Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune., January 05, 1917, Image 1

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KILLS
WOMAN
Mrs: Eula Phebus, Telephone
Fatatally Injured. Was Dragged
About Fifteen Feel
After striking and fatally injur
' ing Mrs. Eula Phebus, a speeding
auto dragged her fifteen feet and
crashed into another machine at
Monroe avenue and Second street
at 10:30 o'clock Sunday night.
Officers Chick and Fuller, who
were standing on the corner and
saw the accident, sprang on the
' running board of the machine
which hit the woman and seized
R..D. .Hull, chauffeur.
' In an unsconscious condition,
Mrs. Phebus wascarried into the
Lytle Auto Supply Company while
waiting for the ambulance. In J.
J. Collins' ambulance the woman
was rushed to St. Joseph' gfhospital,
but as she was being carried into
the hospital she died without hav
ing regained consciousness.
Hull was arrested and charged
with manslaughter. His auto is a
"for hire" machine; and is said to
be the property of the Tamble
Taxicab Company. The machine,
according to officers, had no license
number. Hull had been arrested
several times before on charges of
assault and battery.
' ,r Witnesses said that Mrs. Phebus
fiad started to cro98 Second street
and was walking west when Hull's
machine bore down upon her,
going south on Second street, and
orrnpfe W. The car is said to
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have swerved" then, with the
woman under the wheels, and
struck an automobile belonging to
Frank Martin,' cotton dealer, who
was driving east on Monroe.
Officers Fuller and Chick ran to
the damaged cars and while Chick
Ttroc fiftinff Mrs. Phebus from
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under the wheels of the five
passenger taxi Fuller caught Hull
, and declared him under arrest.
From an envelope found in the
Doasession of the dead woman she
was identified as Eula Phebus,
living at 291 South Second street.
Officers Bell and Griffin learned
. that she boarded at the South
Second street address and that she
was employed as an operator by
the Memphis Telephone Company.
Mrs. Phebus was about thirty
-' ' years old and came to Memphis
from Martin. J. J. Collins, under
taker, who prepared the body for
burial, notified her relatives.
Two Banks Ban
quet Stockholders
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The two banks of Dresden
know how to do the handsome
thing by their stockholders and
directors, besides the payment of
liberal dividends.
On last Saturday the Weakley
County Bank held its regular
annual stockholders' meeting, a
majority of the stockholders being
present. After the election of
officers, as follows: J. R. Thoma-
son, president; W. T. Killebrew,
cashier: D. M. Bruce, assistant,
and Miss ' Nell Brasfield, book
keeper, and the following new
directors: W. J. Jeter and J. R.
McClain. the officers, directors and
stockholders repared to the Hotel
Bowers, where a Bumptous feast
was enjoyed.
Tuesday of the present week the
stockolders of the Dresden Bank
held their annual - meeting, re
electing Jas. H. Moran, president;
Polk Alexander, vice-president;
PSbo. R. Rnvd. cashier, and Miss
Valda McWherter, bookkeeper.
'his bank paid three dividends of
5 per cent, each last year. Tuesday
following the election of officers all
the officials and stockholders en
joyed a magnificent dinner at the
Hotel Bowers, at which Mr. Boyd
was mine host.
$1,124,980 in Real
Estate Sold Last Year
.The above was taken from the
Commercial Appeal of last Monday,
The victim of this unfortunate ac
cident was a Weakley county girl,
.being the sister of the Parrish
boys, residing west of Martin.
Her aged mother lives in Martin,
and the remains of Mrs. Phebus
reached Martin Monday night,
and were carried to" the homeo
IVfro Pnrriah. Tnterment at Mt.
Pelia.
Berry Growers' to Meet.
- The Dresden Berry Growers' as
pnointion will hold an importan
. meeting tomorrow (Saturday) af
tfirnoon at 1 o'clock, at the court
house, and urge all members, as
well as potato growers, to be pres
ent. This is the most importan
meetine of the year.
ThA hnainess men of Dresden
are also asked to present.
BLANKET THE, HORSE-FEED THE BIRDS
Real estate transfers in Weakley
county for the year 1916 amount
ed to $1,124,980!
Some days ago, in conversation
with a number of gentlemen, Clerk
Jeter made the remark that the
amount of real estate sold in Weak-
ey county for the past year would
be one million dollars. Some one
in the crowd doubted this, and to
verify his assertion the popular
clerk went to his office and footed
up the sales, furnishing the Enter
prise with these figures:
January $ 9.634.00
February 10,715.00
March 9.725,00
April .' 9,695.00
May 2.122.00
June 7.075.00
July 6,603.00
August 6,407.00
September 10,956.00
October H.192.00
November 15,913.00
December 12.461.00
Total $1,124,980.1)0
It will be seen that November
was the biggest month for land
sfilline in this county, while May
was the poorest. February, Sep
tember, October, November and
December were the best months lor
land dealing.
3,000 Rurals in
Weakley County.
