jun4 1895

The Carroll County Democrat
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Carroll County Democrat

Huntingdon, Tennessee

Friday, June 4, 1895

Vol. 8, No. 377

At McLemoresville

The commencement exercises of the McLemoresville Collegiate Institute has been

in progress this week… preached by REV. GEORGE M. OAKLEY… REV J. W. WATERS…

W. F. SCATES Assigns

W. F. SCATES, who has been doing an undertaking business at McKenzie for some

time, made an assignment… E. E. PATE is named as trustee… Mr. Scates field a

deed of trust on a house and lot in McKenzie, naming R. M. STOFFLE as trustee to

secure a couple of notes in favor of his son A. B SCATES for about $345 and the

other in favor of W. H. SARTOR for about $112.

A pleasant outing

Several couples of young people chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. L. E. BREVARD spent a

few hours very pleasantly on the grounds of the Huntingdon Fishing Club. The

party arrived at the mill at 5:30 Wednesday evening, sent an hour rowing on the

pond, shooting target rifles, talking, singing, and amusing themselves in

various ways. A most excellent supper was then spread by the young ladies and

richly enjoyed by all, after which the return trip to town was made, arriving in

time to see the fire. The parties were: L. E BREVARD and wife; PRINCE A. HAWKINS

and MISS DELANY WHITE, HUGH R. HAWKINS and MISS CORA TOWNES, J. B GILBERT and

MISS MINNIE LEE KERR, JAMES MCN. WRIGHT and MISS VIOLA LINHOLM, JNO. J. HEAD and

MRS. NANNIE YOUNG, L. M. CARTER and MISS LINNIE MCCRACKEN, W. L. FOWLER and MISS

SALLIE LEACH, C. M. WATSON and MISS WILLIE WATSON.

Barns Burned

Last Wednesday night, while services at the churches were in full blast, the

alarm of fire was given… the barns of MRS. F. PRIEST were soon located as the

scene… loss of less than $1,000. MRS. WILDER's property was also somewhat

damaged…

Farmer to Gentry

The following was taken from Wednesday's American, will be of interest to Mr.

Parmer's many friends in this county: A very quiet marriage ceremony was

performed at 7:45 last night at the residence of S. E. PARMER, 120 North Summer

Street, by REV. R. K. BROWN, which united the lives of MISS LIZZIE ALMA GENTRY

and CLINT L. PARMER. Only a few friends were present, and after the simple, but

impressive marriage service was over, the bride and groom left for Mobile to

visit relatives of the groom. From there they go to Sherman, Texas to make their

home. The bride is a daughter of the late DR. R. E. GENTRY, and is endowed with

all the graces which go to make true womanhood, and is quite popular with a

large circle of friends. Mr. Parmer is a brother of W. O. PARMER of the

Cumberland Racing Club, and is the Texas representative of BRUTON & CONDON. He

is widely known in Nashville which is his former home.

REV. GEORGE H. SHELDRAKE

Article about GEORGE H.SHELDRAKE… born in England, came to this country 18 years ago…

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Little Locals

MRS.ALF WARBRITTON presented her husband with a fine boy last Friday.

REV. WILLIAM BROWN preaches at Bethel, in the Forks of the Creek, next Sunday.

Since TRUSLOW and RAWLS were carried to Jackson, there is no one in the county

jail.

JUDGE L.L. HAWKINS is quite sick.

Marriage licenses to: J. W. L. ANDERSON to MOLLIE HORN; WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON

to ROSA HEARN

W. H. CARTER and wife moved to themselves and are now keeping house. They are

occupying the Courts place on East Paris Street.

J. E. PERRY was in town, working on a horse collar that he has been using for 24

years and says it is good for 2 or more years yet.

The WILDER & FRY Stave Factory is running day and night.

M. F. FRY bought the I. S. ENOCH's farm 2 ½ miles east of town, paying $2,000

cash for it.

