Alexandria Times

Volume 1 - Alexandria Tenn. - Number 3

April 18, 1894

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The Republicans.

A large crowd meet and choose their candidates for August Election.

Acting call from Chairman Overall, the Republicans met at Smithville Saturday.

Following gentlemen elected: Wash Reynolds for trustee; J. E. Congo for county Clerk; Jim Fuson for circuit court clerk; S.F. Anderson for Sheriff; Israel Long for register.

Nat Judkins for county judge.

Last Saturday was a beautiful day, warm and sunshiney. The farmers were behind in their work, so they made the day count instead of going to the stock show.

Nevertheless we had a good crowd and all seemed to enjoy themselves very much.

The Watertown Band occupied the grandstand and delighted the crowd with their good music.

Several fine animals were in attendance and all showed up to a good advantage. Blue grass, Scott’s Almont, Roscoe, Prince Denmark, Waxie, Halcyon, Mr. Malone’s , Mr. Davis’, and several other horses were in the ring.

Three children were burned to death at Janesville, Minn.

A Negro shot and killed another in Gallatin on account of jealously.

In a street fight in Memphis, a policeman and countryman were killed.

Dr. Keeley has been sued for 100,000 damages by a patient, on account of ruined health.

There is trouble brewing among the Alabama Miners.

Wilson county delegates were instructed for Seay, Snodgrass, Caldwell and Bread.

Sen. Vance died in his home of North Carolina Saturday night.

Warren county Democrats are for Snodgrass but refused to indorse Cleveland.

A fight between a grizzly bear and a lion will take place at the Midwinter fair in California. Seats are selling for $10 to $20.

Mack Marron, a Negro, was given his liberty yesterday after 14 years and 5 months, in the Tennessee penitentiary.

The body of a recently-born white infant was found is an unused cistern in the yard of John Merrill at Birmingham yesterday.

At Harrodsburg, Ky., Wm. Russell, while attending the funeral of Squire P.H. Best who committed suicide yesterday morning, and just as the corps was being lowered it on the grave, Russell fell back dead.

J. H. Rolf shot and mortally wounded J. H. Whitmire at Franklin. The trouble grew out of a sale of a stove. Both men were dealers in hardware and both were trying to sell the stove.

At Hopkinsville, Ky., Miss Charlotte Yates, a prominent young lady suicided because her father slapped her in the face during a family dispute over a family matter. She was to have been married to a young farmer of Union county the next day.

Last Wednesday at the home of the bride near New Middleton, Mr. Robt. Hearn and Miss Lucy Thomas were united in the holy bonds of matrimony. After the ceremony was preformed the bridal party, numbering more then twenty couples, left for Mr. Geo. Hearn’s, uncle of the groom, where there was an elegant supper awaiting them. The groom of Wilson and the bride of Smith both move in the highest of society and the TIMES join with its many readers in wishing them nothing but joy.

Mrs. L. D. Smith was visiting her daughter, Mrs. Smith Gill, Monday.

Dick Johnson, of Hickman, passed through town Tuesday.

Web McEachern was here Thursday.

Smith & Lanham, our popular merchants, have got them in a new lot of goods.

W. H. Mott and family, of Nashville, are here on a visit.

Sam Forbes, of Shop Springs section, has been here this week.

Rev. J. P. Gilliams, of Watertown, preached at the Craidwall schoolhouse.

J. M. Gilbert, of Trucker’s X Roads, is here this week in the interest of his firm.

S. D. Oakley and D. B. Hastings made a trip to Watertown.

Joe Thompson, of Nashville is here on a visit.

R. L. Lindsey and Jas. B. Bartlett have leased them a well digger.

The whole town turned out in force at the stock show in Watertown Saturday.

April 14- Death visited our community Thursday night and tool one of our best women, the wife of W. E. Rich. She leaves her husband and two little boys, and a host of kindred and friends to mourn their loss. But we are glad to know that their loss is her eternal gain.

Mrs. Licy Wilson whom I reported in my other letter being insane was taken to the asylum on Monday last. We hope she will get well soon.

J. C. Johnson Esq. is growing worse.

Mrs. Lizzie Woods is still improving. She is able to sit up some now.

John Barger was in our town a few days ago.

The Honorable H. C. Givans was here day before yesterday wanting to but stock.

Bro. Carden preached for us last night.

WE were so sorry to hear of the death of Prof. Gross’s wife.

C. B. Fite lost a fine horse colt. Four days old.

Uncle Obe says," He’s got the finest filly in the state".

