Friday, March 2, 1906
         
A Charming Birthday Party
On last Thursday night, Feb 22, Miss Colone CARDWELL was the delightful hostess of an entertainment given at her home, near Mt. Pelia in honor of her eighteenth birthday. She was assisted in receiving by her sister Mrs. Jettie JETER, of Martin. Mr. Artie ESTES of Sharon won the prize in a guessing contest. After two hours of enjoyable entertainment in the parlor, we were ushered into the beautifully decorated dining room where delicious refreshments were served. While we were partaking of the same, we were entertained by the Sullivan Band.
Each guest was presented with a souvenir, a Washington hatchet. The guests departed at eleven thirty.      One Who Was There
 
Death of a Good Woman
The death angel visited the home of Mr. J. W. JOHNSON and claimed his precious wife. She suffered terrible for about one week. She leaves a husband, three daughters and one son to mourn her death.
                             Written by a Friend-Maggie M. LOVELACE
 
News From No. 11 Column
Mr. George TURNER, our hustling young man and former well digger, and Miss Effie ARNOLD, daughter of Mr. Daner ARNOLD, drove to Esquire GAINER’s last Sunday week and were quietly married.
Jim and Buck MYERS, Romler PAGE and George GASKINS are going to put down a saw mill at Bell’s Store.
Bill GAINER put up three quarters of a mile fence last week, preparing to keep Mr. Hog from destroying Parson FELT’s corn this year.
Mr. Hutch CLARK, our fox hunter, is forever hunting dogs in the day time and foxes at night.
Miss Minnie RAY happened to a painful accident a few days ago; she caught her hand while putting a stick on the fire and tore the flesh of her hand to the bone.
Mr. Horice SCOTT is the owner of the best brood sow in Weakley County; brought sixteen pigs at one litter.
 
From No. 4 Column
Lumby BRUNDIGE is on the sick list.
Last Wednesday, Albert LEWIS and Miss Ella WILKERSON drove to Esquire J. A. ESTERIDGE’s and were married. Albert is one of our quiet, sober, honest, industrious young man. His lovely bride is the estimable daughter of Mr. Jim WILKERSON of No. 25.
 
Lockhart’s Store Column
W. B. Bradberry is on the sick list.
The new telephone line from Dresden to Lockhart’s Store will soon be completed. The following have agreed to take phones: J. L. THOMAS, D. C. INSCO, M. D. MORRIS, J. M. LOCKHART, Billy SMITH, Asa GREER, Tom and Mat CRAWFORD, R. L. SANDERFER, and W. R. INSCO.
 
L. D. WORKMAN expresses thanks to the neighbors who were so kind and attentive to his beloved wife in her last illness, also to Dr. Fields for his noble efforts to restore her. Mrs. WORKMAN, wife of L. D. Workman, was born July 2, 1866, died February 19, 1906; united at the Primitive Baptist Church at Ralston May 3, 1903. She leaves a husband, four children, - all girls- and three sisters to mourn her death. She was a good mother and true wife and a devout Christian. Burial services were conducted at the home of Uncle Bill THOMPSON by Elder A. H. INSCO and the body interred in the Thompson Burying Ground.
 
Public Wells Column
Miss Henry MILES is at home now, she has been teaching school at Pisgah.
J. M. TEMPLETON’s baby fell in the fire Sunday evening and got burned right bad.
Irene MILES has been right sick with whooping cough and bronchitis for the past week.
A tacky party was given at Mr. Charlton’s last Friday night. Alex BRIGHTWELL and Bertha WAGONER were decided the tackiest ones.
 
Terrell Schoolhouse Column -
Bro. John FREEMAN will preach next month  at Travis Chapel.
Mr. John TERRELL has sold his home to O. R. BEARD of Sharon.
Mr. J. M. WITHERINGTON has a perfection rat catcher. He has been catching one to sixteen rats per night.
Carl BAILEY has gone to the railroad where he will work for a few months.
Fred SPICER, who got hurt not long ago, is able to be up again.
Joe HEATHCOTT and family have returned from Missouri and will make their home near here.
Old Uncle Johnie GLENN has moved to Greenfield, where his son will see after him.
 
Midway Mutterings Column
Macy BRANN informs me they had a splendid singing at Blooming Grove.
Old Aunt Mary Smith is slowly recovering from a fall. She is eighty-three years old and was very feeble.
Will ROBERTS and wife are the proud parents of a boy.
Mrs. Jim MANSFIELD is suffering from neuralgia.
Mrs. Tom SMITH is spending this week with her son John Wess. It is the first time she has been able to leave home since she had a stroke last August.
 
Myrtie, the beloved wife of Mr. KINNEY, died last Thursday evening. She had been suffering for a long time from consumption. She was the daughter of that good old man Wesley GLASGOW, who has been dead several years. Myrtie’s mother died when she was a child and she was reared by one of the best stepmothers. They seemed devoted to each other. Myrtie leaves a broken hearted husband, and two precious little boys, three brothers who live in Paragould, Ark., two sisters, a stepmother, and a half brother and sister. She was buried at Hickory Grove Friday.
 
District No. 23 Column
Those on the sick list are: Miss Gertrude WRIGHT, Mrs. Martha JOHNSON, Jessie McKENZIE, Herald DELANY and Mrs. McMAKINS.
Webb McCALEB and wife are parents of a fine boy.
 
Hyndsver Hits Column
Born to Mr. and Mrs. T. M. CARNEY, a fine girl; to Mr. and Mrs. K. T. CROSSER, a girl, both on the twenty second.
Mrs. Jim TUCK, who was burned, is improving.
Mr. J. H. Faircloth, was here on business.
Miss Kate WINGO has returned home to Martin after teaching a successful school here.
Miss Virtis HOUSE closed school Friday at Pierce’s schoolhouse.
Mrs. Martha VAUGHAN had one of her lower limbs broken, but is getting along nicely. She is the wife of W. T. (Billie) Vaughan of No. 13.
 
