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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Susie Culwell ==================================================================== ((This information is free and is not to be sold. ALL ARTICLES APPEAR AS IS. Transcibed by Susie Culwell. Microfilm obtained from the TN State Library, Role #101 Gainesboro Jackson County Sentinel Newspaper from 1873-1902)) ******************************************************************** September 5, 1901 Gainesboro Sentinel Newspaper ********************************************** CONTRIBUTED. A tribute of love and respect to our father. Wm J Reeves. We wish to state to as many friends and relatives, who feel interested something of his present condition. He is now in his 83rd year and has been confined to his bed and invalid chair over five years. He is a constant sufferer from chronic rheumatism, scarcely has any use of himself - can hardly feed himself. He loves his Bible, and to talk on religious subject. He enjoys prayer or services at his home and delights in all conversation concerning the church and christian religion. He joined the Missionary Baptist aat about the age of 25 and has been faithful to his church ever since, having been a member for over a half century. He has borne his afflictions with great christian fortitude. His faith grows strongger in the hope of immortality. We are sorry to say that his physical condition is no better, he is gradually growing weaker as the dys go by, but we are glad to know that by faith he takes a firmer hold upon God, and that while he patiently awaits the end he will glad! ly welcome release from physicial suffering and enter into the joys of eternity, where pain and suffering will be no more. CHILDREN. ************************************* OVERTON TELEPHONE CO. The following is a list of the subscribers to the Overton Telephone Co. and the number of each phone now on the switchboard at this place: No 10 Dr Fowler's office no 11 Dr. Reeves' office no 13 Quarles & Sadler, store no 14 R V Brooks, residence no 15 A G Morgan, residence no 16 First national Bank no 17 Dr Loftis office no 18 W F Sadler, residence no 19 GAINESBORO SENTINEL. no 20 Clay Reeves, residence no 21 L B Anderson, store no 22 Dixon & Stafford, law office no 27 N W Herod, residence no 30 B L Quarles, residence no 31 Carter & Quarles, store no 33 Johnson & Johnson, law office ************************************************ MARRIAGE LICENSE. The following marriage licenses were issued from the County Court Clerk's office during the month of August: Walter Gipson to Mary Brown William Russell to Sallie F T Smith John Woodall to Louisa Fox Jesse Rector to jane Haney T W Carmack to Addie Williams Harris keith to Annie Jackson Wm Reese to mattie Herod A L Wheeler to C L Ragland William Richardson to Amilie Lawson G K Brindley to matha Stallion Oby Hargis to Vallie Upchurch Benton Kirk (col) to Maggie Roberts (((remember Mag had been in trouble with the law several times, two past articles about her in previous Sentinels))) ***************************************** COX HELD WITHOUT BAIL The preliminary trail of John Cox, Constable of the Sixth District, for the killing of John Carter, in Clay county, near the Jackson county line, on August 11, was held at Butlers Landing Saturday and Sunday last, before Joseph Gist, Justice of the Peace. The Justice held Cox on a charge of murder in the first degree, and ordered him to jail at Celina without bond. The case will go before Special Judge Estill, at Cookeville, on habeas corpus proceeding on the matter of bond. Cox was represent by D B Johnson, of Gainesboro. ******************************************* COUNTY AT LARGE. NEWS OF THE WEEK TOLD BY OUR EFFICIENT CORRESPONDENTS. ------------------------------------------------------- NEW BETHEL. The debating society met last Friday night with a good crowd and had a real nice time. Bro. Anderson Craghead preached here Sunday evening. The protracted meeting will begin on Indian Creek second Sunday in this month. On last Friday evening the death angel called from our midst mrs Mary West, wife of old Uncle Jim West. Aunt Mary had suffered for a number of years, but she had born her suffering with the patience of Job and was loved by all who knew her. She leaves an aged husband, six sons and three daughters to mourn her departure, but we would say to the lonly and bereft husband and children grieve not for Aunt Mary had gone where pain and sufferings are unknown. She was burried at Hol Jones' grave yard where a large crowd of friends and relatives were present. Mrs. Dock Hix, Mrs. Will Quarles, of Whitleyville, and George Ray attended the burring of their sister Mrs. West. Mrs. Mary Rogers has gone to Kentucky where she will spend a few weeks. H F Richmond spent last week at Dixon Springs and other points buyng pearls. G W Herod and R R Clark went to Whitleyville Saturday. Charley West, of West Point, was in our midst last week. Haywood Richmond and family were visiting on the creek last week. Miss Minnie Terry, of the Free State, is visiting her sister Miss Martha terry. Jim Loftis, of Gainesboro, was here Sunday. John Monday, of Highland, passed through here Monday enroute to Gainesboro. The debating