Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for NOV. and DEC 1885 1885 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net October 4, 2006, 1:03 pm The Jacksonville Republican 1885 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for NOVEMBER 1885 and DECEMBER 1885 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 7, 1885 ALABAMA State News CLEBURNE County News R.E. Merrell of Edwardsville has sold his Pinetucky gold mine to M. Goldman of Nevada and C.F. Erwin of Mississippi. --- A mad dog bit two other dogs of Mr. James Swope near Chulafinnee and then tried to bite him, but Mr. Swope, being on his mule, escaped. --- ETOWAH County News Mrs. S.B. Lowry died in Gadsden the 23rd of last month. --- Mrs. Sarah Bryant of Etowah county died the 23rd of last month. --- BLOUNT County News Near Bountsville, a daughter of Mr. Daniel Bullard, while preparing dinner, had the misfortune to have her clothing catch fire and the rest of the family being absent in the field, she was burned almost to a crisp before her cries were heard. She lived about two hours, when death put an end to her suffering. ---- CALHOUN County Local News Mrs. W.T. Alexander of Gadsden has been visiting her mother Mrs. Frank the past two weeks. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 14, 1885 ALABAMA State News CLEBURNE County News Mr. P.D.R. Williamson had his right leg broken and Mr. Kirkley had his face badly torn a few days ago by the falling of a shed at Garrison's Saw Mill in Cleburne county. --- Married in Edwardsville recently by Judge Burton, Mr. C.W. Golden and Mrs. J.M. Golden. --- Prof. T.J. Dulin, who has been teaching school at Bell Town, is now selling sewing machines for the Singer Company. --- TALLADEGA County News Judge Groce of Talladega county died Oct. 28th. --- ETOWAH County News Capt. N.H. McDuffie of Etowah died on the 2nd inst. --- Miss Mollie Gray of Etowah, aged 18 years, died on the 1st inst. --- Abe DeArman has just returned from Pratt Mines where he went to see his father, John A. DeArman. He says is father is acting as turn key and stands imprisonment very well. ---- Moore Milburne has gone from Gadsden to Texas with his family. He formerly lived in Texas. --- J.E. Gilliland had the misfortune of getting his left hand mangled in a cotton gin one day last week. One of his fingers had to be amputated. --- PARDON REFUSED BY GOVERNOR The Governor has refused to grant pardons in the case of J.A. DeArman who killed Marshall Crook in Jacksonville, and for Mr. Jarman who committed a murder in Talladega county. Both cases were pressed hard for pardons by friends of the prisoners. DeArman was sentenced to the penitentiary for four years and Jarman sentenced for three years. ---- BULLOCK County News R.W. Barnett, a prominent citizen of Union Springs, died in that town last Wednesday. --- TUSCALOOSA County News Mr. Simpson Darden of Tuscaloosa county had his arm torn off by a gin on the 7th, from the effects of which he died in two hours. --- HENRY County News At Hardwicksburg, in Henry County, Mrs. Sue Brown shot Will Adams with a gun loaded with buckshot and the Abbeville Times has since learned that Mr. Adams died from the wounds. --- CHAMBERS County News While Frank Perry was engaged in guiding the band to the 23 horse power steam engine of Messrs. J. M. and T.J. Langley about 12 miles west of Lafayette, it broke, jerking him on the shaft, breaking his leg in five places. When his body struck the shaft it stopped the engine. He died four days afterwards. ---- CALHOUN County Local News Mr. D.C. Turner, a member of the mercantile firm of W.C. Land & Co., of this place, died at his home on Depot street of pneumonia, Thursday morning, the 12th inst. He had been sick but a few days and dthe annoucement of his death was a surprise to this community. Mr. Turner had been a resident of Jacksonville more than thirty years at the time of his death. He was a man of strict business habits and built up for himself a very snug property since the war. During the war he was a member of the Fifth Alabama Battallion and as Lieutenant in that command, won for himself distinction as a brave and true soldier. For many years prior to his death he was a member of the Methodist church at this place and walked a humble christian life. At the time of his death he was in the vigor of his manhood and in the ordinary course of life, had many years of usefulness before him. His untimely death is deeply regretted by this community and his wife and little children have the heartfelt sympathies of all. ---- Mrs. Linnie Mitchell of Rome is visiting her mother Mrs. Francis. --- Mr. Wm. Hayden is quite sick. He had been in bad health for years. A few days ago he had a second stroke of paralysis from which he has little chance of recovery. His case is one demanding the attention of our people. ---- JENKINS Community News We learn that Mr. D.A. Cary is selling out, preparatory to going to Texas. --- CHOCCOLOCCO Community News Edward Parnell, aged 82 years, died Nov. 9th. One by one the old land marks drop out. He had been a resident of the county over 59 years. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 21, 1885 ALABAMA STATE News CHEROKEE County News Mrs. Sallie Chisolm died near Cedar Bluff the first of this month. --- CLEBURNE County News Mr. R.R. Cheatwood of Cleburne is now 87 years of age and his wife is 92 years of age. Both are hale and hearty. --- Capt. J.M.Q. Guinn of Edwardsville has been appointed a store keeper and gauger in the Revenue Service of the Government. --- TALLADEGA County News Dr. J. McD. Whitson of Talladega died on the 7th. --- Mr. Joel Rice of Florida and Miss Ellen H. Towers of Talladega were recently married. --- Mr. Collins of Mississippi and Miss Sallie Curry of Talladega were recently married. --- E.B. Harmon, a farmer of Talladega, recently disappeared and there is suspicion of foul pay in connection with his disappearance. Some believe that he was killed by negroes for some money he got from sale of cotton in Lincoln the day of his disappearance. Others believe that he was drowned in the Choccolocco creek. ---- ETOWAH County News The family of Mr. Allen Gray of Little Wills' Valley has been terribly afflicted with sickness and death. Three of the family, two sons and one daughter, have died within the last month. Other members of the family are sick, but we are glad to learn they are improving. The bereaved family has our heartfelt sympathy in their affliction. ---- Mr. John S. Hughes, deputy marshall of Gadsden, died suddenly Monday evening last. Last Sunday he left the city in company with John A. Holley and Marshall Smith for a camp hunt on Wisner Mountain, in Cherokee county. About 4 o'clock Monday he was missed from camp and the huntsmen turned out to look for him. When found he was lying on his face in the road near the camp. It is supposed that he died of heart disease. His remains reached Gadsden Tuesday evening and will be buried in the Hughes graveyard. The bereaved have our sympathies. The Gadsden News ---- CALHOUN County Local News DEATH OF AN AGED LADY Died, at the residence of Col. N. B. Feagin, on Friday night, Mrs. A. Martin, grandmother of Mrs. Feagin, in her 93rd year. The deceased was for many years a resident of Montgomery and her remains were taken there yesterday for interment. The adage that calamaties seldon come single is often true. It has only been a short time since Mrs. Feagin lost her beloved father and today she will follow her aged grandmother to her lasting resting place in the city, where only a short time since, she was happy in the society of her sire and the loved one whose loss she mourns today. Thus, in a few short months, two of the sweetest names to her, father and grandmother, became mementoes of the past, for they are names that dwell fresh and sweet in the memory of all who have been bereft of these the most dear in life. The Anniston Watchman newspaper. ---- "Uncle Ned" Wyly, a very aged negro man of this place, died a few days ago suddenly. He was a preacher and has ever exerted an influence for good upon his race. --- DEATH OF MR. HAYDEN Mr. Wm. Hayden died at the residence of his sisters in this place Wednesday of paralysis. He came here some months ago from Talladega county an invalid, and has been since then almost continuously confined to his room and bed. His death was hastened by a third stroke of paralysis and his last moments were free from pain. To him death was a welcome release from suffering. He was a good man and has gone to his reward. --- Mr. Crouch, a citizen of this county living near Rabbit Town, died last Monday or Tuesday. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 28, 1885 ALABAMA State News CLEBURNE County News Messrs. F.M. and W.H. Rainwater of Polk county, Ga., have located in Edwardsville. --- When Miss A. Alvina, the 9th and youngest daughter of Mr. Denson of this county married, there were present at the marriage 34 grandchildren of Mr. Denson, 17 boys and 17 girls, and all of them except one, live within one and a half miles of the place. --- Mr. Jos. J. Greer and Miss Emma Edwards were married in Edwardsville by Judge Burton lately. --- Mr. J.W. Vansant of Rosewood in Cleburne county has moved to Sand Mountain in DeKalb county. --- ST. CLAIR County News The following were divorced at the recent term of Chancery Court in St. Clair County: Wm. Woodall and Mattie Woodall Artela M. Coker and Berry L. Coker Saml. L. Haithcock and Catherine Haithcock ---- LEE County News Thad Mullins and Dick Thompson of Opelika got into a fight and Mullins was seriously cut, recently. --- CALHOUN County Local News CROSS Plains Community News Mr. John Pike who lives seven miles below here, and twenty-five others, will start for Texas about the first of December. --- Mr. Mose Maddox has bought the livery business of Mr. Lon Ferguson and will add new turnouts and do a general livery business. --- LOCAL News Mr. Green B. Skelton, formerly of this county but now of Cleburne county, dropped in to see us on Saturday. He expects to place a saw mill near the Nathan Clark place, four miles from here. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, DECEMBER 5, 1885 ALABAMA State News ETOWAH County News Mrs. M.C. Pruitt died on Lookout Mountain recently. --- Mrs. J.W. Newman died in Gadsden recently. --- Mrs. Rebecca Lovins of Gadsden was found dead in her bed some mornings since. A corner's jury determined that heart disease caused her death. --- CLEBURNE County News Dr. B.C. Morgan of Waco, Texas and Miss M.H. Howel, living near Edwardsville, were married recently by Judge Burton. --- Mr. J.B. Thompson has the contract for carrying the mail from the post office to the depot in Edwardsville. --- Mr. Hubbard of Cleburne was recently thrown from a wild mule, kicked in the forehad and badly hurt. --- ST. CLAIR County News The big cave recently brought to notice in St. Clair, is about 10 miles west, northwest of Ashville at the foot of Blount Mountain near the residence of Mr. Arch Walker. The first chamber is several hundred feet in diameter. --- Mr. B.F. Hawkins of St. Clair is over 80 years old, has not been sick for the last twenty-five years, can still see without glasses and can write his name plainly. ---- Mr. Danl. Nunnelly, aged 74 years, died near Ashville recently. --- TALLADEGA County News Mrs. Joseph Dill died very suddenly in Talladega recently. --- Mr. "Burt" Joiner of Talladega was a mid-shipman in the Confederate Navy. --- CHEROKEE County News Nov. 28th Col. Z. Laney, the oldest citizen of Cedar Bluff, died of apoplexy on the night of the 23rd. --- MADISON County News Mrs. Eliza D. Walker, widow of the late Hon. Leroy Pope Walker, died at her home in Huntsville lately, of Consumption, after a painful illness of several weeks. Mrs. Walker was a daughter of Judge Pickett, formerly of Montgomery. She was a lady of many fine traits of character, rare culture, and with remarkable brilliance and courtliness of manner. Many admiring friends knew well and deeply appreciated her rare endowments, and felt for her a warm affection and esteem. --- In a difficulty in Huntsville recently over a cotton transaction, Mr. Herman Wiel was cut by Mr. Wm. Weaver with a common pocket knife, once under the jaw, once in the side and slightly just above the abdomen. Mr. Weaver received several severe blows. Mr. Wiel's wounds are not serious. The facts surrounding the difficulty have not been developed on legal examination. ---- MACON County News Mr. James Patterson, an old citizen of Macon county, died a few days ago. The Tuskegee News says that "Uncle Jimmie" as he was familiarly known, was honored and respected by all and his death is generally regretted. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, DECEMBER 12, 1885 ALABAMA State News ETOWAH County News John Ramey, an old, well known and honored citizen of Etowah county died recently. --- Andy Burrell and Alex Stephens of Gadsden have been robbing on the highway and committing burglary in the town. They are now in jail and as good as in the penitentiary, as one of them has confessed his crimes. --- TALLADEGA County News Mrs. Bradford, wife of the late Hon. Taul Bradford, died in Talladega a few days ago. --- Col. J.N. Smith of Talladega was struck with paralysis a few days ago and is in a precarious condition. --- CHEROKEE County News Mr. C. Daniel of Centre has been dangerously ill. --- Mr. H.L. Appleton of Centre will move to Lake Eustus, Florida with a party from DeKalb county. --- Mr. Zack Laney of Cedar Bluff died of paralysis the 23rd ult. --- Mr. Moses H. Vandiver and Miss S.L. Daniel, near Centre, were married a few days ago. --- CALHOUN County Local News Married, on the 7th inst., by G.B. Douthit, Esq., Mr. Jacob Gottleib to Mrs. Eliza McLuskey, all of Jacksonville, Ala. --- A severe wind prevailed here Tuesday night and a frame house of Casey Fox, a worthy negro man, that was in the process of construction and almost completed, was blown down. The timbers were smashed and the damage was considerable to one in his circumstances. He is a steady and hard working man and was building him a neat cottage, and people generally regret his loss. --- CROSS Plains Community News Dec. 9th Mr. Lon Cowden left for California last Monday. Lon has gone on a long journey and we wish him success in his new home. --- Married, in the store of Mr. D.C. Savage last Tuesday, Uncle Noel Dudley and Mrs. Mary Ann Hulsey. Esquire Whitlock tied the knot in a very graceful manner and sent the happy couple on their way rejoicing. We wish Uncle Noel and his bride many years of unalloyed happiness. --- LOCAL News Messrs. John W. Gidley and Mance Nunnelly left here Tuesday night for Arlington, Texas. Both have lived near Jacksonville a long while and both are good citizens whom the country cannot well spare. We hope they will do well in Texas. --- (NOTE: There were several missing newspaper issues for December 1885 which were apparently not filmed for this microfilm roll.) ------- File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1129gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 15.9 Kb

Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for SEPT. & OCT. 1885 1885 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net October 3, 2006, 9:47 pm The Jacksonville Republican 1885 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alaama for SEPTEMBER 1885 and OCTOBER 1885 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday SEPTEMBER 5, 1885 ALABAMA News BLOUNT COUNTY news Mr. Steve Patrick who resides near Blountsville, was severely hurt on Monday by being thrown from his wagon. He was caught by the leg in the stay-chain and dragged a quarter of a mile. He is a good, honest, industrious citizen and we hope he may soon be restored to health and strength. --- A man named John Overton, employed by Col. B. Randolph, was cut in the left hip by a youth named Jeff Vanhorn in a brawl hear Blount Springs on Saturday. The wound is considered dangerous and Vanhorn, who is only 17 years old, has disappeared. Overton is a married man and has a wife and three children to support. ---- Mr. H. Box and a youth named Wm. Paden had a difficulty near Chepultepe in Blount county last Friday last, when the latter struck Box on the head with a hoe, breaking his skull. On Tuesday Mr. Box was still alive and it is thought he will live. Young Paden has been placed under a bond of $500. --- MOBILE County News W.D. Toler of Mobile county died of consumption recently. --- LIMESTONE County News Mr. John Black, the youngest son of Mrs. Black of Athens, Alabama was stabbed by another young man in the right lung and arm and will probably die. The fight resulted from a disagreement about the date for a picnic. When the fight was over Black, had his assailant's knife and he had Black's pistol, and he has not been heard from since. --- MONTGOMERY County News In Montgomery, Nattie Knox broke her mother's leg with a hatchet and was sent to jail in default of $250. bond. --- SHELBY County News Maj. John M. Strong died at his home five miles south of Montevallo on Wednesday the 19th inst, having reached the age of 89 years. --- CHEROKEE County News Mrs. Wm. Battles of Cedar Springs is very low with the fever. --- CLEBURNE County News Mr. W.T. Chapman has been appointed Marshall of Edwardsville. --- A four year old child of Mr. J.C. Hix near Edwardsville died a few days ago. --- Mr. W.P. McDowell, an old and highly respected citizen of Shoal Creek beat, died a few days ago. --- Mr. John William Dowdy near Borden Springs died the 13th of August. --- CALHOUN County LOCAL News DEATH OF B.C. WYLY Wednesday night about 10 o'clock, Maj. B.C. Wyly, one of the first settlers of this county, and an old and highly respected citizen of this place, peacefully breathed his last, surrounded by members of his family. He was one of the oldest men of the county and his death was the natural result of age rather than from any specific disease. Maj. Wyley was once one among the wealthiest men of the county, but in common with many here, lost nearly all of his fortune by the war. People of this community had opportunity to observe him both in the enjoyment and loss of ample fortune, two conditions best calculated to try men and show their qualities. It can be said his honor that in whatever condition of life fate placed him, he was the same gentle, genial, honest, wonderful man, retaining at all times the cordial good will and respect of his fellow man. Maj. Wyly, for many years prior to his death, was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church and he exemplified in his life those rare christian virtues which ennoble man. A kind Providence, as if rewarding him here for a blameless life, gave him a most peaceful and pleasing season at the close of that life. When wordly care would have pressed upon him and worried him, God's finger touched his intellect and at once he was amid the scenes of his earlier life or making pleasant jaunts to Montgomery, Atlanta, Selma or other points and living in the enjoyment of sweet intercourse with friends and relatives at those places. Nothing of unpleasant character ever disturbed his mind at such seasons, but his dreams were a pleasant reflex of his past, simple, pure and happy life. His intellect again would be clear, allowing him the opportunity of enjoying the untiring devotion and manisfestation of that deep love which every member of his family and friends delighted to show him. Sitting in an easy chair, surrounded by his family, he would doze and at once would be with a son in Montgomery, a relatives in Atlanta or with friends and old business associates in Selma. Waking, he would turn to his wife and say "Well, didn't we have a pleasant time with our friends and were they not very kind to us? I enjoyed my visit very much but I am glad to be back home; after all, there is no place like home." Novelist nor poet ever pictured a more pleasing close to a long and virtuous and honorable life than his. Thackeray in "Vanity Fair" has nearest approached it in his inimitable picture of the death of the noble old English gentleman and Colonel of the Army who breathed his last amid pleasing visions of his old college days and whose last word was "adsum" as he answered the roll call. ------- BERA Community News Mrs. Lowe, an aged lady, died last week after a lingering illness of several months. --- J.W. York is very low with typhoid fever. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, SEPTEMBER 12, 1885 ALABAMA STATE News CLEBURNE County News Mrs. Fannie Edmondson, aged fifty years, died of cancer near Edwardsville a few days ago. --- Mr. Evan Johnson, aged 80 years, died in the poor house in Cleburne county recently. --- CHEROKEE County News Mose Hampton, an eight year old negro man of Centre, died some days ago. He was a good and honest man and died respected by all. --- MONTGOMERY County News Mr. Fletcher Rogers, brother of Mr. J.R. Rogers of Montgomery died at Enon last week. --- CALHOUN County, LOCAL News PEEK'S HILL Community News Mr. Thos. Parker was seriously hurt on the 3rd. Both legs and body injured, and one of them was broken. It was done by a log or stock slipping off a wagon in loading. --- CHOCCOLOCCO Community News Mrs. Addie G. Glover who has been visting her father A.J.H. Borders, has returned home. --- Sevier Elston has been quite ill for several days past. --- ALLSUPS Community News James Sexton has returned from Texas, on a visit to his mother and brothers. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday SEPTEMBER 19, 1885 ALABAMA News ETOWAH County News Rev. Enoch Ellis of Etowah died near Attalla the 2nd. --- BLOUNT County News John Overton who was cut by Jeff Vanhorn near Blount Springs on Aug. 22nd, died last week of his wounds. ---- LOCAL News The many friends of Capt. H.T. Snow here will be pained to read of his misfortune in getting dangerously cut by a vicious negro, an account of which we publish this week from the Anniston Watchman. Mr. Snow was formerly a citizen of Jacksonville and has many warm friends here. He is a son of Fielding Snow who will be readily remembered by all old citizens of the county as one of its first settlers. ---- Through a letter to Judge A. Woods of this place from his son I.A. Woods living near Ocala, Florida, we learn of the death of two former citizens of Calhoun county, to wit: Thos. P. Renfroe and Jno. R. Clark. Mr. Renfroe died on the 19th of August at Blue Spring Run in Florida and Mr. Clark died at the home of Mr. Woods on the 23rd of August of kidney affliction. Both these gentlemen were very highly esteemed in Calhoun county and numerous friends of each will learn of their deaths with sadness. ---- Mr. Harrison Fleming of Weaver's Station was in town several days this week on a visit. Mr. Fleming has taken the Jacksonville Republican since its first issue in January 1837, and looks as if he will live to be able to take it a quarter of a century longer. ---- FORMER CITIZEN OF JACKSONVILLE BADLY CUT Sunday evening, a difficulty occurred between Mr. Henry Snow and a negro named Green Strickland, several miles out in the country. The negro had been gathering fodder for Mr. Snow on shares and had not made an equal division of it, and the gentleman so stated to him. The negro used some very insolent language; Mr. Snow stooped down to pick up a rock when Strickland rushed on him and stabbed him several times. The wounds are all serious but the most dangerous one was an ugly gash in the abdomen. Mr. Snow fell prostrate to the earth, and the negro rushed off. The wounded man was carried into his house and Drs. Christian and Pearce were hastily sent for. When they arrived the gentleman was found to be in a dangerous condition and at this writing, his recovery his doubtful. The negro was arrested by Marshall Draper Sunday night as he was attempting to escape on the cannon ball train and now resposes in the Oxford jail. Mr. Snow is a brother of Mr. William Snow of the Anniston Watchman newspaper. The Anniston Watchman ------ OTTERY Community News Mr. C. Lankford, just across the river, died last week. --- GRAYTON Community News E.D. Meharg has information that his ancestry owns a large sand beach in North Carolina. --- CROSS PLAINS Community News Died, on the evening of the 11th inst., Freddie, son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Yeatman, aged five years. The bereaved family has the sympathies of our entire community. ---- BERA Community News Mrs. Winn was struck with paralysis last week and is in a critical condition. --- CHOCCOLOCCO Community News Mrs. David Mayo died on the 14th of typhoid fever near Davisville. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, SEPTEMBER 26, 1885 ALABAMA State News CLEBURNE County News Alexander Waldrop, charged with a murder committed in Cleburne county last year, was caught in Lee county a few days ago and put in jail at Edwardsville. --- Rev. F.M. Campbell and Miss Alice Stephenson were married in Heflin the 6th inst. --- The Messrs. Hamilton of Edwardsville who have been a long time in business there and have made a fortune, have determined to go West. They won't find a better country than Cleburne, all things taken into consideration, go where they may. ---- Mrs. B.C. Greer died near Edwardsville on Sunday the 13th inst., after a long illness. --- Mr. R.E. Merrill, Esq., has determined to move from Edwardsville to Birmingham for the practice of law. ---- CHEROKEE County News Wash Lay and Miss Fannie Riddle of Gadsden were married at the hotel in Centre a few days ago; a runaway match. ---- Mrs. Elvira Dorsey, widow of the late Col. J.R. Dorsey, died at her home in Cherokee county a few days ago. She was over 70 years of age. --- TALLADEGA County News Mrs. T.H. McCann of Greenville, S.C., the mother of Mrs. G.K. Miller of Talladega, is dead. --- Mr. E.L. McAlpine of Talladega has moved to Texas. ---- Mr. J.O. Mallory, one of the most prominent citizens of Talladega county, died at his residence near Alpiine on the 14th inst. --- Judge James Ragan, aged eighty-eight years, died in Talladega recently of congestion of the lungs. --- ETOWAH County News G. Dunn of Gadsden will make his future home in Florida. --- Mr. Stapleton of Etowah accidentally fell into a coal pit on Lookout Mountain a few days ago and was badly burned. --- Mr. E.Dockery of Etowah died near Duck Springs this month. --- S.C. Stancil, an upright and industrious carpenter, died in Gadsden recently of typhoid fever. --- BARBOUR County News Col. J.N. Lightfoot, a prominent citizen of Eufaula and formerly a Colonel of the 6th Alabama Regt., during the war, died of apoplexy the 18th inst., at the age of 47 years. ---- CALHOUN County LOCAL News Miss Willie Borden, formerly of this place, was married to Mr. L.B. Treadaway, a prominent merchant of Cedartown, Ga., the 17th inst. --- We are pained to learn from a letter of Mr. E.P. McAuley to his brother J.D. McAuley that their brother W.A. McAuley died in Pendleton, Oregon on the 30th of Aug. He had been sick most of the time since January. Mr. McAuley had been a citizen of Oregon for about nine years. He was here in Calhoun county about two years ago on a visit to relatives. He was a son of J.C. McAuley, deceased, and very highly esteemed by all who knew him. ---- JENKINS Community News Some mad dog excitement in the community last Sunday when J.W. Patrick's dog showed signs of hydrophobia and made an attempt to bite him and came so near doing so that it tore a hole in Mr. Patrick's shoe. The dog left home and was not killed until it had bitten several others. --- Mr. J.M. McCalister and his two children are very sick with the fever. --- P.B. Watson sold a part of his farm to W.M. Whiteside which settles all of Mrs. Whiteside's children near her. She ought to be perfectly happy. ---- Mr. P.S. Bedell has been appointed Marshall of Cross Plains. We believe he will make a good officer. --- MERROLTON Community news Married at the residence of the bride's father Col. W.B. Green of this place, Mr. W.D. Nixon to Nancy J. Green, by Rev. W.A. Montgomery. The groom is one of the enterprising young men of this section while the bride posseses all those graces that is accorded to the fairer gender. May their union be one of eternal bliss. ---- Mr. Adolphus Nixon who is officiating behind the counter of Mr. West of Esom Hill, Ga., is spending a few days with his father Capt. J.H. Nixon. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 3, 1885 ALABAMA STATE News TALLADEGA News Mr. Henry J. Cliett, a leading merchant of Childersburg, died recently. --- Mrs. Chas. M. Cooper of Selma died in Talladega recently, where she had gone in search of better health. --- Mr. Trice Castleberry, a prominent lawyer of Talladega, died recently. --- Died, on the 12th inst., in Talladega, Mr. Jno. B. Corn. He was an old citizen, having come to this county with the first settlers. He had many friends who mourn his demise. --- CLEBURNE County News We learn that Mrs. James Powers of State Line was accidentally shot by Mrs. John Stephens on Wednesday night of last week. They had just returned from preaching at Etna and as they reached Mr. Stephens', they thought some one was prowling about, and while Mrs. Powers was standing at the door, Mrs. Stephens came out with a cocked pistol and it went off accidentally, the ball striking Mrs. Powers. The wound is not considered dangerous. ---- CHEROKEE County News At the present term of circuit court, two murder cases are on the docket; the state vs. Wm. Hall charged with wife murder 20 years ago; the other case, the state vs. Peter Anderson charged with killing Thos. Davenport. ---- Capt. C. Daniel has opened a family grocery store in Centre. --- Mrs. Jennie Wilder died near Sand Rock in Cherokee county recently. --- Mr. Will Glover says he expects to commence working his silver mines near Tecumseh shortly. He has some monied men associated with him who will push the business. --- Mr. Will Carpenter has opened up a furniture store in Centre. --- ETOWAH County News Mrs. M.J. Gibson died recently in Gadsden. --- Mr. J.D. McKenzie will open a family grocery store in Gadsden shortly. --- CHAMBERS County News Henry White, a young man of Chambers county was bitten by a mad dog recently and has since died from hydrophobia. --- JEFFERSON County News Mr. John W. Majors was covered up in the coal mines at New Castle, Ala., recently. When found he had his neck broken, head crushed and arm broken. He leaves a wife and two children. Mr. Majors was an industrious miner and was doing well before the accident happened. --- CALHOUN County LOCAL News GRAYTON Community News Old uncle Davy Whisenant died the 28th inst. after a long spell of sickness. --- CROSS PLAINS Community News Mr. James S. Sharp who moved from this place to Wildwood, Florida two years ago, is on a visit to relatives in town. Mr. Sharp was one of our most enterprising citizens and we disliked to give him up. He says he is well pleased with Florida. --- CHOCCOLOCCO Community News Sevier Elston died of chronic rheumatism on the 25th ult. He had been a sufferer almost continually for nearly two years. His estimable wife has almost sacrificed her life in her devotion to him during his long sickness. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 10, 1885 ALABAMA State News CLEBURNE County News Mrs. Joe McRoberts of near Rabbit town in Calhoun county, died on the 22nd of September, aged about 75 years. ---- Mr. M.F. Thrasher near Abernathy, died the 22nd of September, after several days severe illness, about 28 years of age. --- Alex. Waldrop, charged with murder, had a preliminary trial in Edwardsville and his bail was set at $800. --- Mr. N.J. Ross of Heflin left for Florida a few days ago to spend the winter at his plantation in that state. --- ST. CLAIR County News Mr. T.V. Moore of Springville, died recently. --- TALLADEGA County News Barn Stone, colored, of Talladega, died a few days ago from over- heat. --- GENEVA County News A man named Ward killed his wife in Geneva county recently. He fled the country, leaving ten children, the oldest of whom is not yet fifteen years. --- CALHOUN County LOCAL News Mrs. M.C. McRoberts, wife of Joseph McRoberts, of Rabbit Town valley, died the 22nd ult., of the fever. She was 76 years old at the time of her death. She was a most estimable christian lady and a member of the Presbyterian church. The many friends of her aged hsuband deeply sympathize with him in his bereavement. --- MORRISVILLE News Mrs. Sanford Walker died last Thursday. --- CROSS PLAINS News Mr. Jake Williams has gone to Atlanta with a drove of cattle. --- Mrs. M.A. Reagin who has been quite sick for several weeks is slowly improving. --- THE CASE OF GREEN STRIPLIN WHO CUT HENRY SNOW Oxford, Ala., Oct. 5, 1885 To Editor of Republican, Green Striplin Jr., the negro boy who cut Capt. Henry Snow several weeks ago in a difficulty growing out of some fodder transactions between them, had his preliminary trial today before Justice Kelly. After hearing all the evidence, the court decided that there was probable cause to believe defendant guilty of assault and battery with a knife and required him to give bond in the sum of $200. which was promptly given. He was charged with assault with intent to murder. The trial showed that many rumors as to the origin of the difficulty were incorrect and greatly exaggerated. It was reported for instance, that the defendant tried to get away on the fast mail but was prevented, but the proof showed that he at once after the difficulty came to town with his father for the purpose of giving himself up; that they went to the house of Justice Roberts, and not finding him, went to Justice Kelly who told him to go back home and come in the morning, and that on their return home, he was arrested. Much excitement prevailed on the evening of the difficulty, but all is quiet now. Capt. Snow is getting well and was able to attend the trial. He is very weak yet, but is considered out of danger. (writer's name not given). ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 17, 1885 ALABAMA State News CHEROKEE County News In the murder case of Mr. Hall charged with the murder of his wife 20 years ago, the jury could not agree and there was a mistrial. --- George Finlett, a faithful and respected negro, dropped dead at Rock Run a few days ago. --- ETOWAH County News Mr. David Tarwater died in Gadsden on the 3rd inst. --- Luke Mizell, aged 86 years, died near Aurora post office in Etowah county on the 28th of September. --- Mrs. R.W. Richardson died at the residence of her brother Maj. L.W. Dean in Gadsden on the 6th inst. The body was carried to Cave Springs, Ga., for burial. --- TALLADEGA County News Col. J.E. Miles and Mrs. Matilda J. Headen of Talladega were married recently. --- Mr. James S. Chambers of Talladega died a few days ago. --- CLEBURNE County News Mrs. Eva Johnson, an aged lady of Cleburne, died the 27th of Sept. --- Messrs. L.J. Pounds and M.D. Thrasher have moved to Tallapoosa, Georgia. --- CALHOUN County LOCAL News WARRANTS FOR MAIMED SOLDIERS IN CALHOUN COUNTY Warrants of $15.03 each have arrived at Judge Wood's office in Jacksonville for the following maimed soldiers. The last one named who is blind, gets $136.36. The Judge requests these parties to all come without delay and get their warrants: John C. Archer Geo. W. Bennett Joseph Borden J.G. Brooks M.B. Colley John W. Glover J.H. Golden W.M. Hawkins F.M. Haywood G.B. Holder Jas. R. Jolley G. Lee W.T. Ledbetter W.H. Mangum E.H. Mathis Thos. S. Nabors Jas. E. Norris J.M. Roberts A.B. Self J.B. Smith H.A. Tolbert J.M. Vann J.J. Ayres N.W. Bonds J.B. Brown J.B. Clarke Adam Garmon Robert Gladden John D. Hall W.A. Hayden J.M. Hayes Thos. A. Jacks W.T. Kirby A.B. Ledbetter John Lindley A. Massey W.T. Mead W.G. Norton W.T. Owens J.L. Scott A.H. Simpson S.C. Tate R. C. Usrey Joseph Pinson, blind ------ MORRISVILLE Community News Hardee Morgan's wife died very suddenly a few days since. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 24, 1885 CALHOUN County LOCAL News AN OLD MAN'S STORY >From "The Carnesville, Georgia Register" newspaper (Franklin County, Georgia) We are in receipt of a letter from Jonathan Morgan who lives near Cross Plains, Calhoun county, Alabama, in which he gives some account of his domestic life. He was born in this county on the seventh day of April 1801 and lived here until a few years ago. In the year 1820 he was married to miss Priscilla Hill, who died in 1832, leaving nine children. He afterwards married Miss Christiana Gardner who died in 1876, leaving six children. Soon after the death of his second wife, Mr. Morgan was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Vaughn, who died in 1877, leaving two children. On the 18th day of August 1877, he again launched upon the matrimonial sea, having this time married Mrs. Cyntha Farmer who is still living. Mr. Morgan's descendants, living and dead include seventeen children, 54 grandchildren and 84 great grandchildren, most of whom are still living. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are a most excellent old couple and have many friends and relatives in this county who will be glad to hear that they are still living. We hope it may be a long time before death again invades the family. ---- ALABAMA State News ETOWAH County News Mrs. Joe Barker of Etowah, the mother of several small children, has become deranged. She has been sent to the Asylum. --- David Tarwater who died in Etowah recently, was insured in the Mobile Life Insurance Company for $2000. --- HENRY County News Near Abbeville on Saturday morning, the body of John W. Raborn was found in his wagon, his team hitched to a tree. He had some sold cotton the day before in Abbeville and evidently he was robbed and murdered on his way home Friday night. No trace of the perpetrator was found. ---- MORGAN County News S.T. Huston who lives two miles east of Sumerville, Morgan county, has discovered gold on his place. --- PIKE County News Mr. Jesse Faulk, 73 years old and Mrs. Jane Teat, 60 years of age, all of Pike county, were married last Sunday near Troy. (The Rutledge Enterprise newspaper, Oct. 7th) ---- BARBOUR County News Mr. Thomas Dias of Barbour county was fatally assaulted by a negro the night of Oct. 9th. --- COFFEE County News Preston West, colored, was sentenced to the penitentiary for 40 years for the murder of Henry Cistrunk of Coffee some months ago. ---- BLOUNT County News The family of Eli Glover of Blount county deny that the doctor gave their two children the wrong medicine that killed them. They say the doctor did not get drunk until after he had given them up, and that they "are satisfied." ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 31, 1885 ALABAMA State News CHEROKEE County News Died, at the residence of Mrs. J.W. Tatum in this place on Monday evening last, Dr. William McElrath, aged about 78 years. Was buried Tuesday evening in the family burying ground in the eastern portion of town. This makes the 5th one of the family to die here within the last two years and he was the head. ---- Died, Dr. F.L. Brandon at his home in this county on Sunday last at 11 o'clock at night. he was 62 years of age. Was buried under Masonic honors Monday at 2 o'clock, and hadn't an enemy in the world. Dr. Brandon was never known to utter naught against a friend and neighbor during life, but was loved and respected by all. What a virtue! ---- The graves of the late Hon. Thos. B. Cooper, wife and niece have been ornamented by neat tombstones with appropriate inscriptions upon them. More attention has been given to the adornment of the cemetery of late. ---- ETOWAH County News Augustus Bryant, Wm. Bryant and Ambrose Carson, returned from Texas last Saturday with their families, twenty in number. These parties removed from Calhoun county and this county one and two years ago and have returned satisfied that there is no better place than old Alabama. ---- SENSATIONAL AFFRAY; TWO PROMINENT CITIZENS OF GADSDEN HAVE AN AFFRAY Gadsden, Oct. 27th - - - A shooting affray took place this evening about five o'clock between Maj. J.H. Wiley and Mr. J.D. Young, two prominent citizens of Gadsden. Mr. Young met Mr. Maj. Wiley on the street and slapped him, and then the firing commenced. Mr. Young received a wound in the thigh. Maj. Wiley is under arrest. The difficulty was the result of a former misunderstanding. Eight shots were fired. ---- Thirty-three maimed soldiers received part of the aid granted disabled soldiers by the state. ---- ST. CLAIR County News Tilro Morris and wife, indicted for assault with intent to kill a Birmingham editor recently, have had the venue changed from Jefferson to St. Clair county and will be tried there at next term of court. --- Mr. John Murray living near Springville was recently accidentally shot through the thigh and died after the lapse of three or four weeks. --- CLEBURNE County News Mr. Wash Golden has recently been installed as Marshall of Edwardsville. --- Twenty-two maimed soldiers received part of the fund appropriated by the State, in Cleburne county. --- Mr. W.H. Denman and Miss Mattie Sparks near Chulafinnee were married recently. Mr. Denman is a mute. ---- Mr. Robert S. Ridgeway and Miss S.J. Hobgood near Kemps Creek were married recently. --- WILCOX County News The Camden Home Ruler Newspaper (Wilcox County, Ala) reports: "Among the many persons visiting our pleasant little city recently was Mr. Henry Allen of Jasper county, Mississippi. The old gentleman is now in his eighty-fourth year and is as hearty and active as many younger men. Mr. Allen's descendants number eight children, 36 grandchildren and 74 great grandchildren. He came to Alabama in 1811, eight years before Alabama was admitted into the Union and came to Wilcox county in 1828. Mr. Allen was juror at the first court held in Camden after this place was made the county seat. He was in Alabama in 1814 when Lieutenant Wilcox was slain by the Indians and buried on Wilcox bar, in the Alabama river, by his soldiers. Lieutenant Wilcox for whom the county is named, was attached to Gen. Claiborne's army. Mr. Allen says the first court held in Clarke county was in the passage of a double log house belonging to Jesse Lambert and the jail was then a heavy wagon body turned over, where guilty parties were incarcarated while court was in session. He remembers many interesting incidents of the early history of the state and county and we trust the old gentleman may yet live to see his great- great grandchildren. Among his relatives in Wilcox county are Mr. Sterling Brown Jr. and Mrs. J.H. Duke, his grandchildren. Mr. Allen left for Mississippi on his mule last Monday. ---- CALHOUN County LOCAL News PEEK'S HILL COMMUNITY News Oct. 27th Mrs. Bryant, the wife of Gus. Bryant who has just recently returned from Texas, died Friday night and was buried at the Hebron cemetery. --- Mr. Gus. Bryant who went to Texas two years ago and W.F. Bryant and Ambrose Corson who moved last fall, all have returned to Alabama two weeks ago. They express themselves as being willing to remain in Alabama. --- Tommie Gilleland is very ill with typhoid fever. --- Mr. Jas. Cousin who has been lying very low with the flux and typhoid is convalescing slowly. --- DEATH OF MISS SUDIE CLEMENTS Miss Sudie Clements, daughter of Mr. T.H. Clements of Cane Creek, a pupil in the State Normal school here, died at the residence of Mr. C.J. Porter of this place, last Saturday the 24th inst., of pneumonia, after a brief sickness. Sorrowing relatives and friends bore her remains to the home of her father on Sunday and she was buried at Cane Creek church the same day. The manifestations of grief throughout the large throng that had gathered at the church to pay the last tribute of respect to her memory, testified the love and high esteem entertained for her by those who knew her best, her neighbors, schoolmates and the playmates of her childhood. She had been here but a short while, but in that brief period she had won all hearts; and those of her classmates who could go and other friends of the family from here, attended the funeral and mingled their tears with those of her friends and relatives. The people of this community sympathize most deeply with the parents, brothers and sisters of the young lady in their sad bereavement. ---- File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1128gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 30.3 Kb

Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for JULY & AUGUST 1885 1885 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net October 3, 2006, 12:46 pm The Jacksonville Republican 1885 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for JULY 1885 and AUGUST 1885 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JULY 4, 1885 ALABAMA News ETOWAH County News Mrs. L.L. Wikle, died in Attala some days ago. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Pickens. --- There is an old gentleman living eight miles from Gadsden who is 108 years old and who walks into town to see a son in Gadsden. --- Mr. Adcock who shot Roy Fullenwider, surrendered himself to the Sheriff and his bond was fixed at $500. Fullenwider has almost recovered from his wounds. --- TALLADEGA County News Mr. John Henderson Jr. of Talladega county has been admitted as a cadet at the U.S. Military Institute at West Point. --- Mr. Matt Murphy of Talladega county, known as a Chinnabee Chief, died a few days ago. ---- CLEBURNE County News A little boy of Mr. J.K. Barber died some days ago. Also a little son of Mr. J.M. Reid died. --- A little child of Mr. W.T. Home died in Edwardsville recently. --- Mr. S.W. Pruett of Cleburne has received a shipment of German carp and will go into fish culture. --- The team of Mr. S.W. Pruett ran away with him in Edwardsville recently and he was thrown from his buggy and seriously injured. --- Mrs. Gann of Cleburne was carried to the Insane Asylum at Tuscaloosa a few days ago. --- Judge Burton was thrown from his wagon near his mill a few days ago and right badly hurt. --- CHEROKEE County News Mr. James Mitchell and Mrs. Malissa Thompson were married in Centre recently. --- Mr. W.T. Aiken and Miss Mary V. Hannah were married in Centre recently. --- ST. CLAIR County News The mother of Maj. James Truss who lately died in St. Clair county was 82 years of age. --- BLOUNT County News Mrs. C.C. Huffstulter died recently in Blount county. --- Mr. Asa J. Glascock died recently in Blount county. --- TUSCALOOSA News Captains and Colonels of Alabama troops are urgently requested to foward any muster rolls of their commands in their possession to the Alabama Historical Society at Tuscaloosa. --- The Alabama Historical Society will issue a monthly magazine. ---- MARSHALL County News Thos. Brazier of Marshall county recently stabbed R.S. McGuire in the back. Brazier is in jail. --- Mrs. Elizabeth Ledbetter, wife of the late L.L. Ledbetter of Marshall county, has received five thousand dollars from the Legion of Honor, of which her husband was a member four years. --- DEKALB County News Mr. John Kirby and Miss Fannie Hicks of DeKalb county recently married. --- Lemuel Nicholsoon, son of B.H. Nicholson of DeKalb county died recently. --- LOCAL News LADIGA Community News Abe Wood living near Ladiga, was killed by lightning the 26th ult. The old man had taken shelter from a rain under a tree in his yard when the bolt struck, killing both him and the mare he was riding. --- BERA Community News The wife of Mr. James Clark died one day this week. --- A 13 year old boy of Mr. E.A. Walker died a few days ago. --- HEBRON Community News Mr. J.T. Hagins who has been very low with typhoid fever is convalescing. --- Mr. R.H. Wynne met with a serious accident last Saturday by the overturning of his buggy. Dr. Eaton thinks the prospect of his recovery at this time is very doubtful. --- LOCAL News The Supreme Court has affirmed the case of John A. DeArman and the sentence of the Circuit Court will be carried out. We believe it was for four years in the penitentiary. --- Died, Saturday the 27th ult., in this place, Miss Emma Souther, after a long and painful illness. She was most estimable young lady and her early death has cast a shadow of sadness over the community. --- HOMICIDE IN CALHOUN COUNTY Last Saturday night or rather last Sunday morning about 2 o'clock, A.M. Gid J. Endrikin cut John Leatherwood fatally with a knife, killing him almost instantly. Endrikin was a laborer in Zuber's coaling, in Maddox's Beat, known better as Beat Four. Leatherwood had formerly worked in Anniston but of late had been working in a coaling north of Jacksonville some miles. At the time of the killing, Leatherwood was on a visit to his two children who were staying at Zuber's house. Endrikin was arrested and brought to Jacksonville for preliminary trial before Judge Woods. The evidence disclosed that the two men met the night of the killing and together went to a place in the country near the coaling and got whiskey; that while at the place Leatherwood became boisterous and was ordered off together with Endrikin. They left. The next heard of them, Endrikin goes to Zuber's house and awakes him to tell him that he has had a difficulty with Leatherwood and cut him and that he (Endrikin) was also cut, but declined Mr. Zuber's offer to examine his wound and summon a doctor. Zuber hastened to the spot indicated by Endrikin and found Leatherwood dead, cut almost literally to pieces. Endrikin went to his home and afterwards returned to the place where the dead man lay and made a statement to the crowd assembled that he did the killing but did it in self defense after Leatherwood had attacked him. Endrikin then surrendered himself. Endrikin was bound over to the Circuit Court in a bond of five hundred dollars, which he has failed to give, and he now lies in jail here. On the preliminary trial Endrikin testified in his own behalf. No one, save Endrikin, saw the killing. Endrikin is a man of family, having a wife and five or six children and is an intelligent looking man. Leatherwood had two children who were dependent upon him. The facts show, so far as developed, that but for whiskey, this unfortunate affair should never have occurred. If reports be true it was a "blind tiger" that furnished the whiskey that thus wrecked the life long happiness of two families, and launched an unprepared soul into eternity, and yet the "blind tiger" is tolerated in this land of law. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JULY 11, 1885 ALABAMA News TALLADEGA County News Mrs. M.M. Sisson died near Lincoln on Sunday the 28th ult., after an illness of only one day. --- ETOWAH County News Mr. G.P. Watkins of Arkansas and Miss Annie S. Ashley of Etowah county were married recently. --- Mr. A.L. Griffin of Etowah county died in Florida, whither he had gone with the hope of being benefitted. --- Mrs. Mary Phillips, wife of Mr. Wm. R. Phillips, died in Gadsden the 29th ult. She was the daughter of Mrs. O.W. Ward. --- Mr. Wm. Acker of Gadsden and Mrs. W.P. Prickett and two children were knocked down by lightning at Mrs. Prickett's house on Canoe Creek a few days ago. Nobody seriously hurt. --- CHEROKEE County News Mr. J.V. Sutherlin, aged 70 years, died at his home near Cedar Bluff the 26th ult. --- CLEBURNE County News Wm. Barnwell was thrown from his ox wagon near Edwardsville some days ago and was badly hurt. --- Mrs. John Webb of Edwardsville died Tuesday morning. She was quite old and had been nearly blind for some time. --- MONTGOMERY News Mrs. Ann Beasley, an old lady about 76 years of age was burned to death in Montgomery on the 5th inst. by her bed catching on fire from a match that she had struck. A son and son-in-law were badly burned in trying to rescue her. --- LOCAL News PEEK'S HILL Community News Col. J.C. Archer is suffering from a paralytic stroke. --- BYNUM Community News Our Bynum correspondent says: "We had a very sudden death near here the night of the 5th. Mrs. Payne, wife of Charley Payne, was well apparently as she had ever been, up to about 10 o'clock when she suddenly grew sick and quickly died. --- CHOCCOLOCCO Community News The aged father of Mr. W.H. Stroud of this place recently died in Georgia. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JULY 25, 1885 ALABAMA News CLEBURNE County News John Weathers of Arbacoochee, aged 70 years died last week. --- Mrs. John Holly of Shoal Creek died last week. --- Mrs. Wm. R. Brown died last week. ---- TALLADEGA County News Mr. Lafayette Fariss, an old and substantial farmer of Talladega county died last week. --- Mr. James Hill of Cast Beat, died the 14th. --- ETOWAH County News Mr. W.H. Appleman and Mrs. Mattie Smith of Gadsden were married the 12th inst. --- Ned Keeling, an old negro man was found dead in Gadsden a few night ago, from heart disease. --- CHEROKEE County News Mr. Allie McGhee of Centre was married to Miss Southerland of Cave Springs a few days ago. --- Col. H.C. Sanford of Cherokee county is now 75 years old and still hale and hearty. --- TUSCALOOSA County News Mrs. Julia Martin, wife of E.B. Martin of Selma and daughter of John Glasscock of Tuscaloosa, died in San Marcos, Texas on July 13th. --- COOSA County News Wm. Goldwaite, colored, aged 80 years, died in Coosa county a few days ago. He was set free before the war for good conduct and after the war voted the Democratic ticket every time. --- PIKE County News A correspondent of the Troy Messenger writes that paper that perhaps Mr. McLendon who lives twelve miles east of Troy, is one of the most remarkable men of the county. His mother is now living at the age of 94 years. He is 75 years old, has raised twelve children, the oldest being 56 and the youngest age 9. He has fifty-three grandchildren and thirty- seven great grandchildren. His teeth are all sound, never had a toothache, has no gray hairs, and does all manner of farm work. He has raised onions, continuously from sets given him by his mother-in-law fifty-six years ago. He also has his second coffee mill, 35 years old, and what is still further unusual, Mr. McLendon lives at home and owes no one. There is some little complication in his family relations; he is brother-in-law to his son and the grandfather of his step-daughter- in law. ---- LOCAL News DAVISVILLE Community News Obadiah Brill was struck with paralysis on Sunday morning. He has completely lost the use of his left side. --- MORRISVILLE Community News Two weeks old, the old Mrs. Acker died and last week her husband Peter Acker died, which makes 4 deaths at their house since Christmas, and there is another one expected to die soon. ---- ANNISTON Community News Willis Brown, a negro man, was killed at Anniston on Monday evening by a tunnel in which he was working caving in upon him. --- CROSS Plains Community News Mr. Frank Rountree of South Carolina is on a visit to his brother Mr. George Rountree who is at present quite sick. --- Mrs. Mitchell wife of Mr. Adolph. Mitchell of Amberson and sister of our townsman Capt. J.N. Hood, died on the morning of the 19th inst. of Consumption. --- Mrs. Hugh Crag is quite sick. --- Mr. Columbus Oaks, one of the visiting young men of our town, is filling the position of telegraph operator at Cave Spring, Ga., for the present. --- PEEK'S HILL Community News Dick Boozer's wife, (colored) died on Monday. --- Mr. W.F. Kenneda and son have left for parts unknown. --- Mr. Alexander Norris left a few days ago for a visit to North Alabama. We think he is looking for some widow who is getting tired of her solitude. --- LOCAL News Mr. Jonas Aderholt of this county sustained a serious injury to one of his legs some two weeks ago, by the falling of a piece of timber. He is compelled to use crutches. --- Judge Thos. A. Walker has gone to Waukesha, Wisconsin for the benefit of the waters there. --- NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PARDON Notice is hereby given that application will be made to the Governor of Alabama for the pardon of Jno. A. DeArman, convicted at the January term 1885 of the Circuit Court of Calhoun county of manslaughter in the first degree and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. J.T. DeArman, N.B. DeArman ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, AUGUST 1, 1885 ALABAMA News ETOWAH County News The father of Mr. James L. Tanner of Gadsden is dead. --- MARSHALL County News Mr. W.W. Williams of Marshall county was found dead in his bed the morning of the 15th. He retired in good health apparently the night previous. It is supposed he died of dropsy of the heart. --- ELMORE County News Mr. J.S. Hatton, living near Wetumpka, had three deaths in his family in one day, last week. --- LOCAL News CROSS PLAINS Community News Mr. Penn Bedell is sick with the fever. --- PEEK'S HILL Community News Mrs. Fannie Powes is visiting her sister Mrs. Wilkins at this place. --- LOCAL News We learn with deep regret of the death last week of Spivey Cannon of this county. With one exception, he was probably the oldest man in the county. He was among the early settlers of the county and was highly regarded by all who knew him. With him has pased away another of the old landmarks of the county. ---- Mrs. Walker Reynolds, the mother of Mrs. James Crook, was visiting her daughter here last week. --- Maj. Wm. J. Willis of Texas who has been visitng this section where he was once an honored citizen, returned to his Texas home last week. His old friends throughout the county will be glad to learn that the trip improved his health. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, AUGUST 15, 1885 ALABAMA News CLEBURNE County, News Mrs. S.W. Hinson of Heflin died the 26th ult. --- Mrs. Thomas Strickland of Shoal Creek died Friday last, and her daughter, age 16, died Monday of this week. They both got overheat on Monday the 27th of July while trying to get a calf out of the corn field. ---- CHEROKEE County News John W. Price, a model young man, foreman of the Coosa River news office, died in Centre some days ago. --- A.P. Farmer and Miss Lela Scroggins of Cherokee county have married recently. --- ETOWAH County News Mrs. Jacob Aderholt, an aged lady of Attalla, fell from the door of her house a few days ago and sustained painful injuries. --- Mrs. Mary Germany, mother of Mrs. B.F. Pope, died in Gadsden the 31st ult., aged 85 years. --- Miss Ellen Shook of Gadsden died at Newport, Tenn. the 30th ult. --- We regret exceedingly to hear of the death of Mr. Rolan Thompson of Coat's Bend. While out hunting Tuesday morning, the 4th inst., he accidentally shot himself with a double barrel shot gun. He had crippled a squirrel and while punching at it with his gun the gun was discharged, the load of shot lodging in his breast. He died instantly. His father, Mr. Mercer Thompson, was hunting with him. He belonged to one of Etowah's best families and everybody regrets his death. The Gadsden News ---- Beverly Bass, charged with the killing of Butler Sparks in Cherokee county, was tried at the late term of Etowah Circuit Court and acquitted. The verdict was received with great pleasure by the people in the court room. --- TALLADEGA County News Judge Woodward, who recently died in Talladega had been a resident of that county for thirty years. He was eighty years of age at the time of his death. He once represented a South Carolina District in congress and was a gentleman of culture and literary taste. ---- MARSHALL County News The most heart rending accident we have heard of for many days happened on the mountain some three miles east of here last Thursday. Mrs. Cale Paris was making soap out in the yard and her little four year old girl, Scrap, while playing near by, fell head foremost into the boiling soap. She was quickly rescued but only to lie in the most intense agony for about twelve hours, when she died. The Guntersville Democrat News ----- LOWNDES County News Elisha Robinson, colored, of Lowndes county was killed by lightning a few days ago. --- MONTGOMERY County News George McDonald of Montgomery, aged 17 years, was drowned while bathing some days ago. --- HENRY County News Archie Bruner of Henry county was shot and killed while feeding his hogs about dark a few days ago. Some years ago he killed a man named Bess and it is supposed he was murdered in revenge. ---- RANDOLPH County News Mr. H.J. Hulstey, an old gentleman livng just over the line in Randolph county near Blake Ferry, had his house and everything in it burned upon the 20th ult. The family were all in the field at work. It is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. --- CHAMBERS County News Aug. 7th, Special from LaFayette, Ala. - - - - In Chambers county, eight miles from LaFayette, William Hancock, aged 57 years, and his son William Hancock were partners in a threshing machine. Yesterday they quarreled over a division of tolls. The old man got a gun and made threats of assault against his son, but no violence occurred. The father, with another son named John, then went to William's house. Soon after that William arrived and procuring a gun told his father he was ready to shoot it out. The old man raised his gun to fire. William being quicker, fired first, striking but not disabling his father. The old man fired without effect and William fired his second barrel, killing his father instantly. John Hancock seized his father's gun and shot his brother under the eye. William drew a pistol and began firing, while John ran. One shot took effect in his side. William overtook him and carried him back home. William has been arrested. ---- BIBB County News News of a shocking murder which occurred twelve miles from Green Pond, Alabama last Monday night, was received in this city yesterday. About midnight Monday night, Jesse Alexander, a young farmer, was awakended by someone calling loudly at his gate. He arose, having partially dressed, and opened the door. He discovered several men standing near the gate and one of them called out in a friendly manner, "Is that you, Jess?" He replied in the affirmative and he had scarcely uttered the words when a half dozen reports of a gun were heard and Alexander fell a corpse on his doorstep. His body was riddled with bullets and his face could hardly be recognized. The news of the terrible affair spread like wildfire through the neighborhood and a thorough search was made for the perpetrators but no trace of them could be found. It is stated that Alexander was murdered by the friends of a young lady whom he had betrayed. Every effort was brought to bear to induce him to marry his victim and save her from disgrace but he persistently refused. ----- LOCAL News A son of Mrs. Props, living some miles from here, died some days ago very suddenly. He was taken sick in the evening and died before eleven o'clock at night. --- DEATH OF MRS. E.V. WEAVER Mrs. E.V. Weaver died in this place Tuesday the 11th inst., after a long and most painful illness. She had cancerous affliction and was confined to her bed many months before death came and released her from pain. During her long illness she preserved a wonderfully cheerful spirit and daily gave evidence of the faith which sustained and cheered her. During her residence here she made many friends and her death is sincerely lamented. She leaves a husband and family of little children, who have the sympathy of our community in their bereavement. ---- PEEK'S HILL Community News Sickness is still raging. Mrs. Gilleland is very sick. Mrs. Mooney is also very sick. Pink Pruett has a baby very sick. ---- Messrs. M.H. and S.H. Griffin are going into the mercantile business at the Lewis Vernon old residence just across in Etowah county. --- MORRISVILLE Community News Married, August 5th by Rev. G.D. Harris at his residence, Mr. B.B. Nunnelly Jr. and Miss Idora Johnston, all of Calhoun county. --- OHATCHIE Community News We learn with pleasure that Mr. Larkin Coker who has been seriously ill for several weeks is in a fair way to recover. --- DAVISVILLE Community News There is a wild man in this community by the name of Levy Barnett. He sleeps in the woods, lives upon green corn and fruit and he roams over the country, and at times he will run from a man like a wild horse. He can be seen most any day traveling around. When he goes to a house at night and finds the people are away, he will go in and eat such victuals as he can find, sleeps upon the bed and leaves soon in the morning. Some are afraid of him and others are not. ---- OXFORD Community News Mrs. Mary McGehee of Clay county died August 4th. She was a sister-in-law of Mrs. Thos. A. Walker and the mother of Mrs. T. Phillips of Oxford. The family of Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. A.M. Wynne of Atlanta went to Clay county to pay a last tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased lady. She was universally beloved by all who knew her and the attendance at her funeral was the largest ever witnessed in that county. ---- Mrs. Wm. McGehee of Clay county and Mrs. A.M. Wynne of Atlanta are visiting the family of Mr. T. Phillips of this place. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, AUGUST 22, 1885 ALABAMA News TALLADEGA County News Harry Turner, son of Judge Alfred Turner of Eastaboga died recently at the age of 22 years. He was a very promising young man. --- Shelly Montgomery will be hung in Talladega on the 28th of this month. He says he is ready to die and will be glad when the day of execution comes. This will be the first execution in Talladega since the war. ---- ETOWAH County News Died, in Etowah, on the 4th inst., Mrs. Samuel Upton. --- Died, in Etowah, on the 8th inst., Mr. Allen Gaylor, aged 97 years. He was the father of twenty-five children. ---- John May Sr. and Mrs. Lizzie Smith near Attalla were married lately. --- CHEROKEE County News Sheriff Vandiver of Cherokee county has arrested Mrs. Line Tanner for selling whiskey on the sly at Rock Run. She is said to be an old offender as a "blind tigress." --- CLEBURNE County News Messrs. Wm. Hamilton and N.G. Malloy have gone on a trip through Arkansas and Texas. --- ST. CLAIR County News Mrs. J.M. Jarvis died near Ashville on the 5th inst. --- Mr. Wm. Self near Sulphur Springs died the early part of this month. --- DEKALB County News Levi Lowery of DeKalb county is 92 years old. --- Ellis Phillips of DeKalb county shot Wm. J. Been of the same county on the 11th inst., slightly wounding him, over an argument about Phillips' hogs which were in Mr. Been's field. --- Frank Lyons of DeKalb county was badly hurt a few days ago by a lump of earth falling on him from a well in which he was digging. --- The Union soldiers of DeKalb county are called upon through a paper of the county to meet on Oct. 1st for the purpose of organizing for the protection of their rights and claims against the government. ---- DALLAS County News Mr. Robert Moore of Dallas county, a worthy, good citizen is dead. --- CHAMBERS County News Charles Hancock of Chambers county who was shot by a pistol in the hands of his brother, is in critical condition. --- LETTER FROM TEXAS, FROM JOE P. COOPER Waxahachie, Tex., Aug. 11, 1885 Dear Republican, I will give you a short account of our (Soldier's) Reunion at Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 5th, 6th, and 7th. We met on the 4th and went into organization by States and by Brigades; amost every state in the Union was represented, at least all the Southern and Western states. The number of persons attending the reunion was estimated at 30,000. We had speeches from eminent men such as Gen. Murry, Gen. L.M. Lewis, Hon. Olive Welbourn and many others. I met one Col. Morris of Alabama who organized with us. Our organization was about 250 strong. I met several men originally from Calhoun county. We camped in tents, drew our beef and bread (which was better than we used to get), fought over battles as it were, told anecdotes and had a pleasant time generally. Among other Calhoun boys, I met Mr. Abe and Daniel Hollingsworth, sons of your Hon. fellow citizen J.D. Hollingsworth, who went through thick and thin with the boys of the 30th Alabama, who all know him. Those young gentleman enjoyed themselves hugely. I find them model young gentlemen. While they like Texas, very well, they speak in praise of old Calhoun county. They paid us a visit to Ellis county and Daniel is spending a week with friends and relatives here. While I found the best of spirits between the boys in blue and those in the gray, one incident occurred that went to show how sacred those mementoes of the olden times were guarded. An ex-union soldier who was somewhat under the influence of the "O be joyful", in passing Missouri headquarters said he would pull down their flag, and made an attempt, and those old veterans who had stood together under that flag while Missouri was invaded on every hand by Yank and Kansas "Jayhawker", yet did honor to their flag by one of their number giving the said Yank a most powerful flogging, such as he probably had not had in many years. With that exception, everything went well. We all mingled together freely, drew the same rations and ate on the same ground; in fact we all enjoyed ourselves together and on Saturday our boys put up the National flag at half mast and gave Gen. Grant a christian burial, and did him all the honor we were capable of, away here in Texas, and trust that with his burial, the last vestige or semblance of war and party strife is buried, and trust our old hero Jefferson Davis may live long, and may we not soon forget our old heroes, Robt. E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. for greater men did not live in this age. Our next reunion is at Waco, Texas next summer and we trust that we may live to meet at many reunions with those whom we cast our lot against in common, for now we are a united people, and trust that some day our poor unfortunate crippled and maimed soldiers will be provided for. I saw a good many, who were very poor and some old ex-condederates blind and begging. The boys in gray were very liberal in giving. I will close. May the Jacksonville Republican live long and prosper as she certainly deserves success. Yours truly, Joe P. Cooper ----- LOCAL News Mr. Jake DeArman, brother of Jno. A. DeArman, who has been presenting a petition for the pardon of his brother to the good citizens of this county, informs us that he will very soon present the same to the Governor. The petition, at the time Mr. DeArman showed it to us, had about a thousand names upon it, including eleven of the jury who convicted him. ---- CROSS PLAINS Community News Mr. Pink Westbrooks and family of Murphree's Valley are visiting relatives here. We understand that Mr. Westbrooks contemplates locating in our town. --- Our townsman Mr. D.C. Savage has bought the Pike plantation seven miles below town, on the Jacksonville road. Mr. Pike will move to Texas. --- MERRILLTON Community News John W. Pike has sold his farm, stock and implements in a lump, to D.C. Savage of Cross Plains, for about five thousand dollars. Mr. Savage, we learn, intends converting the place into a stock farm. Mr. Pike will make Texas his future home. Good bye John, we are sorry to lose you. ---- Mrs. W.B. Green and Annie Stewart, in company with Mr. Mark Weaver, have gone to Texas on a visit to their children and other relatives there. --- Mr. G.W. Wells has been in quite a low state of health more than a year. We cherish the hope that we will soon see Wash again in the saddle. --- MORRISVILLE Community News An old lady named York and also an old man by the name of McKinnie died last week. --- LOCAL News Mrs. D.P. Loretz of Mayflower, Arkansas, formerly Miss Annie Abernathy of this place, is here visiting her mother and other relatives. --- Mr. Mayberry Andrews of Texas, formerly of this county, was in Jacksonville on Wednesday. He says he will return to Texas, but that a man can live much better in Calhoun. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, AUGUST 29, 1885 ALABAMA News CHEROKEE County News Mr. J.L.W. Shepherd and Mrs. M.E. Awbrey of Centre were married on the 10th of Aug. --- Miss Lizzie Russell who was an invalid five years, died at Sterling on the 29th. --- ETOWAH County News The negroes who were arrested under the charge of burning Sarah Murphy's house were acquitted at the late term of Etowah Circuit court. --- Monroe White, a white man who shot Sid Vaughn and Sam Sullivan, two negroes at Coosa furnace bar a few night ago, has fled. It is thought Vaughn will die. --- Mrs. Purcell of Little Wills Valley, died the 15th inst. --- CLEBURNE County News Mr. Laird and Miss Lou Kennedy of Cleburne county were recently married. --- A little girl of Mr. J.M. Allen of Arbacoochee recently died. --- Rev. C.M. Livingston of Calhoun county preached the funeral of Mr. D.V. Crider at Arbacoochee recently. --- Mr. J.J. Pollard and Mrs. C.J. Spruill, and Mr. J.M. Owens and Mrs. S.A.J. Mobley of Cleburne county were all married at the same time by the same preacher recently. --- Mrs. Ida Smith of Edwardsville died a few days ago. --- The youngest child of Mr. W.H. Wells of Shoal Creek died the 12th inst. --- CHAMBERS County News Henry White, a very promising young man of Chambers county, was recently bitten by a mad dog and died of hydrophobia shortly afterwards. --- MADISON County News A special from Huntsville says, as the time approaches for the execution of Charles Townsend, the Freeman murderer, the interest increases throughout the county. Townsend had his picture taken yesterday and seems perfectly resigned to his fate. He has become very religious of late and insisted on having his picture taken with a Bible in his hand. The workman will begin erecting the scaffold tomorrow. ---- Mrs. M.P. Rice, aged 83 years, died recently at Huntsville. --- BIBB County News Mr. Samuel Sellers, the Tax Assessor of Bibb county, died last Monday. --- BULLOCK County News Mr. T.M. Jones, of Bullock county, aged about 70 years, was found dead in a field near Pine Grove one day last week. He was a prominent merchant and planter of that section. He died, is is supposed, of heart disease combined with old age. --- LOCAL News LETTER FROM TEXAS, FROM ABEL B. HOLLINGSWORTH Millsap, Tex., Aug. 19, 1885 Mr. Editor, Yesterday I was the happy recipient of the Jacksonville Republican which I perused with much pleasure. I was also pleased to her that the crop prospects are so flattering in Calhoun. We are having some dry weather now, have not had any rain since the 5th of July. Cotton crops are badly injured by the drought. I was at Fort Worth at the reunion on the 5th and 6th inst. I met some of Alabama friends there, viz: Jim Smith, L. Callahan of Jacksonville and a Mr. Heart of Gadsden. The next reunion will be hald at Waco, Texas. I would be glad to hear from some of my Calhoun friends through the Republican. Mr. Editor, will you please find room for this in your valuable paper, I oblige, Yours, Abel B. Hollingsworth. ---- LOCAL News The contest over the Will of Blake Denman Sr. occupied three days of this week before Judge Woods and jury. The jury sustained the Will. ---- Mr. Frank Latham of Birmingham and Miss Maude Witt of Anniston eloped a few nights since and were married at Cleveland, Tenn. --- OTTERY Community News Mr. J.P. Cochran lost another child on the 23rd inst. This makes three he has lost in 12 months. --- File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1127gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 32.1 Kb

Montgomery County AlArchives Biographies.....Ruth, Charles Leonidas & His Son, William Hardwick Ruth January 17, 1841 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Golowka http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002972 October 3, 2006, 10:34 am Author: "Notable Men of Alabama: Personal and Genealogical with Portraits," by Hon. JOel C. DuBose, editor, pages 62-63 The RUTH family were natives of the counties of Ayr and Lanark, Scotland. Adherents of the Pretender, who was disastrously defeated at Culloden in 1746, they were compelled to flee Scotland. Among these, James Ruth and Jean MacCalla, his wife, settled in Philadelphia, Pa. James Ruth inherited the combined trade of wheelwright, gilder and carver and was of Presbyterian faith. His son, David Ruth, was born in 1761. When sixteen years old he was drafted into the Pennsylvania militia, and engaged in the battle of Brandywine, Sept. 11, 1777. His name appears on the rolls of the State Library, Harrisburg, Pa. After the Revolution he married Mary MacLochlin, near Wilmington, Del., and removed to Granville county, N. C. Their youngest son, born Oct. 6, 1799, unnamed until the first President, touring the State in November, passing the residence, stopped, took the child in his arms and named him George Washington Ruth. At the age of seventeen, the youth was apprenticed to the watchmaker’s craft in Raleigh, which term completed, he traveled to Mobile, Alabama Territory, thence to St. Stevens, the capital. His health failing, he went to Huntsville, Ala., but finally located in Shelbyville, Tenn., marrying there, Anne Downs, May 30, 1824. His business career was successful, he was an officer of his church and contributed to the growth of Shelbyville as mayor. Charles Leonidas Ruth, fourth child of George, was born Jan. 17, 1841, and learned from his father the watchmaker’s trade. In August, 1861, he joined the Twenty-third Tennessee, C. S. A., then organizing near Murfreesboro, with Col. Mat Martin. Pat Cleburne was senior colonel of the brigade which formed part of the army commanded at Bowling Green, Ky., by Albert Sydney Johnston. After Johnston’s death at Shiloh, Gen. Braxton Bragg took command, marched to Kentucky and fought at Perryville, in which battle C. L. Ruth was. After a furlough he was under General Longstreet at Bean’s Station and Fort Sanders. Later was on detached duty in the medical department of Surgeon-General Ramsey, of the Confederate East Tennessee and Virginia army. He surrendered at Marion, Va., after Beauregard’s surrender, and was proceeding home from Jonesboro, Tenn., but was arrested and sent to a Federal prison at Chattanooga, the headquarters of Gen. E. Canby, of the Federal army of Tennessee, May, 1865, with orders to report every thirty days. He was released from this parole by Canby on condition that he leave the State, which he did, coming to Montgomery, and in August, 1865. He worked for other jewelers until 1873, when he established business for himself. He married, July 16, 1867, Juliet Hardwick, whose mother’s maiden name was Sarah Caffey; her great grandfather, John Caffey, was at the battle of Bunker Hill, also served with Gens. LaFayette, Francis Nash and Nathaniel Greene. John Caffey removed from Rockingham county, N. C., to Montgomery, and died in 1826. His obituary, published in the Alabama Journal, Aug. 26, 1826, gives account of his Revolutionary record, as does the Montgomery directory of 1878. Charles L. Ruth built up his business from small beginnings to its present position as one of the largest in the South. He has filled several public positions, such as president of the Alabama Retail Jewelers’ association, city alderman and is identified with Masonic and other fraternal societies and Camp Jeff Falkner, U. C. V. William Hardwick, Charles L. Ruth’s only child, was born in Montgomery, Sept. 12, 1869. His early education was received at the private schools of Miss Callie Hinkle, and of Prof. O. F. Casey; in August, 1883, he entered the junior department of the University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., of which institution he is an alumnus and a member of the board of trustees. After three years at Sewanee, he attended Parson’s School of Horology at La Porte, Ind., during the year 1887. He studied optics in New York City in 1888 and graduated in two schools for opticians. Returning to Montgomery, he engaged in business with his father, being admitted to partnership in 1900. W. Hardwick Ruth was married Jan. 17, 1884, at Jacksonville, Ala., to Maud Crook, daughter of Emmett Crook, probate judge of Calhoun county. They have four children, Emmett Crook, Charles Leon, Sarah Crook and Juliet Hardwick. W. Hardwick Ruth is a member of several social, literary and business clubs, and has served as director in the Commercial and Industrial association, and for many years filled office in the Y. M. C. A. He is a vestryman af St. John’s Episcopal church, Montgomery, and is identified actively with the interests of Sons of the American Revolution and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. He has enjoyed exceptional advantages of education and travel, having visited nearly all the principal cities of this continent and Europe. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/montgomery/bios/ruth743gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 5.7 Kb

Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for MAY 1885 and JUNE 1885 1885 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net October 2, 2006, 8:03 pm The Jacksonville Rebublican 1885 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for MAY 1885 and JUNE 1885 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, May 2, 1885 LOCAL News DEATH OF MRS. D.H. ADERHOLT DIED, in Gadsden, after a long and painful illness, Saturday the 25th inst., Mrs. D.H. Aderholt, formerly of this place. On Sunday her remains were brought to the cemetery here for interment. A large concourse of friends and relatives followed the body to the grave, thus testifying their respect and love. Some years ago, Mrs. Aderholt was caught in the shafting of her husband's Mill, and received injuries about the head from which she never fully recovered and from which, it is supposed, she finally died. From the date of the accident her health was never so good as before, and when she was attacked by the fever in Gadsden, her constitution was too weak to withstand the ravages of the disease. During the whole course of her sickness, her friends here suffered the deepest anxiety, and when the intelligence reached here that she had suddenly grown worse and died, the sorrow was deep and universal among her many friends here. For some years prior to their removal to Gadsden, Mrs. Aderholt and her husband lived in Jacksonville. During her stay here she won the regard and love of every one with whom she came in contact. Her friendly and loving disposition, her trustful, christian walk in life, her mild and gentle manners, attached all hearts to her that came within the sphere of her influence. It was not strange that she was so much beloved and it almost broke the heart of her husband, relatives and friends to give her up. ---- IN MEMORIAM OF MRS. NANNIE J. REESE Mrs. Nannie J., wife of James E. Reese, died near White Plains, Ala., March 4, 1885, aged 36 years. Having been in infancy devoted to God and His church and trained by a christian mother in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, she early learned to love the Savior and in her childhood cast her lot with His people by joining the M.E. church; ever through life, loving and learning it's doctrines and usages, thus exhibiting the beauty of christian character. For more than two years she had been the victim of Pulmonary troubles. Through all her suffering she murmured not but with cheerful, hopeful, christian fortitude endured all, hoping for a restoration of health and usefulness. When told that the time of her departure was near, she calmly resigned all hope of this and with peaceful anticipation, looked to the life beyond as higher, better, purer, fully realizing that the change was to her great gain. Retaining unto the last, clearly and fully, all the mental powers, she exhibited such complacency of mind and spirit as to convince those who witnessed her death, that there is a reality in the religion that she professed. Thus, has passed away a good woman, a good wife, a good mother; leaving to husband, children and friends, the rich legacy of a pure life and as trimphant, death. And to them we say in her own words, uttered as she removed a ring from her own to the finger of her little girl, "think not of me as dead, but as living up yonder, waiting and watching for you." "The mother when she parts from earth, Leaves all her cares behind her, For angel forms have come from God, With golden ties to bind her. Enrobed in folds as pure and white, As snows of winter driven, She whispers while she fades from sight, meet me, meet me in Heaven. " ----- A SAD DEATH A letter received yesteday by A.P. Bush announced the death of his brother Forney Bush who was dangerously ill a few days since, which sad event occurred at Montgomery, Texas. Forney was the youngest son of Mr. W.P. Bush, well known in Anniston. The remains will be brought home for interment at the family burial grounds near Alexandria at an early day. The deceased was just 24 years of age. Thus another Calhoonite in the dawn of young manhood gone to try his fortune in the far west, fired by zeal, and thrilled with the hope of a prosperous career away from kindred in a land of strangers, has been suddenly cut off, in the springtime of his life, so far from home that there was none near to mourn after he had slept for days beneath the sod. ---- ALABAMA News Courtland, Ala., April 25th - - - Last night, Thomas Little, a wealthy planter was called to his door about dusk, when some one sprung up in front of him and fired twenty-four buckshot into his breast. Samuel Livingston, his brother-in- law, is in jail, charged with the crime. Much excitement prevails. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MAY 9, 1885 ALABAMA News >From a Eufaula Alabama newspaper (Barbour county): MAN HAD NINE WIVES and One Hundred and Seventeen Children: " I want to get you to write something in the Bible", said Lawson Lawrence, a regular subscriber to the newspaper. He was accompanied by his aged "Uncle" whose hair was grey and it was for him that the Bible writing was intended. "He is one hundred and three years old" said Lawson, and at this, the reporter was of course "all ears". Inquiry of "Uncle Nero" developed, according to his statement, that he was born in Trenton district, North Carolina on May 9, 1782 and would consequently be 103 years of age on the 9th of May 1885. He said he came to Eufaula "during Jackson's War" and when Eufaula was Irvington. The Indians were encamped about Montgomery and he bought a pony from them for five dollars. His present wife, "Henry Kringle's sister" is fifty years old, he having married her when she was a "gal" as he expressed it. She is his ninth wife and in reply to the question as to how many children he had, he said he had been assessed of having one hundred and seventeen, and it was not for him to dispute it. Last year, he cultivated twenty acres of land and raised an abundance of peas, corn and potatoes. This year he is cultivating cotton. He lives within a quarter of a mile of White Pond, this county, where he has been for the past eleven years. He labors during the week and preaches on Sunday, being the pastor of Mt. Zion Methodist church for eight years. ----- HOMICIDE NEAR GADSDEN Gadsden, May 4th John Edwards, in an affray this morning, cut J.K.P. Miller's throat. Miller died in about three hours. There was an old feud between the parties which led to the trouble this morning. Both men are well to do farmers, living within about eight miles of Gadsden at Coat's Bend and are highly respected in that community. Mr. Edwards came to town this evening and delivered himself up to the sheriff. He claims that the killing was done in self defense. ---- A DASTARDLY MURDER Scottsboro, Ala., April 30th North Alabama comes again to the front with a most horrible murder. Mannie Hillian, a peaceable farmer living in Marshall county, just below Langston, and in one quarter of a mile of Hillian's store, was killed yesterday by a man named Ward, with a rock. Ward is a transient fellow who is in the employ of Major Grantham and had been paid off a few days since. He and another man, name unknown, were passing Hillian's house and Ward, with three bottles of whiskey in his pocket and partially drunk, asked Hillian as he sat in his front yard making a plow stock, if he (Hillian) had anything against him. Hillian told him no. They were strangers. This question was asked four times, when Ward said, I will make you have then, and jerked up two rocks, with one of which he knocked Hillian down. Hillian's wife, who was in a delicate condition, ran out to her husband, getting between the two men and as Hillian arose with a plow handle in hand, Ward struck him on the head with the other rock and broke his skull. He lived a few hours and died. Ward drew the handle on Mrs. Hillian and was going to kill her, when his companion interfered and took him away. Last night at 9 o'clock, Ward was arrested within six miles of where he committed the dastardly deed. There are strong reasons for believing that he will be lynched tonight, as there are many threats of that kind. Mr. Hillian married Mr. Abner Rosson's daughter of this town. Mr. Rosson is the ex-mayor of Scottsboro. ---- LOCAL News We regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Nicholson, wife of Mr. J.A. Nicholson, a substantial citizen of the county living in Beat 4, west of Anniston. ---- We regret to learn of the death of Mr. Lucius Lester who died at his home a few miles south of Jacksonville, on Tuesday last, of pneumonia. ---- Mr. James J. Adams, who many years ago left Jacksonville and went to Texas, spent two weeks here among his old friends and relatives. He was very warmly welcomed by the old friends of his boyhood days. Mr. Adams is now a resident of Bryan, Texas. He is tax collector of his county and manager of a large estate on the Brazos. While here he was the guest of his brother Mr. Robert Adams, whose good wife supplemented the cordial welcome of her husband by a display of her fine skill in the culinary art and the exercise of her admirable powers to please. It is not strange that he found his visit so very pleasant. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MAY 16, 1885 ALABAMA News Mr. Joseph Clayton of Etowah county was recently thrown out of a wagon to which was attached a runaway team, and so badly injured that he died. --- Maj. P.J. Chisolm of Maple Grove, a useful citizen of Cherokee county, died on the 29th of April. --- The "Jasper Eagle" newspaper records two sad accidents: Mr. Joe Dinsmore in northeast Walker, was chopping down a tree and felled it on his shot gun near by, causing it to fire and shoot his little son standing off to one side. Nearly all the load of buckshot and slugs lodged in his right shoulder and one shot passed into his right breast and on through his body. No hopes of his recovery are entertained, but he is still living at this writing. Mr. Berry Banks' team became frightened and turned his wagon over, killing his little son instatly by the wagon falling on and badly mashing his head. He was about one year old. ---- Several days ago, someone ambushed, shot and killed a negro named Enoch Chaney, while he was plowing in Choctaw county. --- An Autauga county negro man named Tom Massengale was found dead without discoverable cause in his field a few days ago. --- John Edwards, who recently killed Polk Miller near Gadsden, was bound over to the circuit court in the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars. The preliminary trial excited great interest. ---- A negro named Samps Henry of Gadsden was found dead with a bullet hole in his head, about a mile and a half from Gadsden in the woods, Monday night last. It is supposed he had been playing cards with some one and had been shot and left by his antagonist. He was well known about Gadsden and was employed at Echols Saloon at the time of his death. ---- >From "The Chattanooga Times" newspaper, Nashville, May 11th - - - Rev. Sam Jones, in alluding to his past sinful life during a sermon in Chattanooga, said, " I got mighty low down, low down indeed, but I never got low enough to be a member of the Georgia legislature." In the same sermon, he let this one fly at politicians, " I have more hope for any man in the universe than an old broken down politician. I have never prayed for one since the War. " Fifteen hundred people gathered in the Gospel tent at six o'clock this morning to hear Rev. Sam Jones. At least two thousand failed to gain admission. The sermon was the most powerful ever head here and the effect of the revival is already felt. Tonight every man, woman and child rose to ask for prayers and a most affecting scene was witnessed all over the tent. There are no doubters now as the good effect of the preaching. ---- LOCAL News DEATH OF MRS. LIZZIE MAY Died, Tuesday evening, May 12th of cancerous affliction, Lizzie, wife of Mr. J.J. May of this place, after a long and painful illness. Mr. May moved here last year from Oxford and bought a place, with the hope that the change might benefit his wife who was at the time a helpless invalid, but the nature of her disease was such that no change could help her. She was almost constantly confined to her bed and was a great sufferer. She was 45 years old at the time of her death. The bereaved husband has the sympathy of our entire community. He requests us to return thanks to his neighbors for the kind attention shown his invalid wife during her illness. ---- Mr. D.W. Rogers who lately purchased the farm of Mr. Jake Green in Alexandria valley, will go into the stock raising business. --- CROSS PLAINS News Died, at her home near Cross Plains, on the morning of the 7th inst., after a lingering illness, Miss Sallie Teague, daughter of Dr. Robert G. Teague. By her death, another home is made desolate and many hearts are saddened. She was a lovely girl, just blooming into womanhood. With a genial disposition and lightsome spirit she scattered sunshine wherever she went and was admired and loved by a large circle of friends. But she is gone, and while loving ones mourn her departure, we pray that God will afford comfort and consolation in this their sad bereavement. ---- Mr. J.T. Warlick of North Carolina, an old time citizen of Cross Plains, spent two or three days with us this week. Jim has many friends here and they were very glad to see him again. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MAY 23, 1885 LETTER FROM MISSISSIPPI FROM S.M. SMYTHE Recollections of One of the Earliest Settlers of Calhoun county Baldwin, Miss., May 11, 1885 " I was handed the Jacksonville Republican of April 11, 1885. I read it carefully and saw a few names of the first settlers of old Benton county, now Calhoun county. It called up old memories of the first days of white man's rule in that country. I read the first issue of the Jacksonville Republican in 1837, Mr. Grant, editor. It gave the news of movements of U.S. Troops in the Everglades of Florida against Oceola (Harsaola in the Indian pronunciation, meaning Sunrise). The Republican gave also Gen. Sam Houston's victory at the battle of San Jacinto. I saw Jacksonville in 1831, when Ladiga and family was the entire population of the town. Ladiga was an Indian Chief. I saw the sedgegrass five feet high where the court house stands. I saw Calhoun county an unbroken forest, except an Indian patch occasionally. I saw Indian bones as thick as corntalks on Tallasehatchie battle ground in 1831. I saw the road cut out from Greensport to Alexandria. I think that I saw the first furrow ever plowed by a white man in Calhoun county. It was done by the late Dr. A.G. Smythe, of Bethany, Miss., on the Gladden place, ten miles southwest of Jacksonville. I was present at the election for the county names. The names of Benton and Anderson were the ones proposed. Benton was elected. I saw the green corn dance and the scalp dance, marriage dance and many other wild amusements performed by the noble red men. The first office holders in Benton county, Ala., were Jas. Brown, Sheriff; Jas. Crow, Circuit Clerk; William Arnold, County Clerk; Daniel Smythe, Tax Collector; C.Green, County Judge. The first merchants were Christopher Green, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Wm. Arnold, Col. Thomas C. Hindman, Maj. Thos. M. Lacking and others. The first hotel keepers were John H. Pendleton, G. Weir. The first man shot in Jacksonville was Jesse Harris by Alfred George; first man killed was Mr. Nisbet by Wm. Arnold. The first man, and I hope the last, was whipped at the post in 1835. His name was Wilson Brazeal. Wm. Bradford first settled Alexandria and Daniel Crow next. The first merchant in Alexandria was T.H. Pearson and the next were M.M. Houston and O.E Burt and others. In 1836, Oceola (or Harsaola) became restless in the Everglades. Uncle Sam called on the boys to go down and quiet him. The Jacksonville boys responded handsomely. I have seen a thousand Regiments of men, but never did nor never will see as handsome one as left Jacksonville on the 9th of March 1836 to fight the Red man in the Florida swamps. The Regiment formed a circle in the Square, mounted on fine chargers and three hundred of the handsomest ladies that I ever saw entered the circle and marched around to the most inspiriing martial music; then the Regiment formed two lines, marched south to the end of the street and fought a sham battle for 10 minutes. At the end of the battle, the Regiment turned their backs on the 300 weeping beauties, and marched away, many of them never to see the "gals they left behind them" and I among the rest. That was my last sight of Jacksonville or the 300 beauties. I have doubts whether their granddaughters look as well in their "banged" heads as their grandmother's did without bangs. S.M. Smythe ----- ALABAMA News Mr. Saxon of Cherokee county died at the home of his son-in-law Mr. James Stocks, some days ago. --- James Dalton, an honest and hard working man, was killed instantly at the ore mines of the Tecumseh furnace May 11th, by the caving in of an ore bank in which he was working. He leaves a family in almost destitute circumstances. --- >From "The Huntsville Independent" newspaper: David Wilson, a well known local colored politician, died a few days ago. A correspondent elsewhere informs us that he had buried some savings which whereabouts he neglected to reveal. --- >From "The Prattville Signal" newspaper: Toney Massengale, a colored man, wa found dead in his field near Mountain Creek a few days ago. He had been out hunting and when found was lying on his face with his gun under him and a rabbit in his hand. An inquest did not show that he died from any unusual cause. He was a good negro and always voted the Democratic ticket. ---- PISTOLS IN BIRMINGHAM; Quarrel over Game of Cards Birmingham, Ala., May 19th An exciting duel took place this afternoon in a billiard hall between W.T. Bradley, general delivery clerk at the post office and Henry Barnard, the proprietor of the hall. Bradley and Barnard had a difficulty over a game of cards last night, but were separated. It was renewed today by Bradley going into the billiard hall, telling him that unless he retracted something he said the night before, he would shoot him. Barnard replied "Shoot away!" At this, Bradley began firing at him with a Smith & Wesson six-shooter, the second shot taking effect in Barnard's right shoulder. Barnard then ran behind a cigar stand and taking a large Colt's Army pistol from a drawer, opened fire on Bradley. Both fired five shots. Barnard's arm being wounded, he could not manage his heavy weapon to his advantage, but shot in almost every direction. Bradley's fifth shot passed through Barnard's hat, and after firing it, threw the pistol at Barnard and then took to his heels. Bradley was arrested and placed under at $1000. bond for assault with intent to murder. ---- STATE OF ALABAMA, Calhoun County Probate Court, Special Term, May 12, 1885 This day came G.H. Denman and filed in court a paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Blake Denman, deceased, and also filed his petition in writing and under oath, praying that the said Will be probated and admitted to record in this court. It is therefore ordered by the Court that the 8th day of June 1885 be appointed the day upon which to hear said petition and to probate the said Will, and that notice thereof be given by publication for three successive weeks in the Jacksonville Republican newspaper, printed and published in said county, as a notice to the next of kin to deceasead, who are non-residents, and all others interested, to be and appear in my offfice in Jacksonville, Ala., on the 8th day of June 1885, and contest the same if they think proper. A. Woods, Judge of Probate ---- LOCAL News Mrs. Elizabeth Liner, wife of Mr. J.A. Liner of Anniston, died in that place last Saturday night. --- Mr. Henry Farmer of Rome is visiting his parents here. --- CROSS PLAINS News Mrs. Langston who has been sick a long time is now lying very low at the residence of her son-in-law Mr. Geo. Allison on east Broad street. But little hopes are entertained for her recovery. ---- DEATH OF AN AGED LADY Amother of the octegenarians of this county has been added to the long list of ancient "landmarks" that have passed away during the past year. Died, at her residence near Bethlehem church, a few miles from Oxford, Mrs. Cochren, in her eightieth year. Mrs. Cochren was one of the oldest living inhabitants and was highly respected in the neighborhood in which she leaves a large number of children and grandchildren to mourn her loss. She was buried yesterday int he Bethlehem church yard. ---- BEAT FOUR News Mrs. J.A. Nicholson died very suddenly last Sunday, living only a few hours after she was taken by paralysis. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MAY 30, 1885 LOCAL News The Cross Plains Post newspaper thus notes an almost fatal accident to a young lady who is much esteemed in Jacksonville: "Information comes to us of what is likely to have been a sad drowning. Miss Willie Borden of Borden Springs, in company with her cousin, Miss Annie Alexander, were out fishing. Miss Willie grew tired of fishing and went boat riding by herself. Her dress became entangled with some fishing tackle and in extricating her dress, she lost her balance and fell into the deep water. Nothing but her great presence of mind saved her from a watery grave. Be careful, Miss Willie, we are not ready to lose you by so tragic a fate. " ---- Mr. Dan Morgan, of near Cross Plains, has returned from Texas. He thinks Texas a good country but prefers Alabama. --- Died, in Oxford on Thursday the 21st instn., Elbert, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Teague. --- Died, on Tuesday the 19th inst., at Anniston, Lillian, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Coleman. --- ALABAMA News A well in Pike county caved in last Monday, killing an negro named Allen Jackson who had just gone down to clean it out. --- Jas. E. Murray of Milltown in Chambers county, advertises a $50. reward for an escaped negro convict, known as Bill Dansby of dark ginger-cake color, about twenty-one years old, weighing between 180 and 200 pounds. --- On Gov. O'Neal's place in Colbert county last Tuesday, a negro named Trial Howell was killed by a gunshot from a plum thicket. The supposed assassin is an old negro named Boatright, who had been working land for Howell and had a quarrel with the latter about the character of the work he was doing. Boatright has disappeared. ---- LOCAL News Mr. W.N. Reid and Miss L.A. Knapp were married in Anniston on the 22nd inst. --- That old and honored citizen of Calhoun county, Mr. G.W. Humphries, was in Jacksonville the early part of this week visiting friends. Mr. Humphries is over eighty years of age but yet more hale than most men of sixty-five. He is ever welcome in Jacksonville and the people here vie with each other for the pleasure of entertaining him whenever he comes. --- CROSS PLAINS News We regret to state that Mrs. Lon Ferguson is very seriously sick. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JUNE 6, 1885 ALABAMA News Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor died in Talladega recently at the advanced age of 85 years. --- CLEBURNE County News Mrs. Malinda Grubbs died near Oak level, the 26th ult., aged 66 years. ---- LOCAL News Died in this city, yesterday morning, Mrs. Paulina Langston, an aged and beloved lady, who leaves many friends behind to weep over her depature. The Cross Plains Post, May 29th. ---- Miss Bonnie Griswell of Anniston was married to Mr. John King of Selma, on Sunday last, by Rev. E.T. Smythe. --- A tunnel on Noble street in Anniston caved in on Mr. A. J. Colley a few days ago and came near killing him. --- Mr. J.H. Murphy, night watchman on the E.T. Va. and Ga. Railroad at Anniston, accidentally shot himself Sunday last. He is seriously though not thought to be fatally wounded. --- DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN - - - - Mr. Jackson Dale, an old and respected citizen of Calhoun, who lived six miles north of Jacksonville, died Wednesday after a long illness. ---- Mr. A.W. Kirby, an old and respected citizen of this county, died at his home near Oak Grove church, in the western part of the county, a short while ago. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JUNE 13, 1885 ALABAMA News Talladega County News - - - - Mr. Robert Becket of Childersburg had a stroke of paralysis on the 28th utl. and died on the 30th. --- Etowah County, News - - - - Mrs. Thomas Oliver died near Gadsden on the 1st inst. She was the daughter of Mr. B.B. Whorton and much beloved by all who knew her. ---- St. Clair County News - - - - Mrs. B.F. Ashley has rented the Broken Arrow Hotel for another season. ---- Cleburne County News - - - - Mrs. M.A. Bryant, of near Heflin, died Saturday night last. ---- Cleburne County News - - - - Mr. Willie G. Milligan and Miss Lou Pinson were married in Heflin several days ago. ---- Shelby County News - - - Mr. David W. Caldwell who has lived in Shelby county since 1847, is dead. ---- Chambers County News - - - - Mr. Alonzo Grimmett of Chambers county died recently of Consumption. ---- Montgomery, Ala., News - - - - Frank Boykin, colored, died in Mongtomery on Wednesday at the age of 115 years. He purchased his freedom more than thirty years before the emancipation of slaves. ---- Bibb County, Ala., News - - - Bibb county has old old colored woman, Abigail Smitherman, aged 103 years. ---- STATE OF ALABAMA, Calhoun County Probate Court, Special Term, June 10, 1885 Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day of May 1885, Mrs. M.W. Mattison filed in this court a paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Sprewill, deceased, and also filed her petition in writing and under oath, praying that said Will be probated and admittted to record in this court and this day, the 10th day of June 1885 being set to hear said petition, and it appearing that all the persons next of kin to deceased had not been brought into court as required by law, the cause is continued. And it is therefore ordered that the 6th day of July 1885 be and is hereby appointed the day on which to hear said petition adn to probate said Will and that notice thereof be given by publication for three successive weeks in the Jacksonville Republican, a newspaper publishes in said county, as a notice to: Georgia Smith, wife of J.D.S. Smith of Rome, Ga. Sarah Kirkpatrick, wife of Wallace Kirkpatrick, of VIney Station, Ga. Maud Cunningham, of Atlanta, Ga. May Cunningham, of Rome Georgia; non residents; and other interested persons, to be and appear at my office in the courthouse of said county on the said 6th day of July 1885 and contest said Will if they think proper. A. Woods, Judge of Probate ---- LOCAL News Mr. S.B. White has returned from Florida, disgusted with the State and better pleased with old Calhoun than ever before. The same may be said of Mr. McD. Broughton who recently returned from Texas to spend the balance of his days in Calhoun county. --- Mr. William J. Whiteside of the eastern part of the county, came out of the War a wounded Confederate soldier, with not a dollar in the world and in debt three thousand dollars for a family of slaves bought just prior to the war. With nothing to rely on but his farm and the labor of himself and family, he went to work, paid off that debt, built him an elegant cottage, educated his family and has made at least ten thousand dollars clear besides, for which he has property to show, and today, he does not owe a dollar and pays cash for all that he buys. Mr. Whiteside, has invariably raised all his supplies at home and is not one of the class of farmers who keeps their smoke houses and corn cribs in the West. ---- DEATH OF AN AGED AND RESPECTED LADY IN CLEBURNE COUNTY Mrs. Elizabeth Howell, mother of ex-state Senator, W.P. Howell, died at her home in Oak Level, Cleburne County, at 5 o'clock on the morning of the 8th inst., at the advanced age of ninety-one years. Mrs. Howell came with her husband John Howell from Georgia and settled above White Plains, in this county, fifty years ago. Three years afterwards they moved to the neighborhood of Oak Level where she lived forty-seven years previous to her death. At the time of her death she was a member of the Methodist church seventy-five years. She was the mother of fourteen children, nine sons and five daughters, all of whom she lived to see grow up to maturity and unite with the church of her choice. During her marriage she suffered the anxiety of having her loved ones in service during two wars. Her husband served in the War of 1812 under Gen. Jackson. She also had seven sons in the Confederate Army, all of whom lived to return to her after the war. She lived to see quite a number of her fifth generation, and according to the best esimate, she had five hundred descendants at the time of her death. She died in great peace and was buried in the family burial ground at Oak Level, by tender and loving relatives, by the side of her noble husband, who had preceded her to the better land thirty-one years. It is rare that the press is called upon to record the death of one having such a remarkable record as this. "To live in hearts we leave behind, is not to die." ------ NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JUNE 20, 1885 LETTER FROM TEXAS, FROM J.P. COOPER Waxahatchie Tex., June 12, 1885 Editor of Republican, I am originally from Calhoun county and have a great many old friends there who no doubt would like to hear from me in my far away Texas home. I left Calhoun on the 1st day of Sept. 1868 and paid it a visit in 1869; spent several years in Mississippi and was water-bound one year in Arkansas; then came to this, Ellis County (Texas) the 21st of May 1875 and have spent most of the time here since. I have done almost all kinds of labor, plow, hoe, pick cotton, chop cord wood, maul rails, for three years. I have since that time done business in a small way and held offices; first Constable and Deputy Sheriff; was next elected Justice of the Peace, held that office till I resigned; was last fall elected District Clerk of Ellis county, which office I now hold. Ellis county is indeed a fine farming country, with as good society as anywhere. our county voted in prohibition the 6th of last Sept. and now we have no Saloons. Crime is lessening. We have good schools. Public schools will last this year 11 months; scholastic age 8 to 16 years; has fine school buildings in almost every school community. Ellis county ranks in wealth and popular 6th in the state. I find a great many Alabamians here, several from Calhoun county. Now and then I meet an old soldier who was with us during the late unpleasantness. I belonged to the 30th Alabama Regiment, Co. E and lost my arm at Resaca, Georgia the 15th day of May 1864. The company was Capt. McBee's old company. I learn with sadness that the captain passed away some years ago. Sam Kelly afterwards commanded the company. I would say to the old soldiers who were at Resaca that I attended the soldier's reunion last summer at Dallas and met two comrades who belonged to Pettus' (my) Brigade there. I met a great many noted persons, both blue and grey. We will have another reunion at Fort Worth in August t his year. I met a few of the celebrated 10th Alabama here. Capt. Roger Williams, who once commanded a company in that retiment, lives in my county. Now, I wish to speak of our products and in doing so I will try to deal fiarly with facts and figures though they may seem somewhat large. We make of corn 35 to 60 bushes per acre and cotton half to one bale, often a bale. Wheat is rather an uncertain crop here, from 8 to 20 bushes. Oats is the most certain of the small grain crops, from 40 to 100 bushels per acre. One hundred bushes of oats is no unusual occurrence. Vegetables do well here on sandy soil and fruits of almost every description except apple does well as in Alabama, only trees do not last as long as there. In fact I find that our county fills with the more enterprising, the county is made to produce everything that I find elsewhere. Land is very high here, owing to the fact of Ellis county's reputation abroad. She has had a large emigration every year for a great many years. Lands are worth in the raw state from $5. to $10., improved land worth $15. to $30. according to improvement. I see a letter in the Republican from a man at Groesbeck. They have a good county as well. As to our population, I cannot tell exacaatly now, but in 1880 at which time we took census, it was over 22,000. Our voting population at last Fall election was nearly five thousand. Our county is very quiet just now; our jail contains 6 criminals, mostly for misdemeanors; 2 murder cases on our docket; one man sent to the penintentiary in February term of court. Mr. Editor, I will wind up my remarks for fear I worry your patience. Should you find space in the dear old Republican you may publish my letter and I will cheerfully answer any questions from my old friends who may wish to more of Texas and Ellis county. Respectfully, J.P. Cooper ----- ALABAMA News TALLADEGA County, Ala., News Mr. J.C. Hickey who left Talladega for California fifty years ago has been recently visiting in Talladega. --- Mr. Geo. W. Chambers of Talladega is in England, interesting capitalists in the mineral resources of Talladega county. ---- ST. CLAIR County, Ala, News Mr. R.B. Crow, an old and respected citizen of Ashville, died on the 6th inst. ---- CLEBURNE County, News Married, near Oak Level, Mr. G.W. Malone and Miss M.A. Surrett. --- Married, near Bells Mills, Rev. G.W. Roberts of Iredell, Texas and Miss M.F. Brannon of Cleburne county. --- LOWNDES County News Ed Hairston, a brakeman, was killed near Pintilla, Lowndes county some days ago by falling between the cars. --- J.D. Brock died at Fort Deposit, Lowndes county, last week of Consumption. --- LOCAL News W.H. Lovens of Gadsden, one of the gallant members of the old Tenth Ala. Regt. was in Jacksonville on Thursday. --- Rev. J.J.D. Renfroe, of Talladega, the much beloved chaplain of the old Tenth Alabama Regiment, was in Jacksonville on Tuesday. He was very warmly greeted by all old members of the Regiment here. When he got on the train at Talladega to come up here, he observed five men in the car near him, and upon looking at them more closely discovered that they all were members of the old Regiment. ---- Mrs. Terhune with her daughter Clara is visiting her father Mr. Robt. Alexander. --- Messrs. Frank and William Lindsay of Cross Plains, who some months ago moved to Florida, have returned to Cross Plains, satisfied that Calhoun county is the best country. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JUNE 27, 1885 ALABAMA News ETOWAH County News The wife and son of Adcock who shot Roy Fullenwider in Etowah county have been bound over to answer as accessories to the crime. Dillard, who was arraigned with them, was discharged. ---- A. L. Fullenwider who was shot on the 7th inst., is doing very well. The ball has not been extracted yet. --- The Etowah Times of last week says: "Adcock who shot Fullenwider is still at large. He was seen at Foster's X Roads several times last week. The sheriff and his deputy kept a sharp lookout for him but he kept well posted as to their movements and managed to keep out of their sight." ---- Mr. A.H. Cunningham of Atlanta died at the residence of his daughter Mrs. Duncan in Gadsden the 13th inst. ---- Someone reported to a Gainsville, Ga. newspaper that one A.J. Baker, formerly of Gainsville, had been killed in Gadsden. The Times says the story is a canard but that if Baker should drop in at some places not far from Gadsden, such a thing might occur. --- TALLADEGA County News Mr. Wallis, a prominent citizen of the Eureka neighborhood, died on the 7th at Eureka. --- Miss Janie Wallis of Talladega died on the 13th inst. --- Mrs. Margaret Story, relict of the late James A. Story of Talladega, died at her home in that place the 15th inst. She was the daughter of ex-state Senator Andrew Cunningham. ---- ST. CLAIR County News Mrs. Truss, mother of Maj. Jas. Truss, died at home in St. Clair county a few days ago. --- CHEROKEE County News Married in upper Cherokee county the 18th inst., Mr. Flem Ray, aged 82 years to Miss Sarah Dodson, aged 52. ---- CLEBURNE County News R.L. Kilgore has been appointed Constable in Beat 3. --- Frank Dodson of Comanche, Texas was arrested in Cleburne county a few days ago, charged with stealing a horse in Texas. The Sheriff of Comanche county will come after him. --- Mrs. Gann whose husband is in jail at Edwardsville, was put in jail herself some days ago, prepatory to being sent to the Asylum at Tuscaloosa; she is insane. --- JACKSON County News Mrs. Madge Province, a widow lady, died some days ago at Thorpe, Jackson county. --- Miss Sallie Fletcher of Jackson couty, an interesting young lady, died in Jackson county lately. --- Mr. Tidwell who killed Mr. Whitfield a few months ago in Jackson county has been sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. --- CULLMAN County News Bram Wheat, aged 17, was run over by a train at Cullman and killed the 13th. --- BLOUNT County News Mrs. Amanda Cornelius of Blount county died the 13th. --- RANDOLPH County News Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Harmon, both aged ladies of Randolph county, died a few days ago. --- BULLOCK County News The wife of Robert Jackson of Union Springs died, and the stomach was sent to Auburn for analysis. The chemist found arsenic in quantity and Mr. Jackson was arrested and lodged in jail. ---- LOCAL News Married in Cross Plains the 17th inst., Mr. W.C. Woodruff and Miss Amanda J. Reagan. --- Mr. Geo. A. Harrell of Anniston, died in that place the 20th inst. of Consumption. --- On Monday night last, Mrs. Burk, the aunt of Mrs. Manning who lives in the northwestern part of town, became furiously insane and avowed her intention of kiling both Mrs. Manning and herself. She even started to carry here fearful threats into execution and but for the timely arrival of help, Mrs. Manning as well as others might have been the victim of her rage. Though quite small, it took two stout men to hold the insane woman. Steps have been taken for placing her in the Asylum. ---- Mrs. Franciana Eaton of Wallisville, Texas has written to the postmaster at this place asking for any information of Eleazor Hamilton or any of his family. Mrs. Eaton last heard from them when they were living on T.N. Anglin's farm near Blue Mountain (Calhoun county). Anyone knowing anything of the family will please write to Mrs. Eaton at Wallisville, Texas. ---- Dr. Jno. Rowan of New York is in Jacksonville for the summer. Dr. Rowan is a son of Maj. P. Rowan of this place and has been devoting himself to the study of medicine in New York for some years. He holds quite a responsible position in one of the New York hospitals and is rapidly making for himself a fine reputation in that city. Jacksonville may well be proud of the young men she sends out every year. ---- File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1126gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 40.3 Kb

Montgomery County AlArchives Biographies.....Caffey, Thomas June 24, 1784 - October 25, 1878 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Golowka http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002972 October 2, 2006, 6:31 pm Author: "Recollections of the Early Settlers of Montgomery County, Alabama," by W. G. Robertson, Excelsior Print. Co., 1892, pages 99-100 Thomas Caffey was one of the old pioneers and land marks. He came to the county at an early day, and for fifty years was among the best citizens of his county. No man stood higher in the esteem of his people than did Mr. Caffey. He was a farmer by occupation and lived in the country and among country people all his life. He represented his county in the legislature on one or two occasions and acquitted himself to the satisfaction of his people. Mrs. Steele, of Ramer, and Mrs. C. R. Waller, of Montgomery, are daughters, and Mrs. William C. Ray of Montgomery, is a grand daughter of Mr. Caffey. He lived to an extreme old age and died at his home near Ramer. Additional Comments: Mrs. Steele was Sarah Jane Caffey, born June 14, 1809, died about 1895. She is buried in the Ramer Cemetery, Montgomery Co., AL, with her second husband, Alexander S. Steele, and their son, William Samuel Steele. Sarah had married first Elisha Baker on December 29, 1827 in Montgomery Co., AL. Elisha died July 30, 1841. Elisha and Sarah had several children: Mary, who married William C. Ray and is the granddaughter mentioned in the above biography; Isabella Baker who married William H. Shelby; Martha Jane; Carolina; and Elisha Olney Baker. Mrs. C. R. Waller was Mary Elizabeth Caffey. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/montgomery/bios/caffey742gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb

Montgomery County AlArchives Biographies.....Ware, Robert J. 1800 - 1867 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Golowka http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00012.html#0002972 October 2, 2006, 3:07 pm Author: "Alabama: Her History, REsources, War REcord, and Public Men From 1540 to 1872," by Willis Brewer, pages 449-450 Robert J. Ware came to the county in the year 1822. He was a native of Lincoln county, Georgia, and his mother was a Miss Stokes. His parents were wealthy, and his early advantages were very good. He became a physician and planter, and rapidly acquired property here. He entered public live as a representative of the county in the legislature in 1832, and served as a member of one house or the other for seven years. He was a man of wondrous energy, tact, and practical knowledge, possessing singular magnetism and influence over men. He was very successful in business, and accumulated a large estate. He died in 1867, leaving many relatives and descendants in the county. Additional Comments: Robert J. Ware was the son of Robert Ware (b. October 10, 1755, d. May 09, 1827) and Jane Stokes (b. about 1769, died before 1808). Robert married Aseneth Ann White of Mobile, Alabama about 1825. They had at least three children: Robert Young Ware who married Julia Amanda Moulton; James Henry Ware who married Mary Stokes; and Mary White Ware who married Thomas James Molton. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/montgomery/bios/ware741gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb

Covington-Coffee-Crenshaw County AlArchives Military Records.....Beck, James J. November 12, 1864 Civilwar 53rd. Reg't. Inf. Co. B. Confederate Army. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Yvonne Smith-Callaway yvonne_31217@yahoo.com September 30, 2006, 6:23 pm Military Info & Pic James J. Beck was born on December 12, 1849 in Russell County,Ala. (his family was from Barnwell S.C.). He entered as a private on November 12, 1864 in the 53rd.Reg't. Inf. Co. B. and continued until April 25, 1865. Discharged at Greenville, Ala. Additional Comments: He was married to Martha Elizabeth King....they lived in Covington County,Ala. and in Crenshaw County, Ala. had family in Coffee County, Ala. Photo: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/covington/photos/military/civilwar/other/beck265gmt.jpg File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/covington/military/civilwar/other/beck265gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb

Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for JAN., FEB., MARCH, APRIL 1885 1885 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net September 30, 2006, 3:36 pm The Jacksonville Republican 1885 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for JANUARY 1885, FEBRUARY 1885, MARCH 1885, APRIL 1885 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 3, 1885 LOCAL News Mr. John Crouch of Beat 8, a well known citizen of this county, died on pneumonia on Thursday. But a few days ago he was in Jacksonville in apparently perfect health. --- MARRIED, at the residence of the bride's mother on Dec. 28, 1884 by Rev. A.T. Blackwell, Mr. Charles P. Nunnelly of Ohatchee in this county and Miss Annie E. Rountree of Maysville, Ala. The happy couple left immediately for Birmingham where they spent a day with Mrs. Brown, the bride's sister. Returning to the home of the groom they stopped over Wednesday in Anniston and received the congratulations of friends. They arrived in Jacksonville Wednesday night and left next morning for Ohatchee where they will make their future home. --- DEATH OF MRS. J.H. PRIVETT Mrs. Privett, wife of Mr. J.H. Privett, living two miles south of Jacksonville, died at the residence of her husband, surruounded by her children, last Thursday. The Sunday before she was in Jacksonville visiting a daughter-in- law. Although her health ahd not been good for years, her last illness was very sudden and the annoucement of her death came with a painful shock to our entire community. She, like Mrs. Hayden who died a few days before, was one of the oldest residents of Jacksonville. Here she lived a long life and reared a large family of children and saw grandchildren grow up around her. With her death, disappears another of the links that connect the long ago with the present. Mrs. Privett was a gentle, kind hearted and deeply pious woman and her consistent, beautiful life has left an influence of good that neither time nor circumstances can destroy. She was the soul of hospitality and loving kindness, and none came within the sphere of her gentle influence who did not love her. She is deeply mourned by a large circle of friends. ---- DEATH OF MRS. HAYDEN Mrs. Hayden died at her residence in this place last Sunday evening. Had she lived but a few weeks longer she would have attained her seventy-fifth year. Mrs. Hayden was at the time of her death one of the few of the earliest settlers of Jacksonville that time has left. She is associated with the very first recollections of the writer as a lady of peculiarly pleasing manner and gentle, christian kindness. During her long residence in this place we do not suppose she ever made an enemy. On the contrary, she was universally beloved and respected. When the messenger of death came to summons her to rest, the whole town testified a sincere respect and sorrow by attendance at her funeral. Her influence for good will be long felt in the community from which she has gone and her memory will remain to witness the beautiful perfection to which human character may be shaped under the divine influence of the teachings of the Redeemer. ---- IN MEMORIAM OF MRS. FANNIE ACRE HAMMOND "We die, alas; how soon we die.! " In the town of Jacksonville, Alabama on the 12th day of December 1884, at the family residence in the presence of her loved ones, Mrs. Fannie Acre Hammond, calmly closed her eyes in the sleep of death. Mrs. Hammond was the daugahter of William J. and Narcissa Whisesnant and was born on the 13th day of January 1842. At an early age she was placed at school in Jacksonville; completed her studies at the seiminary in Huntsville; and was married to Capt. J.D. Hammond in the county of Calhoun on the 18th day of May 1858. As a child she was gentle, kind, trusting and in womanhood these virtues ripened. As a member of society, her quiet, unobtrusive bearing was conspicuously beautiful, and as wife and mother, her devotion to husband and children knew no bounds; their comfort and happiness was the "ocean to the river of her thoughts." As a member of the Methodist Episcopal church to which she attached herself in May 1869, she was undemonstrataive to the world, but it was a pleasure to the writer of this tribute to hear her beloved minister, as he stood over the bier of the departed sister, speak in glowing terms of her open hearted hospitality, her christian benevolence, her submisssion to the Will of the Father, her strong and sublime faith. Her gentle resignation under the afflicting rod of disease, illustrated her christian faith, and the soft and almost inaudible utterance of undying love for husband and little ones, shed a beautiful halo along the horizon of a life fast ebbing away. Fannie Hammond has gone! Husband and children may realize that the light of the household has gone out, may feel the piercing pang, the burning tear; but they must not mourn; hers is a better life, in a brighter, better world beyond. True, it may seem to mortal eyes that the Master has called too soon for the wife and mother who had not yet reached the zenith of womanhood; but "death approaches with an equal step and knocks indiscriminately at the door of the cottage and the portals of the palace" and claims in all seasons, all ages for his own. To His inexorable demand, we all must bow, and can only exclaim, "We die, alas!, how soon we die." ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 10, 1885 LOCAL News MARRIED, at the residence of the bride's father on Dec. 25, 1884, by Rev. F.M. Treadaway, Mr. Joseph M. McReynolds of Calhoun county and Miss Mattie A. Hutts of Talladega county. ---- DEATH OF CAPT. FRY Capt. R.M. Fry, living near Germania, two miles above Jacksonville, died after a short illness Monday morning last. He was a man of great energy and a gentle man of genial and agreeable manner. Capt. Fry worked quite an extensive plantation of leased land for several years with hired labor and demonstrated the fact that farming, even under these conditions, can be made to pay, where intelligent method and energy are brought to bear. ---- LOCAL News Mr. Jacob Gottleib who keeps the local butcher shop here, while out hunting Thursday, was accidentally shot by a gun in the hands of a friend. The shot was small and penetrated the right leg almost its entire length. No bones were broken and the wound, while painful, is not thought to be dangerous. The gentleman who held the gun that was discharged greatly regrets the occurrence. --- DEATH OF CAPT. J.C. FRANCIS Capt. J.C. Francis, son of Dr. J.C. Francis of this place, died at Augusta, Ga., the night of the 4th inst. He was a gallant member of the immortal Fourth Alabama Regiment and was wounded at the battle of Manassas in the early part of the war. After the war he married in Augusta, Ga. and was quite successful in business, and his life was one of bright promise until he was overtaken with the excruciating and painful disease which pursued him for life and rendered it a burden to him. He spent largely of his means in the vain search for health, but only with brief intervals found release from suffering, until death came to his relief. He was of genial and kind disposition and had hosts of friends wherever he was known. Here where he was born and raised, he was greatly beloved, and his sad death has cast a profound gloom over the entire community. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 17, 1885 ALABAMA News >From "The Selma Times" newspaper - - - - Old Aunt Priscilla Campbell, colored, died in this city Sunday night and was buried last afternoon. It is said by those who are naturally presumed to know that the poor old woman was one hundred and twelve years old on the 25th of last December, Christmas Day. Long years ago, she was the slave and property of the Walker family who lived in the country beyond the river. During the past twelve or fifteen years she has resided in Selma, living in the house with old Uncle Peter, the aged colored individual employed by Capt. R.J. Fowler about the city wharf. Uncle Peter was a son-in-law of the old lady and claims that he is ninety years of age himself. In her extreme old age, Aunt Priscilla became very childish and lost her strength and power of speech. In it said by those who were intimately associated with her that when the weather was very cold she would crawl from bed at night and begin the most pitious moaning and jabbering, but for long months she was unable to utter an intelligent word. Children who lived in the neighborhood were very friendly toward the old lady and say that in her latter years she was so old and shrunken in features she scarcely appeared as a human being. She was buried decently last afternoon, having died from the wear and tear of so many long years. ---- LOCAL News Anniston, Ala., January 10th A cyclone has again passed through this section of the state. It alighted on the farm of J.C. Griffin, about five miles from this place. Several buildings were destroyed and Mr. John Huff, a tenant on the place, was severely injured by falling timbers of a barn that blew away. After demolishing the place, the storm arose, leaving the earth and passed for half a mile in a northeast course, it then dropped suddenly and carried everything, fences, trees, and buildings before it, leaving a clean path about one hundred yards wide. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 24, 1885 LOCAL News Alfred Forney, a worthy colored man, who has accumulated a snug property here since the war, died at his home near this place some days ago. --- MARRIED, at the residence of the bride in this county on the 14th inst., Mr. Joe Whisenant and Mrs. B. Hoke. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 31, 1885 LOCAL News Mad dogs have been doing much damage near White Plains. Some valuable stock of Mr. Ashley's near that place was bitten. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, FEBRUARY 21, 1885 LOCAL News The counsel of Jno. A. DeArman moved for a new trial last Saturday and Mr. Geo. W. Parsons supported the motion in a very able speech, but Judge Box denied the motion and DeArman was sent to the Etowah county jail. The case will be taken again to the Supreme Court. --- DEATH OF MR. SPARTAN ALLEN The death of Mr. Spartan Allen last week, removes another of Calhoun's oldest landmarks. He came to this county before the removal of the Indians and remained here, an honored and respected citizen until the time of his death. He has represented Calhoun, then Benton county, in the lower house of the Legislature and for many years had been county surveyor. He had many fine traits which evoked the admiration of men, while his genial, considerate and courtesous bearing toward all drew to him the hearts of men as the magnet attracts the needle. We doubt if he had an enemy in the world, while his friends were numerous. News of his death will be received with universal regret throughout the county. ---- DEATH OF CAPT. EDWARD J. DEAN Capt. Edward J. Dean died in Rome, Ga., the 12th inst., where he had gone for treatment at the hands of Dr. Beatty for Bright's disease. For some years, Capt. Dean resided in Alexandria Valley in this county and was very highly esteemed. A few years ago he removed to Talladega county and was a citizen of that county at the time of his death. He was a brother of Mr. Hosea Dean of this county who now resides in Alexandria. Capt. Dean was born in Spartanburg. S.C. on January 1, 1842. His father was a man of distinguished position in that state. His mother was a resident of Washington city at the time of her marriage and was a lady of the very highest culture and fine social position. The parents of Mr. Dean were possessed of wealth and he, consequently had the very best advantages in his early life. He was a student at St. James College, Maryland at the outbreak of the war, but at once left college and joined the first company that enlisted from his native state. During the war he became Captain of Co. C, 22nd S.C. Volunteers and commanded his troops with marked courage and ability until he was captured at the battle of the "Crater" in front of Petersburg, that notable encounter that members of the 10th Alabama now living can so easily recall. Being carried to prison, he was urged to take the oath of allegiance to the United States and become a free man, but, although he had relatives of wealth and then living in Washington city and while such a course would have procured for him a life of ease and even luxury, he preferred to suffer affliction with those whom he had cast his lot and share the hardships of prison life, and he steadily refused such overturese and remained a prisoner until the close of the war. This incident serves to show the character of the man he was, and it tells at the same time the secret of the strong hold which he took upon the esteem and affections of those with whom he came in contact. As one who knew him best has said to us, " he was a patriot, a loyal friend and a man full of warm impulses and generous affections." The Talladega Mountain Home newspaper, in the course of a warm eulogy thus alludes to the religious side of his life: " Captain Dean was a most efficient deacon of the Baptist church in Talladega, and one whose labors will be seriously missed by his church and pastor. He was a highly social and genial man, active and earnest in whatever claimed his attention, frank and outspoken to a fault; there was never any doubt as to which side of any questions had his cooperation. He was in the truest sense, a gentleman. He approached death in rational possession of mind, in perfect comfort and composure and with the joyous prospects of a dying Christian. " ----- LOCAL News While in Montgomery recently, Mr. A.A. Mabson told us that he had received a letter from a federal officer saying that he had the company roll of Capt. R.C. Ragan's Company, known as the Alexandria Rifles, Tenth Alabama Regiment, and would be glad to send the same to the relatives of Capt. Ragan, if he could get their address. Capt. Ragan was wounded and died from the effects of the wound, at Richmond. His relatives in this county can get these historic papers by writing to Mr. A.A. Mabson in Montgomery, Ala., who will take pleasure in looking further after the matter for them. ---- MARRIED, at the residence of Rev. F.M. Treadaway, the officiating clergyman, on the 19th inst., Mr. Jno. W. Gidley and Miss Lou Glover, all of this county. --- DEATH OF MAJ. FULLENWIDER Major Jno. W. Fullenwider, a long time resident of Jacksonville until recent months, died at the home of Mrs. Loyd, a sister, Sunday last, after a very long illness. For more than a year past he had been confined to his bed, previous to his death. Mr. Fullenwider was for many years Depot agent at this place and in that position he displayed much fidelity to the interests of the railroad he served and proved himself a most efficient business man. Ill health compelled him to resign this place some years ago and he never engaged in business afterward until the time of his death. He leaves a wife, but no children to mourn his loss. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, FEBRUARY 28, 1885 LOCAL News George Royer, a white man, was murdered near Ramagnano & Henderson's Still house in Cleburne county, near the northwestern line of this county last Saturday. J.R. Davis was one of the men charged with the crime and he was arrested and on preliminary examination bound over to answer the charge. Col. Ellis went from here to defend the prisoner. We learn from him that the character of evidence that connects Davis with the crime was purely circumstantial. ---- OXFORD News Mrs. Jno. U. Whiteside, a very old lady, is dangerously ill at Mrs. Easley's. --- Died, at the residence of her husband in this place on the 19th inst., of pulmonary disease, Mrs. T.T. McAdams, a daughter of Maj. Spartan Allen, a prominent citizen of this county who died recently. ---- LOCAL News MARRIED, in Oxford, at the residence of Mr. Joe A. Jones, a brother of the bride, on Tuesday the 24th inst., by Rev. J.M. McLean, Mr. S.H. Lester and Miss Mattie Jones, both of Jacksonville. --- DIED, at the residence of Peter Acker, near Sulphur Springs, in Calhoun county, on the 4th of February 1885, an orphan boy raised by Mr. I.N. Wilman, Willie Carroll, aged about 21 or 25 years. He was a member of the Sulphur Springs Baptist church and a consistent and exemplary member. He possessed a warm and benevolent heart and was ever ready unto every good word and work. So perfectly strict was he in his walk and conversation that he was a light to all around him and a pattern of true piety. He suffered long and intensely but he murmured not a word. His friends talked with him about dying; he was perfectly resigned to the will of God. He leaves no relation in his part of the country but many friends to mourn his loss. While we do weep, Willie has gone to realms of joy. E.F.A. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 7, 1885 LOCAL News DEATH OF MR. L.A. WEAVER Mr. L.A. Weaver died at his home in this place on Monday the 2nd inst., after a long illness. He had, at the time of his death, been a citizen of this place between thirty and forty years and stood deservedly high for uprightness of character, energy in business and all other good qualities that go to make up the good man and citizen. He was an active member of the Presbyterian church at this place and held official position in it until failing health disqualified him for the discharge of the duties of the position. About three years ago he contracted a cold which settled on his lungs and developed into something like Consumption. All medical treatment failed to reach his case and he gradually grew weaker and weaker, under the insidious attacks of the disease, until death came to relieve him of suffering and transport him to a better and brighter land. He leaves a wife and children to mourn his loss. It may be truthfully said of him that he was a most useful citizen, a kind husband and father and a pious and humble christian. ---- LETTER FROM TEXAS, from N.F. Bryant The following letter was received by us some weeks ago. People who think of leaving Calhoun county for Texas would do well to read it before finally making up their minds: Cone Switch, Milam County, Texas Feb. 8, 1885 Editor of Republican: Will you be so kind as to allow me a little space in your valuable paper, through which I wish to tell my many friends of old Calhun county, my views of the great Lone Star State: Well, having resided in old Calhoun for thirty years up to last Fall, I decided to try my fortune in the far west, and thereupon set out for Texas, for the purpose of getting a shake at the great western tree of wealth. I have traveled a thousand miles in search of the "Fritter Tree" and yet it is just a little farther west. There are a good many old Calhoun county people in Milam county who have been shaking this fabulous tree for several long years. Some of them have been very successful. B.R. Griffin has shaken off a fine farm and Wm. Morgan is still able to shake, and shakes out a great deal of cotton; he also owns a good farm. I find that men who farm in Texas work harder than any people I ever saw; therefore I would not advise anyone having a living in Calhoun county to give it away for the purpose of coming west. Taking all things into consideration, there is but little difference between this country and that. The soil here is very fine, I will admit, but while we have advantages in some respects, we have disadvantages in others. A great many people are breaking themselves up moving about trying to find a better place. But for me and my home, we will be content when he have returned to our little home in old Calhoun county. Well, I will give you the prices of groceries and farm products: Corn is worth 50 cents per bushel; oats 50 cents; flour from $2.75 to $3.00 per hundred; coffee 12 to 15 cents per pound; sugar from 5 to 8 cents per pound; calico from 5 to 8 cents per yard. A good cow and calf is worth $20. Good will to old Calhoun. N.F. Bryant, Milam county, Texas ----- ALABAMA News NOT GUILTY VERDICT OF TIME AND DEATH DOES JUSTICE TO AN INNOCENT PRISONER Selma, Alabama, from "The Selma Times" newspaper: The following item was clipped from the "New Beria, Louisiana Enterprise" newspaper and will be read with interest by many of our readers: " W.W. Beasley, convicted four years ago of manslaughter and sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary, has been pardoned by the Governor." Mr. Beasley is a native Alabamian, and at one time was a resident of this city (Selma, Ala.) He is remembered by many of our people as an upright, genial gentleman and was esteemed as such by all who knew him. He was a brave member of Company A of the Fourth Alabama Regiment and went from this city to the Confederate Army with the Governor's Guards and under command of Col. Thos. Goldsby. In the war, Mr. Beasley distinguished himself as a soldier of true courage and won a record of which he may feel justly proud. His wife was one of Alabama's loveliest women, a daughter of Judge Faulker of Montgomery. She was accidentally shot and killed by a discharge of a shotgun in the hands of Col. May, a brother-in-law of Mr. Beasley, in Montgomery, Ala., a few years ago. When convicted of manslaughter in New Orleans four years ago, Mr. Beasley was a defenseless victim to circumstantial evidence. Col. P.D. Bowles of Evergreen, a prominent lawyer and the last Colonel the Fourth Alabama had, was a warm personal friend of Mr. Beasley. He went with Col. J.S. Stearns, also of Evergreen, to New Orleans when their unfortunate comrade was on trial and used every effort to secure his release; but all to no avail. The prisoner was charged with having thrown a woman from a balcony in New Orleans, causing her immediate death. He earnestly protested his innocence, but the evidence was against him and the awful sentence of the Judge and jury fell upon him. The tears and sympathies of family could not secure a reprieve and the poor man was sent to the penitentiary to serve his term of sentence. Here the matter has rested until quite recently, when one witness who testifed against the prisoner during the trial died, and made a deathbed statement to the effect that the dead woman committed suicide, and the that the prisoner was wholly innocent of the crime with which he was charged and under which he was convicted and sentenced. Since this new revelation, the Governor of Louisiana has granted a pardon and liberated the victim of unjust law. A prominent citizen of this county who served in the same Company with Mr. Beasley during the war, in a conversation with a Selma Times reporter yesterday, related an incident in which the latter gentleman took a leading part. It is as follows: At the first battle of Manassas, Mr. Beasley captured twenty-one Yankee soldiers who had taken refuge from battle in the basement of a stone building. He forced them to march out one by one, surrender and lay down their guns; then he took them all into the Confederate camp. When asked how he managed to capture the "whole bunch" the good soldier smiled just a little and replied " I surrounded them." The information that he has been pardoned and released, even at this late day, will be received gladly by the many friends of the unfortuate gentleman in this section. We might add, in conclusion, that Mr. Beasley was well known in Alabama journalism for a number of years. He was publisher of "The Southern Plantation", an agricultural paper published in Montgomery since the war and also proprietor of "The Conecuh Banner" at Evergreen. -------- LOCAL News As we go to press, we learn of the death of Mrs. Nannie Reese, which occurred at White Plains on Wednesday evening last. She was 36 years of age at the time of her death. She was a most estimable lady. Her death will be mourned by a very large circle of friends and relatives. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 14, 1885 LOCAL News News was received here Thursday that Mr. Whitely of Rome, Ga., dropped dead on the street in Montgomery on that day. --- We have heard a rumor that Mrs. Seiber, wife of Mr. D. Seiber, one of the oldest citizen of Calhoun county, dropped dead near her home some eight miles above this place on Tuesday. She was a most excellent lady and we sincerely hope the rumor may prove untrue. --- Judge. Thos. A. Walker went to step from the front porch of his house a few night ago, but missed the step, and fell several feet and sustained painful but not dangerous injuries. He is at present doing well. ---- The Probate Judge of this county now has the neccesary blanks and is prepared to receive applications for relief under the act of the last Legislature, appropriating $25,000. to Confederate Soldiers who lost their sight or received disabling wounds in the service of the Confederate government. ---- DEATH OF AN EXCELLENT COLORED MAN, ALFRED GRANT DIED, at his home in Jacksonville, Wednesday morning, the 11th inst., Alfred Grant, a colored man, aged about 68 years. Alfred was brought to this county as a slave from North Carolina by Mr. Jacob Forney, in the early settlement of the country. He was purchased by Mr. J.F. Grant over forty years ago and served him faithfully and well until long after he was made free by the result of the war. During the war, he followed the editor of this newspaper (L.W. Grant) for four long years, as servant, and in this capacity, testified his devotion in a hundred ways, more than once exposing himself to imminent danger to be of service to him. During that period he was a thorough Confederate both in sympathy and act, though he was intelligent enough to know what the result of the war meant to him. When the war terminated disastrously to the cause of the South and brought him freedom and the ballot, he remained the same devoted and respectful man he had ever been, and when his race went off almost as one to the Radical Party, under the teachings of the carpet baggers, he remained with the Democrats; and perhaps no man in Calhoun county more keenly enjoyed the success of the National Democracy in the election of Cleveland than did he. He was by no means indifferent to the interests of his race, but he looked at the situation with a fuller comprehension of it, and he was a Democrat because he had a profound faith in the justice of the Southern people. He used to say that he did not want to hurt the interests of the white people of the South by the employment of his ballot against them, and he was sure that they would not use power to hurt him or his race. He was one of the few black men of this section who had the courage to vote his convictions and yet who escaped the ostracism of his race. While they differed from him most widely politically, they respected him at the same time. He also enjoyed both the respect and confident of the white people to a remarkable degree. He was honest; he possessed courage; he was respectful to superiors without a touch of servility; he was humble yet bearing himself as if conscious of his own worth. When the State Normal School was established here he was unanimously elected Janitor by the Board of Trustees and won the regard of the teachers and the affection of the pupils; and when he died, the entire faculty and all the pupils attended his funeral in a body to testify their respect for his memory. The funeral procession thus formed was joined on the way to the cemetery by a large number of white people from every walk and avocation of life. It was a sight never witnessed before in this community, and proves that a life, however humbly lived, if it carries with it integrity and conduct, loyalty to friends and devotion to the interests of the community in which it is spent, will secure the respect of mankind without regard to race or station. ----- HEBRON Community News Capt. J.P. Gore has erected him a nice cottage near the Baptist church and intends to make Hebron his home in the future. We heartily welcome him and lady to our midst. --- Our young and handsome merchant Mr. E.W. Powers has to go home every Sunday lately. It looks as if some of the Valley belles have enchanted him, but he says not, and we have to take his word. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 21, 1885 ALABAMA News Mr. James T. Golden, late sheriff of Cleburne county, died nearly two weeks ago, but there were no active applications until yesterday, when the Governor appointed William A. Stephens to the position of sheriff. He is an energetic and capable young man who had filled the position of deputy sheriff. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 28, 1885 ALABAMA News Zach Bass of Bullock county was shot three times by unknown parties a few days ago. Bass was reportedly in the habit of beating his wife until she separated from him, but on his promise to do better in the future, she returned to him. He did not keep his promise, and the shooting is supposed to be a reminder that the people of that section do not approve of wife beating. He was not seriously hurt and has since left the county. ---- WAR TIMES >From "The Valdosta, Georgia Times" newspaper M.M. Folsom of Americus, Georgia contributed the following to the last issue of the Valdosa Times: " The days of my childhood were spent amidst stirring scenes and troublous times. Southern ports were blockaded by Federal gunboats and frontiers beleagured by Northern Armies. Did you ever see a "Georgia button" ? Those shirt buttons were queer looking things. With their own hands our industrious mothers spun the thread, and needles were needles in those days. Provided with needle and thread they selected the site for the proposed button and began sewing in and out and round and round. By a simple operation the button was made and sewed on fast. The button was made altogether of thread and possessed a decided advantage, it never coming off. It lasted just as long as the button hole. Home made tumblers were an ingenious contrivance. A round bottle, white if it could be obtained, was selected and a stout cord was wrapped around it. One per son held one end of the cord, another held the other and moved the bottle, quite rapidly, until the glass became hot, when it was plunged into cold water, which caused the bottle to break in two quite smoothly. Queer tumblers they were, with their sharp edges, but they did splendid service. Out in the interior, one may still find an old fashioned spinning wheel. Ah, me! How sweet was the hum of the old wheel as the old shadow crept slowly eastward and the "swish, swish, swish" of the cards kept time to the dreamy music. And the old "Georgia loom", with its queer looking beams and well worn treadle. The "clock" of the shuttle and muffled "bang" of the beam, have lulled me to sleep many a time as my dear old mother worked with untiring energy to furnish "copperas and checked" for my little breeches. In the manufacture of hats there was a wide field for the exercise of their inventive minds. The tender shoots of the saw palmetto, planted in round, square or "notchedy" strips, was most frequently brought into requisition. But then there were cloth hats made of some of that same home spun by cutting conical pieces of cloth, sometimes of different colors, and sewing them together, the joints meeting at the top of the crown and the brim made separately. These funny hats were worn by some of the war conscripts and gave them the name "flop eared militia". Shoemakers were exempt and they showed wonderful skill in the manufacture of shoes. The hides were tanned with oak bark and the shoes were made for use and not for show. When anyone was so fastidious as to desure black shoes, the shoemaker employed a solution of vineagar and rusty nails to blacken the leather. Soap was made from the ashes of oak and hickory. Negroes and boys were sent to the woods where they found and piled great heaps of oak and fired them, guarding the ashes carefully from the rain until cool, when they were taken home, thrown into a hopper and leached, the lye being used for soap making and for "setting" the dye in coloring the homemade cloth. Going to "Deadman's Bay" and other points for salt was a picnic for the boys. They dug pits in the sandy beach, boiled down the brine which arose in them and then returned after having made a sufficient quantity to supply the neighborhood. But sometimes the salt gave out and they hadn't time to go to the coast, so they just scraped off the soil of the dirt floored smoke houses and boiled that down. True, it was rather dark, but it was salty. There was one thing we could never find a useful substitute for; that was coffee. We tried corn, wheat, rice, bran and other things. Okra seed made the best imitation coffee but it was a poor substitute. It is amazing to think of these clumsy efforts and curious contrivances but there is a pathetic side of the question. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, APRIL 4, 1885 DEATH OF MR. W.P. CROOK The manuscript notice of the death of Mr. W.P. Crook, who died in this place Saturday the 21st ult. was overlooked last week and hence the Republican of the 28th contained no notice of it. Mr. Crook's death occurred at his home in this place on the day mentioned and was very sudden indeed. He arose the morning of his death, apparently as well as usual, and was reading the Republican, while breakfast was being prepared. But a very short while before his death his wife was in the room and he had called her attention to something in the paper that had attracted his notice as she was passing out of the room. Very soon, a servant reported to her that something unusual was the matter with Mr. Crook. She hurried to his side and found him dying. He lived but a few moments after she reached him and never spoke. His death was doubtless the result of heart disease. He had been in bad health for years. Mr. Crook was one of the oldest citizens of Calhoun at the time of his death. He moved to Jacksonville some years ago from Alexandria valley to take a position of Circuit Court clerk to which he had been elected. During his incumbency of the office he discharged the duties of it with fidelity to the public. He was a most quiet and unobtrusive man indeed, never interfering witht he affairs of others and it was such a course of conduct during his long residence here that made him friends among all classes. His remains were taken to the family burying ground in Alexandria valley and interred the day following his death. ---- LOCAL News On Saturday, Mr. Joe H. Privett started to Gadsden with the team of spotted ponies from the stable of Crook & Privett, in company with a gentleman named Bassett. It rained hard that day, but not enough, so they thought, to render the stream impassable. Just this side of the 11 mile post, they drove into what is ordinarily a dry branch in summer and which looked to them as if only a pond in the road. Instantly, the undertow swept the horses from their feet and into deep water, and in a moment, driver, passenger and horses were struggling for dear life against the fearful current. The team was carried several hundred yards and finally drowned, despite all efforts to save them. Both Mr. Bassett and Mr. Privett had very narrow escapes. When the horses drowned, the two gentleman sought shelter in a neighboring farm house until after the storm. Returning to the spot an hour or two later they found the little stream that had so lately been a torrent, not sufficiently deep to cover the bodies of the prostrate ponies. The ponies were beauties and their loss is to be regretted. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, APRIL 11, 1885 LOCAL News The Cross Plains news tells of the finding of ore on the place of Mr. John H. Price, living between Cross Plains and Jacksonville, which the United States mint pronounces worth one hundred and thirty-two dollars in gold and twenty dollars and twenty cents in silver to the ton of rock taken from the mine. This is a remarkably rich find. Colorado miners who have been prospecting in this county believe firmly in the existence of precious metals here. They say the find of silver ore in Cleburne is as fine as the ore from the Colorado silver mines. ---- DEATH OF B.H. DENMAN Sr. One by one, the old landmarks pass from time to eternity, leaving fragrant memories and severing the ties which bind us to the far past. On Wednesday morning, April 8th, this aged man breathed his last after a painful illness of some length and a gradual decline over a twelve month period. Mr. Denman was a good citizen, an honest and hard working man, and one who had accumulated a nice property by frugal industry. He leaves several children, all settled in life, to mourn his loss. May his worn and wearied form be glorified and enwrapt in the beauteous robes of the blest. A friend. ---- CROSS PLAINS News Am sorry to announce the critical illness of Dr. J.B. Cowden, one of our oldest and most useful citizens. His sickness brought to his bedside, his children, Mrs. Claude Woolf of Knoxville and Mr. David Cowden of Stanton, Ala. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, APRIL 18, 1885 CROSS PLAINS News It pains me to announce the death of Dr. J.B. Cowden, which sad event occurred last Saturday. He was a good citizen and a skillful physician and his loss will be keenly felt, particulary by the poor whom he befriended at all times. His death has cast a gloom over the entire community. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, APRIL 25, 1885 LOCAL News DIED, on Sunday the 20th inst., Miss Williamson, a very old lady, who until very recently was an inmate of the county asylum for the poor. At the time of her death she was in Jacksonville at the home of Mrs. Earle. --- DIED, at this place, Monday the 13th inst., of pulmonary disease, Miss Betsy McFarlane, after a long illness. The deceased was a lady of great piety and worth and was universally esteemed by all who knew her. ---- DEATH OF MRS. SPREWELL Mrs. Sprewell died at her home in this place, Wednesday morning, the 21st inst., at an advanced age. For years she has been an invalid and death came to her as a relief. She was one of the oldest citizens of Jacksonville and was the mother of Col. James B. Martin who was killed at the battle of Drainsville, Virginia. She was a lady of rare christian virtues and was universally beloved and esteemed. Her death is greatly mourned by this community and her children and grandchildren have the sympathy of our people in their deep affliction. A more fitting tribute to the memory of this excellent lady will appear in a future issue of The Republican. ---- DEATH OF PROF. JAMES G. RYALS DIED, in Jacksonville, Ala., at 3:54 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, 1885, James Gazaway Ryals Jr., President of the State Normal School at Jacksonville, aged 30 years, 10 days. Last week, was the annoucement of the dangerous illness of Prof. Ryals and it is with inexpressible sadness that we this week record his death. Out of the school of 200 pupils, there was not one but who loved him. During a stay here of over eighteen months he won the high esteem and love of every citizen of Jacksonville. His great learning inspired respect; his high christian character, his gentle and engaging manners, his unobtrusive bearing inspired love. No one could not know him but to admire and love him. When the community realized that he must die, the manifestation of grief was general and unmistakable. Friends crowded about the bedside of the dying man and tears flowed unbidden from many an eye unused to weeping. At the services preceding the removal of his body to Macon for interment, the attendance was universal and the scene touching. He came into our life here and went out to leave a great void and an unutterable regret. Mr. Ryals was born on the 26th day of March 1855. He was reared on a farm in Bartow county, four miles west of Cartersville and received his early education at home under the tuition of his father Dr. James G. Ryals. At the age of eighteen he professed religion and joined the Raccoon Creek Baptist church near Stilesboro. In 1875 he entered Mercer University and graduated with distinguished honors after a two year course. He was, in this institution, the recognized leader of a class of unusual size and brilliancy, and was the easy winner of the first honor. Returning home in 1877, he farmed for one year and then taught his father's school for one year. He entered the University of Virginia in the fall of 1879 where he spent four years, taking a Master of Arts course and also a course in mixed mathematics; this latter course having been made by only six other men in the whole history of that celebrated university.... The Cartersville American, speaking of his death, says: " He was without doubt the best educated man of his age south of Mason's and Dixon's line and perhaps in the United States. On his return from the University of Virginia, he was elected President of the faculty of the State Normal School of Alabama, which grew, under his management, from an experiment to one of the most flourishing and successful institutions of learning in the state. He filled this position to the time of his death... Intellectually, he was a great man; but more unusual than the strength of his intellect, more beautiful than the perfection of his mind, more extraordinary than the scope of his learning, was the purity of his life. Chaste in language, honest in purpose, pure in thought, brave in the defense of right, and fearless in the discharge of duty, he was indeed a model worthy of imitation. On his tomb will be inscribed, at his own request, the simple words "He did what he could." And how much he did! ---- File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1125gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 42.8 Kb

Russell-Coffee-Covington County AlArchives Military Records.....Beck, James J. November 12, 1864 Civilwar 53rd Reg't., Inf. Co. B ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Yvonne Smith-Callaway yvonne_31217@yahoo.com September 30, 2006, 3:28 pm War Info & Pic James J. beck was born Dec.12, 1847 in Russell County,Ala. He entered as a private on Novemember 12, 1864 in Montgomery, Ala. in the 53rd Regt't., Inf. Co. B.and continued until April 25, 1865...discharged at Greenville,Ala.. James J. Beck family was from S.C. Photo: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/russell/photos/military/civilwar/other/beck264gmt.jpg File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/russell/military/civilwar/other/beck264gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb

Crenshaw-Coffee-Covington County AlArchives Military Records.....Mills, Henry Francis Jefferson March 11, 1862 Civilwar Co. F. 33rd Reg't. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Yvonne Smith-Callaway yvonne_31217@yahoo.com September 30, 2006, 3:08 pm War Info & Pic Was a private in the Confederate Army, Co. F. 33rd Reg't. called "The Covington Blues & Grays". Was Mustered in on March 11, 1862. Was wounded in the "Battle of Chicamauga", served out the remainder of his time as a nurse. When his time was up in the Army, he was taken to Montgomery,Ala. where he walked home to Bullock Ala. He received a Confederate pension and lived out the rest of his life in the Bulloch community which is now known as Crenshaw County,Ala. Photo: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/crenshaw/photos/military/civilwar/other/mills263gmt.jpg File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/crenshaw/military/civilwar/other/mills263gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb

Calhoun-Montgomery County AlArchives Military Records.....See List, . October 27, 1883 Civilwar ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace (Teal) Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net September 28, 2006, 10:58 pm 10th Alabama: Burials At Manasses, Va. "The Jacksonville Republican" Jacksonville, Calhoun Co., Alabama NEWSPAPER issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 10, 1883 BENEATH THE CEDARS LIE MANY HEROES OF THE TENTH ALABAMA The following considerate letter from a christian gentleman of Virginia is gladly given place in these columns: MANASSES, PRINCE WILLIAM CO., VIRGINIA Oct. 27, 1883 To Editor: " Dear Sir, Near Bristoe Station on the Virginia Midland Railroad, there are about one hundred graves of the Tenth Alabama Regiment. They are in a grove of small cedars which have come up since the men were buried. The old cedars were cut to make head boards. I felt impressed with the thought that perhaps some parents or friends heart has wondered where their loved were lying, and concluded if it would be of any consolation, I would take the trouble to get as many names as I could and send them to you for publication. The following is the list I obtained. Many of the boards are gone and some had no name while others had been worn too indistinct to read: Allen, R.A. Adams, W.P., Co. A., 1861 Barr, T.A., Died August 23, 1861; aged 22 years, 5 months and 12 days Booxar, J.O. Coleman, S.L. Cravys, J.W. Davis, Cyrus Dunlap, R.G. Dickinson, W.H. Born February 1, 1841; died August 10, 1861 Gardner, L.S. Died October 12, 1861 Haines, S.H., Co. E. King, B.F., Co. G. King. W.W. These two are brothers and were buried at the same. Beneath the inscription are the initials "A.F.H." On W.W. King's board is "By A.F.H." Leatherwood, J.E., Company D., died September 8, 1861. This is on a brown stone and well executed. Martin, J.F. Manters, J.F., died September 9, 1861, aged 21 years, 4 months and 12 days. Nunnely, W.D. This is on stone. O'Neal, J.T. Plexco, J.L. Ponder, M. Patterson, J.M. Pike, H.W., died October 17, 1861, aged 24. Pike, W.H.H., died September 20, 1861, aged 20 years and two months and no days. These are side by side. Prichett, F.D., Co. E., died September 19, 1861, aged 22 years, 2 months and 15 days. This is on brown stone, perhaps the best stone in the cemetery. Sprinkle, C., Co. H. This is remarkably plain. Sims, J.F., Co. D., died September 20, 1861. Tuck, C. Vaugh or Vaughn, J.M. Watking, D.F., Co. G. Weaver, J.W. Ward, W.M., Co. D., died October 3, 1861. Perhaps it would be well to have them removed to Manassas cemetery as that is about to be fenced in. Should you publish this, I wish you would send me a copy of your paper. Any information I can give I will do so. I am the pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at this place. Address: Rev. W.T. Schooley, Manassas, Prince William Co. Va. " Something of the history of the regiment to which these dead heroes belonged will be interesting reading in this connection. This history is a most glorious one, showing, as it does, a career of sacrifice and bravery rarely equalled in the annals of warfare. The Tenth Alabama was organized in Montgomery on the fourth of July 1861 and in July went to Virginia. In that state all of its struggles were located and in that state where so many of its members lie buried, it earned its glorious record. At Winchester, Va., it was brigaded with the Ninth and Eleventh Alabama, Nineteenth Mississippi and Thirty-eighth Virginia, under Gen. E. Kirby Smith and went first under fire at Drainsville where the regiment lost 21 killed and 64 wounded. In the campaign on the Penisula, it became under the guns of Yorktown and was vigorously shelled. Then it fought at Williamsburg and lost eight-five killed and wounded. At Seven Pines, being held in reserve, the command suffered but little, but in the battle of Gaines' Mill and Frazier's Farm, it was badly cut up, losing over two hundred killed and wounded. At the second battle of Manassas, the regiment lost about thirty men and at Harper's Ferry it sustained another loss, about one half the regiment of two hundred being killed or wounded. The winter of 1862-63 was passed without serious casualty, but afterwards at Salem, when sustaining the shock of Gen. Sedgwick's corps, there was a loss of 120 out of a regiment of 400 men. Again at Gettysburg the men were mowed down by fifties. There was hot fighting next year for the gallant Tenth at the Wildnerness and at Spottsylvania, the respective losses being 50 and 60 killed and wounded. After this followed the second fight at Cold Harbor with its record of 20 killed and wounded. The month of June and August 1864 saw the regiment at Petersburg, at Hatchet's Run, at High Bridge, where the losses were 20 and 30 men. The retreat and surrender at Appamattox closes the history of this brave body of men. There were ten officers and 208 men present. One thousand four hundred and twenty-nine names had been at different times placed on the rolls. Of these, 300 fell in battle, 180 died of disease and 249 were discharged or transferred. Such is the history of the regiment; that noble band which has its representatives yet among the living, and yet other representatives lying hidden beneath the sod of the Old Dominion. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/calhoun/military/civilwar/other/seelist262gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 5.8 Kb

Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for SEPT., OCT., NOV., DEC. 1884 1884 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net September 28, 2006, 1:57 pm The Jacksonville Republican 1884 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for SEPTEMBER 1884, OCTOBER 1884,NOVEMBER 1884, DECEMBER 1884 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, SEPTEMBER 6, 1884 LOCAL News Died, at Mt. Polk on July 23rd, Mrs. Lizzie Abernathy. --- Our genial merchant Mr. Melvin Carpenter lies ill with the fever. We hope soon to note his kindly smile. --- Died, Jno. W. Tatum, who was for a long time a resident of Calhoun and well known to the people of this section. He died at his home in Centre, Cherokee county on the 27th of August. Mr. Tatum was a brother-in-law of Mr. Samuel White who lives above town. --- Our venerable friend Dr. J.C. Francis received a handsome relic from the battlefield in Waterloo in the shape of a unique walking cane. It was cut on the field by the Dr.'s son Joe while on his recent tour through the great East. A Metropolitan cane maker transformed the crude sprout into a thing of beauty which bids fair to be a joy forever, as the Dr. says he's going to hand it down to all the coming Francis's. May it be along spell before you're called upon to yield up the sceptre, Dr. Francis! ---- Married, at Mt. Zion church on the 3rd of September, Mr. Jno. F. Wood of Talladega to Miss Mamie Lou Crook of Alexandria valley, the Rev. J.J.D. Renfro officiating. They took the evening train to Talladega, their future home. --- MORRISVILLE News Mrs. Elizabeth Stricklin died with fever the 28th ult. She leaves a husband and two little children. The grief stricken family have the heart felt sympathy of the entire neighborhood. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, SEPTEMBER 20, 1884 LOCAL News SAD DEATH - - -Mrs. J.S. Robertson of Carrollton, Ga., formerly Miss Mattie Tucker of this place, while on a visit to her mother here, Mrs. John H. Crawford, was seized with congestion of the brain about a week ago, and died last Sunday, despite the efforts of skilled physicians and the ministrations of loving friends and relatives. Mr. Robertson had come over to take her home and found her sick. He remained with her until death relieved her from her sufferings and then sadly took his way to a now desolate home, leaving behind with the grandmother two little children, until more adequate provisions can be made for their care. ---- COLORED ELOPEMENT - - - On Thursday, Tom Snow and Nora Slayton ran away to Cave Spring, Ga., for the purpose of getting married, it being understood that the parents of the girl opposed the match. By this time they are doubtless man and wife. --- MARRIED, at the Episcopal church in this city, Monday evening, Sept. 15th at 8:30 o'clock, Mr. Chas. D. Riddle and Miss Nannie M. Harrison, Rev. J.F. Smith officiating. The Talladega Mountain Home --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, SEPTEMBER 27, 1884 ALABAMA News W.N. Cole of Atlanta, a drummer for the Wholesale Whiskey House of Cohen & Co., of that city, and who is well known in this section of Alabama has been arrested for the embezzlement of $3000. belonging to his house and for Bigamy. It is stated that he has a wife in Atlanta and a wife in Tallapoosa county, this state. It is denied by some commerical travelers who profess to know the facts, that he was ever married to the Tallapoosa county woman. It is said that she now resides in Cleburne county, near Heflin on the Ga. Pacific Road. ---- LOCAL News We learn that Mr. John Frizelle who lived near Davis' Gap in the western part of the county, became sick last Friday and died on Saturday with congestion. Mr. A.W Kirby, of the same neighborhood, was also very sick at last accounts. ---- Miss Maud Reynolds was in Jacksonville some days this week, the guest of her sister Mrs. James Crook. --- Mrs. Mary Howell of Tallapoosa, Ga., formerly Miss Mary Adams, and her husband are visiting relatives in this place. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 4, 1884 ALABAMA News W.A. Ford, charged with the seduction of his wife's niece Miss Atkinson of Spalding county, Ga., has been arrested at Knoxville. He is now in jail. Ford married near Orchard Hill, and afterwards ran off with the young lady and soon deserted her and went to Calhoun county, Ala., and married again. His wife's father living over there has been wanting him back to care for his wife and child. One of his wives lives in Spalding county. He will be carried to Spalding county soon to answer charges. The Chattanooga Times ---- WANTS TO HEAR FROM HER SONS An old and very worthy colored woman, whose name is Katie Page, No. 606 Taylor St., Augusta, Georgia, is anxious to hear from her two sons who she believes to be living somewhere in Alabama. Their names are John Henry Page and Alex. Washington Taylor. They were formerly slaves of Mr. John Cloud of Madison, Georgia. She asks the colored ministers to read this notice to their congregations. ---- MURDER IN CLEBURNE COUNTY On Sept. 27th, John Waldref, a boy of 20 years of age, shot Chas. P. Wilson at Micaville, producing his death in two minutes. No cause is assigned to the killing. ------ >From "The Troy Inquirer News" - - - Ot Oates Cross Roads, Mr. Tom Miller and Mr. Bill Hale went to the Mill the same day, Mr. Miller for lumber and Mr. Hale to have some corn ground. While Miller was opening his purse, a buckskin one, to pay for his lumber, he left it fall in a pan of melted tallow that was being used for greasing the engine. Mr. Hale's dog snatched at the purse and ran off with it. Miller went in hot pursuit after the dog, shouting out "Kill him, Kill him!!" Hale in pursuit of Miller, was trying to save the dog's life. During the race the dog swallowed the purse and its contents and Miller on arriving home, shot the dog in Hale's yard and demanded the carcass for the purpose of getting his purse, which he says containied over a hundred dollars in bills and gold. As Mr. Hale would not acquiesce in his demand, the case will be carried to the Circuit Court and the rights of property tried. Each party is determined to have the best counsel. ---- CLEBURNE COUNTY News Mr. E.B. Pearce, 116 years of age, died at Heflin on the 16th. Mr. Pearce was said to be the oldest person in the State. He had been drawing pensions from the government for a long time. He had been blind the past ten years. His mind was good up to the day before his death. ---- LOCAL News DEATH OF AN ESTIMABLE LADY Mrs. Lawson Carpenter died at her home three miles north of Jacksonville on Monday last, after an illness of considerable duration. She was the mother of Messrs. Carpenter doing a merchandise business in this place. She was a most estimable christian woman and her death is deeply deplored by this and the community in which she lived. --- Our excellent Sheriff, Mr. M.W. Woodruff, has appointed Mr. Jno. Parker of Weaver's Station to be jailor. He moved in Wednesday and put the jail though a thorough cleansing on Thursday. We deem the appointment of Mr. Parker a good one. Mr. Woodruff has entered upon the duties of his office with great zeal and intelligence and we hazard the prediction that he will make one of the very best Sheriff's Calhoun county has ever had. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 11, 1884 LOCAL News Mr. Joe Farmer, son of Capt. James B. Farmer, is here from Texas on a visit to his parents. He is looking as if Texas climate agreed with him wonderfully well. --- ALABAMA News Nelson Anthony killed Henry Simon near Floyd in Elmore county last Tuesday. The killing was said to have been done in self defense. --- We are informed that there is a colored woman, " old Aunt Dolly" living in the fork of the Bigbee and Warrior Rivers in this this county who is 120 years old. She is in good health, threads her own needle and sews very well, though she is unable to walk and only gets about by crawling. The Eutaw Whig newspaper. ---- A few days since, the carriage horses of the venerable Thos. W. Price of Rehoboth, Ala., ran away and killed him. Mr. Price was an able educator and was universally beloved and esteemed by the entire country where he was known. The Marion Democrat newspaper. ---- LOCAL News SUDDEN DEATH OF OLD CITIZEN On Wednesday, Mr. John Owen who lived some four miles and a half south of Jacksonville, on the Jacksonville and Anniston road, died suddenly. He had been a little sick for two days but as he was subject to such spells, he would not yield to the desires of his son, Mr. Tom Owen, to send for a doctor. Tuesday evening he was walking about. Wednesday, he went to bed and before his family realized his condition, breathed his last. Mr. Owen was one of the oldest citizens of Calhoun county. He was an honest and good man and was universally respected by all who knew him. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist church. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 18, 1884 LOCAL News Col. R.H. Powell of Union Springs, died suddenly of congestion on the 15th inst. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 25, 1884 DEATH OF MR. A.J. CLARK in Texas, formerly a resident of Jacksonville in Calhoun County, Ala. We take the worthy tribute to this noble man printed below from the Cleburne, Texas Telegram: Died on Sunday night, October 12th, Mr. A.J. Clark of congestion of the liver. A noble heart has ceased to beat forever. The heroic spirit which never bowed to earthly adversity and suffering, has left the mouldering casket and plumed its flight toward the celestial shore. The tenement once lit up by the fire of a fearless soul, now mingles with mother earth. The eyes which once looked out with dauntless courage upon the crimson tide of battle and blanched not, while shot and shell rained like torrents from a mountain cloud, are cold in the silent chambers of the tomb. The splendid heroism, which carried him to the forefront of many a deadly charge, quailed not when the wings of the dark death angel hovered around his bedside. The modest nature, which made him the idol of a refined and loving family circle far away in Alabama, developed into the knightliest courage when the wild waves rolled and roared around the frail boat out upon the great ocean of misfortune. The writer, when a child, knew this brave and tender man, who now sleeps far from the lands of his father. His family was wealthy, honored and influential. He left the Naval Academy in the spring time of youth to fight for the liberty of his country and all of Sherman's death defying spirits who rushed down into the whirlwhind of battle or swept in defiance through the lines of the enemy. Alabama's boy won the name of the bravest of the brave. Our dear friend was generous and true. No appeal ever fell upon his sympathetic heart unheeded. Retiring and unassuming in disposition, yet bold and independent in his opinions. With his friends, his heart and his life were at their disposal. To women he was gentle and courteous and no man ever bowed with more chivalry in the presence of suffering and sorrowing womanhood. He was known for his sterling integrity. Over yonder in a beautiful cottage home upon the vine clad hills of his native Calhoun, there are tears tonight. The burdened monotone of a sister's sorrow has been caught up by a listening spirit and laid upon the great sympathetic heart of God. Who knows but what a heavenly visit sent by an angel mother from Paradise stood with healing in it's wings, by the dying bedside of the worn and weary wanderer. He is gone, let him sleep. There was no braver soldier, no truer friend, no manlier man. With all his faults, we love him still and as we stoop to drop a tear and plant a flower upon his grave, we will remember that there is a God, "who is too good to be unkind, too wise to err", and I will ask Him to open the windows of heaven and let the sun shine stream through the clouds down into the death darkened home in Cleburne (Texas). ----- ALABAMA News DOUBLE LYNCHING AT CENTRE, ALABAMA Centre, Alabama was Monday night the scene of a double lynching, the particulars of which were brought to the city over the wires of the Coosa River Telegraph Company yesterday morning. Just two weeks ago Monday night, Mr. C.C. Jones and Mrs. E.S. Davis were shot and killed while sitting in the door of Mrs. Davis' residence in Cherokee county, Alabama, near the Georgia line. The strongest circumstantial evidence fastened the crime upon one J.R. Dorsey who lived near, and a Miss Jane Wade, who lived with him. They were both arrested and placed in jail at Centre. The murdered man, Jones, lived in Chattooga county and the cold blooded manner in which he was murdered created a bitter feeling in the neighborhood against the guilty parties. As the reason prompting the murder began to leak out, the bitter feeling against Dorsey and his paramour began to spread and grow in intensity, and now comes the sequel. Last Monday night, between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock, Mr. Chas. Vandiver, the jailor at Centre was aroused by knocks at his door. He hurriedly got out of bed and opened the door to find himself confronted by an armed body of forty odd men, who peremtorily demanded Mr. Vandiver to surrender to them the keys of the jail. Recognizing the fact that it would be foolhardy for him to refuse the demand, Mr. Vandiver quietly handed his keys over to the masked man who appeared to be the leader of the mob. On securing the keys, three men wearing masks entered the jail and soon came out again bringing Mr. Dorsey and Jane Wade with them. The lynchers then retired with their prisoners and nothing more was seen or heard of them that night. But yesterday morning, the lifeless bodies of J.R. Dorsey and Jane Wade were found swinging from the limbs of an oak tree about four hundred yards distant from the jail. And it was a horrible sight they presented. Both were hung by the same rope and suspended from the same limb. Their distorted features and eyes told of the horrible death the aged couple had suffered. We call them aged because Mr. Dorsey was 77 years old and Jane Wade his paramour, was forty-five years old. Yesterday afternoon, Coroner R. T. Ewing summoned a jury composed of Messrs. J.D. Davis, Geo. Tally, J.R. McGhee, Oscar Lowe, W.H. Walker and J.T. Smith and held an inquest over the dead bodies. But no clue as to the identy of the lynchers was found. The following telegraph message was received last evening: Centre, Ala., Oct. 21st - - - Everything is as quiet as if nothing had happened. Not the least excitement among our people. The lynchers crossed the Coosa above Centre and came, it is thought, from Chattooga county, Georgia. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 1, 1884 (NOTES: the months of November and December 1884 on the microfilm roll are very poorly scanned with many, many totally illegible pages) LOCAL News MARRIED, at the residence of the bride's father Col. W.G.L. Gibson near Greensport, Ala., Oct. 26, 1884, by Rev. S.P. West, Mr. Joel E. Starnes of Broken Arrow, Ala., to Mrs. Fannie L. Monroe. --- MARRIED, on the 19th inst., W.A. Evins and Miss Katie Spragins, Rev. H.G. Horton officiating. Mr. Evins is a son of Dr. B.S. Evins of this county. We congratulate our young friend and wish for him and his fair bride a long and happy wedded life. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 8, 1884 LOCAL News Wm. A. Stewart, an old and well known citizen of this county, died at his home in the northern portion of the county the night of the 4th inst., of jaundice. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 15, 1884 LOCAL News Mrs. Broyles and her sons Tom, George and Dan will leave for Texas next Tuesday. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 22, 1884 LOCAL News The remains of Mrs. R.E.W. McAdams, well known and respected here, was brought here Thursday for interment. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 29, 1884 LOCAL News On Tuesday evening the 25th inst., Mr. Oscar S. Crook and Miss Annie Lula Hammond were united in the holy bonds of wedlock at the Methodist church, by Rev. C.L. Dobbs, pastor in charge. --- IN MEMORIAM OF MISS CARRIE SPRUILL At the residence of J.L. Mattison in this place, Miss Carrie Spruill, after a lingering illness, fell sweetly asleep in Jesus. "She is not dead, but sleeping, WIth silent shaded eyes; Her soul, while we are weeping, Is singing in the skies. She is not dead, but living, In that celestial zone, Where friend meets friend with greeting, And parting is uknown. Not dead, but watching over, the loved ones left behind, Knowing God's precious silver, Hath need to be refined. " No, our loved ones cannot die! They are immortal; not only in the deathless world beyond, but in the very sanctuary of our hearts they are enshrined forever. Miss Carrie had been for many years a member of the Presbyterian church and a faithful teacher in the Sabbeth School. Quiet and unobtrusive in her bearing, her piety was exhibited in deeds rather than words, for she seldom spoke of her faith or her hope; but by a consistent walk and conscientious regard to duty, she beautifully adorned the doctrines she professed. In all the relations of life, as daughter, sister, aunt and friend, she endeavored cheerfully and faithfully to discharge her whole duty. When the hand of affliction was laid upon her, she submitted without a murmur and quickly passed under the chastening rod. For many long, weary weeks, she was a patient sufferer, though often unable to speak, her peaceful countenance bore evidence of her true submission to the Will of God. No doubts or fears clouded her spiritual vision and she expressed herself as willing to go but for the children, her sister's children, so dear to her, that even the strong hand of death could not sever the tie that bound her to them. But when the trying hour came, resigned to her Heavenly Father's Will, she passed peacefully away into the "better land." May we hold in affectionate remembrance her many christian virtues, and try to realize the blessed promise "that all things work together for good to them that love God." And that we shall meet our loved ones again in the beautiful home beyond. " O how sweet it will be in that beautiful land, So free from all sorrow and pain, With songs on our lips, and with harps in our hands, To meet one another again. " A friend. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, DECEMBER 6, 1884 LOCAL News MARRIED, at the residence of the bride's mother by Rev. W.R. Kirk, Mr. E.D. Acker of Cross Plains and Miss Lula M. Ragan of Alexandria valley. Mr. Acker is editor of the Cross Plains Post and one of Calhoun's most promising young men. Miss Ragan is a lady of rare refinement and accomplishments. The union should prove a happy one indeed and we tender congratulations to both bridegroom and bride and express the wish that life for them may be one long season of unalloyed happiness. ---- OBITUARY OF MR. JOSEPH NOAH DIED, on the 26th inst., Mr. Joseph Noah, at the residence of John J. Woodall in Jacksonville in the 78th year of his age, after several months affliction, lingering with age and infirmities incident thereto. He was an emigrant to Alabama from Tennessee. For thirty years or upwards, a member of the Baptist church of Christ. A faithful, humble, unassuming industrious, christian gentleman; a good neighbor, a respected citizen, loved by all who knew him. A few days before his death he expressed to die and be at rest and asked his friends to pray for him to die and be relieved from his pains. He was conscious to the end of his life. He leaves a numerous family and widow to mourn his loss to them, but to him, it is the portal of endless life. A Friend. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, DECEMBER 20, 1884 LOCAL News MARRIED, Saturday last, by Rev. E.T. Reid, Mr. Thos. J. Andrews and Miss Laura O. Avery, all of this county. --- Mr. Tom Brittain left here for Texas on Thursday to join his father and brothers who had preceded him. Tom is an honest young man and a worthy citizens and we regret to see him go. Texas will gain a good citizen in him. --- MARRIED, at the residence of the bride's father on Tuesday the 16th by Rev. G.D. Harris, Mr. L.D. Miller and Miss Lizzie A. Vernon, all of this county. The bride is one of Calhoun's fairest daughters. The groom is one of Calhoun's most extensive and prosperous planters. May their union prove one long season of wedded bliss. --- ALABAMA News A man named Boatright fell dead in Centre, Cherokee county recently, while stooping to pick up a pole. --- A great many settlers from Georgia are locating daily in Cullman county. --- OHATCHIE News Mr. William Harris, formerly of Heflin, Ala., has bought the M.L. Henderson farm and has built a residence near Ohatchie. He has put in a new fishery on the premises and is doing a splendid business supplying Cedartown, Ga., with fish. Mr. Harris comes among us with a family of several energetic sons who bid fair to be citizens that our neighborhood will look to with pride. He is a thorough going business man and we are glad to have him settle with us. --- Mr. T.A. Wiggs bade farewell to Ohatchie on Monday and left for Cedartown, Ga., where he has accepted a position as bookkeeper for the firm of J.S. Stubs and Co., merchants of that place. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, DECEMBER 27, 1884 LOCAL News Mr. Walter Driskill who went from Jacksonville, Ala., some months ago to Wyoming Territory is at home for the holidays. --- File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1124gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 22.3 Kb

Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUG. 1884 1884 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net September 27, 2006, 6:55 pm The Jacksonville Republican 1884 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for APRIL 1884, MAY 1884, JUNE 1884, JULY 1884, AUGUST 1884 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, APRIL 5, 1884 LOCAL News Mr. C.H. Francis, formerly of this place, but for years a member of the firm Francis, Cobbs & Co. of Montgomery, has removed to Birmingham and is engaged in the shoe business in the firm of Francis & Co., of which firm he is a member. We wish Charlie a most abundant success in his new field of enterprise. --- The Talladega papers announce the death of Mr. N.D. Criswell who moved from here to Talladega. "Cris" was a gallant Confederate soldier and a genial, social and kind hearted man. May the sod rest lightly on his breast. --- Dispatches of April 2nd tell of another fearful cyclone which this time swept over parts of North Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina and Indiana, doing great damage to property and resulting in a fearful loss of life. In Madison county, Alabama several persons were wounded. Mrs. White and her mother-in-law were killed and a baby was carried several miles and deposited in a tree, where it was found alive. ---- PEEK'S HILL News Mr. E.W. Wessen died Monday morning the 31st ult. at 8:30 o'clock at his home in this neighborhood with bronchial affliction. He was an intense sufferer for several months past. Thus has passed away another of Calhoun's old settlers. ---- BERA Community News Miss Annie Claton, late of Carroll county, Ga., died after 5 months' sickness at her brother-in-law's, Mr. Henry Costley, on March 31st of Consumption. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, APRIL 12, 1884 LOCAL News Mr. John A. DeArman called Tuesday and showed us the model of the bed he has recently patented. It is a most ingenious and useful invention and will no doubt secure him a fortune. We learn that he has sold the right to Canada for $10,000. and has been offered $10,000. for the United States which he has declined. The Purveyor-General of the Army talks of adopting it. --- By the Will of Miss Lydia Weir which has just been published, we learn that Mr. Harper is the Executor and that the bequests are as follows: First, after payment of her debts and the distribution of one thousand dollars to a couple of her former slaves, she requires the family burial grounds to be put in suitable condition, and the remainder goes to the erection of a church building in Jacksonville, under the direction of the trustees of the M.E. church of this place. If the property brings what it is worth, this bequest to the church will amount to over five thousand dollars. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, APRIL 19, 1884 LOCAL News We learn with regret that Mr. J.W. Wilkerson, father of S.R. Wilkerson of this place is lying at the point of death at his home in Nancy's Creek valley. He is about 80 years old. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, APRIL 26, 1884 LOCAL News Mr. J.H. Wright, formerly of this place, but who has been living in Texas for many years, is back in the country with his family on a visit to relatives and friends. He will remain two weeks or more. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MAY 3, 1884 DEATH OF REV. H.H. McLEAN The sad intelligence that this talented young minister of the gospel was dead reached this place on last Sunday. He wa a son of Rev. J.H. McLean of Oxford, Ala., and a brother of Mrs. J.P. Word of this place. About a year ago, if we mistake not, he accepted a call by a church extended him in Virginia near the James River, below Richmond, and has ever since resided in that state. He was a young man of fine talents, and his short ministerial life was marked with much promise. His illness was protracted and his death not unexpected. He leaves a widow and many friends and relatives to mourn his early death. The many friends of his father sympathize with him in his sad afflictions, losing as he does a son and a grandson within the same week. The Shelby Sentinel ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MAY 17, 1884 LOCAL News Maj. J.T. Stone and family will move to Jacksonville in a few days to make this place their permanent residence. Maj. Stone is Superintendant of the Broken Arrow coal mines and a most estimable gentleman. His wife and daughter spent last summer here and made many friends who will be glad to receive them as permanent residents. Maj. Stone bought a very handsome place here last summer. --- Mr. G.C. Morgan and family will move to Florida in a few days to stay for an indefinite period. Both he and his amiable wife have attached themselves to many warm friends here during the years of their residence and the good wishes of our people follow them to their new home in the land of flowers. --- Married, at the residence of the bride's father Dr. B.S. Evins of White Plains, by Rev. W.R. Kirk on Thursday the 15th inst., Mr. James M. LeGrand and Miss Carolina Sumpter Evins, all of this county. The marriage ceremony was followed by a most sumptuous dinner, such as only the deft skill of the famed housewives of that valley of plenty, and refinement can provide. It was during this meal that we learned that the name of the bride was given her from the fact that she was born the day Fort Sumpter surrendered, a circumstance that will ever deny her the special privilege of the ladies to grow younger as the years go by. After dinner, the bridal party, amid warm farewells, left for the home of Mr. LeGrand at Weaver's. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MAY 24, 1884 JENKINS News C. Watson celebrated his 83rd birthday anniversary the 11th. He says he has never been confined to his bed by sickness since he can remember, has not drank a cup of coffee in over 20 years and never drank of quart of whiskey in his life. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MAY 31, 1884 LOCAL News Married, May 15, 1884 at the residence of Dr. J.C. Cason in Broken Arrow, Ala., by Rev. S.P. West, the Rev. C.S.D. Lasseter of the North Alabama Conference and Mrs. Mary E. Martin of Grantville, Ga. --- MORRISVILLE News Mrs. Ingram, a widow lady, died a few days ago. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JUNE 7, 1884 LOCAL News To be married today, by the Rev. E.T. Smythe at Weaver's Station, Mr. James Ledbetter of Anniston to Miss Ida, daughter of the late David Draper. We extend our most hearty congratulations to the groom and his lovely bride, wishing for them a long life of pleasure and usefulness. The Oxanna Tribune, the 4th. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JUNE 14, 1884 LOCAL News Mr. James Dothard, an old citizen of this county and Cleburne county, died at his place five miles south of Jacksonville on Tuesday last, after a short illness. Many years ago, James and William Dothard were citizens of Jacksonville. They afterwards moved to the eastern part of the county where they had large land interests that were cut off into Cleburne when that county was formed. Of late years, James, the deceased, has lived in this county at one of their places. He was a man of great energy and of generous, open character and his death will be deplored by a large circle of friends. His remains were brought to Jacksonville on Wednesday and interred. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JUNE 21, 1884 LOCAL News Married, in the Methodist church in Broken Arrow, Ala., on June 8, 1884 by the Rev. S.P. West, Mr. Thos. L. Harvey, formerly of Calhoun county to Miss Mollie S. Alverson. ---- MIDDLETON News Mr. James Peek was drowned in Cane Creek a few days ago. Thus our neighborhood has lost another one of its good citizens. He leaves a wife and two little children. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JUNE 28, 1884 LOCAL News Died, at his home in Choccolocco Valley, near White Plains, the 17th inst., Elisha Hyatt, an old and prominent citizen of this county. He was stricken with paralysis in 1881 and was an invalid to the time of his death. Mr. Hyatt came to Calhoun about the year 1836. He had been a constant member of the Methodist church over 30 years. He was an honorable, upright and good man and his loss will be deeply felt by the community in which he lived so long. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JULY 5, 1884 STATE OF ALABAMA, Calhoun County Probate Court, Special Term, June 27, 1884 PROBATE OF WILL This day came William M. Hyatt, and filed in court a paper in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Elisha Hyatt, deceased, and also his petition in writing and under oath, asking that said paper in writing be admitted to Probate and Record as the true last Will and Testament of said Elisha Hyatt deceased. It is therefore ordered by the court that the 28th day of July 1884 be hereby appointed the day upon which to hear and determine said application and for the probating of said Will. And that notice thereof be given by publication for three successive weeks in the Jacksonville Republican, a newspaper published in said county as a notice to: James Hyatt of Kossiusko, Miss.; And to all other peresons interested, to appear at my office in said courthouse of said county on the 28th day of July 1884 and contest said application if they think proper. A. Woods, Judge of Probate ---- Mrs. J.W. Whisenant and children reached Jacksonville Saturday from Florida. Mr. Whisenant and family went from here to Florida some years ago. This is their first visit to their old home. Miss Minnie who was a little girl when they left has grown to be a most attractive young lady. Their many friends here are glad to greet them. Mr. W. remains in Florida. --- PEEK'S HILL News Mrs. L.H. Vice died Sunday night. --- Mrs. Emma Martin of Gadsden is now on a visit to her mother Mrs. Finch; also Miss Sallie Martin of Alexandria Valley is the guest of Mrs. Finch. --- OXFORD News Capt. Robt. Draper of Texas and father of our genial townsman T.M. Draper, has been visiting relatives and friends in this section. He left this county when a young man to try his fortune in the far west. The frost of years is on his hair but his form is unbent and his step elastic. He has been a success. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JULY 12, 1884 LOCAL News Mr. Walter Driskill of Chattanooga is in Jacksonville visiting his parents. ---- Mrs. Terhune accompanied by her son and daughter is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alexander of this place. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JULY 19, 1884 JENKINS Community News Our community has been made to mourn by the death of Mrs. A.M. Andrews and we extend the bereaved husband and children our most heartfelt sympathies. --- We learn that Mrs. C. Boozer is in very bad health. --- LOCAL News Died, July 13, 1884, Mrs. Rachael McElrath, aged 75 years, 6 months and 13 days. Obituary next week. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JULY 26, 1884 MORRISVILLE News Mr. John Trammel, an old resident of Calhoun county, died the 16th inst. with the dropsy. One by one the old pioneers continue to go. --- Mr. J.M. Wilkerson happened to a very serious accident yesterday. He was cutting down a tree and a large piece of timber fell on him. It mangled his leg badly and broke both bones between the knee and ankle joint. It is not yet decided whether amputation will be necessary or not. --- LOCAL News Will the writer of Mrs. Rachael McElrath's obituary please furnish us manuscript copy again. The obituary was mislaid last week and cannot be found. Mrs. McElrath was a reader of the Republican forty years or more. She was a most excellent lady and her death is mourned by a large circle of friends. --- Lewis Wollum, the small colored boy who accidentally shot himself with a self cocking pistol at Alexandria recently, was brought to Jacksonville where his mother and grandmother reside and buried here. He was a servant of Dr. Crook and was left in possession of his room to clean it up. He began handling one of the pistols of the Doctor and probably not knowing it to be a self-cocker, pressed the trigger while the pistol was pointed at himself. This is the theory of his mother. --- OXFORD News A wedding last week was that of Jas. Cunningham and Miss Ida Stuckey. Quite a number of invited guests were present and a number of valuable gifts were bestowed by friends of both. We wish them a long and happy life. --- Mr. J.F. Graham returned from Tuscaloosa on Monday last with his father Mr. Harris Graham whose mind became impaired some time ago and who has been in the Asylum for some weeks. He did not improve as expected and hence he was brought back home. The unfortunate man and his family have the sympathy of all our people. --- OBITUARY OF O.P. ANDERSON The subject of this obituary is the death of O.P. Anderson who was born in Monroe county, Tennessee, February 20th (year not given) and removed to Calhoun county, Ala., in his eighteenth year; marrried in 1844 to Miss Rebecca A. Tatum and moved to Gordon, Claiborne Parish, La., in the year 1866; and died on Friday, June 13, 1884 in the sixty-fourth year of his age. He leaves behind him a widow and six children, three sons and three daughters, to mourn his loss. He was a consistent member of the Methodist church for many years. He died as he had lived, a christian man, a devoted husband and a loving father; a neighbor that was ever ready and willing to assist the needy and comfort the sick and distressed. There was no citizen that was more respected than Perry Anderson by all who knew him. But a good man has gone to that great beyond to take his place among the seraphism of happy spirits, basking in the beautiful light of his Father's countenance, awaiting to welcome wife, children and friends to that celestial happiness. Mourn not his loss but peace to his ashes. A friend. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, AUGUST 2, 1884 LOCAL News Mr. George W. Rountree, residing near Cross Plains, had the misfortune of losing his residence by fire last Sunday morning about two o'clock. We learn that it is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. Mr. Rountree has been a hard working man all his life and not being in good health at present, this loss falls the more heavily upon him. ---- IN MEMORIAM OF MRS. JUDA FORD Mrs. Juda Ford, relict of Benton Ford, quietly breathed her last at the resisence of her son A.G. Ford near Weaver's on July 19, 1884. Her maiden name was Berry and she was born in Culpepper county, Va., on Feb. 14, 1792 and was at the time of her death ninety-two years, five months and five days old. At the age of eight she moved with her father's family to Rutherford county, N.C. where she lived until twenty-four years of age, when she was united in marriage with Benton Ford when they settled in Chester county, S.C. and there lived until 1844 when with her husband and children she removed to Benton, now Calhoun county, Ala., where she continued to reside until her demise. She united with the M.E. church when about sixteen and remained a consistent member of the same for about fifty-five years, when she went with her husband to the Primitive Baptist where several of her children had gone before. Here she remained until the time of her death, but never fully renounced the church of her choice in early life, in which she had spent the strength of her womanhood. Hers was a life of exemplary virtue and piety, fully demonstrating that "the path of the just is a shining light that shineth more and more unto the perfect day." In her life and death we are made to say " let me die the death of the righteous and let my last end be like his." She died as she had lived, leaning upon the strong arm of her Savior, saying just before she breathed her last, "God has blessed me through life and He will not forsake me now." The deceased leaves behind a large number of relatives, children and grandchildren, great grandchildren and many friends to mourn her departure. Her humbly pious life and triumphant death she points all to the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world, and as a beacon light beckons us on to our Father's house where there are many mansions prepared for those that die with their trust in the Lord. W. M.E., July 29, 1884. ----- LOCAL News Mrs. Wm. White of Dallas, Texas is in Jacksonville visiting her sister Mrs. W.H. Forney. --- Died, in Meridian, Bosque county, Texas on July 15, 1884, Mrs. Sue R. Hanna, wife of W.V. Hanna, who moved to Texas last January from Calhoun county, Ala. --- Mrs. Jno. W. Gidley died at her home near this place after a long illness, Wednesday, July 29th and was buried here Thursday. Deceased was a most estimable, christian woman, beloved by all who knew her in life, and mourned by many friends now she has gone to her reward. The bereaved husband and orphaned children have the warm sympathy of this community. ---- Wednesday, Mrs. Granville Nunnelly, living near this place, visited Mrs. Jno. W. Gidley who was then lying at the point of death. She (Mrs. Nunnely) was taken sick on that day and died Friday morning after an illness not exceeding forty-eight hours. Deceased was the daughter of Jacob Reynolds and used to go to school in this place, where she made many friends, who will be grieved to learn of her sudden and fatal illness. Mr. Nunnelly has the sympathy of all in his profound affliction. ---- IN MEMORY OF MRS. RACHAEL McELRATH The subject of this sketch was born in Spartanburg District, S.C. on the 1st of January 1810. She was happily converted and joined the Presbyterian church at Nazarath in Spartanburg District, over fifty years ago. She died at the old family homestead in Calhoun county, Ala., July 13, 1884. After forty years sojourning in Calhoun, she now resigns and passes away. She had well nigh reached her three score and ten, over two thirds of which had been devoted to the service of God, as a consistent member of the church. Of the personal character of this mother in Israel, many womanly gifts and graces were harmoniously blended, but the crowning glory of her early womanhood was her fervent piety; a piety which lent a charm to every feature, gave a modulated softness to every tone and radiated through her whole life. Although reticent and unobtrusive, she was firm, earnest, and sincere and exerted a silent but potent influence for good upon all with whom she came in contact. As a wife she was all that a fond and doting husband could want, finding her greatest pleasure in doing his will. She was a fond conscientous painstaking mother whose greatest care was to impress the saving truths of Christianity upon the minds and hearts of her children. In her death, all classes are bereaved, the poor and destitute have lost a kind and judicious benefactress, the community an unselfish neighbor, society one of its brightest ornaments, and the church a useful member. He who in love and wisdom has assigned her to service and marked the end from the beginning, saw that her work was done, and affectionately bade this trial worn child come home to rest. Trials and suffering through grace and patience had wrought in her a perfect work and her lovely spirit purified in the furnace of affliction, lightened of its fleshy load, gladly winged its flight from the scenes of woe and care to the blissful realms of endless days, where she roams happy and free in the garden of God. "Then, star by star declines, Till are are passed away, As morning high and higher shines, To pure and perfect day. " B. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, AUGUST 9, 1884 THREE WHITE MAN HANG FOR ARSON Scottsboro, Ala., Aug. 1st George Smith, Asbury Hughes and Geo. Hughes, all white and under twenty-five years of age, were hanged here at one o'clock today. They were convicted of burning the house of Henry Porter on Sand Mountain. It was the first instance of the death penalty being enforced for arson in the first degree in this state. They were all baptized just before they left jail. Geo. Hughes tried to inflame the crowd by a speech from the jail house window and succeeded in creating considerable feeling. Geo. Smith and Asbury Hughes also made short addresses from the jail window, both denying their guilt, the former confessing to other crimes. They mounted the gallows with a firm step. At one o'clock the drop fell and they died with but few struggles. ---- LOCAL News Married, on the 17th ult. at the residence of Mr. Robert McCain by the Rev. Geo. D. Harris, Miss Lou McCain to Mr. George Northcut of the East & West Railroad. --- Mr. W.H. Mangham, a one legged Confederate soldier, has been among our people this week getting up a subscription for the purchase of an artificial limb and he has been quite successful. He is well recommended by his neighbors. The fact that he did not enlist from this state bars him from any relief under the act of the Alabama Legislature. It seems to be a case where the charitable and patriotic may well exercise their benevolence. He asks us to return thanks to our people for their liberality. ---- MORRISVILLE News Mrs. Margaret Abney died at her home on the 2nd. She has been an invalid several years. She leaves a husband and four children. The grief stricken family has the heartfelt sympthy of the entire community. --- Mr. J.M. Wilkerson who was so unfortunate in getting his leg broken is still in a very critical condition. --- EXECUTOR'S SALE As Executor of the estate of Lydia A. Weir, deceased, and under authority vested in me by the Will of said decendent, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash in front of the courthouse door in the town of Jacksonville on Monday the 11th day of August 1884, the following personal property: One lot Silver Tableware One Leather Trunk and Two Valises One Telescope One Unabridged Dictionary One Pair Gold Rimmed Spectacles One Thermometer and Barometer C.D. Harper, Executor of the estate of L.A. Weir, dec'd. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, AUGUST 16, 1884 OBITUARY OF MRS. VIRGINIA C. HYATT Mrs. Virginia C. Hyatt, nee Gibson, was born in Lincoln county, North Carolina, October 20, 1843; was married to Elisha Hyatt in Oct. 1862; was converted and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church South at White Plains, Ala., in 1863, under the ministry of G.C.A. Bridges, at which place she remained a member until her death, which occurred March 11, 1884, aged forty years, four months and twenty-one days. Sister Hyatt was a quiet, unassuming, unpretending woman; her household affairs were well directed and kept for the comfort of her husband, who enjoyed the neatness and order of the home, which was the result of her painstaking care. She acted upon the principle that a well kept home was a better expression of piety than more ostentacious professions. She had suffered affliction for about twenty years. For a year before her death, her sufferings were at times intense. These she bore with patience and accepted them and her death in the spirit of submission and of reconciliation to the Divine Will. Nothwithstanding her personal afflictions, she was doubly afflicted in the helplessness of her husband for nearly three years. But she has passed from the sufferings of the "present time", we trust, to the home and rest of the good. ----- OBITUARY OF ELISHA HYATT Elisha Hyatt was born in Chester District, South Carolina, July 20, 1819; was first married to Nancy Williams; married a second time to Virginia C. Gibson, who preceded him to the future world a little more than three months. He was converted and joined the Methodist church about thirty-five years ago. He was paralyzed on one side May 1, 1881 and again on the other side in March 1882. Notwithstanding this, he lived over until the 17th of June 1884, aged sixty- four years, ten months and twenty-seven days. Mr. Hyatt was industrious and economical. He loved his friends and enjoyed their society. His disposition was naturally cheerful; candor and frankness characterized his intercourse with men. We visited him often during his three year affliction. He enjoyed religious conversation and prayer. He desired to live but submitted to the appointment of God in his affliction and death. We laid him to rest in an Oak Grove on the crown of a hill in front of his residence to await the last triumph of God that shall awake the dead "and bid the sleeper rest." Peace to his dust. W.R. Kirk. ----- MORRISVILLE News Mr. J.M. Wilkerson had his broken leg amputated on the 5th, and he died the 8th inst. His death is sincerely regretted by all of his acquaintances. --- E.G. Morris and Sons have got their wheat Mill in operation again and are ready to accomodate the public in the line of good flour. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, AUGUST 23, 1884 A PREACHER'S HONEYMOON BEGINS WITH AN ONSLAUGHT FROM THE BRIDE'S RELATIVES The Atlanta Constitution has the following particulars of an occurrence in Cleburne County, Alabama on August 12th: Sunday morning, Rev. Robert Hardin was assaulted in the public road, near Mr. Abe Hooper's mills, while riding in his buggy, by three men, Dock Wallace, George Argrove and Jacob Fuller, and was severely cut with a knife. Hardin had been to Squire Anderson's and married, and was going to his appointment at Union Hill and had his new wife in the buggy with him. There seems to have been a strong hatred of him by the bride's relatives, viz; Argrove, her brother, and her stepfather Thomas Wallace and his son by a former marriage, Dock Wallace, and his son-in-law Fuller. They had been making threats for three or four days and warning Hardin to leave the country or they would kill him, and Sunday morning, when they found that the couple had run off and married, they set out to find them and met them as above stated. Argrove seized the groom's horse by the bridle and peremptorily ordered him then and there to turn about and leave the country. He attempted to remonstrate with the men, but Dock Wallace ran up to him and struck him three times with his knife, inflicting three severe wounds on his right arm and shoulder. One gash was nearly eleven inches long, nearly severing the arm at the shoulder, the second cut was on the wrist and the third at the elbow. He was striking at Hardin's throat and breast, but Hardin kept his body turned so the arm received the blows. The bride seeing they were trying to murder her husband, jumped out of the buggy and ran and Wallace then ran after her and threw a stick at her. He then caught her and dealt her two blows with his fist on the back of her head and neck. Mr. Thomas Bentley and Mr. Sam Shumate, coming in the road and hearing the cries of distress, ran up, when the men desisted and turned back up the road whence they came. Bentley and Shumate took Hardin to Mr. Abe Hooper's and sent Hooper after Dr. Camp of Edwardsville, who came about three o'clock and sewed up the cuts and dressed it. He took eleven stitches in it. ---- File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1123gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 27.8 Kb

Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for JAN., FEB., MARCH 1884 1884 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net September 26, 2006, 9:55 pm The Jacksonville Republican 1884 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for JANUARY 1884, FEBRUARY 1884, MARCH 1884 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 5, 1884 TRIBUTE OF RESPECT IN THE DEATH OF DANIEL BRENNAN As it has pleased Almighty God to take from our midst, Daniel Brennan, the son of one who for many years has been an earest and efficient member of our Sunday school, we, as a school, feel it a duty devolving on us to tender our sympathy. We recognize in his death the hand of an all-wise providence and though the loss cannot be repaired by earthly powers, we would console the bereaved by advancing the hope of a meeting beyond the tomb. We hereby tender our heartfelt sympathy to the sorrowing mother and relatives. T.W. Ragan C.J. Porter C.H. Montgomery, Committee --- LOCAL News Mr. Coot Hamilton of the southwestern part of this county, died on the 3rd inst., after a protracted illness of spinal meningitis. He was a young man of promise for usefulness and his untimely death is to be deeply deplored. --- Dr. Morrow, a respected physician of Gadsden, committed suicide last Saturday by drowning himself in the Coosa River. He had been in ill health and his mind was impaired at the time. His body has not been recovered at latest accounts. --- DEATH OF MRS. L.D. MILLER We learn with profound regret of the death of Mrs. L.D. Miller of Alexandria Valley. After a short illness, she died at her home Wednesday evening the 4th inst. Mrs. Miller will be sadly missed by her large circle of acquaintances, friends and kindred in this county. Her father, Hon. Jno. M. Crook, was of the first settlers of this county, and she was born near the spot where she breathed her last. Mrs. Miller is social life was cultured, amiable and greatly beloved, and her christian virtues were no less conspicuous. The church found in her a willing worker and the deserving poor, a charitable friend. The bereaved husband and relatives have the warmest sympathy of our entire community. --- ALABAMA News Col. B.F. Pope received a telegram Monday morning stating that his son Burrell was shot on Sunday last at Columbus, Miss. Col. Pope left immediately for Columbus. The Gadsden News ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 12, 1884 DEATH OF MRS. J.F. GRANT Mrs. Jas. F. Grant, the widow of the founder of this paper, (The Jacksonville Republican), died at her residence in Jacksonville on Tuesday night the 8th inst. at 10 o'clock at the age of 65 years and 19 days. She had been an invalid for years and for the last five weeks had been confined to her room. Both she and her physician regarded it as her last illness, but up to the day of her death it was expected by her relatives that she would live through the winter. Tuesday morning, her disease assumed a more dangerous turn, but this passed off and she grew apparently much better than usual. Tuesday night she grew rapidly worse and her children were summoned to her bedside. In the midst of her children and grandchildren, a brother and friends who loved her, she passed away as peacefully as if falling to sleep, secure in the love of her Savior and assured of a meeting in a happier world with a husband who had gone before her. At the time of her death, Mrs. Grant succeeded to a half interest in the Republican office, which she held during life, and it is in view of this relation that the paper is placed in mourning for her. A future issue will contain a fitting tribute to her memory at the hands of a friend who has known her for almost a lifetime. ---- ALABAMA News It is with deep regret that we learn, from the Jacksonville Republican, of the death of Mrs. Lawrence D. Miller, of Alexandria valley in Calhoun county, which sad event occurred on the 4th inst. after a short illness. Mrs. Miller was a daughter of the late Hon. John Martin Crook and a sister of Col. James Crook of the Railroad Commission. The Talladega Mt. Home --- LOCAL News DEATH OF MRS. WHATLEY We learn with deep regret of the death of Mrs. Margaret Whatley at her home Monday evening after a long illness. She was a widow and leaves several orphan children who will much miss the care of their gentle and christian mother. The relatives of the deceased have our heartfelt sympathy. --- Rev. L.H. Parsons, who taught school here near thirty years ago and who married Miss Fanny Northrup, a lady teacher much beloved by this community, was in Jacksonville some days this week. He is at present in the South for the benefit of his health. Hearing of the death of Mrs. Grant, and being in reach, he came to attend the funeral and thus testify his respect for an old friend of the days of lang syne. ---- ANNISTON News William James of this city died in Atlanta last Sunday. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 19, 1884 IN MEMORIAM OF MRS. ELIZABETH L. GRANT On the 8th of January 1884, in the still hours of the night, in the quiet of her own home, surrounded by her children and friends, Mrs. Elizabeth L. Grant, relict of the late lamented James F. Grant, breathed her last, in the sixty- sixth year of her age. Heart broken children and sorrowing friends stood by her bier and mourned for her as dead. "She is not dead but gone before." Her many womanly virtues and christian virtues will long live in the memory of this community with which she has been for so many years identified, and in which her good name has become a household word. Elizabeth L. Riley (the maiden name of Mrs. G.) was born on the 20th day of December 1818 in Washington county, Va., and in the year 1834 was married to J.F. Grant in Madisonville, Tenn., from which place they removed to Jacksonville in the year 1835. Those of us who can look back through the vista of an entire generation remember the charming beauty of her bright, young, motherly womanhood. She was then, and ever afterwards though life, the great light of the household. By a cheerfulness that knew no repression, despite the cares and anxieties of life, by an unselfish devotion to husband, children and children's children, she made home happy; and by a life long exhibition of the graces of charity and benevolence, she gave unmixed pleasure in her social intercourse with her friends and acquaitances. >From early girlhood, Mrs. Grant was an earnest, consistent, exemplary member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Her religion was pure and undefiled; higher, nobler, grander, more catholic than the ordinary religion of today. Her life illustrated a faith that looked up to God alone, a hope that looked foward to a Heaven to be won; and a charity of love that looked away from self to all the world beside, and no unpretending woman could contribute more to make the world better than she by her pure and bright example. Since the death of her beloved husband which occurred in 1878, her health has gradually declined, but even in the hours of sorrow and affliction,she manifested, at all times, the same gentle, lovely spirit which had characterized her whole life, and when she passed into a purer, better exisitence, it was with the calmness and confidence of a babe resting uon the bosom of its mother. "She sleepeth in Jesus." Her children, friends, society and the church mourn her loss, they bear the cross, she wears the crown, and is now reaping the reward of the faithful in a home where there is all light and all love. ---- LOCAL News Married on the 10th inst., by M.E. Ezell, J.P., at the bride's father's in Alexandria valley, Mr. A.F. Jinkins of this county to Miss M.A. Haney. --- MARTIN'S CROSS ROADS News There has been several deaths in this part of the county lately. Mr. J.P. Reynolds died a few days ago with pneumonia. Kitty Clark a colored woman, died with the fever. Rev. E. Martin, a very old man, died last Sunday and was buried today at Sulphur Springs. One by one the old pioneers are going. --- Mrs. E.T. Clark has been very sick with the fever. --- IN MEMORIAM OF JUDA KENNEDA Is is with the most heartfelt regret we note the death of Juda Kenneda, who departed this life after 18 years of painful suffering, on the night of January 1st, 1884. For the last twenty-seven years she has been cared for by Mr. Geo. Leach and family. She had been a faithful member of the Methodist church for sixty-three years and her conduct was always that of a person who was a follower of the meek and lowly Jesus. While her many friends mourn her loss they feel that it is her eternal gain. G.W.L. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 26, 1884 ANNISTON News Mrs. James, relict of William James who died in Atlanta a few weeks since, died in Factory Town last Monday morning. She had Consumption. --- MARTIN'S CROSS ROADS News Married, Jan. 20th, by E.M. Reid, J.P., at the residence of the bride's mother, Mr. James T. Yates of Campbell county, Ga., and Miss Ellen C. Moody of Martin's Cross Roads, Calhoun County, Ala. --- Mr. S.F. Morris of Morrisville died with pneumonia in St. Clair county the 21st inst., where he was building a merchant mill for Mr. Thomason on Canoe creek. He leaves a wife and five little children. The grief stricken family have the heart felt sympathy of the entire community. --- PEEK'S HILL News Pink Pruett and Miss Mattie Gilliland were married last Sunday. Mr. Gilliland gave them dinner and a fine dinner it was, too. Everything good and the writer was a participant. --- J.T. Martin of Gadsden has been on a visit to his mother-in-law Mrs. Trimble. He looked well. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, FEBRUARY 2, 1884 CHOCCOLOCCO News Mrs. S.A. Blackman has recently moved into our vicinity from Polk county, Ga. and has bought the John Borden residence. --- Married, at DeArmanville on Jan. 23rd by Elder J.A. Scott, Willie C. Borders and Miss Alma DeArman, daughter of J.T. DeArman. They boarded the train the next day for Texas, proposing to make it their future home. --- JENKINS News John Patrick, the deaf farmer of our valley has built a tram road from a bed of rock on the mountain to Choccolocco creek and down the bank of the same to a point where he wishes to build a brick wall. He has a nice tram car and hauls rock in a hurry. --- J.C. and C.M. Watson celebrate their silver wedding on the 20th of January 1884. --- OXANNA AND OXFORD News In Justice Court last Monday, Monroe Birdsong was arraigned, charged with assault with intent to murder. He was found guilty of assault. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, FEBRUARY 9, 1884 ALABAMA News Some days ago we read in The Lafayette Sun of an account of a brutal crime against a white woman by a negro in Chambers county, and Tuesday's dispatches announce the hanging of the man by a mob of about fifty men. The negro was at a mill with a turn of corn. While he was there, Mrs. Striblin left the mill on her way home. As soon as he got his corn ground, the negro started out on his mule in the direction taken by the lady. Overtaking her at a lonely place, he assaulted her and then attempted to kill her with his knife, but her screams brought assistance and he fled. He was captured and brought before her and she identified him. He was placed in jail. Saturday night he was taken from the jail and hung to a tree. Although he denied his guilt, it appears to be clear. His mule tracks were traced to the scene of the outrage and a portion of his bride rein was found on a bush, where he had hitched the animal and which was broken off in his haste to mount his mule and fly when he heard help approaching. The condition of Mrs. Striblin is very critical and her life is despaired of. --- LOCAL News The case of John Laney of this county charged with the murder of a man named Black, in the southwestern part of the county some years ago, was called Friday last and went to the jury on Saturday night. The jury were out all Saturday night through Sunday and until Monday when they came up with a verdict of man slaughter in the second degree and sentenced to a fine of five hundred dollars and hard labor for the county for one year. Under this sentence, Laney will go to John T. Milner's Coal Mines in Jefferson county, this county having the contract with him. ---- The case of Dick Cohely, a white man charged with the murder of a man in the northern part of this county a year or so ago, was given to the jury on Tuesday and resulted in a verdict of acquittal. The evidence was circumstantial. ---- CHOCCOLOCCO News Jasper C. DeArman has been quite ill for nine days with spinal meningitis. Very little hope is entertained for his recovery. --- T.A. Davis of Davisville has located a blacksmith and woodshop in this place and has it in full blast. A Mr. Gann has also located a blacksmith shop in this place. --- G.W. Cannon, a fine boot and shoe maker has also located in this place. --- MARTIN'S CROSS ROADS News Mr. L.J. Morris has gone to finish up the Mill that his brother L.F. Morris was building when he died. --- Married, February 3rd by Rev. J.H. Hones, Mr. D.B. Burns of Calhoun county and Miss Rebecca Young of Talladega county. --- DEATH OF A PROMINENT LADY in Thomasville, Georgia Mrs. Green T. Dodd of Atlanta, and consort of Green T. Dodd of P. & G.T. Dodd, wholesale grocery merchants, died in Thomasville at 10 o'clock p.m. on the 28th inst. Mrs. Dodd was in declining health for quite a while, finally Consumption intervened, and the dreadful disease triumphed. Mrs. Dodd was distinguished for her many qualities of heart and mind and was followed to Oakland cemetery by an immense concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives. I have heard that the Dodd Bros. are ex-citizens of Calhoun county, Ala., and that Weaver's Station is their old home. J.F.H., Jan. 30, 1884 ---- ALABAMA News Thos. A. McDonald, the wealthiest man in Coosa county, died at Rockford rather suddenly some days ago. --- F.S. Stanton, a worthy young man of Geneva county was killed while rolling logs in Escambia creek last Saturday. A number of heavy logs rolled over him and mashed him into the earth. --- G.D. Phillips of DeKalb county was seriously, if not fatally, hurt by a falling tree last Saturday. He was passing where two men were chopping. As he got opposite, the tree fell, killing both his mules, smashing the wagon and hurting him as related above. --- A seven year old daughter of Frank Bush of DeKalb county was burned to death some days ago by her clothing catching on fire. --- The negro Scip Holly who killed Mr. Luther Sealey in Tuscaloosa county some days ago, has been captured and lodged in jail. Lynching was talked of but prevented by old Mr. Sealey, the father, who wanted the law to take its course. ---- HOMICIDE IN OPELIKA; JAMES ABERCROMBIE FATALLY STABS HENRY HART Columbus Enquirer-Sun Information of a most unfortunate homicide in Opelika reached this city yesterday. The facts are as near as we can learn from that place are as follows: About the time of the arrival of the passenger train from Montgomery, a negro porter was engaged in carrying trunks from the hotel to the baggage room on a pair of trucks. James Abercrombie, son of Judge J.J. Abercrombie of Opelika (Ala.) was standing in the way of the trucks and the negro, and the negro requested him to move, whereupon Abercrombie became incensed, drew his knife and cursed the negro. The porter left the trunk and went in search of Henry Hart, the marshall of the place. In the meantime Abercrombie walked over to the baggage room and placed himself in the way again, and when the negro requested him to move, he refused to do so. At this juncture, Hart came up and placing his hand on Abercrombie's arm, told him he wanted to see him a minute. Without a word of warning, Abercrombie plunged his knife into Hart's shoulder near the neck, severing an artery. Hart walked off thirty or forty feet and fell, and died in an hour, or an hour and a half after receiving the stab. Hart did not have his pistol when he was stabbed and it is supposed that he had started for it when he walked off and fell. Abercrombie was at once caught by two negroes who took his knife from him. A gentleman who was standing on the platform of the passenger car when the fatal stab was given, says that it was with great difficulty that two able bodied negroes were able to hold Abercrombie, and that it was necessary to strike him a severe blow across the knucks to get the knife out of his hands. Abercrombie was immediately arrested and placed in prison. The unfortunate affair has cast a gloom over Opelika and is deeply regretted by all who know the parties. Abercrombie is a young man and belongs to an old and honored family. We are told that at times he displayed evidence of having an unsound mind and the terrible act which he committed yesterday is attributed by some to that fact. Hart was a comparatively young man and it is said that he was a faithful and fearless officer. ---- LOCAL News Henry Hammond, an old negro man of this place, who has been in jail for passing counterfeit money, was taken out Tuesday on account of sickness but died in a few hours after reaching his home. It is said that the U.S. officer who arrested him and put him in jail took him from a bed of sickness. We do not know whether this is true or not but if it is, it was a most inhuman act. ---- Friday morning, the case of James Nabors, charged witht he murder of Mr. Spradlin, a U.S. Revenue Officer, was called and a jury empaneled. The killing of Spradlin, according to reports, did not grow out of a discharge of his duty as a revenue officer, but in a strictly personal rencounter. At this writing, the trial is in progress and the Republican will go to press before the result will be known. ---- Wednesday began the trial of Jack Evins and Willis Evins and Wm. Sumner, white, charged with the killing of Wm. Spence, white, near Alabama Furnace on the Calhoun side of the line, not long ago. It was continued until Thursday night when it was given to the jury. At this writing the jury are out making up a verdict. THE VERDICT: Friday morning the jury rendered a verdict of Acquitting Willis Evins and sentencing of Jack Evins and Wm. Sumner to twenty- five years in the penitentiary. ---- PEEK'S HILL News John Wilkins is happy; it is a fine boy. --- Albert Stevenson was also happy a week or two ago; it was a boy too. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, FEBRUARY 16, 1884 ALABAMA News A white man named Chesnut who murdered a negro two years ago in Montgomery has been arrested in Texas and delivered to the authorities in Montgomery. His captor got $200. reward that was offered for him. --- Car Webb, who shot the three Wilborn brothers in Jackson county a short time ago, has surrendered and will stand his trial. --- Peter Lyman, a colored man of Clark county was killed by a falling tree some days ago. He and another man were felling the tree. As the tree began to fall, he stepped off to drive a cow away when the tree fell on him and killed him. --- DESPERATE KIDNAPPER KILLED BY A PURSING SHARPSHOOTER Savannah, Ga., Feb. 8th On Thursday morning, Jacob Worthington, a wealthy turpentine farmer of Madison, Florida, awoke to find that during the night his two children, a team of horses and $500. in money had been stolen. Suspicion pointed to a white laborer, whose whereabouts a search failed to reveal. Collecting an armed band, Worthington started in pursuit without delay and upon arriving at Boston, Ga., late last night, learned that the kidnapper had passed through the town with his plunder just a few hours ahead of him. Hard riding brought the pursuers in sight of the fugituve at two o'clock this afternoon at a rocky gorge on the bank of the Chattahoochee river, known as Finulga Bluff's or the Devil's Glen. Gaining the rocks, the kidnapper drew his revolved and threatened to kill the first man who dared approach him. One of the pursuing party, which had been joined by the Sheriff of Brooks county, fired at the desperado and several shots were exchanged without effect. The kidnapper then placed the children between himself and his pursuers, threatening to kill them if he was further molested. While he was delivering the harrangue, however, Mr. Oxendine of Thomas county, an ex-Confederate sharpshooter, unobserved, pressed his Winchester rifle to his shoulder and shot the desperado dead before he was aware that he was under aim. The children and horses were recovered unharmed but the money had not been found. ---- LOCAL News Died, at her home near Gadsden on the 3rd inst., Mrs. Amanda Woodall, wife of Wily Woodall, aged 27 years. She was a most estimable lady and leaves behind her a large circle of mourning friends. Her relatives have the deep sympathy of all their acquaintance. ---- STATE OF ALABAMA, CALHOUN County Chancery Court, Feb. 14, 1884 Jeff Prestidge vs. Martha Ann Prestidge In this cause it is made to appear to the Register by affidavit of S.D.G. Brothers, complaintant's Solicitor, that the said defendant Martha Ann Prestidge is a non-resident of this state and that her particular place or residence is unknown to the affiant, and further that in the belief of affiant, the said defendant is over the age of twenty-one years. It is therefore ordered that publication be made in the Jacksonville Republican, a newspaper published in the town of Jacksonville, Ala., for four consecutive weeks, requiring her, the said Martha Ann Prestidge to answer or demur to the bill of complaint in this cause by the 15th of March 1884, or within thirty days thereafter a decree pro confesso may be taken against her, the said Martha Ann Prestidge. This Feb. 14, 1884. Wm. M. Hames, Register in Chancery Court ---- NOTICE - - - My wife Melinda having without cause, left my bed and board, therefore, all persons are notified that I will not be responsible for any debts that she contracts. R.M. Hanna Feb. 11, 1884 ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, FEBRUARY 23, 1884 PEEK'S HILL News J.H. Gilliland has gone to Hebron where he and Mr. Archer have opened up R.R. shops, where they have a contract for all the work from Broken Arrow to the junction. Mr. Gilliland is a first class blacksmith and always guarantees to give satisfaction. --- THE CYCLONE; Reports of Its Great Injury to Life and Property Last evening a terrible clycone swept across the line of the E.T. V & G. Railroad beyond Cross Plains. The telegraph wires were not working and we could get nothing directly from the places involved. The following statements are gathered from officials and from persons on the incoming mail train last night as all the information accessible: >From Cross Plains we learned that the tornado passed three miles to the north with great damage to life and property. Among the killed are Wilson Johnson, two of L.M. Parker's children, Mrs. William Jones, and four children of Mr. Nixon. Forty or fifty people are wounded, some fatally. A schoolhouse at Goshen was literally demolished. The teacher Allie Johnston had a skull crushed and every pupil was more or less hurt. It is impossible to obtain a full list of casualties as the country is in a great state of excitement. The tornado is known to have extended several miles up the valley. CROSS PLAINS, Ala., Feb. 20th Mr. Editor, A most destructive cyclone passed through Goshen Valley on the evening of the 19th inst., destroying many lives and thousands of dollars worth of property. It commenced at some point between Cross Plains and Harris's, perhaps four or miles below Cross Plains; passed throught he section off county known as the coaling section. It struck old man Evans' dwelling about two o'clock, swept it away and wounded him and wife and daughter seriously. Also blew down the barn of B.F. Savage. Next it struck W.L. Johnson's place and swept away every house on the place. Mr. Johnson was killed instantly and his wife seriously, probably fatally hurt. Nearly all of his stock are killed or wounded. Everything is swept away. Mr. Sloan Johnson's house was also blown away and his wife is supposed to be fatally injured. The dwelling house and barn of Mr. Simpson Johnson were blown to pieces but the family escaped. Mr. Johnson was at work in his shop which was blown away and he was very seriously hurt. At this writing he is not rational. Mr. Allie Johnson was in the school room about two hundred yards from his dwelling, together with about thirty children. This house was also blown away and nearly every one of the children sustained injuries, some receiving cuts on the head and face and others with broken legs and arms. Mr. Johnson himself, received several very dangerous cuts on the head, one extending entirely around the head. His condition is very critical. The school house being situated in a grove, many children sustained injuries from falling limbs of the trees. The tornado then struck the dwellings of Mrs. N.C. Jones and Lamar Parker, sweeping them entirely away. Mrs. Jones and two children of Mr. Parker's were killed. Mr. Parker and wife were at a neighbor's when the storm came and escaped unhurt. Everything on these two places was completely destroyed. It next struck the residence of John Stewart, blew away half of it and unroofed the other half. No one was injured. Next, Mr. John Poe's house was swept away. The family were at Mr. Frank Stewart's and escaped unhurt. Next, Mr. Aderhold's place was struck, and half of his residence blown away but no one hurt. Next, Mr. Aiken's house was blown away and three of the family, among them Mr. Aiken, were killed. Next, Zach Brown's house was blown away and himself and one of his sons killed. The storm continued in a northeasterly direction but up to this writing, have not learned anything of the damage further on. Everything in the track of the storm was completely destroyed and the ground was swept as clean as a floor. Just after the storm, with the wounded all muddy and wet and bleeding and houseless, the scene beggared description. The people of Cross Plains did everything they could do to allevaite the sufferings of the wounded, and for many miles around there were sympathizing friends who came and administered to their wants. At this writing, committees are at work hunting up the needy and raising money and supplies to meet their wants. Truly, Mr. Editor, the like never happened in our country before. The whole thing happened in the "twinkling of an eye" and ruin and devastation now appear, where twenty four hours ago, were happy homes and peace and contentment. Many sad hearts are bowed with their weight of grief and sorrow, but sympathizing friends are near to do all in their power to minister to their wants and sustain them in this dark hour. A reporter. ---- FROM A MAN WHO SENT TO THE SCENE We gather the following from a gentleman who sent to the scene of the storm about Goshen the day following. He says: As the northbound Passenger arrived at Cross Plains, three of four horsemen, with faces livid with excitement and their horses dripping with foam, rushed into the village and gave the news with broken accents. All of the physicians in the town at that time, Drs. Hughes, Little, Condon and Teague, hurried, with many other citizens, to the scene of the disaster. What met their vision on riding into the Goshen valley no pen can describe. Where large, two story houses had crowned the knolls of the valley, nothing was left but a few timbers. Within the space of four or five miles by one half mile wide, fourteen or fifteen persons were killed and many more will die. No less than 50 or 60 are wounded and the loss of property cannot be repaired with $50,000. The following is a list of killed, so far as ascertained at present: KILLED Wilson Johnson, aged 77 Mrs. Wm. Jones, aged 60 Two of Lamar Parker's children, aged 2 and 4 Stephen Aiken, aged 91 Mrs. Aiken, aged 81 Miss Theresa Aiken (age not listed) Zach Brown and sons (ages not listed) Solomon Guin and a young man thought to be his son (ages not listed) A man near Rock Run was also killed, name not given WOUNDED Mrs. Johnson, wife of Wilson Johnson, fatally Sloan Johnson and his children, severely Mrs. Sloan Johnson, fatally Simpson Johnson, internally Mrs. Alice Johnson, on head Jesse Evans and wife, badfly wounded Miss Amanda Allsup, leg broken Jimmie Gear, part of chin cut off T.M. Gear, face and leg Lon Aiken, timber driven into his hip; fatally hurt Milt. Aiken, ankle broken John Aiken, scalp wound Selina Aiken, badly wounded Sallie Aiken, badly wounded Jimmie Oliver, fatally wounded Wm. Pruitt, badly wounded Charles Pruitt, badly wounded W.H. McLean, arm broken And many others, whose names could not be ascertained. INCIDENTS A man named Digby had his hosue blown over the heads of his wife and children and not one sustained a scratch. D.F. Aderholt had his residence destroyed, all but one room and his family were left untouched. A gentleman who witnessed the storm says that it picked up Mr. Wilson Johnson's house and carried it several hundred feet high in the air and then dashed it to the ground, shattering it into a thousand atoms. A son of Wilson Johnson passed through Jacksonville on Wednesday night and here, for the first time, learned of the storm and of the death of his father and other dear relatives. He departed hastily to what was once his home, heart broken and in the deepest distress. He had been out hunting a stolen horse, or most probably he would have been in the storm and killed. --- MARVELOUS ESCAPE A school house, new and well built, sat upon a hill right in the center of the village of Goshen and also in the center of the path of the storm. When the tornado came it picked the school house up and literally threshed it to pieces. In it were Mr. Allie Johnson, the teacher and twenty-five children, none of whom were killed, though all were more or less injured. The following persons in the school house were most seriously injured: Allie Johnson, teacher, skull crushed Fannie Holcomb, leg broken Stella Johnson, feet mashed Ida Prater, leg broken Jennie Ray, skull fractured Knox Prater, injured internally Mattie Johnson, bruised All the others were less seriously, though badly injured. --- ALABAMA News Mrs. Stribling who was outraged by a negro in Chambers county and had her throat cut by him, for which he was lynched, died some days ago after lingering two weeks in great agony. ---- Mrs. Frank Logue and Mrs. G..S. Banks died in Anniston recently. --- Mr. Giles Jarroll of Cleburne county was dangerously cut by a brother of his some days ago. --- A little son of Mr. Rosenberg of Cullman county was accidentally killed by the premature discharge of a gun in the hands of a brother, some days ago. --- Mrs. Oliver of Etowah county was dangerously gored by a cow some days ago. --- Mr. Parker Patton of Green county got a hundred dollars reward for the capture of Scip Holly, who murdered Mr. Sealey of that county and gave it to the wife of the murdered man. --- LOCAL News We received a pleasant call on Tuesday from our old time friend, R.O. Randall of Atlanta. He was here on a visit to his daughter Mrs. Jno. M. Caldwell. --- JENKINS News Mr. Thomas Love came over on the 7th to claim his bonny bride Miss Julia C. Carey and has left the boys lamenting over lost opportunities. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 1, 1884 LOCAL News Married, at the Jacksonville hotel on Thursday the 28th inst., by Rev. J.F. Smith, Mr. Robt. H. Middleton of Roswell, Ga., and Miss Fannie A. Moragne of Jacksonville, Ala. Mr. Middleton was formerly a resident of Gadsden where he met his bride. We congratulate him on his success in winning one so charming and at the same time domestic, one possessing to so eminent a degree the grace of mind, heart and person that render a woman loveable. Some of the friends of the parties from Gadsden were present to witness the nuptials and bid them goodbye before their departure for the home of the bridegroom. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 8, 1884 LOCAL News Mr. John Dickinson, aged 82 years, died at the home of his son, Elisha Dickinson, in this county, on Thursday the 28th day of February. The immediate cause of his death was a severe cold from which in his exteme age, he was unable to recover. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 15, 1884 E. & W. JUNCTION News We will soon have a post office with Mr. W.D. Nixon as postmaster. --- LOCAL News Miss Kate Greer, sister of Mrs. John H. Caldwell of this place, died in Fayetteville, Tenn. the 6th last. Miss Greer had lived much of the time with her sister here in the past years; was universally esteemed and beloved in this community, and the annoucement of her death was received by her friends here with the deepest sorrow. She was a lady of a peculiarly sweet and happy disposition and by her gentleness, amiability and engaging manners, made friends of all with whom she associated. Her memory will long be cherished here by many hearts that loved her. ---- Friday morning, Mr. Wyly Carpenter, one of the best men in Calhoun county, called and renewed his subscription with the remark that he had never failed to do so each year since the Mexican war, or about thirty-seven years ago. --- GRAYTON Community News Mrs. Mollie Meharg is the best cook in the county, or so the Parson says, and he is boarding there. --- WHITE PLAINS News Dr. B.S. Evins has just returned from a call he made to Dr. Camp of Edwardsville who is very low. --- White Plains is out of a blacksmith, since R.W. Wells left for Texas on the 6th inst. --- ANNISTON News John Murphy, a worthy citizen living near this place, died last Monday. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 22, 1884 LOCAL News Mr. G.T. Duke, a former resident of Calhoun county, and who was born and raised at Cross Plains, writes us from Centreville, Bibb county, this state, that he has built himself a nice little steamboat with which he plies the Cahaba River from Centreville to Selma. The vessel is named "Duke" and he is her captain. She carried 100 bales of cotton. We are glad to note this stroke of enterprise on the part of Mr. Duke and hope it may prove highly profitable to him. --- CHOCCOLOCO News Capt. Jno. Oliver and family from Douglasville, Ga., moved into our town last week. --- GRAYTON Community News Mr. Rhodes the section boss, was thrown from a hand car last Saturday and very seriously hurt. It is quite likely that his wounds will prove fatal. --- MARTIN'S CROSS ROADS News Rev. T.K. Trotter is very sick with the fever. It is thought by some that he will not recover. --- PEEK'S HILL News J.G. Willingham died last Thursday the 13th inst. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 29, 1884 LOCAL News Mrs. Davis, sister of Hon. Thos. A. Walker of this place, died at the residence of the latter here Sunday. She was quite aged, and some weeks ago was stricken with paralysis from which she could not recover. Mrs. Davis was a woman of great strength of character, like her brother, and until the day she was suddenly stricken down, possessed in wonderful degree, both her strength of mind and body. She was greatly esteemed in this community and her death is universally lamented. --- Mr. Newman, an old gentleman who has lived a long number of years on the mountain east of this place between here and White Plains, died Sunday last. It is said he was over a hundred years old. For many years he and his aged wife have lived alone at that place, being the receipient os the kind charity of their nearest neighbors and people of this place. The wife is left alone in her old age and her case appeals in the strongest terms, the sympathy of the charitable and benevolent. ---- LIST OF PENSIONERS IN CALHOUN County The following list embraces all those drawing pensions from the FEDERAL Government in this county. The list is from the proper department at Washington and gives the name, post office address, the cause for which pensioned, the amount drawn each month by each pensioner and the date of allowance: Richard McCarthy, Anniston, wounded in left hand, $4. Nov. 1865 (war not stated) James Trammel, Choccolocco, survivor of the War of 1812; $8., May 1872 Matilda Trammel, Choccolocco, widow of soldier of the War of 1812, $8., Dec. 1881 Spyvy Cannon, Jacksonville, survivor of the War of 1812, $8., May 1872 Sarah Dobbs, Jacksonville, widow of soldier of War of 1812, $8., Nov. 1878 Millie Davis, Jacksonville, widow of soldier of War of 1812, $8., July 1878 Elizabeth Griffin, Jacksonville, widow of soldier of War of 1812, $8., April 1880 Jane Ford, Jacksonville, widow of soldier of War of 1812, $8., Oct. 1878 Elizabeth Pruett, Jacksonville, widow of soldier of War of 1812, $8., Nov. 1868 Fanny Montgomery, Jacksonville, widow of soldier of War of 1812, $8., Sept. 1879 Lucinda Kirby, Jacksonville, widow of soldier of War of 1812, $8., May 1879 Milly Lane, Ladiga, widow of soldier of 1812, $8., Dec. 1874 John L.W. Davis, Oxford, disease of eyes, $6. (war and date of allowance not stated) Lucretia Burns, Odcord, disease of eyes, $8., May 1879 (war and not stated) ----- LOCAL News FROM "THE SELMA TIMES" on the death of Mrs. L.F. Davis Mrs. L.F. Davis, the mother of Mrs. C.J. Clark of this place and the sister of Judge Thomas A. Walker of Jacksonville, died at the latter's home on Sunday evening and her remains were brought here last night for interment. She was in the 77th year of her age and died of paralysis. She was a lady of strong character and had been a devoted, active christian for many years. Judge Walker was left so unwell that he could not attend the funeral. The Selma Times. ---- Miss Lydia Weir, an almost lifetime resident of Jacksonville, died at the home of Mr. Harper where she was boarding, Wednesday evening at three o'clock. She was the last of her immediate family. For many years she had been an invalid and her death was not unexpected to her friends who knew her state of health. She was a lady of pure christian life and amiable character and her death is much regretted in this community, in which she had many friends and not one single enemy. --- MERRELTON Community News Mr. Robert McCain, one of our oldest and best citizens, generally keeps the boys laughing with his dry jokes. --- OHATCHIE News Mr. W.M. Lonegan of this neighborhood, died the 22nd with typhoid pneumonia. Another good man has gone. The bereaved family has our sympathy. --- Died on the 23rd, Mrs. Sanford Walker. The bereaved family has our sympathy. --- MORRISVILLE News Mrs. Dora Walker died the 22nd inst. She leaves a husband and one little child. The sorrowing husband has the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community. --- CHOCCOLOCCO News Married in Choccolocco on March 25th, by Rev. J.A. Scott, Mr. W.W. Grisham and Miss Diana Hughes. --- File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1122gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 40.0 Kb

Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for NOV., DEC. 1883 1883 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net September 26, 2006, 12:15 am The Jacksonville Republican 1883 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM " THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for NOVEMBER 1883, DECEMBER 1883 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 3, 1883 ALABAMA News >From "The Selma Times", newspaper: " One of the oldest citizens of our county, Patrick Chisolm, died near Harrell's Cross Roads on Oct. 3rd, age 83. In 1818 he walked from South Carolina to this county and settled on the Cahaba, 11 miles west of Selma. In 1822 he married Kate Craig, who still survives him. He raised a large family, not one of whom has every removed from this county. He was a conistent and worthy member of the Associate Reform Presbyterian church for 61 years. " ---- >From "The Opelika Times" newspaper: " Near Gold Hill, this county, Richard Whitaker shot Abram Nunn, the ball taking effect under the left arm and coming out in the breast. Death ensued instantly. It seems that whiskey and jealousy were at the bottom of the affair. " ---- CHOCCOLOCO News Miss Cadie Weaver, one of Weaver's Station's most charming girls is visiting her sister Mrs. Hattie Scarbrough. We are always glad to see her in our midst. She lends a charm to soothe some of the aching boy's hearts or at least we like to think so. --- WEAVER'S STATION News Mr. George Chandler, son of David Chandler, who, one week ago was walking around among us in apparent health and strength, died Monday morning at his father's house on Mr. V.L. Weir's place with dropsy. --- ALLSUP Community News We will soon say farewell to two or three of our best neighbors; Messrs. Jasper Sewell, G.B. Nabors and Wm. Rhodes who will start for a distant land in Texas. It makes us feel lonely as the time draws near. --- NEWSPAPER issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 10, 1883 BENEATH THE CEDARS LIE MANY HEROES OF THE TENTH ALABAMA The following considerate letter from a christian gentleman of Virginia is gladly given place in these columns: MANASSES, PRINCE WILLIAM CO., VIRGINIA Oct. 27, 1883 To Editor: " Dear Sir, Near Bristoe Station on the Virginia Midland Railroad, there are about one hundred graves of the Tenth Alabama Regiment. They are in a grove of small cedars which have come up since the men were buried. The old cedars were cut to make head boards. I felt impressed with the thought that perhaps some parents or friends heart has wondered where their loved were lying, and concluded if it would be of any consolation, I would take the trouble to get as many names as I could and send them to you for publication. The following is the list I obtained. Many of the boards are gone and some had no name while others had been worn too indistinct to read: Allen, R.A. Adams, W.P., Co. A., 1861 Barr, T.A., Died August 23, 1861; aged 22 years, 5 months and 12 days Booxar, J.O. Coleman, S.L. Cravys, J.W. Davis, Cyrus Dunlap, R.G. Dickinson, W.H. Born February 1, 1841; died August 10, 1861 Gardner, L.S. Died October 12, 1861 Haines, S.H., Co. E. King, B.F., Co. G. King. W.W. These two are brothers and were buried at the same. Beneath the inscription are the initials "A.F.H." On W.W. King's board is "By A.F.H." Leatherwood, J.E., Company D., died September 8, 1861. This is on a brown stone and well executed. Martin, J.F. Manters, J.F., died September 9, 1861, aged 21 years, 4 months and 12 days. Nunnely, W.D. This is on stone. O'Neal, J.T. Plexco, J.L. Ponder, M. Patterson, J.M. Pike, H.W., died October 17, 1861, aged 24. Pike, W.H.H., died September 20, 1861, aged 20 years and two months and no days. These are side by side. Prichett, F.D., Co. E., died September 19, 1861, aged 22 years, 2 months and 15 days. This is on brown stone, perhaps the best stone in the cemetery. Sprinkle, C., Co. H. This is remarkably plain. Sims, J.F., Co. D., died September 20, 1861. Tuck, C. Vaugh or Vaughn, J.M. Watking, D.F., Co. G. Weaver, J.W. Ward, W.M., Co. D., died October 3, 1861. Perhaps it would be well to have them removed to Manassas cemetery as that is about to be fenced in. Should you publish this, I wish you would send me a copy of your paper. Any information I can give I will do so. I am the pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at this place. Address: Rev. W.T. Schooley, Manassas, Prince William Co. Va. " Something of the history of the regiment to which these dead heroes belonged will be interesting reading in this connection. This history is a most glorious one, showing, as it does, a career of sacrifice and bravery rarely equalled in the annals of warfare. The Tenth Alabama was organized in Montgomery on the fourth of July 1861 and in July went to Virginia. In that state all of its struggles were located and in that state where so many of its members lie buried, it earned its glorious record. At Winchester, Va., it was brigaded with the Ninth and Eleventh Alabama, Nineteenth Mississippi and Thirty-eighth Virginia, under Gen. E. Kirby Smith and went first under fire at Drainsville where the regiment lost 21 killed and 64 wounded. In the campaign on the Penisula, it became under the guns of Yorktown and was vigorously shelled. Then it fought at Williamsburg and lost eight-five killed and wounded. At Seven Pines, being held in reserve, the command suffered but little, but in the battle of Gaines' Mill and Frazier's Farm, it was badly cut up, losing over two hundred killed and wounded. At the second battle of Manassas, the regiment lost about thirty men and at Harper's Ferry it sustained another loss, about one half the regiment of two hundred being killed or wounded. The winter of 1862-63 was passed without serious casualty, but afterwards at Salem, when sustaining the shock of Gen. Sedgwick's corps, there was a loss of 120 out of a regiment of 400 men. Again at Gettysburg the men were mowed down by fifties. There was hot fighting next year for the gallant Tenth at the Wildnerness and at Spottsylvania, the respective losses being 50 and 60 killed and wounded. After this followed the second fight at Cold Harbor with its record of 20 killed and wounded. The month of June and August 1864 saw the regiment at Petersburg, at Hatchet's Run, at High Bridge, where the losses were 20 and 30 men. The retreat and surrender at Appamattox closes the history of this brave body of men. There were ten officers and 208 men present. One thousand four hundred and twenty-nine names had been at different times placed on the rolls. Of these, 300 fell in battle, 180 died of disease and 249 were discharged or transferred. Such is the history of the regiment; that noble band which has its representatives yet among the living, and yet other representatives lying hidden beneath the sod of the Old Dominion. ----- LOCAL News Mr. Jerry Langston, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Calhoun county, died at his home in the northeastern part of the county a few days ago. With him goes another of the old landmarks, the pioneers of this county. The community in which he lived so long will miss him much. ---- MARTIN'S CROSS ROADS News Walter Morris, a brother of E.G. Morris and I.G. Morris, died on the first day of November at the residence of E.G. Morris at Morrisville. --- MACK Community News Mrs. Noah died the 4th inst. at the advanced age of 93 years. --- KEARNEY Community News Henry Hudson, a negro workman at the quarry, got his leg so badly mashed by a falling stone that it had to be amputated. He will likely die. --- MIDDLETON Community News Mr. George Cothren is very low with the fever. --- Mr. Coot Hamilton who was reported dead last week is still living, but very low. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 17, 1883 LOCAL News J.J. DeArman found a watch on the square last week, advertised for the owner in the Republican Saturday and found him the same day and returned the property. --- BERA Community News Mr. G.W. Peterson is very sick with pneumonia. --- Mrs. Emma Wilson, daughter of J.S. Canada, whose life has been despaired of for days, is thought to be some better. --- B.P. Bynum is building a new residence on Coldwater. --- CHOCCOLOCCO News The wife of our fellow citizen W.F. Jordan died last week and was buried at Harmony church. She was an estimable christian woman and a member of the Baptist church. She leaves a host of sorrowing relatives and friends. --- W.W. Hughes had a protracted corn husking last week, lasting for two days and two nights. --- Our popular and clever as he can be Depot Agent, J.B. Thompson, has donned a new suit of clothes; lookout girls! --- DAVISVILLE News Mrs. Davenport of Bowdon, Ga., has been visiting our village, the guest of Mr. B.F. Logan. --- Mr. B.F. Logan and family left here the 4th inst. for Sand Mountain. --- OAK LEVEL, Cleburne County News Items Jack Steed's wife is dangerously ill and being treated by Dr. White. --- Rev. Robt. M. Howell has gone to Birmingham to join the North Alabama Conference. --- Mr. Martin from Tallapoosa will locate his steam saw mill near Oak Level soon. --- ALABAMA News THE LEE FAMILY; Reunion of A Family in Which THere Have Been One Hundred and Ninety-Five Grand Children (The Birmingham Age) The Lee family has so long been identified with this county that many of them are well known to the old citizens of this and adjoining counties. The old gentleman, Mr. Needham Lee, immigrated to this county and settled in Cahaba valley about the year 1818 from the state of Tennessee. Here he made his home and reared a family of eleven sons and six daughters, all, except one of whom, in turn, reared numerous families, the average number of children to the family being thirteen. Needham Lee thus had one hundred and ninety-five grandchildren. The majority of these are still living and themselves have large families. Of the eleven sons, there are six living, whose average age is 65 years. The other five lived to a great age. Of the six daughters, three are living, their average age being 65 years. The oldest son, W.C. Lee, is still living at the advanced age of eighty-eight years. His home is in Etowah county, Alabama. He is stout and able to do good work on the farm. He can plow all day, pick 100 pounds of cotton per day and do almost any kind of work on the farm. Colonel Lee has been a consistent member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church for sixty-two years. This remarkable family met Tuesday, 26th of October at Helena, Shelby county. The meeting was a happy occasion. Congratulatory addressed were delivered by Rev. Ballou and Dr. W.B. Cross. Few families have enjoyed so much of life as the Lee family. ---- ALABAMA News The oldest man in Pike county is said to be Thomas Grimes of Spring Hill. He is 106 years old, according to the Troy Messenger. --- An unfortunate rencounter occurred Saturday between Mr. Wm. H. Price and Mr. James Peder near Muscle Shoals Canal in Lauderdale county. Several shots were exchanged with double barrel shot guns. Mr. Price was severely wounded, five buck shot taking effect upon his person. His physicians consider his wounds doing well, though dangerous. --- Clint Houston, an empoyee on the A.G.S. Railroad, in attempting to jump from the train at Tuscaloosa on Thursday of last week, was killed. --- Mr. Thomas Joseph, a resident of Montgomery since 1836, died in that city Sunday morning last. --- Rev. E.T. Winkler died at Marion last Saturday. He was a distinguished Baptist preacher. --- James and Thomas Neily went to the house of Hiram Cooley in Marshall county a few days ago and called him out to settle a dispute. One of the parties struck him on the head and he now lies senseless and is not expected to live. --- In Marshall county on the 24th inst., Joe Dowdy and a companion, both drinking, went to the house of Wm. Barnes and demanded admittance, which was refused. They then broken open the door and shot young John Barnes dead. They loitered in the neighborhood all next day and dthen went, it is supposed, to Trion Factory. --- George Patterson, while felling timber in Crenshaw county a few days ago was killed by a falling tree that lodged in its descent. --- LOCAL News Married, at the M.E. Church in Jacksonville, Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock by Rev. J.B. Stevenson, Mr. J.V. Surratt of Gaffney City, S.C. and Miss Lizzie M. Linder of Jacksonville. The attendants were Mr. W.W. Whiteside and Miss Jessie Woods; Mr. E.G. Caldwell and Miss C. Robertson; Mr. Jas. Gunnels and Miss Lula Hammonds, and Misses Maggie and Mattie Linder, two younger sisters of the fair young bride. The church was crowded to the utmost capacity long before the hour set for the marriage ceremony, by friends of the bride's family. The marriage ceremony was solemn, beautiful and impressive. Miss Willie Borden was at the organ and played as only this accomplished lady musician can. At the termination of the ceremony, the near relatives of the bride and groom and attendants, officiating clergyman and ushers gathered at the residence of Mr. H.F. Montgomery, a brother-in-law of the bride, where a most sumptuous table was spread in honor of the happy occasion. On Thursday, the newly married couple left for the home of Mr. Surratt in S.C. ---- Mr. Irvin Martin, an old and honored citizen of this county, was in Jacksonville on Tuesday for the first time in months. He has been in bad health and his friends will be glad to learn that he has recovered sufficiently to get out even so far as this place from home. He is one of the few old landmarks left from among the early settlers. Such men as he and Mr. G.W. Humphries who is now in his 84th year, are growing rarer with each year, and while it is bound to be son in in the inexorable nature of things, it is to be deplored. These honored old men are the salt of the earth.. ---- JENKINS Community News Alvey Mote, only son of S.S. and Varina Mote, died the 10th inst. --- MARTIN'S CROSS ROADS News Mr. J.R. Gillchrist died at his home in Morrisville the 8th inst. He was 81 years old and had been a citizen of Calhoun county over 40 years. Another one of our old pioneers is gone. --- Mr. George Cotheran is very low with the fever and it is feared that he will not recover. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 24, 1883 LOCAL News Mr. H.A. Armory of Jenkins community, this county, has gone to Texas to visit his brother. --- Sam Hunt, the genial and clever member of the old 10th Alabama Regiment was in Jacksonville on Tuesday and had a regular hand shaking all around with the old soldiers of that command. He settled in Virginia after the War and has done well we learn from other parties than himself. He was very popular with the boys of that glorious old regiment because of his obliging nature and not one of them but were delighted to meet him. --- Mack and Squire McCain, negroes, got into a difficult at a festival in Germania community, this county, one day last week with another negro whose name we did not learn. Foster Adkins, colored, attempted to part them and was severely cut in two places with a razor by one of the McCain negroes who has since fled the country. --- Jake Irving shot and killed Richard Simmons near Talladega on Monday last. Simmons was shot while at supper through a window and fell dead over his wife. Irving says he shot Simmons because the latter swore falsely against him in a hog stealing case some time ago. Irving is in jail. Both are negroes. --- MARTIN'S CROSS ROADS News Mr. J.D. Setliff says that his happiness is complete; it is a bouncing baby girl. --- Mr. W.C. Hagins has rented Maj. T.W. Francis' Mill and will move there soon. --- Mr. R. Nolen is coming back from Cherokee county. He will take charge of J.P. Laney's Mill. --- WEAVER'S Community News A little child of J.L. and Mrs. Turk came very near falling into a boiling pot of soap last week. The little fellow was terribly scalded, but rescued from a dreadful death by his watchful mother. He is doing well and bears his pains heroically. --- Mrs. Reaves, mother of J.H. Reaves and E.G. Reaves, died near this place last week. --- PEEK'S HILL Community News J.T. Wilkins has just recovered from a two weeks spell of sickness. --- Mrs. Fannie Gore has moved to Hebron where she will soon commence a school. --- Mr. Jeff Pentecost returned from Cherokee last Monday with his beautiful bride. --- Mr. W.S. Pentecost has removed to Duke Bros. at Shiloh to take charge of their business. --- ANNISTON News A man by the name of Copeland of Augusta, Ga., died here last week. He was here without a friend, though he received the closest attention from Dr. Bullard. --- OXANNA Community News Mr. L.F. Cody of Oxford has gone with his family to Florida. --- Mr. Williams, a foundryman and excellent citizen of Anniston died last week. --- Mr. F.F. Murphy and Mrs. N.L. Ingram were married in Anniston at the residence of Marshall Hunter on the 15th inst. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, DECEMBER 1, 1883 ALABAMA News A negro named Preston James was drowned in the lower Tallapoosa river in Elmore county recently. He fell overboard from a ferry boat. An oar was handed him but he tried to save his hat, which was floating downstream and lost his life thereby. --- The dress of Mrs. Martha Carter of Jackson county caught fire some days ago, while she was sitting before the fire, and she was so badly burned that she died the next day. Mrs. Oliver, her mother, was badly burned in trying to extinguish the flames. --- An officer of Marion county deputized Jas. Dodson to assist him in arresting William Stanford, who had insulted a Mrs. King. Stanford resisted and killed the officer, who was firing at him. Dodson then shot Stanford but was shot by Stanford at the same time. All three of the men were killed. --- Henry Rose, a colored preacher who murdered Henry Bates, also colored, some months ago in Dallas county, has been captured and is in jail. His mental sufferings are terrible beyond description. He refuses to eat or drink and notices no one. --- Mr. James Rodes of Greensboro was knocked over by the timbers of a bridge and killed some days ago. --- Nancy Williams, a colored "hoodoo" woman of Mobile has been committed to jail without bond or bail, charged with poisoning Isaac Taylor, colored, by giving him poisoned gumbo. --- LOCAL News Messrs. E.G. Caldwell and Alex Woods left for their orange grove in Florida on Tuesday and will be gone for the winter. --- Married, at the residence of Hon. A Woods in Jacksonville, on Nov. 26th., by Rev. J.M. McLean, Mr. W.J. Howell of Tallapoosa, Ga., and Miss Mamie Adams of this place. The bridal party left at once for the home of Mr. Howell in Georgia. He is to be congratulated. The bride is one of the gentlest and most loveable of her sex. Her amiability endeared her to all who knew her and the good wishes of all our people follow her and husband to their new home. --- MARTIN'S CROSS ROADS News Married, Nov. 25th by E.M. Reid, J.P., at the residence of the bride's mother, Mr. James G. Bennett and Miss Nancy S. Dowdy, all of Calhoun county. --- Mrs. J.A. Watson is very low with typhoid pneumonia at this time. --- CROSS PLAINS News Mrs. Noel Dudley died suddenly the 16th inst. --- John Kelly and Miss Ola Lumpkin were married on the 18th. --- Mr. P.S. Bedell and Miss Sallie S. Brewster were married the 22nd inst. --- NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters of executorship upon the estate of William Harrison, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned by the Hon. A. Woods, Judge of the Probate court of Calhoun county on the 23rd day of Nov. 1883, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate will be required to present the same within the time allowed by law or they will be barred. W.B. Harrison, executor, Mrs. M.A. Harrison, Executrix ---- PEEK'S HILL News Tom FInch has just returned from Texas and is now at his grandmother's Mrs. M.M. Finch. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, DECEMBER 8, 1883 ALABAMA News On Monday night last, an old man named J.H. Boyd was killed at Fairburn, Ga., by the train from West Point to Alabama. An inquest was held and the coroner issued warrants for Conductor Bell and Engineer Foster who were arrested with the train returned. The warrant charges them with the murder. The Montgomery Advertiser, the 30th. --- We learn that George Wilson of Franklin county died from the gun shot wound received at the hands of Young Hargett a short time ago. The bones of the arm were shatted by a charge of squirrel shot from the wrist to the shoulder. The difficult is said to have originated on account of reports by Hargett that Wilson had married a cousin of his whilest a suit by him for divorce from another woman was pending. The North Alabamian --- MURDER IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY - - - A man by the name of Matthews was shot with a gun and killed by A.C. Nichols near the narrow gauge railroad on the 27th ult. Nichols made good his escape and has fled to Utah. The Gadsden Times ---- MARTIN'S CROSS ROADS News Mrs. Emma, wife of J.A. Watson, died of typhoid fever on Nov. 27th and was buried at Morrisville M.E. church on the 29th; the Rev. Bartly Bynum conducted the burial service. She had been a member of the M.E. church from childhood, was a good woman, a kind mother and affectionate wife. Her place will be hard to fill. The bereaved husband has the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community. --- Mrs. Nunnelly, wife of D.H. Nunnelly, died Nov. 28th and was buried at Oak Bowery Baptist church on the 29th. The bereaved husband has the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community. --- Married, November 28th by E.M. Reid, J.P. at the residence of the bride's mother, Mr. W.T. Simpson and Miss Esabelle Preddy, all of Calhoun county. Married by E.M. Reid, J.P., on Dec. 2nd, at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Sylvester Cheatwood of Cleburne county and Miss Mary C. Boyd of Calhoun county. --- CROSS PLAINS News The last Cross Plains Post brings the sad intelligence of the death of Robert E. Brewster, second son of Rev. P.H. Brewster, by the accidental discharge of a gun in his own hands, while out hunting. He is described by the local paper as amost excellent young man. --- Jas. S.Sharp and family of Cross Plains have gone to Florida. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, DECEMBER 15, 1883 ALABAMA News Mr. R.R. Burton, a gentleman well known in East Alabama journalism and late one of the editors of the Edwardsville Standard, died at Carrollton, Ga., on the 5th inst., where he had gone to assist in the establishment of a paper. He was a brother of Judge Burton of Cleburne county, and a good man. Peace to his ashes. --- LOCAL News Mrs. Emma Morris, nee Miss Emma Forney, is visiting relatives here. She comes from her far distant home every few years to revisit the scenes of her girlhood and brighten the hearts that love her in old Jacksonville. --- Mr. Reed of Rome, Ga., has moved here with his family. It will be remembered that he married Miss Bessie, the daughter of Wm. Adams. --- DeARMANVILLE News Mr. John Hughes of Choccolocco and Miss Alice Garrett of DeArmanville were married some days ago, by Rev. A.F. Allen at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Franklin Garrett. --- An old man by the name of Hagin was killed on the Choccolocco railroad bridge by the down passenger train on the 11th. --- MACK Community News Rev. J.H. Vinson and D.G. Howell have gone to Texas, to make it their home. --- Married at the residence of the bride's father Rev. N.A. Wells, Miss Laura Wells to Mr. J.C. Pike, all of Calhoun county. (no date given). --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, DECEMBER 22, 1883 LOCAL News Mr. D.W. Wier of Texas is on a visit to relatives in this county. --- Married, by M.E. Ezell, Esq., on Thursday, Dec. 20th, William Harbin to Miss Mary Brown, all of Alexandria valley. --- Died in this place on the evening of the 19th inst., Daniel Brennen. We deeply sympathize with the family of the deceased in their sad affliction, especially with his widowed mother. --- JENKINS Community News Mr. H.A. Armstrong has returned from Texas, highly pleased with the country. --- Mr. Samuel Lafayette Cross and Mrs. Sarah Dovie Champion, nee Houck, were married on the 9th of this month by J.C. Watson, J.P. --- Mr. J.C. Pike leaves for Texas where he intends to spend the remainder of his life, if he likes it. We wish Johnnie and bride a long life and success in the Lone Star state. --- Mr. Mattison, the telegraph operator of this place is quite sick and has sent for a physician. --- Mr. Udolphus H. Nixon leaves for Cedartown, Georgia on a visit to his brothers next Saturday. We hope Udolphus will enjoy his trip hugely. --- OXANNA News Oxanna Tribune We witnessed a horrifying accident yesterday, where in a worthy old man lost is life. His name was Reuben Hutchings, aged 96 years. He attempted to cross the Choccolocco bridge of the Georgia Pacific, forgetful or else careless of the approaching passenger train. He had crossed over the creek and was transversing the trussel when his head began to swim and he knelt down to crawl. A young man working near by, seeing him and knowing that the west bound passenger train was due, went to his assistance and had raised him and was leading him hurriedly along when the train came rushing around the curve just below the bridge. The engineer seeing the young man whistled the danger signal and put on his brakes. The sound of the locomotive seemed to paralyze the old man who dropped on the cross ties and the young man vainly trying to raise him, pulled loose to save his own life, jumping off. Seeing the young man jump off the engineer thought the road was clear and not seeing the old man at all, let up the brakes and resumed his speed, and not until he was upon him did he discover the horrifying sight of the old man crouching between the cross ties. As quickly as possible he reversed the engines and stopped his train, but too late, the cow catcher had fished the recumbent form from the track, and carrying it to the embankment, dashed it aside like so much straw. The body was horribly mangled but mercifully the old man was stricken senseless and died in a few moments. Everything was done that pity could do, but it was of no avail. No blame can be attached to the engineer, a proverbially careful officer. It was a mysterious providence that led the old man, hale and hearty as he was, to his shocking death. The deceased was a worthy man, a good citizen, and his terrible death will cause a shock to many friends. ---- File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1121gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 27.6 Kb

Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for JULY, AUG., SEPT., OCT. 1883 1883 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net September 25, 2006, 11:47 pm The Jacksonville Republican 1883 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM " THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for JULY 1883, AUGUST 1883, SEPTEMBER 1883, OCTOBER 1883 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JULY 14, 1883 LOCAL News Mrs. John Journey of Rome, Ga., is visiting her sister Mrs. Adams of this place. --- Mrs. Jno. Cave, nee Miss Annie Lester, of Atlanta, is visiting relatives in this place. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JULY 21, 1883 LOCAL News It most deeply pains us to have to announce the death of George Wyly, son of Jno. M. and Amelia Wyly of this place. He died in Montgomery of the fever on Thursday. His death causes universal sorrow here. He was a very bright boy and much beloved by all who knew him. --- Mrs. Cobb, mother of Mrs. David Watkins of this place, died at Birmingham recently and was buried here on Sunday last. --- Mrs. Catherine Aderholt, wife of Jacob Aderholt, formerly of this place, died at Springville, St. Clair county, Monday last and was buried here Tuesday last. (note from transcriber: surname is spelled Aderhold in the obituary below) --- IN MEMORIAM OF MRS. CATHERINE ANN ADERHOLD On Tuesday last in the cemetery at this place, by life- long friends and loving hands, the mortal remains of Mrs. Catherine Ann Aderhold were entombed for rest, in a sleep that shall know no waking till the resurrection morn. Mrs. Aderhold was born in Fayetteville, N.C. on the 6th day of Oct. 1819 and died in Springville, Ala., on the 15th inst., in the sixty-fourth year of her age. She came with her father's family from her native state and about the year 1840 was married to Jacob Aderhold, then a citizen of Jacksonville, Ala., where she lived for many long years in a happy wedded life, till death invaded the home circle and robbed her of the companionship of a devoted husband. Her whole life was a beautiful illustration of true womanhood. She was an affectionate daughter, a loving, trusting and confiding wife, an anxious, watchful, tender and sympathizing mother, a genial, warm hearted, generous friend; but above all, a bright, cheerful and exemplary christian. During her long residence here she was a worthy member of the Presbyterian church and while sojourning with her children at Birmingham and Springville, she associated herself with the church of her choice by joining the congregation, respectively, in those places. Her last moments, like her whole life had been, were full of calm resignations and christian faith. Old time friends, and younger people of the village, who remembered the many virtues of this good woman stood with tearful eyes and mournful hearts beside the new made grave; but how utterly full of woe were the minds and hearts of the surviving children who gazed for the last time on "Mother". To such there is but one consolation; the night will soon pass and the morning will bring with it the renewal of light and life and a mother's love. C. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JULY 28, 1883 LOCAL News We regret to report the death of Elisha McClelen of Alexandria valley. He was one of the first settlers of this county and died at a ripe old age, enjoying to the day of his death the confidence and respect of his fellow citizens. He was twice elected tax collector of this county and did his work effectually and remarkably well. --- NEWSPAPER issue of Saturday, AUGUST 4, 1883 ALABAMA News Col. McEldery, one of the oldest citizens of Talladega county is dead. --- Samuel Pollock, a prominent member of the firm of Pollock and Co. of Montgomery, was drowned at Long Branch while bathing. He swam out too far to sea and was caught in a strong eddy. ---- LOCAL News Mr. Oscar Camp with a force of workmen, has fixed the reservoir so that it will hold water and the cry of fire would now not have the terror for our people that it would have had, if this neccesary work had not been done. There is a public spirit now existing in Jacksonville that is very gratifying. --- A negro boy, while bathing last week on one of the creeks near here, got beyond his depth and would have drowned but for the heroic conduct of Peter Hammond, a white lad, who witnessed the struggles of the negro. He unhesitatingly sprang into the water and brought the drowning boy to shore at the risk of his own life. We commend the incident to the special attention of the fanatics of the North who suppose the people of the South incapable of kindness to a negro. ---- FLOWERY YARD News Mr. Robt. Hearns and family are visiting Mrs. Rosa Broyles. --- Mrs. Jack Douthit of Gadsden is visiting relatives in this county. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, AUGUST 11, 1883 LOCAL News Mr. M. Menko of Atlanta, father of Mr. Julius Menko of Germania, this county, met with a serious accident which resulted in his death August 1st, after several days of intense suffering. In answer to a telegram, Mr. J. Menko reached his father before his death, but the parent was unconscious and never recognized him. He was much respected in Atlanta where he has been long a prominent business man. Some months ago he paid this section of the country a visit and won many friends by his frank and friendly manners. The Constitution of late date has this to say of his funeral: " The remains of Mr. Menko were interred in Oakland cemetery yesterday. The funeral procession was a large one, indicating the many friends Mr. Menko won during his life. The Masonic fraternity conducted the exercises. The procession moved to the cemetery at 4 o'clock and nearly every clothier in Atlanta was in it. Every clothing house in the city indicated their respect for the deceased by closing their stores during that time." ---- RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT ON THE DEATH OF W. ANDERSON Anniston Lodge No. 91., I.O.G.T., Aug. 4, 1883 Whereas it has pleased Almighty God in HIs wisdom to remove from our midst our beloved Bro. W. Anderson, be it resolved; That in his death we mourn the loss of one whose devotion to the cause of Temperance was conspicuous. Resolved; that his memory is dear to us and that we will ever cherish the name of W. Anderson as an earnest worker in the cause of Temperance, as an upright citizen and a friend that could be trusted. Resolved; that a page of our journal be dedicated to his memory on which shall be inscribed his name and day of his birth and death. Resolved; that a copy of these resolutions be presented to the widow of the deceased brother and a copy sent to the Jacksonville Republican with a request to publish same. J.V. Watkins Wm. Lambert J.M. Waters, Committee ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, AUGUST 18, 1883 DEATH OF MR. MARTIN MENKO Mr. Martin Menko died last night at 4:45 o'clock at his residence in this city, 62 West Peters street from injuries received last week. Just one week ago today Mr. Menko was in good health. On Wednesday he ordered his boy to bring his horse and buggy into his yard. When Mr. Menko started to get into the buggy to drive to town to his place of business he noticed that the boy had neglected to put the bit into the horse's mouth. Mr. Menko essayed to correct the boy's work but when he took the bride from the horse's head, the animal started to run. Mr. Menko was knocked down and seriously injured. He was carried into his residence and physicians hurriedly summoned. Everything was done for him, but his death occurred last night. Mr. Menko was well known in Atlanta. He came here in 1865 and entered the mercantile business. He made a wide circle of acquaintances and the annoucement of his death will be read with sorrow by many. Mr. Menko was sixty years of age. He leaves and wife and six children. The Atlanta Constitution ---- OBITUARY OF ELISHA McCLELEN Died, July 24, 1883 at his home near Alexandria, Alabama, Elisha McClelen, who had reached the ripe old age of 79 years, 1 month and 29 days. Up to a few days before his death he possessed mental and physical vigor to a remarkable degree for one of his age, having been able to perform manual labor one week previous to his burial and only four days before his death his intellect remained unclouded when he gave the sweet assurances of his acceptance with Christ. While expressing the deepest repentence, such as only a christian can feel, for his sins, he looked foward with faith and hope to a home in heaven and spoke with rapture of soon being able to meet in glory his son and daughter who died, the former five years and the latter two years since. He was born in Georgia, May 25, 1804, removed to Tennessee when quite a youth, thence came to Alabama in 1835, being one of the first settlers of this county. December 13, 1855 he was married to Miss Nancy G. Vandiver who survives him with six children. He professed religion in early manhood and united with the Baptist church and at his death was in full fellowship and communion with the church of his choice. During a long life he made the bible his almost daily study, and was consquently well versed in scripture, which he often quoted and which was to him a delightful theme for conversation. Mr. McClelen was not without his faults but in this world of sin and trouble where will we find a perfect man? Being open and frank in all is deeds, his frailties and foibles manifested themselves more frequently than if he had been of a more clandestine or dissembling nature, but no one ever repented more sincerely than he, when he felt he had done wrong. He was a kind, indulgent husband and father, a good provider for his family and an honest man. He was twice elected Tax Collector for Calhoun county and his eminent success in performing the duties incumbent upon the office has become proverbial in the county. He possessed many noble qualities that were fully appreciated by his friends and neighbors as was evidenced from the large and mournful concourse that attended his burial. His family has the heartfelt sympathy of a large circle of friends and acquaintances. "The pains of death are past, Labor and sorrow cease, And life's long warfare closed at last, His soul is found in peace." ---- ALEXANDRIA News Mr. H.C. Woodruff left for his home in Rome last Monday. He had been visiting relatives in Alexandria for the past three weeks and while here made many friends. --- Miss Maggie Linder is visiting her sister Mrs. A.J. Douthit of Gadsden. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, SEPTEMBER 1, 1883 LOCAL News Mrs. Watt. Privett of Memphis, Tenn., accompanied by her niece Miss Minnie Brooks, are visiting relatives here. --- On Sunday, quite a novel marriage occurred in Jacksonville. Mr. Andrew J. Berry of DeKalb county and Miss Fannie A. McClelen of this county, drove up in front of the court house in a buggy and were there quickly married by Hon. A. Woods, Judge of Probate. The couple sat in the buggy during the ceremony and Judge Woods sat on the balcony of the Court House. The ceremony occupied but a few minutes and yet a considerable crowd gathered about the spot before it was finished. Amid the congratulations of the spectators, the happy couple, at the conclusion of the ceremony, returned to Alexandria valley from whence the fortunate groom had brought his lovely bride. ---- STATE OF ALABAMA, Calhoun County Probate Court, Special Term, Aug. 27, 1883 This day came Wiley Carpenter, one of the administrators of the estate of Lawson Carpenter, deceased, and filed in court his application in writing and under oath, praying the court to grant an order for the sale of the land and town lot of said estate, for the purpose of distribution among those entitled thereto under the statues of Alabama; also one half undivided interest in a certain frame store house and lot on east side of public square in Jacksonville, all lying and situated in Calhoun county, Ala. It is therefore ordered by the court that the 6th day of Oct. 1883 is hereby appointed the day to hear and determine upon said application, and that notice thereof be given by publication for three successive weeks in the Jacksonville Republican, a newspaper published in said county, as a notice to: Sarah A. Hollingsworth and her husband Benton Hollingsworth, non-residents residing in Rusk county, Texas, post office Overton, Texas; and to all other persons interested, to be and appear at my office in Jacksonville, Ala., on said 6th day of Oct. 1883 and contest said application, if they think proper. A. Woods, Judge of Probate ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, SEPTEMBER 8, 1883 LOCAL News A telegram was received here Saturday last announcing the death of Wm. Clark, son of Nathan Clark of this county. He was Marshall of the town of Jacksonville, Texas and was shot in the discharge of his duty. We have no particulars of the killing. Mr. Clark moved to Texas directly after the War from this county. --- News has reached here of the serious sickness of Mr. George Crow who some months ago went from this place to Texas. --- The Anniston Hot Blast has found a man in Cleburne county who is actually one hundred and fifteen years of age. This fact was attested to by papers in his possession. (name not given.) --- Mr. Julius Menko will make his future home in Atlanta. We regret to give up a good citizen as Mr. Menke. May success attend him. --- Mr. Ben Broyes and family with Miss Lizzie Broyles of this county leave for their Texas home next week, after spending some time with relatives in this county. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, SEPTEMBER 15, 1883 This is the current list of Calhoun county, Ala., newspapers: The Jacksonville Republican The Oxford News The Cross Plains Post The Anniston Hot Blast The Oxanna Tribune ---- LOCAL News Gen. Harrison, an old and valuable citizen of Oxford, died on the 3rd inst. --- Gen. D.C. Turrentine of Gadsden, died on the 11th inst. He was one of the oldest citizens of Etowah county. --- Mr. Calvin Stewart, a good man and valuable citizen of Cherokee county, near Cross Plains, died some days ago. --- Married, Friday the 7th inst., at the residence of Mr. B.H. Denman by W.C. Crow, Esq., Dr. C.H. Montgomery and Miss Adelia J. Seymour. --- Mr. Seab Woodruff has rented the entensive farm and fine dwelling house of Mr. Jno. M. Crook in Jacksonville. Mr. Woodruff comes to Jacksonville to educate his children. Capt. Crook will travel next year. --- Mrs. Mollie Anderson formerly of this county but now of Florida, stopped over in Jacksonville with friends on her return from the Louisville Exposition, the first part of this week. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, SEPTEMBER 22, 1883 LOCAL News Mr. Hosea Dean of Alexandria was in Jacksonville on Monday, fresh from a long trip through Virginia. He looks much improved in health. --- Maj. Jno. M. Wyley, the model general freight agent, was in town Wednesday, looking after the removal of his family to Montgomery. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, SEPTEMBER 29, 1883 DEATH OF COL. RUTLEDGE Colonel Henry A. Rutledge, formerly a citizen of Jacksonville, but of late years of Talladega county, died at his home near Alabama Furnace, last Sunday. He was the grandson of two signers of the Declaration of Independence, both his father's father and mother's father having signed that immortal document. He was a gentleman of the old school, courtly, scholarly, every inch a gentleman. He died at a ripe old age, full of the love, confidence and respect of his fellow men. In a future issue his death will be noticed more fully. --- DEATH OF MR. R.L. LOGAN OF WETUMPKA Wetumpka, Ala., Sept. 21st The body of Mr. R.L. Logan, who is though to have committed suicide yesterday morning by drowning, was recovered at 6 o'clock this evening. Mr. Logan was seventy years old. No cause is known for his act. He was a member of the firm of Logan and McMorris and has been connected with the business interests of Wetumpka for forty years past. --- LOCAL News We are glad to learn that Rev. W.R. Kirk, pastor of the M.E. church at Oxford, is recovering from a severe spell of inflammatory rheumatism and will soon be well enough to start for Hot Springs, Arkansas, from the waters of which he hopes to find entire relief. --- Our friend, Mr. E.G. Robertson of Oxford and Miss Rouncie Stroud of the same city were married the 18th inst. We extend congratulations. --- Quite a romance has developed at Anniston. Mr. R.T. Pace and Miss Val Boyer, both of Anniston, were affianced. Last May they took a ride to Colder Water Spring and were there married. The strictest secrecy was enjoined on all parties who witnessed the ceremony and the fact did not leak out until last week that they were married to each other. There was much surprise in Anniston over the annoucement of the marriage, and congratulations were freely bestowed by friends of the romantic couple. --- ADVENTURES OF A MEDAL Following the Mexican War, the state of South Carolina distributed silver medals to members of the immortal Palmetto Regiment, among others, to the family of Benj. F. Mattison, a member of the regiment who fell at Chepultepe. This was carefully preserved by the family, but during the late Civil War, a Federal soldier plundered the residence of Mrs. Brownlee, in this county, and among other things, carried off the medal. Thus, it remained lost nearly twenty years. Some two months ago, the Adjutant General of South Carolina received notice from a jeweler in Nashville that he had the medal, which he had bought for old silver. The Adjutant General purchased it of the jeweler at once, and set about to find the proper parties to whom he should return it. Through Gabe Mattison of South Carolina, he learned that LaFayette Mattison of this place was the party to whom it should go, and a few days ago, it reached him, and one of the best railroad men in the South now carries with him this badge of honorable distinction of a gallant kinsman. ---- KILLING OF WM. CLARK Some weeks ago we mentioned the death of Wm. Clark, son of Nathan Clark who lives near this place, in the discharge of his duty as Marshall ofJacksonville, Texas. We gather the following particulars of the difficulty in which he was killed from the Austin, Texas Daily Statesman. Mr. Clark removed from Calhoun Co. AL to Texas directly after the War: Jacksonville, Texas., Aug. 28th - - - - A desperate fight with forty-four calibre pistols at about three paces occurred here late yesterday evening between the city Marshall, W.A. Clark and a man whom he was trying to arrest named Nick Temple, recently from Arkansas. Some ten or twelve shots were exchanged in rapid succession, only one taking effect, striking the marshall in the abdomen. Temple retreated into his brother's residence and secured a shotgun and charged the Marshall about the distance of one block but was prevented from doing further harm. He then returned to his father's house and defied the officers and crowd outside, refusing to surrender. An entrace was effected, however and he was brought out and placed under strict guard. The excitement and indignation ran high among the many friends of the marshall and no doubt they felt like dealing summarily with the prisoner. Good order was, however, soon restored, and the prisoner was taken to the jail today by Deputy Sheriff Bottom. The present condition of Marshall Clark is very critical, the bullet as yet not having been found. He was a good officer and has done much to rid our town of evil doers. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 6, 1883 OBITUARY OF HENRY A. RUTLEDGE Deep was the affliction sent upon his daughter's home at Silver Run, Ala., by the death of Col. Henry A. Rutledge. even upon the threshold of his 79th year he passed away, without any apparent trace of bodily or mental suffering, at peace with his Maker and his fellow man. Col. Rutledge was born at Charleston, S.C., Aug. 8, 1805, grandson of Edward Rutledge and Arthur Midddleton of South Carolina. He moved from Charleston to Tennessee in 1817, thence to Alabama in 1833, taking up his abode in Talladega where he practiced law for a number of years. In course of time, however, he gave up the practice of this profession, finding other avocations more congenial. The last few years of his life have been passed entirely within his own family, partly owing to his natural love of retirment but more especially to the loss of a beloved wife. Few minds, perhaps,stood less in need of outward stimulus to action, few had so richly stored themselves with a the treasures of classic thought. A scholar of rare literary attainments, he was widely known, admired and sought by many friends. In all the relations of life true to his post, most beautifully of all did he fill those of his own household; there he was the great center around which all moved in harmony. Although it was late in life before Col. Rutledge had the opportunity given him of ratifying his baptismal vow at the alter of confirmation, yet never did his life fail to exemplify those rare virtues of childlike faith, singleness of mind, chivalrous courtesy and christian kindness. Many absent friends would have enjoyed to see the old man once more but he could remain no longer; the full time was come, and like the golden grain ready for the husbandsman he was gathered into the garner of his Lord. ---- TRIBUTE OF RESPECT IN THE DEATH OF J.M. MILLS Ohatchee Lodge No. 380 Whereas, it hath pleased the Supreme Grand Master of the Universe to remove from the Lodge on earth to the Lodge in Heaven our beloved brother J.M. Mills, who departed this life on the 25th day of August 1883; therefore be it; Resolved 1st; that we feel the great loss we have sustained in this event. Bro. Mills was so faithful to all and every interest of the Order of Masonry; so wise in counsel, and so exemplary in life, that his death has created a vacuum that will hardly be filled by another, yet we bow in meek submission to our Supreme Grand Master in Heaven, knowing that he doeth all things well. We will miss him in the future meetings of our Lodge but we will endeavor to emulate his many virtues, cherish the memory of his good name and endeavor to meet him in the Supreme Grand Lodge. Resolved 2nd; we tender our sincere sympathies to the bereaved family of our lamented brother and pray God to comfort and sustain them under this trial. Resolved 3rd; that this memorial be spread upon the minutes of the Lodge, also a copy sent to the Jacksonville Republican for publication. Resolved 4th; that we wear the usual badge of mourning thirty days. M.B. Jelks W.R. Akridge E.H. Griffin, Committee ---- MARTIN'S CROSS ROADS News Mrs. S.S. Wakefield is very low with dropsy. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 13, 1883 HOMICIDE IN CALHOUN Monday, Messrs. Stewart, Jones and Nunnelly brought a negro man to Jacksonville from Middleton and lodged him in jail here. On inquiry, it was learned that his name was Si Crook and that he was charged with the killing of John McClure, another negro. From all accounts, Si Crook, Jno. McClure and Woodward Crook, also another negro, were engaged in a game of cards at or near Middleton, when a difficulty arose. Both men united against McCLure. Woodward Crook struck him with a rock and Si Brook shot him with a pistol and killed him instantly. Si was caught but Woodward Crook is still at large. We have at this writing only the most sparse details. The facts when brought out may make things better for Si, but the impression now is that the deed was without excuse and that it will go hard with him. ---- WEAVER'S LOCALS Mrs. Douglas, after spending some time in Covington, Ga., visiting her children, has returned home accompanied by Mr. Eddie Farmer, her son, who will remain awhile with relatives and friends. He and a brother are successful merchants in Covington. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 20, 1883 REPORTED MURDER IN CLEBURNE COUNTY, Not True There is a rumor here that Mr. Joe Roberts, the Sheriff of Cleburne county, was killed by an escaped convict, whom he was trying to arrest, some days ago. We trust it may turn out to be untrue. Since the above was in type, we have received the following which explains itself: Edwardsville, Ala., Oct. 10, 1883 Mr. L.W. Grant; The report that Sheriff Roberts was killed is all a mistake. ---- LOCAL News Arthur Skelton has recovered from a severe spell of erysipilas. --- A correspondent from Martin's Cross Roads corrects a statment in the Republican last week relative to the killing of John McClure, a negro at Middleton. The evidence disclosed the fact that the parties were not playing cards as stated. Si Crook and Bill Coker, colored, quarreled about a pocket knife and some boxes of snuff. Si Crook shot at Coker. John McClure, in trying to quell the difficulty, aroused the anger of Si Crook and a fuss ensued in which Crook shot McClure, killing him instantly. Woodward Crook, mentioned last week as an accomplice, had nothing to do with the difficulty in which McClure lost his life. It appears that he and McClure had a difficult all their own, which resulted in nothing serious. On preliminary examination he was not held to bail for murder, but probably for an assault with a weapon or a rock, perhaps as first stated. ---- Mrs. J.S. Wakefield, a most estimable lady, died at her home on Cane Creek, near Martin's Cross Roads, on the 10th inst., after a protracted illness. Her loss will be severely felt and her place in society and the church cannot be well filled. ---- Mr. George Howard returned to his father's home on Cane Creek a few days ago from Arkansas where he has been living several years. --- Mr. Jerry Langston who lives near Bethel church in the northern part of the county and who has been sick with paralysis, is reported as improving at this writing. --- Miss Alice Smith has removed from Cross Plains to Yadkin county, N.C. --- We learn that a Mr. Chandler died on the Mays place some miles from Anniston some days ago, after a long spell of sickness. --- Mr. Johnston, the photographer who recently died at Anniston, had his life insured for two thousand dollars. --- Mr. Daniel Broyles anticipates making Texas his home this fall. --- V. Farmer was severely stabbed by Frank Foster at Patona last Sunday. --- Peter Brown, colored, was fatally shot in Cross Plains on the 17th by Ike Alexander, colored. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 27, 1883 DEATH OF WM. CLARK A private letter from Texas, in relation to the death of Wm. Clark, which event was noted in the Republican at the time, says: " He went to arrest a fellow by the name of Nick Temple who was carrying a pistol. The fellow retreated some distance, Bill following him. When he found that he could not catch him, Bill stopped and told him that it was all right, he would get him some other time, and then turned to leave him. At this juncture, Temple shot at him. Bill then drew his pistol and turned toward him and commenced firing. The second shot that Temple fired struck him in the bowels and this was before Bill had made his first shot. Both men fired until they had emptied their pistols. Bill then handed his pistol to a man and walked away and told his friends that he was killed. Temple went to get a shot gun to follow him, but he was arrested by the citizens and is now in jail at Rusk. He was shot on the 28th and I reached him on the 30th. I had a good Presbyterian minister to talk and pray with him. He said he was not afraid to die and was cool, calm and conscious to the last. He kissed and told his family and friends goodbye and in five minutes he was dead. He was much loved by all his neighbors and friends. We buried him at the Jacksonville grave yard. I selected his last resting place. " ---- DEATH FROM OPIUM Monday, James Isham, a workman with Lawson Weaver, died at the house of the latter, in this place, from an overdose of opium. The deceased came to Jacksonville only a few days ago from Oxford where he had worked with Mr.Fowler two years or more. He was addicted to drink at intervals and when he came here he was just recovering from a spree. Before leaving Oxford he bought a piece of opium about the size of a hen egg. When last seen by a member of Mr. Weaver's family, it was reduced to the size of a small bird egg, showing that he had taken a considerable quantity of it in a short time. Sunday he reported that he was feeling well, and spoke of taking a walk but did not go out. Sunday evening he was discovered to be somewhat under the influence of the drug but not sufficiently so as to arouse alarm. Monday he was discovered to be very much under its effect, and every known remedy was tried to arouse him and counteract the deadly drug, but without success. Shortly before his death he was sitting up and apparently conscious. Suddenly, he sank and died. The dead man has a mother and brother in Talbot county, Georgia, in good circumstances. It will be a comfort to them to know that he had every attention during his last illness that could be possibly shown him, by kind hands, and that he had a decent burial. Mr. Weaver telegraphed to Mr. Fowler when he died and the latter came to attend the funeral. This man was an entire stranger in Jacksonville and has no claim in the world on any one here, outside that of our common humanity, and yet he was treated as kindly and tenderly as if he had been surrounded by his own family, thanks to the christian charity of the good people among whom he fell. ---- LOCAL News Mary Crook, a colored woman, died of child-bed fever on Tuesday. She was a good and kindly conditioned servant woman. --- DeARMANVILLE News Mr. Franklin Garrett near this place cleared an old field of three acres and planted it in cotton and watermelons. To this date he has sold $218. worth of watermelons, the cotton will pay for clearing, fencing and cultivating the land. --- MIDDLETON News Mrs. R. Page died on the 17th inst. of Consumption. --- Jobe Bird shot and killed Wm. Linley last week. The killing was caused by whiskey. --- Mr. N. Belton's family have all been down with the chills and fever. J.N. Belton and wife are down also with the chills and fever. --- A very sad accident happened a few days ago to Mr. Buck Phillips. His hand and arm was caught in a gin and so badly damaged as to necessitate amputation. --- MARTIN's CROSS ROADS News Miss Eleanor Burns died at her home at Turner's quarter on the 19th inst. of typhoid fever. She had not been sick but a short time and her death was very unexpected. Her loss will be felt by neighbors as well as the community. The grief stricken family have the sympathy of the entire community. --- Mr. J.T. Reidinger has sold his farm and is preparing to move to the Sand Mountain, DeKalb county. --- CROSS PLAINS News Mrs. Eveline Stewart is seriously sick. --- Mrs. Emeline Green living near Hurricane Creek Mills is seriously ill. --- File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1120gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 31.9 Kb