Mrs. NANNIE YOUNG's Sunday school class and several friends spent Monday at

Hico picnicking.

JOE WILLIAMS had the shelves in his business house remodeled.

BILL WORSHAM, who was so badly hurt three or four months ago, was in town last

Saturday for the first time since the accident. He is able to go with only one

crutch.

SHERIFF CHAMBERS received a telegram to take his prisoners to Jackson, only two,

R. F. TRUSLOW an ED RAWLS.

MISS ROSA HEARN, the accomplished daughter of Rev. and Mrs. S. C. HEARN of

McKenzie, was married this week to WILLIAM H. HARRISON of Brownsville. Miss

Hearn is one of the most accomplished daughters in the state and was teaching at

Brownsville.

Personal

E. FALKNER went to Gleason on business.

E. L. NALL of Trezevant was here.

W. F SCATES, marshal of McKenzie, was here.

MISS SUSIE MCLEARY of Gadsen will here to visit Mrs. Dr. ENOCHS.

MRS. S. J. CHAMBERS and children went to Martin to visit relatives.

ELIAS SANDERS of Martin is visiting his father's family here.

MRS. U. W. SCOTT went to Kentucky to visit her father who continues quite sick.

R. E BOBBITT and wife of Atalia, Alabama are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

E. FALKNER.

S. J. FLETCHER and wife of McKenzie attended the protracted meeting here.

DR. G. L. LAWS was here from Wildersville to hear ELDER LARIMORE preach.

Mr. and Mrs. PRIESTLEy of Greenfield were guests of the J. P. PRIESTLEY family.

MRS. MCCORKLE of Newbern and MISS LOU JONES of Trezevant were here attending the

protracted meeting.

TOM JAMISON, PRIEST CLARK and wife, WILLIAM JOHNSON, JESSE WATSON, and others

from Clarksburg were attending the meeting here.

CLINT HAYNES, JOHN MARSHALL, HAYWOOD SCATES, and ARTHUR DINWIDDIE of McKenzie

came for the K. of P. decoration services.

E. E MUSE and wife and FRANK BUCK and wife of Lexington came to attend the

Christian meeting.

J. T CLARK and sister MISS CLEO will return this week from a visit at Monterey,

Mexico, San Antonio, Houston and Galveston, Texas. They attended the T. P.A.

convention at San Antonio.

Residence Burned

Residence of JOHN B. WARREN of Lavinia burned… house belonged to B. A. DENNEY,

who has recently purchased the place, but the contents belonged to MR. WARREN

who had gone to Oklahoma. There was no insurance. R. K. WARREN went to Lavinia

when he heard of the fire.

Badly Hurt

JACK SEDBERRY happened to a very serious accident

MRS. S. T. BOAZ Dead

MRS. S. T. BOAZ of the Third District died last Saturday after an illness of

over a year, having been confined to her bed the greater part of the time. She

died of consumption. She was about 35 years old, a member of the Concord Baptist

Church, and was a true, noble Christian woman. She bore her affliction with

wonderful Christian fortitude and died at peace with her Savior. There are no

truer women than Mrs. Boaz and she commanded the esteem of love of everybody,

and her death is greatly regretted by a large circle of friends and relatives.

The funeral was preached by REV. W. C. GILBERT, after which the burial occurred

at the Concord cemetery.

Cawthorn News

DR. A. T. BUTLER was in our vicinity Tuesday.

MISS EURA HALL of the S.N.U. visited homefolks Sunday.

J. C. MOORE robbed six stands of bees Tuesday morning which were very rich. They

turned out over 200 pounds of honey.

DR. W. G. COMPTON was at West Port a few days ago looking for a location. We

hope the doctor was pleased with the place for we should have a doctor ..

R. P. CHAMBERS and wife were guests of G. W. CHAMBERS' family Tuesday.

J. A. HILLIARD is getting along very well, he is so he can be up some of the

time.

