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Aydelott, James G.: In the death of Major James G. Aydelott of Tullahoma, Tennessee has lost one of her best citizens. He was a gentleman of the highest order, broad minded and a charitable Christian. He was a public spirited citizen and did much for the betterment of his State. The PRESS feels a personal grief over the passing sway of this good and true man. [Date: 6/25/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 25, Page 4]

Bartlea, Wm.: Rev. Wm. Bartlea, a Baptist minister who has been engaged by the Baptist is colporiage work in this section, died at his home in West Labanon Tuesday night. He was buried in Cedar Grove cemetery yesterday, services being conducted by Rev. E. E. Morris. -- Lebanon Democrat. [Date: 9/3/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 37, Page 5]

Bennett, Harvey: Harvey Bennett, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Nixon Bennett died here on last Tuesday night, funeral services were held at their home on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Harvey was a favorite with old and young alike, always polite, genial and ever ready to lend a helping hand to his little play-mates, who were numbered by the score. He will be sadly missed among the boys, and his place will be hard to fill. [Date: 1/15/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 3, Page 8]

Birdwell, Nannie W.: Mrs. Nannie W. Birdwell, wife of Frank Birdwell, died at her home near Clenny Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock after an illness of six weeks. Aged 16 years. Mrs. Birdwell had been married only six months. She was a daughter of Clerk J. H. Chaffin and wife. The body was buried in the old family graveyard at the foot of Fox Hill. We extend our sympathy to those bereaved. (Gainesboro) [Date: 3/19/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 12, Page 5]

Breeding, George: George Breeding - George Breeding died of dropsy Sunday morning at his home on the Algood road and was buried Monday afternoon. He leaves a wife and five children. [Date: 4/30/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 18, Page 1]

Brown, Mrs. Felix: Mrs. Felix Brown after a lingering illness of several years with consumption died at her home in Bloomington Tuesday and was buried Wednesday. The husband and family have the sympathy of the entire community. [Date: 1/22/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 4, Page 4]

Bull, Elisha: Bro. Elisha Bull died yesterday morning. He was a member of the M. E. Church South (Marengo). [Date: 7/23/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 30, Page 7]

Butler, Col. J. L.: Friday morning the spirit of Col. J. L. Butler returned to the God who gave it. Having lived this allotted time of three score and ten he passsed (sic) away as the ripened fruit, Col. Butler was a Marylander by birth, a true old time Southern gentleman, kind, courteous, most hospitable in his own home; 'twas there they young man felt as if he had a resting place, an ear ever sympathetic to his plans and his disappointments. He was a favorite alike with old and young, and at his funeral many little hearts gave vent to their feeling as they looked their last upon his mortal remains. He had taken during his life time thirty-three degrees in Masonry and was buried by the Masons of this place Saturday morning. Peace to his ashes. [Date: 5/7/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 19, Page 8]

Chafin, H. F.: I. O. O. F. Resolutions - Whereas, on the 15th day of October, 1903, the Angel of Death becokoned (sic), and the spirit of our beloved brother, H. F. Chapin, took its flight to the Grand Lodge above. Therefore, be it resolved by Mt. View Lodge No. 179, I. O. O. F., of Cookeville that by the death of Brother Chapin this Lodge has lost a loyal and devoted member whose life was a living example of the virtues of our noble order. His wife and children sustain the loss of a loving, kind and indulgent husband and father the church loses a devoted and consecrated member and the communit is deprived of a moral, upright and public spirited citizen. In life he loved his Lodge with all the interest of his nature, ... S. B. Yearan, C. K. McBroom, S. D. Davis, E. H. Boyd, S. F. Car, Committee. [Date: 10/29/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 45, Page 4]

Chapin, Foster: H. F. Chapin - "Foster Chapin is dead!" What a shock this message brought to the hearts of his many friends. Less than a week since he had been on our streets, and although he has seemed feeble since his illness in the summer, we little expected this end to come so soon. Very few even that he was again stricken. But the same messenger comes to all sometime, and on the afternoon of the 15th inst. He peacefully breated his last, attended by his devoted wife and children. Mr. Chapin was a good man, who like Ben Adheum, loved his fellow man, thus emulating the example of the Christ. He was a very pious man, going about doing good in a quiet way. A loyal member of the Southern Methodist Church, and a friend to all who loved the Lord. But one had to know Mr. Chapin in the home to thoroughly appreciate him, and to his bereaved wife and loved ones, we offer our deep sympathy. [Date: 10/22/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 44, Page 4]

Chapin, H. F.: Resolutions of Respect - Whereas, since the last meeting of the Cookeville Lodge, No. 256, F. & A. M. Brother H. F. Chapin has died, and whereas Brother Chapin lived upto the tenets and teaching of Masonry in the highest sense, and was not a Mason in name only, but was a Mason at heart, and it was his greatest delight meet with the Brethren. He was a Mason for about thirty years, and whereas Brother Chapin was a consistent member of the M. R. Church South, and was Steward for a number of years, and the ministers could always depend on Brother Chapin having his part of the collections up for the support of the minstry. Therefore, be it resolved that in the death of Brother Chapin the Lodge, Church and community, have lost one of their best and most useful members, but our loss is eternal gain, and we hereby tender our sympathy to his bereaved widow, children and friends, and a copy of these resolutions will be spread upon the minutes of the Lodge, and we request that some be published in all of our County papers, and that a copy be furnish his widow. Very Respectfully, J. W. Puckett, D. H. Morgan, J. R. Douglass, Committee. [Date: 10/22/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 44, Page 4]

Chisolm, Ben: Ben Chisolm died at his home last evening at six o'clock of pneumonia. Mr. Chisolm leaves a wife and four children, many relatives and sincere friends to mourn his loss. A good Christian, upright in all things, the unaimous (sic) sentiment is; a good man and citizen gone. [Date: 1/22/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 4, Page 4]

Choate, Ab: Nine Are Dead. - UNION CITY, July 18. - To better their condition, Ab Choate, of Davidson County, moved to Oklahoma, near Kingfisher. They had poor health where they were, and the husband concluded to go over by a river and buy a farm. He had $1,600 for that purpose, but was murdered and robbed within a short distance of his home. Within thirty days from the death of the husband and father, eiget (sic) of their children died, and this morning, the mother and her two remaining children, a boy of 16 and a girl aboot (sic) 8, passed through Union City on their way back to Davidson, possessing nothing but their wagon and team. The woman said she was glad that she was again with the confines of dear old Tennessee. [Date: 7/23/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 30, Page ]

Clem, Ben: Ben Clem is dead at his home seven miles east of this place. An interest story is connect with the old man. For some time he has said that he knew where a pot of gold was buried during the Civil war, but could not find the exact location. He has tried to get someone to hypnotize him, thinking that in this way he might find it, but in this attempt he failed. His death was caused by drinking a bottle of laudanum. He was found a short time after he had taken the poison, but died fifteen minutes later. He left a note telling where he supposed the gold pot to be hidden. He also bought his burying clothes. It was a plain case of suide. Mr. Clem is well known in and around Cookeville. [Date: 12/3/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 50, Page 5]

