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PERSONAL
Prayer meeting
hyterian church
at the Pres
Wednesday night-
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Sunday, school at the Baptist
amd Presbyerian churches Sun
day morning.
Rev. W. fl. Rymer will preach
it the Baptist church Sunday
morning.
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Christian Endeavor meets at
the Presbyterian church Sunday
ught.
Cal Bain and John Woody at
tended dourt at Duckbwn this
week.
Miss Jenlcins, of Fountain City
Is, visiting Mrs. Vernon Cloyd
here.
.Dyke Higgins and wife were
shoppiug in (Cleveland one day
this week.
Mr. C. B. Davis, representing
the Pittsburgh Steel Co., was in
town to-day.
B. P. McClary and James
Lewis made a business trip to
Charleston to-day.
Mrs. Stella Panter, af Copper
hill, is here on a few days visit
with relatives and friends.
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Prince made a business trip to
Ducktown first of this week
Mr. SussandYoff, with the
Thatcher Medicine Co. was call
ing on our merchants this week..
Mrs. N. A. White and Miss
Sudie Clemmer, with their Sun
day School classes, enjoyed a
picnic outing Thursday.
Kev. T. M. Hhks has been
called to Pine Grove to assist in
a revival and will not be able to
fill his appointment at Wire
Grass next Sunday.
Several of the Government
surveying gang, working in this
county, were in town last Sat
urday, among whom was Guy
Love.
Chas. Witt returned home last
Saturday from Knoxviile where
he spent five weeks at the Sum
mer School of the South. He
reports a pleasant and profitable
stay at Knoxviile.
Mrs. A. V. Cloyd gave a moon
light picnic supper at the Lea
Spring three miles South-East
of town last Monday night in
honor of her guest, MissJenkins
of Fountain City.
DISPENSARIES
PRENDERGAST
OCOEE
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AND SOCIAL.
I am selling straw hats at
wholesale prices.
W..F. Russelu
Miss Ruby Cate Willson spent
Wednesday with Miss Mae Rob
inson, Miss Robinson returning
with Miss Willson to her home,
not far from Benton, where she
will spend a few days.
A little daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. Prior Lawson died of
pneumonia fever Monday morn
ing and was buried at Beoton
Station the following day. The
bereaved parents have the sym
pathy of many friends.
Mrs. Hood, wife of Tate Hood
who resides near here, died
Monday and was buried in the
Benton Station cemetery Tues
day. She had lived to be a good
many years old, and was .re
spected by all who knew her.
The bereaved relatives have our
sympathy.
Notice of Election.
By virtue ' of the authority
vested in us by law, we the un
dersigned Election Commission
ers for Polk county, Tennessee,
on Thursday the 6th Day of
Ausrust,.j914, will cause to be
GDened and- held "in" ttie ' elfiveni
civil districts of Polk
at the regular voting
au Election for tb p
electing a Judge of the Suprem
Court, a Clerk of the county
court of Polk county, a Clerk
of the circuit court of Polk
county, a Sheriff of Polk county
a Trustee and a Register for
Polk county, also a member of
the County Board of Education
from the five school districts of
Polk county, a district advisory
board for the eleven civil dis
tricts and a Constable for each
civil district except the Second
civil district, which will elect
two, constables. This the 17
day' of July, 1914.
M. C. Bacon, Chiirmau
B. B. C. Witt, Secretary
A. Lillard,
Board of Election Com'rs. for
Polk county.
We have also appointed and
commissioned the following re
turning officers, judges and
clerks to hold said election:
First dist. Andrew Kerr re
turning officer. George Harbison
TT Jenkins and James Slack
judges; Gus Jenkins and Daniel
Calhoun clerks.
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LIBERTY AND JUSTICE TO ALU
BENTON. POLK COUNTY. EAST Tjs'SEE. THURSDAY JULY 30 1014
MURDER COM AU
SERVlLLA
Krvilla. Tenn,.' .lulw 28.
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List Saturday night WilPPuyne
ICill T.-n.oathiit. .1.. T. ShdOkl11?