Town And Country Column
Dr. O. R. BEARD has a crew of hands erecting a handsome house in West Sharon.
After a lingering illness of lung trouble, Lee GARNER, aged about twenty five years died at his home near Terrell’s Schoolhouse, Monday.
 Mr. Robert F. TUCKER a promising young          teacher closed a successful school near Lexington and returned home to Boydsville.
Uncle Bill THOMPSON resumed carrying mail on the Palmersville star route after a suspension of a month.
Chancery Court Clerk I. L. BANKS has purchased the BRUSH place (formerly owned by C. A. BAILEY) east of Mrs. BODENS; consideration  $1,000. Brother BRUSH has purchased the place now occupied by Neal LOVELACE in Martin and will move there.
Prof. Charlie SANDEFER, principal of the public school at Harris Schoolhouse, about two miles north of here, request us to announce that the school will be opened on the first Monday in March, having been closed on account of  diphtheria.
Our good friend, Postmaster Heart of Palmersville informs us of the death last Thursday  of the  beloved wife of Will KINNEY residing about one mile west of John TODD. Death was due to consumption. The deceased was about thirty-two years of age and is survived by her husband and two sons, Interment at Hickory Grove..
Mrs. N. E. GATES, who resides in Arkansas, is here visiting and informs us of the marriage on           February 14 of Miss Lucy HIGGS and Mr. ___ REDEN, both residing near Piggott, Arkansas. Miss HIGGS is well known here, having left here about four years ago.
Messrs. Harrell MORAN and Eugene BOYD are in New Orleans attending Mardi Gras..
The sad news reached here Wednesday of the death of Mrs. SCOTT, the sainted mother of Bro.A. E. SCOTT, which occurred at his home in Martin Tuesday night. Mrs. Scott had been an invalid many years.
Last week, Mr. R. G. MALOAN returned from St. Louis where he purchased a lot of fine, safe, gentle driving horses for the firm of Bondurant and Maloan. Sunday Gleason hitched them to a brand new buggy and he and Mr. VINCENT started down  the street, the steeds started running like mad until they reached the post office where each tried  to go on opposite sides of a telephone pole. The buggy was almost a complete wreck. Neither of the men was hurt.
The little son of Mr. Charlie EANES at Palmersville has suffered for the past week or ten days and it has necessary to administer morphine to relieve the little fellow. His heel is either sprained, broken or bruised, the doctors being unable to determine which.
Master Douglas, son of ex-Sheriff DODDS now has a lucrative position as stenographer in Memphis.
Sheriff ACREE went to Paris Tuesday and brought back and landed in jail a notorious thief named SWINNEY who several weeks ago stole a suit of clothes from Tom GROOMS, at           Greenfield. SWINNEY put up at GROOMS’ in Greenfield and after being assigned a           room, came down and Tom GROOMS gave him a paper to wrap the clothes in and the thief left with them.
Mr. Walter NICHOLS, of the Cobb and Nichols Training School, received word that his father had died and Mr. NICHOLS left immediately for his home near Kenton. Mr. NICHOLS was an honored, substantial citizen of Obion County.
Mayor W. D. BRASFIELD has bought from W. B. SHANNON the land known as part of the ETHERIDGE farm, east of town and will cut it up into three farms. Mr. BRASFIELD will at once open a road from the forks of the Paris-Palmersville road to the road leading east to P. P. CARLTON’s. This road will be sufficiently wide for three wagons to pass abreast.
 
Mt. Pelia Column
Loyce and Myrtle AVERY entertained their little friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will COPE on last Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim MILLER are rejoicing over the arrival of a little girl last Friday.
Bro. Roy BUTLER and Ollie DAVIS filled Brother MOORE’s appointment at Cypress Creek Sunday.
Miss Vera WAGSTER is very low and not expected to live.
Bud BLAKE is all smiles, it’s a boy.
John PARKER is ill, the small child of Mr. and Mrs. Will VAUGHAN is real sick, and Mrs. Dr. CHITWOOD is on the puny list.
Carl POYNER and wife will go to house keeping this week.
 
Christmasville Capers Column
Mr. Frank MITCHELL who has been so low with rheumatism for nearly a year, is thought to last only a few days.
Mrs. Robert GROOMS has been very sick.
Mr. Thomas MOORE has been dangerously ill of typhoid fever for several weeks is no better.
Mrs. Jack CRABTREE, who has been an inmate at Bolivar for the past two years is now at home in excellent health.
 
Adam’s Academy Column
Mr. Allen ADAM’s step-son, of Arkansas, John Smarte has been here the past two weeks but soon will return home.
Mrs. John W. ADAMS has some little chickens feathering out and has her English peas planted.
Mrs. Puss ADAMS gave the young people a party at her home.
School is progressing nicely here under the direction of Prof. Johnie MILES and Miss Edna KILLEBREW.
 
News Notes From No. 14 Column 
Lee GARDNER and wife left for Kennett, Mo. where they will remain quite a while visiting relatives.
Last Saturday, a family reunion took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. BISHOP in Martin. Mr. BISHOP has sold his farm here and and will leave the first of March for his farm in Paragould, Ark.
 
