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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-06-25
Ice Cream Supper.

In ice cream supper will be Civ.
en- tonight friday in the court
yard for the benefit of the local
band, and it is hoped that our citi.
zens will accord the affair a most
liberal patronage. The band treas
ury is running mighty low on
funds and this plan has been adopt
ed to raise funds. There is no one
thing that adds more to the life
and pleasure of a small town than
a good brass band, and all will ad-
NIT we have good one in Ores
den. The young men have made
wonderful progress, and their
teacher, Mr.. Doran, has been most
loyal. The citizens Of the town, too,
have been very generous, but if we
are to have a band that will reflect
credit upon the town it is neces-
sarY that we be liberal with our
After awhile we
are going to call upon our citizens
10 contribute to a fund which will
be used in erecting a nice band.
stand so that concerts may be Civ
IN of evenings in the courtyard. |
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-06-25
Death Of Mr.. Myrick.

Mr.. Yves Myrick, a very promi-
nent citizen Of Weakley county,
died Sunday night at his home
several miles east Of Dresden.
He was buried Tuesday morning
at Pleasant Hill. Mr.. Myrick has
been in bad health all the winter
and spring, and has been in an
extremely weak condition for some
weeks. His death was not un-
expected.
Mr.. Myrick was seventy-six
years old at the time Of his death.
He was born and raised in Weakley
county, and had spent his whole
life in three miles Of the place Of
his death. He had lived in his
last home for forty years.
He had been a farmer all his
life. He was one OF the most
respected men Of the whole county.
Known to a great many people, he
commanded the respect OF every
one Of them. There was no man
that could speak any i'll thing Of
him. His life was an example to
all those that knew him.
He was an earnest christian and
a charter member of the Wes-
ley Chapel Northern Methodist
church.
He leaves a wife and three chill
dren, Avis, Tom and John, to
mourn his loss. His many friends
throughout the county will sym.
pathize with them in their bereave-
ment.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-06-25
A Passing Visitor.

The sheriff of Carroll county
arrested a negro in Lake county
last Thursday and brought him tt
Dresden for incarceration in the
jail here until the midnight train
going to Huntingdon. The sheriff
had seen the Russell show in
Huntingdon and had become SC
enamored of it that he could moi
pass through Dresden without
stopping off to see it once more.
We understand that Deputy
Egbert Bullock, who has charge
Of the jail during the absence OF
Sheriff LaFon, told the Carroll
county sheriff that it would be best
to put the nagro in the steel cells,
but that the sheriff, being over
persuaded by the negro, decided
to leave him in the corridor out
side the cells. The result was
that the prisoner went to work at
once with some chance tool and
dug a hole through the brick wall
through which he effected his es-
cape-and the sheriff did not enjoy
the show.
The reason that the negro
assigned for not wanting to be
locked up in the cell with the
other prisoners throws an interest
ing side-light on prison customs.
1t seems that when a new prisoner
enters the Jail, he must share his
all with his fellows, and if he has
no money to divide, he must take
a beating at their hands by way
of initiation. In other words, the
universal rule prevails even among
criminals-the rich get off light,
and the poor get it in the neck.
The protege of the Carroll county
sheriff protested that he was only
passing visitor and that he ought
not to be exposed to the tender
mercies of his fellows here, since
he would have to suffer similar
fate when he entered the Carroll
county Jail.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-06-25
AGED CITIZEN
CUTS HIS THROAT.

Mr.. John Hardin, about seven
ty years Of age. residing five
miles south OF Martin, committed
suicide Monday night by cutting
his throat from ear to ear, using
d razor. The deed was committed
between IL and / o'clock. and be
was discovered by his son, who
was aroused from his sleep by the
groans of his, dying father, about
an hour after the deed had been
committed.
Drs. Biggs and Hannings were
summoned at once from Martin,
but we're powerless to stop the
flow Of blood, and gradually the
old gentlemenps life ebbed away,
death resulting Tuesday evening
ats o'clock.
Mr.. Harding came to this
county some six years ago from
Henry county. He was a man in
good circumstances, and a broth
er to Mr.. Henry Harding, ex-road
commissioner of this county.
Something like two years ago,
during Clerk billiards. term of
office, Mr.. Harding was pronounc-
ed mentally unbalanced and in
competent Lee I = EllAqct his bust
na1s, I guardian being appointed
to manage his estate, but later he
was restored to the full possession
Of his property, and his rash deed
OF last Monday night came as a
great shock to his family and
friends. He was a good citizen
and a kind neighbor. Three sons
and one daughter survive him.
The remains were laid to rest
Wednesday afternoon at the tami-
Ny burying ground, funeral services
10y Brother Tom Mayo. The
lbereaved children and brother have
the.profound sympathy Of a host
Of friends in their great sorrow.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-06-25
Back Home.

