The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-10-25

LAST week Mrs. William Gregory, an
old and highly respected woman, died
at Humboldt of general debility, aged
10 years. She was member of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
The Obon County Sunday School
Convention met at Troy last week with
its enthusiastic. workers, teachers and
friends. The crowds we're large and the
work run on smoothly under the con-
troll of President f. M. McRee.
JEFF ROBERTSON, farmer who lived
near Boons Hill, felled tree last week
and being deceived as to the direction
the tree was falling, ran under it. A..
large limb struck him on the back of
the head, killing him stantly.
TIE big Southern spoke factory at
Humboldt begun operations last week
after rest Of over four months. This
factory gives employment to eighty
hands, and is branch of the largest
factory of this kind in the country.
THE Tennessee State Baptist conven-
ton. which met at Jackson last week,
elected Rev. Il. j. Henderson, of Messy
Creek, president; Rev. G.. NJ. Savage, of
jackson, and Rev. j. NJ. Frost, of Nash
vile, presidents; Rev. o. l.. HALEY,
of Knoxville, secretary; j. M. Senter,
OF Trenton, statistical secretary, and
/ W. M. Woodcock, of Nashville, treas
urer. There were more than 200 minis
ters and delegates present. The report
on State missions showed slight de-
crease in mission collections, but an in
crease in collections for foreign missions.
EssIE LONG and John Williams, the
two negroes who, several weeks ago,
plotted their escape from the Madison
County Jail, and made murderous as
sault on Jailer Brooks, and in which
Sheriff Brooks was shot down by Will
liams, who succeeded in escaping, had
their trial last week. Long was givon
sixteen years in the penitentiary as the
originator of the plot, and Williams if
teen years. There are other counts
against Williams which will increase
his term.
NoTICEs similar to those posted by
Whitccappers on gins in Mississippi and
Alabama have been posted on several
gins in the western part Of Madison
County, warning the owners not to gin
any cotton till the price advances to 10
cents per pound. No one seems to know
who the authors OF these notices are.
They must belong to secret organiza-
tion of some kind, and their handiwork
appearing in the last two weeks in at
least three States would indicate that
this clan is widespread in extent.
RECEIVER BLACKMoRE OF the Com
mercial National Bank of Nashville has
received from the Comptroller of the
Treasury checks for Sl3s, 52599, cover
ing the second dividend of the 10 per
cent. declared. Reeeiver Blackmore has
previously paid out the following sums
in dividends: July 1, SS76, 321.25; August
81, $40, 416. ~ and ST., 451.59. Including
the amount now being paid out the total
amount of dividends aggregate $751;
1857. The total amount of claims
proved so far amount to $3.50, 265. 3s,
and the amount paid on these leaves a
balance Of SS27,449 unpaid. There
are number of other claims, however,
which have not been allowed, but are
being held under advisement.
Mrs. MARTHA BELL an old and much
esteemed lady, died at Memphis last
week. Mrs. Bell was in her SD year,
and probably she was one of the oldest
residents of Shelby County, having
lived there about 60 years. She was
esteemed and beloved by all who knew
her, and many will be panied to learn Of
her death.
Four hundred miners, who have been
out on a strike for two months in Coal
Creek and Briceville districts, returned
to work last week on compromise with
the companies, which was a 10 per cent
reduction in wages and $40 of on the
house rents