G. G. WHITEHORN went to Benton County last week.

General News

D. L. BURTON, who has been conducting a millinery store at Paris for some time,

resigned.

REV. W. H. TRIBBLE, pastor of the First Baptist Church at Jackson, has resigned

to accept a call at Charlottesville, Va.

JOHN NEWSOM, colored, who shot and killed his wife near Newsom Station, was

judged guilty.

An explosion at the Clarksburg Ice Factory last Monday, badly hurt the engineer,

WILLIAM OVERTON.

BOB BEAVERS, charged with malicious stabbing, came before the court… Paris

Press. DON M. BUFORD, a deputy sheriff, was killed near Covington last Saturday.

He… tow pistol shots to his head… he had attacked a thief who was making away

with some corn he had stolen.

MRS. HARRIET MANNING

At her residence near Lavinia last Saturday night, MRS. HARRIETT MANNING died.

She has been sick for more than five years and death was welcome. She was a

member of the most prominent families in the county, being a sister of S. H.

ROBESON of the Sixth District of this county, MAJOR L. M. ROBESON deceased, and

COL. JOHN T. ROBESON of New York City.

She was well known in this county and had for her friends, the best citizenship of the county…

Southern Gleanings

Bridal Party Shocked

A swell wedding at St. John's Episcopal Church at Jacksonville, Florida, was

interrupted by a stroke of lightning. The principals were WILLIAM H. DANCY and

MISS MILDRED CLARK, and just as REV. V. W SHIELDS was reading the ceremony, the

immense audience was startled by a vivid flash, followed by a tremendous clap of

thunder. The bride shrieked, and the other ladies did likewise, and several

fainted. Lightning struck the steeple of the church and shattered it. … several

minutes before Rev. Shields could proceed with the ceremony. It was thought that

it would have to be postponed owing to the hysterical condition of the bride and

the bridesmaids.

Old Persons as Tramps

JAMES BROCK, 92 years old, and his wife, 90 years, passed through Pineville,

Kentucky recently on foot, en route from Harlan County, to Jackson County, a

tramp of 100 miles. They have been married 72 years.

Delinquent Tax List for June 12, 1895

District No. 1:

