Have a few more pages for 1876 July to Sept. JULY 14,1876 WEEKLEY HERALD DIED July 5 - Miss MARY BEAN daughter of HAZARD BEAN of this County. July 6 - Mrs. SARAH HINKLE, wife of JOS. HINKLE of this county. July 9 - Mr. K C SEABOURN, a well known and highly respected citizen of this county. July 9 - A young daughter of Mr. JOHN McGRIFF - aged about 8 years. Mr. W B REYNOLDS, President of the Cleveland National Bank resigned the first of this month. Capt. J E RAHT is the Vice President. JULY 21, 1876 WEEKELY HERALD DIED Miss MARTHA L. COWAN, of consumption, on Tuesday, July 13,[1876] aged twenty years, four months and thirteen days. She was a daughter of the late D C COWAN Esq. of this county. DIED July 12 - Miss ANNIVA SAMPLES, daughter of the late W. B. SAMPLES, of this city. DIED Mrs. ELIZABETH LEA, at the age of 63 years, on Monday, July 17, 1876. She was born in Salem , VA, April 8,1813. Mrs. Lea's whole life was a brave Christian conflict with wrong and woe. She had a heart gentle as mercy, and charity as open as light to every appeal of suffering and, want. Truly had the fell Archer a shinning mark. The church has lost a pillar, the little ones, a Christian instructress, and the orphans a mother. Mrs. Lea made home the abode of purity, of noble sentiment, of loving kindness. Her gentle step was heard in the chamber of sickness, the kind pressure of her hand was felt on the brow of pain, the poor and friendless received from her spiritual counsel and temporal relief. The little ones in Sabbath School were pointed by her to Jesus. The church and its ministry, she sustained, and was ever ready to aid in the advancement of the Master's Kingdom. The death of the good is our strongest moral assurance of the resurrection. The clam departure of the Spirit, from its earthly tenement, anointed and cleansed by the blood of Christ, is more solemn and awe inspiring, but not less beautiful than childhood.(lots more on sermon) Our friends and neighbors will please accept out thanks for the kind attention paid our mother during her illness. GEO LEA LIZZIE LEA. DIED Mr. W M SEAHORN, the efficient postmaster at Athens, died on Friday night last. Mr. Sehorn had the reputation of being one of the most accommodating postmasters in the state. No one will leave more friends to mourn his loss than Mr. SEHORN. JO O'NEIL was elected and sworn in as Lieutenant of Police. He's a "Bloody Irishman" - Look out boys. More honor Betsy - JOHN RODGERS declared the ugliest boy in town by a "hoss". JULY 28,1876 WEEKLY HERALD For several years now our town has been subject to a great nuisance, in the way of men and boys getting drunk and shooting pistols after night. On Saturday night last about 2 o'clock some party discharged a pistol in front of J T CATE's livery stable. the ball lodging in the railing of a bed in Mrs. WOOD's house just across the street. Mr. JOHN WHITMAN was in the bed at the time, and had the shot went a foot higher WHITMAN would have been killed. This thing has gone on about long enough, and it is time the authorities were putting a stop to it in some way. Let the Mayor offer a reward of twenty five dollars, and bind them over to the peace; then the thing will stop. MARRIED At the residence of the brides father, four miles from Athens on July 20th[1876] Mr. M A JOHN, of this city, to Miss SALLIE BYINGTON. Mr. JOHN SMALLIN, who had his leg cut off on the 4th of this month, was removed to his home this week. He is improving very fast. DEATHS Mrs. COOPER, wife of BENNETT COOPER, of this county, on July 22nd[1876] Age about 80. LAURA - infant daughter of A S HOFFMAN, of this city, at the age of thirteen months, on July 24th. [1876] AUGUST 4,1876 WEEKLY HERALD DIED On the 29th of last month, Mr. JOHN NEWTON of this city. We didn�t learn his age. [July 29,1876] Our young friend, JAMES M COWAN, has bought the stock of family groceries from McREYNOLDS Bros. in the Ocoee corner. AUGUST 11,1876 WEEKLY HERALD The entire stock of goods in the store of G D OVAITT Dec'd will be sold at auction , August 19th commencing at 9 o'clock. Mr. P M CRAIGMILES, of this city, is dangerously ill at White Cliff Springs, from throat disease. DIED Mr. A H WILSON, aged about 80years died in this county on the third of this month[August 3,1876] He was one of the oldest settlers of Bradley county. Hon. W M BRADFORD is elected over Hon. D C TREWHITT by a majority of 300. In Knox county REEDER, Republican, was elected Sheriff by 400. ANDERSON, Democrat, was elected Trustee. Our Officers, Sheriff HAYS and Trustee WHITE, are two as clever men as there is in the county, and will make good officers. Our young friend E E CLINGAN, was