society will debate the "Dog Law" the next meeting. L C Hall has gone to Nashville. Sec. Huffines will furnish the Institue with plenty of "Long Jonny. Sept 2, HAMP ************************************** WHITLEYVILLE. Prof. J B Hix left last Thursday for his school at Ghent, Ky. Lee McGlasson went to Moss. Clay Co., last Tuesday on business. P T Biles and John Woods, of Spivey, were in Whitleyville Sunday. Bro. Dennis preached interesting sermons Sunday and Sunday night. Miss Mattie York visited home folks from Friday and Saturday evening. Messrs George Herod and Rufus Clark, of Rough Point, visited Pimbrook Herod and wife Saturday night. T P Myers was in Whitleyville this morning. George Willmoer, who has been confined some time with fever is improving a little as stated by his physician. Henry Baily is sick with fever. thomas Cherry and wife's infant son Hyram is right sick. Little Guy Biles is riding his tricicle again. Ollie York and little sister Emma are visiting Mrs. Biles a few days. Mrs. Edward Rehorn left this morning on Str. Dunbar for her home in Nashville. Bonnie Carter, of Clay Co., is in Whitleyville on business. Kitrell's new residence is steadily going up. Biles, of Gamalia, Ky, the principle mechanic. Prof W N Hix, of Cub creek, was here Sunday. Esq. J N McCoin, S B Gaines and G W Birdwell went to Gainesboro today on business. Sept 2, LYON. ****************************************** NORTH SPRINGS. Weather is cool and pleasant. Fodder will soon do to pull. G F Clark and his mother, of Cabinet, have returned from Highland and Dycus, where they have been visiting for the past week. Mr. Clark is in the picutre business and reports good success. The Bible school at the church of God at this place is getting along nicely, much interest is being manifested. Mack Smith, of Cub creek, attended church here Sunday, but did not eat dinner with Jack Shoulders this time. Miss Daisy Sneed, who has been lingering from the effects of la-grippe since last winter, died Wednesday Aug 28. Funeral service were held Aug 29 at the Baptist church at this place by Eld J H Swain, taking as his text: "If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable." Spoke on the resurection of the dead. There was a large crowd present and everybody seemed to be impressed. Miss Daisy was a good young lady, kind hearted and will be sadly missed by her relatives and friends. Also, Wade Hampton Graves, who has been as invalid for 20 years, and suffered from the effects of the la grippe, passed away about 7:30 am Aug 28. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church at this place Aug 29, at 11 a m by eld M B Ramsey, who preached with much earnestness. Also Dr. Jones made short talk. He was burried at the family grave yard here. Mr. Graves has been a good citizen, and leaves many friends to mourn his loss. he has been a resident of this district for about 45 years, had the good will of everybody for his honesty and uprightness. At the out breaking of the Civil War he volunteered his service in the Southern Confedracy and was true to the cause, and during the time since the War the Southern people have had his sympathy. He was a life long democrat, voting the straight ticket in all National and State elections, voting for Bryan last Nov. The bereft have our sympathies, and we say "Weep not as those who have no hope." Haywood Jenkins will soon start for Texas, and he carries with him our best wishes for his success. Sept 2. SHELTON. ****************************************** WHITES BEND Quite a number of our people are on the sick list this week. Walter Pate, of Monerey visited home folks here last week. Mesdames Murphey and Brooks, of Bagdad, were teh guest of Mrs. Crawford the latter part of the week. B D Johnson and sister, Miss Etta vistied at Flynns Lick Sunday. Quite a number of young people attended church on the Big Branch Sunday. Clauge Darwin left on the Str. Dunbar for Carthage, where he will enter the Jos. W Allen College at the opening of the fall term. L N Johnson returned home Sunday from a visit to relatives at Cave City, Ky. Misses Marietta Hogg and Cora Whittaker were the pleasant guest of Mrs. Nan Whittaker Monday night. Rev. Watson will begin a series of meeting at this place Sunday. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. Misses Marietta and Theo Hogg respent Saturday night with Miss Leona Pats(microfilm not clear here) Amos Whitefield out merchant returned from Nashville Friday, where he has been buying his fall line of goods. Mrs. Dr Ragland, of Whitleyville, visited Mrs. Whittaker the first of the week. S G rogers and H F Richmond went to Carthage last week, where they bought a nice lot of pearls. Miss Gertrude Whitefield, of Gabbatha, is visiting her brother H A Whitefield. Miss Clifford Darwin, who has had a severe attack of la-grippe, was able to re-enter school last Monday. G C Darwin shipped a nice lot of lambs last week. We mean to take advantage of Hamp's cordial invitation to attend the Institute next Saturnday. Sept 2, ORAL. ************************************** BAGDAD Mesdames Jim Murphy and Belle Brooks visited in whites Bend last week. Miss Elva Hackette, of Kempville, visited relatives here last week. Rev Tom Kittrel will conduct a protracted