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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-02-22
Obituary.

Mrs. Della Watson, (nee Damron)
was born June ~, 1860, departed
this life Feb. 5, 1918, age 81 years,
seven months and % days.
She was married to W. P. Watson
Jan. 10, 1881. To this union was
born seven children-three boys and
four girls-four Of whom survive
her, Flora, Willie, John and Mrs.
Murry Lamb. She also leaves a low
ing companion and two half-sisters,
Mrs. Minnie Harper and Mrs Katie
Harper.
Mrs. Watson professed faith in
Christ at the age of Is years, joined
the General Baptist church at Shady
Grove, where she lived a faithful
member until death.
She was sick about five weeks and
suffered intensely, but bore her sui
fering with patience and was ready
and willing to die. Alb was done for
her that loving hands could do.
Her devoted companion was never
too tired to administer to her wants.
Her children were always ready and
willing to do anything for mother.
Her church has lost a faithful
member, and she will be greatly
missed in the community.
Funeral services were held at Wes-
ley's Chapel by Revs. Jackson and
Powers. The large crowd that at
tended the burial attested the es-
TEEN in which she was held.
We loved her, yes we loved her,
But the angels loved her more;
And they have sweetly called her,
To yonder shining shore.
"A Friend.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-02-22
TO OUR COR ..-. j.. =.
:. RESPONDENTS.

The Enterprise is making spe-
cial effort to give all the county
news and" the late important war
news, together with all information
connected with the draft and exami-
nation Of drafted men. So
To do this we must conserve space.
Each item published must be a news
item. 1t is not news to say that
person is on the puny list, or that
Mr.. Bill Williams was sick last week.
If Mr.. Williams was sick to an alarm
ing degree, say so, stating the nature
of his illness; but do say that Anhye
Lea Williams has measles, unless
her condition is critical-then say so.
II farm is sold, write it, and give
the amount of land and the price.
If a new building is being erected,
write it, giving the number of rooms
and who is doing the work. Give
full particulars about accidents,
deaths, weddings, ETC.. The Enter
prise is planning a big entertain
ment during the coming summer for
all it's news gatherers, provided they
can agree upon a date when all will
attend Asst
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-02-22
Notice to Tax Payers.

I will call on the tax payers of
Weakley county on the following
dates at places named below:
The drainage tax for Spring Creek
and Middle Fork, also Mud Creek
will become delinquent March l,
1918. Interest and penalty will be
added this year on the above named
date, the drainage boards having so
ordered. Pay this tax, as it will save
you a great amount of cost.
District Date
14-Mt. Pelia-------------Feb 81
3-Gardner -------------Feb. %
9-Greenfield Bank------Feb. %
11-23-F & C Bank, Gleason, Feb. rs
8-Sharon Bank----------Feb. 26
9-Greenfield, Fruit Growers
Bank -----------------Feb. %
Taxes delinquent after March /.
Please meet me promptly, pay your
taxes and avoid penalty. Tax rate
is $1.85 and 500.
L. P. MOORE, Trustee.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-02-22
PAINFULLY WOUND
ED AT STAVE MILL

While working at Shannon's stave
mill near Ore Springs, Mr.. Quitman
Summers was painfully wounded on
last Friday, when a stave flew off
the finishing bolt, striking Mr.. Sum-
mers in the face with sufficient force
to break the jaw bone, cut a long
cash in the lip and knock out five
teeth. DR.. Travis was called from
Como and dressed the wounds.
Four stitches were required to
close the cash in the lip. Mr.. Sum-
mers suffered intensely from the
wounds sustained, and it is claimed
that had the stave struck him a lit.
tie lower he doubtless would have
been killed.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-02-22
Obituary.

M. P. Campbell was born Dec, 5,
1916, died Dec. 26 1917; age Y
years and Fl days. He was married
to A. C. Thornton in 1870. To
this union was born IL children
five sons and seven daughters. His
wife and seven of the children sur
vive him.
He united with the Primitive Bap-
fist church 81 years ago, and was a
faithful member of the same up to
his death. He was a kind, tender
hearted man, a good husband and a
good father. His church, his wife,
his children and his many friends
will greatly miss him, but their loss
is his eternal gain. We can truly
say, good man in Israel has fallen.
May our Heavenly Father bless this
sad dispensation of His will to His
glory and our spiritual good.
His funeral service was conducted
by his pastor, Ed. j. c, Ross, and
Elder Holland in the Primitive Bap-
fist church in Greenfield to a large
congregation Of relatives and friends.
May the Lord bless his Borrowing
family, especially his broken-hearted
Wife,. C. Ross.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-02-22
FAIRVIEW SCHOOL
ENTERTAINMENT

