MAURY COUNTY, TN-NEWSPAPERS- Maury Newspaper Excerpts, 16 Mar 1877
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March 16, 1877

				SAWDUST VALLEY

Last Saturday and Sunday (a week ago) being the time of our second quarterly 
meeting, which was held at Nebo, Bro. MOONEY being present, as his usual 
custom.  The congregation having arrived, and Bro. S. P. WHITTEN being present, 
occupied the pulpit and preached a most excellent sermon, after which the 
quarterly conference was called to order by Bro. MOONEY, and after a short 
sesson of about one hour, they adjourned to meet at Jones' Academy the second 
day of June next.

Sunday morning being beautiful and lovely, the congregation began to come 
about eight o'clock, and continued coming until about eleven, at which hour 
the house was crowded to overflowing.  We noticed in the auditory the faces 
of Mr. GUS SOWELL and wife, of Jones' Academy; the accomplished MISS JENNINGS, 
of Mount Pleasant; the beautiful MISS EVA SOWELL, of Williamsport; MR. FRANCIS 
MILLER and wife, of Shady Grove, Hickman County, and many others too tedious to 
mention.  We welcome you all; our hearts and doors are ever open to receive 
you; we bid you all come again.  As to the preachers present on Sunday, we 
decline speaking at present, as they were numerous.

On Sunday, the 4th of February, MISS MARY PEERY, of Shady Grove, Hickman County, 
while in conversation with her mother, relating something that occurred at 
church that evening, fell a lifeless form at her mother's feet.  Mary had 
attended church twice that day, and seemed unusually cheerful.  The summons 
came in the twinkle of an eye, and Mary was no more.  She was a good girl - 
none knew her but to love her - and we have no doubt but that she has gone 
where the weary are at rest and the wicked cease to trouble, even as sudden 
and unexpected as her's was.  Mary was just sixteen years old.

BILL LINCOLN, while engaged in labor of some kind in the basement story of 
the house of MR. GOSLIN one day last week, was charged on by two mastiffs 
belonging to the latter, and after a spirited engagement the two dogs succeeded 
in falling him to the floor, and probably would have torn him to pieces had not 
MRS. GOSLIN ran to his rescue.  However, she did not succeed in rescuing him 
until he had received several very painful, but we learn not dangerous, wounds.  
We don't think it fair, Bill, two to one.

Uncle MESSER VESTAL was in our village one day last week, selling fruit trees 
and inquiring after health of all the clocks in the neighborhood.

RUSSELL and JOHN ESTES passed through the village last week with a drove of 
fine young mules.