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1907 November 15th, 22nd & 29th

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE and Sharon Tribune

Friday, November 15, 1907

Tumbling Creek Column
Pearl BELL is some better at this writing.
Mr. L. A. SMITH, who has cancer on his neck, is getting along nicely. Dr PATRICK, from Bon Aqua, Tenn., is treating him and he is about well.
Mr. Ross KLUTTS, of Henry County, left for Big Sandy a short time ago, and returned a few days ago, bringing his bride with him.
Mr. C. J. HOGGARD informs me that the warehouse is complete at McKenzie and people are storing their cotton, and waiting for the Union prices.

Gone But Not Forgotten
The death angel entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dave FREEMAN November 5, 1907 and bore the spirit of little Lillian Earl home to heaven. She was two years and ten months of age, and the delight of the home. A pure little spirit has been called to join the angel band of love; but in the home there is a vacant chair. Though carefully watched and attended, the little darling has gone.
                                                    Written by her aunt, Florence FREEMAN

Route 5 Fulton Column (too late for last week)
W. B. MOODY, who bought Wilson FINCH’s farm, is moving thereto.
Several cases of scarlet fever are reported in the family of Char lie GRISSOM, who lives in Mrs. Diana MASON’s farm.
Last Friday evening at 7 o’clock, after five days’ intense suffering, the spirit of the week old baby of W. E. FOSTER and wife was borne away to Him who gave it. This sweet little flower only budded on earth to bloom in heaven.
Wilson FINCH and family have gone to Columbia, S. C., where he will engage with his brother Paul in the book business.
John BROOKS and son Herbert, of Miles, Texas, are visiting the former’s father, H. H. BROOKS, and other relatives in this section. This is their first visit back here since they left four years ago.
D. A. WOOD, who accompanied home his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. WOOD, after a visit to him, after a few days’ pleasant visit to relatives and friends, returned to his home in Jonesboro, Ark.
C. V. BRUNDIGE is remodeling his residence. I am informed that he is going to raise it another story. This, situated as it is on a high elevation overlooking the Ruthville and Palmersville road, will be one of the most imposing homes in this country.
Last Sunday Walter HENDERSON took Miss Minnie BRUCE and Miss Maude ORR in his buggy and went to the singing convention at Hatler’s campground, where they met Arthur PICKLE, who took Miss ORR in his buggy, and the two couples hied away to Dresden, where they procured licenses and were quietly married in the hotel, Esq. R. N. IRVINE officiating.

Ruthville News Column
Born, to A. W. MATHENY and wife, on the 9th, a fine boy.
Miss Hontas GROGAN, who is teaching at Carr Institute, visited with home folks.

Shafter Siftings Column
Bro. L. D. SUMMERS is having a nice residence built on Dresden Avenue in Greenfield.
H. L. HIGGS has traded his farm, north of Greenfield, to Ely GARMAN for his house and lot in Greenfield.
Mr. George ALLEN bought Jeter BRASFIELD’s home and lot in North Greenfield , paying $1,900 for same.
Mr. Jesse BETTS moved to the ALLEN place and Mr. Marion PENTECOST, moved to the one Betts left.
Mr. Jeter BRASFIELD bought the Robert KNIGHT place on Dresden Avenue and moved there.
Mrs. Georgia HORNBEAK is on the puny list.
Jas. HENDRIX, Oscar Robinson and Moses OFINSHINE, of the Gleason vicinity, brought their cotton to the union gin at Greenfield, and had it bailed.

Public Wells Column
Claude ROWLETT has had a carbuncle on his hand
Jim TAYLOR and his entire family have been real sick with scarlet ever.
Clint MOORE gave the young people a singing Sunday night.
Dommie ROWLETT, our pump man, has been near Gardner putting in pumps this week.
George MILES tells me that the rural telephone switchboard will be in service by Christmas.
J. W. ADAMS has sold one of his farms to a colored man; also Monroe BRISENDINE has sold his farm and bought Clint ALEXANDER’s farm.
Hafford MORGAN and Bessie THOMPSON were united in marriage. I also learn that Ardie Belle PATTERSON of near Eastern academy was married to a man of Obion County on Sunday.

Gleason and 23rd District Column
The residence of Reuben ADAMS caught on fire and had it not been for the heroic efforts of Mrs. ADAMS the house and its contents would have been consumed by the flames. The fire originated in the closet adjoining the fireplace and when discovered the closet and contents were in flames, but were soon extinguished by the bravery of Mrs. ADAMS. The loss was about $50. and no insurance.
Miss Ella WATERS, aged about forty years, died at her home in Gleason on last Saturday morning, after a lingering illness. She was the daughter of Wash WALTERS, deceased, and is survived by her mother, four sisters and two brothers, Joel and Walter WALTERS. Two sisters are at the home and two are married. The interment took place at Hopewell. Miss Ella was a devout Christian, loved by all who knew her and will be sadly missed around the family circle.
Silas BROOKS and wife have a new twelve pound boy at their home, born Saturday.
Drs. J. E. GOLDSBY and CURRY, the latter the dentist, will occupy handsome offices over the new bank.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Oda POOL, a girl.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Lon KING, a boy.
B. F. GIBSON had the misfortune to lose an outbuilding by fire last Friday afternoon. The house was twenty feet square and contained all his farming implements, about one hundred cans of fruit, twenty barrels of corn, a lot of harness, dried fruit. Mr. GIBSON was in the cotton patch, some two hundred yard distance when it caught fire. He ran to the burning building, but by the time he arrived the building was a roaring mass of flames and everything was a total loss.
Origin of the fire was not known. Mr. Gibson is an aged ex-confederate soldier, and has many friends who sympathize with him in his loss.
Tom MITCHELL has bought Les FINCH’s farm,
Joel WALTERS has sold out and moved to Marmaduke, Ark.
Wick SAWYERS is preparing to sell out and will locate in Arkansas.
I have learned of the death of our former townsman, Bob WALTERS, who moved to Arkansas some eight years ago. He had many friends here who are shocked to learn of his unexpected death.
Henry BEASLEY continues very ill with typhoid fever.
Tom WILLIAMS is selling out, preparing to move to Illinois.