Clinton, Walter: Walter Clinton, who lives eight miles north of Cookeville on the Gainesboro road, had an epileptic fit Monday and fell in the fire. He was alone at the time, and his son-in-law coming in later found him badly burned, his coat burned entirely off. His injuries are considered serious and it is feared they will prove fatal. [Date: 2/19/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 8, Page 5]

Clowers, Newt: T. C. WRECK - Trains Come Together on Tennessee Central - ONE MAN WAS KILLED - And Ten are Injured Some Seriously - CASUALTIES CAUSED BY JUMPING - Most Serious Injures Caused by Jumping From Train - In a rocky cut curve ont the Tennessee Central Railroad a fatal wreck occurred Thuesday afternoon, and while one man was killed and ten persons were injured, the published reports regarding the seriousness of the head-on collision from a transportation standpoint have been exaggerated. The accident occurred near Ozone, which is only a few miles from Rockwood KILLED - Newt Clowers, assistant foreman of a work crew, whose home was at Waldensia. ... Johnson, Robert L. - CAVING EARTH - Shocking Accident in the Heart of Columbus, Ga. - CITY OFFICIAL IS A VICTIM - Second Cave-in Buried a Party Bent on Rescue - FIVE OF THESE FATALLY HURT - And One Negro was Killed in the First Cave-in. - COLUMBUS, ga., Sept. 30. - While making some measurements in a trench in front of the new Enquirer-Sun Building this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Superintendent of Public Works Robert L. Johnson, one of the most popular city officials of Columbus, together with a negro workman, Brad Smith, were killed by a great mass of dirt caving in on them. Johnson's assistant W. B. Clay, immediately gave the alarm, and a force of workmen were sent into the trench to rescue Mr. Johnson. While these men were doing rescue work, a second cave followed, burying all of the men, about seven or eight. [Date: 10/8/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 42, Page 1]

Cole, R. P: Senator R. P. Cole Dead. - The death of Senator R. P. Cole, which occurred at his home in Paris, Friday afternoon, removes from public life a man who was prominent and unprecedented in the politics of Tennessee, and a good citizen ... [Date: 2/12/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 7, Page 4]

Condon, James: Man Killed on the 4th - Whisky the Cause - Monterey, July 6. - James Condon of Knoxville, a contractor of the new grade between Crawford and Wilder, was killed Saturday morning in a Fourth of July promiscuous shooting affray. For some months past bad blood has existed between Chas. Shelly, foremen, and M. Campbell, bookkeeper. Early Saturday morning Shelly, with a friend by the name of Sexton, drank freely of "mountain dew," and while under its influence armed themselves and proceeded to Campbell's room to kill him. They were met by Condon, who informed them that Campbell was in bed, taking a late morning nap. "We'll rouse him up to shoot him standing that may have the fun of seeing him fall," and the men. Without further notice a promiscuous firing began in which Condon received wounds through the head and face, from which he soon expired. Shelly received a painful wound in the chin, from which he will recover, unfliceted, it is supposed, by Campbell, who in the meantime, had jumped from his room and was trying t o make good his escape. Condon's remains were shipped to Knoxville for interment. -- American. [Date: 7/9/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 28, Page 1]

Copeland, J. E.: "After life's fitful fever, he sleeps well." The death of Mr. Copeland had been feared for many days by the friends of himself and family, the news of eighty winters having passed him by. He was born in Overton County on May 17th, 1823, and moved to Cookeville twenty-five years ago. He was married Nov 13, 1845, to Miss Mary Ely and to them were born six children, two of whom survive Mr. Copeland. He was a saddler by trade, and a plain unassuming man, a most consistent and loyal member of the Baptist Church, which he joined when quite young. He was possessed of a kind, charitable, unselfish nature, a ready disposition to do to others any good turn in his power. Services were conducted at the house Monday afternoon by Rev. W. H. Carr and his remains we laid to rest in the West Side Cemetery, it being impossible to carry them to the family burial ground in Overton County, on account of the of the bad roads. [Date: 3/26/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 13, Page 4]

Creighton, Annie & Maggie: IN MEMORIAM - Died April 15, 1903 Annie Creighton aged eleven years, and on April 25 Maggie Creighton aged thirteen years, of typhoid fever. Their illness was long and painful, but in spite of the untiring and constant attention of physician, family and friends, The Angel of Death came and transplanted these two of earth's blossoms to God's Kingdom to bloom for all eternity. They were both good sweet girls, ever faithful in attendance at school, and Sunday School, and were loved by teachers, schoolmates and all who knew them. The death of these dear children will leave a void in the school, ... [Date: 4/30/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 18, Page 8]

Cummings, Marion: Gen. Marion Cummings - SPARTA, Tenn., Nov 27. - Capt. Marion Cummings, an ex-Confederate soldier, died yesterday near here. He was one of White County's best citizens. J. D. Cummings of Chattanooga. Dr. Cummings, of Rookmart, Ga., and W. B. Cummings, of Monterey, are his sons, and Hon. M. A. Cummings, of Knoxville, is his brother. [Date: 12/3/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 50, Page 5]

Davis, Henry P.: Death's Icy Hand. - This has been a month of gloom in our little town on account of the several families over whom the angel of death has seemed to hover, taking off Sunday afternoon two citizens whose lives and interest have been long connected with Cookeville and Putnam County, Mr. Henry P. Davis and J. E. Copeland dying within a half an hour of each other. Mr. Davis had been sick not quite two weeks, his death being due to heart trouble, aggravated by a deep cold. Just ten days ago he had helped dress and lay away his friend and fellow townsman of many years, Capt. Walton Smith saying at the time "Who'll be next?" He was born Nov. 14, 1844, in Overton County, but moved to Putnam County in early childhood. A lawyer by profession, he had long been identified with the public and political growth of this Count. He was elected County Court Clerk at the age of twenty-six, which office he held for eight years. He represented this County in the Legislature for two years, was Deputy Clerk under Rev. W. H. Carr for four years. He served during the war as a private soldier under the Command of General Dibrell. A prominent and ___ member of the C. P. Church, his place ___ his brethren will long be vacant; at prayer meeting and at church will his words of encouragement to both young and old be missed. A truly religious man, a Christian with a heart full of brotherly love, as he lived so he died, his mind on things not earthly, his last words being those of prayer and that the Lord does all things for the best. His remains were interred in the West Side Cemetery Monday afternoon at four o'clock, services being conducted by Masons. Mr. Davis leaves a wife and nine children to mourn his loss, but with them is the comforting thought that he has found that heavenly peach for which his soul has often yearned. [Date: 3/26/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 13, Page 4]

Dennis, John H.: John H. Dennis, a prominent citizen of this county (Gainesboro), died at his home near Gainesboro Tuesday night, after a lingering illness of consumption. He leaves a wife, two sons, father and mother, and a large number of other relatives and friends to mourn his death. His remains will be buried today Thursday in the family graveyard near his late home. [Date: 3/5/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 10, Page 5]

