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Marriage licenses have been is
sued by County Clerk (!. B. Greer
to E. Wilson find Martha Davis, I.
IM. Nunnery and Dora Em p.
You missed a treat if you did not
hear tho lecture by Rev. J. J. Stove
at the Methodist Church last night.
The Humphrey:', County Tele
. phono Co. hurt been ineot 'ponded
at Waverly with a capital of 81,000.
Tho incorporators are C. M. Sirib
bley, F. P. Gould, It. A. Jncknon,
W. II. McAuley and J. A. Box.
For Home time thiovon have been
-annoying. tho citizens of Coolcys,
and last week t hey robbed tho house
nf E. E. Thomiwon. takitiLr a small
EUin of money. Fortunately Mr.
Thompson identified the money,
and threo boys were arrested. On
account of the age of tho boys tho
matter has been compromised.
Judson Harris 'as in tho city
Monday, and carried his arm in. p.
. sling as tho result of u peculiar and
painful accident while out hunting;
a few days previous. II. o observed
a f-nuirrcl directly over his head,
.and lie threw up his gun and. tilled
- the little animal full of lead, but
the concussion from tho recoil of.
; tho gun broke his collar-bone.
MissTvie Cheek, of Hickman,
.'ivy., a member of tho faculty of
Benton Seminary, arrived here this
week. She will have charge of the
class in -instrumental music. v Miss
Cheek will give a recital at the
Melton House, at 2,30 o'clock-tins
afternoon. This change of time of
giving the recital ha3 been decided
upon so as to not conflict with Ber-
-.vices at the Methodist Church.
About twenty-five went from this
- county to the farmers' convention
,- at Jackson. -Those, who went from
; liere were: D. G. Hudson, J. C.
Rushing, Bob Rogers, D. B. White,
N. B. Anderson, A. C. McRae, Asa
Melton, S. A. Walker, H. Rushing,
W. D. Cooper, M. McDauiel, J. C.
. Cowell, J. T. Camp, II. M. Fisher,
..Alvin Swindle, Mauso Wilson, C
M. M. Harris, W. L. Matlock and
W. T. Morris.
Benton County has a heroine in
; the person of Mrs. Tom' Beaton, of
; the tenth district. She was gatn
. ering vegetables in the garden a
r few days ago, when she discovered
; & rattlesnake, which she succeeded
. in killing. There was nothing re
markable about the size of the rep
- tile, but an examination disclosed
the fact that it had two well devel-
. oped heads. Tho only difference
noted was in length, one head and
neck being about four inches long
. and the other. about three inches.
The snake was 2 feet long, and had
. 7 rattles.
TO MY CIIKOITOKS.
Owing to my recent misfortune
in having my home destroyed by
fire, I am compelled to ask you to
settle-tho amount you are duo me
at once. N. T. Holland,
Way, Tenn.
Fresh Candy at R. G. Hudson's.
Stave bolt makers and good teams
can get steady work at good wages
by applying to W.T. Parker, Sun
rise, Tenn., or W. F. Stone, Kim
. mius, Tenn., at once. They have
four stave mills running and can
give work to those wanting a good
job.
l'ny each Saturday
Chess it Wymond Co.
R. G. Hudson is receiving a cor.
, si'mment. of Fresh Fancy Canditu
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
W. F. Ilarrisou.of llolhuhy, was
in the city Monday.
Xola Cuff returned from a trip
to Memphis Sunday.
Miss Vera MeElyo.i is.'.ery tick
from an attack of fever.
Willie Weathorly made a Hying
trip to Put-year Sunday.
Jasper Priaco was interviewing
our merchants yesterday.
Judge Humble, of Huntingdon,
was in the city last Saturday.
If. K. Paiford and mother, of
Way, visited here yesterday.
W. Ii. Goodin, of Paris, was in
the city the first of the. week.
1 ( Tr,.,1 ,,-r.r. Dftmi.irl.nt ill-
Jl. VJT . UUllBUU-imo oijun iiuHv i"-
disposod tho first of tho week.