Cloverdale Column
Little Icie TATE is on the sick list.
Mrs. Tom STEPHENS sprained her ankle very badly.
Mr. R. MARTIN has lagrippe.
Mrs. Mary TATE is confined to her bed with sciatica.
We are sorry to report that they started to Bolivar with Mrs. Dan JACKSON last Sunday. Mr. JACKSON has the sympathy of the entire community in his sad hour of trouble.
Mr. John BROOKS is working the road this week. They are putting it in ship shape.
The young people were highly entertained at Mr. George KILLIBREW’s last Wednesday night.
Mr. Hiford MORGAN and Miss Bess THOMPSON were married Sunday.

Town and County Column
Will T. EDWARDS and Mrs. L. M. LONG, both of who reside in the vicinity of Martin, were married this week.
Mr. H. L. HARRIS, aged sixty-odd years and Mrs. E. F. PUCKETT, both residents of No. 1, were married Sunday by Esq. Geo. AUSTIN.
Will DILDINE, who was hurt by falling from a building at Martin last week has sufficiently recovered to be able to sit up.
Mr. W. D. BRASFIELD was called to the bedside of his brother, Dr. Oscar BRASFIELD, at Greenfield, Wednesday. Dr. BRASFIELD has typhoid fever.
Mrs. RAY, widow of Uncle Newt RAY, whose death was chronicled in these columns last week, is very much grieved over the statement that she at one time had cut him with a knife, and does not wish the public to think she even attempted such a thing. This poor old broken hearted woman came into our office Monday, the tears streaming down her face, and said that she had not even been notified of Uncle Newt’s death nor of his illness. She further says that long before his death, he exonerated her of the charge of cutting him, he telling his friends that she did not attempt any such thing.
Esq. J. R. LITTLE has been confined to his bed this week.
Ben ROGERS will leave Saturday for Jackson, Mississippi, where he will be employed as lineman for the telephone company.
Last Sunday, at the bride’s home in No. 3, Mr. Nate COPELAND was united in marriage to Miss Beulah NEAL.
The little son of Will NOWLIN, Martin, is near unto death’s door. The little fellow has lockjaw and his sufferings are terrible.
Ground has been broken for the new Baptist church, east of the mill, and work will commence at once. Mr. Porter INLOW, Martin’s skilled carpenter, has the contract, which is a guarantee of first class work.
Everett HODGES writes his father, Merchant HODGES, at Palmersville, that a vote was taken in Cairo a couple of weeks ago on the whiskey question, the temperance side winning by a big majority
Jos. N. RAY, Stamford, Tex., writes: Find enclosed $1. Please send your paper to me another year. It is like getting a letter from old home once a week, especially from Christmasville and Jonesboro.
Mr. Geo. BRAWNER, aged about sixty years, and a highly respected citizen, dropped dead at the home of his son-in-law, Mr. Bud THACKER, near Dukedom, on last Tuesday. The deceased had been afflicted with dropsy for several years. He was an Odd Fellow in good standing and was buried according to the ritual of that order at Good Springs on Wednesday.
The seven year old daughter of Mr. W. B. WHEELING, residing one mile north of Gardner, died at the family residence Wednesday morning of bronchial pneumonia, and was buried at Gardner cemetery on Thursday.
Hanny HODGES informs us that Palmersville has the best school in the history of Palmersville, under the skillful management of Profs. GOLDSTON and MURRAY, two very able young educators; and that people are moving to Palmersville to educate their children, and have added Miss Severs TYSON to the facility, making a faculty of five teachers.
There is no firm in Weakley County that has grown more rapidly in public favor than the Dresden Jewelry Co., C. A. HOUGH, a skilled watchmaker and thorough jeweler. He has found it necessary to establish a branch at Greenfield. Mr. W. H. PATTERSON, a watchmaker of renown will be in charge of the Greenfield store.