Denny, Leslie: Leslie Denny. - Our little town was very much shocked and grieved early Monday morning, when a telephone message came from Granville that Leslie Denny had killed himself. Exactly how it was done will never be known, but it is thought, he was cleaning out a pistol and he was trying to dislodge a cankered cartridge the pistol accidentally went off, killing him instantly. Leslie was just nineteen and leaves a wife and baby son and may relatives to grieve that he should be taken. He was the oldest son of Judge and Mrs. T. L. Denny. Of a kind and affectionate disposition and especially considerate to the old he had many friends who sympathize with the family, in this, their first loss. His remains were brought to Cookeville Tuesday and interred in the West End Cemetery, J. D. Walling conducting the services. [Date: 12/17/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 52, Page 4]

Early, Geo. R.: Geo. R. Early - The remains of G. R. Early son of Mrs. Early of Algood and brother of Mrs. C. A. Douglass was buried here Saturday afternoon, Rev. W. V. McAdoo conducting the funeral services at the C. P. Church. Mr. Early had been sick for several weeks of fever at his home in Birmingham yet his death came as a shock to his relatives here. He was a young man, only thirty-seven years old and leaves a wife and four little children. Many exquisite floral offerings attest the love and sympathy of many friends. [Date: 12/17/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 52, Page 4]

Elatt, Sister of Morgan: Careless Pistol Handling - MONTEREY, Aug. 31. - Near this place Saturday Morgan Elatt, an employe (sic) of the Tennessee Central Railroad, accidentally shot and killed his 12-year-old sister while fooling with a pistol which he thought was unloaded. [Date: 9/3/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 37, Page 1]

Fisher, Dr. T. J.: Murdered by Robbers. - Ardmore, I. T., Feb. 8. - Dr. T. J. Fisher, a prominent physician at Reagan, has been murdered, presumably by robbers. Dr. Fisher, who was 45 years old, formerly resided at Stevensville, Tex. By marrying a wealthy Indian woman he became possessed of valuable land near Reagan. A patient called at Fisher's house and found him dead, shot through the head. The other members of the family were absent from home on a visit. [Date: 2/12/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 7, Page 1]

Flatt, Luella: Logan Flat accidently shot his little sister, Luella through the heart, she died instantly. [Date: 9/3/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 37, Page 4]

GOV. TURNEY IS DEAD: Final Summons Comes to Venerable Tennesseean - EVENTFUL LIFE IS ENDED - Bedside Surrounded by Grief-Stricken Relatives and Friends - LONG PERIOD OF SERVICE - Governor Two Terms and Gallant Southern Soldier - WINCHESTER, Oct. 19. - Ex Gov, Peter Turney died this afternoon at 3:16 o'clock at "Wolf's Crag," his country home near Winchester. He has been a sufferer for years from inflammatory rheumatism but the proximate cause of his death was due to a gouty kidney and prostatic trouble, from which latter complaints he has suffered fro many months. He lived till he passed the age of 76 and from the time he entered public life until his death history has written much about him in war and in peace. The funeral will not be till Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Coming of and honored family in Tennessee, Peter Turney perpetuated during his long life, the distinction which his father had achieved, for more than half a century being one of the foremost men in public affairs, and being many times honored with public office by the people of his State. Peter Turney was the son of Hopkins L. Turney, a United States Senator from Tennessee, and was born in Jasper, Marion County, Sept. 22, 1827. He obtained his education in public and private schools and while yet a very young man began the study of law. His first appearance in politics was in his race for Attorney General, begin defeated for this position in 1854 by General George J. Stubblefield. In 1860 he was an alternate elector on the Breckinridge ticket. On the breaking out of the war Gov. Turney promptly took his stand fo the South in the impending struggle. He became a candidate for the Confederate Congress, but when hostilities came, it was the call to arms and not the call of his constituents to which he responded. On the military roll of the Volunteer State there is no name more honorable han (sic) Turney's First Tennessee, commonly known as "Turney's First." Leaving for the front before Tennessee seceded the regiment was never numbered by the State, but on many fields it sustained the glorious name by which it became designated. The regiment was never numbered by the State, but on many fields it sustained the glorious name by which it became designated. The regiment was organized in the counties of Lincoln, Franklin, Grundy and Coffee and tendered to the Confederate Congress at Montgomery. When its services should be needed it was promised that it would be ordered to the front. In the latter part of April, 1861, the call not coming Col. Turney ordered his regiment to rendezvous in Winchester. Field officers were elected and the final preparations for entering active services made. On May 1, Col. Turney put himself at the head of his mean and marched them to Decherd. The regiment was composed of eleven companies and was 1165 when it boarded a train at Decherd headed for Lynchburg, Va. Arriving there it was mustered into the service of the Confederacy by Adjt. Gen. E. Kirby Smith, who declined to received the eleventh company, which was disbanded, the entering the various other companies. The regiment was ordered to Richmond and later to Harper's Ferry, reporting to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, serving with him through his campaigns in the valley of Manassas and the Peninsula. After Seven Pines it was with Lee, serving under him, Stonewall Jackson and A. P. Hill. The regiment was first in Bee's brigade and later transferred to Anderson. ???. Anderson being succeeded by Gen. Robert Halton, who was struck at Seven Pines. And so the regiment's record runs, his history being a part of the Virginia battles and those of Mary and Pennsylvania. At Fredericksburg, Col. Turney was severely wounded and was met with ... -- American [Date: 10/22/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 44, Page 1]

Grimsley, Will Henry: Killed by Freight Train - Will Henry Grimsley, breakman on the Tennessee Central Railroad, fell from a moving freight train Wednesday night and received injuries from which he died. This happened as the train was coming up the Silver Point grade and Mr. Grimsley died just as it stopped at Cookeville. He was a young man of good character and had many friends who will miss him. [Date: 3/19/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 12, Page 1]

Gwaltney, A.: A. Gwaltney, a citizen of Smith County, but well known throughout this section of the county, died at his home near Gordonsville, Monday. About two months ago, Mr. Gwaltney was visiting his son, Ed, near Cookeville, and was hurt in the stomach by a cow, but thought little of it at the time. It seems that he caught cold, however, which developed into pneumonia. It is thought that his death was caused from internal injuries received from the cow. [Date: 2/19/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 8, Page 5]

Hankins, Willie: Killed by a Bee. - KNOXVILLE, May 18. - Willie Hankins, the 8-year-old son of N. J. Hankins, a farmer residing near Bearden, met an unusual death as a result of a sting from a honey bee. Cases on record of deaths from the stinging of bees are quite numerous, but a death from a single sting is extremely unusual. [Date: 5/21/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 21, Page 1]

Hastings, Daniel H.: Daniel H. Hastings - Governor of Pennsylvania from 1895 to 1899, died January 9th, aged 53. [Date: 1/29/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 5, Page 1]

