Picnic A Success - 
Despite  the threatening weather all day last Saturday, a crowd
        estimated at between 300 and 400 people attended the
        Enterprise correspondentsí picnic.

In Durance Vile -
Allie FLOWERS, of Ralston, languishes in durance vile on a charge
of illegally selling whiskey at Martin on last Saturday. FLOWERS
was arrested by Marshal John COLEMAN on the above charge, given
a preliminary hearing before Recorder A. E. SCOTT and bound over
to await the action of the grand jury under $250 bond, in default
of which he was brought to Dresden and landed in the temporary
hold over. Flowers is of a good family and the sympathy of many
friends goes out to the aged mother over the waywardness of her
only son, for whom she has prayed and wept salt tears. Allie
himself is a kind-hearted boy and his disosition is not bad.

Terrell Schoolhouse Column -
Mrs. Dalby, mother of Tom MARCUS, leaves  next Sunday for Obion
        to visit her daughter there. 
Mrs. Mary TERRELL is very feeble.

Gardener Gems Column - 
W. D. Caldwell made a business trip to Union City last week.
Jim LONG spent last  Sunday in Martin, the guest of his sister,
        Mrs. H. C. PHILPOT.
Mrs. Lincoln SCEARCE and children of Martin, are visiting Mrs.
        DeWitt GARDNER.
Mrs.  Martha WHEELEN has been ill for the past week.
Mrs. Ed FALWELL is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
        WHITTLESEY, near Martin.
Miss ZEARL HANKING gave a flinch party this ast week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. ARNN are visiting their son in Louisville.
Miss Katie May BAKER, who has been attending school in Nashville
        for the past three months, returned home Thursday 
        to the delight of her many friends.
Mrs. H. C. HANES, of Mt. Pelia, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
        Neve SMITH.
Mr. Tone PETTYJOHN made a business trip to Clinton Ky.
Mrs. Lee GARDNER and sister, Miss Clara, are visiting their 
grandparents.

Martin, May 28, 1903
Dear Editor, Please find enclosed check for one dollar for the
        good old Enterprise, one year, to L. N. LANIER, Fulton
        ARK., Hampsed county and oblige,   L. W. LANIER 

Greenfield Gatherings Column - 
Attorney J. A. COX, of Nashville, was in town last Thursday
        on business.
Prof. M. W. HALL, of Sharon, spent a few days here last week.
Ruby CANNON, Essie SWEARINGEN and Bruce CANNON attended the
        commencment exercises of Bethel college at McKenzie.
Oscar ELAM drew a ten dollar prize in a contest at Swearingen
        & Sons.
C. O. ROGERS has sold his house and lot to S. S. MANLEY.
Dr. HUDSON has returned from a trip to Nashville, and while
        he was there attended the C. P. general assembly.
George MILLERís one-year-old boy died Friday night. The child
        was sick only a few days. It was buried Saturday 
        afternoon at the Brock graveyard, near Brockís Chapel. 
Dolphy JONES, aged 24 years, died last Thursday afternoon
        after a short illness with typhoid fever. The funeral
        services were held Friday at11 a.m., and interment
        took place at Patterson cemetery. Mr. JONES was a single
        man, an esteemed citizen and a member of the Royal
        Fraternal union.
Profs. Eph SMITH, H. E. WATTERS and O. A. FEATHERSTON,
        are attending the Gibson county Teacherís Institute
        this week at Trenton.
Attorney C. A. OGAN made a business trip to Hickman , Ky.
H. L. HIGGS is on the road this week, selling school supplies.
Carl GROOMS is on the sick list.

Uba Utterings Column - 
Just ask Oscar McCLAIN how he likes to drive seven or eight
        miles on a hot Sunday and find nobody at home.
There will be an all day singing at Uba the second Sunday.
        The singing will be led by Mr. J. J. WHITE of the
        Grove Hill neighborhood.
The death angel visited the home of Mr. Tom DANIEL last 
        Monday and took their precious little baby and bore
        it's little spirit away to the beautiful realms of
        endless rest. It's little body was laid to rest at
        New Hope church. 
Mrs. Vadie BAKER and little daughter spent Wednesday with Mrs.
         Eliza SIMPSON.
Mrs. Minnie PARRISH and Miss Hallie HATLER went to Martin
        shopping Saturday.
John SIMPSON passed through here very late Saturday evening.

Pleasant Hill Happenings Column - 
Prof. Sam OíDaniel sang at Hickory Grove last Sunday afternoon.
        Several were out to hear him. 
Mrs. Helen DUKE, who has been spending a few weeks with her
        parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. SMITH, returned to her home,
        in Martin Saturday.
Miss Ima DUKE, of Martin, will arrive here next Saturday, and
        expects to start her music school on Monday.

