Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-11-20
West Point.
LITTLE BOY

eIhOf ne Will not allow the Republicans
Of West Point TO ruu barber shops
Alex Lutts has sold out, and our presen
barber Is charging Democrats the same
old price for a shave, but says the Re.
Publiean's faces are so long now that he
charges them twenty five cents.
Our postmaster, Mr. VIM. P. Wright,
was 50 hurt over the election that the
has quit the post. Office and gone TO fish.
ing His bait is ehestnuts, oranges,
bananas. apples and such like. He
seemed to have good luck all along un
til his money become exhausted, then Is
when things got wrong sure enough.
Wrought up over the election as he was,
his money all gone and the girls begging
for more fruits he got sure enough
angered. He thought of what he might
have had, "a Republican ticket elected. }
He told fair young damsel that he
could pet lamb for one week then you
could not keep il of with a pole, and
he has not been seen in West Point
since.
Mrs. Nellie Styles has the big-head,
Its on the account of sore tooth.
Mrs. Will WEIGH leaves Wednesday
for Rockdale, where she goes to join her
husband, who is telegraph operator
at that place.
Mr. Midfeld Martin is at home on
the sick list.
Miss sallie Kelly is somewhat indis.
posed.
Miss Blanche Hollis has a new rain
coat.
Ask Misses Ethel aud Belle who had
to go to church by themselves Sunday
night,
W. W. McCrory's horse got brighten
ell at the train Monday, aud ran away,
tearing the buggy to peices throwing
him out of the buggy and bruising him
up considerably.
Jas B. MOCrory returned from Way.
nesboro, Monday.
Rev. s. NJ. Cherry Jr. preached Sun.
day and Sunday night His text for
Sunday night was "The downfall OF
Adam and Eve" which was very inter
esting
The dummy-line builders. with foe
line of mules and other equipments
reached West Point Saturday, and are
at work building line to Mr.. Gray's
new mines.
West Point can boast of having a
good school, Prof. Williams is giving
entire satisfaction.
Newburn Brown and Miss Robbie
Hodge were married Sunday, while
Pinkney.
The Franklin Literary Society held
its second meeting Friday evening.
The children are taking great interest
in this work.
Prof and Mrs. A w McMackin and
Mr. Will Lilies were pleasant visitors
at our school last week. Prof. Nc
Mackin made an appreciated talk to the
children.
The expected has happened when we
least expected it. A careful observer
could have told that there was some
thing ''in the wind" last Sunday morn
ing November A though to the unini-
tiated everything seemed as usual and
in its accustomed place, even to Mr..
Wylie Philips horse and buggy stand
ing patiently in front of Mr.. Buck
Hardwick's. The girls might have
been seen casting envying glances at
Miss Mamie Pierce and looking longing.
ly at the new rubber-tire standing in
front of the gate. OF course We chill
dren didn't know what it all meant; so
as soon as they we're out of sight down
the street, winch, however, was not I'M
til Mr.. Wylie had made the second trip
back to the house after Miss NAMES
handkerchief and gloves which in her
haste she had forgotten, we asked Grand
ma where Miss Mamie was going that
she was in such hurry. She said that
they were going over to st. Joseph to
church and didn't want to be late. But
Off the report is true) they were in as
big hurry when they reached st. Jo-
seph as when they started, and didn't
stop until they reached Kinds, Alabama.
The sum and substance of it all is, they
were running away to get married. May
their lives be as free from clouds as the