elected Sheriff of James county. He is the old one, and gives entire satisfaction. Polk county - Mr. J E TAYLOR writes us that BRADFORD's official majority in Polk county is 374, and that BROCK (Dem) is Sheriff, and SMITH (Dem.) is Trustee. The county court is equally divided. The two happiest men in this district are JOHN PETER CAMPBELL and JAMES ANDREW LAWSON - both constables. Capt. JOHN W SMITH was elected Trustee of James county. Mr. SMITH is one of the best men in the county, and will make as good an officer as anybody. He is well qualified and has good character for honesty. Our old friend S S BARRETT has been re-elected Justice of the Peace in Charleston district. WILLIAM BARRETT is the constable. AUGUST 18,1876 WEEKLY HERALD MARRIED At Athens on August 16 [1876], by Rev. J A HYDEN, Mr. JOSEPH LUSK to Miss FLORENCE CARTER, both of this city. DIED Elder I R CHESTNUTT, formerly of McMinn county, died at Gainesville, Texas, recently. He was a native of McMinn county, and supported an excellent character. A colored woman named RACHEL COLLINS, was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary recently by Jefferson county circuit court, for infanticide. DIED The Hon. JAMES H THOMAS, of Columbia, died at the residence of his son, A S THOMAS, in Fayettville, August 4,[1876] He was in Congress in 1846-48-59, and served in the Provisional Congress of the Confederacy. He was a member f the Episcopal Church. AUGAUST 25,1876 WEEKLY HERALD DIED At Ellijay, Ga. August 16,[1876], Mrs. SUSAN NOBLE, mother of Mrs. GEO. WIGGINS of this place and Mr. J L NOBLE and Miss JULIA E NOBLE of Ellijay. A life in conformity to the true principles of true Christianity is thus ended. The deceased was about 72 years of age. DIED Rev. ASA STAMPER, 5 miles east of Cleveland on August 18,[1876] aged about 77 years. DIED In Cleveland, Sunday, August 20[1876] - JOSEPH K DAVIS, Esq., born in Greene county, Tenn. October 26, 1808, being nearly 68 years of age. The deceased has been an honored citizen of this county for 25 years, and has served the people as justice of the peace and mayor of our city. He was buried Monday evening at 4 o'clock by the Masonic fraternity of which he was a member, Rev. Mr. GRAY of St. Luke's Church officiating. Mr. P M CRAIGMILES was removed from White Cliff Springs to his home on Thursday evening last. He is now improving. A negro boy aged nineteen, was found foully murdered at McMinnville on the 14th inst. by an unknown party. The event caused great excitement. ISHAM G HARRIS has backed out of traces and stepped down and out of - electoral honors. Too much record we conclude. A child named JOHNSON, residing in Robertson county, while holding a knife in her hand a day or two ago, fell upon the blade which penetrated her throat and killed her. Hon. W C WHITTORNE of Seventh Congressional District has been re-nominated against his wish by Democratic constituents. WILEY McCLISH, an elderly gentleman was murdered and his body horribly muliated by two negros near Dover, in Stewart county. His head was severed and carried in one direction and his body in another. The object was robbery but the muderers got only ten cents. The two negroes were arrested. SEPTEMBER 1,1876 WEEKLY HERALD DIED ANDREW COWAN, son of the late JAMES M COWAN, two miles south of Cleveland, on the 30th of August [1876]. Age 19 years. Not long since some parties were digging out a foundation for a building on Mr. CALLAWAY's farm in Monroe county, and came across a grave. In it was found a blanket, also thirty six buttons, the remains of a pair of epaulets, a badge which bore the date of 1700, and pieces of a silver watch chain. It is supposed that it was a grave of some of DeSoto's men. MARRIED On August 24th, [1876] Mr. J L PARK , of Chattanooga, to Miss FANNIE McCONNELL, of this city. DIED We understand Mrs. TINDELL, wife of the Rev. S W TINDELL, late of this city, died very suddenly in Sebee, Main, last week. CORRECTION: In our list of county officers elect we printed Mr. KYLE as constable in the 13th district, FRANK OARTWRIGH is the constable, and KYLE is the school commissioner. DIED PINKEY OSMENT, a well known and respected colored man, who has been employed in the depot in this city, died last Sunday night at the age of about 50 years. PINK. will be missed by the public whom he has served for years.