Adamís Academy Column - 
Will ADAMS and family were in Ralston Sunday, the guests of C. C. 
TEMPLETON and wife.
Wash LAWLER and wife, of the Vincent community, visited G. W. 
        ANDERSON and wife Sunday.
Elzie FLIPPO visited relatives at Rives Sunday.
 
Town and County Column - 
Mr. Bob FOWLER, of No. 4, lost a fine horse Tuesday.
Mrs. JONES, mother of H. B. JONES, and Jack IRVINE, arrived today
        from Ft. Worth, Texas, to spend the summer.   
Mrs. Lula NEWBERRY, of No. 6, and who is a daughter of Uncle Dick
        BAKER, of Dresden, was painfully scalded about the feet
        last week by a kettle of boiling water turning over.
Mr. H. C. PARISH, of north of Dresden, tells us he lost a fine
        mule colt Sunday night. The colt got its leg caught in a
        crack in the barn and broke it so badly trying to
        extricate itself that it was necessary to kill the colt.
Mrs. J. P. TAYLOR left Tuesday for Dawson, where she will spend a
        few weeks recuperating, and will go from there to Bowling
        Green to spend several weeks. Mrs. TAYLORís health is not
        good, and it is hoped the change will do her good.
There will be all day singing and dinner on the ground at Hatlerís 
        campground on the second Sunday. The Grove Hill, Pisgah,
        Vincent schoolhouse and Pleasant Hill classes will all be               present and
join in the singing, so Prof. JOLLEY tells us.
Mr. T. M. COLLINS, of near Gleason, was down Tuesday and tells us
        his son, Tom, who is employed by a large drug compounding
        firm of Nashville, is getting on fine, that he has been
        offered a raise in salary and is much pleased with his
        surroundings. Tom is a good boy and deserves to succeed.
Uncle Conse H. HYNDS orders the Enterprise sent to Mr. Frank P.
        HYNDS, Shiloh, Cliburn Co., Texas.
Messrs. J. W. PARHAM, R. T. LEWIS and Bob FREEMAN have been
        appointed a board of election commissioners for Weakley
        county by Governor FRASIER.
We are informed, that Mart GOODWIN, son of J. H. GOODWIN, of near
        here, had been seroiusly and probably fatally injured
        in the explosion of a factory boiler at Vineta, I. T.,
        where he has been employed. Later - We now learn that
        Mr. GOODWIN has since died of the injuries sustained.
Mr. G. T. AUSTIN, Sr., one of No. 1ís most influential citizens,
        was in Dresden last Monday and was making inquiries
        concerning two young mules that strayed from the home of
        Mr. W. M. SMOOT, of No.1, several weeks ago. One was a
        two year old black mare mule, and the other a one year
        old black horse mule. Both were yolked when last seen.
Mrs. A. E. MATHISON, who has been at the point of death at her
        home in Dresden, quietly passed away last Saturday
        morning, death being caused by consumption. A few weeks
        ago, Mrs. MATHISON expressed a desire to unite with the
        church, and was accordingly taken into the Methodist
        church here. She leaves three orphan children - two
        daughters and a son to mourn her death. Funeral services
        were held at the Parham burying ground, north of Dresden,
        Sunday afternoon by Brother RUSSELL, a large number of
        sorrowing friends attanding.
Our obliging circuit court clerk, W. T. KILLEBREW, tells us that
        Mr. U. PENTECOST, one of No. 5ís best citizens, had three               valuable
horses killed by lightening on last Friday. The
        animals were in an open field when killed, and when found,
        one was at least a hundred feet from the other two. 
A peculiar case was tried before a jury of twelve men in the 
        county court here on Tuesday. The style of the case was
        Mrs. Lucy A. HATLER vs. John A VOWELL, guardian. Several
        days ago, owing to ill health, Mrs HATLER was adjudged of               unsound
mind and sent to the hospital at Bolivar for 
        treatment, being dismissed one year later as entirely
        restored, both as to mind and physical ability; John L.
        VOWELL was appointed guardian for her, and the petition
        sought to be restored to her legal rights. The case was not             contested
by Mr. VOWELL and, after the examination of a
        number of witnesses, the jury returned a verdict that the               petitioner,
Mrs. HATLER, is a woman of sound mind and
        restored her to her legal rights.
Sheriff DODDS left Tuesday night for Springfield, Ill., with 
        requisition papers, which he received from Gov. Frazier.
        After the requisition is honored by the governor of 
        Illinois, the sheriff will proceed to Carbondale, where
        the negro would-be murderer, Sol.BUTCHER, is being held
        and will bring BUTCHER back with him. Mr. Dodds secured the     
signatures of a number of citizens, showing that BUTCHER
        would not be molested if brought back here, and will
        exhibit this to the Illinois officials if necessary.
Our esteemed friend, Mr. J. W. INSCO, hands us the following notice 
        of a former citizen of Dresden, same being clipped from a
        St. Louis paper of a few days ago: ìBenjamin F. LOCKWOOD,
        a member of the brokerage firm of R. H. Chard and Co., died
        at his home Monday night. He had been ill for more than a
        year, but was able to attend to his duties until about three            months
ago. Mr LOCKWOOD, a native of Syracuse N. Y,lived
        several years in the South and came to St. Louis about
        sixteen years ago.About 1883 he married Miss Sallie
        CASEY of Dresden, Tennessee. She and two sons survive him.              Interment
Bellefontaine cemetery.î

