Teachers Association 
The Weakley County Teacherís Association met at Ralston February
25, 1905. There were thirty five teachers present. The committee
on arrangements were: Prof. King WEBB, Ralston: Prof. NICOLS, 
Dresden; Prof. SMITH, Sharon; Miss Nora McKAY, Martin. 

Mrs. Susie HATHCOCK, wife of Mack HATHCOCK, died February 4, 1905;
aged fifty five years. She lived in No.25.  A poem followed. 
Written by a friend, Mrs. Sarah ARRINDLE

Obituaries
On January 17, 1905, the death angel visited and took the kind and
loving father of Lottie ONIER and Dollie HOLLEY. Mrs. HOLLEY died
last March, and on January 17, 1905, the angel visited and took 
their father. He was forty two years old, and a member of the 
Christian church. Oh, how we will miss him. In the church, he was
the lead in singing. He was a kind and loving father. He always 
tried to make everything bright. He carried sunshine with him. He
leaves a mother, brother, sister, four sweet children and a host
of friends to mourn his death. Services were conducted by Dr. 
DANSON.      Written by A Friend    Rector, Ark., Feb. 11, 1905 

Beatrice Imes RUSSELL was born May 24, 1875; died February 19, 
1905; age, twenty nine years, eight months and twenty six days.
At the age of eighteen she joined the Christian church, 
and thought she was all right until about a week before she died,
when she became dissatisfied with her future welfare, sought the
Lord in the forgiveness of her sins, accepted Christ as her 
saviour, and died with full assurance that she would be better 
off and was perfectly willing to go when the summons came. She
was a granddaughter of Daniel PARHAM. She leaves a little half
brother and sister and several relatives and friends to mourn her
death. At her request, the writer conducted the burial service,
after which her body was tnderly laid to rest at the Daniel
PARHAM family burying ground, to await the resurrection morning. 
H. W. JACKSON

On November 23, 1904, the death angel visited the home of Mr. Bob
FINCH and took from them their father, Bob was thirty seven years
and ten months old. He was a good father, always tried to do the
right thing. was always ready to lend a helping hand . He leaves
a wife and four sweet little children and one brother and sister
and a host of friends to mourn his death. He only lived here 
about eight months He came from Weakley county to Arkansas. He
made friends everywhere he went. He was laid to rest in Rector
cemetery.        James QUARLES  Rector , Ark., Feb. 11, 1905

Booker ATKINS Bound over to Court.
The case of the state vs. B. B. ATKINS, who shot his son several
weeks ago, was called to trial before Esqs. TUCKER, MILLER and
IRVINE, and the state announced not ready for trial on account 
of the prosecutor being unable to attend, and the statement was
made that he would not be able to do so under thirty days. There
upon defendant waived examination and asked the court to fix bond
for his appearance at the next term of circuit court. Bond was
fixed at $1,500. Bond was made for ATKINS and he was released from
jail Thursday.

19th District Column
This beautiful sushine brought a new girl to the home of Mr. and 
        Mrs.  John ERWIN.
Mrs. Ara HENDREN continues quite ill.
Mrs. Ellen TAYLOR is recovering from la grippe.
Death came early Wednesday morning and took away the precious 
        baby of Mr.A. A. LONG, Little Vera, aged six months. The precious
little one is now resting safely in the arms of
        Jesus. Services were conducted by Bro. John T. TANSIL at
        Mt. Vernon church and the little one tenderly laid there
        to rest.
Dennis HAWKINS is at home from schools, suffering with sore eyes.

Public Sale Wednesday March 22 all my personal property. 
                                James HUDSON

Adamís Academy Column
Albert MILES has been right sick with la grippe, but is better.
Malinda ADAMS got badly burned a few days ago, by sloshing a 
        kettle of boiling water over against her knees.
Mr. Ned CASTLEMAN began school again at this place Monday, after
        seven weeksí absence on account of sickness and bad 
        weather. The school will go on seven weeks longer. 
Avis ADAMS has had a right bad boil on her wrist, but it is 
        getting better.
Mrs. Sallie ADAMS is right sick with la grippe.
Messrs. Frank Ellis and Jimmie TEMPLETON left Saturday for
        Arkansas, where they will spend two or three weeks 
        prospecting. 
Mr. John TEMPLETON has begun work on Mr. John Willie ADAMSí
        house. 
Mrs. Ellen MILES has been right sick with la grippe, but is
        getting better.
Well, Mr. Bob MCCLAIN, I think there is some good prospect of 
        your having that good singing you have been talking 
        about, for Mrs Alice ADAMS set an old hen Saturday 
        night, and when her little boy, Wade went to get some
        eggs, he came running back and said, ìMama, there are
        five more hens setting.î
Fielden TRAVISí baby has been right sick.
Mr. Henry ADAMS has a very bad sore toe.
Mr. SEAR, a tobacco buyer of Martin was here Monday, trying to
        get the peopleís tobacco but I donít think he got much
        of it.
Mrs. Annie BRIGHTWELL and children left Saturday for Arkansas.
        She will make her future home there. We regret to give
        her up.

Travis Chapel Column
Mr. W. A. MORRIS has made a will for W. A. WARREN this week.
Miss MADRICK entertained our young people Tuesday night.
Mr. Henry GHERIN and family returned form Arkansas Satrday night.
There was a singing at W. T. ERWINís Sunday night, which was
        attended by a large crowd. There was some good singing.

Gleason Gleanings Column 
Cal SWEENY, who has been boarding with Miss Mollie CROW and 
        working on the new brick buildings here, attacked her
        Monday night and it is charged beat and chocked her
        considerably . The misunderstanding arose over Miss CROW
        asking SWEENY to pay his board bill amounting to about
        $21. SWEENY became angered amd made fight at her.
        This occurred about 8 oíclock.  He then left, going 
        toward Dresden, down the railroad, but was later seen on
        the midnight train going toward Nashville.
Mr. John VADEN, of Union City,  and Miss Callie PHELPS were 
        married at the home of Dr. McBRIDE on Tuesday evening at
        6 oíclock and left for the home of his parents in Union
        City.

Peckís Pickings Column
It is reported that our good friend Tom CAPPS, who lives near
        here, will move to middle Tennesssee.
Last Sunday evening Mr. Oscar SWINDELL and Miss Unas PITMAN drove
        up to Esq. WRIGHTís and were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. 
Miss Lilie GALEY, who has had pneumonia for several days, is 
        better now. 
Mrs. George COX  has been very sick the past few days with
        erysipelas, but is better now. 
The boys and girls had a nice entertainment  at Mr. Frank HALLís.
Mrs. Walter CURLEE, who lives near Rinda, is on the sick list.
Mr. Herman JOHNSON, who lives near Pillowville, tells me he
        received a letter from his brother, Harmon, who has made
        his home in Texas. He says he likes Texas fine. 
Mr. Ben BROWN, of near here, is very sick at present, but we hope
        to see her out soon.
Mr. Dolphus BAKER, of near Christmasville, who was called, a few
        weeks ago, to the bedside of his mother, returned to
        Louisville, Ky., Sunday, where he has been appointed as
        secret police. 
Mrs. Henry WILLIAMS, of near Christmasville, is very low with 
consumption.