Jonesboro Jots Column
B. F. STOUT has been setting out a fine lot of fruit trees.
That energetic truck farmer, Jim SWINDELL, has the biggest lot a geese that I have seen lately.
Andrew JENKINS and William RITCHIE are getting out spokes, on Scott ROBERISON's land. Scott will have some 25,000 getting out now.
Our good carpenter, Bud CARLTON, is busily engaged in putting up a fine barn for that rich old citizen, Mr. Joe RITCHIE.
On last Wednesday night there arrived at the home of Will McKENNEY a ten pound girl boarder. Will is so happy that he is not even hitting high ground in high places, but is just flying.
Green MANESS has had a whole lot of timber killed by a creek turning across his woodland. He has cut and out hauled it to the mill. He now has about ten thousand feet of timber and lumber on the yard at Jackson’s mill, and intends to build an additional room to his dwelling.
Arthur COCHRAN and Miss Callie DOOK were married by Esq. Henry ROSS last week. The bride is the daughter of Mr. Kirk COOK.
John LEWIS, is putting up a nice dwelling for little Joe DUNLAP. John is one of the best carpenters the county affords. He has another house to be built right away, and still a dozen more men are seeking him to contract to build that many more houses. He has just finished up the roads in Nos. 15, 16 and 9.
I learn that Hoyt DREWRY has sold $65. worth of roosters. He is one of our biggest poultry men. His poultry has won him thirty seven ribbons.
Our big merchant, Tom OVERTON, is very sick; if he gets much worse, his chances for recovery are slim.
John MARTIN has bought from Dr. ELINOR the place where Rev. Harvey LEWIS now lives.
Prof. W. S. GARRETT will move to Mr. Bill CROWLEY’s place. He will teach school at Dunlap’s.
Tom WHITE and family, from Arkansas, have been visiting his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Bill WHITE. He is a jovial good fellow like his father.

Christmasville Capers Column
Pilgrims Rest lodge, No. 388, F, and M. M. will hold a procession about the grave of Bro. W. R. BODKINS, at Meridian, next Sunday, the 17th.
Mrs. Pomp SCATES continues on the sick list.
Our public school will open next Monday, with Miss Lara SHAW as teacher.
Mrs. Robert YOUNG and Miss Josie SHAW made a visit to Bradford last week in the interest of raising funds to refence the graveyard.

Notes From No. 14 Column
Mr. J. J. COLLIER, that efficient merchant at Mt. Pelia has moved his stock of goods one door west of where be formerly did business, and has increased his stock considerably.
I understand that Mr. Dave FREEMAN has a genuine case of diphtheria, having taken the disease from his little child who died with the contagion last week.
Miss Artie Bell PATTERSON, daughter of Mr. W. H. PATTERSON, and a young man by the name of Cavitt, of near Kenton, were married at the home of the bride, near Hillside, last Monday.

R. F. D. 1 Hyndsver Column
Milburn BYNUM has been quite sick with malarial fever for several days and is no better today.
Miss Carrie HATLER has accepted a position with B. F. MARSHALL Merchantile Co., at Blodgett, Mo., as cashier, and left last week to go to work.
B.M. HYNDS, G. W. HARRIS and A. C. CLARK will leave here Wednesday for the lake, where they will stay a few days hunting and fishing.
Mr. Cal CHAMBERS will have his trial at Dukedom before Esqs. G. A. GAULDEN, J. A. ESKRIDGE and W. W. HOUSE, on Wednesday. Attorney F. P. HALL, of Dresden bar, will represent Mr. CHAMBERS. That he will be acquitted and exonerated from all blame is the wish of his neighbors and many friends.
Will CHAPPELL, of Fulton, was here Sunday to see his sister in law, Mrs. Walter CHAPPELL, who is reported worse this week.
Miss Marvel FELTS is at Chanute, Kansas visiting her uncle and attending school, so we are informed by our efficient mail carrier, Lent HYNDS.

Column Heading is Missing (probably Sharon)
J. E. WHITE has moved to the residence vacated by C. A. ALLEN.
R. W. MARLAR is having a beautiful residence erected on his lot, just north of J. P. ALLEN’s residence.
Miss Mary Gill MITCHELL returned home from Winona, Miss., Friday and left Monday for Martin where she will attend McFerrin School.
C. A. ALLEN has moved into his new residence in west Sharon.
Chas. BROOKS was in Martin and Ralston Sunday and Monday.
H. Q. FINCH and family will leave Thursday for near Kenton, where they will engage in farming. However, Mr. FINCH will return to Sharon and finish several jobs of painting.

Corinth and New Salem Column
Mrs. Ellen LUKER, of Arlington, Ky., is here on a visit.
Last Saturday, Esq. B. W. BRUCE, C. S. THOMPSON and Jim HILLIARD met at the George Adams farm and laid out supplies for his widow and children. Mr. ADAMS did not have his farm all paid for, and the remainder will be sold to pay the indebtedness.
Mr. Ennis GARNER has sold his farm to his father, Mr. Jim GARNER, Ennis will move to the place his father in law deeded to him. Mr. John NOONER has built some barns on the old place and given it to his son in law, Ennis GARNER.
Mr. Jim THOMPSON, who took a commercial course in Memphis, was home for a few days last week. He now has a good paying position in Memphis
Mr. and Mrs. Lon HARKEY’s baby is very low with something like erysipelas. The disease commenced in the face and now has made it to its body. The child has been struggling for life for several days.
It is reported to me on good authority that Alfred KILLEBREW has sold his entire farm for $25 per acre.