Hickey, I. E.: WAS SHOT DEAD - I. E. Hickey, of Burton, Killed by Sam Dyer - GEO. BUSSELL SHOT IN ARM - Dyer Arrested and is Now in Jail Awaiting Trial - WILL BE HEARD TOMORROW - This Killing is the Third in This County in Three Weeks - Another killing, the third in this county in three weeks, occured at Burton, fifteen miles southwest of this place, Sunday evening, when Sam Dyer, of Boarth, DeKalb County, shot and instantly killed I. E. Hickey. A crowd of five or six men, all drinking , had gathered at Jesse Nash's store and were amusing themselves slapping each other on the back, etc. Dyer in some way got offended. He went around the conner (sic) of the store and presently came out with a pistol in his hand at the same time exclaiming: "I am going to kill the whole d--d lot of you." With this remark he began shooting, directing his first at George Bussell, who happened to be the nearest to him. The bullet took effect in Bussell's right arm just below the elbow and came out near the shoulder. He was preparing to try another shot at Bussell when the latter ran around the store and out of sight. Dyer's second shot was directed at Hickey. It missed its mark, but was followed by another which took effect in the left breast about one-half inch above the heart, killing him almost instantly. The remainder of the crowd scattered in every direction After the shooting Dyer, with two friends went to the home of Gube Tucker, where he arrested that night by Deputies Bud Judd and Byrd Davis of this place. When the officers were admitted Dyer was in bed, but had not been asleep. He and his three friends were heavily armed, having gone to bed with shell belts buckled on. Whether they intended to resist arrest or feared mob violence is not known. No attempt was made to resist the officers, and he was brought to Cookeville and placed in jail. He was tried Tuesday by Esquire J. R. Douglass and was bound over to Circuit Court. Dyer is about twenty years of age and is a farmer; Bussell, who was shot in the arm, is about twenty-one years old and is employed in a saw mill at that place. Hickey was a farmer. None of the men have ever been in serious trouble before. Dyer made this statement this morning to Deputy Sheriff Bud Judd: "It is easy to get into serious trouble when you sociate (sic) with bad company." [Date: 12/10/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 51, Page 1]

Holman, Delia: IN MEMORY - ... Mrs. Delia Holman died Feb. 26, 1903, age, 26 years, three months and three days. She was married to Mr. W. T. Holman some nine years ago, and lived a devoted Christian wife and mother until the cruel hand of death transplanted her genial spirit to God's angel band. She leaves a husband and five children. ... [Date: 3/5/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 10, Page 8]

Hooten, Jesse: Killed By His Brother - Jess Hooten, aged 11 years, was accidentally by his brother, James, near Marengo Friday evening while out hunting. It is not known which one of the boys had the gun when it was discharged. The bullet entered the back of his neck killing him instantly. The boys are sons of Lewis Hooten, a prominent farmer of that section. [Date: 12/10/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 51, Page 1]

Hull, Eliza: Mrs. Eliza Hull - CELINA, Tenn., Nov. 27 - Mrs. Eliza Hull, mother of Judge Cordell Hull, died this morning after an illness extending over a period of two years. Her husband, William Hull, has been completely prostrated by the shock. [Date: 12/3/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 50, Page 5]

Hull, Olga: Mr. Jason Ramsey, who lives near the river in North Sparta, was boat riding Tuesday evening with three little girls - his grand-daughter, Lizzie Usrey, who was nearly 10 years old, Allie May Oakwood, the 7-year-old daughter of Mr. Jake Oakwood, who lives in the country, and Olga Hull, the 7 1/2-years-old daughter of Mr. W. W. Hull. They had started about 8 p. m. up to the Randolph spring, about a half mile above the new bridge, where a crowd of children were having a picnic, and they were never seen again alive. The bodies were afterwards found in about ten feet of water just below this spring about 8 o'clock Wednesday morning . The facts as to how the accident occurred will always remain a mystery, the generally accepted theory being that Mr. Ramsey, who was subject to heart trouble or fainting spells at long intervals, had been attacked by one of them and fell out of the boat, overturning it and throwing the little girls out and all were drowned with no one near to render any assistance. The bodies were all found within about ten feet of each other in about ten feet of water, near a bluff of rocks, a few feet below the spring. -- White County Favorite [Date: 7/30/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 31, Page 4]

Isbell, Gertude McDonald: Resolutions of Love. At the meeting of the Ladies Missionary Society Saturday afternoon the following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, God in his Almighty wisdom has removed from our midst one of most beloved members, Mrs. Gertude McDonald Isbell, be it resolved. That though her death, we have lost another member, one who in her daily walk, her gentle ways, her bright face, her kind words for and of all, bespoke a true follower of the Master. ... Bet it further resolved that a copy of these resolutions be spread on the Minutes of the Society, a copy be sent to the Cookeville papers and a copy be sent Mrs. Isbell's family. Mrs. Rutledge Smith, Mrs. Avo Douglas, Miss Sue Quarles, Miss Alma Hinds, Committee. [Date: 4/9/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 15, Page 4]

Jackson, Mrs. W. H.: Mrs. Jackson, wife of W. H. Jackson, who is conductor on the T. C. work train, died of heart failure Monday night. She was sick only a few minutes. Her remains were expressed Tuesday to Chicago, the home of her daughter. [Date: 2/5/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 6, Page 1]

Jackson, William: Dead. Nashville, March 31. - Gen. William Jackson, one of the most distinguished men in Tennessee, for years propritor (sic) of historic Belle Meade, passed away at 7:00 o'clock Monday. [Date: 4/2/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 14, Page 1]

Jackson, Wm. H.: Twice has death visited Belle Mead since the birth of the present year, and each time has claimed the master. First to be taken was the illustrious Gen. William H. Jackson, whose name will always occupy a shining place in history as the head of the famous establishment, and whose fame for hospitality and chivalry of the true Southern type is as wide as the country. The second mark for the grim destroyer was one younger in years, just reaching the vigor of young manhood, and whose life promised in every way to equal his strong ancestor. [Date: 7/23/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 30, Page 1]

Jenks, Sam: Tragedy at Knoxville. KNOXVILLE, April 12 0 Joe and James Turner were committed to jail without bond this morning for killing Sam Jenks early this morning . Joe Turner fired but one shot, which caused Jenks' death. The Turners claim self-defense, Joe stating that Jenks was advancing with an open knife when he fired. [Date: 4/16/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 16, Page 1]

Johnson, Robert L.: CAVING EARTH - Shocking Accident in the Heart of Columbus, Ga. - CITY OFFICIAL IS A VICTIM - Second Cave-in Buried a Party Bent on Rescue - FIVE OF THESE FATALLY HURT - And One Negro was Killed in the First Cave-in. - COLUMBUS, ga., Sept. 30. - While making some measurements in a trench in front of the new Enquirer-Sun Building this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Superintendent of Public Works Robert L. Johnson, one of the most popular city officials of Columbus, together with a negro workman, Brad Smith, were killed by a great mass of dirt caving in on them. Johnson's assistant W. B. Clay, immediately gave the alarm, and a force of workmen were sent into the trench to rescue Mr. Johnson. While these men were doing rescue work, a second cave followed, burying all of the men, about seven or eight. [Date: 10/1/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 41, Page 1]