Mr. and Mrs.- E. E. Thompson, of
Cooleys, visited here yesterday.
Judge W. C. East is able to bo
out again, after a few days illness.
Harrison and Ephraui Williams,
of M'nilyville, wore hero Wednes
day.
A. N. Liudsey and Ruben Hicks,
of Big Sandy, were hero Wednesday.
Miss Cora McElyea, of riant, is
spending a few days here with rel
atives.
Dr. E. M. McAuley has returned
from a professional trip to Sugar
Tree.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hudson, of
Alamo, will yisit here for several
weeks.
Miss Lizzie McCullough has re
turned from an extended visit at
Manlyville.
We regret to learn that the con
dition of Mrs. P. Melton was not so
favorable yesterday.
Maj. E. T. McGilf, of Clarksburg,
spent a few days with his son, Dr.
W. P. McGill, this week.
.- Frank Pafford brought the first
new crop sorghum to town yester
day. It sold at 25 cents.
Miss Lizzie Martin, of Britt's
Landing, is spending a few days
with her many friends here.
Miss Mattie Rye, of May field,
Ky., came up Wednesday evening
to visit relatives, and old friends.
Mrs. C. T. Brecheen and child
came up from Memphis a few days
ago on a visit. They are both in
disposed. Guy Hall, of Camden, a leading
young man and city recorder of that
place, was in Paris last Saturday.
Paris Press.
J. W. Fussell, a prominent citi
zen of Camden, w?as in Huntingdon
a few hours last Tuesday. Carroll
County Democrat.
Eugene McDauiel dismissed his
school at Brecheen for this week on
account of not being able to get all
the new text books needed.
Eugene Travis, of the Henderson
Gazette, was here awhile Tuesday
Aside from homefolks there must
be some attraction, don'teherknow
R. W. Weatherly and family, of
Way, passed through here yester
day en route to Arkansas to una a
home. We wish them bon voyage
The Hopewell Presbytery of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Clmrch
will meet at Big Sandy, beginning
Thursday evening, September -2S.
Jesse Hall returned from Dick
son last week to spend a vacation
with homefolks. He went to Big
Sandy yesterday for a short visit.
Lee Francisco found the great
grand -father of the worm family
last Saturday. -It-measured abou
five iiiclu':; m Seiv'f n una two m :ir-
cunife: eH'.
Our popular druggist, Miko Fry,
has a 10-pound boy (a Democrat)
at his home, arriving last Monday.
Tin: Chiionicli: extends congratu
lation!-;.
Thefriendsof Hubert Fisher and
wife, of Middlebrook, deeply tym
pathize with t'.nun in thu lo.;s of
their infant child, which died last
Tuesday night.
Miss Hester Bell-ha? returned
from Memphis where she was taken
nick while on a visit. She in now
confined to her room with a f.evero
attack of fever.
Tho little 3-year-old child of Will
Stigall, of Bristow, died Saturday,
after a short illner.s. The Ciiiion
ICI.E extends heart-felt sympathy
to the bereaved ones.
Uncle John Merrell, of tho ex-
tremo lower end of tho county, has
been declared insane and was taken
to tho asylum at Bolivar last night
by Shoriff E. E. Fry.
Misses Dozie Fry, of Coxburgh
and Anna and Ola McDauiel left
Tuesday for Jackson where they
will attend school at the Memphi
Conference Female Institute.
Mrs. Francis Cook, of the eighth
district, who had been adjudged o
unsound mind, was taken to Boli
var Wednesday by Sheriff E. E.
Fry and placed in the asylum.
A trade was consummated yes
terday between 0. P. Lashleo and
Doisey Crocker whereby Mr; Lash
lee has sold his livery stable to Mr.
Crocker for a farm in the third dis
trict. Mrs. Quillen, wife of Franklin
Quillen, of. Bristow, died Tuesday.
Besides her husband she leaves an
infant child only a few days old.
Wo join in extending sympathy to
the bereaved.
School will open next Monday.