Wonder where Jeff is? I would like to hear form him and find out whether he has the same banjo. I haven’t seen him since we went to "Aunt Susie’s" Ball.

AT REST

On the evening of April 7, 1894, Mrs. Fannie Gross, wife of H. L. W. Gross, passed from her earthly to her heavenly home.

She was a member of the Church of GOD.

J. F. Pendleton

By an error the firm of Roy & Jones and the lawyers of Alexandria were not included in our mention of the firms in town last week.

Second in the state,

Roy & Jones sell wagons, buggies, mowers, and machinery of every kind.

Mr. Hempshill, who is the agent for the Mitchell wagon for the state of Tennessee, stated in the presence of this writer that only one firm on the State, had a larger sale on wagons in the year 1893.

The town has three good lawyers who enjoy a lucrative practice. Judge Dan Williams, Hon J. J. Ford and J. W. Botts. Judge Dan Williams is now a candidate for Chancellor in the 5^th Chancery division.

To say that the stock show at Watertown Saturday was a success does not half express the case. Soon after twelve o’clock the crowd commenced gathering and by 1 o’clock the town was full.

Alex Young had his horse, Roscoe there, Mr. Brewers was driving Scott’s Almont, and Jess Kitching was astride John Waxie. Bob Neal, Jim Luck, Marion Marler and many others of which space forbids us mention, showed the people what their horse could do. In all there were between thirty and forty horses present and a few jacks.

Our clever friend, Bob Smith, acted well the part of marshal while the Watertown Brass band enlivened things with their good music.

April 9^th- the case of the State vs., Spencer Buckner. Col, for the murder of his wife was continued because of the absence of the material witness.

The murder cases of Tom Day And Bob Sexton, each sent back for new trails by the Supreme Court did not get back in time to be docketed.

Jas. Jones, of Alexandria, was here last week as complainant in a civil suit.

Judge Dan Williams, of Alexandria, was here last week in attendance upon court.

Capt. D. N. McDonald, last week rented the livery stable of Day & Allen.

Mr. & Mrs. G. P. Carpenter, of Nashville is visiting in the city.

R. C. Williams went to Hartville last Sunday with Judge Smith to attend court.

Miss Mamie Moran, of Nashville has charge of the millinery department of Jos. Myer and Son’s.

Dr. J. W. Bryan, a graduate of the dental department of Vanderbilt University has located here.

Mr. Corley, a young attorney, of Dowelltown, has set up a law shop here.

The Fitzpatrick – Srygly, religious debate at Peyton’s Creek resulted in a decided victory for Srygley.

April 17- Born last week to Mr.& Mrs. Lenie Cardwell, a boy weighing 15 lbs.

Mrs. J. B. Whitley has been very sick Mrs. M. Turner has been sick.

Mrs. J. H. Mason, who has for some time been at the point of death is much better.

R. S. Parris has purchased a house and lot of J. T. Winfree and has painted the remodeled to till it looks like new.

Rev. J. S. Kittrell has bought of J. E. Gold 31 acres of land, giving &50.00 an acre.

Mrs. M. Turner is having her house painted.

K. Anderson who has for some time been in Chattanooga with his brother Joe is at home for a visit.

Hugh Davis who has for 4 or 5 years been in California is at home for a visit.

Miss Georgie Kirby, of New Middleton is visiting Mrs. Housier.

Howard Bros. of Minor Hill Tenn. Are here selling books.

J. Hugh Turner, we are glad to learn is progressing finely at Knoxville in school.

Rev. H. M. Jarvis preached at the Chapel (Methodist) on the 15^th.

Apr. 16:--Shelah Farmer is working at the ALEXANDRIA TIMES office.

Made a mistake when we said Mr. Webster was going to Chicago. We were wrong; he has decided to remain with us a while longer.

Bob Lawrence and Doran McKnight attended preaching at Alexandria, Sunday night.

Mr. Comstock, the railroad man, was in our midst last week.

Mr. R. A. Lawrence, our merchant, is doing a good business here now.

Well, what do you think? Jordan Prichett brought some oats to town last week and when they poured them out they found five or six pair of old socks in them. Jordan I believe you intend to go barefooted this summer.

Wright-Reagan

Mr. Joe Wright, of Dowelltown, and Miss Reagan, of Cookeville, were united in marriage at the latter place Wednesday last. Mr. Wright is one of DeKalb’s foremost young men, his bride is the handsome daughter of Cookeville’s clever hotel-keeper.

