with the attempt to commit rape upon the three year old child of Barry SMITH. The jury brought in a verdict of not guilty of attempt to commit rape but guilty of assault and battery, which is always a part of the other charge. The court liberated him as he had already served time in jail and is unable to pay a fine.
Lucie FIELDS was given one year in the pen for larceny. This boy robbed a train by going into a coach of the Dixie Flyer while standing on the Y in Martin and pilfering tickets, pencils etc. belonging to the conductor.
Versa MOSELY was found guilty of attempt to commit rape and was given a sentence of ten years in the pen.
Prof. J. E. CASTLEMAN, a school teacher residing east of Dresden was fined $50.00 for carrying a pistol.
The case of Will KNOTT and Bud SIMMONS charged with attempted rape in the vicinity of Greenfield, was continued until next term.
John BAKER was fined $50 and sentence to fifteen days in jail for cutting Brad SPICER who was paying court to BAKER’s daughter.
Eva FIELDS was found not guilty of murder of her stepfather. She stabbed him because he was abusing her.
Sank HAMILTON was bound over to the next court term for selling whiskey.