DYER COUNTY, TN - MISC - The Dyer County Progress  1876

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THE DYER COUNTY PROGRESS VOLUME 5  NUMBER 35 DYERSBURG,TENNESSEE THURSDAY,JUNE

1,1876





Pages not numbered.



NOTICE: The Co-partnership heretofore existing between SHEPARD,HARDEN,&

SMITH,is this day dissolved by mutual consent.The business hereafter will be

continued under the firm of HARDEN & SMITH.Dyersburg April 5th,1876.



The Alf STEVENS at this place from St.Louis Saturday



Miss Lida MORE,of Atlanta,Georgia,is visiting the family of Mr.A.M.STEVENS.



Col.T.W.NEAL and Col.T.E.RICHARDSON left for Nashville last Tuesday to attend

the State Democratic Convention.



Capt.JAMES,of the United States army is here on a visit to his brother,Major

JAMES.He has been for the last year or two on the Mexican frontier guarding

our interests against the marauders on that (unable to read).We wish him a

pleasant visit.



It is with pleasure that we inform our readers that the Trustees of the Male

and Female Academy have contracted with Mr.A.M.STEVENS for the repairing of

their School House upon Academy Hill.



A SHORT SKETCH OF THE CORONATION:Editors Progress---Last Friday eve,I had the

pleasure of attending the crowning of the May Queen at the Court

House,(description of stage lengthy,will exclude).Music was rendered by these

splendid amateur performers;Miss Fannie STEVENS,Miss Anna WEBB,Miss Ella

BRACKIN,and Mr.J.M.BRACKIN.At last the Herald announced the approach of the

Queen-elect,Miss Sadie LATTA,who was conducted to center stage by her

attendants and crowned Queen O'the May by her first and second Maids of

Honor;Misses Belle DIXON and Willie WATKINS.The Queen's pages were Misses

Nellie WEBB and Mary STEVENS.Miss Dixie DAWSON represented Spring to

perfection;Miss Mary BURKE was Summer;Autumn was Miss Manie WEBB.Winter was

Miss Mary PHILLIPS.Little Minnie JONES acted the part of Gypsy Queen;the

Woodland Favs were Katie SAMPSON and Katie McAllister.Misses Tommie DAWSON and

Nora WALKER assumed the part of Night and Day.Lizzie HIBBETT and Pearl DOYLE

were Water Sprites.Undine was Miss Ella FOARD.The Indian Princess was Julia

SOLOMOM.The representative of Wealth was Miss Ella NEAL.Faith,Hope and Charity

were Misses Georgia MILLER,Lou DOYLE and Lon PATE.Herald was Miss Ella MOSS.We

cannot comment to highly upon the beautiful manner in which they acquitted

themselves and must say the whole affair was the work of skilled hands.Suffice

to say that the like was never before seen in a place the size of

Dyersburg.N_______May 20th,1876.



THE SUGG HOUSE(FORMERLY THE FOARD HOUSE).This well known hotel,in

Dyersburg,Tenn.,is one of the most desirable hotels to be found outside of the

large cities.   F.W.THOMAS.



NOTICE---The co-partnership heretofore existing between SHEPARD & SMITH is

this day disolved.   O.A.SMITH  Dyersburg,Tennessee  April 13th,1876.



DANIEL HOME---Mrs.W.H.DANIEL,of Hotel fame,has leased the house formerly known

as the Maxey Hotel at Bells Depot,and now offers the traveling public

accommodations not to be excelled in Tennessee.



INSOLVANT NOTICE---Having suggested the insolvency of the estate of

R.J.JAMES,dec'd,to the County Court Clerk of Dyer County,Tennessee,all persons

having claims against the estate of said R.J.JAMES,dec'd,are hereby notified

to file the same with said Clerk,duly authenticated as the law requires,by or

before the 17th day of October, 1876,or be forever barred.This March

17th,1876-4t.  W.J.WEAVER,Adm'r.



END THIS ISSUE.



SOURCE:Tennessee State Archives Microfilm Roll #301  Dyersburg State Gazette

Miscellaneous;1866-1922.