The editor, wife and son,
Master Joe, and Mrs. Mary
Garrett arrived home Tuesday
evening at 6:15 from an automo.
bile trip Of 800 miles through
Kentucky and Middle Tennessee,
after a most delightful visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Edwards and
Mrs. Sophia Boucher at Decherd,
Franklin county. The trip was
covered without the slightest
mis- hap-nOt even a punctured
tire and never a miss from the
engine in the car, which is an
Overland SO, we believe, the
best car made. This car proved
its worth on this trip, as some
OF the very worst roads magma
BILE were traversed.
Much fine country was viewed
on the trip-and some not SO
fine. Very little good road was
found on the entire trip. The
pixies through Middle Tennessee
would have been very good for a
couple of centuries ago, but not
for modern travel. Mr.. and Mrs.
at Decherd have a
home-lots Of beauti-
full flowers, plenty Of shade, and
they, as we'll as the sanity Mrs. |
Boucher, whose life is an inspira.
lion to all with whom she comes
N contact, are never so happy as
when entertaining their friends.
Upon our return home we were
very much gratified to find that
he Enterprise was prospering,
hat Mr.. Herbert Jones and Mr.,
lack Kirby, with the latter's
assistants in the Office, Messrs.
Chiffon Rogers and Curtis Craw-
ord and Miss Mary Holbrook,
lad conducted the paper most
,xcellently.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-06-25
Joe L. Holbrook Here.

Mr.. Joe. L. Holbrook, editor O.
the Dresden Enterprise, the livest
weekly newspaper in West Tennes.
see, and the daddy Of good roads
in Weakley county, is spending q
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. D. E.
Edwards at Decherd.
Mr.. Holbrook made the TRIP
from Dresden in a new Overland
car and is accompanied by Mrs.
Holbrook and family.
Mr.. Holbrook's paper has a
circulation Of over three thousand
and in his county it is known moi
as the Dresden Enterprise, but as
The Split-log Drag"
Editing a newspaper is Mr..
HoIbrook's business, driving an
automobile is his diversion, and
boosting good roads is his hobby.
We happen to know that in
Weakley county is a fine system
Of dirt roads that are in good con-
dition the year around and are
kept SO by the use Of the split-log
drag.
Mr.. Holbrook talks most inter-
estingly Of the success Of the split
log drag in West Tennessee and
says he sees no reason why the
drag would not be a great success
il applied in Franklin county.
while the split-log drag will not
make pixies Of dirt roads," said
Mr.. Holbrook, "they will make
mud roads passable or rather,
prevent them from becoming
impossible"
The split-log drag is not entirely
unknown to Franklin countians
as it has been used with great
pceess by Mr.. Will Ripple, an
enterprising farmer of the Belve-
dere section.
But if the farmers of Franklin
county would follow the example
OF our West Tennessee neighbors
and adopt the split.log drag uni
versally, Ripple's road would ex-
tend over the entire country
Winchester Truth and Herald.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-06-25
Evangelist Swope at Sharon.

