Alexandria Times

Volume 1 - Alexandria Tenn. - Number 28

October 10, 1894

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Oct. 8—School begins at Four Corners Monday, Oct. 15. Prof. Chas. Preston and brother, teachers.

Our writing school closed Friday, and Prof. Hood leaves for his home this morning.

The child of Robert Griffith was thought to have been a little better yesterday, but is very low.

Miss Alice Yeargin is very sick.

George Ella, little babe of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Cooper, is right sick.

Miss Jessie Groom is slowly improving.

Our community was well represented at the associate at Watertown.

Mrs. J. J. Evans returned to her home in Nashville Thursday.

Grant Fite and family spent Sunday at Mrs. S. D. Fite’s.

Miss Vera Groom is visiting Miss Nannie Groom. Mr. Leverett West was out driving with one of our village beauties Sunday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Groom seem to be the happiest people in town in their beautiful new home.

Misses Jennie Powell and Martha Roy visited at S. D. William’s last week.

The least bit of news, and especially a subscription for the TIMES will be appreciated by HUSTLER.

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Oct. 6—W. E. Jones, while on his way from Cookeville last week, his horse ran away and threw him from the buggy and hurt him very badly, but not dangerously.

Harrison Starnes has been on the sick list for the last few days.

Death visited our vicinity and took one of the oldest men, Mr. Calvin Hendrix.

James Young and John Hayes have gone to the flat woods to buy cattle.

Jim Turner, of Temperance Hall, visited our Sunday school last Sunday.

Prof. S. S. Robinson instructed me to let the readers of the TIMES know that there will be an institute at Oakley’s Chapel near Lancaster on the thirteenth inst. Prof. Robison invites all of the teachers of DeKalb and Smith.

B.B. Taylor, Jr. has been visiting relatives at this place this week.

Jim Young shipped a car load of cattle with his school.

Your humble scribe had the pleasure of meeting " R.F.C." at Temperance Hall last Sunday.

Hayes &Trapp have bought the store of D. Driver at this place.

R. H. Hayes will move to this place soon.

Mrs. Sarah Hayes visited friends at Smithville last week.

There will be a medal contest speaking at this place Friday night. Prof. Burch invites all to attend.

Oct. 7—Hog Cholera and dry

Weather still prevails, but hogs have gone down in price; so when you lose one you don’t lose as much money as you did a few days ago—but you lose as much meat.

Our protracted meeting closed Wednesday night. Bro. Fletcher left us Tuesday night and left the meeting in good condition in the hands of Bros. Stewart and Davis. It was soon seen however, that the sale of patent medicine was the chief object in one of them staying and it caused the interest of the meeting to die and he said "he didn’t believe in dragging anything around after it was dead," so the meeting closed. Dear Brother who ever you may be, don’t be guilty of trying to sell medicine in the pulpit during a protracted meeting or any other meeting. If you have been called to preach let the medicine alone for some one else to sell and you preach and work for Christ. That will be enough for you to do and the grandest and noblest work mortal man can do.

Silvanus Jennings, of Kentucky, is visiting relatives here.

James McMillen, of Smithville, will move back here this week.

Some Gypsies passed through here last week and pitched their tents between here and Cottage Home and stayed a couple of days. They took in about thirty or forty dollars telling fortunes. They told the young people, and especially the girls that they were going to marry soon, and told the married people that their hardest time was over and they were going to make money. They were all pleased with their fortunes so their money was well spent.

Aunt Nancy Jennings is thought to be some better.

Esq. Johnson is having some improvements made on his house.

Old man "Jack Frost" visited our community a few nights ago.

Oct. 8—Dry weather at present. Wheat sowing is progressing slowly on account of dry weather.

Hulling clover and making molasses will soon be a thing of the past.

Born to Dock Allen and wife, a girl.

Mr. Wm. Ballinger and family were visiting friends on Dyers Branch last Sunday.

A.M. Paschal, of Texas, is visiting friends and relatives at this place.

Eld. Darnell preached at the upper church at this place last Saturday night and Sunday.

Will Wilkerson went to Carthage last Saturday. It would require a volume to tell all he says he saw and heard. He was never there before.

Miss Orrie Moore, while riding horse back last Sunday, fell and broke her arm.

The house of Mrs. Harel that was burned recently is being replaced by a new one, and it will soon be completed.

The prayer meeting at the Baptist church at this place is doing well. The subject lesson nest Sunday night is "Hope."

Mr. Wm. Parris is very sick.