A person asked"us the other day
unm manv rural telephones we
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thought the county had. We re
plied about 250, and were very
mnoh astonished to learn irom
this nartv. who had compiled the
number, that Weakley county has
3,000 rural telephones in operation
and giving the best service in the
world. x
The Dukedom exchange leads
the list with 386 now in operation
and eight new 'phones being pu
in this week.
The rural is ' fairly growing by
leaps and bounds it is outstrip
ping the split-log darg in popu
larity and efficient service.
Got His Eye on
Will Housed Place.
Mr. S. T.' Fuller, a genteel
young man of Sharon, "was here'
on last Monday and let it be known
that he had his eye on the circuit
court clerk's office, expecting to
make the race at this time. Mr.
Fuller seems to possess the neces
sary Qualifications for this, office,
but it takes votes,to get the office,
and it would take a heap of 'em to
defeat Will House, though such a
thing is not at all impossible, and
if any one could do it, Fuller could.
Politics was talked considerably
here last Monday, and by the time
another first Monday rolls a round,
it is more than likely there will be
a number oj announced candidates
greeting the dear people. ,
Hopewell Sunday
School Recognized
In' recognizing the Sunday
school at Hopewell for the year
1911 the following officers and
teachers were elected: Mr. Wen
ford Taylor, superintendent; Mr.
Austin Gardner, assistant super
intehdent; Mr. Len Marlar, teach
er of the Bible class; Mr. Kenith
Gardner, teacher of the senior
class of young men; Miss Epper
Gillespie, teacher of - the senior
class of young ladies; Miss Eper
has been a teacher in the Hope
well Sunday school for five years
in succession, and is now enter
ing into the Bixth year. Miss
Maurine Lee, teacher of the junior
class. The infant class will elect
a teacher next Sunday.
Miss Maurine Lee, secretery;
Mr. Simson Gardner, treasurer.
We have a good Sunday-school
every Sunday in the year at
Hopewell, new ' ones joining our
Sunday-school every Sunday.
Tip Pap.
$1,500 Less School
Money for County.
Supt. Foster Fuqua'informs the
Enterprise reporter that he starts
out the new year with $1,500 less
school money for the county as a
whole than he had at the begin
ning of last year, and that he had
$6,000 less last year, than in 1915.
This has reference, he says, to the
county fund in sight, but that when
the state is heard irom the short
age may be still greater.
The cause of this shortage of
$6,000 was a decrease in the
amount of available state funds,
due, perhaps, to the polytechnic
school at Cookville. Also to a fall
ing off in valuations of local pro
perty, the reduction being $300,-
000. This is bound to effect the
school fund, aB well as other funds.
Native of Denmark
Here for Winter.
Mr. Paul Lumby, a native of
Denmerk, whom the Enterprise
mentioned about this time a year
ago as being here to study the
handling of tobacco, but who was
summarily called away, is back
and will spend the winter here at
Ezell's tobacco barn, where he will
thoroughly familiarize himself with
handling tobacco.
Mr. Lumby's father is an old
tobacco dealer in Denmark, and
fhn vnimc man comes here to
learn all he can about the weed.
His visit to Dresden, at this
particular time, is of more than
rjassine interest, and almost daily
he has hundreds of questions fired
at him, answewing all in a genteel,
Dolite. courteous manner. The
young man made a great hostof
friends here who are glad to
welcome his return and delighted
to know that he will spend the
winter here.
Fiftieth Wedding An
niversary Celebrated
On Christmas day, 1916, Cap
tain and Mrs. W. T. Baldridge,
near Martin, their children and
grand-children and a few other
relatives witnessed one of the hap
piest occasions of their lives. Mr.
and Mrs Baldridge enjoyed an oc
casion which few are privileged to
enjoy the celebration of their fif
tieth wedding anniversary.
Rev. T. J. McGill was master of
ceremonies. He and Capt. Bald
ridge were comrades during the
war. The guests began to arrive
at 9:30, being received bv Capt.
Baldridge. While the good wo
men , were preparing dinner, the
men ate fruit and talked.
At 11 o'clock was witnessed the
anniversary ceremony, performed
by Bro. McGill, who read a scrip
ture lesson, invoked divine bless
ings and then led that grand old
hymn,"How Firm a Foundation."
Capt. Baldridge was born near
Martin eighty-one years ago. He
served throughout the civil war,
spent five years in California, re
turning home via the Isthmus of
Panama, and a short time there
after w,as married to Miss Susan
Wood, and forty-nine years ago
settled where they now reside. To
this union ten children were born,
seven of whom are living. There
are twenty-six grand-children, all
nf whom are Droud of the name
and life of Grandfather and Grand
mother Baldridge.
Marriage of Popu
lar Young People.
CQuHTY
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AFTER CHRISTMAS SALE
OF
Ladies' Coats and Suits, Bath
Robes, Kimonas, Scarfs
Caps, Veils, etc.
Now is the time to save a big part of your money. Terrific
cut in prices and the biggest cut in Ladies' Suits and Coats.