The W. G. Swope revival at
Sharon began Sunday morning,
being opened by Rev. W. D.
Pickens, pastor of the Dresden
Methodist church. Mr.. Swope
arrived Tuesday afternoon from
Martin, where he closed a most
successful revival, during which
there were fifty reclamations and
conversions and ten additions to
the church on last Sunday.
Services at Sharon are held
mornings and evenings, at 10
a. M, and 8 p. M, respectively
Bro. Pickens is doing the preach
ing at the morning services,
while Mr.. Swope occupies the
pulpit evenings. The interest is
growing with each succeeding
service, and on Wednesday night
the large auditorium of the
Methodist church was taxed to
accommodate the large audience.
Mr.. Swope is in excellent trim
and his able discourses never fail
to hold the attention of those who
hear him. the revival at Sharon
will continue until Sunday, July
4, after which Mr.. Swope goes to
Maury City. Pastor McLemore
is laboring faithfully for the sue
cess Of the revival, and his
aboFs are never in vain.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-06-25
PROCLAMATION BY
THE GOVERNOR,

Gov. Rye, this morning, issued a
proclamation directing the state
board Of elections and the county
election boards Of the state to
open and hold an election on the
first Thursday Of August, 1916,
submitting to the people whether
or not there shall be held con-
stitutional convention in accord
ance with the provisions Of an act
passed by the legislature.
The following is the proclama-
ton:
Whereas, the ffty-ninth gen.
eral assembly Of the state Of Ten
nessee passed an act, entitled An
act to authorize the people to de-
eide by vote whether they will call
a constitutional convention and to
provide for the submission Of the
question to the voters OF the state
and the announcement OF the re-
suit, the same being chapter ITO
of the public acts; and,
Whereas, said act requires this
question to be submitted to a vote
of the people on the first Thurs
day in August, A. D., 1916, at all
the voting places throughout the
state, and,
Whereas, said act further re-
quires the governor to issue his
proclamation thereof at this time.
Now, therefore, l, Tom G. Rye,
Governor Of the state of Tennes-
seee, by virtue Of the authority in
me vested, and in accordance with
the provisions Of said chapter no
of the public acts OF the general
assembly,,of 1915, do hereby call
upon and direct the state board OF
election commissioners and the
county boards Of election commits
sioners throughout the state and
all other proper election officers, to
open and hold an election by the
qualified voters OF the state on the
first Thursday in August, 1916,
submitting the question of wheth-
er or lot there s. hall be held a
constitutional convention in &C.
cordance with the provisions OF
said act referred to, and to make
due and proper return thereof
all IN accordance with the general
election laws Of this state and of
chapter ITO, acts of 1915, above
referred to.
I'm witness whereof, l have
hereunto set my hand at the de-
partment in the city Of Nashville,
and caused the great seal to be
affixed at the state capital, on this,
the 21st day of June, 1915, and of
American independence, the one
hundred and thirty-ninth year.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-06-25
SLEEPING BEAUTY
AND The BEAST

That even the stoutest heart
will sometimes quail before unex-
pected terrors, was amply illus
trated in the perplexities of a
prominent young attorney who
boards at leading hotel in Dres-
den. Three naughty, naughty
girls fashioned a woman out OF a
bolster, pillow and a hank ofhair,
placed her in the sleeping quar-
tiers OF the unsuspecting youth,
her face to the wall and her back
to the door through which he
must enter, and hid themselves in
the darkness of the room across
the hall.
With the stage thus dramatic
ally set, enter the hero with his
man Friday. Business of light
ing the lamp. Hero turns toward
the bed and stands spell-bound.
"Ha! What's this? Who is that?
There's a woman in my bed" All
this in a cresendo of excitement.
Hero gazes in wild alarm, then,
with an explanatory beg pardon,
beg pardon" beats a gallant re-
treat on creaking tiptoe, closes the
door from the outside and gently
raps on his chamber door. (Spec-
tators in silent commissions of
laughter.)
Not a sound from the inside.
Silence reigns supreme. Perplex-
ity. Much scratching of the head.
I'll wake the household and have
them put her out" mo, wake
her yourself" this from his man
Friday, with guile in his heart.
Hero registers sudden resolve.
Hero enters room, throws door
wide, taps the sleeping maiden on
shoulder. Not a move, not a
sound. Then-a giggle from the
dark recesses across the hall.
Hero, suspicious, bends over
sleeping form, sees a great light,
and, Strengthening, remarks casu-
ally, Il knew it was a dummy all
the time"
But this is not the end, gentle
reader, for virture must triumph
and the wicked must be punished.
Our hero, recovering his usual
sang froid, reolves upon a
terrible revenge. He takes a
living, breathing boy, adorns him
with a sheet, and, with a'Wave of
the hand, Wonderful hero) met
amorphoses him into a ghost.
The three naughty, naughty girls
discover the spook in their room,
run screaming to a refuge in the
arms OF the gallant hero, who
laughs their fears away. Tableau:
gallant hero and the three naughty,
naughty girls. And they all
lived happily ever after-except
the sleeping beauty.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-06-25
For Sale.

