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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
"Justice John " Now
Pleads for Justice
Wants Gorcrl,or TO Release Man
Who Vas Sent To Roads
BIZ MISTAKE.

outraged justice. IN the person at
roiicc Judge John Jctcr Crutchfeld
CHARGED the Governors oimco ycStcr-
day waving aloft court document
which dealt with III" hapIcss history
OF on" oscar Smith. gentleman crap
sho"tor
This man ought never 10 have been
sent To the roads and want the GOV
vrn"r to set aside chc sentences under
which h. is confined" spoke the white
haired justice. deeply ayitatcd.
Behind me Justice there filed iutn
the Governors ofllcc. a silent cutour-
age. 1lcrli Fen Tucker. Of the Police
Court. and Alderman ~. Wavcrly Mel
tom chief clerk of the Icnitcntiary
road force. they held their peace
while Justice Crutchtic;d unfoidcd the
story to Alexander Forward. private
secretary Z" the Governor.
1t was an odd tale. oscar. it seems.
sort OF broke into house or some
thinc. but the evidence in the Police
Court was not conclusive. Eut as he
was awaiting with other prisoners in
the bull! pen in the Police Court
somebody produced a pair OF bones and
oscar and his cSmrnnions were a,
once engaged Ia lively game of
crap. y policeman spicd tho game and
hauled the culprits out before tn. bar.
oscar was thercupon put under a Sl0O
peace bond by Justice Cruichtield. He
could not give the bond and went TO
Jail
Here Oscars jinX got to work. Clerk
Fen Tucker was of on mis- bridal trip.
having just taken a wife. and a sub
sttute was in charge. The sub ba!led
up oscars commitment papers enter
lnC six months in Jail" as the penalty
instead ~ the 500 peace bond In
a few days Oscar WAS sent TO the
roads In a few more days Oscar
escaped from the road gang. In few
days after that he was captured and
chesterfield magistrate gave him six
months for attempting to escape. Yes
tcrday Justice Crutchfeld received a
lctter~from oscar complaining tina, he
was illegally confined.
"But he escaped from the road force"
demonstrated Alderman Melton.
"Hc ought never 10 have been on
the road force" replied the Police JUS
ticc sharply. This negro is scrvin: a
sentence that was never imposed on
him III - tho victim OF "a clerical
error and the Governor of Virginia has
the power TO correct It,"
Mr Forward promised 10 lay the
cas-" before the Governor to-day
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
CATARRH LEADS
TO CONSUMPTION

tatarrh is as much Il blood diScas.
as Scrofula or rheumatism. II may
he relieved. but ii cannot be removed
by simply local treatment 1t causes
headache and dizziness, impairs the
taste. smell and hearing. affects the
voice. dcranrcs the digestion. and
breaks down the general health. II
wcakcns the delicate lung tissues and
leads to consumption.
Hoods SarSaparilla goes To tho sea,
or the trouble. puriticS the blood. and
is 50 successful that it is known az
the best remedy for catarrh.
Hoods Sarsaparilla strengthens and
tones the whole system. 1t builds up.
Ask your druggist for Hoods. and
insist on having il. There is no real
SubStitutc.--AdV.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
AIDED BY WOODEN LEG
North Iarulininn tScs II To Good Al.
vantage In Making Escape
From .IHil.
Spcci.h to The Times Dispatch J

SpCCi.I - Tho Vines DIspatch
DANNli.LE. VA. December lc.-J. y,
McKnieht a North Carolinian. used
his wooden leg To good advantage last
night when, after saving through one
Of tn, bars over MS cell window in the
city jail. h" unstrapped the limb and
priced the iron aside. making an a2er-
turc through which 10 escape
Mcknight was sentenced TO thirty
days in Ja!i Tor taking drinks III 2
public place with number ~ com
paui"NS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
building S.ia0,oo0 Niadur,.
/ ,pcci,l 70 'rhe T'Imes- Dispa,ch

: DO IN 70 7 NJ 7 II!I'S III n" I'|I.-I
IyNCHBtRG VA. December IL
Contractor y. ". Elkan. Of Macon. Ga,
who is building Tia. $4,000 concrete
yiaduct over thc James River and three
railways here. - making good head
way with IN" preliminary w"rn The
biz contract lis 10 take about 10000
barrels ~ cement Tie bridge is 20
span tho tracks Of the southern. Nor
folk and Western and Chesapeake and
ohio Railways. and VIII pass over the
Top OF The freight warehouse of tn.
southern
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13
ASSISTANCE - NEEDED
IN PACKING THE HOMES