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and son, John. Shook..; riSrebeiif u 'iWaht that Payne and
Shooks had been to Telll""
Plains with a load of honey nr
were on their way back home.
Jones and Payrw were seen fol
lowing them forseverai miles.
until between sundown and dark
when they ran up and opened
fire on them.'
John Shook was shot through
and through. He ran ha'f
mile, fell in Frank Sm'ithV yard
and told who did it. then died
there in the yard.
L.. Shook; John's father,
J.
started for,, home, broke down
2nd dist.W. W
turning cSccr,
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1. T. Cavett and
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Lb i. iuouuri
son judges; N A White am!
Frank Harrison clerks.
3rd dist. Tom.Kimbrougb re
turniner officer. -John Clayton,
E L Prince and R A Orr judges;! ",h '
Luke Fetzer and Sam Osment hp oS
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clerks. . " '' ,
- 3rd, dist. Fetzertpn Saov
returning officer, J AifAmtgo
George Martin an(?'jne",-tt" L t ,
: , ' ... i i exaecUntly behind
judges; vbtraleyp ttree dnu;
Julian Parks elffil-spOon and presenteU 1
officer, George Watson, J A
Beckler aud John Arthur judges
J H Oneal and Jas. Taylor
clerk.
6th dist. E L Thompson re
turning officer, J L Morgan,
Jas. Gurley and Dayton Brown
judges; A M Thompson and Lu
ther Press wood clerk3.
7th dist. J W England return
ing officer, P J Farner, John
Barnett and Rufus Robinson
judges; Gay Bryant and Sam
Rose clerks.
8th dist. R L Kirkpatrick re
turning officer, P F Morgan, S
L Sappington and W S Maughan
judges, M H Campbell. and Win
dom Kimsey clerk, J L Lanning
marker, J E Rollins and L. E
Kimsey watchers, J F Anderson
and W A Taylor registrars.
9th dist Joe Shamblin re
turning officer, J L Rymer, Rob
ert Dunn and Miles Wiicoxen
judges; R L Ramsey and Jas.
Parker clerk.
10th dist Copperhill Luther
Franklin returning ofiicer;Frank
Parris, M M
Matlock and Wes
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FOR FREE TREATMENT OF
DISEASE
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SIDE VIEW OF FEMALE
Will bo
28, August .4, 11
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SATURDAY N10HT
in :
-ptufJ had to crawl
two miles to
was until 4
El rod's. He
lock in the morning
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getting
:tet re
il JZ&nt to rob the murder-
lnni is in ta.il !Lt. M ad-
i? j,e and Payne id scooting.
f As hooks were both Masons
Btj)dd Fellows and were fine
The trouble took place
t
een Paul Williams ana
Lfit'of Monroe county. .
s. iv. Jrrocii is iiuiuiu
feenesof meetings at Spring
fwu. A good deal of interest.
beinsr taken. Rev. L. M.
rfrop and Jesse Waldrp are
f oisting in the .meeting.
Kirksey re-nlett judges; Garnett Mc
diW T Center clerks. -
'Iflihd st. Grassy ureeu--udn
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Ver returning Officer; F M
;e, Jas. Blake and C M Hyde
es; W E Stilwell and Willie
lirtie clerks.
lllh (list John Hicks return-
leer: - J G. HoodJ B
..ifnpMn andS J Elrod judges;
''"tf'iVs liicks
and W M Butler
quit
fl. C. Bacon, Chairman
15. B. C. VVitt,; Secretary
A. Lillaud,
.Election Commissioner
from
teuton; two good nouses ana
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arns; three gooa springs auu
one well; creek runs through the
farm; pike road through farm.
. ' A. Lillard,
Benton
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typewriting
do typewriting or copying of
any kind such as deeds, mortga
ges, contracts, notes, etc., at
reasonable prices.
PROMPT SERVICE
First-class work
Come in and let me save you
some money on your next job of
this kind. Yours for service,
J.E.COOK,
Benton. - - Tenn.