Pisgah Items Column - 
Mrs. Ada LAMB and children, who  have been visiting Mrs. LAMBís
        parents, MR. and Mrs. J. C. TURBERVILLE,  have returned
        to their home in Jackson. 
Mr. Polk FIELDS, who has been ailing for some time, is reported
        worse.
Miss Emma TURBERVILLE closed her school Friday.
Miss Laura TURBERVILLE closed her school at the Brundidage
        school house last Friday.
Mr. W. E. MORGAN and wife visited the latterís parents Saturday
        night and Sunday.
Mr. A. M. REA went to Dresden Monday afternoon.

Meda Matters Column - 
A. F. BALDRIDGE lost his horse last week.
Mr. M. CRUTCHFIELD and wife went to Martin Thursday.
The son of Mr. Bill PATTERSON who had his leg broken, will soon
         be out again.
Mrs. H. B. STEPHENS and children visited her brother, Mr. Dave 
PATTERSON, at BRADFORD.
Miss Fronnie TATE, who has  been sick with slow fever, is rapidly
        improving.
Misses Jessie AYERS and Mandy RHOADS visited Miss Ellie
        HEMPHILL Sunday.

Mt. Pelia Pickups Column - 
Henry BARBEE, after an extended visit to Jonesboro, Ark., has
        returned home.  
James AVERY moved his family to Crockett last Tuesday.
Mrs. ATHERTON, of Illinois, is visiting the family of Dr.
        ADKERSON.
Lee HELMS and family, of Kenton, spent last week here with
        relatives.
Clinton ADKERSON,  of near Jonesboro, was the guest of his
        brother, Dr. ADKERSON, of near Jonesboro, was the guest
        of his brother Dr. Adkerson, the first of the week.
Casey TODD, auditor for the Cumberland Telephone Co., spent 
        Sunday with his family here.
George CLEMENTS, of Martin, spent a few days here with the family
        of Rufe JACKSON.
Miss Kate BRADBURY closed her school at the academy and left
        last week for her home in Medina.

Sharon Snapshots Column - 
Mr and Mrs. John HOUSE, of Martin, visited here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie OWEN are at Obion with their son Kelvie, who
        is very sick.
Prof. HALL and Miss Olive PARRISH spent a few days last week
        at Neboville.
Misses Maud and Sue DICKEY, of Martin, visited here last week.
Miss Daisy BAXTER has gone to Nashville to take a business course
        at DRAUGHNís Business college.
E. M. JONES, of Dyer, is here.
A. G. TERRY and Miss Lelia NOWLIN spent Sunday in Dresden.
Tom MITCHELL spent a few days here with his family this week.
Miss Hattie GLASS is in Martin.
Last Sunday evening, Miss Susie WITHERINGTON was united in
        marriage to Mr. George POINTER, Rev. McLESKEY
        officiating. The marriage was quite a surprise to their
        many friends, for they had kept their secret well. They
        drove to the residence of Brother McLESKEY and while
        seated in their buggy he made them man and wife.
James WARREN, of Greenfield, was in town a few days this week. 
Dr. McFARLAND, of Lebanon, has returned home.
Mr. James BANKS has begun making the brick for his new roller
        mill.
Van BRYANT, a popular young man of our town, left Monday  night
        for the Territory.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. OWEN were called to the bedside of their son,
        Kelsie, who is in Obion. At last reports he was better.
James TRAVIS is on the sick list.
Miss Lockie NORMAN, of Jackson, is visiting Miss Vera OSBURN.
George ALLEN has moved his family to Milan, where he will keep
        his office. Mr. ALLEN is an excellent oculist and Sharon
        regrets to lose him.  
Mrs. Mary DARLING, of near Mt. Vernon, died Monday and was
        buried Tuesday at Mt. Vernon. Mrs. DARLING was a sister
        of Messrs. John and Will PARISH, of this place. 