meeting at Gladdico this week. Hardy Cook and Willie Barrett have been on a courting trip over the river. Misses Elva Brown and Florence Cantrell uttended meeting here Sunday. Several from here attended the Fair at Dixon Srings. Mounce Barrette went up teh river on the Str Dunbar to Eld James Draper's in the Free State, Friday. Willie C Huffines spent Saturday and Sunday with friends and relatives at Rough Point. B F Dixon, after an extended visit to Sparta has returned home. Tobacco is being rapidly housed in this section of the county. Why not take The Sentinel and know what the people are doing in your own county. Sept 2. GANSETTE. ************************************** IVY GAP. The farmers are pulling fodder in this section at present. J H Hamilton is having a well dug by A R Johnson and Dave Julian. Dave let a rock fall on his foot in the well, hurting him badly. Henry Julian, who has been sick for some time is out again. Miss Nora Pippin is visiting home folks this week. Boys, go to Uncle Andy Pippin's for peaches and pretty girls. Since peaches are ripe Bart Loftis is putting in full time every Sunday at Uncle Andy Pippins. Bertran Flatt will soon be in from the territory. A R Johnson is still grubbing sassafras ninty feet under the ground. Uncle Ras Alexander is very sick at this writing. G R Jackson is moving to Falling Water. Some of our neighbors are going to the West among them are, Tom Chaffin, J A Maybery, Alfred Aytts and Radford Bean. W W Bruington has bought W T Poston's mill on Byron's Branch and is going to move soon. J H Niel has bought a fine new buggy from F A Kelly & Co., Granville. J S Holloway preaches at Philadelphia next Sunday. Everybody invited. Sept 3 ALTO. *************************************** McDEARMAN. Several of the people of this place attended church at the Arbor last week. A cart load of people of this place composed of Mrs. Lucy Stone and daughters Annie and Andrew B, Misses Della Loftis and Alice Burris; Messrs Willie Burris and Jim Eades were highly entertained at the hospitible home of Noah Whittaker and family Sunday. Miss Martha Lynn spent the day very pleasantly at net Mercers Sunday. Two certain young men at this place have improved their voices considerably since Saturday. There will be three funerals preached at Gentry's school house on Blackman's fork next Sunday. All are invited to attend. (((reported failed to mention who died per Susie))) Some of the young folks attended church at Dodson's Branch Sunday. The country superntendant visited the school at this place Monday and delievered an eloquent talk. Francis Langford who has been confined to his room for several days is convalescent. Mrs. D Lynn, of Tinsleys Bottom, visited her mother Mrs. Lucy Stone at this place a few days last week. Joe Loftis went to Cookville yesterday. ****************************************** The jealousy of a small individual reminds one of a bottle of ginger in a state of rebellion. ***************************** LOCAL AND PERSONAL. "I know not what the truth may be, I tell it as t'was told too me." ---------------------------------------------------- B C Butler went to Sparta Tuesday. F A Kelly, of Granville, was here. Esq. W A Rash has returned from Cookeville. T B Murray is attending court at Cookeville. The watermellon season is drawing to a close. L S Anderson attended the Dixon Springs Fair. High water has interrupted the pearling industry. Hugh Apple, of Granville, was in town Monday. The general condition of the sick in town is improving. Miss Flora Bilbrey is visitng relatives at Meagsville. C K Allen, of Sirena, was in Gainesboro Monday on business. Bedford Johnson made a trip to Cookeville tuesday on business. Joe odum, the colored barber, has gone to Carthage to work. Miss Mattie Williams has returned from a week's visit to Flynn's Lick. Farmers are taking advantage of the fair weather to get in their fodder. Excurstion rates to Pan American exposition Queen & Crescent Route. The festive fox hound is over much in evidence on the streets at night. R P Maddox, of Granville, was among the visitors in town Tuesday. Attorney General M G Butler is able to be out after a week's sickness. Willis McDearman, of Flynn's Lick, is visiting his brother, H L McDearman. H E Coben and Luke Quarles made a business trip to Cookeville last Friday. Walter Anderson has returned to Franklin, Ky., to resume the study of osteopathy. The river is falling and in a few days will be too low for boats unless there is more rain. Lawyers are very busy prepapring their cases for the september term of the Chancery court. Tim Young has a very fine music box on exhibition. Drop a cent in the slot and hear it discourse. The small boy has the base ball fever, and is very much in evidence with the ball and bat. If you have anything you wish to sell, advertise it in The Sentinel and you will soon find a buyer. Deputy County Clerk J H Chaffin, assisted by G B Settle, has about completed the 1901 tax books. John S. Dudney, late with W E Ragland, has gone to Franklin, Ky, to enter the school of osteopathy. J C McDearman is the possessor of some very fine pearls which he bought on a recent trip to the head of the river. The base ball game which was to have been played here next Saturday between