One Iron gray mare, four years
old, broken to saddle and harness;
good conditioned.
$500 cypress boards 10000
pounds herds grass, timothy and
clover hay. Win sell cheap for
cash. Phone 1S, Sharon Tenn
OF n NF
W MOORE l1.4f
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-06-25
TROOPS GUARD
SLATON'S HOME.

Atlanta, Ga, June 22.-While
the militia still is on guard at Gov.
Slaton's country home, quiet pre-
walls both there and in the city
today and there is no indication of
a repetition of the exciting scense
OF yesterday and last night. which
followed announcement of the
Communication Of Leo M. Franks
death sentence
In the city the near.beer saloons,
which were closed by the authori-
ties Yesterday, were allowed to
reopen this morning and there
were no unusual crowds in the
streets.
At the governors home it was
stated that the militia probably
will be withdrawn from around
his home tonight.
Two battalions Of Georgia militia
and the governors horse guard
troops, under the personal COM
mand Of Adit.-Gen. Nash, early
today patrolled the estate of the
governor, The troops were called
out after crowd Of several hun
dred men and boys had marched
there last night and made demon.
stration in protest against the com
mutation of Franks death SEN
tence.
The crowd was quickly dispersed
by the soldiers after the governor
declared the zone within half
mile Of his home under martial
law.
When first ordered to leave
some of the demonstrators called
to the soldiers to Shoot" ac-
companying their retort with a
desultory bombardment of the
troops with missiles. Two officers
and a private were slightly hurt.
No shots were fired, the soldiers
advancing with fixed bayonets.
No civilians were injured.
The appearance of the crowd
followed several street corner
gatherings at the center of the city.
At first only a few score started
for the Slaton estate, but the
number increased as the march Of
four miles continued.
Gov. Slaton was surrounded by
few personal friends who pre-
vlously had been deputized by
Sheriff Mangum at the governors
residence. Three battalions Of
militia had assembled at the
armory early in the night in
preparation for any eventuality.
Just before midnight orders came
to Maj. Carton to move his bat
talon to the governors home and
the soldiers were hurried away in
automobiles.
While the crowd outside shout
ed, the governor conversed with
friends and took steps to protect
Frank at the Georgia prison farm
at Milledgeville. The sheriff at that
place was directed over the long
distance telephone to keep in touch
with the governor in the event of
any signs Of crowds gathering
there.
After midnight reports were re-
of crowds coming from
nearby towns and second batta-
ion ofinfantry and the governors
horse guard we're called out. A
GORDON of troops was thrown
around the estate and outposts
we're stationed to report any move
nent of crowds in the surrounding
erritory. None was seen.
For Sale.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-06-25

W. 0. W. receipt books, 40
cents each, prepaid, at the Enter
price office. Send stamps or coin
Also letterheads and envelope s. If.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-06-25

Your advertising placed in the
Enterprise will reach all the PEG.
pie of all the county. If.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02
FROCKS SHOW A NEW IDEA
Advancement That Is Different and
Gives Promise of Achieving Meas.
ure of Popularity.

A new frock shows the usual COM
bination of satin and serge that one
is getting quite used to seeing in the
fall frocks. and it is also of the crows
wing blue, too. new version OF the
midnight blue. But the treatment is.
10 say the least, odd. for it il nothing
more than real suspenders: uot regu-
lar straps over the shoulders. which
we have been calling the suspender
dress. but truly buckled suspenders
They are of the blue serge over the
satin blouse and ostensibly, and may
he really, hold up the skirt of the
satin. which is banded with serge.
They consist of loop of the serge
with both ends passed through small
straps on the skirtband and buckled
into the porper length with black bone
buckles These loops at either side
of the back and front are held up by
another strap of serge, which is buck
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02
POULTRY AND FRUIT
so WELL TOGETHER
Hens Render Valuable Service in
Destroying Injurious Insects
In the Orchard.