J. F. BARKSDALE

MRS. B. S COOK

A.B. GIBBONS

G. R. MCLEMORE

District No. 2

MARTHA ABBETT

J. M. BAIRD

J. T BIRD

SWINNEY CLAY

J. T. CLAY

J. D. CIVITT

W. H. GALLOWAY

R. E. GUTHRIE

J. F GREEN

L. A. HURT

M. HANSBRO

W. R. HUGHES

WAKE HILLSMAN

B.A. JONES

M.A. JONES

DAVE MARSHALL

G. A NEAL

A. B NICHOLS

FRANK PHILLIPS

PATTERSON & DINWIDDIE

L. A SPRINGER

C. H. SMITH

W. W TOMBS

W. E WARNER

MRS. MA. A WEATHERFORD

District No. 3

J. O. ALEXANDER heirs

S. J. BERRYHILL

MRS. E. A COOPER

W. H. DUDLEY

MRS. W. B. DELANEY

A.S. DAVIS

R. FEATHERSTONE

J. O. GREEN

G. G. KEEL

J. C. KEATON

J.M. LEWIS heirs

MRS. S. P. MCCLURE

S. S. PATTON

SARAH ROBINSON

ROBERT YOUNG

District No. 4

O.ALEXANDER heirs

TOBE BELL

G. W. BROGDEN

J. B COLE

E. D COLLIER

MRS. M. S. CROW

MRS. A. CHEEK

J. W. CALDWELL

J. L. DICKSON

R. E. DOUGLAS

W. L. DINWIDDIE

A.W. FLOYD heirs

W. L. FOSTER

J. D. HOWELL

A.T. HOWELL

BEN HARRIS heirs

J. W HARRIS

HOWELL & MCDONALD

J. S. MCDONALD

R. A. NEAL

L. G. NEWSOME

S. I. MORROW

J. H. OLIVER

E. OWEN

J. D. PATE

MRS. S PRICE

MRS. C. E. PARKINSON

MRS. RIDLEY

MRS. G H. RAULSTONE

G. M. STEELE

J. D. STOFLE

Z. C. SMITH

MRS. C. E. STEELE

MRS. E. T SMITH

W. F. SCATES

W. J. SMELLEDGE

E. H. TRAVIS

VALLEY OIL MILLS

MRS. ELLA WILLETT

MRS. LOU WILLETT

G. T. WHITEHORN

District No. 5

BOZ ADKISSON

AMOS BRANNOCK heirs

BETTIE CLARK

CLAY

J. T CLAY

P. H. CLAY

J. M. GILBERT

JOHN HALL heirs

MARY MONTGOMERY

W. T. MULLINS

A.N. MCALEXANDER

G. WARNER

J. E. WADDELL

District No. 6

J. D. BRANCH

BAILEY, DAVIS, & CO.

I.J. CLARK

HENRY ELAM

JOHN ESKEW heirs

G. W FRY

GARDNER heirs

M. A. JOHNSON

Y. S. KEATON heirs

THOMAS POTEET

M. L. RICHARDSON

ELLEN TURNER

PLEAS WALLER

District No. 7

JAMES GROOMS heirs

HAWKINS heirs

A.PARHAM

CATHERINE TTE

District No. 8

CALVIN ADAMS

HENRY CHAMBERS heirs

S. M. O'NEAL

S. R. PETTY

A.B. RHODES

V. A. SNOWDEN

S. B. WILSON

District No. 9

W. J. KIRBY

B. S THOMAS

District No. 10

URIAH AKERS

J.M. BREWER

N. L. BROWN

B. B. BROWN heirs

DAVID BOMER

JOSEPH HARDER

HAGLER heirs

HOWE MACHINE CO.

R. Y. MOORE

J. L. MOORE

DAVIS PINSON

TYSON heirs

District No. 11

JAMES ALLEN

Mr. and Mrs. T. H. BAKER

R. A BRYANT

ANDERSON BRITT

JIM COUNTS

H. D. CALDWELL

MRS. M. S. CLINE

ROBERT FUQUA

W. B. GRIZZARD

M. V. GALTEN

GARDNER & CO.