Religious Items

Rev. Ira W. King, sr. went to Peyton’s Creek Thursday to fill his regular appointment on Sunday.

Bro. J. B. Fletcher led the meeting at the Baptist church Thursday night.

Rev. Kitrell, of Herod’s X Roads, preached at the Cumberland Presbyterian church Sunday morning.

Rev. J. B. Stevens, filled Rev. Crawford’s appointment at the C. P. church, Sunday-night.

Bro. Fletcher preached at Linwood Sunday at 11 o’clock.

Apr. 14—A great many good things have been said about the ALEXANDRIA TIMES. The next thing in order is to send in the dollar and thus insure its continued weekly visits for the next twelve months.

A large percent of the male population attended the Republican convention at Smithville last Saturday. Some of them were, or had been appointed, and some were disappointed. The Dowelltown Quarterly Conference of the M. E. Church, was held at Fullers chapel Saturday and Sunday, 14^th and 15^th. A large attendance and a good time generally. Rev. W. P. Banks presided, with T. J. Malone Secretary.

Miss Mickie Hoskins is on the sick list this morning.

W. B. Farler and wife were visiting in town yesterday.

Mr. Brickhouse is here this morning interviewing the boys in the interest of the Nashville Republican, a newspaper.

B. Turner has put in a new paling fence facing Main Street.

Charley Avant’s baby is convalescing.

Rev. Turrentine is somewhat poorly this week.

B. W. Robinson was on our street’s Friday, busily engaged joking the boys.

W. H. Harry and wife attended church at Fuller’s chapel Sunday.

April 10—I received a sample copy of the TIMES last week, and think it is a good paper.

The measles is raging in this country.

B. B. Taylor, Jr. is in our midst today.

Miss Ova Anderson’s school is progressing well.

I understand that Mr. Jack Mason, of Temperance Hall, is preparing to build him a new house. He now occupies the Temperance Hall—a house where the Temperance lodge use to meet. It went by the name of Temperance Hall, and that’s the original name of our prospering village.

Mr. J. R. Hays is talking of moving to Temperance Hall.

Mr. R. H. Hays is talking of building on the top of the Hill on the Exum and Alexandria road.

Mrs. Sarah Starnes is visiting Mr. J. M. Starner and family at present.

Titts and Younger are still trading.

Hayes, Titts, and Avant, are gone to Nashville with their raft.

Mr. J. R. Midget is working on Walkers Creek this week.

Mr. Bence Midget, our blacksmith, has a very bad bone fellow.

Several of our young folks went to have Aunt Rachel to tell their fortune last Sunday. Wm McBride and Miss Ida Fitts, Wilson Turner and Miss Eliza Hayes were among these.

Miss Beetle is very low at present.

The postmaster, Mr. S. W. Watson is improving some.

Harrison Starner, our merchant, has gone to Nashville, and D. Driver is clerking during his absence.

Mr. S. S. Robinson and wife are visiting Mr. Jas Parker and family.

Mrs. Jas Turner is very low at present.

Boys if you don’t want to be indicted you had better let "hopping dick" alone.

The jury in the famous Pollard-Breckinridge case gave $15,00 damages to the plaintiff, and the defendant entered a motion for a new trial. At present, the public will hear no more of the disgusting and sensational affair.

Judge B. M. Webb has withdrawn from the race for Supreme Judge. Judge Webb is a fine lawyer and we gather from his letter of withdrawal that active work in his profession will be more congenial to him than to hold office.

The Cannon Courier suggests Ex-Senator James A. Jones as a suitable candidate for Governor. Mr. Jones is a lawyer of ability and his moral character is above reproach. No doubt he could fill the Chief Executive Chair with ability and cast credit upon the State of Tennessee.

Rev. J. W. Bailey in a communication to the Record-Democrat of Carthage pays us the following complimentary notice for which we return thanks: "A sample copy of the ALEXANDRIA TIMES is before me. It is a neat and newsy sheet, all-home print five column adventure, backed by business men, money, and grit, and I wish it success."

Prof. Horace Reubelt, principal of Geneva Academy, we understand, is a candidate to represent Smith in the lower house of the next Tennessee Legislature. Horace’s fitness for the place will never be questioned, and while we do not know who will oppose him we are certain that they will have a mountain to climb when they pitch themselves against his learning and sound logic.