>From No. 6 Column
John POWERS had a stable raising Monday afternoon.
Sam DAVIS has built a new smokehouse.
Mr. Sam BEVILL is selling out, preparing to leave for Arknsas
        where,  if he likes the place, he intends to reside in
        the future.
We have several on the sick list this week. Mr. Drewery BOAZ has
        la grippe; Mr. Tate TOMILNSON has a severe case of 
        neuralgia; Mrs. Lina COX has been quite sick, but is
        better at this writing.
Uncle Mate STALLIONS has a mule in a pretty bad shape.

Jonesboro Jots Column
Mr. Henry HOLT is one of our best natured fellows and we are
        glad to know that he has subscribed to the Enterprise.
Mr. Charlie FOOTE and Miss Alice SULLIVAN were united in the 
        holy bonds of matrimony last Thursday. The groom is in
        business at Greenfield, and the bride is an accomplished
        young lady residing near there.
Ben ROBERSON put in his appearances in these parts last week, for
        the first time since Christmas. He has been over at 
        Atwood, sick for a long time.
Last week we heard the familiar old hoot of Stout  Bros. stave
        mill, for the first time since the bed weather began.
Bennie GANN and all of his family were on the bed sick last week.
Mr. Oscar SWINDELL and Miss Euna PITMAN were married Sunday 
        morning at Squire WRIGHTís. This news is no more than
        everybody has expected for many months. This has been a
        most brilliant courtship ended in a happy manner,
        promising to be an unbroken chain of matrimonial bliss.
The young people stormed Parson R. H. GALEY Thursday night.
Sol CARLTON put up a new yard fence last week.
We were surprised not to find Monroe GALEY and A. M. STOUT in 
        the front seats at Sunday school Sunday.  Some of the
        boys said they saw them trailing off together Sunday
        morning. 
Monroe GALEY was around, getting up money for this yearís
        preaching of Bro. JACKSON. I notice that several of the
        boys had subscribed. 
They say John LEWIS has a dozen head of horses and mules, and
        twenty five head of cattle. Also, they say he has rented
        all the land in No. 15, and further, he has three fine 
        houses to build, and a whole lot of stave timber to haul
        to the factory. All this has to be done this srping.

>From No. 18 Column
Mr. CRITTENDON has moved to Mrs. POUNDSí place, near the Camp
        Ground, until the roads get better; then he will go 
        to Mayfield. 
Mr. John HICKS has moved to the place vacated by Mr. CRITTENDON.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah CRITTENDON have a new girl, born February  16.
W. H. DRAKE was through here en route to Martin this week.

