Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-02-05
ADAMSVILLE.
News of Interest from that Lit
tie Thriving Town.
A Malicious Shooting.

Perry Story, a Mr.. Carey and
Guy Perkins were arranged here
Saturday before Esq. Wesson for
carlessly shooting the little eight
year-old son of Mrs. Indy Brow.
der, who lives five miles west OF
Adamsville, on the road to Selmer.
1t appeared from the evidence
that Story and Carey were return
ing from Selmer in wagon and
were overtaken by Perkins, who
got into the wagon and rode with
them. They all drank freely.
Perkins had shot gun, and when
passing Mrs. Browder's some one
shotat a dog in the yard and hit
the little boy. They were all
bound over to the Circuit Court.
The little boy is recovering.
The grippe is raging in our
town. r. L. Parish has been a
victim for several days, but is re-
covering.
DR.. Martin is the happy father
Of another bouncing boy.
Miss Maggie Luter, who has
been in school at Ozark, Ark,
since last September, returned to
her home at Jrumps, last week.
George Mcconnell, of Stanton
vile, who is sparkling pretty ex-
tensively In and around our little
city, was over Sunday looking
after his interest in that line.
The ever interesting and always
popular travelling statesmen, known
as Bill Jack Montague, and Sam
Stockard, equally as popular and
perhaps, to the ladies, more inter-
esting, spent Sunday at the Free.
man Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Luter gave a
reception last Saturday evening at
their pleasant home on the river,
in honor of the arrival Of their
daughter, Miss Maggie. Many of
the young people from Adamsville
attended and all reported very
enjoyable time, and pronounced
Mrs. Inter a most hospitable and
amible hostess.
Mr.. PASCAL, a hustling drummer
of Paris, Tenn, Sundayed in our
city.
The churches of our town will
now enjoy better music. The
union church has been reorgan.
lied, rearranged and new instru-
ments added. Music is one Of
Gods greatest gifts to man.
Souls are often drawn to the
Throne of Grace by the strains of
music when the words of the
good and wise have failed, and our
churches should be made more
attractive than our concert halls
and places ofamusement, to which
we SO often 60 for entertainment
Mrs. VIM. Cook, wife of our pas
tor, is visiting relatives in Miss.
Mrs. Rotten of Ozark, Ark, and
her son G. G. Luter, are visiting
relatives and old friends in Nc
Marry county.
Mr.. Gentry McCorkle, of a mer'
icus, Ga, who married Miss Mag
gle Meeks, a fair daughter of Nc.
Marry, passed through our city
this week, enroute to Savannah
DR.. Boone, our efficient post
master, says the y. s. Quilts are
now clean and ready to he turned
over at any time.
Mrs. Bryant, who lives 2 miles
northeast of Adamsville, died last
Saturday night, and was buried
Sunday. She had been in III
health for several years.
We notice with regret that
Gen. A. j. Smith, of st. Louis, il
slowly dying of old age and paraly
sis. 1t will be remembcrt d thai
he was appointed postmaster, al
st. Louis, by Gen. Grant. We
having had business relations will
him in the money order business
olong that it seems as though hi
is an old personal friend of ours
Tho maiden sister of the latt
Terril p. Harbert, of Morris Chap
el, whosswas reported dangerously
i'll, died a few days after hel
brother.
The wife Of Jack Bryant dice
Saturday night Of the grippe, ant
was buried at Bethlehem Sunday