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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitzi P. Freeman ==================================================================== PUTNAM COUNTY HERALD Vol I, No. 27 Cookeville, Tenn Aug 12, 1903 Page 1 THE WATCH CONTEST The following is the result of the watch contest to date: Jennie Miller Lee, 1064 Miss Effie Boyd, 866 Mrs. S. R. Shanks 540 Miss Mary Hinds 458 Miss Jemmie Williams 85 Miss Roxie Webb is visiting at Celina. Rev. B. F. Sloan was in town Saturday. Thomas Farris, Jr., was in town Tuesday. Mayor Arnold was in Nashville first of the week. Clay Bryant and wife have returned to Nashville. Dave Pincus is home from a weeks outing in the mountains. Miss Vallie Boyd is teaching the public school at Dug Hill. Prof. Van A. Bradley was the excursion train last Sunday. Geo. L. Davis is building O. C. Conatser's new residence at Monterey. Miss Sibyl Chick of Fayetteville is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. A. Hamilton. Mrs. J. W. Stamps and sons have returned from a visit to Gainesboro. Mrs. D. R. Moore and children of Nashville are visiting relatives here. Prof. S. B. Hatfield left Saturday to take charge of his school in Buffalo Valley. R. A. Williams and wife have returned from a month's visit in the lower counties. C. B. Carr sends the Herald to Mrs. Permelia Conger, Tom Bean, Texas, a year. Willis Davis died at his home 3 miles south of Cookeville on the night of the 10th, inst. Miss Della Slagle is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Robt. McKinley, near Chestnut Mound. M. E. West of Double Springs made us a call one day this week, and you know the rest. Philip Rash came over from Waldensia Saturday and sold his residence to Mike Moore. Doc Goolsby ordered this paper sent a year to his brother Burrel at Clandy, Texas. Willie Slagle is visiting in the country this week at his uncle, John Cox, near Lovelady. John W. Chilcutt of Memphis was here a few days last week visiting his father. JOhn has been at the Bluff City about two years and is doing well at the barber business. MOORE-TERRY Haskell Moore of this city and Marietta Terry were married at the home of the bride three miles north of town last Sunday, Esq. J. H. Dowell officiating in his usual felicitous style. The groom is well known here, and his bride is a daughter of Jasper Terry, a well-to-do farmer. We wish the happy couple much joy. BALE YOUR HAY J. F. Ford and W. A. McClain have built a hay press which works very successfully. Any one wanting hay baled should see them at once and make arrangements as they are busy and would like to know ahead when baling is wanted. NAMES WANTED Anyone knowing the name and address of any man, (or his heirs) who served in any war from 1812 to 1855, and whose land warrants have never been used, is requested to inform John Clark, Cookeville, TN. NEED NOT REGISTER To the Voters of the First Civil District of Putnam County: Under Sec 1199 of the Code we find that the registration law requires registration only for every four years when the district has less than 5,000 inhabitants, hence the books are closed. Z. P. Lee, S. D. Davis, Registars BURTON Eld. T. G. Hickey went to Baxter Saturday to fill his regular appointment Saturday. The young peoples literary and bebating society, meets next Saturday night at the Ball Hill. Come out, they have a nice program arranged and you will be pleased with the exercise. Standfield Dunn and Miss Nancy Medley were united in the holy bonds of matrimony on the 8th, inst., Esq. T. G. Hickey officiating. Esq. W. H. Barr and J. A. Allison made a business trip to Dekalb County Saturday. W. A. Rice spent Sunday with R. H. Chaffin. A series of meetings will begin at Bethlehem next Sunday. S. B. Allison wants the poorest horse in the county for the purposes of trying the merit of his stock powders, he offers to pay a good price. W. A. R. LINDSEY'S MILL Mrs. Wm Grider is very low. Byron Welch and wife visited her father, H. C. Taylor, over Sunday. John Wyatt, wife and daughter of Chestnutmound visited C. B. Garr last week. Dillard Grider is improving. Lewis Wirt of Gallatin is visiting in this neighborhood. Miss Mollie Shores is teaching the public school at the Bridge school house in second district. Mrs. Lucy White and nephew, John R. Atwell are spending the week with her nephew Robt. E. Lee, at Harriman. Rev. W. H. Baird held service at Shipley every day last week, with good results. Rev. Jesse Kirby assisted him. The new bridge over the branch on Depot Str? is now ready for the public. Thanks to the builders for the substantial work. R. F. Maddux of Byrne was in and subscribed to Ella T. Jernigan, of Smithville, Ark., adn A. Smellage, Yankeetown, Texas. Miss Ova Boyd has been elected music teacher in the faculty of the Monterey High School. She is highly competent and successful teacher. Those who were not at the Methodist Church last Sunday nigh missed hearing a very able sermon by Rev. W. H. Baird, with Romans, v-1-3 as text. Geo S. Hunt and wife of Nashville spent Sunday with the family of L. B. Allison. George is now foreman in the great printing establishment of Marshall & Bruce. Jas. H. Lee of Baxter has our thanks for a box of extra fine tomatoes, that averaged 1 lb. and 3 oz. each in weight. He reports crops suffering for rain in his section. Jas. Kelly of Gordonsville was here last week taking orders for brooms from our merchants. He grows the broomcorn and makes the brooms only of better grades. The Jackson county board of health has declared quarantine against all cattle form Overton and Putnam Counties and forbid anyone driving any cattle in to Jackson from the two tabooed counties. This action appears superfluous, inasmuch as Jackson is included in the federal quarantine against Texas fever. G. N. Ford, who has been living at this place for several months and attending Cookeville College, has moved with his family to Brotherton. Mr. Ford is teaching the public school at Brotherton and has an interesting school with 60 pupils enrolled. He is a successful teacher and will no doubt teach a highly satisfactory school. End Page 1