this team and Granville has been called off, the latter team not desiring to come up on account of scarlet fever. The scarlet fever in Gainesboro is being well controlled, all cases are better and there are no new ones in the past few days. There never has been but 4 or 5 cases here all told and none of them bad except N W Herod's children and they are much better. We understand the report has gone out over the county that there was many cases of scarlet fever here and we say this so that our readers may know what the true situation is. A prominent young business man of Gainesboro, who is interested in a store out in Tick, made a trip out there on business one day last week and while on the way our (so he says) he found a large tarrepin on the road side, wishing to bring it back with him he got off his horse and laid a telephone pole 12 inches in diamater and 25 feet long on said terrapin. When he returned to his amazement the tarrepin had crawled off carrying the pole with it. The meeting of the McMinnville Presbyteria, C P church, will be held at Big Spring church, near Whitleyville, September 19, 20, 21. Rev Fount Smith moderator, W V McDoo clerk. Miss Ruby and Bertha Fowler made a pleasant trip to Celina Friday on the Str Dunbar. They returned Sunday accompanied by Miss Bessie Green, who is spending the week with Miss Ruby. Mrs. G B Murray and daughter Miss Ora, left Tuesday for Nashville, by way of Cookeville, where they were joined by Mr. Murray. Miss Ora will enter the St Cecelia Female College at Nashville. Misses Carrie and Nell Gore left Sunday for Franklin, Ky, where they will enter Franklin Female College. Miss Carrie will complete her studies in that school this term and graduate next spring. H G Lipscomb & Co., of Nashville, sent Will Harris here Tuesday to make a commercial trip for N W Herod, who is in their employ, while Mr. Herod's children are sick and be unable to attend to his duties. Probably the oldest tarrepin in the country was found the other day out in the 6th district, by A P Prier. On its back was cut the name of Plese Homer dated may 16, 186. Mr. Homer is an old grey headed man now and says he cut his name on the tarrepin back in '65 while on a deer stand in Overton County. N B Allen thinks the tarrepin is the oldest settler of Tick. J M Morgan attended court at Cookeville last week. W C Terry has an ad in this issue and we ask you to read it. Walter Dennis, who has been sick for the past week is able to be out again. The condition the school house is in is a shame. We do not know who has charge of the school building, but from its appearance we would judge that no one had. How about it? Walter Sadler, who has been sick with malarial fever some time at his home on the north side of the river, was able to be in town last Saturday. God claimed as His own the infant child of J W Carter and wife last night. The little one was but a few months old and had only been sick a few days. The American reports a pearl as large as a marble, weighing 116 grs and perfectly round and smoothe. Marvin Ford, of Elmwood, is the possessor of this pearl and he paid $2,000 for it, but the gem is priceless. Bob Gibson was a visitor in Nashville last week. B A Butler visited his family at Carthage Sunday. School at this place remains closed on of scarlet fever. D B Johnson made a trip to Butlers Landing last Friday. Miss Willie Hampton is able to be up after a week's illness. Dr Caldwell, of Granville, was in town Monday on business. The Farmer's Institute is in session at the court house today. Miss Edna Loftis is able to be out after being sick for a week. Walter Pate, of Monterey, was a visitor in Gainesboro Monday. B C Jones, of Rough Point, was a caller at this office Tuesday. Quite a number of people were in town Monday, it being County court day. Monday was Labor Day in Tenneessee and was appropriately observed in the cities. Don't fail to take advantage of the 50 cent rate on The Sentinel which closes Oct. 1. Mrs. B S Minor and children are visiting friends and relatives at Celina this week. There is a great deal of sickness in this part of the country and our Doctors are kept busy. Job Morgan was initiated into the mysteries of the K and L of H last Saturday night. Mrs. S H Minor and children returned from Celina Sunday where the had been visiting relatives. Mrs. Andy Johnson has returned from a visit to her daughter Mrs. Martha Quisenbery at Cobb, Ky. W H Settle has taken the contract to build Mrs. Emley gibson's house and commenced work yesterday. To correct a persanal which appeared in our last issue we will say that Miss Stella Reeves is still in our midst. The fall term of the Pleasant Hill Academy opens Sept. 17 for a 14 weeks term. W E Wheeler, Principal. Sam Powell and wife, of Nashville, and Lee Eppearson and wife, of Algood, were stopping at the Maxwell House Wednesday. Dr. Ragland and family passed through Gainesboro yesterday enroute to Pleasant Hill, where his children will enter the Academy. Frank Gillard, wife and daughter of Oak Hill, are spending this week in Gainesboro. Mrs. Gilland is taking treatment from Dr. Minor, the Osteopath. ************************************************************* *************************************************************