There will be an entertainment
given at Fairview school, Saturday
night, March 2. This is an enter
tainment and box supper. No adj
mission will be charged. The cur
tain rises promptly at GAS. The
program is as follows:
Welcome.
Two Aunts and Photo.
Monologue.
Hayseed Drill.
Maiden All Forlorn.
Recitation-Nobody's Child.
The Train to Mauro.
Black on One Side.
Murder Will Out.
Red Cross Tableau.
The box supper is to be given for
the benefit of the Red Cross and Y.
M. C. A. Everybody come. Girls,
you are invited to bring bOxes.-Lil-
liam Brooks, Teacher.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-02-22
AN APPEAL TO
THE PRODUCERS
(By Walt Mason)

Oh, hens, get busy laying eggs,
keep things in steady motion; we
want to ship a million kegs to allies
Ger the ocean. In times Of peace
one egg day we all considered
plenty, but in these times of stress
and fray, you ought to turn out
twenty. The hen that will not do
her best, can't have me as hacker;
no loyalty is in her breast, she is a
tin-horn Stacker. So, Brahma, Leg
horn, Plymouth Rock, Minorca,
Scrub and Dorking, lay eggs, lay
eggs, all round the clock, and make
a record corking! You should be,
in the country's plight, its staunch-
est friends and boosters. Lay eggs,
lay eggs, by day and night! Quit
flirting with the ROSTERS. Oh,
COWS! "The grass is fine as silk"
l hear you glibly mutter, and you
should turn out tubs of milk and
fifty kinds of butter. In times of
peace we didn't care if you went
dry or balky, but now that shrapnel
fills the air, such conduct is toe
rocky. We've kept your stomachs
bovine band, with most expensive
grub full, and now that milk is in
demand, you ought to give a tub
full. Speed up, speed up, if yor
would save the land from ruiz
utter! Don't like bunch of steers
behave, but turn out milk and butter
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-02-22
THICK, GLOSSY HAIR ..
FREE FROM DANDRUFF
Girls! Try It! Hair gets soft, fluffy and
beautifuI-Get small bottle
of Danderine.

If you care for heavy hair that glis-
tens with beauty and is radiant with
life; has an incompatible sOftness and
is fluffy and lustrous, try Danderine.
Just one application doubles the
beauty of your hair, besides it imme-
diateiy dissolves every particle Of
dandruff. You can not have nice heavy,
healthy hair if you have dandruf. This
destructive scurf robs the hair Of its
lustre, its strength and its very life,
and if not overcome it produces fever
ishness and itching of the scalp; the
hair roots famish, loosen and die; then
the hair falls out fast, Surely get a
small bottle Of Knowlton's Danderine
from any drug store and just try it,
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-02-22

means countrywide publicity. If
The Enterprise, $3.50 per year
in advance If
That Weakley county soldier boy
at the training camp will appreciate
your copy of the Enterprise after
you are through with it. Wrap it
up, put two-cent stamp on it and
send it to him.
Advertising in the Enterprise
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-02-22

FOR sALE-Ten bushels improved
Willis seed corn, field picked.
Won first prize in county. Made
SO ga bushels per acre. $3.50
per bushel,-Brook Webb, Palm
ersville. Rural phone. Asst
All the news of all the county all
the time. If
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-02-22
Full Stock.

We have full stock of flour and
meal and all kinds of feed stuff.
shorts, bran, sweet feed, cotton seed
meal, hay and corn.-L. A. Pink
ston. Dresden. Asst
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-02-22

The Enterprise, $3.50 per year
in advance tt
Send in your $3.50 and secure the
county news. You will enjoy it dur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21

Tex. his warm appreciation of their of- fer to contribute one Sundays work ev- cry month during the war to the Red Cross. Announcement of their voluntary action was made in the following tele- gram to MT. Hurley from Tom F. Coyle, treasurer of the company;
 Today the entire force of the South- ern Dry Dock and Shipbuilding company volunteered their wages for one Sunday in each month for the duration of the war to the Red Cross fund. Ninety per cent are on the job today. Men who could not report for duty donated per cent of last weeks wages. This patriotic action raises Oranges quota to 200 per cent. The Hun Kaiser can't defeat our boys over there with such backing from our working men at home''
 To this MT. Hurley replied:
 "On behalf of the shipping board I cordially congratulate the workers of the Southern Dry Dock and Shipbuilding company on their patriotic action in do- hating their wages for one Sunday in each month throughout the duration of the war for the benefit of the Red Cross. Il have taken great pleasure in trans hitting copy of your telegram to the National Red Cross at it's Washington headquarters"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
ADJUSTMENTS
At Loew's Riiou