Ladies'' Rieht-up-to-now Suits, worth $17.50 to QOG CA
$45, at $10 to OtLiJU
One lot Ladies' Suits, not quite the latest, 4 A C A
worth $15 to $35, at $7.75 to I fciwU
Ladies' and Children's Coats, Baby Cloaks, etc., Men's and
Boys' Caps, Cold day Gloves, Scarfs, and Rain Coats, etc.
Riches come to those who save and there are great saving
opportunities here right now. We invite you all to come and
see our line and save about half your cash. Wishing you a
happy and prosperous. New Year, we salute you on the be
ginning of ourjhirty-seventh year in business and hope to
make it our best year and we will make if to your interest to
visit us often during the year. Don't fail to call on us.
THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU HONEY ,
MARTIN, - TENISTESSEE
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The Enterprise extends sin
cerest, heartiest congratulations to
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rawls, whose
marriage was consummated on
Wednesday night at the home of
the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Green Stoker, two miles west o
Dresden, Elder W. F. Etheridge
officiating.
This marriage does not come as
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a surprise to ine menua ui me
vnun? rjeoole. who have been
devoted sweethearts for sewa
years, but it was kept a secre
and but few knew their intention
was to get married on Wednesday
niirht. Only relatives witnessed
the ceremony.
Mr. Rawls is thp nopular sales
man for R. L. Jeter.-vHe has been
a citizen of Dresden for severa!
years, conducting himself in
gentlemanly, becoming manner
His fair bride, formerly Miss Alva
Stoker, is a young lady of rare
charms and graces, and very
popular here.
I
ELECTS FUQUA
Quarterly Court Holds One-Day Session on
Monday. Judge's Report Shows
Balance of $42,000. ,
The January term of the Weak-
ley county quarterly court con
vened on Monday morning, settled
down to business, cleared the
docket and adjourned at 4 o'clock.
Judge Mayo'$ report shows the
county to be in good financial con
dition. Taxes to be collected for
916 amount to $42,000 in excess
of the outstanding warrants on
an. 1, 1917. Against this sum,
however, stands $8,000, borrowed
money, with interest, together
with the appropriations mader at
this term, amounting to some-
hing like $15,000.
Supt. Foster Fuqua was re-elect
ed for a term of two years without
opposition.
The court ordered the court
house wired for electric lights.
Notaries public elected as fol-
ows: l. J. Woodard, L. A. Glas
gow, Geo. C. Rowlett, F. C. Ellis,
. M. Buckley, King Webb.
Upon motion, three good roads
men were appointed by the judge
to attend a good roads meeting in
Nashville on next Tuesday, as fol-
dws: Hon. Geo. E. Bowden. Mar
in; J. H. Moran, Dresden, and
Buck Orr, Greenfield.
The court adopted a resolution
recommending to the legislature
the passage of an act levying a tax
of one mill on the dollar for road
purposes, to enable Tennessee to
get her prorata of the national
good roads fund under the Shack-
eford road measure adopted by
congress.'
Buck Orr was elected road com
missioner for his district.
The tax rate -fixed by the com
mittee is the same as last year, be
ing as follows: State, 35c; county,
30c; school, 70c; road, 20c; sink
ing fund, 10c. The 5c bridge and
levee tax was abolished and the
school tax increased from 65c to
70c, the total for all purposes be
ing the same.
The court is to be congratulated
for this business-like session.
City
Capt
Politicians
ure Legislature
by
In the fight over the organiza
tion of the legislature the city pol
ticians seem to have won out
the election of a Nashville poll
ticians. Clyde Shorpshire. for
speaker of the house, and W.
Crabtree, of Chattanooga, speaker
of the senate.
Representative Elkins, of Gibson
county, brother of Sentor Robt.
A. Elkins, of Dresden, ran Shorh
shire a close race, the latter being
elected on the seventh ballot.
Rev. T. J. McGill, of Martin, was
arjDointed chaplain of the senate
by Speaker Crabtree..
Death Calls Good
Man at Sharon.
On Monday night, at 9 o'clock,
at his home in Sharon, Mr. John
Hunt passed to his final reward,
after a brief illness of pneumonia.
Mr. Hunt was in his sixty-sixth
year. He was born and reared
in that community, and no man
stood higher in the esteem and
love of his fellows than Mr. Hunt.
He was a loyal, devout member
of the M, E. church, a good citi
zen, an indulgent husband and
father. Six children four sons
and two daughters are left with'
their mother to mourn the pass
ing away of companion and fath
er, and to these bereaved ones the
heart-felt sympathy of a great host
of sympathizing friends is extend
ed. Interment Tuesday afternoon
at the Sharon cemetery. t
, Baxter Perry at Martin.
Edward Baxter Perry, the blind
pianist, will appear at Hall-Moody
Institute, at Martin, next Monday
night. The price of admission is
only 50 cents, and a large crowd is
expected to attend from 'Dresden.