Johnson, Winton: We were sorry to learn of the death of Winton Johnson last week. [Date: 4/2/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 14, Page 10]

Jones, Linda: BURTON - Death visited our community on the 7th and claimed for its victim Mrs. Linda Jones. She leaves a husband and one daughter, besides a host of friends to mourn her loss. Linda was a devoted and pious christian living a member of the Church of Christ for a number of years - She was buried at the Boiling Springs graveyard ont eh 8th in the presence of a large concourse of friends, Eld. T. G. Hickey conducting the funeral services. The bereaved have the heart-felt sympathy of the entire neighborhood. [Date: 5/14/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 20, Page 8]

Julian, R. F.: MURDER AT BAXTER - Dr. R. F. Julisn (sic), a Prominent Physician, Shot Dead - Dr. R. F. Julian was killed near Baxter on the Buffalo Valley road this morning about ten thirty o'clock, while on his way to his home at Bloomington. There were no witnesses to the shooting. Dr. Julian was in a buggy and was passing through a narrow strip of woods when he was shot from a bush by an unknown party. A woman, whose name we are unable to learn, claims she saw the whole affair and says the shot was fired by Ewin Jones, of Baxter, however no one else saw it and this statement is not affirmed. Jones is about twenty three years old and for some unknown reason has confined himself to his room for several years. He seldom ever comes out except at night and it is said that he has threatened the life of his father, Joe Jones, a prominent merchant of Baxter. Jones is known to have been drinking this morning and it is generally believed that he commited (sic) the crime. Dr. Julian is one of the most prominent physicians in Putnam county and was never known to have been in difficulty. He is between forty five and fifty years of age and has lived at Bloomington most of his life. The doctor was shot in the right side of the head just under the ear, the gun need being a shot gun loaded heavily with large shot. He was carried up the road toward Cookeville several hundred yards, his horse having been frightened by the report of the gun. His horse was stopped by a pedestian (sic) and Dr. Julian taken to the home of C. Vestal. A jury of inquest was summoned, whose verdict was that the doctor had been shot by an unknown party who lay in wait for him. Jones had disappeared, but is being hunted by Deputy Sheriffs. This is the second killing that has occured at Baxter within three weeks. [Date: 12/3/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 50, Page 1]

King Alexander: ASSASSINATED - King and Queen of Servia Killed by Soldier - DURING A MILITARY UPRISE - Trouble Caused by Alexander's High-handedness - MORE TROUBLE IS EXPECTED - Alexander's Wife, Queen Draga, the Cause of this Tyrannical Bulling - Belgrade, Servia, June 11. - King Alexander and Queen Mashin were assassinated during a military revolution which broke out at 2 o'clock this morning in the streets of Belgrade. A proclamation was posted in the streets shortly afterwards, stating that their Majesties had been shot. ... [Date: 6/18/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 24, Page 1]

Kinnaird, A. C.: A. C. Kinnaird, of Boma, died last Sunday morning of consumption. Mr. Kinnaird was well known in Cookeville, having attended our schools for several years. His many friends were much ___ to hear of his death. [Date: 6/12/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 23, Page 5]

Lansden, Child of Judge and Mrs.: (this obituary is barely legible) ... taking first, the oldest child of Judge and Mrs. D. L. Lansden, a babe that scarce opened its eyes in this world ere it was taken into the Shepherd's fold, a lamb secure from all blasts. [Date: 5/7/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 19, Page 8]

Leo, Pope: POPE LEO IS DEAD. Death Came at 4:00 O'clock Monday Afternoon. THE LAST WORDS HE SAID. - Scene Around Bedside as Death Was Fast Approaching - CITY OF ROME IN MOURNING - The Pope Lives Much Longer Than Was Expected By Attending Physicians. - ROME, July 20 - 4:20 p.m - The pope died shortly after 4 o'clock this afternoon. His last moments were comparatively peaceful and painless and were preceded by a period of insensibility. Around the bedside at the final moment were the cardinal, the relatives and the members of the papal court. Before lapsing into unconsciousness the dying pontiff feebly moved his lips, his last articulate words being those used in bestowing a benediction. Gradually the shadow of death spread over the pontiff, his extremities became cold, his features assumed the rigidity of death and Dr. Lapponi noted his last fulltering heart beats, which gradually became slower and slower until they finally stopped. The news of the pop's death spread rapidly throughout Rome and caused a most profound sensation. The whole city is in mourning. [Date: 7/23/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 30, Page 1]

Lewis, Alvin Cullom: Alvin C. Lewis - LIVINGSTON, Tenn., Nov. 27 - Alvin Cullom Lewis, residing near Allon, died Tuesday morning. He was one of the best citizens of Overton County. He leaves several children, one daughter who is blind, and is not in the Blind School at Nashville. [Date: 12/3/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 50, Page 5]

Martin, Daughter of _onk: The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. _onk Martin died here Saturday night after an illness of several weeks of typhoid fever, and buried Sunday afternoon in ___ cemetery. [Date: 1/29/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 5, Page 4]

McClure, J.: J. McClure, of this place (Silver Point), died on the 3rd inst. was buried th 4th. [Date: 1/8/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 2, Page 8]

McKnight, J. P.: J. P. McKNIGHT - J. P. McKnight, the father of D. A. McKnight, died at the home of the latter in Nashville last Thursday morning. He was buried at Mt. Olivet Friday. Mr. McKnight was about seventy years old and was a Christian whose devotion to his God was of works and not of words. Kind, gentle, and of a forgiving spirit, he was greatly beloved by all who knew him. To the poor and needy, he was ever ready with the helping hand and sympathizing tear. Peace to his ashes. [Date: 11/26/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 49, Page 4]

Miguel, San: SAN MIGUEL'S DEATH. - WASHINGTON, May 4. - Unofficial reports received at the War Department give additional details of the campaign which resulted in the death of "Gen." San Miguel and the utter route of his band of outlaws by Philippine scoutes (sic) commanded by Lieuts. Nickerson and Reese. The scoutes located San Miguel's band about half way between Caloocan and Mariquina, in a strongly fortified corral and blockhouse built by the Spaniards many years ago, and so well concealed by the jungle that it had escaped discovery. ... [Date: 5/7/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 19, Page 8]

Mims, Infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.: The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mims died Sunday in Nashville. The remains were brought to Cookeville and interred in the West End Cemetery. [Date: 7/9/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 28, Page 5]

