Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-19
A COMMUNICATION
From Geo. B. Faxon, of New Providence,
Correcting an Error.
3 the Tobacco Leaf-Chionicle /:

To the Tobacco Leaf Chronicle:
NEW PROVIDENCE, Tenn March /
19-In your semi weekly issue of the
18th inst you publish sensational
account of dispatches sent out from
Chicago on Sunday last to the Mem
phis Commercial to the effect that a
Tennessean by the name of John G.
Williams had, while passing along
rect, discovered the PROSTATE form
OF woman on the doorstep of a
fashionable fiat, and thinking the
woman was i'll removed her to res
taurant near by, and OH removing
her veil he fell in a faint to the floor.
1t is further stated that when the
scene was over Mr.. Williams made
the following explanation:
"This young woman was born on a
tobacco plantation not far from
GAINESVILLE, Tenn. Her parents were
prominent and wealthy people. Her
name is Carrie Thomas and two
years ago we were engaged to re
married. She became stage struck
about eighteen months ago and
without the knowledge of her par
ents and friends went to Nashville
and procured a position as chorus
girl. l have not heard from her
since until found her almost dead
this morning.
Your remarks on the foregoing
were as fellows:
"The young lady corroborated this
story. They were married yester-
day. Inquiry has failed to identity
either of the parties"
In another column of the same is
sue OF your paper referred to you
state as follows
at now transpires that the lady
mentioned in the LEAF-CHRoNICLE
a few days ago as being found on
the door step of fashionable fiat in
Chicago by John G. Williams was
Mrs. Carrie Thomas, widow of the
late Warner Thomas, who during his
life resided in New Providence. She
went from here to Nashville as
chorus singer, and from there to
Chicago"
desire to state that my sister,
Mrs. Carrie Thomas, whom you re-
fer to, as the widow of the late War
ner Thomas, has resided continuously
since her husbands death-in New
Providence, until last October, at
which time she removed to Marion,
KY, to take charge of a music school
at that place end resides there at the
present time. She is lady of rare
virtue and noble character and was q
consistent and jealous member of the
Methodist church at this place.
Her husband fought bravely in the
, southern army, a gun-shot deprivine
him the use of his arm.
| our StdleIu0ut thdt Mio' Salils
Thomas, widow of the late Warner
Thomas, of New Providence, was the
lady referred to in the Chicago dis
patches appears to have been made
without proper investigation of the
: facts as any citizen of New Provi
dence, if consulted, would have tolc
, you differently, and the Statement
made by you is seriously damaging
to the fair name of a noble christian
woman.
/ therefore respectfully request tina
you will publish this communication
in full that any false impression
which may have obtained on accoun
of your statement referred TO may b'
t removed. Yours truly,
{ GEO. b. FAXoN.
TThe LEAF CHRONICLE has al
ready corrected the publication re
! ferred to above, but it gladly give
e space to this communication and re
q grets that the error occurred. Occa
. sionally the most careful hewspape
p is Internationally led into error, Al
[ in this Ed.