From District No. 19 Column
Thompson, the two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lon HARKEY, is dangerously ill with erysipelas. The little fellow has suffered very much for two or three weeks. He received a fall, which broke two ribs and bruised him up considerable, and then taken tonsillitis, sore throat, and now has erysipelas in his head and is very sick indeed.
Mrs. Stomie COLEMAN and baby have been very sick the past week, but are improving; also, Viola COOPER has been very sick with typhoid fever.
Miss Gillie GILLESPIE is still up and little Clarie GARDNER is improving, both having had typhoid fever.
Mr. and Mrs. John OVELL are visiting relatives in Arkansas.
Mr. Tom WOODARD and family are preparing to leave for Texas in the near future, expecting to make Texas their home.
The family of Adkins GARDNER desires to thank their many friends and neighbors for every kind deed. We thank Doctors McCOLLUM and HEDGECOCK for their ever readiness to do all in their power to save our precious brother and child. He had typhoid fever.

Peck’s Pickings Column
Herman EVERETT had the misfortune to break his buggy last Sunday night on the way home from the tent meeting.
Mr. Tom OVERTON is very sick.
Ed STOUT and Tom HUBBLE have taken the contract of cutting blocks for Stout Bros. Dock will do the hauling.
Kinney BRUSH has recently returned from Arkansas.
Thurley JOHNS has just returned from St. Louis to his former home in Greenfield.
Mr. Will MCKINNERY and wife are the proud parents of a new girl.
I am informed that Hawkins TRENTHAM came home with blood poison while working on a boat. All hopes are given up, but Dr. ELINOR says he thinks there is a chance for him.

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE and Sharon Tribune
Friday, November 22, 1907

Ended Life With Carbolic Acid
St. Louis Mo., Nov.15 Officials of the Mechanic’s American National Bank can assign no reason for the suicide of Strother HARDING, of Martin, Tenn., aged twenty eight years, valued clerk of the bank, who ended his life in his room late last night. Lying open on a table before him, as he drank two ounces of carbolic acid, was a letter from his mother, Mrs. H. W. HARDING, of Martin. A few minutes before drinking the acid Harding borrowed ink from adjoining room, saying he wanted to write home.
In HARDING’s effects also was a letter in which his father, a Southern planter, of Martin, asked some searching questions about the young man’s affairs.
Assistant Cashier TRUMBE, of the bank, said that HARING had worked all day the day before, and that his position was secure. “I can’t understand it,” he said.
A letter from the mother of Strother HARDING’s sixteen year old sweetheart seems to confirm the theory of the boy’s father that young bank clerk committed suicide because of unrequited love. The letter is from Mrs. J. M. LOGAN, of Dallas, wife of a national bank examiner and mother of Virginia LOGAN, the young girl whose portrait young HARDING often displayed to fellow boarders as his sweetheart. He had previously lived at the home of a rich uncle, Noah HARDING at Fort Worth.
His remains were shipped to Martin for interment.

One of the leading events of the month was the marriage of Claude FREEMAN and Miss Maude PARKS at the beautiful country home of the bride’s parents, near Liberty Church on Sunday evening at 8 o’clock, November 17. Rev. L. D. SUMMERS, pastor of the Greenfield Baptist Church, officiating. They left immediately for the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. Bye GLENN in Greenfield where an elaborate supper was prepared for them. The groom is a prominent young man of the Dresden community, and he bride is the younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. PARKS and a most excellent young lady. They will make their home in Dresden at the home of the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rufe FREEMAN.

Tumbling Creek Column
The death angel visited the home of Port KING last Saturday and claimed for its victim, Bobbie, his nine year old son.
Mr. James HIGHFIELD’s little boy got his arm broken last week.
Mrs. Flemmon HIGHFILL, of Henry County, has slow fever at this writing.
Mr. Elmer TRAVIS and Miss Nannie PERRY, both of Henry County, were married last Sunday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John ADAMS, a boy.

Gleason and 23rd District Column
Mrs. Puss HALEY and her estimable daughter, Miss Beulah, presented the writer with a beautiful bouquet of winter flowers a few days ago.
Ray BRASFIIELD, one of Gleason’s brightest boys, is now with J. C. AMMANS, I predict that he will make a good druggist.
Mr. W. H. WILLIAMS, cashiers of the new bank, tells me he is busy all the time.
Mrs. BECKMAN, of Metropolis, Ill is here on a visit to her brother, Tom WILLIAMS, and he is preparing to move to Illinois at once.
Wiley MILLER, the mail carrier on Route 4 from Gleason, has taken a position as railway mail clerk and will leave for his new work at once.
J. T. HALEY showed me a snuffbox that was his great, great, grandmother’s. It is a flat box, with a crock top and on the lid is the image of some spotted animal . Mr. Haley values it so much that he has it insured for $15.
I have just learned of the death of Everett ARNELL’s baby a few days ago. He formerly lived here but is now at Hickman.
Joe MONTGOMERY has sold his farm to Mr. SMITH, of Greenfield, and will give possession at an early date.
Mr. Harry BEASLEY who has been very sick with typhoid fever, but is better
Mr. Ace BEASLY has bought a part of Harmon DEASON’s farm.
Carl PARK’s new dwelling is completed and ready for occupancy, cost $2,500.

Peck’s Pickings Column
Mrs. Almus GROOMS is dangerously ill.
Manville BATES is on the sick list.
Milton SEAVER’s will move to the place recently occupied by Sam BAKER.
Mrs. NUTTINGS is having lumber put on the ground to repair her barn.
Will GRISSOM has done a lot of repair work on his house.
I learn that Uncle Joe MOORE, father of Dr. R. W. MOORE, will move back in our midst, and we give him a hearty welcome.
Mr. George COX had a very bad runaway last week. His team became frightened and started to run, and when he found that he could not stop them, he jumped out. The wagon was torn completely up.