Hall’s Branch Budget Column
The following are right sick with the chills: Mrs. Robt. L. SUDDOTH, Ethel JONES, Miss Minnie HARRIS, Ed JONES, L. B. STAFFORD, the daughter of Sam MADDOX and the family of France SUMERS.
Mr. Hosa MALOAN is putting up some woven wire fence.
Miss Alma OLIVER had a quilting last week.
Mr. Riley BENNETT and his young bride of near Huntingdon, are the guest of the latter’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ting BARKER.
Bro. Henry SISSON had a “rat killing time” one day last week. He killed thirteen under his crib.
Miss Mattie BARKER gave a pound supper at her house Friday night.
S. M. LOCKHART sold and delivered three head of young hogs to Messrs. CAMPBELL and           MOORE at Gleason.
Messrs. Will SHELL and C. E. SMITH also delivered some hogs and cattle there the same day.
Bro. J. L. THOMAS will preach at Lamb’s schoolhouse Sunday and Prof. W. F. BEVIL will lead the song service.
Uncle Moses DYER of No. 24 is down sick. Uncle Moses is more than 100 years old and so feeble that he can not survive 
 
Jonesboro Jots Column
Frank MITCHELL of Hinkledale is reported in bad condition. He has
          been down sick for a long while.
Mrs. STAFFORD died last Saturday and was laid to rest at Pilgrim’s Rest.
Mack CAPPS amd Tom DUNNING  had a law suit before Squire Ross last week about a binder.
Henry POPE and John MAYNARD are on a land deal. Mr. MAYNARD is trying to trade his farm near Hart’s Mill to Mr. POPE for his place between here and Greenfield..
D. G. STOUT has pneumonia.
John MAYNARD sold one of his farms to Mr. Will DUNLAP recently.
Henderson BARNER of Rinda is not expected to live long. Mr. BARNER has been a cripple nearly all his life.
It is said that Luther COOPER has ridden all his father’s horses down trying to get a wife.
Reuben LONGWORTH, the busy newspaper seller of Greenfield, says that he is a cousin of Hon. Nicholas LONGWORTH who recently married the president’s daughter. He claims to have received an invitation to the wedding at the White House but could not attend.
Mr. Allen SHARPE has some fine chickens ordered from up north, paying about $12.50 for them.
STOUT Bros. will put in a dust chain to carry sawdust from the saw. They will also have a lumber car to carry the lumber away from the saw.
George MAYNARD has completed his new house.
My good friend, Gus FORMILLION, at Shafter, has a big bouncing boy after many years of  married life.
 
Travis Chapel Column
Nona BRUMMITT, little daughter of Wes BRUMMITT, fell off a mule, breaking her arm just           above the wrist.
Mr. John TERRELL sold his farm to some northern people for $5,000. He will give possession next fall.
Mr. Matha MELTON of Greenfield, and Miss Ella BARKER, of this vicinity, drove to Greenfield and were married by Rev. JOHNSON.
 
Shady Grove Column
Hubert WATSON has a very nice case of big jaw - cutting wisdom teeth.
Mrs. Mollie CARMICHAEL has twenty nine little chicks eating $3.00 cornmeal.
Tom TODD, tobacco raiser says he would like to have his entire farm planted in White-stem this year.
John CARMICHAEL wounded his hand while stringing barbed wire.
Mrs. Minnie PARSON, wife of Mertie PARSON two miles east of Ralston, died last Thursday and was buried at Corinth, near Sharon. The deceased was thirty years of age; she had been in declining health for two years. She leaves a husband, one little daughter, four sisters and four brothers.
 
Southern Part of No. 20 Column
Widow POSTUM who had a stroke of paralysis is improving fast.
Mrs. Mattie HESTER is spending the week in Jackson with her sons, Arnet and Ed HESTER.
Mrs. Wilmer HESTER has fifteen young chicks hatched.
Mr. Allen STRAWBRIDGE has pneumonia.
Mrs. Dave FREEMAN will begin a writing school at Gulley View Schoolhouse.   
Telephone posts are set from Latham to one and one half miles from Dresden.
 
Western Side of No. 16 Column
Balord CAUDLE left for Bowling Green Ky.
Little Flora STOUT is very low of pneumonia.
D. G. STOUT is also ill of the same disease.
John HOLT’s little boy got a grain of popcorn in his ear and it is feared it will prove serious.
Wm. GILLIAM purchased a fine tract of land form R. H. GALEY one day last week,          consideration $1,125.
The F. E. and C. W. Lodge of Meridian was represented at the county union by T. N. GILLIAM, A. J. HOLT and L. G. COOPER.
Miss Matie McKINNEY sprained her ankle very badly while jumping rope.
There will soon be a public road leading from T. J. MOSELEY’s farm towards Shades’ Bridge. It will shorten the road to Bradford considerably.
Old Uncle Levi STOUT, one of those good old pioneers who came from North Carolina many years ago is very low at present.
 
From No. 19 Column
Mr. and Mrs. Robert ROWLETT have been very sick.
Mr. and Mrs. John HARKLEY’s baby has been very sick with pneumonia, but is better.
A. M. MOWERY and family will soon leave for the territory. Two of his sons-in-law, Luther MARLOR and Jim WRIGHT and their families will also go.
Mr. Walter CRAVENS’ boy is right sick with pneumonia.
Ras GARDNER has been appointed Sunday School superintendent to fill A. MOWERY’s vacancy.
Ben WAINSCOT has been right sick.
 
North Part of No. 2 Column
Fate SMITH and Rubin TUBS each have new girls at their homes.
Bonnie LANIER is recovering from pneumonia and Miss Ana ALLBRITTEN also has pneumonia.
 
Non Resident Notice   To Jessie MARTIN bill of divorce by wife Mollie Martin
Non Resident Notice    C. B. BOWDEN Trustee vs J.N.BABB et als.
 
Chancery Land Sale - W. E. PENNY and wife et als vs J. E. WRIGHT et als.
 
Land Sale - W.L. HOLMAN vs Mozelle HOLMAN
 
 

Friday, March 9, 1906      THE DRESDEN ENTERPRISE
Dresden, Tennessee

Democratic Convention Held Here Attended by 2,500 People
Hon. P. F. HALL opened the Convention.
Mr. H.H. BARR placed into nomination Mr. G. M. TERRY
of  Sharon for Bond Chairman. Jas. E.Jones placed Dr. H. F.
Hudson in nomination and  Esq. W. L. Gainer was placed into
nomination by T. K. REYNOLDS. Mr. Hall declared Dr.
Hudson the chairman. J. L. HOLBROOK was made Secretery.
Committee on delegates to the Nashville  Convention: F. P.
HALL, W. W. HOUSE, J. N. RAY, D. J. ROGERS, J. M.
BUCKLEY, and C. B. BOWDEN.