Town and County Column.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Tom BODEN, last Thursday, a girl.
Will PURSELL, living near here, has a brand new boy at his house.
 Sheriff ACREE carried Whitfield SMITH to the asylum Wednesday.
Our efficient town marshal, Jim TAYLOR, tells us that he arrested
        nine law breakers last week, seven for riding trains and
        two for being drunk and disorderly.
Prol. C. A. OGAN, who is conducting a highly praiseworthy school
        at Laneview, tells us his school  closes in three weeks
        and he will to go Louisana and sell fruit trees.
Mr. John BRASFIELD and wife have rented Mrs. Sophia FERGUSONís 
        residence and will begin housekeeping. Mr. and Mrs. 
        FURGESON will reside with Agnes IRVINE at the old home
        place.
Homer L. HIGGS asks us to say to the good people of Nos. 1 and 5, 
        that no reflection was intended in the reference made to
        those districts in his paper a few weeks ago, when he
        referred to them as ìBloody No. 1 and Bloody No. 5î; says
        he made a big mistake and begs forgiveness. 
The smokehouse of Mr. Dan MARCUM, residing at Sharon was consumed
        by fire on last Saturday about 4 oíclock, the fire 
        orginated from a smoke under the meat, fifty  gallons of
        lard, a large quantity of canned goods and sweet potatoes
        were lost in the fire. No insurance. The fire was well 
        under way when the family awakened and all efforts to
        extinguish the flames or save the contents proved
        fruitless.
Mr. J. W. TYSON, of No. 5, was in Saturday and renewed his 
        subscription; he is a staunch republican, but says he
        canít do without the Enterprise. which, he says, is the
        best county paper in the state. He tells us of the death 
        of his sainted mother, Mrs. Elizabeth CLEM, who died at 
        her home at Campbell, Mo., on the 9th of February, in the
        sixty ninth year of her age. She had been in feeble health
        for many months and unable to lie down.She was the 
        daughter of Esq. Jack PARRISH and was reared in the 
        vicinity of Cottage Grove, her father being a prominent
        citizen of that community.
On last Saturday night, between 8 and 9 oíclock, the brick 
        residence of Mr. R. W. RUTLEDGE, at SHARON, was burned
        to the ground. The fire originated in the cook room from
        a defective flue, and the whole rear of the house, which
        was frame, was aflame before the alarm sounded, and all 
        the kitchen and dining room furniture was lost, but that
        in the front rooms was saved. Mr. RUTLEDGE thinks the
        walls not damaged and will rebuild at an early date. We
        greatly sympathize with him in his series of misfortunes recently.
Mr. Will TAYLOR and wife were residing there
        also and we understand, lost nearly all their furniture.
C. A. BAILEY has rented the vacant storehouse on northwest corner of the
square, and will
move to same at once.
Dr. Fitzgerald PARKER, editor of the Epworth Era, will deliver
        the annual address for the Womensí Home Mission society,
        at Martin on Wednesday.
Miss Louise OGAN closed her school at Reavisí schoolhouse last
        Friday and left for her home in Ohio. She taught a 
        splendid school and is highly esteemed by the patrons.
We are glad to report Master Chester COOLEY, son of John COOLEY,
        who resides near Si FORDSí is recovering from pneumonia.
        Last week, Chester was reported dying, but is now  much
        better.
Our young friend, Johnny TRAVIS, of Martin, tells us that in 
        three days last week he sowed seventy odd acres in grass
        seed with a new seed sower he just received.
Our esteemed young friend, Albert WINSTEAD, of Latham, is a
        candidate for magistrate in No. 4, to succeed Everett
        ATKINS. 
J. E. HODGES, the scientific optician, will be at the Enterprise
        office in Dresden on Monday to examine eyes and fit 
        glasses.
Mr. J. W. PATTERSON and his son in law, Mr. C. L. BROOKS, who has
        just returned from Mexico, thoroughly disgusted with the country,
have purchased the Sharon Hotel and took charge 
        Wednesday.
Mr. Charles COBB, one of the principals of the Cobb and Nicols
        Training school has purchased a lot from Messrs. J. A. 
        GIBBS and J. E. JONES, same being situated between their
        residences and will build there this summer.
Mr. Billie BLOUNT, who moved to Gardner from Dickson about a 
        year ago and engaged in business, died at his home there
        last Saturday of la grippe. He was thirty three years of
        age and a most exemplary  young man and was held in the
        highest esteem.
A bill filed in Chancery this week: Z. PASCHALL vs. Noah PASCHALL
        asks to have a fund of $200 now in county court,
        belonging to defendants and to complaintants as next of
        kin, the fund having remained uncalled for five years. 
        L. E. HOLLADAY is soliciter for complaintants.
On last Saturday, Esq. Neal TUCKER united in marriage Mr. W. T.
        SOMERS, son of our good friend, Wess SOMERS, and Miss
        Bessie GLASGOW. 
Our good friend and Republican mogul high chief of No. 20. Mr.
        Arthur Hynds, tells us that last Sunday, Esq. Will HOUSE
        united in marriage Mr. T. J. HICKS and Mrs. Bertie
        PENTECOST, also Mr. Arthur MITCHELL  and Miss Dollie
        WATSON.
The Entre Nous club was entertained at Mrs. R. E. MAIDENís
        Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. F. W. PRESTON and Mrs. D. J.
        CALDWELL, of Union City, were among the visitors. The
        prize was won by Mrs. Mary IRVINE.
A terrible misfortune befell John LANE, who resides at the Tom
        SMALLEY farm in No. 3, on last Tuesday . His smokehouse, containing
all his meat, lard, etc., burned, and the
        conflagration spread to the dwelling , leveling them to
        the ground, together with all the contents. The flames
        shot across to the well filled corn crib and burned about
        fifty barrels of corn. When the smoke cleared away and 
        the embers died out, Mr. LANE viewed his property now 
        reduced to ashes, with tearful eyes. But the good people
        of No. 3 soon had gathered, many things together and will
        fit LANE out again.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. JETER, Thursday, a boy.
Six weeks ago, Jim and Henry GEARIN and their families packed up
        and moved to Arkansas, they went to get rich. They got
        rich (in experience) in just six weeks time and landed 
        back here Sunday. Jim says a man wants to carry a good
        supply of hip boots and life preserves along when he 
        goes to Arkansas; that he got up one morning and found
        three feet of water in his place; that the wood was 
        floating about the yard and on each stick perched a 
        chicken. Right then, he decided to come back to Godís 
        country as fast as the cars could bring him.
Mrs. G. W. DICKSON, who resides in No.13, sends the Enterprise
        a huge home grown lemon, which weighs one and one quarter
        pounds and measures thirteen inches in circumference.
        It is four times larger than the lemons shipped here and
        was grown by Mrs. DICKSON. We certainly prize the lemon
        very highly and have it on display in our office.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. JONES this week finished moving to town and 
        are comfortably domiciled at their hotel. Esq. SMITH and
        family have not yet decided where they will go and we do
        hope that they will remain in Dresden. There are two good  reasons why
we welcome Mr.and Mrs. JONES (1) they are the
        most excellent people and, (2) Mr. JONES is the most
        skilled mechanic in this section and Dresden needs a good
        man of that kind.
Carpenters, painters and decorators are hard at work in Martin 
remodeling and overhauling the mammoth double business 
        house to be occupied by that splendid young merchant, 
        M. D. DUKE who will occupy both rooms with the most 
        complete stock of goods ever brought to this county. 
Porter INLOW also has his crew of skilled workmen, Joe LEWIS,
        J. R. LONG, Vege FRAZIER, and others, overhauling the
        Weakley County Hardware and Implement Co.ís houses. 

Black Ben Bumps Column
Mrs. Tom JEFFRIES has been sick, but is better.
Mrs. Tip VOWELL is on the sick list. 
Mr. Arnett HESTER and family are preparing to move to Jackson. 
Mr. Tom LOWERY is very sick with congestion.
George PIERCE has had bad luck with his calves; he lost three
        during the cold spell.
Alfred VOWELL and sons have their new cut-off saw installed and 
        will begin work in a few days.

>From Martin Column
Mrs. Sam WINN, (nee Jennie TANSIL) of Mt. Pelia, while yet in
        the morning of life, with the hopes of a bright future
        before her, died Tuesday and was laid to rest at Cane
        Creek cemetery.
Mr. Wm HESTER, an older brother of Bish and Dee HESTER, who moved
        from the Salem neighborhood to Arkansas last June, was
        killed there Sunday by being knocked from the track by a
        moving train, his neck being broken. He was a man noted
        for his strict sobriety, honesty and upright living and 
        his tragic death is regretted by his many friends. The
        remains were shipped here and laid to rest in the Salem
        burying ground on last Tuesday.
Mr. HESTER was walking along the track and as the train 
        appreached his dog began barking and snapping at him as
        if to warn of danger, and this, it seems, confused him
        until he and the dog were thrown from the trestle and
        killed. Four sons survive him one of whom is very low 
        with pneumonia in Arkansas.
Mr. John SMITH is said to be no better.
Mrs. B. W. NOWLIN is overhauling and rebuilding the NOWLIN black.

Mt. Herman Items Column
Mr. Verge WILLIAMS killed two of his dogs last Monday week. He
        thought they were going mad, as they were bitten some
        time ago by a mad dog. 
On Wednesday evening of last week Mr. Galon CHADWICK had started
        down this way with his horse hitched to a slide. As he
        was coming down the hill in front of Lorenzo HIGGSí his
        horse ran away. Galon jumped out and the lines broke. The
        horse ran until he got to Mr. SMITHís, where he stopped 
        having lost the slide and nearly all his gear.
The school at Oak Grove is getting along fine. Mr. ELINOR who is 
teaching it, hasnít missed a day since the bad winter.
Mr. George FORD says he has just burned three plant beds last 
        week.
Mr. Will MAY bought from Jim BROCK, of Greenfield, last Saturday,
        two young mules, Mr. MAYís son, Montie, says that Mr. MAY  started in
at the stable door Sunday morning to water the
        mules, when one of them turned his heels toward him. The
        boy says that his daddy commenced walking backward. 

