THE STATE GAZETTE
DYERSBURG, TENNESSEE
VOLUME XXVI NO. 14
SATURDAY APRIL 4, 1891

IN COURT CIVIL DOCKET-- A R PACE vs N N & M V Co., transferred to U S Circuit Court. Arch BRADSHAW vs J T ARENDALL, judgement for defendant. L M WILLIAMS vs Bob BURKETT and Will McDEARMON, judgement for plaintiff and property in replevin ordered sold to satisfy debt and cost. F M DAVIS vs P W WILSON, judgement for plaintiff and defendants land ordered sold subject to homestead. W L LITTLETON vs J W BAKER, plaintiff's suit dismissed for lack of satisfactory prosecution bond. Mayor of Newbern vs Will HURT violating city ordinance, suit dismissed on motion and ordinance pronounced void. CRIMINAL: Buck ISHAM, larceny, acquitted on plea of insanity. Geo. CLARK, Will CLARK, John CLARK, Henry DOYLE and Lem PRUIETT, larceny; Geo. CLARK, Will CLARK, and Lem PRUETT were aquitted while Henry DOYLE anf John CLARK were given one year in the pen. Lum PENNINGTON, larceny, defendant acquitted. J M SMITH, malicious cutting, continued till next court. Albert FOWKLES, larceny, defendant acquitted. Dave CONNEL, malicious shooting, not guilty. Dora CONNEL, carrying a pistol, not guilty.

GRAND JURY REPORT TO HIS HONOR--T J FLIPPEN, Judge of this the 13th Judicial Circuit Court.We, the Jurors of this March Term of Court 1891, would respectfully report: 4th; We have examined the bonds of county officials, administrators, guardians, etc., and find them all good except the following guardian bonds, to wit: W R LITTLE, guardian of W R CONNELL's heirs; W S MOORE, guardian of S H JONES' heirs; John SAWYERS, guardian of Isaac SAWYERS' heirs; W T PRESTLY, guardian of Sandy HOBDY's heirs; Hill WYNN, colored, guardian of Allen JOHNSON's heirs, colored; J F COWSERT, guardian of E.BLOOMINGALE'S heirs. Also the following administrators bonds to wit: S M MOORE.adm'r of Sarah DUNEVANT; J M YOUNG, Admr'of S M CHAMBERS.; J B SMITH, admir' of B C SMITH.; W J WEAVER, admr'of Marinda ANDERSON.; Andrew HART, admr'of J E WHITE.; T F PRICHARD, admr' of M A SMITH.; A F DICKSON, admr' of G M SHARP.; M E NORMENT, admr'of Ben NORMENT.; J J MILAM, admr' of J A MILAM.; Lenora L TROY, admir' of W A TROY.; Liona GOLDSMITH, admr' of M GOLDSMITH. We respectfully ask your Honor that we be discharged from further duty. G B MILLER, Foreman; Jno ZIMMERMAN, J M HALL, E E RAWLS, S A COLE, D M GWALTNEY, J B WHITE, W F SPRAGGINS, T H HALL, R E PURYEAR, E L COCK, W H HOWELL Guy DPOUGLAS.

TRUSTEE'S SALE--Under, and by virtue of a certain Deed of Trust, recoeded in Conveyance Book No.3, page 238, et seq., in the Register's office of Dyer County, Tenn., executed by J D PIERCE to me, as Trustee, to secure the payment to the American Building, Loan and Tontine Savings Association, of certain indebtedness therein mentioned, and at the request of the holder of said indebtness, I will, default having been made in said Deed of Trust, on Saturday, May the 2nd, 1891 at 11 o'clock, at the North door of the Courthouse, in the town of Dyersburg, Tenn., offer for sale at Public Auction, and sell for cash, to the higgest bidder, a certain tract of land in the 7th Civil District of Dyer and State of Tennessee, described as follows, to wit: Beginning at Geo. W. PIERCE's Southwest corner, running thence East with said PIERCE's South line one hundred and thirty poles to a stake; Thence South with J W PARR's line 130 poles to an ash tree; Thence West 130 poles to a cottonwood (FOWKLES' Southwest corner, thence North with said FOWKLES' line; 130 poles to a stake, the beginning, containing 106 acres, more or less. Equity of redemption is waived in this Deed of Trust.The title is believed to be perfect, but I will sell and convey as Trustee only. R J BLACK, Trustee Dyersburg, Tenn. March 25, 1891.

NON-RESIDENT NOTICE IN CHANCERY COURT AT DYERSBURG, TENN. -- Mary Ella SMITH vs Lucien W. SMITH. #1331 R.D. (must appear by first Monday in May. This 20th day of March 1891. J W LAUDERDALE; Clerk & Master. S R LATTA, Sol. for Complainent.

