The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-01-05
sHELsYvlLLE NOTES.

liam Porter, OF Cincinnati Ohio, after
an absence of twenty years stepped
into the house Mr.. Porter is the
son OF Mrs. McFadden's Oldest broth
er, and is making tour through Ten
nessee TO see his relatives. He is
accompanied by Mrs. A. NJ. Town
send, of Nashville, who is a cousin
by marriage Mr.. Porter made his
first stop in Nashville, visiting Dr.
Townsend and wife, and was most
royalty entertained there meeting
Mrs Rhodes, who is also a first cous-
in and several other relatives. From
Nashville he went to Wartice, where
he visited an aunt, who is so years
Old, in the person of Mrs Mary Jones,
and a host of relatives; from thence
TO Shelbyville, meeting two aunts
and two uncles, whose hairs are rip
ening with old age, and about twenty
cousins from here his next stop will
be at Winchester, there to see an
other aunt, Mrs Minerva Singleton,
whose forehead is furowed with
i02 summers, and Mrs. d. A. Town
send, a cousin. Mrs. Singleton is
the mother of Mrs D. A. Townsend,
of Winchester, and is Mr. Porter's
oldest living relative. From there
he will go to Chattanooga to visit
Prof. and Mrs W. H. Singleton, of
q Grove street. Mr.. and Mrs. S.
T. Daniel were the host and hostess
of a beautifully planned six-course
family reunion dinner Sunday at 2
o'clock in honor of Mr. Porter, of
Cincinnati, and Mrs. Townsend, Of
Nashville Seated at the table were
Mr. VIM. Porter Mr. and Mrs. S. T.
Daniel and three daughters, Misses
Sammie, Lima and Ethel, Mrs. A. M.
Townsend Mrs. Harriet McFadden,
Mr. Clay Porter and Mr. S. V. Nor
ton. Mrs. Daniel is the daughter of
Mrs. Harriet McFadden, and is also
a first cousin of Mr.. Porter Christ
mas week was great week with
the Shelbyvillians. Many visitors and
o friends and relatives made things
lively. Mrs. Baker, of Nashville, and
Mr.. Lucius Fergerson, of Meharry,
both formerly of Shelbyville, spent a
few days with friends. A number of
the students of Turner Normal went
to spend the Christmas with their
homo folks. Nest all have returned,
and new students are coming in
every day Some of the latest ar
rivals on the Turner Normal College
campus are Messrs. j. H. Mayberry
and Herman D. Gilbert, of Center
vile, Tenn; Mr. j.. e. Fulton and
Miss Una Palmer, of Harms, Tenn.
Miss Elsie Gholston, of Waverly; Mr.
A. T. Walls, of Stevenson. Ala; and
! Horace p Smith. of Williamsport
Tenn. Miss Eunice Campbell, of Flat
! Creek. has also recently enrolled
among the Turner Normalites in the
/ boarding department. DR.. Jones
states that the boarding department
is the largest in the history of the
/ institution One remarkable feature
Of the student body of Turner Normal
is, that the males outnumber the fe
males. There are more young men
than ever before The Christmas
exercises at the NJ. f. Church. known
as the Church Corporation" was a
fine success. The house was crowd
ed The Turner Normal students
turned out in a body and attended
the entertainment They were spe
cially entertained on the same night
at the Bias and Jones Exchange,
Mrs Tennie hurry is now the genial
hostess in charge of the Exchange
The Murfreesboro Brass Band gave
q concert last Wednesday night in
the chapel of Turner Normal. The
house was literally packed, and {
social followed the concert The
community was shocked on Tuesday
of last week at the announcement OF
the streets, that Mrs. Rosa Wilson
Allen had committed suicide by hang
ing. Her body was found hanginG
i'm tho barn not far from the house
Mrs. Allen, il is said had been de
mented for several weeks. She haC
p daughter in Fisk University, Miss
| Maudline Peacock. The funeral tool
! place at the First Baptist Church
The public school will not open tn
winter. A private school will b.
taught in the new building by SOM
of the former teachers of the publ
school Rev Raleigh Scott has agail
/ assumed the pastorate of Mt. Ziol
Baptist Church, where he laboreu
more than twenty-five years age
The faculty Of Turner Normal enter
tanned the students last Thursda!
night with a Christmas Candy Pull
ing" Each young man and smal
boy invited a lady" and each coupl
had a dish Of candy to pull. Afte
the pulling" was over the party eT
ioyed the evening in a post office,
donkey party fortune telling" an
games. Emancipation day was ce
ebrated by the Turner Normalite
last Monday night with appropriat
exercises. President Jones presided
Mrs. A. M. Townsend, of Nashville
was in the town this week, visitin
friends. She worshipped at the 4
NJ Church, in company with Mr.. Poi
ter, of Cincinnati Ohio, a former CT
izen Of Shelbyville Watch meetin
was held at inc A. M. r. Church MOI
day night. DR.. j A. Jones preacl
ed the opening sermon. Miss Gle
Buchanan is serving as registrar an
instructor in the primary departmer
at Turner Normal. Miss Buchana
formerly served as private secretar
] 10 President Jones. Miss Mabel Nj