See us when you need job
printing.
The shower which fell in this
section recently has done much
for crops.
I am selling straw hats at
wholesale prices.
w;"F. Russf.ll,
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Sheriff Hughes and
Johnny Reynolds.
(Continued from last week)
"The first money I ever made
was Uncle Hughes paying me
ten cents each morning at the
beginning of each .circuit court
to draw the jury tickets out ot
the hat that he held It was
intended that it should be done
by a person who could not read.
I could read but nobody ab mt
the court house knew it. I do
not think Uncle Bill himself
knew it and I read every name
I drew out of the box. On one
occasion I remember drawing
Uncle Allen Biggs' name out of
the box and he was taken on
the jury and kept over all night
away from his wife and children.
I got so sorry about it that 1
made up my miud I would never
draw any more of mv kinfolks
out of the jury box. I was some
where from six to eight years
old I do not remember just
exactly. , "
My next money-making prop
osition was in some way I re
member I got hold of .a calf that
I wanted to sell and my father
told me to do my own trading
One man offered me $1.50 and
anof-her one afterward dHertd
f sir,
less," so I went and J '-.epb-
edUtie $1.50 offer. (
"I accumulated three1 xor iour
dollars and loaned It to my
father. He was smarfr enough
to mak it along-time note so I
could not call for it. One day
in going up to old Uucle Mc
Connell's place I was passing
the residence of Emerson P.
Douglas His son, James, was
sitting in the door playing an
accordion and he played it.
beautifully. I became interest
ed and soon Jim persuaded me
that the onl? thinir I lacked of
having all the good things in
life was an accordion and that
I ought to buy his. I decided
that 1 had to have an accordion
and went to my father to get
my money, but he told me the
note was not due and would not
pay it: I thought over it for a
while and finally went back to
the store, called him out to one
side and told him if fQ did not
pay me the money I was going
to sue him. He said "Alright,
go ahead and sue," so I went to
Thursdays -July ' 30
Fridays 1 . " 31
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
NUMBER 33
Clemmer 3
my uncle Sheriff Hughes, hand
ed him the note and said "I want
to sue my pap." He said 'Your
note is not due and cannot be
sued on now," and told me he
had some jury tickets that lie
would swap me for the noter
I said Alrighti live me any
thing for it I want to get rid of
it!" In the meantime I had lost
my desire for an accordion, and
my father savjd me from bank
ruptcy. John H. Reynolds
Rome, Ga."
Benton 23; Ocoee 16.
The Behton and Ocoee basp
ball teims crossed bats at Ben
ton btition last Saturday after
noon. We are unable to give
thf tahulated -score, the score
! bjard having been misplaced;
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16 iu favor of Benton. Lots of
hits and some errors were made
by both sides. .
The Ocoee, boys started out
well, having been as much as
four ahead of the Bentonians in ,
the first part of the game, but
the Benton boys got down to
business after the first few in-
nings, aiiidlhen the Ocoee fans, a
who had been dragging the
Benton representatives
'over
the coals," ran "Siwjn- h L
Gmvvs itchi'd aud Cook c.ht
tor jjcntQA, ' . - , '
wi-v-Al'Cy Wt;,!,.,.., .
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first baseman fo-'Ocoee, liu.Jv
doubling him; up. .Young -be
Ionian1, ran mm i,ain vvvm
came offended and threatened to
moD ud - with Love.' and , when
several of the Bantojiians gath
ered around thepi the said first(
baseman ordered them pff of the
diamond, without result.. " 4
There were two or three dou- '
ble plays made, but the loss ,.of
the score' board forbids our
publishing them.
The Benton boys are in good
practice now, and expect to play
some good ball before the season
closes.
Church Directory.
Presbyterian Rev. J. E
Robinson, pastor, Preaching
second Sunday in. each month.
Baptist Rev. W. H. Rymer,
pastor, Preaching first and
third Sundays in each month.
Method'st Rev.' A. M. Tom
liuson, pastor. Preaching the
fourth Sunday in each month.
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