PERSONAL MENTION--Granger LATTA is at home sick. F A BOLING has gone East for goods. Mr. John SEAT visited the home folks at Trenton this week. Squire J P BRAMLEY, of Carroll County, was in town yesterday. Miss Laura SCOTT has returned from an extended visit to Trenton. Miss Stella FERGUSON has returned home from school at Nashville. Mr. Sam WOODARD, of Midle Tennessee is clerking for RICHARDS, HAMILTON & Co. Mrs. Alice NEAL and little Carolyn are visiting Memphis, the guests of Mr. C E CROOK & wife. Misses Lou CARSON, Ella YANCEY and Dora WALLACE, of Lauderdale county, are visiting Miss Annie SAMPSON. Mr.John WILSON and wife, after a brief visit to Dyersburg, have returned to their country villa at Hansford. Maj. A R HALL has returned from the big cities, where he bought stock of spring and summer goods. Mr. Frank THOMAS, a former citizen of Dyer County, now living at Stovall, Texas, is visiting here. Humboldt Leader; Horace STILWELL, of Dyersburg, an old Humboldt boy, mingled with friends here. Miss Eva DOYLE will return from Washington City today, accompanied by the wife of Lt. Bob DOYLE, of the Navy. Mrs. Montie FOSTER is still dangerously ill, and Dr. Floyd FERGUSON and wife, have returned from Florida to nurse her back to health. Newbern Tennessean: Miss Maggie WICKERSHAM, a little beauty of Dyersburg, is visiting Miss Callie BEECH this week. Ed says no more "skursions" for him. Lebanon Observer: Miss Fannie FAKES, of Dyersburg, is visiting the Misses FAKES on Spring street. DANIELS & WOOLEN are a new Dyersburg firm. --first class too, for it is composed of James L DANIELS and Roger WOOLEN. They are in the timber business. Rockwell, Texas, Success: Mr. Joe Pickett WILLIAMS, of Dyersburg, Tenn., son of Sol WILLIAMS, of Lebanon, Tenn., was here this week. He is a nephew of Hon. E B PICKETT, of Texas, chairman of the committee that drafted the Constitution of the State in 1875. Joe's grandfather, James WILLIAMS, was one of the best known men in Wilson Co., Tenn., by reason of being the father of 27 children.

AT PUBLIC SCHOOL HONOR ROLL--The following scholars received 95 percent on the 3rd quarterly just closed at the Dyersburg Graded Public High School: 10th Grade; Rebecca GOLDSMITH, Will COOP, Chester CHAMBLIN, Alton JONES. 9th Grade: Lizzie HOWELL, Kittie FOWLER, Marion ZIMMERMAN, Tommie HALLIBURTON. 8th Grade: Alba LEDSINGER, Willie KERR, Nora WICKERSHAM, David MOSS. 7th Grade: Edna JOHNSON, Birdie TUCKER, Ora PIERCE, Willie HARRISON, Fannie WATKINS. 6th Grade-A: Jennie SKEFFINGTON, Asbury FREEMAN, Bryan WATKINS, Effie EVANS, Mattie HAMILTON, Belle DOYLE, Katie DOYLE, Katie KLYCE, Walter DRAPER. 6th Grade B. Lola HOWELL, Daisy THOMAS. 5th Grade: Luther PHILLIPS. $th Grade: Helen BURBANK, Fannie HARRIS, Lola HOLMAN, Luella SIMPSON, Ollie TENNEY, May DOYLE, Fred ROBERTS, Henry LOYD, John BUCHANAN, Chas WATKINS, Tom SMITH. 3rd Grade: Tillie HENRY, Lydie FERGUSON, Ethel FOWLER, Carrie MOFFIT, Lera BANDAY, Fanatina JOHNSTON. 2nd Grade: A.Boyd LEDSINGER, Charlie NIXON, Harrison PARKS, Wess JONES, Ethel ENOCHS, Fannie PARR, Agatha SMITH, Reuban SMITH. 2nd Grade B: Lydia EVANS, Belle MOFFITT.

SLAUGHTER SALE OF MILLINERY--I sadly announce to my friends and the public that owing to failing health, I am compelled to retire from business, I am now offering my entire stock at and below cost until everthing is sold. Mrs. M J HELM.

MISCELLANEOUS--40, 000 old hens wanted at J L HARRELL & CO., Dyersburg. Bring 'en in. Dr. MILLEN has been visiting his sick brother, at Covington, this week. Mr. John CARTER is visiting his parents at Union City. Misses HICKS & Nora WILLIAMS are visiting friends in Union City.

MARRIAGE LICENSES THE COUNTY CLERK ISSUED--the following during the month of March: J H CLAY TO Mattie TALLEY; S L FORSYTHE to Julia L LOVE; W E POPE to Fannie P WOOD; George SCHOOLFIELD to Jennie BRINN; W T WALKER to Lucy MURRY; A G MOSELEY to ETTA NORRED; L D WEBB to Lula b GARDNER; Forrest HUNT to Ollie STEVENS; John ANDERSON to Hattie SIGNAL; Geo. CRITCHFIELD to Rosa JACKSON; W H STRUBE to Mary A ABLES; Chas H FOWKLES to Nora HAWKINS; John ESTES TO Lucy MOORE.