Latham Items Column
News reached Mrs. PAGE Saturday that her sister and niece at Ralston were very low. Her niece has typhoid fever. Her sister, Mrs. UNDERWOOD, was just sinking from seeing her daughter so very low. Neither is expected to live.
Mr. P. F. LOGAN’s little boy is still unable to walk. Drs. BAXTER and LITTLE say it is a sprain in the knee, and he is improving very slowly. He has not walked a step in two months.
Mr. E. E. PRICE’s baby has been puny for two weeks.
Mr. Albert BOWLING has been employed by the patrons of the rural exchange here, and is giving good services.
Mr. W. W. JONES’ mother, Mrs. Fanny JONES, was painfully injured Sunday evening. She was returning from her son’s, and was on the Latham levee, when the horses became frightened and backed off, breaking two of her ribs and bruising her hip considerably. She is now resting very well.
Dr. FIELDS has bought a gasoline engine, installed here and is prepared to crush corn.
Uncle Sam WINSTEAD and purchased a lot from Mr. Tom BRUNDIGE, near Bole Union.
Mr. George BROWN and Miss Essie DOUBLIN, a runaway couple from Graves County, KY., were married here Tuesday, at the Dresden Hotel by Esq. Robt. IRVINE.
Mr. M. S. DAVIS, of Memphis, and Miss Carrie CLARK, of Hyndsver, were united in marriage at the Dresden Hotel Wednesday evening by Brother Irion. Immediately after the ceremony they left for Memphis.
The building occupied by Joe OUTEN’s meat market caught fire Wednesday afternoon, was extinguished with little effort. Had it occurred in the night, the whole north side of town would have burned.
On last Monday morning, at 5 o’clock, death relieved the suffering of Dr. Oscar BRASFIELD, aged about thirty years, at the home of his sister, Mrs. C. A. OVERTON, in Greenfield. The deceased was one of Greenfield’s foremost young men, an upright, moral Christian gentleman, loved and esteemed by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. Mr. BRASFIELD was a brother of Mr. W. D. BRASFIELD, of Dresden, and spent several months here several years ago under Dr. Shobe SMITH familiarizing himself with the practice of dentistry, his chosen profession, and made many friends among our citizens. He was born and reared near Liberty, south of Dresden, his father being one of the best known and most substantial citizens of this county. Mr. BRASFIELD was a Royal Arch Mason, and a large number of Masons from all over the county attending his funeral, which was held at the Methodist Church in Greenfield Tuesday morning. The interment took place at Highland cemetery in the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives.

Shafter Savings Column
Mrs. Florence DOLAN, wife of Walter DOLAN, died at her home east of Greenfield, November 15, aged thirty one years, lacking twelve days. Mrs. DOLAN was a kind wife, a loving mother and a good neighbor. She told her people and friends that she was not afraid to die and that she could meet God in peace. The funeral sermon was preached by Bro. ROSS at the Primative Baptist Church in Greenfield to a large crowd of friends and relatives.

Jonesboro Jots Column
D.C. CARLTON is putting up some new log stables.
Jack FORD’s big stave mill will soon be moved from its present site in No. 16 to some place in Middle Tennessee.
I am certainly glad to notice that my old friend S. S. FEATHERSTON, will soon be a resident of No. 10.
I learn that we will soon have to give up Mr. Ike COX and family, they are moving to Atwood.
Sunday afternoon there occurred a beautiful home wedding at Mr. John McKENNEY’s. The contracting parties were Luther COOPER and Miss Ethel McKENNEY, Esq. R. P. GROOMS officiating. Supper was served there Sunday night to the many friends that had gathered. The groom is one of our best Christian young men and is well known in this end of the county.
I learn of the marriage of Claud RIGBY and Miss Lilla JONES. The groom is a resident of Greenfield. The bride is a pretty and accomplished daughter of John JONES, of near Earl’s church.

Sharon Column
J. E. DENT and wife are spending a few days with home folks.
Thomas LAKER of Arlington, Ky., was here Sunday.
Little Emma NOWLIN is reported better.
Mrs. Claud CHANDLER, of Jackson, is visiting her parents.
Prof. E. P. SMITH and wife, of Rutherford spent Saturday and Sunday with friends in the city.

Cornith and new Salem Column
Mrs. Tom PAYNE, who, for the last two years has been going here and there, trying to get rid of that dreaded disease, consumption, has given up. This good woman is ready to go when the Lord shall call her.
Mr. Sam FULLER has begun work on his new stock barn on the farm he purchased some rime ago. Sam is getting tired of town life and says he is going to try hopping clods with the rest of the boys.
Mr. HOLLEY came near getting his house burned down a few days ago.
Mr. Charley EDWARDS has finished baling the finest lot of hay I ever saw.
Mr. C. S. THOMPSON, one of our most able farmers, gathered from sixteen acres two hundred barrels of corn on land that was cleared about sixty five years ago.