HAWKINS & MCCALL

S. W. HAWKINS

E. M. HAWKINS

W. F JONES

D.NOWLIN

JAMES PARKER

J. S. RAMSEY

DAVID RUMLEY

W. J. RICH

BEN RAGLAND

GEORGE UTLEY

J. W WALTERS

SAM WALL

R. L. WILCOX

C. H. WATTS

J. W WYATT

District No. 12

H. C. HORTON heirs

HAWKINS & MCCALL

District No. 13

PARKER & BALLEW

MRS. H. TAYLOR

District No. 14

R. N. HALL

WOODRUFF & NESBITT

District No. 15

W. T. ROBERTS

J. M. WOODS

District No. 16

BROOKS heirs

SEBSON BAILEY

S. L. CHILTON

CAEY GLOSSON

JAMES MARTINS heirs

MRS. C. MOORE

JAMES MASSEY

JOHN NESBITT

J. T PACE

J. C. SHANNON

District No. 17

J. C. BILBERRY

COLEMAN & HALL

S. FAULKES heirs

A.GLOSSON

H. D. MCCLURE

T. E MASSEY

J. D. MCMACKINS

JOE PHELPS

F. M. SWINNEY

District No. 18

ABE BARNHILL

G. MITCHELL

FELIX MITCHELL

REUBEN NOLES

BEN POWELL

S. D. PINKSTON

W. G. ROBESON

G. C. SPELLINGS

MRS. W. J. TOWNSEND

District No. 19

NICK DARNALL

J. I. ELLSBERRY

W. J. FUQUA

EDGAR MORGAN

W. A. SALES

District No. 20

W. C. BULLINGTON

J. T BURROW

LUCY BURROW heirs

J. F BARKSDALE

W. A BURROW heirs

W. E BRYANT

S. C. CLARK

GOV. CLAIBORNE

A.S. DAVIS

J. N. GREEN

R. L. HART

W. E MITCHUM

MRS. W. M. REAVES

MRS. A. L. WILSON

District No. 21

AARON DANNER

W. R HALL

MRS. C. F KISER

T. A LEWIS

W. W. TOMBS

District No. 22

W. B. AARON

MARSH ATKISSON

J. T. BARKSDALE

MAGGIE BREAM

J. W CALDWELL

J. A COWSON

J. W. DELANEY

J. B FLETCHER

J. E. GWIN

J. G. GREENWOOD heirs

JOHN GREGORY

HIRAM GARDNER

CAESAR HARRIS

PRIEST HODGE

SANTIE JAYNES

J. C. KLUTTS heirs

KNOXVILLE B. & L.