Both the Democratic and the Republican parties are on record in their National platforms for a dollar that is interchangeable with every other dollar, whether gold, silver, or paper. The people of the South, nor anywhere else, when they fully comprehend the question will be for a policy that will degrade the silver dollar and force it upon the market with less value than a gold dollar. The present administration at Washington, through Mr. Carlisle, who, more than any other man, is in touch with the great money centers, has plainly and emphatically stated that the gold and silver dollar at the present ratio of coinage could not be longer maintained if silver coinage is continued.

Mr. Carlisle is a Kentuckian and represents people whose interests are identical with those of the south. If his past utterances count for anything he is no enemy to silver. Who are its friends? Most assuredly not those who would debase it. Mr. Cleveland, who, if anything is honest, states very plainly that he, is for the use of both gold and silver as the money of the country. He further states the fact, which has never and cannot be disputed, that the silver dollar is the money of the working people, who would be the largest loosers and less able to stand the loss than any other class, should its value depreciate from continued coinage.

There never was reported a mob hanging In the South, but what the Northern papers sent up a great and distressing cry, and if the person hanged happened to be a Negro they raved about protection for the much-abused blacks of the hated South.

But here comes such a case from Ohio, and we wonder what they will say about it. At Rusbsylvania a Negro was taken from the sheriff and militia and hanged amid the shouts of many infuriated mob. The crime was a criminal assault upon an aged and respectable woman.

Vol. 1, No. 1, of THE ALEXANDRIA TIMES is on our table. It is a neat 5-column 8-page paper. It is edited and published at Alexandria, Tenn., by Jones Brothers. It is all home print and we wish the gentlemen a pleasant and profitable future.

Dear Sirs: -- about three weeks ago, our teamsters, Cisero Preston, had a sow and eight pigs to contract cholera in its most violent form. We purchased a 50c. box of your hog cholera specific and begun treating as directed. On the 4^th day, after he begun the treatment, the pigs were well and hearty and on the 6^th day the sow showed signs of improvement and so on the 7^th day, begun to eat and is now well and hearty.

We believe if the farmers would use this remedy, they would soon blot hog cholera out of this country, for it has indeed made some wonderful cures in this community.

Rutland Bros.

It is not often that we find any athletic exercise in which women seem to excel men; so that is has something the pleasure of novelty to recognize that in the use of bicycle she truly is superior to her brother man. At first glance this may not seem to be true, for she certainly has not the physical endurance of a man, and probably would never be able to win a prize in six days’ race where the use of the bicycle is so much abused; but in every athletic exercise the question is not who can perform more swiftly, but who can do it most correctly, most beneficially, so that it will give exercise, not injury.

Chattanooga, April 8—Affairs in the third district congressional race are further complicated by the result of the conventions held the 2, to select delegates in James and Bledsoe counties, but not so much in Bledsoe as in James. In the latter county there was a split, as in Polk and McMinn Saturday. In the convention proper Frazier had 90 votes and Snodgrass had 82.

BIRD HUNTING

I wish to state how I came out,

The day we all went "birding,"

We walked a hundred miles about-

‘Twas more than cattle herding.

I’d always had a great desire,

To try my hand in sporting.

My gun and dog I both did hire,

For that day of cavorting.

The morning came that we had set

For our most beastly walking

The air was still the ground was wet,

Off went we gaily talking.

It was not long till a bird was "shot,"

So I let in to "sicking."

And up he come, I pulled and shot,

Amid my comrade’s "hissing."

Nay would I take another chase,

Not for the wealth of Bristol;

And, if you name such to my face,

You’d better have your pistol.

My feet and eyes were stiff and sore,

My spine was wrack with pain:

I hope to God I’ll die before

I ever bird hunt again.

Besides the cash for hulls I spent,

In that doggoned hunting’

That night that sin I did repeat,

In patent-righted grunting.

Joe Rutland is here.

Rev. W. P. Banks was in town Monday.

Thos. Turner, of Brush Creek, was up on business Monday morning.

S. G. Steim representing Parks Davis & Co. was here

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Mrs. Rachel Brown has been very sick at her home on Main St. this week.

A Mr. Rich, of Auburn, was in town Monday.

Nath Martin, Kirkpatrick and Son’s man, was with us Friday.

Mr. W. W. Patterson went to Columbia.

K. Anderson, of Chattanooga, was here.

Miss Lucy Johnson was visiting relatives here.

Henry Schurer, of Round Top was in town.

Joe Flippen, Of New Middleton was in town.