Assistance will he needed to-mor-
row night by the committee in getting
the boxes packed. The women make
mighty good solicitors, but admit their
weakness when il comes to mailing III
boxes. They earnestly request former
members of local military companies
10 drop around to the Blues Armory
To help in the heavier work.
While the womcn's committee OF the
War Relief Association is actively
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-13

by the supreme Court Tor hearing the
appeal OF Judge Adams i'm the Britt
the issuance OF Il certificate OF election
L" Congress from the Tenth District
To Il. Y. Weaver. who claims Il ma
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-19
Monument dwelling Sunday,

Owing to the unwilling by the
w. 0. WIS, Sunday, at the Ores
den cemetery, the Dresden Gene
terry association will have no pro-
gram next Sunday afternoon, Civ
ing way to the Woodmen. How.
ever, all are requested to observe
decoration, placing flowers on the
graves either in the morning or
prior to the W. O. w. service,
which commences at 2 o'clock.
Some have expressed a preference
to decorating their lots in the
morning, while others will do so
between noon and the hour for
the unwilling. There will be a
number of visitors here Sunday
and the cemetery should be made
as pretty as possible, which can be
done by the liberal use Of flowers
and cleaned lots. Let all uni.9 in
the move.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-19
Chased From PlOw
By Racer Snake.

On last Saturday morning,
Clarence Taylor, son of Mr.. G. G.
(Lum) Taylor, had a rather sing
ular experience, when a large
racer snake chased him from his
pillow in the field.
Young Taylor was instructed
by his father to take the planter
and plant q piece of land to corn.
He was carrying out these in
structions when attacked by the
big snake. Clarence decided to
give Mr.. Snake plenty of lee-way,
which he did by beating..a hasty
retreat. For some distance both
the snake and Taylor had it nip
and tuck, but finally Taylor out
distanced the snake and climbed
the first telephone pole to a place
Of salty. ct is said that he could
have out-run Jim Moran in his
automobile at the rate he was
going when beating it from that
black racer.)
After awhile Clarence conclud-
ed the snake had become dis
gusted with his marathon ability
and gone on off about his bust
ness, and SO went back to his
corn planter, when 10! to his
horror, the snake had called in
reinforcements and instead of one
there were two, which had been
holding a conference of war, and
as soon as Clarence hove into
sight both took out after him; and
it is said that this time Clarence
did some running sure enough.
Why he even ran SO fast that he
got ahead of himself and had
to wait and catch up.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-19
MORE FINE CATTLE
FOR WEAKLEY CO.
Progressive Farmers Attend Big Sale At Union
City, Purchasing Choice Offerings.
One Fine Bull Comes Here.

Weakley county farmers were
leading bidders at the Union City
Shorthorn cattle sale last Tuesday
held under the auspices of the
American Shorthorn association.
Those attending from this county
were: Shanklin Brothers, Ed
Donoho, W. 0. Walcott, Chas.
Whitlock, Yves Hawks, Woolsey
Brooks, James and Harrell Moran
and others whose names we have
been unable to obtain.
The best offerings we're bid in
by Weakley countians. W. 0.
Walcott, near Dresden, got two
very fine COWS; Ed Donoho, two;
Woolsey Brooks, one; Moran
Brothers, two; and a stock COM
pany, composed Of Ed Donoho,
Woolsey Brooks and the Moran
Brothers, bought the top bull
offered, paying 1920 for him.
This bull is two years old and
tips the beam 1000 pounds. He
will be kept at Moran Brothers
stable in Dresden. This bull was
really intended for shipment with
a large herd to South America
and got into the bunch sent to
Union City through mistake, and
really was forced on sale there, as
the sale managers did not offer
him for sale at Union City until
buyers, composed of the above
named gentlemen, demanded that
the bull be put up, This was done
and bought in by these men.
This bull will be on exhibition on
the square in Dresden on Saturday
afternoon.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-19
RYE AND ENLOE
THE NOMINEES.
Representative Garrett a National Delegate.
The Convention a Stormy One.
CTump Victorious.