Mitchell, John: Resolutions of Respect - Whereas, since the last meeting of Cookeville Lodge No. 266, F. & A. M. Brother John Mitchell has died, and whereas Brother Mitchell lived up to the tenets and teaching of Free Masonry in the highest sense, although he lived about nine miles from his Lodge, he was nearly always in attendance at the regular meetings. Brother Mitchell was a Mason for about twenty years, and was a devoted Christian for about twenty years, Therefore, be it resolved that in the death of Brother Mitchell the Lodge and his community has lost one of their most useful embers and citizens. But our loss is his eternal gain, and we hereby tender our sympathy to his bereaved widow, children and friends, and a copy of these resolutions will be spread upon the minutes of the Lodge, and we request same be published in all of our County papers, and that a copy be furnish his widow. Very Respectfully, J. W. Puckett, D. H. Morgan, J. R. Douglass, Committee. [Date: 10/22/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 44, Page 4]

Oakwood, Allie May: Mr. Jason Ramsey, who lives near the river in North Sparta, was boat riding Tuesday evening with three little girls - his grand-daughter, Lizzie Usrey, who was nearly 10 years old, Allie May Oakwood, the 7-year-old daughter of Mr. Jake Oakwood, who lives in the country, and Olga Hull, the 7 1/2-years-old daughter of Mr. W. W. Hull. They had started about 8 p. m. up to the Randolph spring, about a half mile above the new bridge, where a crowd of children were having a picnic, and they were never seen again alive. The bodies were afterwards found in about ten feet of water just below this spring about 8 o'clock Wednesday morning . The facts as to how the accident occurred will always remain a mystery, the generally accepted theory being that Mr. Ramsey, who was subject to heart trouble or fainting spells at long intervals, had been attacked by one of them and fell out of the boat, overturning it and throwing the little girls out and all were drowned with no one near to render any assistance. The bodies were all found within about ten feet of each other in about ten feet of water, near a bluff of rocks, a few feet below the spring. -- White County Favorite [Date: 7/30/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 31, Page 4]

Odom, Old Man: Smithville, July, 7 - Saturday night, four miles south of here, a posse from Cannon County captured Vance Wilson, who killed an old man named Odom, nearly two years ago in Cannon County. Wilson was arrested charged with murder and placed in the jail at Murfreesboro twenty-two years ago. A party of his friends broke down the jail door and released him, and he has been at large ever since. Wilson is now 76 years old. Both were of the prominent families in their section of the county. Wilson's wife several years ago sold her farm in Cannon County, and moved to Smithville. About two years ago she bought a farm four miles south of this place, where she has been living with her family, and it was at her home that her husband was captured. It is reported that Wilson has been at home most of the time since he has been out. There have been six or eight killings as a direct result of the first, in and around Auburn, where parties first lived. [Date: 7/9/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 28, Page 5]

Pippin, Laty: Laty Pippin, son of J. M. Pippin, was born May 22, 1897, died April 12th, 1903. He was buried at the Whitson graveyard, Brother Buck Brown conducting the funeral services. Laty was a beautiful little boy and was loved by all who knew him. He has gone to where the saints never week, never to return. [Date: 4/23/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 17, Page 4]

Plumlee, Mrs. D. B.: Many of our readers will regret to learn of the death of Mrs. D. B. Plumee, wife of Dr. D. B. Plumlee, at her home near Butler's Landing last Wednesday. [Date: 5/7/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 19, Page 8]

Quarles, Nancy: MRS. J. H. QUARLES DEAD - The many friends of Mrs. Nancy Quarles will be grieved to learn of her death, which occured this morning at five o'clock. Mrs. Quarles had been sick for several days of pneumonia, yet her death came as a shock. Mrs. Quarles was very much beloved by all who knew her, possessing an individuality that endeared her to all. Kind and good and charitable to her fellow man, with a pleasant word ever read, her genial face will be very much missed from our community. [Date: 11/12/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 47, Page 6]

Queen Draga Maschin: ASSASSINATED - King and Queen of Servia Killed by Soldier - DURING A MILITARY UPRISE - Trouble Caused by Alexander's High-handedness - MORE TROUBLE IS EXPECTED - Alexander's Wife, Queen Draga, the Cause of this Tyrannical Bulling - Belgrade, Servia, June 11. - King Alexander and Queen Mashin were assassinated during a military revolution which broke out at 2 o'clock this morning in the streets of Belgrade. A proclamation was posted in the streets shortly afterwards, stating that their Majesties had been shot. ... [Date: 6/18/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 24, Page 1]

Ramsey, Jason: Mr. Jason Ramsey, who lives near the river in North Sparta, was boat riding Tuesday evening with three little girls - his grand-daughter, Lizzie Usrey, who was nearly 10 years old, Allie May Oakwood, the 7-year-old daughter of Mr. Jake Oakwood, who lives in the country, and Olga Hull, the 7 1/2-years-old daughter of Mr. W. W. Hull. They had started about 8 p. m. up to the Randolph spring, about a half mile above the new bridge, where a crowd of children were having a picnic, and they were never seen again alive. The bodies were afterwards found in about ten feet of water just below this spring about 8 o'clock Wednesday morning . The facts as to how the accident occurred will always remain a mystery, the generally accepted theory being that Mr. Ramsey, who was subject to heart trouble or fainting spells at long intervals, had been attacked by one of them and fell out of the boat, overturning it and throwing the little girls out and all were drowned with no one near to render any assistance. The bodies were all found within about ten feet of each other in about ten feet of water, near a bluff of rocks, a few feet below the spring. -- White County Favorite [Date: 7/30/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 31, Page 4]

Randolph, __ Mrs. Joe: __ Mrs. Joe Randolph died the ___ and was buried Sunday at __llock graveyard. [Date: 1/29/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 5, Page 8]

Rich, Verdie: In a Watery Grave. GAINESBORO, Dec. 28. - Walter Rich and sister Verdie Rich and Miss Hattie Rose were drowned in the Cumberland a few miles about his place today. Rufus Bailey and Alf Crowder also had a narrow escape. The five were crossing the river in a canoe when it capsized. The young people who were drowned were of prominent families living in the Tinsley bottom. [Date: 1/1/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 1, Page 1]

Rich, Walter: In a Watery Grave. GAINESBORO, Dec. 28. - Walter Rich and sister Verdie Rich and Miss Hattie Rose were drowned in the Cumberland a few miles about his place today. Rufus Bailey and Alf Crowder also had a narrow escape. The five were crossing the river in a canoe when it capsized. The young people who were drowned were of prominent families living in the Tinsley bottom. [Date: 1/1/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 1, Page 1]

Robinson, Charley: Charley Robinson Shot. Charley Robbinson was shot and fatally wounded by Joe Riddle Saturday night at Dry Valley. It is said that Robinson was under the influence of drink and went to Mrs. Ike Allen's where the tradegy (sic) occurred. Robbinson was about twenty-two years old. Riddle is only seventeen years old, and is a nephew of Mrs. Allen's. Robinson demanded admittance, and being refused attempted to break down the door, when young Riddle shot him. Riddle is held blameless. This is the third time Robinson has been shot, once in Texas, and then on the square at this place three years ago. [Date: 1/15/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 3, Page 5]