Notes From No. 14 Column
I will correct an error that I made last week. Miss NOWLIN was
        visiting her aunt at Clarksville at the time of her 
        wedding, and not New Orleans. 
Quite a number of gentleman who resided in the Oak Grove 
        vicinity  are running a party telephone line to Martin to
        their neighborhood. The parties interested are, Messrs.
        Steve PENICK, John FREEMAN, Don HALL, Brad HANNING, and
        a number of others.
Last Sunday morning, at about 5 oíclock, Mrs. Winnie HALL, wife
        of Esq. W. M. HALL, peacefully passed across the dark
        river of death and is now with her blessed Saviour,
        waiting to meet her loved ones here below, when the good
        Lord shall call them home.
Mrs. HALL has been in declining health and several years, her
        illness being many diseases, but the last and fatal one
        was Brightís disease, which medical science claims there
        is no cure. She professed a hope in Christ and joined the Missionary
Baptist church at Pleasant Hill about fifteen
        years ago, living with the church there a number of years
        and afterward joining at New Home, and there lived a 
        constant member until her death. All who knew her liked
        her, as she was of a disposition that made her a shining
        light in the hearts of all her friends, as she was kind
        and devoted to all around her. Mrs. Winnie was the second
        wife of Mr. W. M. HALL, and leaves a husband, two
        children, four step children and a host of relatives and
        friends to mourn her death. Her remains were peacefully
        laid to rest at the Hall burying ground on Monday morning.
Henry HILLIARD and  wife left Monday for Memphis, to make that 
        city their home as Henry has accepted a position with a  manufacturing
firm there.
Last Tuesday night Mr. E. H. COLLIERís smokehouse caught fire
        and burned down. The origin of the fire is unknown. Some 
        of the neighbors, who saw the flames, arrived in time to
        save about all the meat, but a number of valuable
        articles were destroyed.

Christmasville Capers Column
James ROSS has been on the sick list this week.
Tom BATES and family will move to their new home near Bateís 
        Mill this week.
Miss Docenia BAKER,  who has been confined to her room for
        several weeks, is not much better.
Mr. Tom SMITH who as been so low for several weeks with an old
        chronic disease, is not any better.
Mr. Josiah MOORE is in a miserable condition  with rheumatism. 
        He has been confined to his room for more than a year and
        is now no better. By the aid of his crutches and some one
        to help him, he can manage to get from the bed to a chair,
        with great effort.
Erysipelas and pneumonia have been the two leading diseases 
        around here this winter, and they have been extremely
        fatal, as they do their work so quickly.

Jewell Jotings Column
Mr. Ed JONESí baby was buried Saturday at Lebanon.
Mr. Berry SMITH is all smiles, itís a girl. 
Some girls are tickled over the old bachelorís tax. 
Mr. Jack OíDANIEL and family, of Indain Territory, have moved
        to near Jewell.
Mrs. Sam BONDURANT who has been on the sick list for several 
        weeks is some better.

12th District Doings Column
There was an old fashioned quilting at Mr. Frank CAMPBELLís on
        last Saturday night. Twenty five girls were there with
        thimbles and needles and the work was quickly done. They
        all enjoyed a good  dinner and  passed the evening in
        merriment.
Mr. W. L. ELDER and wife and Mrs. Willie HALEY, nee CHANDLER, 
Mrs.ELDERSís daughter, all returned a few days ago from
        Webb City , Mo., where they had been to see Mr. James
        CHANDLER, Mrs. ELDERís son; he came home with them.
Mr. R. J. GILBERT, of St. Louis, and daughter, Rubbie, stopped
        off at McKenzie last Saturday to spend a few days with
        relatives and friends. Mr. GILBERTís  wife died the 22nd
        of February and her remains were interred at Trenton; her
        old home. His many Weakley county friends regret to hear
        of the death of his wife.

Hallís Branch Budget Column
Chester, the eighteen year old son of Mr. Jim COOLEY of the West
        Union vicinity,  has been at deathís door with pneumonia,
        but is improving and the doctor says he will recover.
S. W. LOCKHART has just recovered from la grippe.
The fifteen months old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Ed JONES died Friday
        of congestion of the bowels, at the home of the formerís  parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom JONES, where it had been carried
        when taken sick. Interment took place at Lebanon cemetery Saturday.
Rev. Billy
FOWLER made a talk, after which it was laid to rest. The bereaved
        have our sympathy.
Mr. Jim MOORE was here Friday buying hogs. 
Messrs Ab and Derge OLIVER visited their sister, Mrs. Thos. 
        FLIPPO, who lives west of Martin, recently. Mrs. FLIPPOís husband died
February 3.
Mrs. Dennis LUNSFORD, of near Union City is with her parents, Mr.
        and Mrs. T. J. BOSWELL, attending the bedside of her sick  brother.
Mrs. J. A. HART, who has been in ill health for some time, took
        a wild spell one day last week, got angry with her son,
        ìBudî and left the house chasing him, and stayed out in
        the cold until nearly frozen and until a neighbor and
        wife were called in.
Mr. J. M. LOCKHART is recovering from la grippe.
Miss Almer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John OLIVER, set a nice 
        birthday dinner February 20 and invited several friends
        and passed a pleasant day.
Prof. Earnest SMITH has closed a land deal with Mr. Dock VINCENT,
        buying what is known as the Duke place, consisting of 111
        acres with very good improvements; consideration $1000.00,  $600.00
down and balance on time. This farm is situated a
        few miles northeast of Dresden.
Mr. Clint McDANIEL is all smiles and no wonder, ëtis a fine boy.
Mrs. Will LAMB, Jr. who has typhoid fever, is reported worse.
Mr. Ed GILLUM has closed a land deal with Mr. FINCH, buying 
        forty seven acres of timbered land. No improvements. 
        Consideration $400. This is part of the farm Mr. FINCH
        recently purchased from Mr. Hosa MALONE for $1000.00.
Walter, the nearly grown son of Dr. and Mrs. BOSWELL, has been 
dangerously sick with pneumonia. Sunday was the sixth
        day, and that morning he took a change for the better.
        Dr. Ira TATUM, attending physician says this was the most severe
case from the very start, he ever saw, and that
        few cases as severe as this one ever recover. He has 
        dismissed this patient and says that with careful nursing
        he willl soon recover, of which fact we are indeed proud,
        for almost a year ago, the parents, lost their little
        girl, the light of their home. We rejoice with them that
        their boy has been spared to them.
Mrs. J. J. JONES was here Monday, delivering large Tennessee wall
        maps. 
I am told that Messrs. Sole STALCUP, Ed ADKISON and others caught
        an otter just above the N. C. & St. L. railroad in the
        Obion river bottom. It measures  seven feet from tip to
        tip and I am told, they sold the skin for $8.00 and at 
        half value then. 

