Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-09-08

Gay last week at his home near Hico,
about five miles northwest of Hunting
don Gwinn's age is estimated at be-
tween SO and 100 years. He was born
and reared In Carroll county, and has
had seven wives. having been living
with the seventh at the time Of his
death, woman much younger than
himself. In all, Gwinn has more than
zoo descendants. He has been the
father Of forty-seven children, 173
grandchildren and a dozen or more
great-grandchildren. Gwinn was
slave child. and at the age of 10 years
was bought from his parents by Ed
Gwinn, who lived in Huntingdon. Mr..
Gwinn was the father of DR.. Gwinn,
of Mckenzie. The little pickaninny's
purchaser brought him to Huntingdon,
riding behind his master on horse.
The child was tied to his master, to
keep him from falling off, he was so
small. Up to year or so ago the old
darby could do hard days work, OF
late all he was able to do was to hoe
the weeds and pick a small amount of
cotton. He never used glasses and
could see very well up to short time
ago.
At a general meeting of the South
eastern Millers' Association held in
Nashville the Florida pure food law
regulating the manufacture and sale
of commercial feeding stuffs. in eff
feet August %, 1905, was fully con-
sidered on all it's bearings on the
trade. After careful deliberation it
was the sense of the meeting that this
law be heartily indorsed and that ev-
cry effort be made by members of that
association to encourage the passage
of similar pure food laws in every
Southern State. 1t was decided that
the secretary be instructed TO write
letters to the Secretary of State and
Commissioner of Agriculture of Flori-
da, stating that the Southeastern Mil
lers' Association, composed OF forty
merchant mills in the States of Ten
nessee, Kentucky, Georgia. North Car
DINA and Indiana, heartily indorse the
law.
According to reports received by
Comptroller Dibrell, the expenses of
the three insane asylums for the four
months since Che new law went into
effect are as follows: Central Hospi-
tai, $24,S5527; average number of pa
TENTS, SGT Ills. East Tennessee Hos
pital, $1S,4S4.13; average number OF
patients. asa 29-1O0. West Tennessee
Hospital $2293561 average number
of patients, G72 1890 1t can be seen
from these statements that the eX'
pense per capita at the West Tennes-
zee Hospital has been very greatly
less than at the East Tennessee insti-
tuition, and the East Tennessee per
capita expense has been materially
lower than in Middle Tennessee. Mid
die Tennessee has expended on an av-
erage of about $49 per patient, East
i, Tennessee about $40 and West Ten
pessee less than $33.
John F. Reese, of Nashville, pleaded
guilty to eighteen indictments In the
Circuit Court charging him with the
unlawful sale of liquor. He was fined
5000 in every case and sentenced to
ninety days in Jail for every offense
The total fines, together with the fines
assessed against him last winter
amount to $4,770, and the jail sen
fences to five years in jail Mr.. Reese
has been selling liquor unlawfully for
some time, though he quit about six
months ago. He was serving previous
Jail sentences when court convened
and the time now thus charged to him
amounts to five years, with the eXcep
ton of one month, which he nd
served.
In the proceedings instituted al
Huntingdon by Attorney John T. Peel
er to restrain the County Workhouse
Commissioners from working DR.. j
s. Ramsey on the public roads, the
injunction was denied by Chancellor
A. G. Hawkins, thus sustaining the ac
ton of the County Court in declaring
the Jail workhouse. DR.. Ramsey is
serving a six months sentence fol
malpractice.
A strange coincidence in connection
with the drowning at Shreveport, La,
of Will Threadgill, of Jackson, is the
fact that Will Parquit, brother-in
law, was drowned at Jackson six years
ago. They married twin sisters
daughters of Squire George B. Back
of Madison county. Both were
drowned on Sunday.
After being away from Nashville
four years, Jack" and Minnie Single
ton, gypsies, were placed under arres
there last week on the charge Of kid
naping little Sidney Leonard, who a
the time he was stolen was years
old. The child's parents have beer
searching for him. without success
for four years. The gypsies adm
they kidnapped the boy, but claim Sid
ney was afterwards stolen from them
since which time they have lost al
trace of him.
Old residents say that during thu
past summer more rain has fallen IL
Lauderdale county than in any sum
mer since 1875, and yet there has beer
no large overflows or high waters
The crops are excellent. especial!
hay and corn. Many farmers have al
ready harvested three crops Of ha!
off the same land. 1t is estimated tina
more corn will be made this year thai
any year since 1875, when it sold TO
20 cents per bushel.
The fight of the negroes against tn,
so-called Jim Crow street car law il
operation in Nashville took on q ney