If the hens have the run of an or
chard they will not render as good
service in protecting the trees from
injurious insects as they will If con-
fined in yards around the trees. While
the orchard should be utilized, it gives
much opportunity to the fowls to work
over a large surface, which may to a
certain extent lessen their vigilance
around the trees.
The old maxim is, Bring your
chickens to your tree, keep them there
and they will destroy more insects
than in any other way" The sugges-
ton is good one if not inflicting
extra expense for fencing, but it is
possible that some kind of movable
fence should answer the purpose, as
the fowls need not be confined except
early in the season.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

Compound to me and l tried it at once
and found much relief. After that I
had no pains at all and could do my
housework and shopping the same
as always. For years / have praised
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for what it has done for me,
and shall always recommend it as wo-
mans friend. You are at liberty to use
my letter in any way. Mrs Thomson,
649 W. Russell St, Philadelphia, Pa.
Change of Life is one of the most
critical periods of woman's existence.
Women everywhere should remember
that there is no other remedy known to
carry women so successfully through
this trying period as Lydia E. Pinkham' 8
Vegetable Compound.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia e. Pinkham Med
icine Co. (confidentiaD, Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02

acteristic growth of the variety and
v1gor of vine. Under ordinary condi-
lions usually from four to six buds are
wire and from eight to ten on those
for the upper trellis wire. 1t must be
understood that this number is only
suggestive and the grower must use
his judgment as regards the number
OF buds. He will be materially assist
ed in this if he will remember that
under favorable conditions each bud
left will produce shoot the following
season and that each shoot should pro-
duce from three to five punches of
grapes. Our vine, properly pruned and
tied to the trellis the following spring
will look like the one illustrated in
Fig. 2.
If the vines are old and neglected,
some difficulty may be experienced in
getting the ideal form of vine. Under
such circumstances the grower should
not expect a well-formed vine for at
least two years.
In cases of this sort it may be nee
essary to develop new trunk This
may be done by selecting one of the
shoots which has arisen from the base
of the vine or low down upon the old
trunk. 1t should be left just long
enough to permit of tying to the upper
trellis wire. The following season it
will produce shoots and may then be
handled as a new vine
Observation will reveal that each
succeeding season the bearing wood
is getting farther and farther removed
from the trunk. In time it becomes
desirable to get back nearer the root
system. This is accomplished by TAX
ing out renewals. Renewals are Of
two kinds-low and high renewals. A
low renewal is taken from near the
base Of the plant and ultimately be-
comes the trunk. 1t is essentially de-
scribed above. A high renewal is a
renewal of the extension of the trunk
(arn) from which the cane arises
High renewal is accomplished by Sc
lecting a shoot arising from the trunk
near the trellis wire or at the base of
the arm from which the canes arise
Low and high renewals are illustrated
in Fig. 8.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02
PUT ONE OVER ON BURGLARS
Irritating Note Instead of Riches
Tney Expected.

Burglars have been so busy crack
ing safes on the upper East side with
dynamite, nitroglycerin and lyddite,
that it is impossible for fiat dwell
ers in that vicinity to keep pictures
straight on the walls. The storekeep-
ers have been touched so often that
they are beginning to get wise. In
stead of leaving the days cash in
their strong boxes, they are filling
them UP with coal and other uncom-
mon things. A clerk in a hat store
in that section of town, after remov-
ing the money from the safe at clos
ing time, left a note inside of it. A
pair of burglars spent a busy set of
hours in the hat store, using section
al jimmies, "can openers" and every
known device for successfully ap-
preaching the interior of the safe.
When they had reduced the strong
box to shredded iron biscuit they
looked into it's riddled heart and found
this note: well, what's the idea?"
That was all there was in the safe.
1t is assumed that the subsequent con-
versation was enough to explode the
surplus nitroglycerin, but one Of the
annoyed felons took his indelible pen
Gil in hand and wrote as follows:
You ----, you can - - and
furthermore, = - :" Which,
considering what their feelings were.
was putting it mildly.-New York
Times.