Gov. Thos. G. Rye, of Paris, is
again the standard bearer of Ten
nessee democracy, having for his
running mate the Hon. B. A. En-
loe, the man who has made more
fights and a longer fight for the
publication OF Tennessee democ-
racy than any man in the state.
Mr.. EnIoe was nominated at late
hour Wednesday night on the
fourth ballot.
Hon. ]. W. Rankin, of Martin,
is alternate delegate to the nation
al convention, at St. Louis. This
was the only recognition Weakley
county democracy received at the
hands of the convention, save that
accorded Mr.. Garrett, who is made
one Of the four delegates-at-large
to the national convention.
The convention at Nashville on
Tuesday was a stormy one, the
Memphis and Nashville rowdies
creating disturbances one after
another. There we're several fights
and the Memphis rowdies created
so much disturbance during the
address OF G. P. ]. Mooney, the
reformed editor Of the Memphis
(reformed) Commercial Appeal,
that MONEYS voice was drowned
out.
The platform is strong for tenn
perance. 1t fayors submitting the
question Of equal suffrage to a
vote Of the people, and it favors a
measure prohibiting the transpor-
tation companies issuing free
passes,
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-19
Again Tennessee Democracy's Standard Bearer
Against
Prominent Farmers.

There were filed in chancery
court of Weakley county last
Monday two important injunction
cases. The complainantis the N,
G. & St. L. R. R., and the first
case is against |. M. Penny and
the seconds against A. M. Richee,
of the Eleventh district. The
complaint is made in the bill that
these men have, by unlawful acts,
entered upon the right.of-way OF
the railroad company and caused
an interruption of the construction
of the companY's telephone line
by threatening to shoot and iniure
the employees, if they continue
the work Of digging telephone
holes and setting poles. 1t is
charged that Penny and Richee
appeared where the men were at
work, ordered the men to stop
work, and threatened to use
double-barrel shotguns with which,
it is charged, that Penny and
Richee were armed. The foreman
in charge and his crew obeyed
these orders, and the railroad
company has, therefore, applied
to the court of chancery for pro-
lection through the civil course Of
proceedings by injunction. The
fiat or order for the writ Of in
junction to issue was granted by
Judge A. G. Rutherford, of Nash
vile, upon application of counsel
for the railroad, H. H. Barr and
r. A. Elkins.
It appears that the contention OF
Messrs. Penny and Richee is
that they own the land upon which
the railroad company is con-
structing its telephone line, where
the railroad crosses the old Henry
Penny place in the Eleventh
district. The insistence OF the
railroad company is that the
company owns a right-of-way fifty
feet wide from center of the track
on each side through the Penny
lands, by virture Of the deed Of
Henry Penny executed in 1855, to
the Nashville and Northwestern
Railroad Company and its sue
cessors or assigns, And it ap-
pears that the telephone poles are
being set on a forty.fve.fOot line
from the center of the track, which
comes within the ffty-foot right.of
way.
The Enterprise and Commercial
Appeal both one year for only
81 %,
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-19
CHANGE IN BUS|-
NESS AT MARTIN
The Firm Of ]. +. Parker & Sons Changes
Hands. Purchased BY Taylor, Hade-
man and MOn5Oy.

On last Saturday negotiations,
which had been pending several
days, closed when the big furniture
and hardware emporium of ]. F.
Parker & Sons was sold to Messrs.
7. ]. Taylor, Newt T. Hardeman
and Will A. Montjoy, and will be
continued under the firm name Of
]. F. Parker & Sons Company.
The deal involves the sum Of about
$35, 900, and is, perhaps, the big
gest transaction in mercantile
lines in the history of the county.
Mr.. Granville Parker, the remain
ing member Of the firm, while the
youngest member, entered the
furniture and hardware business
with his father, the late ]. F.
Parker, when quite a young man,
(he isn't old now by any meansI)
and has remained a member for
many years. ]. F. Parker embark
ed in business in Martin some
thirty-fve years ago, and the
tremendous business builded there
by himself and two noble sons is a
living testimonial of what honest
methods, honset goods, fair deal
ings, courtesy and promptness
count for in the mercantile life.
This is, perhaps, the biggest con-
Germ in the entire county, carrying
the largest stock and having the
largest investment OF any other
mercantile establishment in the
county. Mr.. Granville Parker will
retire for rest and recreation with
the hearty good wishes Of a great
host of lifelong customers.
The new firm has already taken
charge, and, we believe, will infuse
new life into the business, reach
ing out to the four corners of the
county after business. The En-
terprise wishes them mighty well.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-19