Loews audience was electrified with
 the headline act on the bill that opened
 at that theatre with yesterday after noons matinee for the first hal1 of the week, when Fred EeReine and his five assistants demonstrated the wonders,
 marvels and science of electricity in an act that is most unusual, interesting and decidedly new to Birmingham audi fences, through all offering known az Wizards of Electricity"
 The act will have to be seen to be appreciated though it is well to say Chat it is scientific novelty that re- solves itself into a cyclone of fun that lis a most exceptional modern enter !tainment.
 Another decided feature of the bil, lis the photoplay i'll which pretty Peggy IHyland stars, entitled Peg of tue pi : rates" This is the pretty stars new est picture, repiete with beautiful scenes on the seas, augmented by the thrills and romance of the days of Captain Kidd.
 harmon and O'Connor are absolutely tive different girls-from the regular run of vaudeville lights, for they nave ! voices that listen good, personality aplenty, and their work is full of pep and humor that appeals to ones i desire to be entertained, as just what they are looking for.
 Decidedly the most popular act with the auditors seemed to be the trIn of r cys that sung their way into the a;,- prec ation of the capacity ho4se aud tl, held them tight with com sdy, ial- presentations and some more singing e-- fol they have exceptional voic >; that harmonize perfectly. These fellows e. Sher rman, Van ana Hyman, got d g; sat hand, and their ect was strong from tEe start, ending in roar of applau se from the audience. One of the boys played the piano and two of then; sang, enc belng a female impersonator of su- perb qualifications in fact a perfect "Nanee."
 NtIto and Noble offered delight ful programme of songs and esoeciaily good was their dancing, grace, rare training and unusual nimbleness brjng snown. Willard Brothers, who opened the show in a cycle act, made -ood They offer some very difficult feats. nc of the boys being good comedian. and easily drew laughs from the audl-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS IN RECITAL

I The music department of the Birming- ham High school presents pupils from the after-school classes of Miss Hortense Estes, voice: Edgell Adams, piano, and Mir. Fred Wiegand, violin, in recital to- morrow afternoon, at s:S0, at High school, Avenue G and Twentieth street. The programme is as follows: Farewell to the Piano. (Beethoyan) -Martel Brett.
 My Lady Chloe (Clough-Leighter) James Smiley.
 "Berceuse" Delbrucl5)-Lily Baker.
 Boat Song (Harriet Ware1 ' Elizabeth Ransom.
 La Babillarde Duvernoy) = Elsie Smith.
 violin-Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffman" (Offenbach) = Frankie Mae Howell Were My Song with Wings Provided" Hahn), "Will-o' thew isp' (Spross) Elise Kinney.
 ITO Wild Rose" CMacDowelD- blind say Bruce.
 'The Land of the sky-Blue Water" (Cadman), Quite True Huntington Woodman)-MaTy Kinney.
 Mnuet (Beethoven)-Dor Marler.
 My Laddie" (Thayer1, An Open Se- cret' Huntingdon oodman) = Margaret Hillhouse.
 Etude in G Major, "Melodie" (Mosz- kow ski )-Marie Sehuster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
ENGINE OVERTURNED.
 AT STREET CROSSING.
Two Men Injured When Lo- comotives ''Sideswipe" and
 One Overturns

The first engine on double-header NO. 19, Louisville and Nashville freight train, soYthbound, was completely overs1rned at the Twea.y-fourth street crossing wht n it was sideswiped by a switch engine drawing several engines. The injdrcd were. Ben PaItey, negro switclnan, hose leg was b. Ken, and Amos Mct.le : In. n.gro brsSemar.. wio was ,hrop T from ths top of me of the frc,ga; cars and suffered a broken arm and cuts about ihe face.
 1Ec eouble-h,f ier, southboun1, was checked out by tlIe .ard office A5ol.t .0 o'clock snd sta 'ed Il 'ts run oc |: II hapiiS Aained csI siderable speed bef>is reaching the Twenty fourth street cross ing, which IS six blocks from the yard office. The switch engine, drawing sew eral regular engines to be used later n the night, running slowly through the aIus ana Lad just crossed sysltrh tDtose :l was reached by the fast tra.u.
 l s@ie maaaee the switcn eagiae faieG ;p get away from the otE9r Ii..: ns in time and both engines sIieswiped, damaging three of the engines, ogestIrn- ing one of them. The remainder of the train was undamaged.
 Crews were busy all day yesterday as sisting the regular wrecking crew .n getting the debris cleaned up It is un- derstood that the overturned engine sui fered considerable damage. A great hole was torn in the tracks and the cinder paths on either side by the wreck, but were put in good repair by last night. None of the tiremen or engineers were caught in the wreckage. having jumped in time to clear the wreck.
 Both of the injured men were reported resting well last night after the broken bones had been set Traffic was delayed on the road for a period of several houis on account of the accident
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
enee at will. As whole. the bill is
 good, and is very wholesome and clean
At the Lyric

