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S. P. Scott, miller, of Dresden, and member of the firm of Irvine & Scott, proprietor of “Ceres Mills,” was born in Weakley County in 1846, son of William S. and Sallie H. (Jones) Scott. Our subject was educated in the common schools and attended Bryant & Stratton’s Business College at Nashville for three months. In 1863 he enlisted in Company H, Twentieth Tennessee Regiment, Bell’s brigade, Buford’s division, Forrest’s command. He was at Fort Pillow, Gunn Town and Oxford, and was not wounded during his service. In the winter of 1864 he was taken sick and was given a furlough. He was paroled at Paducah. In 1866 he began working in his father’s and brother’s general merchandise store, remaining with them about four years. September 28, 1870, Kittie R. Taylor, who was born in Stewart County in 1851, became his wife. She is a daughter of Dr. Taylor and the mother of three children: Cecile V., S. Farrar and S. Percy. After clerking for Irvine & Moran a short time he, in 1871, entered into partnership with J. M. Glass & Loony Bros, in the grist and saw-mill and carding factory, and for two years the firm was known as Scott, Glass & Co. Mr. Glass sold his interest to Mr. Scott and Loony Bros., and in 1877 a Mr. Boyd bought Loony Bros. interest, and until 1879 the firm was known as Scott & Boyd. They consolidated with the firm of Cottrell & Irvine, and soon erected their present brick flouring-mill at a cost of $20,000. It contains four buhrs, and has a capacity of 100 barrels per day (twenty-four hours). Besides this they established a dry goods store. These four men were partners until 1883, when Mr. Cottrell bought the whole interest in the store, and Messrs. Scott and Irvine bought Mr. Boyd’s interest in the mill. Mr. Scott has been engaged in the milling business for the past sixteen years, and is the oldest miller in the place. He is a Democrat, a member of the K. of H. and A. O. U. W., and his wife belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He does not belong to any church himself, but is a firm believer in the Golden Rule, and thinks man’s noblest trait is to pay his just and honest debts.