This Committee reported the following delegates who were to
cast the 29 votes for Weakley County for Hon. John I. COX
for governor.
Ed DONOHO,   W. H. RIDDLE,    J. L. TURNER,
Jobe McDONALD, J. M. RIDGEWAY,    Hugh BAKER,
B. F. CONDAY, Percy GARDNER,     D. C. SMITH,
Claud HILLIARD,  W. L. GARDNER,    W. R. HICKS,
J. D. OSBORNE,   D. W. HENDERSON,    J. M. BUCKLEY,
L. P. MOORE,    U. PENTECOST,     H. A. ROBERTS,
F. P. SIMMONS,    Ellen GARRETT,    J. E. JONES,
Shobe SMITH,  W. T. KILLEBREW,   H. L. HILL,
F. P. HALL,       Jno. S. ACREE,          Rice McWHERTER,
B. D. GIBBS,      Geo. P. ACREE,       G. D. CAPPS,
R. T. LEWIS,     W. B. MAYO,         J. A. JENKINS,
Wayne POYNTER,      L. W. SHULTS,     D. J. RODGERS,
Henry BRUSH,     Z. W. GROOMS,     H. T. HUDSON,
J. N. RAY,          Frank EDMUNSON,      D. T. WREN,
Walter DORAN,      T. R. RICHMOND,      R. S. GOOLSBY,
Tobe DUNNING,    Ep. JOHNSON,       C. E. GROOMS,
Ed SAWYERS,      A. J. FORD,      J. E. EDMONS,
Joe RITCHIE,     W. P. DUKE,     J. L. JAMES,
W. B. BLAKEMORE,    G. E. BOWDEN,    C. B. BOWDEN,
J. M. GARDNER,     R. W. MARTIN,     G. W. SHANKLIN,
J. W. RANKIN,  T. J. TAYLOR,  P. A. ENLO,  L. J. HEMBY,
J. W. WHITE,    O. M. KILLGORE, Casey KILLGORE,
Chas. E. KILLGORE,    F. M. KEMP, Chas. CHANDLER,
T. M. DINWIDDIE,   J. L. HOLBROOK, N. H. GARETT,
Jim STEWART,    L. E. HOLLADAY,  R. E. HOLLADAY,
S. C. HOLLADAY,   J. R. WELSH,   Jno. WELSH,
W. S. CAVENDER,    R. T. TAYLOR,   J. W. KING,
Bura CALDWELL,    Hurt COOK,   Tom OVERTON,
John CRAWLEY,   Walter CURLEE,   Ed SPANN,
R. P. GROOMS,    Jno. O. VINCENT, Chas. ELINOR,
N. M. TUCKER,   T. F. KILLEBREW,  J.M. GARDNER,
Berry GIBBS,  J. A. GIBBS,  H. E. JONES, T. A. LEWIS,
Frank TURNER,   W. W. HOUSE, Tom PARRISH,
J. M. PALMER,    W. T. MURPHY, J. A. COVINGTON,
W. H. JONES,    C. M. MARTIN,  John BLAKE,
P. H. COLLIER

Democratic Executive Committee for the next two years:
District
  1   Ed DONOHO
  2   G. E. BOWDEN
  3   J. G. GARDNER
  4   Jim STOWE
  5   L. B. MOORE
  6   F. E. GARRETT
  7   J. L DUKE
  8   J. M. CONNELL
  9   H. F. HUDSON
10  C. E. GROOMS
11  R. JOHNSON
12  Jim SIMPSON
13  P. H. COLLIER
14  Bruce CARDWELL
15  Tom OVERTON
16  Chas. ELINOR
17  R. E. Holladay
18  Ben FIELDS
19  Ed CROSS
20  W. T. SOMPSON
21  Tobe MsDONALD
22  Wm. HATCHER
23  T. J. DREWRY
24  G. A. PEERY
25  B. A. THOMPSON

Hon. F. P. Hall was chosen Chairman.

News Notes From No. 14 Column 
Kenneth TREEM is the proudest man in three states over the
        arrival of a nine pound boy Monday morning.
H. B. BELL will erect a fine stock barn at his place.
Will FUTTRELL says his saw mill is running over with logs
        and is not large enough  for the amount of logs coming in.
Mrs. Nora CASTLEMAN, daughter of Capt. John WALKER
         residing west of Mt. Pelia, was married to John CUDD of
         Rector, Ark.last Tuesday morning. Mrs. CUDD is well
        known  in her neighborhood and Mr. CUDD is a promising
        young man of his town.
Mr. Willie VANCLEAVE and Miss Mattie WHITE were happily
         married Wednesday by Rev. John FREEMAN.
Some time ago G. T. SHELLY purchased a gasoline engine and
        wood  saw for his private use on the farm ad has it running.
        He has an immense quantity of rails he will convert to stove
        wood. He has ordered a pump for his well.
Crate STALCUP with the mail service in Nashville has a run
        between Birmingham Ala. and Nashville. He was here
        visiting with home folks.
Connie COLLIER broke a rib by trading for a vicious horse
        which he tried to ride.
Some time ago G. T. SHELLY purchased a gasoline engine and
        wood saw for his private use on the farm ad has it running.
        He has an  immense quantity of rails he will convert to stove
        wood. He has ordered a pump for his well.
Crate STALCUP with the mail service in Nashville has a run
        between Birmingham Ala. and Nashville. He was here
        visiting with home folks.
Connie COLLIER broke a rib by trading for a vicious horse
        which he tried to ride.

Blooming Grove Column 
H. D. McELROY has been in poor health for some time and is
        now being treated by Dr. McADOO.
Rufus WILLIAMS has gone to Bloomfield, Mo., where he will
        clerk in a hardware store
Mrs. Minnie ELINOR who has been in a critical condition for
        some time, went to Nashville for an operation and died
        there.