At the Lyric
 The Lyric matinee today will begin at 2:30 and will be concluded before the Red Cross parade, which marches at 1 o'clock. People who attend the Lyric will enjoy a complete show and be in plenty of time for the parade And those who go to the matinee today and the performance today and tomorrow will enjoy bill of exceptional merit. It is a bill that kept capacity audiences high ly entertained yesterday. Hugh and Hildred Emmett, musical ventriloqusts offer the headline attraction and it is one of the most novel as well as enter taining acts presented in a long time. Hildred Emmet- renders several vocal se- lections and plays Ter own accompani- ment on the ha-p while Hugh accom- panies on the violin. The musical fea- ture of the programme is excellent and the same can be said of the ventrilouuial feature Hugh Emmett is a master of the art of ventriloquism and much com edy is injected into the number
 The Seven Variety Dancers offer much pleasing entertainment They render a dance programme that varies from the classic Grecian to the modern dances Every member of the company is an ex- cellent dancer and the whirlwind dances feature the act. It is well costumed and the Gypsy number draws the greatest applause. Charles Semon, the marrow fellow, is just as funny as ever and this he keeps the audience in an uproar of laughter. He renders musical selections on various and freakish instruments and Keeps up good line of comedy chatter. His thinness adds to the comedy of the act. Montambo and Nap open the bill with an excellent acrobatic act and they inject much pleasing comedy. Both are excellent acrobats and perform some amazing feats. Mayme Gehrue of mu- sical comedy fame pleases in a high class song and dance number and dra WIS much applause. The Lyric Screen Tele- grams are feature, showing many scenes of "our boys in war. Remem- Der, matinee today begins at 2:30 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
RANDOM NOTES

Mir John 5. Reid, Jr., has returned from a visit to Mobile and stay on the gulf coast. Mrs. Reid will remain a week longer.
 Ms. w. c. Agee of Selma is spending a few days in the city with her sisters, Mrs. John E, Reid and Mrs. J. r. Evans Mrs. Horace Adams is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Colqutt Cole, in Atlanta
 Mrs. T. F. Derrick, who has spent the last two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Clyde Parker returned to her home Ill Memphis yesterday
 Mrs. Kenneth Underwood of Montgom- cry Is the guest of Mrs. W. T. Under- wood at her home on Ridge Park avenue. MT. Jesse B. Mcqueen has returned from Marion Military institute, and will spend the summer with his father Judge John Mcqueen, i2o5 Eleventh avenue
 
 Mrs. w. s. Lowell has returned from a visit to relatives in North Carolina
 MT. and Mrs. Ellis Brown, MT. and Mrs. John Hornady, MT. and Mrs. Scudder Ryall. Miss Ola Brown. Miss Marian Bradford, MT. John Taylor and Mir. Jo- seph Wood spent Saturday in Anniston.
 
 MT. George K. Headley is visiting his grandparents, Captain and Mrs. Kurtz in Winchester, Va Before returning 10 Birmingham Mir. IIoadley will go to New York and Baltimore, where he will re- main for two weeks.
 Miss Cary Johnson, who has spent the last year in New York studying at the school of applied designs, Will return home next Monday. Miss Johnson & work tock the third prize and she re. ceived sold medals for all of her exami- nation papers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
NEWS OF SOCIETY AND
 ACTIVITIES. OF WOMEN

lections-two anthems, one of them the Recessionaln-and as an offertory four violins played "Nocturne," by Karganoft.
 Dr. Simpson preached a very eloquent sermon, taking his text from the story of the Transfiguration, which he read as a scripcure reading. He emphasized the fact that it is not death alone which transfigures. but life as well. For lE- stance, this war has already changed many of our boys into men-men of broad visions, and has transformed theu mothers into women with the madonna face. In the lives of the girls before him he spoke of the transfiguring power of Christian education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
MIR. AND MRS. WHEELOCk
 ENTERTAIN