J. W. MCDONALD

WILLIS MANLY

T. H. NULL

ANDY PATE

MRS. NANNIE K. PATE

WALKER STEVENS

ISABELLE SCOTT

W. R SNEED

TOM SNEED

CATHERINE SHEA

WILLS SWEARINGEN

WILLIAM TENNANT

MRS. H. P. TERRY

JOHN WINGO

J. B. WALPOLE

J. T. WHITE

W. W. WALTERS

J. H. WINSTEAD

GEORGE WALKER

W. H. WILSON

District No. 23

H. A CARVER

W. G CARVER

ANDERSON CARVER

G. S. HILLIARD

J. G MILAM

C. P. OWNBY

W. J. PERRETT

M. E. PERRETT

REDDEN & PRUETT

W. M. WALKER

District No. 25

T. R. BRINKLEY

ALFRED GREEN

J. W. HAMMETT

WATE HARRIS

JACK MORGAN

G. A MORGAN

Delinquent Taxes for the year 1893

District No. 1

DALE & HAWKINS

PETTIGREW & GRAY

District No. 2

MUNROE BAIRD

J. T. BIRD

SWINNEY CLAY

J. D. CIVETT

THOMAS HURT

R.L. HART

MARGARET HANSBORO

HARRIETT HANSBORO

W. H. HUGHES

J. H. and B. T. HILLSMAN

M. A JONES

NANCY KENNEDY

DAVE MARSHALL

G. A. NEAL

N. M. PARKER

R. J. SEYMOUR

W.W.TOONES

C. H. SMITH

W. E WARNER

District No. 3

S. J. BERRYHILL

W. H. DUDLEY

R. G. EZZELL

R. L. HART heirs

JOHN MOORE heirs

SARAH ROBERTSON

District No. 4

G. W. BROGDEN

M. S. CROW

J. E EDWARDS

TOM HARRIS

JOE JONES

A.T. HOWELL

MRS. S. F. JONES

J. A. NEWTON heirs

S. J. MORROW

J. R. OLIVER heirs

E. OWENS

MRS. G H. RAULSTONE

J. D. STOFLE

VALLEY OIL MILLS

MRS. LOU WHITE

District No. 5

F. H. CLAY

J. M. GILBERT

JOSEPH HESTER

JOHN HILLSMAN

JOHN HALL heirs

MARY MONTGOMERY

J. H. SMITH

STEVE SMITH

M. J. WOOLEN

District No. 6

J. H. BURROW

J. D. BRANCH

R. M. CARTER

I. J. CLARK

DOGWOOD heirs

ELAM heirs

JOHN ESKEW heirs

G. W FRY

B. D FRY

A.W. FRY

R. A. FRY

W. H. GALLLOWAY

R. M. GILL heirs

JAMES JACKSON

M. A JOHNSON heirs

LEWIS, DUKE & FRY

ROBERT MAYS

MARY MCCOLLOUGH

PETTY heirs

MOSE WINGO heirs

D. P. YORK heirs

District NO. 7

GROOMS heirs

HAWKINS & BROWN

JAMES KEY

CATHERINE LEMONS

W. C WHITE

District No. 8

ISAAC COLEMAN

HENRY CHAMBERS

T. N. KELLEY

A. B. RHODES

SCOTT & HILLIARD

District No. 9

WILLIAM STANTON

District No. 10

URIAH AKERS

HOWE MACHINE CO.

NUTTS heirs

NANCY SIMMONS heirs

District No. 11

MRS. P. A. DUNCAN

L. M. DENMAN

W. C. DAVIS

GEROGE EVERETT heirs

EPH FUQUA

MARY A. GATTEN

HAWKINS & MCCALL

E.M. HAWKINS

W. F JONES

S.A MEBANE

S. B. NESBITT

JAKE PERKINS

J. S RAMSEY

ALLEN RAMSEY heirs

J. F ROGERS

LUKE THOMAS

GEORGE UTLEY

J. W. WATERS

SAM WALLS

District No. 12

JOHN HILLSMAN

District No. 13

W. S BUTLER heirs

MRS. HENDERSON TAYLOR

J. S. & W. B. HESTER

MARTIN, DAVIS & CO.

District No. 16

A.B. BEASLEY

D. M. BUTLER

S. L. CHILTON

HENDERSON EASON

CASEY GLOSSON

C. I. JONES

JAMES MOORE heirs

CHARLOTTE MOORE

JAMES MASSEY

HENRY NESBITT

JOHN NESBITT

FRANK NESBITT

A.C. ROGERS heirs

District No. 17

SHERWOOD FAULKES

T. J. MASSEY

F. M. SWEENEY heirs

District No. 18

A.BARNHILL

G. MITCHELL

RUBEN NOLES

OPHELIA WORRELL

District No. 19

ED BLACK

E. A. ELLSBERRY

NICK DARNALL

D. GREEN

F. G. MORGAN

EDGAR MORGAN

H. C. NEWBILL

W. A. SALES

District No. 20

NEWT ALGEE

R. R ALGEE

G. L. BISHOP

W. E. BURROW

JOHN F. BARKSDALE

GOV. CLAYBORN

J. N. GREEN

R. L. HART heirs

FAYETTE JORDEN

W. E. MITCHUM

TONY NESBITT

MRS. M. M. REAVES

J. B .WILDER

MRS. A. L. WILSON

District No. 21

J. J.CLARK

PITTS DENTON

J. H. FITE

W. R. HALL

W.M. & J. S. JONES

M. M. JONES

MRS. C. F KIZER

B. C. MCCOLLUM

J. J.MORRIS

W. G. STOKER

W.W. TOMBS

R. L. VAWTER guardian

District No. 22

W. B. AARON

R. W ANDERSON

MARSH ATKISSON

J. F BARKSDALE

MAGGIE BREAM

JOHN E. GWIN

JOHN GREGORY

HIRAM GARDNER

W. A IVY

R. E. & J. D. PAE

JEFF PATE

M. D. SNEAD

ISABELLA SCOTT

WILS SWEARINGEN

J. B WALPOLE

GEORGE WALKER

District No. 23

R. N.BELL

ANDERSON CARVER

FIELDS heirs

J. G MILAM

THOMAS MAY

District No. 25

T. R BRINKLEY

J. W. HAMMETT heirs

S. L. VAUGH

Land Sale

CHARLES and BOSE LEACH vs R. J. and M. L. SEYMORE… land bordered on the west by land of J. C. TATE, on the north by T. S HAWBARGIES, on the east by WIDOW

BURROW, on the south by BILL RAGLAND

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