Pence Hill Items Column
Mr. R. E. FREEMAN had the misfortune of getting his smoke house
        burned a few days ago. How it caught, they do not know.
        The damage was about $100. He lost most all his meat,
        molasses and lard, and other things too  tedious to 
        mention. It came near burning his dwelling.
Mr. W. H. DAWSON had a fine young mule to break his leg last 
        Saturday It got itís foot caught in the crack of the
        stable. Dr. TERRELL dressed the wound.
Bro. JONES failed to be at Pisgah, Saturday, on account of
        preaching the funeral of Uncle Jack WINSTEAD, at Grove
        Hill.
Mrs. Josie LEE has la grippe.
Mr. Will FOSTER of near Pilot Oak, Ky., moved on Mr. Bunk
        HARRISí farm last week. 
Wes TURBERVILLEattended the teacherís institute at Ralston
        Saturday and reports a nice time.
Mr. G W. WASH is dealing in milch cows at present. He sold 
        two last week.

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Friday  March 10, 1905

Waterworks Question
It appears that our fondest dream is about to become a reality,
for it looks as though Dresden is about to have a system of 
waterworks and electric lights. A petition was signed by a large
majority of our citizens. This petition calls upon Representative
MAYO to have named by the legislature an enabling act, allowing
the town of Dresden to isssue bonds for the purpose of 
constructing a system of  waterworks and electric lights. It is
proposed to issue $10,000 three percent twenty year bonds. There
is so little opposition to this project we believe it will pass.

Tragedy in No. 1
The particulars are hard to obtain, but it is about as follows:
Chester MATHENY, the fifteen year old son of Joe MATHENY, and
Berney FORESTER, son of Philip FORESTER, both about the same age
and first cousins, attend the same school. It has been the custom
of the boys to play ball during recess, the first boy reaching 
the bat being permitted to bat the ball. This particular day, 
young MATHENY got the bat first and was told by the FORESTER boy
not to strike the ball; MATHENY did so, and the other boy, it is
claimed, struck him in the back with his fist, where upon MATHENY
struck him a terrific blow just above the left ear, felling young
FORESTER to the ground. The skin was not broken and nothing more
was thought about it. The next morning he complained of his head
paining him and not until then did he tell of the difficulty with
his cousin. For several days he has been in serious condition and
concussion of the brain is feared. Deputy Whit LAFON returned
Wednesday from No. 1, and reports that the boy is recovering.

In Memory of Little Nooner JONES.
The death angel swooped down and took the soul of little Nooner
home with it to heaven last week. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed JONES; aged one year and four months. He had no brothers or
sisters to mourn his death.     Written by a friend, Evie HEARN

A Memorial
On Tuesday, February 21, the death angel visited the home of Mr.
Lee BIGGERS, near Palmersville, and took our loving friend, Hany
McGUIRE, aged 23 years. The remains were tenderly laid to rest at
the McClain burying ground, by kind and loving hands. It was hard
to give him up, but Jesus called him home, where he will suffer
no more. He was an orphan, and leaves two brothers and a host of
relatives and friends. To the bereaved brothers we would say we
know you feel sad and lonely, but just put your trust in Him who
is able to heal your broken hearts, and he will share your sorrow
with you who is able to heal your broken hearts.
                                                                      Written by Tellie McCLURE
Resolutions of   Respect
In view of the fact that the late Dr. H. H. BLEDSOE was a charter
member and also surgeon of Forest camp, No. 496, at Gleason, 
Tenn., and having soldiered during the civil war in the 55th
Tennessee regiment. And because no more brave or gallant set of
men ever marched to martial music or carried arms in defense of
was they thought was right, for they fought for principle, not 
for filthy lucre; for after they knew the money they were paid
with was not worth the paper it was printed on, they still 
trudged on, to the bitter end. We think it appropriate to draft
suitable resolutions.
                Signed John W. PHILLIPS and E. J. W. PETERS

12th District Doings Column
The writer visited Mr. J. W. SMITH last Sunday, who is in very
        bad health. We were surprised to see him so bad and 
        emaciated. He expresses himself as not thinking he will
        recover. Mr. SMITHís wife died a little over a year ago,
        leaving him with a large family of children, the
        youngest being two years old at the time of itís motherís
        death. His mother, who is about seventy years of age
        lives with him.
Mrs. Nannie WHITE, who got her hands badly burned while trying
        to extinguish the flames in the clothing of her little 
        girl, is improving  The child was not much injured.
John E. EVERETT attended the sale of the late John SPELLINGS at
        Buena Vista, on March 2. 
Our district runs up to the corporation of McKenzie, so we will
        report an item from the other side of the line: Mrs. 
        Martha COSTEN moved from our district to town last fall
        and, being a good, thrifty farmer and so late from the
        farm, it was natural for theives to assume they would
        find meat in the smokehouse, and they knew there was no
        man to protect her. About a month ago they broke in and
        took two large hams, and a few nights ago, they broke in
        a second time and took two sides, three hams, two
        shoulders, one backbone and two sacks of saugage. There
        is no clue as to who the thief is.
Mr. Horce RAY and wife gave an entertainment to the young people
        last Friday night.
On March 2, Dr. A. D. BERRYHILL and Miss CASSIE McCLURE were 
        united in the holy bonds of matrimony, at the home of
        the brideís mother, Mrs. Maggie McCLURE, Rev.Joe 
        BERRYHILL officiating. Dr. BERRYHILL is one of Weakley
        countyís leading physicians and his bride one of the
        prettiest young women.

Shady Grove Column 
Mr. T. J. WRIGHT has a new pump well with a thirty foot head of
        water.
Mr. Clarence DENT is the lucky fellow who is getting his new
        ground cleared by letting his neighbors burn plant beds
        on it.
Mr. E. P. CARMICHAEL bought from Sears Roebuck & Co. a set of
        low wheels for an oldtime Hickman wagon, that his father,
        H. CARMICHAEL, bought during the civil war.
Mr. Tommie WELCH has left these parts and gone to work for his
        brother in law, James, near Sharon.
Mr. Johnnie HUTCHERSON is building a new wire fence, trying to
        keep the rabbit family from trespassing on his farm.

Hallís Branch Budget Column
Mrs. W. F. LAMB is improving some.
Our young people enjoyed some singing Sunday night at the home of
        Mr. J. M. KING.
Rev. W. M. HICKS, tax assessor, was here last week to ascertain 
        our financial standing.
Miss Annie JONES, of Mt. Pelia vicinity is visiting her sister,
        Mrs. W. F. LAMB, who has fever.
Ed JONES moved from the old Murphy place, near West Union, last
        week, in with his parents, Mr and Mrs. Tom JONES.
Mrs. Dennis LUNDSFORD returned to her home, near Union City, after
        a few daysí spent with her sick brother, Walter BOSWELL.
Our good friend and farmer, A. Z. SMITH, tells me he has bought
        from his father, Mr. Berry SMITH, six head of nice young
        stock hogs, paying ten dollars for same.
Mr. W. D. JANES has just repaired some old buildings on the
        Gleason road, a short distance from his residence, and
        some one is moving in; havenít learned who yet.
Walter BOSWELL is fast recovering from his illness of pneumonia;
        in fact he is doing so well, his parents, Dr. and Mrs.
        Tom BOSWELL think it is safe to move with him today, a 
        distance of twenty five miles or more.
Mr. John TODD made a good trade at Gleason Saturday; he swoped
        a young mare for two fine young Captain Cook horses and
        gave $100.00 as boot. 
Dr. T. J. BOSWELL is this week moving to the vicinity of 
        McConnell, on the I. C. railroad, between Martin and 
        Fulton, where he has a large farm rented. The doctor has
        been with us for four years, coming from Gardner station
        in 1900, and during that time has owned three farms, on
        and near Hallís Branch, and made many friends in both
        town and country.