possibility of home life and educa-
ton.
II you have no little ones in
your home, would you not take
one Of these little ones on trial, as
that is the only method by which
this society places children. We
are just as anxious that the home
is satisfied with the child as the
child is satisfied with the home. III
We have a number OF homes
which have been made happy by
taking into it one of our babies.
If you would like to share your
home with one of these little ones,
you may write B. G. Regen,
Superintendent, 315 End Ave-,
North, Nashville, Tenn.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-19
Homes Wanted
For Children.

Good homes wanted for children
under seven years of age. These
are bright and attractive boys
and girls, with bright futures.
Many Of these unfortunate little
ones have been bereit of both
father and mother and have now
in the home quite a large number
of boy babies from three to six
months Of age. We are not look
ing for homes of wealth, but
homes in which there is a
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-19
IS Carloads Berries
From Weakley.
passes,

Since our report Of last week
there have gone out from Weakley
county sevenB-fve or more car
loadsof Strawberries. Sharon leads
the yanwith forty-four cars, Sharon
shipping eighteen carloads last
Tuesday nigh.
On last Tuesday Greenfield sent
out nine cars, five of them by
express selling for $1.75 per crate
and four by freight at SIPS.
Greenfeld's Saturday shipment
was six carloads.
Sharon sent out eight cars
Thursday of last week. six on
Friday, twelve on Saturday and
eighteen cars on Tuesday night.
Sharon sold eight cars Tuesday at
S1.70. The average for Sharon's
Tuesday shipment was $1.329 per
crate. These prices are considered
low.
Dresden sent out two and a
third cars on Thursday, three and
one-half Friday, three on Saturday
and four Tuesday.
Gleason shipped one car Satur-
dav and a car and a half on Tues
day.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-19
81 HEAD HOLSTE|N
CATTLE AT MARTIN
The Only Boys and Girls HOIsteiR Cattle Club in
The United States. Cows Distf
buted Last Tuesday.


Tuesday was a gala day in the
history of Martin and will go down
as an eventful dayl
For on Tuesday the final finish
ing touches were put on the first
Boys and Girls Holestein Dairy
club in the United States, the boys
and girls drawing their cows, in
stead Of picking them. Each COW
was numbered, a corresponding
number was placed in a. box and
the boys and girls who had joined
the club were invited forward,
each drawing a number from the
! box, and the cow bearing num-
Der to correspond with that drawn
was the COW belonging to that boy
or girl. In this way no one knew
what COW he or she would get or
what price he or she would pay.
Thus no one was favored by being
allowed to pick the best animal.
The number OF cows drawn was
fifty-two and there were five very
fine bulls sent to Martin by the l..
G. railroad company to be placed
in that community among the
farmers. Later they will be given
as prizes to the boys and girls
making the best records. These
bulls cost the railroad company
$500 each.
A large crowd was in Martin,
estimated all the way from two to
four thousand people. The three
banks closed and all the citizens
of the town had on their Sunday
clothes and best manners, being
courteous to all within their gates.
The Martin Cornet band made
music, and after the drawing in
the forenoon the boys led their
COWS through town, headed by the
band. At every turn these boys
were cheered and applauded and
their faces fairly beamed with hap
piness, for there never was
such a happy, enthusiastic, deter
mined band OF boys as these who
led their fine thoroughbred Hol-
stein COWS through town on last
Tuesday.
In the afternoon, following the
big parade, speaking was had at
the chautuagua tent, the tent being
filled to OVERLOOKING. Officials of
the |. G. railroad were present and
made some splendid talks to the
diary boys and girls, giving help
full advice and telling them that
the great |. G. railroad, one Of the
biggest corporations in the whole
world, was back OF them in this
great enterprise, Mayor A, B.
Adams presided as master Of cere-
monies, introducing the speakers,
who were given cordial welcome
by Prof. Eph P. Smith in his own
inimitable way.
At night, at the Williams hotel,
banquet, given in honor Of the
railroad officials and especially in
vited guests, by the Martin Bust
ness Mems club, was enjoyed,
good cheer, fine eating, Havana
cigars and hearty laughter prevail
ing until a late hour.
The five bulls were assigned to
the following well-known farmers:
G. E. LeGrant, Gardner; w. G.
Parrish, south of Martin; ]. M.
Templeton, three miles west Of
Dresden; Luther Duke, Martin,
and w. T. Murphy, Martin.
Following are the names Of the
boys and girls who are members
Of the Martin Holstein Cattle club
and who drew COWS last Tuesday:
Charlie Moore Duke, Haley
Carter, Crawford Brooks, Albert
Hudson, Carl LeGrant, Chas,
LeGrant, Owen Parrish, Frank
Lawler, Johnnie Harris, Paul
Duke, Fana Parrish, H. l..
Walker, ]. S. Parker, Irene
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-19