Rose, Hattie: In a Watery Grave. GAINESBORO, Dec. 28. - Walter Rich and sister Verdie Rich and Miss Hattie Rose were drowned in the Cumberland a few miles about his place today. Rufus Bailey and Alf Crowder also had a narrow escape. The five were crossing the river in a canoe when it capsized. The young people who were drowned were of prominent families living in the Tinsley bottom. [Date: 1/1/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 1, Page 1]

Saddler, Annie: Mrs. Annie Saddler - Mrs. Annie Sadler died at the home of her parents, M. L. Gore and wife on Roaring River Wednesday morning. Mrs. Sadler was born Sept. 10th 1878. She attached herself to the church quite young and was a devoted Christian. [Date: 6/4/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 22, Page 1]

Shaver, W. R.: Col W. R. Shaver Dead - Col. W. R. Shaver died at his home in Lebanon Monday morning at 4 o'clock after an illness of short duration Colonel Shaver was reared in Wilson county, having been born April 28, 1837. He has always loved his native section and has been true to her interests. He was a member of the State Senate and as such served to the highest satisfaction of the people. He was very strongly urged to become a candidate again and had he done so would have been elected. -- Democrat [Date: 10/22/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 44, Page 4]

Sims, James: Struck by Lightning - An autopsy upon the body of James Sims, who died during vivid lighting plays in East Nashville Saturday, has been held by Drs. Glasgow, Wood and Douglass. [Date: 6/4/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 22, Page 8]

Slaughter, S. G.: Capt. S. G. Slaughter - On Wednesday afternoon of last week, Death claimed one of Cookeville's oldest and beloved citizen, Capt. S. G. Slaughter. All the winter Capt. Slaughter had been feeble and for ??? under his life has been despaired of . He was in his 84th year, and his ??? a life of many good deeds as well as ???. He was a Captain in the Civil War, and the many years was engaged n the mercantile business in Cookeville. He was a man possessed of strong intellectual faculties, a ripe student and good counselor. Before reaching an advanced age, he took great interest in the welfare of Cookeville and his State. He was of decided opinions and true to his convictions. He practically built the Christian Church, contributing the ground therefore, and up to the time of his death was one of its strongest supporters. Christianity was a part of his nature, a great believer in a ll Chritain (sic) teachings and exemplified that teaching in his life. A. quiet unassuming man he always had the entire respect of those who knew him, His remains were interred Thursday afternoon in the West Side Cemetery. He was twice married, his first wife was Miss Alethia Young and his second her niece, Miss Dulla Young. Having no children or direct heirs, he will his entire property to Miss Dora Myers, who was a niece of his second wife and for years had made their home hers. [Date: 4/30/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 18, Page 4]

Smith, Brad: CAVING EARTH - Shocking Accident in the Heart of Columbus, Ga. - CITY OFFICIAL IS A VICTIM - Second Cave-in Buried a Party Bent on Rescue - FIVE OF THESE FATALLY HURT - And One Negro was Killed in the First Cave-in. - COLUMBUS, ga., Sept. 30. - While making some measurements in a trench in front of the new Enquirer-Sun Building this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Superintendent of Public Works Robert L. Johnson, one of the most popular city officials of Columbus, together with a negro workman, Brad Smith, were killed by a great mass of dirt caving in on them. Johnson's assistant W. B. Clay, immediately gave the alarm, and a force of workmen were sent into the trench to rescue Mr. Johnson. While these men were doing rescue work, a second cave followed, burying all of the men, about seven or eight. [Date: 10/1/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 41, Page 1]

Smith, Edgar: Edgar Smith. - Edgar Smith, the oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Smith died Sunday afternoon of typhoid fever. Edgar had been sick only a short while, and his death came as a shock to the community and friends. He was only ten yars and a few months old, a most lovable, obedient boy. Its hard for the mother and father to give up this, their first horn, but it is only one more loved one gone before. His remains were carried to the Smith graveyard north of town. Many friends sympathize with Mr. and Mrs. Smith in their deep bereavement. [Date: 8/27/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 36, Page 4]

Smith, Edgar: Many attended the funeral of little Edgar Smith, from here last Monday. The little folks and older ones were grieved very much to hear of his death. A bud of Earth must bloom in Heaven, we must remember our loss is his gain. [Date: 9/3/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 37, Page 1]

Smith, Mrs. Fount: Death in Algood. - ALGOOD, Tenn., March 30. - Mrs Fount Smith, wife of Rev. Fount Smith, died here yesterday afternoon and will be buried in the Algood cemetery. [Date: 3/26/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 13, Page 1]

Smith, Victoria: ALGOOD - Mrs. Victoria Smith, wife of Rev. Fount Smith, died Thursday at her home in this place, after a lingering illness. Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at the C. P. Church by Rev. W. H. Carr, and the burial took place at the town cemetery. The deceased was a noble Christian lady. She was about thirty-three years old and leaves a heartbroken husband and three little children who have the deepest sympathy of everyone. A number of Algood people attended the burials in Cookeville Monday. [Date: 3/26/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 13, Page 7]

Smith, Walton: Capt. Walton Smith, an aged and well known citizen of Cookeville, died Monday night. He was well known at this place. [Date: 3/19/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 12, Page 5]

