Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-11-17
RUTHVlLLE NEWS

ed in the northwest portion OF
Weakley county, Tennessee, U. S.
A., Seventeenth civil district;6lIed
With as progressive men aud
beautiful women as can be found
in the eastern hemisphere. It's
phenomenal growth in the last
quarter Of a century is a surprise
to all. That the reader may
know OF its history, / will say
that in 1859 my father built
small log school house in the
wild woods which now is the
public square Of the CITY. Then
the woods were full Of deer and
turkey, skunks and rattlesnakes.
To this little schoolhouse the few
citizens sent their children two
or three months in the year.
After the Civil War broke out,
and all was confusion, in 1862,
some one took q charcoal and
wrote ia large letters on the
schoolhouse these words, Bully
for Jeff Davisp This proved the
death knel Of the school, for the
first squad Of yankees that came
that road, seeing the writing, ap-
piled a torch to the building, and
it was soon in ashes. Some time
after the war the. writer began haul.
ing lumber and erected small
grocery store, filed it with gen.
eral merchandise. The proprietors
were ]. 0. Vincent, 0. B. Vincent
and Dan SAWYER. Later Mr.. w.
j. Burk erected a grocery store.
Before any railroads came through
the place, the little town was
called Burkville. Later men OF
means saw the advantage OF rail-
roads and water transportation,
began to build residences, business
houses, laid out the town in
streets, Incorporated and elected
municipal officers, ETC., installed
water and light plants, street ears,
city hall, and it now has the ap-
pearance OF a modern little city.
Go up and down any street from
the square and on all sides you
will hear the sound of saws and
hammers.
Mr.. Charley Taylor is erecting
a twelve.room residence on Cedar
street.
John Qualls is building meat.
house on st. Charles street.
w. w. Moss is improving his
place on South Broadway.
Mr.. Charlie Ross has installed
new Fairbanks scales near his
grist mill, and ia ready to grind
toE the public and weigh for all.
Mr.. Ross is proprietor OF the
Metropolitan hotel, known as the
Ross house, south side Of the
square,
Messrs. Breeden 4 Hall are
among our leading merchants.
Mr.. Lenard Grubh will give
you a clean shave and hair cut
while you wait.
Mr.. Pomp Nancy will shoe
your horse in less than half a
day, at lowest figures.
No recent accidents and but
little sickness, except in the
Of the hay market
and down town districts.
AT the home Of her son, r. H.
Moss, I'll that was mortal Of Mrs.
Grey Moss, widow OF the late Mr..
+. M. Moss, passed from this to
another world at 100 Wednesday
morning. She bad long been q
member Of the Missionary Bap-
list church. Her patient resigna-
ton and high christian character,
walk and conversation was ex-
emplary. When her children saw
that the icy hand Of death was
not far away. they wired her only
sister, Mrs. Ben Moss, Of North
Carolina, who, with her daughter,
caught the first train for Tonnes
see. Then began a race against
death. They were enroute thirty
two hours and reached the sick
room fifteen minutes after death
had claimed the sufferer. She
leaves one son, Richard H. Moss,
Of RuthviIle, and one daughter,
Mrs. Maud, wife Of Mr.. Will
Moss, Of near Martin; one sister,
of North Carolina, and one broth
or, living at Richmond. Va. On
account Of inclement weather, The
funeral service was held at the
home Of her son, conducted by
that good old servant, Ed.
G. @. McDearmon, concluded By
the writer. Burial at the fam