Martin Column - 
Miss Ada DUKE has recovered from her recent illness.
Mrs. E. C. LYON has returned from a visit to Mayfield.
Cylde AYCOCK, of St. Louis, is visiting relatives here.
Hon. A. A. HORNSBY, of Memphis, in visiting home folks.
Gus BREWER, one of Terrellís accomodating merchants, was here
         Tuesday.
R.E. NOWLIN has moved his insurance office to the first door
        south of Pettyjohnís.
Miss Lubby THOMPSON, of Louisville, is visiting her cousin, Miss
        Perlee LONGSTON.
R. M. JOHNSON has accepted a position  with Bowden & Bludworth
        to work in their branch store.
Kenneth MARTIN has accepted a position with the Thacker Medicine
        Co., Chattanooga.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Plute BRADBURRY departed this
        life last Friday and was buried Saturday at the East
        Side cemetery. The father and mother have a host of
        friends who sympathize with them in the death of their
        babe. 
Allie FLOWERS was arrested here last Saturday for selling
        whiskey. We are sorry for his old gray headed mother.
        We are determined that liquor in no form shall be sold
        in Martin.

Hyndsver Hits Column - 
Mrs. J. D. McREE, of Geary, O. T., visited Dr. McREE and family
        since our last.
Born, May 29, to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. DAWSON, a boy.
Dr. HYNDS is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Nannie JOLLEY, near
        Fancy Farm, Ky.
Joel FARMER, of near Sharon, visiting friends here Saturday.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. BAKER fell Tuesday
        evening and dislocated a tendon in her elbow which was
        very painful, but not serious. Dr. McREE was called to
        see her. She is doing well at this time.
Miss Sue HARRIS is spsending this week with her father in No.17.
Miss Carrie MONTGOMERY, of No. 24, visited relatives here.
Miss Birtie HYNDS, who has been in Jackson for several months,
        came home Saturday to soend several days.
George GIBBS took his best girl home from the picnic last
        Saturday and left her baby sister to walk through the
        mud.
Born May 31, to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. KIMBRO, a girl. 
Several of our people went to Dresden Tuesday, as witnesses in the
        trial of Mrs. Lucy A. HATLER, who was declared insane and
        sent to the insane asylum at Bolivar several years ago.
        The jury, after hearing the evidence, returned a verdict        declaring her
of sound mind and capable both physically
        and mentally to attend to her own business affairs. 

Ralston Report Column - 
Dr. BRYANT and little Georgia are in Waverly, visiting relatives.
Mrs. Elvis GRADY is in Union City visiting her sister.
Mrs Earnest WRIGHT and Ida SADLER, of Salem, were the guests
        of Mrs. J. J. ARNN last Friday.
Miss Pearle BROOKS closed her school Friday, having taught three
        months with good success. 
J. A. UNDERWOOD and wife, from Martin, spent last Sunday in
        Ralston with the formerís sister, Mrs. J. C. SMITH.
Miss Jessie ADAMS, of Gleason, is visiting friends here.
Cleve VAUGHAN, Warren CHILDRESS, Vaughan RAMSEY and John RAMSEY
        went hunting Monday afternoon, and brought back two
        squirrels.
H. C. RAMSEY and sister, Miss Ollie, visited friends east of
        Dresden last Thursday and Friday.

Jewell Jotings Column - 
H. P. FARRIS from Mayfield, Ky., spent spent Sunday with his
        sister, Mrs. Beckie OVERBEY.
Mr. Sam TAYLOR will soon be ready to move to this new home.
Mr. Emerson TAYLOR happened to a bad accident last week by
        getting his jaw and chin kicked while currying his horse.
        He was quite sick for a while but is improving now.
Mr. Ed RAWLS and wife spent the night with their friends, Mr. 
        TEMPLETON and wife.

Parrish Schoolhouse Column - 
Walter WADKINS left Saturday for Kentucky.
Miss Bertie HYNDS has returned home from vacation.
Jolley & Killgro had to shut down their saw mill on account of
        being unable to secure hands.
Frank VAUGHAN and family spent Sunday with Kage BROOKS and
        family.
Hilman PARRISH, of near Latham, went to Uba Monday to get a
        dirt-harrow fixed.
If you have any farming implements that need fixing, bring them
        to Tom LOWERY, at Uba.

Mary Haysí Happenings Column - 
Ed MILNERís family, of Gardner, were the guests of his brother,
        J. D. MILNER, and family Saturday night and Sunday.
A young man arrived at the home of Mr. Caleb DUNCAN last 
        Monday night.
E. B. HALL, of Paragould, Ark., was out here last week.

Ore Springs Siftings Column - 
On last Friday morning lightening struck a stock barn of Coleman
        SMITH and shocked one of his horses so that it is
        rendered entirely deaf.
Mrs. Annie GREER is very sick.
Mr. SHIPELY and wife, of Como, visited at Dr. TATUMís Sunday.
Prof. Jom MOORE and wife went to Huntingdon Saturday.
Breece CLEMENT, who was sick last week, is able to be out again.
Miss Zora TAYLOR spent last week with her aunt, Miss Mary
        TAYLOR, of West Union.

Friday, June 12, 1903  The Dresden Enterprise
 Dresden, Tennessee

Hon. W. P. CALDWELL
Expires Suddenly at His Home in Gardner - Tribute to His Memory.