What has become of "Simon?" The last report he was enjoying the blissful monopoly of an immense cake at Watertown.

Little John Eastes is fast recovering.

Frank Turner, of Gordonsville, was here Saturday on his wheel.

D. W. Fuller, of Canajoharie, NY, says that he always keeps Dr. King’s New Discovery in the house and his family has always found the very best results follows its use: that he would not be without it, if procurable. G. A. Drakeman Druggist, Catskill, NY, says that Dr. King’s New Discovery is undoubtedly the best Cough remedy that he has used it in his family, for eight years, and it has never failed to do all that is claimed for it. Why not try a remedy so long tries and tested.

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Oct. 8 1894—The road are getting to be very much in this section.

Farmers that are sowing wheat up their stalk land are plowing very well, but clover cannot be plowed until more rain comes. The few showers we had a short time ago was very good for stalk lands. If it rains enough in time I think there will be a good deal of wheat sown in this section of the country this year.

The protracted meeting has just closed at the C. P. church at Statesville. It was conducted by Revs. Wyot and Walker. They did some good preaching and had large crowds day and night. We had one hundred and twenty conversions during the twelve days and nights of service. It was a pity the meeting had to close, but sickness prevented its being carried on any longer. Bro. Wyot’s wife was taken sick and Bro. Walker received a telegram to come home immediately as his son was very sick with fever. I am requested by a friend to state that Johnny Moody professed faith in Christ during the meeting and that he was led to think about his condition by a word spoken by his little child, not quite three years old. One day while the family was at the table eating, Mr. Moody’s babe looked up and said, "Papa we are all going to Heaven but you, and are you going to the bad world by yourself?" It caused him to think as he had never thought before. And after he was converted he never stopped praying until his brother was converted.

Miss Lillie Whitlock took dinner with Miss Nora and Dessie Cox Thursday,

Mrs. Mary Tarley and Daughter, of Lebanon, were visiting relatives at Statesville this week.

Andrew Young and family, of Milton, spent a few days with friends and family here this week.

Johnny Oakley and family were mixing among their many friends during the meeting.

"N" spent a few days with Calvin Luttrell and family recently.

John Jennings’s son is still very sick with fever.

James Pemberton’s funeral will be preached at the M. E. church at Statesville to-morrow. He was a member there.

Andrew Whitlock made a flying trip to Watertown Sunday.

Liberty the scene of another shooting last Sunday.

Last Sunday at about noon Liberty was the scene of another shooting affray. The trouble occurred at the house of Bob Newby, colored. It seems that a few weeks ago. Newby’s stepdaughter against parental advice and wishes, married and on Sunday her husband went to Newby‘s to take his wife to his home. What led up to the shooting is not known, but anyhow repost says that Newby shot at Fen Malone and missed him, the ball hitting his 9 year old daughter, striking her in the side, causing a frightful and fatal wound. Immediately after Newby’s shot the two men struggled for the possession of the pistol, which was discharged the second time, the ball from the weapon hitting Newby making a fatal wound. Malone and his wife jumped in their cart immediately after the shooting and rode swiftly in the direction of Dowelltown, but were overtaken by deputy sheriff Evans and carried back to Liberty.

LATER- Bob Newby died last night and his girl is bound to die.

Conference will soon convene at this Place.

Dowelltown. Oct 8^th- Our sick are all improving except Peter Robinson, colored, who died last week.

The woolen mills at the place are now running on full time. but scarcity of water prevents our water mill from doing very much grinding at present.

We have never had finer prospects for turnips than now, although they are needing rain.

Judge Robinson, B. W. Robinson and Elijah Robinson have bought the celebrated sulphur springs near Smithville, and will immediately begin the erection of a large hotel. This is a fine property. The red, black and white sulphur waters said to be the best, and no doubt this will become one of the most noted watering places in Tennessee.

We understand a shooting scrape occurred at Liberty yesterday morning, in which two Negroes got shot, one of them a woman, but we have not heard the particulars.

Quite a troupe of weddingers passed through here Thursday going to and from the wedding of Miss Lavona Bass and Mr. Vanntta, Long and happy be their united state.

Mrs. Sue Fuson, of Dry Creek. Is very low with consumption.

Conference is nearly here, Dr. G. E. Ackerman Of Buffalo N. Y., is expected to speak Friday night and Dr. M. S. Hard, Church Extension Secretary, of Philadelphia, Saturday night. Bishop J. F. Hurst, of Washington D. C. will preach at eleven o’clock Sunday morning.

WILLIE P.