MT. and Mrs. H. B. Wheelock were charming hosts Sunday evening when
 they entertained the members of the Gillem-Coffn wedding party at a buffet supper, The out-of-town guests were also included in this delightful hospitality. The guests were Miss Coffin, Captain Gillem, Miss Carolyn Gllem, a sister Of the groom and maid of honor, Miss Nlr- ginia. Abbott, Miss Lucy Lyman Poweit,
 Miss Avis Myatt, Miss Evelyn Coffin, Mrs. Charles Eyester of Albany. Mrs. Vernon Gray, Lieut.. Barclay Storey,
 Lieut.. ..ewton Staggers, Lieut. Stephens Richards, Mrs. Harry Coffin, Jr., MT. and Mrs. Harry Coffin, Mrs. Edwin Ben nett and Mrs. E. w. Van Buskilky Of Bayonne N. l., Mrs. T, c. McKeon CT New York, MT. and Mrs c. J. Palmer. Col Alvin Gillem and Mrs Gillem Of Camp Grant, H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
'GILLEM-COFFIN

One of the most beautiful and brilliant weddings and also one of more shai usual interest was that of Miss Florence Marguerite Coffin, eldest daughter of MT and Mrs. Harry Coffin, and Capt. Jen ninss Frederic Gillem, son of Lieut.. Col and Mrs. Alvin Gillem of Camp Grant H., whicn was solemnized last evening at St. Mary n-the Highlands.
 Long before the appointed hour, o'clock, the church was filled with a rep resentasive assemblage of guests, severa of whom came from out of town for tn, occasio on,
 The decorations were most attractive and artistic. Ferns and stately palms were used with hydrangeas and vases oi pink roses. The altar held many lignte- candles, which were also placed in eaci of the windows of the church.
 The white ribbons were marked py
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
ROEBUCK SERVICE FLAG OF 59 STARS
 VERY EXTENSIVELY
 RAISED YESTERDAY
tContinued from Page Fivc)

(Confinued from Page Fivc) who recited the following verses az |, ibute to the Rcenuck club members nt W in service:
 THE GAME The Kaiser said he'd beat the world Ouimet, Chick Evans, Gordon The Roebuck youngster smiled and said: I'm sorry; beg your pardon The Roebuck youngster took him on, The blooming, blasted Kaiser. He hit his crown, he hit his life, He winked and said: "Its pie, sir. The Kaiser said he had a stick Would drive a ball a mile. The youngster looked far down the
 course And gave little smile. He said he had thousand clubs And balls million or more. The kid kept quiet, but truth to tell, Was getting a little sore. Old IIindenberg took Williams bag And Ludendorf was there. The crown prince trotted up and said: My papa, he's a bear Well, William slashed some awful drives And said Beat it, you mutt. The youngster held his peace and smiled, For William couldn't putt. He'd hit a ball a half a mile, And brasse, how they'd shout! But when it came to the actual test He couldn't quite hole out. In playing that lovely Paris hole, He drove to the Marne-Would you
 think it? One little putt and the hole was won But Billy couldn't sink it. He sent mighty swat to fpTes He wanted Calais, Dunkirk; He grinned and thought he had It
 cinched But his butter wouldn't work. And so it went all round the course; A win. if he could have sunk, The whole thing worked to perfection
 but At putting he was punk. He swore at his clubs. he swore at his
 caddy, And called on his partner. Gott: He said in reality he was winning But the score card ecNoed 'Ret!' But the Ka.ser's etiquette was worse
 than his putting. He cursed his opponent, saw red And tramped on the face of a child and
 hit A lady on the head. The gallery all went dead against him And swore they'd have his gore, Bat the kid played quietly on And slowly piled the score. The poor old Kaiser was beaten to
 pulp; He was hit with a rock and an egg; He broke his clubs and lost his balls, And a dog bit him on the leg. He stopped in the mud and fell in
 ditch: He was just about to cry When the youngster accidentally sliced And hit him in the eye They drove the pker out of town With many mutter and sputtef, And Hindenberg and Ludendorf They beat him with his butter Eut truth to tell, my dear good friends, The Kaisers game wasn't pad, The trouble with him was this The antagonist he had. And so all hail to the boys we love- All hail to our boys-our men; We'll keep the hearth fires bright tlti
 they Come marching home again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Young Matrons' unit of the High land Methodist church will not hold their regular meeting this afternoon, as the members wish to participae in he RcI Cross parade All members are urged to be at Th,rd avenue and Eighteenth street promptly at e:3o o'clock to form for the parade.
 The South Highlands School Improve naent association will meet this morning at 10 o'clock. An election of officers will take place.
 There will be meeting of the execu- tive board of the National Council of De- fense at 10:30 o'clock today at suffrage headquarters