On last Tuesday afternoon, in the presence of a large concourse
of sorrowing friends and relatives, in the little cemetery at
Gardner, the grave closed over the wasted body, the mortal part
of William J. CALDWELL. For weary weeks and months, he waited
and suffered patiently, and faced bravely the end he knew was
not far away. In the twilight of manhood, when life was sweet
to him, he passed into the shadow.
Gentle, generous and gracious was Bill CALDWELL. With a mind
well stored with the best thoughts of philosophers, poets and 
sages, he was an orator of much ability, with an aptitude and
 a felicitous expression that charmed his hearers
and marked him as one of the most fluent speakers of the day.
He had the courage to think and the boldness to express his 
thought. Whatever error of judgement or opinion may have been
his, he sought the truth and was not afraid of it whatever it
might reveal. This was exemplified when the war between the
states broke out, Mr.CALDWELL being a strong, but a
conservative Union man and doing all in his power to prevent
sucession - speaking and laboring against it.
Had Col. CALDWELL lived until November 6, he would have been
71 years of age, having been born at Christmasville, 1832.
After graduating from the then famous Tennessee (--- ) at
McLemoresville, he entered college at Princeton, Ky., where he
also graduated with honors, and entered the law department of
the Cumberland University whose diploma placed him in the front
rank of Tennesseeís young lawyers. His home people, in 1857,
sent him to the state legislature, and again in 1870 the same
honor was conferred on him. Always a democrat, Col. CALDWELL
worked faithfully for the good of the party.
He leaves a widow and five sons, one being Hon. Fred CALDWELL,
of Lake County, a former representative in the legislature.   

D. A. McWHERTER announces himself a candidate for re-election
to the office he now holds. Weaklley County has never had a
better more capable official in all her history than Doak
McWHERTER has proven himself to be.

Death of Miss Alice FOWLER
On Friday morning, last, Miss Alice FOWLER, died at her home,
east of Dresden.  Her death was no surprise to her friends, for
the past 8 months, during which time her sufferings were such
as few ever have to bear. All that loving brothers, sisters
could do, and the skill of five of our best physicians, was
powerless to save her.  
Funeral Services were held at Lebanon church by Eld. J.H. ROULHAC,
of Union City. The deceased was well known in this county, where
she had taught in the public schools for a number of years, and
the esteem in which she was held was shown by the beautiful floral
designs heaped upon her casket and the large number of friends who
gathered to pay their last tribute of respect. To them and the
neighbors who have been so kind we can never express our gratitude.
To Dr. TATUM especially we feel everlasting obligations for his
untiring efforts to relieve sufferings.
She wanted to live for the sake of those she loved, but expressed
her willingness to die; and her patience and faith we have never
seen equaled.                   Written by Eula GLASGOW
                                Orr Springs, Tenn.

>From An Old Soldier -
We learn from Capt. John W. MORAN and S. P. SCOTT that the 
reunion at New Orleans was a success. 
It is with pleasure we note the enthusiam manifested by the people
of the south and the zeal with which they contribute to this annual
reunion of the veterans of our lost cause. Nothing, which tends to
reunite the veterans of that cause, can fail to find sanction in
the breast of any true veteran, and we would be untrue to colors
we wore if for one moment we should act or speak or think in a
manner that would derogerate the glad event or mar the pleasure
of one individual who takes part therein. We would bid the annual
reunion God speed; but we would be glad to see the reunions held
for a few times by counties and states, in order that we may be
able to determine the number and names of men who really engaged
in the fight. There are perhaps, no members of the cause who fail
to keep track of their old comrades as best they can, but we feel
that we could more readily with the aid of reunions as we have
mentioned. I can speak for myself concerning my comrades as
follows: I was a member of Co. H, 5th Tenn. Reg., which numbered
82 men, rank and file. Of that number, 22 sickened and died; 12
were killed in battle or received wounds from which they soon
died. The following are living: J. W. TRIBBLE, J. E. SANDERS,
Martin; A. J. SNODGRASS, Little Rock, Ark.;  J. A. BROGDON,
Gleason; W. M. BOWDEN, R. A. COLLEY, Cottage Grove; Lieut. G. W.
CRAWFORD, Florida; R. A. CARTER, Texas, and M. M. McNEALY,
Haywood. There were two others who were discharged because of
wounds received in battle: Geo. W. BROWN, of Boydsville, and
myself. A few others are living who quit the army before the
trying times came. We all live to honor the memory of those who
fought by our side or led us in the thick of battle, and today,
when he hears the name of our gallant lieutenant, F. M. KILLEBREW,
who fell in the battle of Perryville, his heart involuntarily
utters a sigh and his breast swells  to keep the hidden tears.
We also hold in loving remembrance our senior offiicer, S. W.
ALEXANDER, who died in Texas. This grand officer was in the
foreranks until the surrender.
We bear no malice toward the opposing forces. We honor a brave
Federal soldier, but we can say to you, boys, you did a big
thing when you overpowered us and made us quit.
I wish the Enterprise success. I love the editor much, because
he is the son of an old and valiant member of our band; but we
love him more because he runs an impartial paper and treats the
poor man in his hut with as much courtesy as he would our leaders
in the White House.                     W. A. THOMPSON.