Gleason Gleanings Column
Dr. C. E. BOLIN, formerly of Uma, has come to Gleason to locate
        and will move his family as soon as he can secure a house.
        Dr. BOLIN has a good recommendation as a physician, and
        we hope his practice here will be good. Gleason needs 
        three physicians at any rate.
Drs. BANDY & McBRIDE have moved their office from the Lasater
        building to the place formerly used by Dr. E. A. GULLEGE.
        They have had some work done on the office and are better  prepared
for surgery and such other work as they will
        have to do.
M. H. LEVY and T. A. LOVELACE are in market and will have follow
        them a back a nice line of spring goods.
Mrs. C. C. WOOLDRIDGE and Miss Mattie Bell CLENDINNING are in
        Nashville buying, as they said on leaving, a complete
        line of millinery goods. They will be over Swaim, Haley
        & Co.ís again.
The concert given by the Gleason band, with the  help of Miss
        WILMER and five pupils, of Huntingdon, was a perfect
        success. The receipts were $60.25. Same will be used to
        buy uniforms. The boys are securing and learning new 
        pieces all the time. Miss WILSON has secured a class 
        here and, as she is an efficient teacher, we hope she
        will succeed in holding the pupils she already has and
        get more all the time.
Walter BELL, of Tumbling, left Sunday for St. Louis, where he
        will make his home. 
The little boys and girls stormed little Miss Annie Lee BRUMMITT,       
daughter of Mrs. J. B. BRUMMITT.

Peckís Pickings
Mr. Billie HOLT is repairing his farm by building some new picket 
fences.
Mr. Adam CAPPS gave the young people of near Christmasville a 
        nice party last Saturday.
Mr. Chas. BAKER and wife, of near Christmasville, are the proud
         parents of a new boy.
Quite a large crowd attended the sale of Mr. Frank SCATES at            
Pillowville. Most everything sold well. 
On last Friday night between 12 and 1 oíclock, fire broke out 
        and destroyed a number of posts and rails on Mr. BOBOís
        farm. Mr. Tom HERFLE was burning a plant bed in a woods
        lot among dry leaves, when the fire got the start of him.
        Tommie says he has seen cooler things than fighting fire.
Mr. D. KEYS, a business man of Bradford, Tennessee, was in these
        parts Sunday looking for a location.
Mrs. W. H. POPE is no better at this writing.
We are glad to see our good friend John HOLT up again. He has had
        a severe attack; also a big rising on his foot.