Public Wells Column 
School began Monday under the instruction of Miss Ethel
        HAMM.
A Sunday School is to begin with the following officiers:
H. P. ADAMS,  Superintendent; Chas. T. MILES, Assistant;
G. G. Miles, Secretary; and J. Q. ADAMS, leader in music.

Up To Date Doings Column 
M. A. BEDWELL sold to Henry McWHERTER, Jr., twenty
        five acres off the east end of his farm, consideration $500.
Mrs. Jane CARRINGTON has been ill with pneumonia.
Mrs. Ella SHELL has had a severe case of la grippe.
A tenant house on the farm of Almus WILLIAMS in No. 13
        burned to the ground recently. The house was occupied
        by Finis BELL and family. Mr. Bell saved his household
        goods as well as the windows and doors.
J. A. POYNER announces that Rev. Sam NUNNELLY will
        preach at Union Hall every fourth Sunday the rest of the year.
Neighbors met at Mr. John RILEY’s last Wednesday and
helped build  a smokehouse. Mr. RILEY has been suffering
        from dropping a stick of   firewood on his foot.
Mr. Arch BEDWELL sold Tom COLEMAN twenty five
        acres,  consideration $500. He says he will sell the rest
        of the farm if he can find a buyer.
Jake SHOBE sold one of his farms to Johnson BRANN of
        near Palmersville.
Mr. Fate ALEXANDER left on a prospecting trip to the I. T.

While Oscar McGREGOR and Will McCLURE were in a
        friendly play they fell out over some trivial matter and
        McGREGOR stabbed McCLURE with a knife, not
        hurting him much.
Jim HINDRICHS drove home a nice young cow and calf
        the other day.

Hinkledale Hunks Column 
Henry LEWIS is able to be up again.
A tacky party was given at Mr. WALKER’s. Will
        GALLIMORE and  Edith HART were decided to be the
        tackiest and received a nice cake.
I have been informed that Mr. Floyd PATTAN will leave in the near future

         for Chattanoga.

Travis Chapel Column 
Mr. John BOLDEN is very sick with pneumonia.
Mr. Rachel ELLIOTT went to Witherington’s store for some coal
        oil, carrying  a one gallon jug. He asked for five gallons of
oil.
        It’s all over the arrival of a ten pound boy at his house last
        Friday.
Mr. Edgar HAMLIN and wife are the proud parents of a girl born
        last Friday.
Mr. John TERRELL says she wishes that the fellow who carried
        of his Sunday coat and vest would return it so he could go
        to church once in a while.
Mrs. Pattie PAYNE has been very sick the past week.
Christmasville Capers Column 
J. J. BOAZ of the firm of J. J. BOAZ and Co.  is in Louisville
        buying his spring and summer goods.
Mr. Frank MITCHELL is still living at this writing.
Mr. Thomas MOORE is some better.
Luther YOUNG whose dwelling burned a few weeks ago, has
        erected a nice new residence.
A young Mr. McARNOLD sisited the family of Mr. John
        NODGRASS and was taken ill soon after arriving,
        dying Saturday morning. His remains were returned to
        Benton County.

Town and Country Column 
Prof. Green HAWK closes a successful chool at Morgan’s
        Schoolhouse today.
Gleason MALOAN says that the horses that ran away with
        him last Sunday were unbroken colts.
Master John IRVINE, son of Mr and Mrs. John IRVINE,
        had a light case of pneumonia.
That good man and able divine, Elder H. E. WATTERS
        of Martin,
has been called to the pastorate of Mt. Olive Church in Obion
         county.
Hubert TAYLOR is progressing nicely with his new residence
        east of  L. E. HOLLADAY’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas EDWARDS of Dechard visited with
        relatives here this week.
A sad and heart rending death occurred last Thursday night
        at Sharon when Neal, the fourteen year old son of Mr.
        and Mrs. Jim DUNLAP passed away. He died of
        typhoid pneumonia.
Mrs. DUNLAP is the sister of Mrs. W. L. BARTON of
        Dresden. The body was interred at Corinth graveyard.
E. T. REAVIS is in Louisville buying goods.

Mark PINKSTON informs us that there is a new singing master
        at the home of Prof. John JOLLEY   arriving Tuesday.
Mrs. Annie May McCUAN (nee MALOAN) who has been in
        Memphis and Mississippi since Christmas has returned. Mr.
        McCUAN is in Memphis where he has a very lucrative
        position.
Mr. Jack IRVINE and wife of  Ft. Worth, Texas just completed
        and moved into their new home when it burned. Loss
        $2,000. Insurance $1700.
Lee COSTEN was here Sturday exhibiting his new German
        Coach horse.
The infant of Uless SNIDER residing west of town, died very
        suddenly Tuesday morning  The child took sick during the
        night but went to  sleep about daylight, woke up sick again
        and died before a physician could reach there.
Mr. John GRIGGS and Miss McNEELY were marriedby
        Esq. J. H. COLLIER in No. 13 last Sunday, Mr. T. E. Ellis
        tells us.
The infant of Jesse BUNTIN of near Gleason died Monday
        morning; aged eight months.
Mr. Charlie STANFIELD, Gleason’s boss carpenter, and
        Miss Mattie MITCHUM the accomplished daughter of
        Colonel MITCHUM were happily married at the home
        of the bride in Gleason.
Mr. Abney ROBERTS, residing in No. 25, is very low with
        pneumonia and has been hiccoughing despite the efforts
        of his physician to stop it.
It was reported here that Huce STACKS of Greenfield was
        given a poisoned drink of whiskey here Monday and that
        he had died Monday night. This is all a mistake. He was
        given a drink here Monday and not being accustomed to
        drinking was violently ill but was all right by Tuesday.

