ALEXANDRIA TIMES
Volume 1 - Alexandria Tenn. - Number 52
April 3, 1895
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HARTSVILLE
Mar. 23—On Thursday morning at about 11 o’clock L. T. Littleton, while walking along in front of the courthouse, met J. D. Stalker, with whom he was not on good terms, and seeing Mr. Stalker with a knife in his hand he stepped back and fired two shots at him, both of which went wide of their mark. Littleton was arrested and taken before Justice Bugg, who bound him over to the Circuit Court—Carthage Times.
GRANT
Mar. 29—Everybody is trying to get their gardens planted and also some corn.
Wheat is looking better than expected.
Misses Bartie and Mattie Moore visited their aunt, Mrs. J. B. Hale, near Rome recently.
Mr. Thomas Arrington, of Lebanon, was here one day last week.
Mrs. Mason died at her home near Smithville and brought here and buried here. Just two weeks ago one of her children was buried at the same place.	
Miss Minnie Eastes is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Malone at Alexandria.
Miss Emma Cundall, of Flat Rock, visited Miss Zula Gill Saturday night.
Mrs. Roxie McClellahan visited her mother last week at New Middleton.
Mrs. Susan James, of Hogan’s Creek, is visiting her son Rev. T. J. Eastes.
T. D. Moore, of New Middleton, visited his sister, Mrs. J. M. Tuggle last week.
D. P. Terry and wife went to Bloomington this week.	
Leslie Ward, who spent the winter in Florida for his health is expected home soon.
A man that has got a good mulch cow can sell for more than a mule.
COTTAGE HOME
March 28—It is warm now and the farmers are planting corn and gardening. What a difference between today and last Wednesday.
Herschel Clemmons and Mr. Paty, from Henderson’s X Roads, were in this part of the country last Sunday.
Several from this place attended the Institute at Liberty last Saturday.
Mr. Allen and Miss Beulah Groom, Miss Carrie Knox and several other young people whose name we failed to learn, came over from Milton Saturday and attended the Institute.
Miss Zora McAdoo visited her cousin Miss Maudie Rich last night.
Andy Johnson, and little son, Graydon, went to Liberty today.
Mrs. Wesley Jennings of Round Top spent a day and night in this neighborhood this week.
W. R. Robinson went to Nashville Monday.
Willie Fite went to Watertown last Saturday.
Mrs. H. B. Groom is still on the mend. We hope she will soon be out again.
Lofton Fite and sister, Miss Stella, visited their cousins, Nannie and Marion Jennings at Round Top last Saturday night.
A Mr. Willis and wife, of Nashville, spent last week with the family of Mr. Rollins.
Mr. Paty and Miss Charley Keley, Mr. Clemmons and Miss Willie Groom attended church at Auburn last Sunday.
Mr. Marler, of your town was in this vicinity yesterday.
Mrs. Jennie David visited relatives at Round Top last week.
There was an election held in this (the 14th) district last Saturday resulting in the election of J. H. Fite for Justice of Peace, one of our Squires having resigned.
Mr. Willie Rich is right sick at present.
Mr. Andy Johnson and Mr. Chumbley are still troubled with boils on their neck and face.
Well I suppose spring has surely come at last for a good many of our young people were out riding last Sunday.
Miss Viola Mullinax, who is attending school at Milton came home on a visit today.
Today was review day in the school at Prosperity, it being the middle of the term.
Wednesday was "Uncle" Hiram Fite’s 80th birthday, and his daughter, Mrs. Grandstaff made him a nice dinner.
Miss Willie Warren is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Lota Fite at present.
School is moving off nicely at Cottage Home.
Wheat is looking fine now since the warm weather has come.
The recent cold spell damaged a great deal of young clover.
John Owens and wife spent last Saturday night at Evansville with Ras McAdoo and wife.
NEW MIDDLETON
April 1—Farmers are using this beautiful weather in planting corn, sowing oats and clover, breaking land and planting gardens.
Health is this community is good.
Lewis Baker and wife were visiting on Brush Creek last Saturday and Sunday.
Cambell Oliver went to Gordonsville Saturday.
Mr. Kirby, our saddler, has moved his shop to Carthage.
School is doing well. It has divided into two wings for the purpose of debating; both girls and boys anticipating an entertainment, in the form of debate, will be given every-other Friday night. The boys will speak, the girls will read essays on the subject.
Some thief stole about 200 lbs of tobacco from Mr. Ligon last week. $20 reward is offered for the thief.
Joe Flipin had the misfortune to get kicked by a mule last week, which resulted in an almost total disablement.
Mrs. Minnie Baird is slowly recovering.
While coming to school last Wednesday morning, Robt. Bruce’s horse fell with him, spraining his ankle and shivering one bone of his leg. He is reported by Dr. Jones to be able to enter school in ten or fifteen days.
A good crowd attended the debate at the academy Friday night. The question, resolved that Columbus deserves "more honor for discovering America than Washington for defending its liberties," was well handled. This was the first meeting, hence, the cause of selecting such a familiar subject.
COMMERCE
March 30—Spring has opened and every body is busy at work.
Charlie Marks has returned from Florida, and he is real sick.
W. H. Mott, of Nashville, spent one night this week with his mother at this place.
Rev. L. D. Smith is able to be out again, after several days illness.
O. T. Barbee went to Watertown, was visiting at this place this week.
James Luck is at home again.
Miss Julia Gill was visiting her grandfather last week.
Mrs. Minnie Neal, of Mahone, was here last week.
Dee Vantrease has gone to his uncles’ near Lebanon.
Readers let your life be like a snowflake, which leaves a mark but not a stain.
WHITE HOUSE
March 25—Farmers are busily engaged preparing land for the next crop. Tobacco plants are coming up. Wheat is not looking so well as expected after so much snow.
Mrs. Barnes was buried at the Grove meetinghouse burying grounds last week.
MAHONE
March 25—Hop Kennedy went to Dowelltown Thursday to buy cattle, and says he bought some little "knots."
Sam Marler was in our town last week training horses.
J. F. Robinson has built a fence around his town property.
J. R. Neal has painted his house, and built a fence around his garden.
Mrs. Lassie Phillips, of Nashville, was up last week, on a visit to her parents, W. T. and Mrs. Josie Vantrease.
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