Town and County Column
Will MUZZELL was seen leaving Dukedom last Saturday afternoon with
        a brand new cradle.
Walter SMITH left here Tuesday for Oklahoma. We give him a month
        in which to return.
J. E. SMITH, who has for some time resided in the cottage Grove         
vicinity, moved last week near Martin, where he will 
        reside in future.
Mr. E. T. REAVIS, the popular, hustling and progressive east side       
merchant left Tuesday for market to lay in a stock of 
        spring and summer goods.
Our esteemed young friend, Esq. Hays MILLER, of Palmersville,
        has entered the buggy, harness and implement business
        on a very extensive scale.
We were in error last week saying that Prof. C. A. OGAN will
        go to Louisana to sell fruit trees, he will go there to
        buy fruit and vegetables as the representative of a
        Chicago fruit company.
Mr. O. T. BROWN, of near Sharon, tells us that Misses Dora DICKEY
        and Katie CUNNINGHAM , two very charming young ladies of 
        Obion county, near the historic old town of Troy, are the
        guests of his family.
On last Sunday , in No. 5., Mr. S. T. ATKINS, son of Tom ATKINS,
        and Miss Matie Pearl HAYSE prominent and highly esteemed
        young people of near Palmersville, were happily united
        in the holy bonds of matrimony.
Mr. Joe R. MILLER, residing in the Terrell schoolhouse vicinity
        will leave Sunday for Washington, Philadelphia and other
        eastern points. He will be gone a month or two and will
        visit relatives, some of whom he hasnít seen for forty 
        years. He tells us he will move his family to Martin the
        coming summer.
The child of Mr. John HESTER, who resides on the Boyd farm, west
        of town, was very painfully burned about the back one day
        last week. A lot of rubbish was being burned in the garden
        and the little fellowís clothing became ignited, burning
        his back back and shoulders to a very painful degree.
We attended a meeting of the Dukedom Roller Mill company last
        Saturday. A great deal of difficulty has been experienced
        in getting sufficient water to run the mill, and at this
        meeting it was decided to put in an adequate well at once.
        Newt HARRIS, the efficient sheriff of Graves county was
        vested with the authority to contract for the well which
        will be done at a cost of $2.50 per foot. After the
        meeting, Jim WELCH and J. A. WESTMORELAND conducted us 
        over the mill. They tell us they are enjoying fine 
        patronage, shipping flour to Fulton and Mayfield.
More prosperity for No. 5, J. S. KILLGORE and Birch McWHERTER both
        have brand new boys at their homes.
Mr. L. L. MANN, a prosperous young man of No. 20, is rejoicing
        over the arrival of a new boy at his home. 
Mrs. EDMONDSON, an aged mother in Isreal, died at the home of her       
daughter, Mrs.VANCLEVE, in No.20, on last Saturday, after
        a lingering illness. The body was laid to rest at Oak
        Hill burying ground Sunday, with services by ELder LONG,
        of Union City. The deceased was a good christian woman 
        and leaves a large circle of friends to mourn her death.
Esq. R. E. HOLLADAY will address the citizens at Austin Spring on       
Tuesday March 14, on the tobacco situation and a large 
        crowd is expected. The squire is a fine speaker and
        thoroughly posted on this important question; he is
        devoting much of his valuable time to a cause which has
        for its object the betterment of the condition of his 
        fellowman.
We, in company with Mr. J. W. THOMAS, had the exquisite pleasure
        of spending last Saturday night at the hospitable WELCH
        home at Dukedom, and both were royally entertained in
        the true old fashioned southern manner. The door of this
        far famed home always stands ajar and the tired, hungry,
        weary wayfarer is cheerfully welcomed and royally 
        entertained. We never enjoyed the good old time
        hospitality of any home better than on this occasion.
        The WELCH farm consists of some six hundred acres of 
        the best land in No. 13, and the large, roomy homestead
        is constructed on the old style plan, large porches, 
        halls and plenty of rooms.
Mrs. Eva CARDWELL, mother of our young  friend, Baxter CALDWELL,
        has moved from Fulton to Terrell, Texas.
Mr. Enoch BROCK as sold his residence property at Sharon to
        Messrs. Jim and Ivey REAGOR; consideration $650.
In this issue will be found the announcement for register of 
        Esq. J. J. HAWKINS, of No. 19. 
Mr. Everett ATKINS, the cashier of Dukedomís new bank, tells us
        that he will be ready to cash checks and receive deposits
        this week.
Mr. Tom WHITTLESEY, who formerly resided at Martin, but recently
        a resident of Paducah, was here Monday and tells us that
        he has purcahsed a fine residence in Marmaduke, Ark., and
        will reside there in the future. Weakley county has never
        had a better citizen than Tom WHITTLESEY and we wish him
        well.
Esq. Will HOUSE tells us that he solmenized the rites of 
        matrimony between Mr. Mat HYNDS and Miss Odis CUNNINGHAM.
        This leaves Uncle Conse only two boys, Wilber and Arthur,
        but one of them (Arthur) will be with the old man always.
Mr. and Mrs. JONES have christened their new hostelry ìThe Dresden
Hotelî. Mrs. JONES  has
secured one of the best cooks in the community  and is herself a
splendid culinary
manager, which guarantees the patrons the best of fare. 
Monday was mulesí and candidatesí day in Dresden. Of the two, we
        expect the mules were the most profitable. Many hundreds
        of dollars were paid out here for mules, the sale 
        creating the most comment being two fine mules sold to
        Grooms and Grooms for $380 by Mr. J. W. BROGAN, of near
        Gleason. But the finest span of mules on exhibition here  belonged to
Jim PARKER, of Jewell; he wanted $400 for ëem
        and, as he could not get that price, he drove them home
        as much contented as if he had sold them.
The hand of affliction has fallen heavily upon Mr. H. H. SHELBY,
        of No. 25. On Monday , his beloved wife died of 
        consumption and the same day, his little child, several
        years of age, also died. 
J. A WESTMORELAND tells us he will give a big picnic on July 4.
        He is, we understand, making money hand over fist,  in 
        the timber business and dealing in land and live stock.
That princely young citizen of No. 13, Mr. Fount GIBSON, and 
        Miss Hattie, the beautiful and accomlished daughter of Mr.
        Dick FARMER, of  No. 1 were happily married in Fulton on
        last Friday. Immediately after the ceremony they drove to
        the brideís home and informed them of the wedding. Fount
        GIBSON is one of  No. 13ís noblest sons and has, by his  integrity of
character and upright deportment, won unto
        himself  legions of sincere friends, who love him for his
        true worth. His beautiful young bride is indeed a most
        estimable young lady and is highly esteemed by a large
        circle of friends. 
Esq. S. A. SMITH has purchased the Ed OWEN place at Sharon, and
        will take possession next Wednesday. Redding SMITH is a  Columbus,
Ky., where he has a splendid position  with 
        the telephone company. We regret very much to lose such excellent
people.
Recently, Messrs. Jim and Harry EZZELL purchased a handsome summer
        home, just this side of Nashville, paying $8,100 for same.
        The property was sold in pursuance to a degree of the
        court and bid in by the EZZELLs, and of course after 
        being knocked off could not be offered for sale again for
        less than ten percent of the sale price, but the official
        who sold it, reopened the building upon a $150 bid.
        Messrs. EZZELL have taken the matter to the supreme court
        and will, we hope, win the case. It is one of the most
        beautiful places in Tennnessee and was bought for a
        summer place.
Mrs. William BAKER, the sainted mother of Mr. E. J. BAKER, of   
Greenfield, died at her home in No.23(?) last Tuesday after a
        lingering illness; aged about sixty five years. Those
        who know her say she was truly a good woman, pious and charitable,
neighborly and social, and in her demise her
        husband and several children have been sorely bereaved. 
Mr. Jack PATTERSON, a very substantial citizen of No. 22, near          
Greenfield, died at his home on last Tuesday. Mr.
        PATTERSON had been a great sufferer from a kidney disease
        for the past year or two. He was about forty years of age
        as and was survived by his faithful companion and one
        child. The county never had a better citizen than Jack 
        PATTERSON and his death is a great loss to the community
        in which he resided.

>From No. 8 Column
Our string band met at Mr. Tom OWENís one night last week and 
        spent a few hours making music. We guess he enjoyed it
        very much, as he is keeping bach.
Mrs. J. E. MARTIN has been very sick with la grippe but, we are
        glad to say is improving. 
Esq. B. W. BRUCE is all smiles he has a new boy.
Mrs. A. J. FINNIEís baby is better.
Mrs. Ella NOONER is improving some but is still unable to walk
        without help.
Mrs. Mollie KELLEY, who has been in bad health for some time, is        
reported no better.
A committee has been appointed to raise money  to build a new 
        church at Cornith. Mr. R. MARTIN, one of the delegates,
        has $218 on his list. We hope the amount needed can be
        raised, as a new church is badly needed at that place.

>From Martin Column
Born, to Mrs. Bob ELLIS, on Monday morning, a girl.
Mr. W. D. JOLLEY has a new railroad boss at his house. Itís a
        boy.
Jim JOHNSON is able to be on the streets agian, but is looking
        rather thin. 
Dr. SCATES was called to Greenfield, Thursday of last week, on  
professional business.
R. M. JOHNSON, who is in the dry goods business at Hope, Ark.,
        is reported sick. His family still live here.
Elvis DUKE, of Texas, has been attending school at Huntingdon,
        during the winter, is stopping here, prospecting for a
        business opening.
We are to have another jewelry shop in town: Rufus BROOKS, who
        has been training for some time in a St. Louis horological school, is
locating a jewelry stand and repaiir shop in
        a front window of G. B. McWHERTERís restaurant on the 
        east side.
Elder S. A. SADLER, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church,
        has sold his residental property to Ben COOK and gone to McKenzie to
live. The place on South McComb street,
        vacated by Ben COOK, will be occupied by J. I. WILKES and
        Mr. MCMILLIAN.
Mrs. Annie CARLTON, who was  left a widow only about two weeks 
        ago by the death of her husband, Mr. Aleck CARLTON, died
        at her home in the Public Wells neighborhood on Monday
        night, after a short illness of pneumonia,  was laid to
        rest in the family cemetery on Tuesday. This makes three 
        deaths in the family since Christmas, the baby having
        left them only a few weeks ago. Six small children are
        left without father or mother.
After an illness of about three weeks, Mr. John SMITH  passed
        quietly away a 5 oíclock last Saturday morning. Services
        were conducted at the residence by Elder Tom MAYO on
        Sunday and the remains interred at West Side cemetery.
        Mr. SMITH had been for a long time quite a prominent
        figure in business circles here, being president of 
        the First National Bank at the time of his death. He
        started out in life as a poor boy, instances being known
        of his borrowing a dollar from one person to pay a dollar borrowed by
another person. He was in the grocery business
        here when the town of Martin was in itís infancy and 
        managed to go into the stave manufacturing  business,
        where his success as a money maker began. A good portion
        of the neat little fortune which he amassed was made in
        buying staves from factories when they were low and 
        holding them till they advanced. Mr. SMITHís death, while  seemingly
in the prime of an active life, being only 
        fifty four years of age, makes quite a gap in social and
        business circles which will be hard to fill. He leaves a
        wife, one son and one daughter to mourn his death. 