Owing to the extremely warm days
and for the benefit of the children,
we wo'uld suggest that tho hours of
attendance be shortened for the
time being, at least.
Next Sunday is the regular ap
pointment of Rev. J. W. Turner at
he Presbyterian Clmrch. Howev
er, die will not hold services in the
event the meeting at the Methodist
Church continues over Sunday.
. Died, in this city, Saturday, Sep
tember 2, Mrs. J. F.. Beaton, after
a lingering illness, aged 35 years.
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iv nusoanu ana several cnuarou
survive her. The remains were
taken to the eighth district for in
terment.
Master Ara Finley, wdio has been
attending the Tennessee Industrial
School at .Nashville, is spending a
vacation here with relatives. He
is the youngest son of Newt Fin-
ley, deceased.
' Interest in 'the protracted meet
ing at. the Methodist Church is on
the increase. The pastor, Rev. N.
R. Waters, is ably assisted by Rev.
T. P, Clark, of Murray, Ky. Rsv.
W. C. Sellers, of Lexington, can
not be present during tho meeting,
we understand.
Rov. John Kirkland, of Fulton,
preached good sermons hero Sun
day forenoon and evening. Mr.
Kirkland and family attended tho
association of tho Primitive Baptist
at Old Cypress last week. They
were guests -.of the family of Will
S. Corbitt Sunday.
. Frances DePriest died suddenly
at his home in the Middlebrook
community Wednesday night. He
had braiu trouble, and was uncon
scious several hours previous to his
death. Ho-leaves a wife and sev-
' .!ui l HUdl'MI, ill W1JHM1 'f rin nu
- vypathy and condolence.
lli'iilAf crrf'.iiniih'tw
Mrs. John P. Morri s of Union
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City, is visiting relatives Here.
W. Caraway is up again after a
severe attack of billions fever.
William Davis, of Huntingdon,
is visiting his brother, J. C Davis.
Seveial from hero attended the
barbecue at Sulphur Springs Sat-unlay.
R. A. Goodin has about recover
ed from a protracted attack of semr-
chronic inertia.
II. M. Robins and wife and Mrs.
M. M. Cantrell have gone east for
heir fall stocks.
Misses Millie and Annie Davis
are spending a few days in Henry
County with friends.
Mrs. W. P. Morris, of Camden,
returned homo yesterday after a
week's visit to relatives here.
Mrs. J.' F. Dowdy is very sick
with fever. Wo trust, however,
that she may soon be convalescent.
Rev. Warner Mooro, jr., has gone
to astiist Rev. J. W. Joyner of the
Holluday circuit in his protracted
meeting this week.
Ollio Beasley and Miss Marie
Goodin came over from Manley
villo Sunday to attend services at
the Methodist Church.
Col. W. Phillip Redick visited
at Camden Sunday on purely po
litical business; at least ho is too
politic to say much about it.
Tho Presbyterian Church has
been ceiled and oiled and looks one
hundred per cent, better. It is a
credit to the town, and is, proba
bly the-best church in the county
of Benton.
Postmaster Dan M. Nobles, of
Paris, is hero attending the bedside
of his sister, Mrs. Simon Lee No
bles, who is very low with typhoid
fever. Dan reports the hustling
town of Paris as being "strictly in
the swim."
J.. Pat Wilson, of Huntingdon,
came down Saturday and met the
school directors 'Monday, evening.
He secured tho school here, and
will begin the session next Monday.
Ho-will be assisted by Rev." W. A.
Watts, whose ability as a teacher is
well known. We trust the patrons
of the school will lend their assist
ance and help to mako this school
one of unusual good to tho com
munity. Professor Wilson was ac
companied by his sister who will
teach a class in music if one can be
secured. She is a Very talented
young lady, and should have no
trouble in getting a good class.
Big Sandy, September 5.
close without a prayer, ye! this wns
bist what oeenrred here th" other
-
Sunday. Doubt h'.- i! v as an omis
sion and not intended that way.
SmithV: Colli r.i-, September Ij.