The Enterprise and Commercial
Appeal both one year for only
81. 25.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-05-19

Freeman, Seth Fields, Christine
Baldridge, Lotie May Waggener,
Geo. Freeman, Grace Templelon,
Roland Edwards, Charlie Babb,
Frank Parrish, Wilma Parrish,
Tom Wash, Mrs. Bell Bradberry,
j. A. Kennedy, G. K. Kennedy,
Ruby House, Otis Darling, Mary
Collier, Alva Freeman, Haford
Parrish, Paul Dodd, Tilden Lamp
kins, Royce Davis, Holland Me-
Combs. G. Knox Murphy, Alma
Brewer, I. J. Brundige, Willie
Tribble, Martin; G. w. Anderson,
Dresden; Robert Edward, Thomas
Hilliard, Pearl Edwards, Basil
Brooks, Elbert Garner, Grady
Hundley, Sharon.
The banks have loaned the
money for the purchase OF a COW to
each member Of the club, on notes
with their fathers Endorsement.
The money is to be repaid with the
proceeds of the boys and girls
diaries. Most of the milk and
cream is sold to the cooperative
dairy at Martin which is shipping
not less than 1000 pounds of
butter each month to two of the
largest Memphis hotels.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-07
SPIRITED OFFENSIVE
RESUMED BY GERMANS
Paris Reports Bombardment OF I'm
precedented Violence in Vicinity
Of Hill 3O4.
FRENCH EvACUATE TRENCHES
But Their Barrier Fire Halts Ad.
vancc, and Attacks to West and
Northwest Of Position Checked.
Conditions Quiet in East.

The Germans have resumed the
offensive in spirited fashion in Tn
Nerdun region.
Paris reports a hombardment OF un-
precedented violence in the vicinity of
hill No 30+ northwest of the fortress
by reason of which the French were
forced to evacuate some of their
trenches on the northern slope Of the
hill. The Germans however. were nm
able 10 advance because of the French
barrier of fire, and were checked in
attacks 10 the west and northwest OF
the hill.
Berlin'S account OF the fighting north
west of Nerdun describes it as pro-
ccedinG steadily for the Germans.
According to German Headquarters,
the French met with something like
an aerial disaster when Il large nun
ber Of their captive balloons broke
loose in sudden storm, and fifteen OF
them were captured by the Germans.
Conditions are comparatively quiet
on the eastern front, the only operation
OF note being. reported by Vienna in
the driving of the Russians from a
wood to the southwest of Olyka.
Activity also seems to have slackened
on the Austro-Italian front The chief
happening, according 10 the Vienna
War Office, was the expulsion of the
Italians from salient trenches near
LuZerna.
Constantinople has reports Of an up
rising in the Sudan, where the Imam
oil Nt.If .s "a
5000 camels, is said to he march
ing against the British in the Northern
Sudan. who are in retreat toward the
Nile.
y successful Italian air raid on Du-
razZo. in Albania. is reported from
Rome. and Vienna announces II similar
attack by Austrian airmen on Avlona.
which is held by the Italians. Aus
trian aeroplanes also have conducted
IL destructive attack on Brindsi. the
machines on their return trip standing
fire from the Italian arnored cruiser
Marco Polo.