Tom Pritchett, the horse trader of Mahone, was in town.

Rev. H. J. Lanham, of Cainville, was here Saturday.

Miss Etta Vantrease, on Mahone, was in town shopping.

Jacob Tuggle, of Grant, was here Friday.

Rufe Gleason went to Liberty on his wheel Sunday.

W. L. Vick, of Liberty was down Sunday.

Frank Robinson, of Mahone, was in town Tuesday.

Geo. Turney, of Haleville, was in town Tuesday.

Mr. Alfred P. Smith has been quite sick in his home on Main Street this week.

Ras McKee, a hustling Cincinnati hat salesman was here Monday talking trade.

Thomas Fuller, of the New Middleton, was in to see us Monday.

John Hawkins, one of Cannon county’s Substantial citizens was here Thursday.

By an over site we omitted the name of Mr. R. B. Floyd in the list of stockholders last week.

Dr. P. M. Drane and Mr. J. B. Palmer are building new fences at their residences on High Street.

Misses Effie Simpson and Bell Wheeler gave our office a call last Monday.

Mrs. T. M. Bright, of Dowelltown, and Mrs. Wm Vick of Liberty, were here last week.

Mrs. J. A. Donnell left Monday Morning for Nashville to attend Federal Court.

Workmen began work Tuesday on an addition to the Max Bradford house, now owner by Hal Tubb.

H. C. Flippen is recovering the house of Mr. J. L. Dinwiddie this week.

Willie A. Hayes, formerly of the TIMES office went to Nashville last week.

Workmen are busily working on the Jones Bros. House that joins our office.

Mrs. Nancy Davis, sister of Mr. Lem Fite, and mother of Len F. Davis, died Saturday in Nashville, at the home of her son Len F. Davis.

James M. Snoddy went to Rome Sunday. He also saw his brother Randolph, who is working at Dixon Springs.

Rev. J. C. Hayes, the blind preacher of the Baptist church, says he likes Alexandria so well that he will make it his home for a while.

Bennett Smith, on of the stockholders of the telephone co. between this place and Brush creek, was here Tuesday.

It seems that there is quite an attraction for our friends, John Foust and Rob Kitching, out at Forks-of-Pike these days.

Keep right still and don’t say a word, we think there will be a wedding in Alexandria shortly. If we hear anything more we will let our readers know.

John Goodner, so well known here, and who recently worked at Chattanooga, is now in Sweetwater doing business for himself.

Mr. Z. P. Lee, of Smithville, came down Wednesday after his wife who has been spending several days with friends and relatives here.

Quite an enjoyable entertainment was given at the home of Mr. A. B. Smith on Church St, Saturday evening in honor of Misses Lucy Johnson and Carrie Smith.

Mrs. Lizzie Highnote, nee Miss Lizzie Austin, who attended the Masonic Normal here with her sisters Misses Alice and Kittie some two years ago, died at her home in Mineral Springs Texas, last week. Mrs. Highnote has many friends in Alexandria who regret to hear of her death.

Mr. W. H. Lincoln, of New Middleton, who was here, was suddenly called home Saturday morning with news that his wife was seriously hurt by a runaway horse.

Ruben Phillips, col, had A. L. Porter arraigned before the Justice Foust Friday.

Mrs. Lizzie Rich, wife of W. E. Rich, who lives near Round Top, Passed away Thursday-night. She had been sick for a good while. She was buried at the family graveyard, near town.

A white man by the name of Gilbert of Smithville was arraigned before U.S. Com. J. A. Donnell for selling liquor. Immediately after the trail he was in the office door and seeing Sam Williams col, asked him what he was doing there. Sam replied that he had nothing to do with the case, whereupon Gilbert struck him on the head. Sam then floored him, but by standers stopped further trouble.

M. J. R. Corley, a prominent farmer of the upper country was in town to see us Tuesday.

D. W. Dinges and children Clara and Turner are in Nashville today, also Judge Dan Williams.

Alexandria Roller Company

Feed & Livery Stable

D. W. Dinges & P. J. Pledger

Tinnier

J. D. Colvert,

Carriage Shops

Foust & Son

Millinery

Mrs. M. J. Baird

Bank of Alexandria

B. B. Floyd, W. A. Turner, Dan Williams, W. M. Vick, C. W. L. Hale, V. W. Neal, Irenus Beckwith, & Journal Bryan

Roy & Jones

4-Tography

By W. R. Reeves

Floyd’s

Jones Bros.

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