Smith, Walton: WALTON SMITH DEAD. - Last Monday night at 9 o'clock Capt. Walton Smith died at the residence of his son, Rutledge Smith, in this city. He had been battling for life with pneumonia for a week and his condition had grown favorable and his family and friends entertained hopes of his recovery, when unfavorable complications developed and he continued to grow worse until death relieved his sufferings. Thus passed from our midst one who had been prominently identified with the history and progress of our county and town for over a third of a century. He was born April 23d, 1837, in DeKalb County, Tenn., where he grew to manhood. He was educated in this state, studied law and moved to Arkansas just before the Civil War, where he located and engaged in the practice of this profession. He responded to the first call for Confederate Volunteers, entering the 7th Arkansas Regiment, and served throughout the war as Captain and Quartermaster of Gen. Cleburne's Brigade. No braver nor more daring Confederate soldier ever went to battle than Capt. Smith. He received five desperate wounds in battle, being seriously wounded in each of the battles of Chickamauga, Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Nashville and Mumfordsville, Ky. At the battle of Chickamauga his term of his enlistment had expired, but he procured a gun and went into the battle as a citizen fighting with his regiment in this bloody battle. He received a wound which almost proved fatal, being shot through both thighs by a minnie ball. In the battle of Shiloh a bombshell exploded near him, killing forty men. A piece of the shell struck him in the head, crushing his skull and almost fatally wounding him. As an evidence of the high esteem in which he was held as a soldier by his superior officers, the following testimonial from his commanding General, the immortal Patric Cleburne, is as eulogistic as could possibly be given: Headquarters, Cleburne's Divison. 25th March, 1864. "I would respectfully submit that the claims of Walton Smith are as strong and worthy of consideration as those of any man in the Confederacy, I heartily recommend him for the position." (Signed_. P. R. Cleburne, Maj. Gen. The above is one of the many equally high endorsements given him by his superior officers when he was an applicant for promotion in the army. He was at the time of his death Colonel of the Infantry Regiment, Reunion Brigade. He was the leading spirit in the organization of the Pat Cleburne Bivouac. Confederate Veterans, of this place, which was named after his old commanding General. He has been President of the Bivouac since its organization, eleven years ago. In May, 1864, he was married to Miss Marion R. Black, of Charleston, S. C. He lived in Charleston until 1868, holding the office of Member of the Board of Public Works and Affairs of that city. At the expiration of his term he moved to this county on account of poort health, and has resided in Cookeville for over thirty years, where he has been constantly engaged in the practice of law. He was an able and conscientious lawyer and enjoyed a large and lucrative clientage. He severed as Chancellor of this district several years ago and frequently acted as special Chancellor and Circuit Judge. He was a devout member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and had been a ruling elder for many years. He had been a devoted Mason and Odd Fellow for over thirty years. He was a charter member of Cookeville Encampment, I. O. O. F. and was one of its first Chief Patriarchs. Capt. Smith was a man of umimpeachable integrity and one of the most charitable and sympathetic of men. His life was a living exemplification of Christian virtues. He was a man of unbounded moral and physical courage and was bold and undaunted in his advocacy of what he considered to be the right. His purity and uprightness of life, his incorruptibility, his high conception of life and conduct, his dignified and gentle manly bearing, and his dovout (sic) Christian character will forever endear him to all who knew him and will cause him to live in the hearts and affections of all with whom he came in contact long after his dust has returned to mother earth. He was one of the most progressive and public spirited citizens of this county. He labored incessantly for the upbuilding of his town and county. As an example of his unselfish and patriotic labors for the betterment of his county, it was largely through his unuring work that the Nashville & Knoxville Railroal was constructed through this county. In politics he was an enthusiastic Jeffersonian democrat, and no man in Tennessee ever did more for the success fof the democratic party than he. He was the first Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of this county and seved in that capacity for many years. His estimable wife died nine years ago. He leaves two children. Rutledge Smith of this city, and Mrs. C. H. Thomas of Sparta. His funeral was conducted at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church by his pastor, Rev. A. F. Zeigle, under the auspices of the the Masons, Odd Fellows and Confederate Veterans and was attended by a vast concourse of people. He was buried beside his wife in the family burial ground. In his death we mourn the loss of one of our best, most prominent, most useful and most beloved citizens. - E. H. Horn. [Date: 3/12/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 11, Page 4]

Thomas, Joe: Last Friday morning between seven and eight o'clock Joe Thomas was found dead in the road which leads from his house to the Public road about one half mile east of this place and about a quarter of a mile from home. Lum Hickey coming along the road found the body and carried the news to Mrs. Thomas and then went to summons Esq. Barr who summoned a jury to investigate the killing. It was found that the person or persons who did the shooting were concealed behind a log some 15 steps from the road. On examining the body was found that 35 shot had entered it from the hips up, only two entered the head. All were buck shot except four. It appeared that he died instantly and that he had been shot once after he fell to the ground. The verdict of the jury was that he had come to his death by the hands of unknown parties who lay in wait for him. [Date: 6/12/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 23, Page 10]

Turney, Peter: EX GOVERNOR PETER TURNEY. - One of the old land marks of a past general is gone! In the death of ex-Governor Peter Turney a distinguished and historical figure of Tennessee has passed away. He was one of the old school, a Southerners to the manor born, and one who believed in the rights of the people, a red hot secessionist, yet a loyal citizen. A strong, vigorous character, the impress of his nature will be felt upon his State and his people for generation. Peace be unto his ashes. [Date: 10/22/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 44, Page 4]

Usrey, Lizzie: Mr. Jason Ramsey, who lives near the river in North Sparta, was boat riding Tuesday evening with three little girls - his grand-daughter, Lizzie Usrey, who was nearly 10 years old, Allie May Oakwood, the 7-year-old daughter of Mr. Jake Oakwood, who lives in the country, and Olga Hull, the 7 1/2-years-old daughter of Mr. W. W. Hull. They had started about 8 p. m. up to the Randolph spring, about a half mile above the new bridge, where a crowd of children were having a picnic, and they were never seen again alive. The bodies were afterwards found in about ten feet of water just below this spring about 8 o'clock Wednesday morning . The facts as to how the accident occurred will always remain a mystery, the generally accepted theory being that Mr. Ramsey, who was subject to heart trouble or fainting spells at long intervals, had been attacked by one of them and fell out of the boat, overturning it and throwing the little girls out and all were drowned with no one near to render any assistance. The bodies were all found within about ten feet of each other in about ten feet of water, near a bluff of rocks, a few feet below the spring. -- White County Favorite [Date: 7/30/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 31, Page 4]

Whittaker, Hider: Hider Whittaker died Aug. 3 and the burial services was held by Rev. G. D. Byrne Aug. 4. [Date: 8/13/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 34, Page 4]

Whittaker, Hyde: WHITTAKER DEAD - Noted Moonshiner Dies at the State Prison. - Hyde Whittaker, the noted moonshiner and desperado, who, with his brother Frank, once manufactured "Mountain Dew" in the mountains near Monterey, died at the State Prison on last Sunday night of consumption. His remains were shipped to his home at Monterey Monday night. Hyde Whittaker was known as a desperate character, and had more than once been a participant in battles between the moonshiners and the officers of the law. He was arrested about a year ago and convicted of shooting Deputy Marshal Price and Corder Mackey, of this place, for which offense he was sentenced to a term of years in prison. Whittaker lacked only about eighteen days of serving out his sentence at the time of his death, but the close confinement had been too much for the mountain bred man, and consumption had set in and brought him liberty before the sentence of the law lad been carried out. A petition for his pardon had been gotten up and would have been presented to the Governor in a few days. Frank Whittaker is now serving a five-year term for the same offense for which Hyde was convicted. He was not captured at the same time as Hyde, but gave himself up early this year and was sentenced at the spring term of court. [Date: 8/6/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 32, Page 1]

Womack, Marie TiptonIn the death of Mrs. Marie Tipton Womack, wife of R. L. Womack, which occurred Monday afternoon, we are tempted to question "Wherefore?" A young wife and mother, her baby only a few days old, it seems hard to think she had to be taken, yet until Him who does all things well, we would humbly bow our heads and say, "Thy will, not ours, be done!" Mrs. Womack was the daughter of Mr. Newton Tipton, of Laguardo, and came to Cookeville a bride not quite five years ago. She was a consistent member of the Baptist Church, a devoted wife and a loyal friend. Her live has been short, only twenty-six years old, yet she has sown the seeds of righteousness, and by kind words, and good deeds and true Christian grace been faithful to her Master. She leaves many friends who sympathize with the husbands and relatives in their loss. Her remains were taken to Wilson County Monday night for interment. ... [Date: 5/7/1903, Vol. XVII, No. 19, Page 8]