[September 1,1876] SEPTEMBER 8,1876 WEEKLY HERALD REPUBLICAN CONVENTION GEO. M DRAKE of Hamilton Nominated on a Bullet. Hon. W N HODGE of McMinn was elected perminant chairman, and W S TIPTON perminant Secretary of the convention. A committee on creditentials was appointed consisting of J P WILKINSON, JOEL I PYOTT and R B McGAUGHEY. A Committee on resolutions consisting of H M WILTSE, C E STANLEY, A McNABB, T L CATE, and SMITH RIGGS was appointed. The reports of both committees were adopted. The names Hons. J W JAMES, W L SHARP, J T WILDER, GEO. M DRAKE, and E M WIGHT were put to nomination. Col. JOHN W RAMSEY was nominated for elector by acclamation. Hon. A G SHARP was elected chairman of the congressional committee. DIED JOS. W DYSON, September 3rd, [1876], at the age of 34 years. The undersigned return their thanks to the young men of Cleveland and vicinity for their kindness during their brothers illness. Respectably, JOHN COWAN, LENA COWAN. MARRIED At Newman, Ga, September 5th, [1876] Mr. W D TRAYNOR of this city to Miss SALLIE VANCE of the former. The new couple arrived in this place Tuesday evening. Long may they live, and may they never grow old and ugly. MARRIED September 3rd, [1876] W L MILBURN of Greene to Miss BETHIA J HOPE of this county. Sheriff HAYS was sworn in and took charge of his office last Monday. Mr. B I NEWTON and M V JONES were appointed as deputies. The new County Court were sworn in on Monday. Our fellow citizen F E HARDWICK was elected Chairman. The Court in this respect acted wisely. Mr. HARDWICK is an able man for that position, and lives where he can always be found without any trouble. SEPTEMBER 15,1876 WEEKLY HERALD INJURED A little daughter of Mr. W M CATE of this city fell from a stable loft last week hurting herself severely. At first it was thought her skull fractured, but on examination, as we understand, it was not. She is doing as well as could be expected at the present. JOHN CAMPBELL, our new Constable is a qualified man of first class business qualification, and will make the best officer this district has had. He is one of those officers if you put papers in his hands they are executed at once. He will not hold up papers in order to let guilty parties escape, or let some fellows leave the country with his property whom there is an execution against. DIED September 8th, [1876] at his home in this city - Mr. P M CRAIGMILES, at the age of about 62 years. He had been confined to his bed some time previous to his death, suffering a great deal. Mr. CRAIGMILES was a highly esteemed citizen; was well known throughout East Tennessee. He was at one time President of the National Bank of Chattanooga, and at his death was President of the Exchange & Deposit Bank of this city. He was a member of the Cleveland Board of Aldermen and was a faithful officer; he leaves a wife, son and daughter and many friends to mourn his loss. Uncle BILLY STEVENSON says he found a man in Chatta that can out talk him! Sheriff HAYS left Monday evening with ALFRED COOIE, colored, bound for the penitentiary for three years, The way of the transgressor is hard. SEPTEMBER 22,1876 WEEKLY HERALD MARRIED September 20th, [1876], Mr. LUTHER D CAMPBELL, of this city, to Miss MAGGIE LOWRY, of the former. The young couple arrived in this city Wednesday night. They have our best wishes for a long and happy life. SEPTEMBER 29, 1876 WEEKLY HERALD MARRIED At Georgetown, September 24,[1876] Mr. JOHN B WHITMAN of this city, to Miss MARY HUTCHESON of the former. MARRIED In Cleveland - September 26th, [1876] Mr. JOHN M COWAN to Miss MAGGIE DOUGLAS - both of this place. MARRIED At the M E Church South in this place, September 21, [1876] by Rev. D ATKIN - Mr. SAMUEL H DeARMOND to Miss LORENA F WHITMAN, all of this city. MARRIED In this city, September 26, [1876] Mr. J H F SOWELL to Miss ELLA BRADFORD, all of this place. MARRIED In this place on September 26th, [1876] Mr. JAMES W STRANGE, of McMinn county, to Miss MANICIE WITCHER of this city. Mr. H N McLANE is of the firm of J W MONTGOMERY & CO. of Chattanooga. He will have control of the branch store at this place at present. He appears to be quite clever and accommodating gentleman, and we predict to him success. Our young friend J A HENDERSON is teaching a flourishing school at Bates School House in this county. JOHN is a clever young man and deserves success. DIED Mr. YOUNG DAVIDSON, well known in this county, died at his home 8 miles from this place on Monday last at the age of 51 years. DIED We neglected to mention last week that Bishop JANES of the M E Church was dead. Bishop JANES was one of the first in his church, and no one leaves more admires than he. [date would be week of the September 22,1876] Susan Langheld "Genealogy Works" Lawson~Pearce~Felker~Stevenson~Baker~Vaughn~ TN ~ VA http://www.geocities.com/slangheld Bradley co. TN List minder --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions Great stuff seeking new owners! Bid now!