Mr. Frank Mitchell, aged 72 years, died at his home near
        Hinkledale on Wednesday morning about 2 o’clock after
        a lingering illness. The deceased has suffered long and
        terribly from some disease that almost ate his flesh away,
        said to be rheumatism. He was a veteran of two wars,
        the Mexican and the Civil. Six boys and two girls survive
        him. He was a member of Meridian, where his remains
        were interred Wednesday.

When Route No. 4 from Dresden was ordered established,
        it was thought that Mr. Herbert GOLDEN would be
       appointed carrier but Prof. Earnest SMITH  has been
        appointed.

Old Salem Column 
Bill PIERCE, of NO. 2, has a very sick boy at his home.
Jim CACEY, four miles north of Martin has a new girl.
Mr. Fayette SMITH has a nine pound girl.
Mr. Bish HESTER can see out of his glass eye when the
        new baby calls him grandpa.
Mr. George PIERCE fo No. 2 is building a wire fence around
        his wheat patch.
Mr. Joe NETHERLY has moved back close to Dad’s.
Mr. FULLERTON, of near Salem Church has lot all his work
        stock lately. It has left the old man in bad shape for farming.
Mr. John PILLOW of Latham is building Dr. SEBASTIAN a
        dwelling house on his place northeast of Martin one and
         one half miles.
Henry FREEMAN left Thursday for Dallas, Texas.
Henry KILLEBREW’s team ran away Tuesday with a load
        of hay.
Gleason now has a first class planing mill operated by Mr. I. G.
Trevathan.
At the home of Mr. SHARP, resident of No. 23, near
Gleason, a tree being felled fell on his fourteen year old son. The
tree fell across his back and broke two ribs on each side of his
backbone.  Dr. BANDY attended the little fellow who regained
consciousness before the Doctor left.
Lent HYNDS informs us that Mr. T. J. McWHERTER and
        Miss Hollie Hatler were married while seated in their buggy
        on the levee near Hyndsver Wednesday afternoon, Esq.
        W. W. House officiating.

Halls Branch Budget Column 
Mr. M. E. (Egg) HENRY of the western part of the county
        was in our midst last week selling specks, jewelry of his
        own making, etc.
Mrs. Bill Jones is on the sick list.
Mr. John G. TODD has his new storehouse on “Kingston Ridge”
        completed and will put in a stock of goods this week.
Mrs. E. A. LOCKHART has 50 young chicks.
Bro. Jmes L. WOOLVERTON of Haywood, Mo., will visit
        Spring Creek, his old home church, three miles east of
        Gleason.
Mr. Walter WOOLVERTON who moved here just before
        Christmas and settled over in Green Briar vicinity with
        Harmon DEASON is moving to the vicinity of  Smith’s
        Schoolhouse where he will enter the poultry business.
Prof. Burch ATKINS has sold his grocery business at Janes’
        Mill to Bandy Beasley. Mr. Beasley sold ATKINS a
        mare and young mule for $250. in the deal.
Mr. Albert DARNELL who rented and moved to J. M.
        LOCKHART’s  farm here last November has given up
        same and will share crop for Hite FINCH this year. Mr.
        FINCH is building Hite a house.
Mr. Will SHELL has rented LOCKHART’s land as it adjoins
        his farm.
Mrs. E. A. LOCKHART gave a quilting last week. Those
        attending were  Misses Bertie and Mattie BARKER,
        Annie and Wilma BLACKARD, Alma OLIVER, and
        Fannie FOWLER.

>From Lunet Column 
“Telephone fever” has struck this vicinity. Just above us in No.13
        a line connecting with the Dukedom and Latham near Mr.
        Bud Jones’ is  being run by Adison CAULEY, Will
        THOMPSON and H. N. FINCH to Mrs. Mag FOSTER’s.
Last Sunday, Elder FINCH was married to Miss Ruth
        WATKINS at  Hopewell Church in Hickman Ky.
Henry FINCH, son of Mr. H. N. FINCH was operated on at
        Nashville for appendicitis and is improving nicely.
Mrs. C. A. COLLEY is very low with consumption.

Mr. G. W. CONNER one of our oldest and most respected
citizens  died last Friday night at the home of his son, Mr. S. M.
CONNER. He was kicked by a horse last November and
sustained a broken leg. Uncle George was eighty six years old
last November. The immediate cause of death appeared to be
kidney trouble. He was buried at Walnut Grove. Two sons and
three daughters are left to mourn him.

Mr. J. J. CLEMENT has learned that his brother W. R.
        CLEMENT of  Henry County last his home to a fire.

Jonesboro Jots Column 
Master Vernon MITCHELL was injured in a fall while playing
        in his yard.
Dr. W. R. MOORE was called in.
Oscar COATS offered John OVERTON $4,320 for his farm
        of 108 acres.  Mr. OVERTON would sell but hasn’t found
        another farm to suit.

Midway Mutterings Column 
God called away the sweet little babe of Will ROBERTS and
        wife  last Thursday. It was only three weeks old and said to
        have pneumonia.
Master Tom, son of Rufus DUKE and wife is visiting his
        grandparents,  Uncle Neal SMITH and wife.
The largest hawk we ever saw was killed this week by Macy
        BRANN. It measured forty nine inches from wing tip to
        wing tip.

District No. 23 Column 
Monroe TRANTHAM who has been sick is better.
Little Garrett GOLDSBY has pneumonia .
Mrs. Bettie RIGHT brought Crit. SPENCES place last week
        for $350.
Miss Nora JONES has sixty five young chicks.
Robert McCALEB is all smiles over a fine boy at his home.
Ed WEBB had a bad accident while working on R. H.
        SUNNS storehouse.
Born to Odie DARRINGTON and wife, a fine boy, Saturday.

>From No. 6 Column 
Uncle Sam MAPSON is very low.
Joe NETHERLY moved back to near Martin and Babe
        RAFFERTY moved to the place vacated by Mr.
        NETHERLY.