"i'i:oM i'i.stoak atovi:
i In very
bfj;
1 odder.
Sii-clal rm l I'liHiTt'-iiry. .
Mm. M. A. W
f.-blo health.
Every h'j'jy is busy the
sunnv davs savimr hav a:
Mi.sH Nona Leris, of Union City,
is making her homo in old iientou.
Rev. N. II. Water, .preached nr.
excellent Hertnon here Sunday on
the (subject of " Missionary.
We are glad to learn that Frank
GalbreathY. child is some better.
It has been very low with b'-ain
fever.
Undo Tom Lewi; huh iuoveit his.
saw-mill plant up near tho Sand
Cut, where ho will do b-miness for
awhile.
Mrs. Bell Hudson was called to
tho bedside of her father, J. W. E.
Smith, Sunday, who is at tho point
of .death,
We enjoyed tho good music oi
the Camden band Friday evening.
Though two miles away ro 'jonkl
hoar the music very dWti.ictiy.
Posioak Gnov.K, September 5.
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ff-KOM IIAKMONS CHllKf
KPKil:r corrcsponUiMico. I
Uncle Willis Williams, of Kvk
FICOM SMITH'S COLX.EGK
Sxioi.il correspondence.!
Elly Byrn made a flying trip to
LParis Sunday.
John Bane and son, of Illinois,
are here on a visit.
Tobacco cutting has .commenced
in this community.
W. W. Deatoh is confined to his
bed the most of the time.
There is considerable sickness in
this community at present.
A. N. Bresson opened his singing
school here Saturday with a good
attendance.
Tho protracted meeting at the
hill willembractt the third Sunday
in this month.
The bridges have all been put in
on the pike near Wyly. When the
levies have been completed it will
be in very good condition.
M. Smith, of the south end of the
county, has built a bridge across
i he Big Sandy River opposite this
place, and will move his stave fac
tory here in a few weeks.
It is always the unexpected that
happens. H-i3 not expected that
iu4im vounnnnity Sunday.
Aunt Mourning Melton, who hac
been quite sick the past week, ic
thought to be some better..
W. ll. Meitou u.d J. M. Wilson
loft this morning for Jackson to at
tend the farmers' convention
Arch Farmer, -who .has -been se
riously. ill with congestion, of the
brain, was thought to be some bet
ter, lato .yesterday, but his caso
yet. doubtful
Asa-generaf rule a boy resembles
Ins father in appearauee and action.
If this holds trpe. the -new 14 pound
youngster at t tie tumtv of lienry
Browning smiles and leaps for joy
that't the way the father does.
. We are 8QJ.TV to leavu that Mi,js
Lura Cuff, wiio has neon touching
at Cherry Grove, has been compel
led to give up the school on account
of bad health. We are not inform
ed as to who' wiii fill the vacancy.
Harmons Cheek, September.-!.
FKOM FLATWOODS.
Special cowsiMnirtiii.
The infant child of Jl. P. Holland
is .reported very sick.
'"' 'Flafcwoods was well represented
at the barbeenV-in-fct Saturday.
Rev. Jesse Farmer preached an
interesting sermon here Sunday.
''We are glad to learn that Mrs.
Annie J.lamer is- able to bo up and
out again.
Mrs. Carrie Hamer has been call
ed tar the- hedsido of her father in
Henry County, whvifr-t.evosy ill.
- Class meeting at Chestnut Hill.
Sunday was coiuhict .' by- Lewi?.
Farrar. Thero was a large oro'wd
and good intetect.
We understand that thero will be
preaching at Flatwoods Saturday
at 3 p. m., by Rev. W, A. Watts.
Come out, everybody.
The protracted meeting will tn
gin at Chestnut Hill next Sunday.
We hope-to see-Oiio 'of the, grand
est meetings that has ever bei"
known iu Benton County and many
souls converted, and wo think this
is possible if (here ie no neglect
upon the part of the christians. All
jnvited to come and do aM thy good
you can.
. Flatwoods, September-".
"When yon w'j
and see ii