From District No. 9 Column
Mr. Stonie COLEMAN is very sick with pneumonia.
Mr. Ike EXUM is suffering from a bone felon on his left hand and two abscesses on the right arm.
Mr. Jim TAYLOR’s corn crib, which contained about one hundred barrels corn fell down on his fattening hogs which were sleeping under the crib and killed them.
Mr. Bank PARISH and another man were sawing in the woods, and a limb fell and Bank was seriously injured. It is thought that his arm may have to be amputated.
Mr. M. JACKSON, a man of Obion, was killed by a runaway team.
On Monday morning about 4 o’clock, death again entered our midst and took from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. GRAVES their only girl, Viola COOPER, who was a precious little girl of about nine summers. Viola’s papa died when she was very small, only a few weeks old. She and one brother were the only children. It is very hard indeed for this brother and mother to say goodbye.

Public Wells Column
Mr. Deason gave the young people a social Friday night.
One of Abe UNDERWOOD’s daughters is just getting over typhoid fever and now his wife’s daughter is very low with the same disease.
J. R. WASH and J. G. MILES have lagrippe.
T. R. MILES has begun moving his hay and corn near Limbs, where he has bought a place.
George MILES has moved to Martin and is now at work in J. F. PARKER & Sons. Frank McGEHEE has moved to his place.
Mr. Luvy BROOKS, of near Hillside and Miss Ruth TIDWELL drove to Ralston and were married.
John W. ADAMS has bought the Maddox place, between Ralston and Martin, paying $3000.
The many friends of Mrs. Eddie BRINKLEY, of Black Rock, Ark. will be glad to know that she is slowly improving.

Heading of Column is missing Probably Town and County
Mr. Sam SUMMERS is preparing to build a dwelling west of the site selected for the new Baptist church. Mr. SUMMERS will be associated with Dr. J. B. L. TERRELL in veterinary practice.
Homer Brundige, residing in the vicinity of Latham, is competing for the wagon which is being given away by the Enterprise.
Esq. John BUCKLEY, member of the board of education, has been visiting the public schools in the eastern part of the county.
Edgar M. CAMPBELL, McDougall, Louisiana, requires several teachers for rural schools in Louisiana. Salaried are $40 and $50 per month to experienced teachers.
Fielden TRAVIS, one of the county’s best young farmers, last week purchased the Jackson farm, three miles east of Martin.
Mr. S. S. FEATHERSTON has exchanged his home place, formerly the Bob OVERTON property, to Mr. Noah GARRETT for his farm in No. 10, one of the best farms in the county. Mr. GARRETT will move to Dresden next week.
Mr. Will ESTES informs us of the death on Thursday of last week of the precious little three old son of Lon HARKEY, residing west of Sharon. Thompson was named for his grandfather THOMPSON, was a bright little fellow, loved by all, and the only child of his doting parents. Mr. John W. ADAMS tells us that he has closed a deal for the Bob MADDOX farm, east of Martin. Mr. ADAMS will move to same about Christmas time.

Christmasville Capers Column
Mr. Doc BARNER has that No. 1 carpenter, Joe JONES, building a new residence.
I notice in a recent issue of the Enterprise, the renewal of Mr. Joe N. RAY, of Stamford, Tex., who once sold goods here. Mr. RAY has scores of good friends here, who often wonder if they will ever see him back in old sunny Tennessee.
Mr. Saddler RODGERS and Miss Gernada FOSTER were married last Sunday, Esq. W. D. BOAZ performing the ceremony. The groom is the son of John RODGERS and the bride is the daughter of Mr. Doc FOSTER of near Hinkledale.

Hall’s Branch Budget Column
Will SUDDARTH has a right sore hand, the result of bursting a nail on the little finger with a hammer while covering his crib last week.
L. D. OLIVER sold a nice cow to Finnie SUMMERS last week for sixteen dollars.
R. F. BUNTIN had a nice lot of hay baled last week by Messrs. John JONES and Will BASS.
Bro. Henry SISSON’s son was quite sick last week, but I am glad to report him better.
Bertha, the oldest daughter of J. M. LOCKHART, merchant at Siloam, north of Dresden, has a right severe case of typhoid pneumonia. She was been sick about three days. Dr. FINCH is attending physician. She is improving some at this writing.
Prof. W. F. BEVILL is teaching a singing school at Oak Grove schoolhouse, one mile north of Gleason.
Frank BLACKARD has a strange piece of money. It was made in India in 1808 and is about the size of a dime.
Miss Minnie INMAN entered school at West Union October 21 to study bookkeeping. She thinks she can complete the course by Christmas.
Mrs. Robert SIMONS has been very sick for several days. Drs. LITTLE and BARR are the attending physicians.
Mr. TURNER, the noted hunter and trapper, who made his home with L. D. OLIVER last winter, is back on the spot again and ready for game.
Ura KING has something peculiar in the form of a cornstalk he found in his father’s field. It has sixty four shoots on it but no ears or nubbins at all.
Messrs. Tom NEWBERRY and Bob JOHNSON left on the morning train for the wilds of Arkansas to spend a week or two hunting for big game such as bear, deer and turkey.
Miss Mattie SMITH is teaching a very successful school at West Union.
Will SUDDATH is having his house painted, stairs put in and some work on the room upstairs. The work is being done by Mr. Frank BLACKARD.

DRESDEN ENTERPRISE and Sharon Tribune

Friday, November 29, 1907

CHAMBERS is Bound Over For Killing Old Man R. L. CAMPBELL
This lengthy article covered most of the front page of the paper:
Quite a crowd was in Dresden on Thursday of last week, most of it Dukedom and Hyndsver neighborhoods, to hear the committing trial of Cal CHAMBERS for killing Robert L. CAMPBELL, Thursday night, October 31. CHAMBERS was exonerated by a coroner’s jury
the day after the killing; but a few days thereafter, A. C. CAMPBELL, oldest son of Robert L. Campbell, swore out a warrant for his arrest; hence the trial last week.