Western Side of No. 15 Column 
Miss Luda CANTRELL is no better.
D. G. STOUT had pneumonia but is better.
Ruby GROOMS stuck a nail in his foot.
Leonard MOSELEY reports a good school at Greenhill.
Little Gertie GALEY has been right sick.
George MAYNARD has moved into his new house.
Earnest  BULLINGTON is back from the I. T.
Mrs. Ethel GILLIAM has been teaching school at Holt’s
        Schoolhouse in Prof. A. M. STOUT’s place.
Dick CANTRELL is dangerously ill.
Mr. John McKINNEY will build a new room onto his residence.
Tom Overton has a new girl.

Non Resident Notices 
Jessie MARTIN  Bill of Divorce by Mollie MARTIN
C. B. BOWDEN, Trustee vs J. N. BABB et als

Chancery Land Sale 
W. E. PENNY and wife et als vs J. E. WRIGHT et als

Insolvency Notice 
Estate of S. W. LOWERY , deceased  by E. H. SPANN,
        Admin. of Estate

End of Abstracts From March 9, 1906

Friday, March 16, 1906      THE DRESDEN ENTERPRISE
                                     Dresden, Tennessee

The little four year old daughter of J. H. KINGSTON was badly
burned at her home near Dukedom. The little tot, with other
children, was playing about a fire in the yard and somehow fell
into the fire. Mrs. KINGSTON and others, hearing the screams
of the children, ran to the child’s assistance A large pool of water
was near and the little victim was plunged until the flames were
extinguished. Although the child was badly burned, it is hoped
she will recover.

>From No. 19 Column 
Mrs. Jeff MARLAR is on the puny list.
Mrs. Bill HARKEY had a quilting last Wednesday and a
        sumptuous dinner  was prepared.
Mr. and Mrs. David LEE have added to their dwelling.
Mr. Jim COOPER and wife have moved to the place vacated
        by Mr. MOWERY.

News From No. 12 Column 
Dr. J. A. SELF preached his first sermon at Everett’s last Sunday.
Rev. J. C. RUDD preached an able sermon at Blooming Grove
        last Sunday.
Esq. W. J. RAY is now repairing  his dwelling house.
Nip PATE is erecting a nice dwelling house two miles west of
        McKenzie and Greenfield Road. John and Ben EVERETT
        are doing the work.
We learned last Sunday that Rev. Joe McLUSKEY had died of
         pneumonia. He was born and raised in this neighborhood
         and  had many warm friendships here.
Bob BRAWNER has been in ill health several months.
Arthur BURROUGHS has a young coacheon colt, a beauty,
        exactly like it’s sire, Sam COSTEN’s horse.

News From No. 4 Column 
Spring school began today conducted by Mrs. Earnest VAUGHN.
W. A. CASEY and wife of Stanley, Mo., came back to Tennessee
         Monday looking for a home.
John McCLAIN and Willis LEAGAN each have a fine boy at their
        home.
Albert BRUNDIGE is improving the looks of his home, making
        a new fence around the yard.
E. E. PRICE and family will move into their new house in a
        few days.

Lockhart’s Store Column 
J. M. GRIMES is on the sick list.
Mrs. Maggie REED is suffering with rheumatism.
Jackie DUNN, son of Charles DUNN, sprained his ankle and
        is unable  to walk.
Uncle Billie TUCKER has just returned home from a visit to
        Abney ROBERTS in No. 25 and says the doctor has
        dismissed Mr. ROBERTS and he will soon be well.
B. J. OVERSEER has made some grand improvements in
        our road.
Our grocer, Mr. J. M. LOCKHART is expanding, he now has
        J. L. THOMAS employed most of the time assisting him.

Jonesboro Jots Column 
Dorman STOUT, who has had a hard spell of pneumonia, now
        has slow fever.
R. H. JACKSON filled his regular appointment at Pilgrim’s Rest
        Church Sunday.
Herman BARNER died last week. He had been a cripple for
        about eighteen years. He was thirty four years old. His
        remains were  laid to rest in the cemetery at Seminary.
        He leaves several brothers and one sister.
Clarence MAYNARD’s  horse fell and broke one of his legs,
        while running across the lot.
Priest BLACK of No. 16 had a log rolling last week.
Mr. Jack THORN’s little child has been very sick but is better.
Mrs M. GROOMS has been bad sick but is better.
Prof. Edwin WRIGHT has built an additional room onto his
        house and weatherboarded the other rooms, he now has
        a beautiful  dwelling.

Old Salem Column 
Andy DAMERON’s little boy died Saturday morning of hiccough.
It was buried at the campground.
Will NANNY has a horse that was running and playing with
        another horse  and broke it’s ankle.
John M. DUKE is making hogshead hoops right along now. He
        hauls them to Mayfield, Ky.
Mrs. Levina CUNNINGHAM has quilted a quilt with 8,938
        pieces in it. It’s a beauty and can’t be beat anywhere.
Old Uncle George BRAWNER went to Martin Saturday and
        hauled back some wire.
Mrs. KATE ATKINSON has some chickens at her home, lets
        go have some fried chicken.

Corinth and New Salem Column 
Mr. Joe CROCKETT was returning home from singing and on
        his way he overtook some people in wagons and in trying
        to pass, ran his horse against a telephone post causing it to
        become frieghtened and tore loose from the buggy, taking
        the shafts with him.
Esq. B. W. BRUCE closed his school at Cloverdale last Friday.
Hershel, little son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. WELTON  is right sick.
Mr. OGAN has given over his school to his sister and will start
        south buying berries for Joseph SPIES.
We are in sympathy with Mrs. T. M. CARR and family; on last
        Monday,  Mr. CARR went to Dresden and took the train
        to Martin. We haven’t heard of or from him since that time.
Later news   Mr. CARR is in Paducah, Ky. We don’t know
        what caused  him to do so.