Meda Matters Column -
Mr. D. S. SCAGGS and wife visited Mr. HANNING Saturday and
        Sunday.
Mrs. J. H. ELLIS and daughter, Miss Blondelle, have been
        visiting her mother, Mrs. J. J. LEWIS, at Ralston.
Miss Ludie BREWER, of Carroll county, is here visiting relatives.
Mrs. Julia ELLIS has returned from Martin, where she has been
        visiting her son Mr. R. L. ELLIS.
The son  of W. L. AYERS is improving.
Mrs. Fannie TATE is able to be up again.
Miss Nannie HILL died at the home of Mr. Billy CROCKETT a few 
        days ago of consumption. She was tenderly laid to rest
        at the Crockett graveyard to sleep until the resurrection
        morn. The relatives have our sympathy.

Hyndsver Hits Column - 
Esq. I. House has been very sick, but is better.
Our enterprising merchant, R. H. DAVIS, in addition to giving a
        fine cooking stove away, on July 4th, will give a nice
        present to the customer holding the largest number of
        tickets. Mr. Harry RANKIN and sister Miss Kate visited
        Miss Hattie HATLER since our last.
Mr. W. W. HOUSE made a business trip to Dresden Tuesday.

Orr Springs Siftings Column - 
Dr. TATUM is taking a rest; he says he hasnít a single patient
        at this writing.
Mrs. Bob HEARN is in Nashville having her eyes treated.
Willie CLEMENT, who has been in school at Dickson
        the past ten months, has returned home, to the delight
        of his many  friends. Willie is noble young men, and has
        won a good name in school, as well as at home. 
Several from here attended the burial of Miss Alice FOWLER at
        Lebanon church last Friday.

Sheriffís Land Sale
Circuit Court in  J. N. RAY vs J. A. WILSON, notice is given that
on Sat. July 11, 1903, the sheriff will sell a tract of land in
the 10th civil district. The tract is bounded by the lands of
Williams, Trentham, Mitchell and Polks, tract containing about
30 acres. Said land as the property of J. A. WILSON and subject
to his homestead rights was levied on to satisfy a judgement
rendered against defendant and in favor of plaintiff, by J. R.
DUDLEY, a justice of the peace for $162.50, and the costs of the
cause.    

Town and County Column - 
Mrs. S. P. SCOTT as been quite ill.
Mrs. C. J. YOUNG, of McKenzie, is visiting her sister here.
A letter from Mrs. J. P. TAYLOR says that she is rapidly
        improving.
Mrs. Minnie McELWRATH, of Murray, Ky., is the guest of relatives
        here.
Miss Vivian and Master Spurgeon MAYO, of Nashville, are visiting 
relatives here.   
Mr. Tom TANSIL arrivd lst Friday from Franklin and is visiting
        his parents.
A valuable mare, belonging to Mrs. E. P. BOWLIN, of No. 25,
        dropped dead while grazing in the meadow last week.
Mr. J. E. FUZZELL, the Mt. Pelia, druggist, was here Monday to
         renew his privilege license.
Miss Kate McKENZIE has arrived home from school. She was
        accompanied by Miss Maud PETERSON, who formerly
        taught school here.
Mr. Walter OVERALL happened to a painful accident of spraining
        his knee at Kensington Spring a few days ago, and has
        been here laid up for repairs.
Our good, old friend, Uncle Jim BOYD, brought to this office
        a fine specimen of winter oat, same being six feet in
        height.
Miss Willie McVEY has been appointed day operator at the
        telephone exchange here.
The manly little son of Mr. and Mrs. Sid PHELPS was taken
        suddenly ill during the night this week and it was
        thought for a while that he had been poisoned, but he
        had not and he is now all right. 
Just before going to press we are informed of the death of Mr.
        L. A. OLDS, of No. 20, who died Thursday morning at
        8 oíclock at the advanced age of 80 years. Mr. OLDS
        was one of the countyís best citizens and he will be
        sadly missed in the community in which he lived.
Mrs. Pauline ROOKS is the guest of Mrs. D. M. McELWRATH.
Mrs. T. N. JONES, of Columbia, visited relatives here this
        week.
Miss Marion MORAN has returned for Columbia, where she was
         in school.  
Mr. Harry JONES, who has been attending Cumberland University,
        Lebanon.
Mr. John MATHENEY has opened up a photographic gallery in
        Dresden, just north of the Dresden Bank.
Our young friend, James D. COMBS has been suffering dreadfully
        this week from getting a cinder in his eye last Monday.
        Wednesday night he went to Union City, to have Dr.
        EDWARDS remove the cinder.