On the 20^th day of …. October 1894

I will offer for sale to the highest and best bidder, several good brood mares, two good young geldings and three mules three years old. Also on good native jack.

A due note will be required with two good securities on Christmas year’s time.

Sale will be at my barn near Temperance Hall, DeKalb County. Tenn.

W. H. FRAZIER,

Temperance Hall, Tenn.

On Saturday Morning the Y. M. C. A. building was totally destroyed by fire.

The Annual meeting of the M. E. Church will convene at Dowelltown on Thursday.

Oct 9-Zeb Lee Esq. Of Smithville was here last week.

J. H. Snoody, of Alexandria was down Friday.

Miss Katie Pardue of Summer county is visiting Rev. J. P. Gilliam and family.

S. M. Bradford, of Viola, was here Friday and Saturday visiting his old friends.

Geo. L. Jones, of Statesville, was over last week attending the association.

Mr. & Mrs. Dr. E. C. Freas of Lascassas was the guest of Mr. And Mrs. D. S. Boyd Friday.

Mr.& Mrs. Gill Davis of Alexandria, accompanied by their charming daughter, Miss Robbie, were down Saturday.

Miss Nora Lee, of Smithville after visiting friends in our little town, returned home Saturday.

Hat Neal Esq., of Nashville was up last week to visit friends and family.

Woods Thomas, of Statesville, was here Friday.

Miss Annie Anderson, of Gordonsville, returned home Saturday after visiting friends and relatives in this place.

Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Simcox, Patoka, Ill. Returned home Monday morning a visit to relatives in our town.

There is considerable sickness in our town at present and our M. D’s are kept quite busy.

Mr.’s W. E. Hale and wife and Mrs. E. B. Phillips and Mrs. C. J. Phillips are in Nashville.

Mrs. Thusa Thomas Young is quite sick with fever.

Mrs. Stratton, of Granville, was visiting friends here last week.

W. A. Witty, Esq. of Statesville. Was over Saturday.

Mrs. Baines of Rome, was the guest of R. D. Murray in the East End last week.

Mrs. Dr. Crutchfield is visiting her parents at Gordonsville this week.

Quite a large crowd was in attendance at new Salem Association of the Baptist Church, at Round Lick Thursday, Friday, & Saturday.

Mrs. Lillie Neal, wife of Geo. J. Neal died Sunday morning, the 30^th at one o’clock and was buried in the grave-yard east of town late in the afternoon of the same day.

Thomas Smith, of the firm of Smith Bros., died at his home one-mile and a half east of Watertown, at 11 o’clock last Wednesday night. Was buried at Neal Grave-yard near town Thursday afternoon. Services at the grave by J. P. Gilliam.

KODAK

Sept. 30-Mrs. Kate Hawkins, of Payne’s Bend, Died last night of fever: she has been sick for several weeks; She was a true Christian lady, a kind affectionate wife and a devoted mother. She was a sister of W. A. Owens, who died in Texas a few weeks ago.

Mr. Manning’s and wife are no better; their little boy died last week.

Trading is brisk, A mar. Murphery, of Wilson County, bought two suckling mules from T. A. Squires and E. B. Clark of fifty dollars, John S. Carter sold one to S. C. Ward for twenty-five dollars, he also sold Thompson and Payne seven head of shoats for $26. S. C. Ward sold two steers to Thomas & Payne for $21.50.

W. H. Sayles sold a lot of pigs for about $1.75 each: he also bought a lot for $45.00 and sold them for $52.00 and never fed them.

On Account of some unforeseen mishap the ministers and Deacons meeting at Carthage last week fell through, only one minister being present, Bro. Grime. The home pastor even found it more expedient to be absent and consequently saw fit to hide himself away: however, we spent a pleasant day looking around town.

We are sorry we did not get to attend the fair and see the TIMES office.

Hon. Benton McMillin is at home.

RICHARD.

The New Salem Association convened at Watertown with Round Lick Church. There was estimated crowd of 3,000 or 4,000 the last day.

Oct 6-Rev. Mahlon Rowland, a young preacher from Alexandria, delivered two excellent discourses here last week

W. W. Patterson, of Alexandria, was here this week.

Dr. Brien Tubb was in this vicinity last week.

Mrs. Parale Frazier, of Smithville is here on a visit.

Bud Corley is still very low with fever. There is not much chance for his recovery.

Smith Fork looks like it has been wrung out and hung up to dry.

Robinson boys had a sale to-day.