Christmasville Capers Column 
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. James THORN has been
        dangerously ill of  membranous croup.
Prof. A. C. ELINOR who has been teaching at Shafter several
        months is preparing to move back to his home when school
        is out.
Rev. Webb JACKSON preached an excellent sermon at New
  Prospect Sunday.
P. H. BLOCK has an old fashioned log rolling  last Friday.

Town and Country Column 
More Prosperity for no. 12   Boon BYRUM has twin girls at
        his house;  born Tuesday of last week.
Mr. R. T. LEWIS will soon begin extensive additions ot his
        residence.
Miss Mary MOSS of Rector, Ark. and Miss Ola COOK
        of Sharon  are guests of Mrs. G. D. CAPPS for a few days.
A street fair will be held at Gleason,
Chas. E. BILES who recently returned to Sharon from New
        Mexico has been made manager of the Dresden and
        Gleason telephone exchange Claud NOWLIN will remain
        manager of the Sharon exchange.
Ollie, the little eighteen month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
         GAMMONS, died last Friday at their home near Ruthville.
        The burial accurred Saturday at Hatters Campground. Ollie
        was a  bright little fellow and his death is a hard blow to his
        fond parents.
Mr. Will CAMPBELL and Miss MINNIE PRICE, both of No.
        22 were married last Wednesday at the home of the bride’s
        brother, Mr. Will PRICE. Mr. CAMPBELL is a well to do
        and highly respected farmer, while the bride is one of the
        most charming young ladies of  that community.
Mr. L. W. TRAVIS exhibited his water gate here. It is one of
        his own make and he has applied for a patent. Those who
        saw the contrivance declared it the best and most practical
        on the market.
Bud McDANIEL brought his little boy to town to have him
        treated for rheumatism. The little fellows legs and arms are
        swollen and drawn so he can neither walk or feed himself.
        He is being placed under the treatment of the Drs. FINCH.

Lost   one black Berkshire  mule.      Fouse McCLAIN
Mr. Lee CAMPBELL, residing east of Dresden, has been very
        sick with pneunomia.
It  is rumored that Will and Bud MOSS of Martin who recently
        sold their grocery business will establish a tremendous
        business at Rector, Ark. where they have two brothers and
        two sisters residing.
John RICHMOND of Greenfield  is rejoicing over the arrival of
        a new girl at his house.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. JONES was taken violently
        ill while Mrs. JONES  was attending the speaking,
        but is better.
Mr. W. D. BRASFIELD has sold a tract of land of  the
        Etheridge tract consisting of about 40 acres. to Mr. T. A.
        McELWRATH, who will improve same and convert it to
        a fine stock farm.

Strayed    One gray mare about twelve years old.
                                  Wilson GALLIMORE, Sharon

Allen GARDNER, colored, died at his home west of town
        of pneumonia.
Uncle Jim TUBERVILLE has purchased  the Kennedy place
        and will move to Martin to reside.
At 2 p.m. Saturday, Weakley County Hardware and Implement
        Company held their drawing. The tickets were turned over
        to S. O. HIGGERSON, W. T. LAWLER and L. A.
        ELLIOTT. The pretty little daughter of  Mr. and Mrs.
        G. B. BUTLER, Lorene, drew out three tickets   Mrs.Jim
        MARCUM of Hyndsver won a handsome sewing machine.
J. Y. CRAWFORD, formerly of No. 6, now of Mayfield Ky.
        had a serious accident there. After a train had passed, he
        started across the tracks but the train was rapidly
        reversed, hitting him. It threw him 50 odd feet by actual
        measurement sustaining a broken leg and two ribs. One ear
        was torn off and ir is feared that he may have internal
injuries.
Walter McCLAIN, tried in Circuit court at Mayfield last week
        was given a sentence of eight years. This was a compromise
        verdict, as it had been learned the majority  of the jury were
        for acquittal. An appeal will be  taken.
Mat LOCKHART of Hall’s Branch resigned as a correspondent
        for the paper. He is going to Tiptonville.
Mr. John PATTERNSON and Miss Ovis OSBORN, both of
        Sharon were married Saturday by Brother IRION  while
        seated in their buggy.
The groom is the son of Esq. J. W. PATTERSON and his
        bride is the beautiful and accomplished daughter of Mr.
        Jess OSBORN.
Mr. G. T. MAYO has purchased the dry goods stock of Miller
        and Ivie at Palmersville and will open a dry goods
        establishment in the same location.
Rev. F. H. FORD of Milan will preach at C. P. Church Sunday.
The Ben ESTES place at Palmersville was sold to Lee
        BIGGERS:  Consideration  $250.
Postmaster HART at Palmersville tells us J. M. PALMER and
        T. M.  HICKS have purchased interests in Burton Bros.
        saw and planing mill.
We have with us Miss Annie MAJORS, of Boonesville Miss.,
        a lady of quite a reputation in millinery.  BLUDWORTH
        Merchantile Co. Martin.
Some months ago, Campbell TRENTHAM, residing in the
        Salem neighborhood, north of Martin, very suddenly left
        his home. Finally, he was located in the West, but refused
        to come home. It is said that TRENTHAM’s mind was
        unbalanced. Four or five weeks ago, his wife died, leaving
        a houseful of young children and his brother in law Mr.
        MADDOX, residing east of Dresden went to Arkansas
        and persuaded him to come home and stay with his
        children, which he agreed to do. They arrived last
        Thursday noon.
Some time ago, the establishment of Will BROWN of
        Dukedom was “Carrie Nationized” that is, all his whiskey
        was poured out upon the cold, cruel ground by a good
        christian lady of that community who thought she was being
        outraged by the sale of whiskey in one of her houses which
        said BROWN was renting from her. Marshal HAWKINS
         arrested BROWN and he was brought before
        Commissioner ETHERIDGE but was released, all the
        witnesses stating that the whiskey they purchased from
        him was bought on the Kentucky side.