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Cleburne-Calhoun County AlArchives Marriages.....Howell, Annie W. - Wilson, J. J. December 27, 1882 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace (Teal) Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net September 24, 2006, 11:54 am "The Jacksonville Republican" Jacksonville, Calhoun Co., Alabama NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 13, 1883 Married at the residence of the bride's father Rev. W.B. Howell in Cleburne county, Ala., on the 27th Dec. 1882 by Rev. J.F. Leak, J.J. Wilson of Calhoun county and Miss Annie W. Howell. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/cleburne/vitals/marriages/howell260gmr.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 0.9 Kb

Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for JAN., FEB., MAR., APR., MAY., JUNE 1883 1883 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net September 24, 2006, 4:58 am The Jacksonville Republican 1883 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for JANUARY 1883, FEBRUARY 1883, MARCH 1883, APRIL 1883, MAY 1883, JUNE 1883 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 6, 1883 LOCAL News Married, at the residence of the bride in Oxford by Rev. J.C. Wright on Dec. 25th, Prof. J.W. Borden of Jacksonville and Miss Adelia McPherson of Oxford. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 13, 1883 ALABAMA News A serious shooting affray occurred in Lebanon last Wednesday the 27th ult. in which Sam Bullard was killed and Henry Jacoway was seriously wounded and F.M. Baxter and Dave Bullard slightly wounded. The two Bullards had been selling whiskey on the sly in Lebanon, and the citizens wishing to put a stop to it had them arrested on a charge of violating the local option law. Thos. R. Jacoway was at the head of the movement and this so enraged the Bullards that they came into Lebanon on Wednesday and finding Jacoway, leveled their guns on him, compelled him to disarm himself, and then announced their intention to kill him then and there. About this time, Mr. Baxter came up and seeing the situation fired on the Bullards who returned the fire, wounding Baxter in the hip. Several citizens then came to the rescue and the firing became brisk and general. Pistols, shotguns and rifles were brought into play. Many shots were fired and Sam Bullard was instantly killed and Dave Bullard was wounded in the mouth and probably elsewhere but managed to get away. The dead man was carried to Rising Fawn the next day and buried. The same evening, Henry Jacoway, a brother of Thos. Jacoway went to Lebanon to see his brother. Arriving after dark, he saw his brother at the house of a man named Baxter, and mistaking him for the other Bullard he went to the house with the intention of capturing him. Meeting Baxter in the yard, he ordered him to throw up his hands, which Baxter did. He then asked Baxter who was in the house and Baxter said it was Tom, but Henry, thinking he was Bullard, said "Tell him to come out here." Jacoway in the house, thinking it was Dave Bullard asking for him, fired on his brother from the door, seriously wounding him. All had passed so quickly and all were excited, and it was only after Henry was shot that the mistake was discovered. Henry's wounds are not dangerous. He owes his life to the fact that the gun was loaded with small shot. This distressing accident is the most unfortunate part of the affair. While the dififculty is regretted by all, the citizens of Lebanon could not do otherwise. The Bullards came from near Rising Fawn and are noted as desperate characters. The Sheriff went to arrest Dave Bullard the next day, but he got word of the visit and escaped. The Fort Payne Journal ---- LOCAL News Married, on the 4th instant at the residence of D.A. Cary, by the Rev. J. Potter, Mr. J.R. Andrews and Miss Sell ? Cary. --- Married at the residence of the bride's father Rev. W.B. Howell in Cleburne county, Ala., on the 27th Dec. 1882 by Rev. J.F. Leak, J.J. Wilson of Calhoun county and Miss Annie W. Howell. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 20, 1883 OXFORD News Mr. W.P. Crook, a worthy and respected citizen of Alexandria and one well known to the people of Calhoun county, passed from this vale of mortality through the suffering of death at 11 o'clock a.m., Jan. 1st, 1883. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved relatives and especially to the two sons that are left with no parental care to guide them through the troubles of life. Thus some hearts are sad and weeping that the merry scenes of Christmas might have made happy. ---- LOCAL News Mr. Jas. G. Nesbit, an old and honored citizen of this county, died at his home in this place Saturday last, after a long and painful illness. He was a brother of Drs. J.Y. and Wm. M. Nesbit of this place. Deceased leaves a large circle of warm friends as well as a large family to mourn his loss. They have the warm sympathy of our entire people. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 27, 1883 LOCAL News Last week we made a mistake in announcing the death of W.P. Crook. It was a typographical error and should have been W.W. Crook. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, FEBRUARY 10th, 1883 ALABAMA News John Vandiver of Talladega was recently killed in a difficulty with two young men named Bethea. Vandiver it seems had made some slight remark to his younger brother about the Betheas which within itself was insignificant, yet it was reported to them, when they called upon Vandiver and demanded a retraction. Upon his refusal, one of them struck him, which blow Vandiver returned but then received two stabs which resulted in his death. It is a sad and distressing case and goes to show that men ought to be careful in restraining their passions. --- OBITUARY OF ARCHIBALD O. STEWART Archibald O. Stewart was born in York District, S.C. on Nov. 5, 1805. He died at his home in Texas on Jan. 3, 1883. This short record tells the beginning and the end of the busy life of more than an ordinary man. When quite young he moved with his father from South Carolina to Morgan county, Georgia where he grew up and was married. In 18_2 (?) he moved to Cherokee county, Ala., where he lived for 32 years and accumulated a fortune, which was swept away by the War. Though sixty one years of age, he bore his misfortune with philosophate coolness and gathering the remnant of his once vast fortune about him, struck out for the West, and pitched his tent in the state of Texas, boldly confident of his ability to hold his own with the struggling spirits of that comparatively new country. The winter fell he in with the company of which Mr. Stewart formed a partnership with and traveled with it to Texas, they knowing that the boldest and most confident spirit of that party was he. In early life he had professed religion and was a member of the Presbyterian church at the time of his death. Loving his church, he was very liberal to it. Loving his Savior, he was a friend to the poor. Bold, adventurous, large hearted and a consistent christian, he was such a man as men admire in life and mourn bitterly in death. Peace to his noble ashes. A friend. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, FEBRUARY 17, 1883 STATE OF ALABAMA, Calhoun County Probate Court February 10, 1883 East and West Railroad Company of Alabama vs. the heirs of Wiley Woodall, dec'd, and the heirs of David Treadwell, deceased In the matter of the application of said East and West Railroad company of Ala., for the condemnation of lands of said parties, respectively, for a right of way for its said Railroad. Notice to: John Woodall and Walter Woodall, non-residents, residing in the state of Texas Wiley Woodall and Walter Woodall, non-residents, residing in the county of Etowah, Alabama, heirs at law of Wiley Woodall, Sr., deceased; Nancy Hurt, wife of C.G. Hurt and Emanuel Treadwell, non-residents, residing in the state of Texas Jas. W. Treadwell, non-resident, residing in the state of California Teletha Fulks, wife of Isaac Fulks, and Jane Mooney, wife of Philip Mooney, non- residents, residing in the county of Etowah, Ala., You will hereby take notice that on this day and at this term of the court said Railroad company filed its petition in writing, representing that it is a body corporate under and by the laws of Alabama and has been unable to contract with said parties for said right of way, and prays that a jury be summoned and empaneled to inquire into and assess the amount of damages and compensation, if any, it should pay for the right of way to the extent of 66 feet over and through the lands of the estate of Wiley Woodall, deceased, and for right of way over and through the lands of the estate of David Treadwell, deceased. And further you will take notice that the 12th day of March 1883 is appointed the day on which to determine the damages and compensation, if any, which said Railroad company should pay to said parties respectively for said right of way aforesaid over and through their said lands. You and each of you shall therefore appear at my office in the court house of said county in Jacksonville, Ala., on the said 12th day of March 1883 and contest and defend against said petition if you think proper. A. Woods, Judge of Probate ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 3, 1883 LOCAL News Died, in this place the night of the 25th inst., after an illness of some weeks, Alfred Hoke. Mr. Hoke was one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Calhoun county, having been among the first of a colony from North Carolina who settled this portion of the county. He was a very quiet, unobtrusive man, who lived above reproach and who was universally respected. Thus has passed away another of the old landmarks of our county. ---- Died, Feb. 12th at Fort Payne, in DeKalb county, Gillam Souther, from an injury received on the Ala. & Chattanooga part of the Cincinatti Great Southern Railroad. Mr. Souther was one of the early settlers of Calhoun county and resided at his place until within a few years since which time he has lived at Gadsden and Fort Payne. He was a truly good and honorable man and was most highly respected for his christian virtues. He leaves a daughter and grandchildren at this place, who have the warm sympathies of our community. ---- Married, on the 22nd inst., at St. Luke's church in this place by Rev. J.F.Smith, Mr. John F. Watkins of Faunsdale, Ala. and Miss Carrie Abernathy of this place. The happy pair took the train immediately for the home of the bridegroom. Beautiful, loveable and accomplished, the departure of the fair bride will leave a void in the society of Jacksonville that will be hard to fill. The devoted friends of her girlhood home follow her with heartfelt prayers that her life may be one long dream of happiness, unalloyed by a single care. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 10, 1883 LOCAL News Married at the residence of the bride's father Dr. J.B. Cowden on Thursday evening, March 1st, by Rev. Crockett Godbey, Mr. H.W. Woolf of Knoxville, Tenn. to Miss Claude Cowden of Cross Plains, Ala. Miss Lucy Woolf, Mrs. Skinner and Mrs. Cleveland of West Ala., sisters of the groom, were present. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 17, 1883 ALABAMA News Messrs. Wm. M. Bethea and Sumpter Bethea, held under a charge of murdering Jno. M. Vandiver on the 20th of January, were brought before Hon. Wm. H. Thornton on habeas corpus on the 2nd inst. and after an extended examination of the facts and elaborate arguments, occupying six days, the judgment of the court was rendered last Thursday, admitting Mr. Wm. M. Bethea to bail in the sum of $2000. and denying bail to Mr. Sumpter Bethea. From the high positions held by the deceased and the accused, a deep public interest was manifested over the trial, and the court room was daily thronged with people listening with breathless interest to the facts as testified by the witnesses and the exhaustive argument of the great array of counsel in the cause. The Talladega Mountain Home ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 24, 1883 LOCAL News Mr. Wm. Anderson and also Miss Hanna, both living in the western part of this county died on Wednesday and were buried on Thursday. --- The sale of the property of R.D. Williams, deceased, took place here Monday and was largely attended by parties from all parties of the county and things generally bought at good prices. --- Died, at his home in this county on the 15th inst., of paralysis, Henry McBee, aged 65 years. He had lived to the time of his death forty years or more in Calhoun, once representing the county in the Legislature, and was much respected as a good man and useful citizen. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist church and his virtues as a christian gentleman were of the highest order. He leaves a wife and children and a large circle of friends to mourn his loss. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 31, 1883 A HOTEL AT ANNISTON Samuel Noble of Anniston, Ala., was in the city yesterday perfecting arrangements for the construction of a handsome brick hotel at Anniston. It is to be on the order of the Old English Inn, Queen Anne style of architecture. It will be three stories high and contain in the neighborhood of 100 rooms. Should the plans of Mr. Noble be carried out, Anniston can boast of the most elegant hotel to be found in any small town in the South. The Atlanta Constitution ---- LOCAL News We are sorry to announce that Mrs. G.C. Ellis who has been dangerously sick for some time is in a very critical condition. Some of her relatives have been telegraphed for. --- Hon. E.H. Allen, a prominent physician of Oxford, died at his home the 23rd inst. He had been in ill health for a year or more and the annoucement of his death will be be unexpected to his friends. In 1876 Dr. Allen was elected to represent Calhoun county in the state Legislature and he discharged the high trust with honor to himself and the good of his constituency. In the ordinary course of events he should have lived longer to benefit and bless mankind, for he was not an old man at the time of his death, but God willed it otherwise. He was much respected throughout the county and his death is a public loss. It was the privilege of the writer to call him a friend and we sincerely mingle our tears with those nearer to him whom he has left behind to miss and to mourn him. A good man has gone. --- MARTIN'S CROSS ROADS News Mr. Wm. Anderson was buried with Masonic honors at Oak Bowery church the 21st inst. Miss Hanna was buried the same day at W.W. Cook's. --- Mr. M. Whisenant and Miss Mary Hanna were married were married on the 23rd. --- LOCAL News Mr. W.W. Gilreath of Greenville, S.C. with his newly wedded bride has been stopping at Jacksonville hotel this week. He is a nephew of Lawrence Brock who once lived at Jacksonville and who will be remembered by our old citizens. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Sataurday, APRIL 7, 1883 LOCAL News We learn that Danl. D. Draper is dead. He was one of the first and foremost citizens of this county and one of the most honored men of Calhoun at the time of his death. --- Died, at her home in Jacksonville after a long and painful illness, Mrs. G.C. Ellis, Saturday the 31st of March. Sunday, the stricken husband, accompanied by Mr. Wm. H. Dean, conveyed the remains to Winchester, Tenn. for interment in the family burial ground. She was the daughter of Hopkins L. Turney, once U.S. Senator from Tennessee and the sister of Hon. Pete Turney, one of the present Judges of the Supreme Court of that state. During the war, the family refugeed to Jacksonville and it was during that time she married Col. Ellis. At the close of hostilities Mrs. Turney and family returned to Tennesse, leaving Mrs. Ellis here with her husband, to whom she was warmly and devotedly attached. Now that she is dead, her fond husband tenderly conveys her to the home of her childhood for interment among kindred who preceded her to the shadowy land. He has the warmest sympathy of all our people in his deep affliction. --- Mr. Jere Langston living four miles east of Cross Plains, has a valuable cat. It will not permit a "stray" dog, cat, hog or any other varmit to enter Mr. Langston's yard. On last Monday night, Mr. Langston's family heard sounds of war and strife about the corn crib where some chickens had taken lodging for the night; and on investigating the next morning, a mink was found under the crib, stone dead, with unmistakable evidences of "Tom's" teeth and claws upon him. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, APRIL 14, 1883 LOCAL News We learn that on Saturday night the 7th inst., Thos. Kirby and Noah Jennings, two old citizens of the county, died bear Bera, the former from paralysis the latter from the fever. --- The Supreme Court has reversed and remanded the case of John DeArman, which went up from this county and he is now out on bond. The case will consequently have to be tried over again at some future term of our court. We understand the bond was fixed at $5000. --- Died, at Mrs. J.L. Kirby's near Anniston on the 8th inst., Mr. Thomas H. Kirby, aged 86 years. He was born in Blount county, Tenn., and for sixty years was a member of the M.E. Church, South. He outlived six children with the exception of Mrs. M.D. Posey of Hopkins county, Texas. He had lived in Calhoun county for 47 years previous to his death and was consequently one of the oldest settlers of this county. He was a good man and consistent christian. --- Died, at Weaver's Station in this county, Saturday, the 7th inst., after a long illness, Lavina, wife of W.H. Fleming, formerly of this place. Her remains were brought here Monday and interred. Mr. Fleming was one of the earliest settlers of this county and the lady whose death we in sorrow record, lived in Jacksonville until quite recently, between forty-five and fifty years; and during that long time she lived a consistent christian life. She was always very kind and attentive to the sick, living more for others than for herself, and in consequence, was very highly esteemed here by all, both old and young. She has gone to the reward of a christian. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, APRIL 21, 1883 LOCAL News Many of our people have contracted with Mr. Klapp to have their houses painted and Jacksonville will soon look as bright as a new pin. --- Mr. Copeland will open a beef market here this week. Those who have fat beef's to sell can find a purchasher in him. --- Mr. Jimmie Dothard of Cleburne county is stopping at a place of his five miles below Jacksonville. He is making preparations to go to Honduras. He visited that country directly after the War and liked it. --- Married, by Rev. W.R. Kirk in Oxford, Ala., on April 17, 1883, Geo. W. Ward and Delila A. Shaw, both of Anniston, Ala. --- Married, at Grace church in Anniston on the 18th inst., by Bishop Quinard, Mr. Edward G. Roberts of Rome, Ga., and Miss Kate Quintard Noble, daughter of Samuel Noble, Esq. --- Died, at his home near this place on Sunday last, Mr. Lawson Carpenter, an old and much respected citizen of this part of the county. He was buried at the family burial ground near his residence, many of our people going out to pay the last tribute of respect to the memory of a good man. Truthful, scrupulously faithful to his engagements, honest and exemplary in life, he was altogether a man whose loss will be greatly felt in the community in which he has lived almost a lifetime. --- On Tuesday, W.C. Reaves was brought before Judge Woods, charged by Amanda C. Willingham with assault and with using profane language in the presence of females. The prosecutrix was the main witness. After hearing patiently the testimony, Judge Woods discharged Mr. Reaves, stating that there was no evidence to convict him as charged. Mr. Robt. Arnold appeared for the State and Col. John Caldwell for the defendant. Mr. Reaves requests us to make the statement that his good name may be cleared of this imputation cast upon it by the inauguration of this prosecution. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, APRIL 28, 1883 ALABAMA News Two men have been killed in Cherokee county this week. Butler Sparks was shot and killed by B.C. Bass at Bass Furnace, Ala., on Tuesday night. At Ranges' store just over the state line, about 20 miles below Rome, Ga., Andrew Dorsey of Cherokee County, Ala., was shot and instantly killed by James Williams of Costooga ? county, Ga. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MAY 5, 1883 LOCAL News Neal Ferguson of Cross Plains, one of the oldest and best citizens of Calhoun, died last week. He was about 80 years old. --- Saturday, a negro man named Freeman Jackson was brought to jail here, charged with shooting Alice Reynolds, colored, and is now in jail waiting the results of her injuries. She was shot through the bowels and is not expected to live. We have none of the particulars of the shooting. --- Prohibition went into effect here Tuesday. Saturday and Monday much whiskey was sold at the bars in quantities from a quart up to gallons. It was expected there would be much drinking done here the last day of whiskey selling but really there was very little. --- Mrs. Clark, wife of Mr. Nathan Clark, died Monday after a long illness. She was a good christian woman and has gone to her reward. Mr. Nathan Clark was one of the first settlers of this county and he and his good wife have lived here since the country was a wilderness. Mrs. Clark was much beloved by all who knew her and leaves behind a large circle of friends and relatives to mourn her loss. Her aged husband and stricken children have the deep sympathy of our entire community. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MAY 19, 1883 Died, April 28th in Hamburg, Arkansas, aged 83, Mrs. Rachel White, relict of Capt. John H. White, formerly of Jacksonville, Ala. --- Mrs. Frank Crook who formerly lived at Jacksonville but now living in Cedartown, has been on a visit to friends and relatives here this week. Her old acquaintances and friends here are delighted to see her. --- Mr. Bergner Hoke, son of Alfred Hoke lately deceased, died at his residence in this county after a long illness on Monday the 14th inst. His wife and relatives have to mourn the death of a good husband and kind brother and the community loses an industrious, quiet and good citizen. --- We are pained to learn of the death of Mrs. J.J. Wilson at her home in the northwestern portion of this county, after a long and painful illness. This event, though not unexpected, causes the deepest regret here, where deceased was known and esteemed. For the purpose of giving his children educational advantages, Mr. WIlson moved from his farm to this place and remained here in business two years or more, up to last year and thus his good wife had become acquainted here and made many friends. She was an unassuming, kind hearted christian woman and her loss to her husband, children and friends is irreparable. ---- By a private letter, we are informed of the death of Mrs. Carrie Witten of Dallas, Texas. It is hard for us to realize that the bright golden haired girl whom we knew and loved as Carrie White is no more. So young, so beautiful, with a nature warm, impulsive and affectionate, a life radiant with smiles and sunshine, she whispered us farewell even while the gloom of girlhood still lingered upon her brow and sank into the desolation of the tomb. A flower has been transplanted ere it bloomed in maturity only to unfold in immortal beauty in the garden of heaven. A fair young life has closed upon earth only to develop in fadeless and spiritual beauty amid the society of angels. To the loved ones far away there is sweet consolation. They may meet again. There is no death. The flowers fade only to bloom upon some fairer shore, the stars go down at night only to shine upon some brighter world....The trees, the rippling waters whisper "we shall meet again", and the beautiful beings that here pass before us like shadows will stay in our presence forever. Uncle Wallace --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MAY 26, 1883 STATE OF ALABAMA, Calhoun County Probate Court, May 22, 1883 This day came M.M. Hannah, administrator de bonis non with the Will annexed, of the estate of Mansel M. Hannah, deceased and filed in court his application in writing and under oath, praying an order of this court to sell the lands of said estate in said petition described, for the purpose of division among the heirs of the estate, upon the grounds that it cannot be equitably divided by metes and bounds. It is therefore ordered that the 2nd day of July 1883 be and is hereby appointed a day on which to hear and determine said application, and that notice thereof be given by publication for three successive weeks in the Jacksonville Republican, a newspaper published in said county, as a notice to: Robert C. Hannah of Ellis county, Texas; and to all others interested, to be and appear at my office in the court hosue of said county on the 2nd day of July 1883 and contest said application if they think proper. A. Woods, Judge of Probate --- LOCAL News $25. REWARD will be paid for the apprehension and delivery to me at Middleton, Ala., or in any jail so that I can get him, George Hendrix, colored, who I took out of jail and am his bondsman for his appearance at the Circuit court of this county. Said George Hendrix is about 5 feet 10 inches high, complexion very black, has a scar on the left side of his neck and and has a scar across one of his eyebrows, and weighs about 160 or 165 pounds, rather slow spoken; broad across the chest and has a very flat nose. I will pay the above reward for his apprehension and delivery to me as above or lodged in any jail so that I can get him. The said George Hendrix wore a cashmere coat of rather a peculiar color and a low hat, white on the outside and black under the brim, and had on striped cotton pants and wears a number 9 shoe. M.L. Henderson ---- CANE CREEK News Mr. J.W. Beasley, a neighbor of ours, went to Birmingham to work some time back, and last Wednesday, he was taken suddenly ill with Cholera Morbus and died Friday morning. Mr. B.B. Nunnely brought him home. The family has the sympathy of the entire community. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JUNE 2, 1883 LOCAL News Joseph Gilmore, son-in-law of Thos. Grimes, of Cleburne county, was killed recently while plowing in his field, by a falling limb. --- OBITUARY OF JAMES W. BEASLEY Sacred to the memory of James W. Beasley who died in Birmingham, Ala., of Cholera Morbus on May 18, 1883 in the 28th year of his age. Job said, "In the midst of life we are death", and so it is so. He was the last of all my brothers and all the true and tried friend that I had in this world. We were left when very young, orphans. We had all our childish pleasures and sorrows together; and the bond that bound us together in childhood strengthened as we grew up, until it was stronger than a three fold chord. It never was broken. But in the midst of my grief, I bow with meekness and humble submission to the will of Jehovah. He gave and has taken. Blessed be his name forever and ever. My loss is my brother's gain. He spole of the certainty of death and said "I have to die some time, and why not now. My way to heaven is clear. There is not a cloud in my sky. My time has come. I will soon be with Jesus", and in a short time, he breathed his last. He is gone. His body is confined to the tomb. His soul has returned to God who gave it. And, dear brother, when I am called from this world, I hope to meet thee in that land of eternal pleasures, where we will be united to part no more forever. A.G. Beasley, Martin's Cross Roads, Ala., May 27, 1883. ---- RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT ON THE DEATH OF W.H. ANDERSON Ohatchee Lodge No. 380 Peek's Hill, Ala., May 19, 1883 Whereas, in the Providence of the Supreme Grand Master of the Universe, the Ohatchee Lodge of A.F. & A.M. has had removed from our membership by death, their beloved brother W.H. Anderson. Therefore; Resolved 1st; that we will bow with becoming reverence and submission to the dispensation of the Supreme Grand Master who has taken our brother from the Lodge here to the Supreme Lodge above. Resolved 2nd; that we tender the bereaved and heart stricken family our sincere prayers and heartfelt sympathies in their bereavement. Resolved 3rd; that in the death of brother W.H. Anderson, the Lodge has lost a faithful member, and the Fraternity a warm and zealous advocate; and the community in which he lived, a good and upright citizen. Resolved 4th; that we record the name and day of death of our deceased brother, with these resolutions, upon a page of our minutes. Resolved 5th; that we wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. Resolved 6th; that we send a copy of these resolutions to the Jacksonville Republican for publication. W.R. Akridge M.P. Jelks J.A.C. Dickie, Committee ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JUNE 9, 1883 ALABAMA News The man Chas. McKarney who murdered John Jackson at Attalla, Ala., Etowah county, last week over a game of cards and left with the stakes, was arrested at Rising Fawn on Sunday. --- LOCAL News Mrs. W.A. Skelton of this place left this week for Hartwell, Ga., where she will spend a few weeks with her daughter Mrs. Ayers. --- FLOWERY YARD News Mr. Ed West died last Friday night after lingering several years with Consumption. --- Mr. John Schencks has been very ill for several weeks. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JUNE 16, 1883 LOCAL News Mr. Rosenberg of Rome, Ga., is on a week's visit to his brother-in-law Mr. Louis Sellers of this place. --- Mrs. Wilson, mother of Mrs. George Wilson of this place, died Wednesday. She was an old lady and the lamp of life simply burned down and went out gently. The day before her death she was walking about the house. --- Thomas L. Mathews, brickmason, aged about 45 years, died at his home in this place on Sunday evening last. Mr. Mathews was a clever and useful citizen. He was attended in his last illness by his aged mother, sister and brother Seaborn J. Mathews of Jacksonville, Ala., where the deceased was born and raised. Mr. Mathews had been in a low state of health for several months but his demise was not anticipated at the time it came and was rather a shock to his friends. A large assemblage of friends attended his burial. Appropriate religious services were had at the grave, Rev. M.P. Brown officiating. The Scotsboro Herald --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Satuarday, JUNE 23, 1883 LOCAL News Just as we go to press, we learn of the sad death on Wednesday of Mrs. J.W. McDaniel, who lived some miles above Jacksonville. She was in a wagon with her husband who was driving. In the wagon was a large harrow with iron teeth. In passing a tree, the harrow was knocked from the wagon and the lady with it. The harrow fell upon her and some of the teeth of the harrow pierced her head, killing her instantly. The stricken husband passed through Jacksonville Thursday with the remains for interment in Calhoun county. These are the facts as we got them. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JUNE 30, 1883 LOCAL News Mr. John Brewton, father of Capt. C.W. Brewton of this place, died at his home in this county of heart disease, Saturday the 23rd inst. He came to this county from South Carolina in 1848 and to the day of his death was a highly respected and useful citizen. He was near 73 years old. --- Saturday evening last, a party of young men from the county were riding on a hand car on the narrow gauge road near M. Littlejohns. A lever struck Mr. Ben Littlejohn and knocked him in front of the car which ran over him and hurt him severely, though not fatally. Dr. Montgomery was called to attend him. --- LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT Alexander Washington Gray, a Carroll county, Ga., farmer of sixty summers, went to Sharpsburg on Monday morning on business, and by chance met Mrs. Georgianna Young, a widow who had already been married three times, and whom he had never seen before. It was love at first sight and they agreed to a union at once and proceeded back to Carrollton where they were married in the court house, before an appreciative audience of about seventy-five people. ---- File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1119gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 32.4 Kb