MID-STATE NEWSPAPER TIDBITS

THE LIBERTY HERALD

Editor, Will A. Vick

Aug 12, 1896

The Election

The Hottest Contest Ever Known in DeKalb

Merritt won for Sheriff and Reynolds for Trustee. The names of Constables and assessors elected in the various districts: Dist. 1-E.A. Foutch, (D) Constable, J.C. Colvert, (D) Assessor; 2-Oscar Bratten, (R) Constable, W.H. Allen, (R) Assessor; 3-L. Bass, (R) Constable, Chas. Hale, (R) Assessor; 4-H.M. Robinson, (R) Constable, B.F. Hale, (R) Assessor; 5-A.M. Cantrell, (D) Constable, J.L. Smith, (D) Assessor; 6-Wm. Cantrell, (D) Constable, Ike Moore, (D) Assessor, 7-Tom West, (D) Constable, Stanton Threat, (D) Assessor; 8-J.S. Lafevers, (R) Constable, L.L. Ashburn, (R) Assessor; 9-Henry Johnson, (D) and Henry Turner, (D) Constables, L.D. Moore, (D) Assessor; 10-G.H. Hendrixson, (R) Constable, W.A. Hendrixson, (R) Assessor; 11-Henry Tramel, (D) Constable, Wade Washer, (R) Assessor; 12-C. Odom, (D) Constable, W.L. Moore, (R) Assessor; 13-Bob McMillin, (R) Constable, John Truett, (D) Assessor; 14-T.L. Anderson, (D) Constable, W.H.F. Hays, (D) Assessor; 15-J.W. Christian, (R) Constable, H. Starnes, (D) Assessor; 16-S.D. Maxwell, (D) Constable, John Mitchell, (R) Assessor; 17-G. Denney, (R) Constable, Jas. Oakley (R) Assessor; 18-W.J. Hayes, (D) Constable, John Hale, (R) Assessor; 19-John Roberts, (R) Constable, C. Driver, (R) Assessor; 20-Chas. Smith, (R) Constable, Thos. Chapman, (R) Assessor; 21-Van Judkins, (D) Constable, Jo Cantrell, (D) Assessor; 22-Luke McGinnis, (D) Constable, M.H. McGinnis, (D) Assessor.

Smith County -- The Times

Oct 28, 1896

Mrs. Evalina Harris, mother of Wyatt B. Denney, died at New Middleton, aged 87 years. She leaves five children, two boys and three girls. She was buried on Saturday in the family graveyard on the David Litchford farm. She was one of the three sisters who lived to be nearly 90 years old. Mrs. Peggy McClanahan near Grant, who died this year and Mrs. Tiney Hubbard, now living, but very feeble, at the home of her son near here.

New Middleton

Nov 13, 1895

The storehouse of W.B. Denny is near complete and will be ready for J.G. & F.B. Bridges to move to in.

Wyatt B. Denny bought 100 barrels of corn Friday

Smith County

Jan 29, 1896

William B. Stokes Post No. 96, G.A.R. has been organized at New Middleton with the following officers and members: Thomas A. Morris, commander; John M. Watts, junior vice commander; James W. Turner, adjutant; George E. Courtney, quartermaster; Thomas F. Eastes, officer of the day; M.P. Martin, chaplain; Isaac Manning, medical sergeant; G.W. Stevens, W.H. McGees, Samuel Denny, H.C. Jennings, J.W. Webb, J.M. Thomas, W.M. Springs, S.B. McDonald, W.T. Stallings, O.O. Rich, B.F. Allen, Thomas Alexander, Levi Rogers, J.P. Davis, H.M. Tuggle, P.M. Turner, R.F. Alvis, Philip J. Baker, Thomas J. Rogers and J.C. Smart. All honorably discharged Federal soldiers are entitled to membership. The Post will meet on the second Saturday in each month.

New Middleton

Denny & Agnew rented the mill for this year paying $40,000.

New Middleton

Aug 7, 1895

Our town is on a boom. One new store just finished. It was built by Neal Bros. & House. Two more are ready to go up. One will be on the corner of Main and Haley street by W.B. Denny. It will be 24 X 80 feet and the other will be built on Bocky's avenue by Frank and Earnest Smith. It will be 24 X 60.

Putnam County

The Press

Aug 28, 1895

W.W. Lester has purchased from T.L. Denny ten acres in the Southwestern suburbs.

New Middleton

Dec 11, 1895

W.B. Denny has moved his blacksmith shop across on the other side of the bridge.

Alexandria

Dec 21, 1887

Jonathan Denny & Miss Sallie Watt m. Friday near Alexandria, at the residence of R.G. Davis.

Putnam Co.

July 18, 1888

Simon Jared m. Miss Lucy Denny, Sunday, at the home of the bride's parents on Indian Creek.

Oct 28, 1896

The stockholders of the Smith County Agricultural and Mechanical Association met at the Fairgrounds near Rome on Saturday, Oct. 10, and elected the following officers and directors for the ensuing year: D.J. Shipp, president; Dr. J.B. Wilson and J.B. Clark, vice-presidents; S.M. Corley, secretary; E.G. Calhoun, treasurer; William Arrington, J.T. Williams, Grigg Hale, D.G. Conatzer, Heulett Denny, T.D. Price, Jr., G.W. Price, N.C. Wilson, Henry Blair, Horace James and A.L. Bains, directors..

Aug 14, 1889

Miss Rich Smith of Nashville is visiting at W.B. Denny's of this place.

Putnam County- the Press

Feb 24, 1897

The committee of lawyers, consisting of Capt. Walton Smith, F.T. Fancher, Geo. H. Morgan, A. Algood and H.P. Davis, who were appointed by a mass meeting of the citizens to report whether Cookeville could be incorporated … it would be unconstitutional and void.

W.G. Currie of Cookeville received a dispatch from Memphis yesterday announcing the death of his father, Dr. John Currie, which occurred in that city Tuesday last. Mr. Currie and his little son, Wilburn, left this morning to a visit of the sorrowing family.

[More on the incorporation] mentions T.L. Denny, C.H. Whitney, C.C. Fowler, T.J. Baker and B.B. Jared.

New Middleton

Jan 5, 1898

Messrs. Barrett, Bradford and Ferguson attended a dinner at __ B. Denny's, our miller.

New Middleton

Feb 27, 1895

Monroe Denny went to Rome last week

Alexandria Times

April 4, 1894

Hogan’s Creek

Wiley B. Denny sold a three year old mule to James Thomas, of New Middleton, for $90.

Alexandria Times

Hogan’s Creek

April 25, 1894

Wiley B. Denny and his mother went to Carthage Sunday.

Sulphur Springs

Misses Pearl Jones and Met Barrett, two of New Middleton’s fascinating belles, accompanied by M. E. Denny, went to Alexandria to have their picture taken this week, giving W. E. Wilkerson’s school at this place a call as they came back.