Town and County Column (Continued) -
Mr. C. A. BAILEY, has rented the brick on the westside, next
        door to Baxterís drugstore, and will move his stock of
        groceries there next week. The house he is now
        occupying is in bad repair.
Mrs. J. M. MEADOWS was taken critically ill suddenly Monday
        afternoon and for a while her life was despaired of.
        She is now improving.
Mr. Grizzard GARDNER, of No. 3, tells us that his father, during
        the terrible floods, sometime in the 40ís, went from
        Hickman to New Orleans on a flat boat; that while there,
        he purchased a fine razor, which he and his boys used
        constantly the remainder of his life, and Grizzard is
        himself now using the same razor, which is in fine shape
        and shaves better than the majority of the razors being
        made now.
Uncle Mack STEPHENSON, one of the best, most reliable citizens
        this county affords, was in from No. 1 Monday,for the
        first time he has been to Dresden in many months.
Mrs. Allie EDWARDS arrived last Saturday from Los Angelos,
        Cal., and will spend the summer here.Mrs. EDWARDS has
        entirely regained her health and is delighted to be
        home again after an absence of more than two years.
Messrs. Charlie and Bob BLACKNALL, of Booneville, Ark., are
        visiting their sister. Mrs. W. H. NOONER, near Sharon.
        They  tell us that their father, Pink, a former well
        known citizen of this county, is doing splendidly at
        Booneville; that they are making money hand over fist
        there and bare well pleased with their location. Pink
        is in the hotel business and Berney, the oldest son,
        is railroading.
Considerable interest was manifested in a trial before Recorder
        Irvine here Tuesday morning, in which Norman PEAK and
        Bob REAVIS were defendants and Charlie WOODS prosecutor.
        REAVIS and PEAK had been playfully putting headache 
        medicine on the boysí foreheads, which caused a smarting                sensation
with some. The experiment was tried with Charlie
        WOODS and the medicine got into his eyes, causing them
        to burn considerably. A warrant was sworn out for Bob
        and Norman, who gave bond for their appearance Tuesday
        morning, when they each were fined $2.50 and costs.
        They have appealed to the circuit court. When Marshall
        KILLEBREW presented his warrant to Reavis that young man
        seemed to avoid arrest, and the marshal fired his pistol
        at random, thinking this would frighten REAVIS into
        submission. 

Card of Thanks
I wish to express my gratitude to the people of Dresden and
others, who were so kind to my dear mother, Mrs. Anna E.
MATHEWSON, who died recently. Thanks to Mr. F. G. GARRETT and
Mr. and Mrs. Noah GARRETT, who have been so kind as to take
Emmett and Clide MATHEWSON to raise. May God bless you all.
                                        Beatrice RUSSELL

Martin Column - 
Mrs.Roffe is having her residence on Main street painted.
R. E. NOWLIN and wife visited relatives in McKenzie this week.
Miss Blanche BOARD, of near Terrell, visited Misses McGILL.
Prof. Richard THOMPSON, of Jackson, is visiting his uncle,
        T. M. RYAN and family.
Frank WATTS, cashier of the Fourth National Bank of Nashville, 
        was here Tuesday.
A number of our citizens attended the burial of Hon. W. P.
        CALDWELL at Gardner Tuesday.
Plute BRADBERRY sprained his ankle last Friday.   
Mrs. H. B. VAUGHAN, who has been real sick for the past six
        weeks, is rapidly improving.
Rev. O. MARTIN, wife and child, of near St. Louis, are visiting 
        Will WELLS and family.
T. G. MORRIS, Jr., of Jackson, is here this week; he had a
        cataract removed from his eye Monday and at the
        present time is getting along nicely, and soon will be
        able to return to his work at Jackson.
C. H. BEVIL got his foot badly mashed by a log rolling on it at
        planing mill last Thursday. While the wound is very
        painful, it is not thought to be serious. Miss Irma DUKE
        has gone to the Pleasant Hill neighborhood, about
        4 miles north of Dresden, to take charge of a large
        music class the people of that neighborhood have made
        up for her.
On Saturday afternoon, two negroes, John MOORE and Smith 
        WILLIAMS, went to the local caboose and stole a valise
        belonging to Bob EZELL, of  Greenfield  and also two
        dress patterns from Darse JONES and after taking these
        goods, they went to Fulton. Marshal Jess WALKER was
        notified to be on the lookout for the culprits, he
        apprehended them and turned them over to Marshal COLEMAN.
        They were given a trial by Recorder SCOTT, bound over to
        the next term of the circuit court and in default of bond
        were taken to the Union City jail.