The case was tried in the courthouse, which was crowded, before Esq. Robt. N. IRVINE, who
had associated with him Esqs. S. W. DARNELL and J. R. LITTLE; L. E. HOLLADAY for the state, F. P. HALL for the defense. Witnesses called to testify were Deputy Sheriff Addison BONDURANT, Hub GRISSOM, Esq. Elijah BYARS, John CASHON, J. A. WESTMORELAND, Andy GOLDMAN, John RIDGEWAY, Charles McCLEAN, Jim VINCENT, Payne PARKER. The three justices bound CHAMBERS over in a $2,500 Bond; which was readily paid.

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Latham Items
Mr. George CAREY and Miss Ada LOWERY were married by Esq.Eskridge.
Mr. LEVISTER is very low again and not expected to live.
Mrs. BIGGS is very low at the home of her son, Mr. Lacy BIGGS.
Mr. Jim ROSS’ team ran away and threw him and his sister, Miss Cora, out, neither was hurt.

Column heading missing probably Jonesboro Jots
The little infant of Mr. and Mrs. Almus GROOMS was laid to rest at Meridian.
J. C. THOMAS will soon build a new fence and cover his dining room.
Mrs. M. L. BODKINS has been real sick.
Last week, the Spring Creek bridge on the other side of Rinda, fell in just as a log wagon was
getting off it. The people have been fording the creek but it is dangerous.
Will GUFFEE will build a nice little cottage on his father’s farm near the middle of the beautiful level on the road leading from the public road round by Andrew JENKINS.
Esq. DUDLEY married Joe HARRINGTON and Miss Lula MORRIS. Joe is an orphan boy and
is very young. The bride is one of my nearest neighbor girls and is sweet and lovely.
That expert carpenter Emmitt DREWRY was to begin a building Monday and will have enough
hands to complete the building in a week or ten days.

From District No. 12 Column
Mr. Jim ELDER has had a very bad case of yellow jaundice.
Mr. Robert ATKINS, one of the twelfth district’s foremost farmers, tells me that he has a June green apple tree that has a well developed apple on it.
Miss Etta PATE, of Piggott ARK., the beautiful daughter of Rev. Kelly PATE, deceased, is visiting relatives and friends in this part.
Esq. T. R. BRAWNER gave the young people an entertainment last Saturday in honor of Miss Ocie and Harrison ABERNATHY.
Prof J. T. SIMPSON is now teaching his third singing school at Union Grove.

Town and County Column
Little Agnes EZELL was quite sick Wednesday.
Mr. Tip AREN, one of Martin’s oldest citizens, is very low with kidney trouble.
Bro. IRION was called to Paris Monday on account of the illness of his father.
Deputy Sheriff Bill BROOOKS, Martin, reports hogs selling at 4 cents in Martin and cotton at $3.30.
Clerk WEBB informs me that but 117 female dogs have been registered in this county. This is equal to saying the law is being almost wholly ignored.
There is a move on to put down concrete sidewalks all over Martin.
We extend sincere sympathy to Bro. Lee TURNER in the death of his father, Mr. Wm. C. TURNER, who died in Nashville some days ago. He was a valiant Confederate soldier and was much esteemed by his fellow man.
Hanny HODGES informs us that Johnson McWHERTER has been confined to his bed for two to three weeks with rheumatism.
Mr. Charles Ferguson came in last week from New Mexico. He and family are preparing to move to this grand glorious country where dollars grow on trees.
Prof. S. S. Featherston, who is teaching at Liberty, in No. 10, reports his school is flourishing. His assistant, Miss Penny SIMS came in Monday and entered work.
Miss Lula JETER fell out the door Tuesday night, spraining her ankle.
Esq. J. A. ESKRIDGE united in the holy bonds of matrimony Mr. George CAYCE and Miss Ada   LOWERY, both residents of the Latham vicinity.
We learn that Roger GROOMS has another child quite sick, and the physicians have been unable to determine the nature of the illness whether measles or diphtheria.
Mr. Jim ELDER informs us that he has decided to enter business on January 1 at his old stand, under the opera house, in Martin.
The Hampton place, situated on Depot Street, was sold this week for $1,800, but we have been unable to learn the name of the purchaser. It is our understanding that the old house is to be torn away and a new modern residence erected in its place.
Ala Belle, the five year old daughter of Mr. H. L. SANDEFER, residing in the northeast of Dresden, several miles, died at an early hour Tuesday morning of diphtheria. Mr. SANDEFER, wife and child returned Friday from a visit to Jackson and upon arriving here found the child sick, stopping in town to consult a physician, and it is thought that she contracted the disease while in Jackson. She was an unusually bright child, and the grief of her broken hearted mother is most pathetic indeed. The interment took place Wednesday at Walker’s Chapel on Wednesday, with services conducted by Eld. J. L. THOMAS.
Mrs. Lucy, the beloved young wife of Mr. Albert WINSTEAD, Latham’s polite suave merchant, died at the family residence at Latham on Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, after a lingering illness of that dread destroyer, consumption. Mrs. WINSTEAD was about thirty one years of age; she was the daughter of the late Bill ATKINS, a sister of Everett ATKINS, Dukedom, Charlie ATKINS, Palmersville, Beckman ATKINS, Latham, and Mrs. Myrtle RIDGEWAY, Texas. She was a noble Christian woman, whom to know was to love. Her popularity was attested by the large number who attended her funeral, which was held at Palmersville Monday, there being a procession fully half a mile in length. Services were conducted by Elder HASKINS. Her two children are Sam, aged ten years, and Pearl, aged five.