News Notes From No. 14 Column
Mrs. Minnie NELSON has sold her farm, containing about forty acres
        to Arvil SULLIVAN; consideration, $700.
Prince HALL has had rheumatism so bad he could neither sit up or
        lie down. That man is is mighty bad shape.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. BISHOP left last Wednesday for points in
        Arkansas and Texas, to be gone till about April 10.
Mr. Nelson SUMMERS, residing near Joe SCATES, is the proud father
        of an eleven pound boy. Mother and child are getting along  nicely. 
Messrs. Bob CAUDLE, Marion GREY and Tode EANENS have purchased a
        new sawmill, and it has arrived at Sharon. They intend to
        put it down on Mud Creek, to saw timber previously
        owned by the Billie GIBBS heirs. This mill will  be of
        great benefit to the people  of our neighborhood, as the
        nearest mill is at Mt. Pelia.
Mr. Bruce CARDWELL, who resides on the Martin and Mt. Pelia road,
        has  a little child who has quite a serious case of 
        pneumonia.
Bass OWEN, who received very bad injuries from a falling tree a
        few weeks ago, is getting along moderately well and is
        improving slowly. Probably a blood vessel in his head is  fractured,
as he bleeds internally very frequently.
Our hustling farmer, James RUDD, says that if we have an early
        spring, he wants to finish gathering corn, as he wants
        to plant the same piece of ground in corn this year. He
        had twenty acres of corn, but gathered five before 
        Christmas and has been feeding out of the field since
        the bad weather.

Travis Chapel Column
While Mr. Oscar PHILLIPS was returning from a party, the stirrup
        on the saddle caught in the fence and his steed threw him,
        but did no serious damage.
Mrs. Mary ALEXANDER gathered up thirty to thirty eight eggs a day
        during the bad weather.
On Wednesday of last week, Mr. Bruce GLENN and Miss Fannie VICKERS
        were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by Esquire 
        BRUCE. They are a popular young couple and we wish them
        much happiness.
Mrs. Helen BRUMMITT is on the sick list.
Mrs. Anna ERWIN was called last week to the bedside of her 
        granddaughter near Obion county.

Peace Hill Items Column
Willie LEE has been right sick with a pain in his side, caused
        by a strain he received skating on the ice. He is the 
        first man I ever knew to go after the doctor for himself.
Hue REA has la grippe.
There were more plant beds burned in our parts last week than
        ever before in the same length of time. Mr. Albert REA 
        set fire to one and went to dinner thinking his fire 
        would burn all O.K. And so it did. It burned over twenty
        acres of woods, and would have burned his fence and barn,
        has his neighbors not discovered the smoke and went to
        learn the trouble. They sure did fight fire for a while.
        No damage done. 

Jonesboro Jots Column
Dr. Moore tells me that hustling doctor, Dr. BERRYHILL, of
        Pillowville, was married recently to a Miss McCLURE. 
A friend told me the other day that he had actually counted 
        eighty six widow women of his acquaintence. It is strange,
        to have so many widows in a few miles square.
Will and Jim GALEY received several barrels of flour Saturday,
        and before night the last one had been disposed of. They
        also received a whole lot of gearing and other things
        too numerous to mention.
Teb CANTRELL and Mr. MORELY are on a land trade, if they have not       
already traded. Teb is paying Mr. MORELY $1,800. for his
        farm. Mr. MORELY wants to move back to near Sharon, where
        he moved from when he came up here.
H. POPE and L. G. COOPER have been getting out spokes for the 
        past week. Henry is clearing new ground.
Dr. McKenzie, of Bradford, has been coming out to see Mrs. Jane
        POPE, who continues sick.
I am informed that the Christian church at Skullbone is finished,
        except the inside work. Bro. HOLLAND, of Greenfield, will
        be the pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. WHICKER have been down with la grippe.
J. A. WHICKER sold his year old mule to Monroe CROCKER last 
        Saturday for $97.50.
R. B. PERRY tells me his two milch cows died. He thinks they
        were poisoned.
Henry HARRINGTON has rented Levi STOUTís farm. John HOLT had
        rented it before, but he continues on the sick list and
        was afraid he would not be able to tend it.  
J. W. STOUT is building a lot of paling fence. 
Dr. COCHRAN, who lives over in Gibson,  has been real sick. He
        has a large practice, and, if he should die, the people
        would greatly miss him in that section.
Frank HALL is sweating  and puffing dreadfully to get to turning
        ìthe dirt.î  He is one of our hustlers.
Buford MITCHELL tells me that his father is real sick.
Hubert GARRETT was in these parts getting pictures to enlarge
        last week. Hubert had the picture on one of our sweetest
        girls, so he thinks, to enlarge.

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Mr. Frank ELLISí baby is right sick.
Mr. Baxter BRIZENDINE has sold his farm to Mr. Pentis DAVIS. 
        Mr. BRIZENDINE hasnít decided yet where he will go. 
Mr. Ned CASTLEMAN, our school teacher, has been on the puny list.
Miss Minnie McCLAIN happened to a painful accident Sunday, by
        stepping on a log and sprained her ankle.
Messrs. Jimmie TEMPLETON and Frank ELLIS, returned from Arkansas
        last Sunday, telling great things about the country. They
        didnít  stay as long as they said they were.
Mr. Willlie ADAMS happened to a right painful accident a few days
        ago, by falling off of a wagon load of hay and the wheels       running over
him from his head to his feet, hurting him 
        right bad. He is improving now.
Willie, son of J. B. ADAMS, deceased, residing near Sharon, will
        work with his uncle, Peak ADAMS, this year. 
Mr. Pink BROOKS gave the young people a party last Friday night;
        it was very much appreciated.