R. F. C.

Oct 8-The sorghum mill, which was here last week, is now moved to the country.

Mrs. Sallie, wife of G. A. Neal. Who was very sick last week was able to get up again.

Mrs. Jane Murray is not any better.

In order to get seed for the next crop J. J. Hearn will thresh his clover this week.

H. H. Kennedy, of Aburn has rented the farm of Mrs. Martha Porter. Of this place. And will move here in the near future. Knowing "Hop" as we do we don’t think he will spoil our town by coming and we welcome him in our midst.

Mrs. Porter has gone to live with her son Jordan Barry.

Wash Luck finished sowing wheat last Friday.

Has the resurrection day come or what’s the matter? About a month ago while Sam McAffaray was very low with fever, news came that he was dead. About the same time Charley Cates, who was teaching not far from here, was taken to his home near Bradyville very sick and reports came back that he died. Also, L. D. Hamilton, of Cottage Home, who lay so long with fever, died during the fair at Alexandria. But we have learned more recently that all three of these men are alive and getting well. People should be more careful and not get a man dead before he dies.

Oct 1 –Rev. T. J. Eastes preached a very interesting sermon Sunday.

Mr. George Paschal, of Indian Territory, has been visiting the family of G. C. Moore.

W. A. Neal went to Watertown Sunday to attend the burial of his cousin, Mrs. Lillie Neal.

Miss Effie Sweatie, of Mt. Juliet, is visiting relatives, in Alexandria this week.

Miss Lucie Kenedy, who has been visiting in Nashville and Milton, has returned home.

Mr. Cambell Oliver and family visited W. H. Lincoln’s family Sunday.

The entertainment at J. C. Moore’s last Thursday night, given in honor of Miss Sweatie, was quite a success.

H. M. Tuggle has lately had a well bored and the water is 70 feet deep in it.

Henry Kilzer’s child that has had the scarlet fever is convalescing.

B.H. Moore sold a year old mare to Ed Clark of Watertown for $75.

A good many will attend the Association at Watertown this week.

If it does not rain very soon some of our people will be without water.

Jim Jones went to Carthage Saturday.

Eld. Curry was in Alexandria last week.

Wm. Reece went to Nashville Saturday.

Mr. J. D. Colves is sick at his home on High street.

Mrs. Wm. Vick, Sr., of Liberty, was in town last Friday.

Andrew Thompson and Bob Lee went to Lebanon Sunday.

Rev. J. H. Grime, of Watertown, was here Saturday.

Judge Robert Cantrell, of Lebanon, was in town last week.

Quarterly Conference, convened in Carthage last Saturday.

W. B. Simpson took two cars of cattle to Louisville Saturday.

The mill company has been doing some fencing on their lot.

Charlie (Beat) Botts went to Nashville Saturday to work.

Col. High returned Saturday from a weeks’ outing on his farm.

Mr. O. T. Barbee, of Commerce, was in to see the TIMES Saturday.

Dick Floyd and Rob Roy took in the circus at Nashville last week.

Chas. Fite, of Round Top, was down on business Monday afternoon.

The Bank of Alexandria has had us to print them a lot of note notices.

The minutes of New Salem Association will be printed from this office.

Ex-Sheriff Lamberson, of Smith county, is able to be traveling about.

Eld. Fletcher and wife, attended the Association at Round Lick last week.

Mr. J. B. Baird, of New Middleton, was in town Friday and called on the TIMES.

Jeff Blackburn and Henry Jones went to Hartsville last Friday on business.

J. H. Snoddy has sold his farm to James Bowland and will move to Watertown.

Miss Mickie Hodson, a handsome little maid, of Dowelltown, was here Monday.

Miss Carrie Smith, of Commerce, was here visiting relatives Saturday and Sunday.

Chas. Wood went to Snow’s Hill Chestnut hunting Sunday. He says there are plenty of them.

Dr. A. B. Smith went to Commerce Sunday, and had the misfortune to break his buggy.

Mr. Zeb Lee and daughter Miss Nora, of Smithville, called on the TIMES last Wednesday.

Mr. R. W. Yeargin is having his house in the West end of town painted.

Mrs. Bertie Barbee and Mrs. Wm. Vick, Sr., are contemplating a visit to the cotton fair in Texas.

The milkman has decided to charge 15 cents a gallon for milk instead of 10 cents a gallon as before.

The Livingston fair a fire which destroyed fifteen stock stalls, but did not interfere with their exhibition.

Rev. J. B. Stevens has returned from Lancassas where he held a successful two week’s meeting.