Christmasville Capers Column
Prof. A. C. ELINOR’s school began last Monday at Mt. Arie with the lawful number and upwards.
Miss Vera SMITH, daughter of Raus SMITH, entered the S. N. U. at Huntingdon last Monday.
Chas. FEATHERSTON and family moved to Lake County last week.
Jake BROWNING and family, who now live on Mrs. FORD’s farm will move to Henry county, near Paris next week.
Mr. John FEATHERSTON has purchased fifty acres of land from our merchant, T. B. ADEN. This leaves Mr. ADEN eighty five acres in his tract.

Route No. 1 Dukedom Column
Our rural route No. 1 is about to be discontinued for the lack of appreciation. There is a small number of pieces of mail handled by the carrier and many persons have not erected mail boxes.

R. F. D. No. 1 Hyndsver Column
W. L. MURAY is contemplating selling out and moving to Indian Territory.
Mrs. L. M. GARDNER and brother, Dick AUSTIN, of Texas, left Monday for Kentucky where they will visit relatives and friends.
Esq. W. W. HOUSE is repairing and remodeling the house purchased of W. R. HICKS preparatory to moving thereto.

Column heading missing (Possibly Sharon)
Mrs. Sallie EDMONDSON and Miss Vannie ALLEN visited in Jackson Sunday.
Mrs. H. H. BROWN is sick.
Mrs. L. T. BAILEY has joined her husband at Bowling Green, Ky., where they will reside.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. LEWIS are the proud parents of a fine girl.
Bernard BROCK is at home this week with a sore eye, caused by a lick with a stick in the hands of a school boy, accidently administered.
Miss Lockie NORMAN is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Laura CAPPS.
Finis J. BREWER, who has been at Wickliff Ky., for the past two months, is at home.
H. Q. FINCH and sons are in Sharon.
Mrs. J. J. ADAMS, of Martin, spent Sunday here with her mother, Mrs. J. F. NORMAN. Mrs. Norman is enjoying reasonable health for one of her age, she being past eighty.

Cloverdale Column
Mrs. Mary TATE, who has been confined to her bed so long with sciatica is some better.
Mrs. Babe KING, of Orr Springs, who has been down so long with fever, is able to visit her mother, Mrs. R. MARTIN, this week.
Mr. Jin HILL has just about completed his new building.
Mr. Jim WILSON has been papering his house.
Mr. Alfred JOHNSON’s children have the sore eyes.
Mr. Henry MILLER has moved on R. MARTIN’s farm

Uba Utterings
John JAMES is putting a shingle roof on top of the paper roof of his storehouse.
Ray SAWYER, Esq., is building a new bridge here at the Hatler Crossing.
Ale VOWELL has been real sick for several days and C. L. McLEAN is running the saw at the mill for him.
George SWEET and Miss Lizzie ELMORE drove in here Sunday evening about 4 o’clock and were married by Esq. W. W. HOUSE.
Dr. SAWYER has been contemplating moving to Ralston but can not find a house there.

Large part of the last page of this issue is either missing or unreadable
Hays Miller was here Saturday and informed us of the death of Mrs. JENKINS, widow of Bob JENKINS who died about a year ago. Mrs. JENKINS died at her home near Palmersville. Her maiden name was TURNER, she being the sister of Mr. Dave TURNER. The deceased was about fifty years of age and is survived by two small children. The interment took place Friday at Palmersville with services by Eld. Tom MAYO.

Hall’s Branch Budget Column
Mrs. BAUGHMAN, grandmother of Hon. Finis J. GARRETT, is in a very feeble state of health at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Annie ALLMAN, in No. 6.
Harmon DEASON has just had his dwelling painted and a new chimney put up.
Ben LOCKHART, who has made his home with relatives near Pillowville this year, left Monday for Tiptonville to live with his sister, Mrs. Martha JONES.
I learn that Mrs. Jim TERRELL, of No.6, fell and broke her nose. It seems she didn’t know the bone was broken at the time, and it not being set, there is a small knot on her nose where it was broken. She had a very painful wound for a while, and cannot breathe much through her nose.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim HEATHCOTT, Sr., gave their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren a big dinner Sunday in honor of Mrs. HEATHCOTT, birthday.
The writer spent Saturday and Sunday very pleasantly at the home of Mr. Jack PASCHALL in the Como vicinity.
Mr. John PERRY and his mother, who reside near Dr. TATUM, just west of Ore Springs, have been very low with pneumonia, but the doctor tells me that they are getting along very well now.
Harry BEASLEY, residing just across the river from Janes’ Mill has recovered from a severe case of typhoid fever.
I am told that John MORAN has bought one of the farms of the estate of Ben TAYLOR, deceased, the one in the river bottom adjoining the farm of Sam MADDOX, France SUMMERS and Charlie ALLMAN. This is a tract of land mostly in the bottom and well timbered.