The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-06

Cul'On mas gone lntO tne cow DUST
ness. He sold n large white COW
at auction, last Monday, for about
eight dollars. We haven't heard
when he Intends to sell the rest of
his stock.
We are informed that a sad and
sudden death occurred at Rockford,
Sunday morning. Miss Sarah
HUMPHREYS, who lives near Elleioy,
was at Rockford spending her va
cation. She was taken sick Thurs
day. The Doctors pronounce the
disease meningitis.
MARRIAGE LICENSES John Nc
Mahan and Rosa Naiand. J. l..
Yearout and Martha E. Byerly.
Marcus Miller and Kittie Blevins.
Henry M. Maxwell and Ida B. Han
nah. Millard Collins and Mollie
Huffstetler. Robt. III. Dunsmore
and Alice Swan.
Quite an excitement was caused
in the Court Room, while the COun-
ty Court was in session Monday
morning, by man and a woman,
John McMahan and Rosa Nailand
by name, coming in, presenting a
marriage license and asking the
Chairman to unite them in mar
riage; this he did with the grace
and ease that long practice gives.
The contracting parties came from
North Carolina. After the magic
words were pronounced they went
on their way rejoicing.
Caswell Chumlea, the nine year
old son of w. G. Chumlea, met with
a very painful accident last Satur-
day evening. While riding horse
Of DR.. j. H. Martins, he fell from
the horse, falling on his left arm
dislocating it at the elbow joint and
:racturlng the bone. Drs. Blanken-
ship and Martin put the injured
joint in place and under their skill
full treatment the little fellow seems
to be getting along very well.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. G..
c. Jackson, the TINES force had the
pleasure of taking New Years din
ner at the Jackson House. Mrs. M.
A. Pittenger, formerly of Oberlin,
Ohio, has recently taken charge of
this hotel and under her efficient
and experienced management it is
now one of the best houses in the
South. The Menu for the New
Years dinner was complete and
contained all the good things neces-
sary for the sustenance Of the inner
man.
Miss Alice Swan, one Of the beau
ti(ul and popular young ladies of
this place and Robert p. Dunsmore,
young engineer of Phillipsburg,
Pa, were united in marriage at the
home of the brides parents, last
Wednesday morning, Rev. j. X
. Pace, former pastor of the Baptist
) Church at this place, performed the
ceremony. The wedding was wit
| messed by a few pf the intimate
, friends of the family. The happy
, couple left that morning for theil
future home, Phillipsburg, Pa. The
TIMES extends congratulations and
wishes them happiness and pros
peri'y.
One of the most horrible and
shocking affairs that ever occurred
in our quiet little city, happened
Sabbath morning between and II
O'Clock. Mrs. Eliza Lee, an aged
and palsied colored lady living in
East Maryville, was burnt to death
Joe Clemens passed by her house
early in the morning and saw hel
sitting in the door nearly frozen, il
being a very cold morning. Mr.
Clemens carried a load of wood and
built her fire. A few minutes az
terward, Mrs. Yancey, who lives
near, carried her some food anC
found her sitting by the fire. Mrs
Y. asked her if she wanted some
thing to eat. She made signs, nOt
being able to speak, that she die
not want anything then, but wonld
eat after while. SO Mrs. y. lief
her and no one visited the house
until about u o'clock, when Mrs. Y
| sent her little girl after the dishes
| The child ran back and told hel
mother that Grandma Lee was
dead, Mrs. Iancy ran over to The
house and found that Aunt Ellis
had fallen over with her hands il
the fire and being unable to hell
herself, or call for outside help, sh,
had lain there and the fire haC
burned from her hands over her en-
tire body, burning her to a com