James Jones and wife, and Mrs. J. F. Roy and Miss Jennie Yeargin spent Sunday afternoon with friends in Liberty.

Shelah Farmer and Miss Bettie Barnett, of Bruch Creek, attended the Association at Round Lick Friday.

Hon. Juo. H. McMillin, a democratic campaigner from Carthage, will speak at Lancaster on the night of October the 12^th.

Mrs. E. O. Turner has had her residence on the corner of Main and High newly painted which adds much to its appearance.

Prof. Patterson, Bob Kitching, Enoch Hollins and Gen. R. Lester attended singing at Brush Creek Sunday afternoon.

Mrs. Martha Cobb has received news that the estate left to her by a relatives in Illinois will be divided at once. We are glad to hear of Mrs. Cobb’s good luck.

Mrs. B. A. High of Auburn was in town shopping Monday.

Auburn’s charming little belle, Miss Lena Odom, came down Monday and spent the night with Mrs. Jas. High.

Mrs. D. W. Dinges and Miss Josie Crutchfield went to Hall’s Hill Saturday to visit friends.

Miss lena Smith has opened her music class and has enrolled a good number of pupils.

The Smith County populates have endorsed Mr. Leeman, the republican nominee for senator from Smith and Wilson counties.

Trousdale county farmers are feeding wheat to their hogs, believing they can secure better prices for wheat in that way.

E. N. Allen, of Brush Creek, will attend the Grand Lodge of L. O. O. F. as delegate from Poston Lodge No. 47 on the 17^th of October.

Mr. A. P. Smith and daughter, Miss Joe and Andrew Thompson, and James and Miss Flora Snoddy attended the Round Lick Association.

Mrs. L. D. Allison, after an extended visit to her daughter, Mrs. Martha Kitching, left Saturday to spend the winter with her son, Robt. Dowell, at McKinney, Texas.

At Statesville, Revs. Wyatt and Walker held a meeting in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which resulted in 120 conversions and forty-six accessions to the church.

The younger element of out society spent a pleasant Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. J. T. High, October 6^th. Many couples were in attendance who indulged in games, and various other amusements until the hour of departure.

Edward Reynolds, of Jacksonville, FL, and Miss Josie Myer will be married this morning at the home of the bride’s father, Mr. Joe Myer, the rich merchant at Carthage. The bridal pair will immediately start upon a wedding tour of the principal cities in the East.

Call for Gilt Edge Worm Powder Perfectly tasteless and pleasant to take. Three doses do the work. For sale by all druggist and country merchants. Prepared by the Tennessee Chemical Co., Smithville, TN.

Mr. Brumfield, of Indiana, has bought the house and lot of Capt. Higo, east of his residence of Locust Street. Mr. Brumfield will establish a bakery in Alexandria. This is a branch of business which will be her-aided with rejoicing among the women of our town. The TIMES welcomes all new enterprises, and wishes for Mr. Brumfield unlimited success.

Dr. C. S. Sampson, democratic nominee for Representative from Smith county will speak at brush Creek on the night of October the 10^th, at Hickman on the night of the 11^th, at Lancaster Friday night, October 12^th, and at New Middleton Saturday after noon of October 13 at 2 o’clock.

Albert Smith and Joe Wheeler went to Nashville yesterday.

Bishop Hearst will arrive at Watertown on the evening train and will pass through here at 3 o’clock enroute to Dowelltown.

G L. Drefoos With Moore Bros.

Harness and Saddles

141 & 143 N. Market St, Nashville

J. Blach & Son

Cash Clothes

316 & 318 Cedar St. Nashville

Jas. A. Young

Jeweler

Watertown, TN

Bank Of Alexandria

Warren Bros.

Glass

Corner of College & Church, Nashville

S. B. Grandstaff

Produce Merchant

Watertown, TN

Jones Bros.

Alexandria, TN

Jonas & Co

The Palace Millinery

Nashville, Tn

Fire Insurance Co. of Nashville

Malone & Measles Agt.

Alexandria, TN

T. W. Jones

Undertaker Walnut Coffin $25.00

High St. Alexandria, TN

Roller Mill Company

Flour Meal & Feed

Alexandria, TN

Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for Colds

Worlds fair prize winner

The B. H. Stief Jewelry Co.

208 & 210 Union St, Nashville

Furniture & Mattresses

J. Warren

215 N. Cherry St, Nashville

Roy & Jones

Everythings on Wheels

Alexandria, TN

T. R. Murphey Clothing

Lebanon, TN

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