Ruthville Rumors Column - 
W. K. WOOD, whose house and contents were destroyed by fire
        on April 27 last, is preparing to erect another
        dwelling on the site of the one that burned.
J. M. BUTCHER and family spent Sunday with J. T. REAMS.
W. T. SAWYER was in Latham Monday.
Deputy Sheriff John VOWELL was in the vicinity Tuesday.
Miss Annie RAWLS, of Palmersville, is visiting relatives here.
Charley KILLEGORE, of Martin, was here last week.
Joe HARRIS is quite sick.
W. V. BRANN had the misfortune of getting his stable burned 
        Tuesday night, destroying a house and about 75 barrels
        of corn. The building caught fire from a pile of brush
        that was burning.
A flinch party was given at the home of Miss Maud Moss Thursday
        night.
Mart REED went to Dukedom Sunday.

Latham Lispings Column - (too late for last week) 
The singing at Old Concord was a grand success. With Bro.
        VINCENT  to lead, we cannot help but make music and
        with the fair sex of No. 17 to manipulate the culinary
        department, plenty of good, wholesome victuals are
        spread.
Mr. Thomas BOWDEN and family spent the past week with Uncle
        Dick JACKSON.
Mrs. Nan ATKINS is ill.
Miss Maud MALONE, of No. 13, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
        Wm. ETHERIDGE Sunday. 
Mr. Sim FOWLER and wife are visiting the family of Mr. Bob
        FOWLER. 
Mr. Will NELSON and Miss Willie BLACKARD were married Sunday.
Mr. Pomp REAGANS and son, Flutcher, returned from Summerville,
        where they were working for Mr. Bud LITTLE. Pomp says
        they will go from here to Mississippi.
We are sorry to hear that Mr. Bob FOWLERís fine stallion is
        very sick. Dr. TERREL, of Dresden, was out to see him.          
Miss Cora BRUNDRIDGE is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. 
        WINSTEAD this week.
Lesseley CARNEY and wife spent Sunday at Dukedom. 

Gardner Items Column - 
R. L. BUSHART made a business trip to Hickory Valley last week
        and while there purchased 1,800 acres of fine timbered
        lands. He is making arrangements to carry two large saw
        mills there by August 1st.
Mrs. Missouri ROGERS is very ill with bilious fever.
Mrs. Eugene KEMPLE, of Martin, visited Mrs. T. J. FALWELL.
J. J. GARDNER and family, of Mt. Pelia, were guests of J. G.
        GARDNER Sunday.
Misses Lurline, Charlie and Kattie Mai BAKER attended 
        commencement at McFerrin last week.
Mrs. Tom PETTYJOHN  spent Sunday in Fulton.
James LONG and Miss Clara GARDNER spent Sunday with Mrs.
         H. C. PHILPOT at Martin. 
Mr. R. L. BUSHART has purchased the entire interest of his
        father in the farm, implements,  mills, threshing outfit,
        etc. Rich is a hustler and a splendid businessman.
Walter WHEELEN, who has been quite sick for the past week, is
        slowily improving.
The entire community mourns the death of Hon. W. P. CALDWELL;
        a man who loved and respected by all.

Ralston Report Column - 
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. TEMPLETON spent last Sunday in the Vincent
        neighborhood with the latterís sister, Mrs. John
        SHEARON.
Misses Pearl and Minnie BROOKS spent last Saturday with their
        uncle, Mr. John BROOKS, near Dresden.  
Floyd FUTRELL, of Paducah, visited here last week.
Clay and Rena HARDEMAN visited their Ralston friends this week.
Mrs. Anna HUTCHERSON and Miss Mary MOSS, of Martin, 
        visited Mrs. Ed FULLER Tuesday.
Esq. E. L. FREEMAN is mighty proud of the fine young magistrate
        that arrived at his house last week.
Miss Pinkie LOFTIN left Wednesday for  Lane, where she will
        spend the summer with her sister.

Jewell Jottings Column -
Mr. Chilars TUCK has been real ill but is improving.
Miss Lena PERRY left last Monday for Union City to attend
        school for a few months We were sorry to see Miss Lena
        leave and we wish her success.

Tumbling Talk Clumn - 
Mrs. Plea WARD is on the sick list.
Mrs. Sam BURTON,  of Palmersville, is spending a few days with
         relatives here.
Clifford CLARK, of near McKenzie, was a pleasant caller with us
         Sunday.
Mrs. Walter MILLER and children, of Memphis, are visiting
        relatives here.
George BRUMMITT,  of Gleason, was here Sunday.
Messrs. Polk ALEXANDER and Max LEVY, two of Gleasonís most
        prominent businessmen gave us a call Monday on their way
        to Henry county.Sam TURNER is troubled with chills.
Misses CHEEK, of Nashville, and HALL, of Martin, were with us
        Wednesday.