Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for JANUARY 1880 January 1880 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net September 14, 2006, 6:35 pm The Jacksonville Republican January 1880 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for JANUARY 1880 (NOTE: There are several missing issues of the newspaper on the microfilm roll for January 1880) NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, January 3, 1880 LOCAL News The Messrs. Dickinson have finished off the spire of the Presbyterian church and it looks very handsome. --- It is with unfeigned regret that we chronicle the loss of Jacksonville of Mr. Jno. H . Crawford, one of her first settlers and a very highly esteemed citizen. For quite forty years or more he has lived among us and in all that time no blemish has attached to his good name, and he has enjoyed the confidence, respect and esteem of our people since he first came among them. He goes to live in the new and growing town of Edwardsville in Cleburne county. We wish him good health and abundant prosperity in his new home. --- UNDERTAKER'S NOTICE Mr. Jno. H. Crawford having removed from Jacksonville, the undersigned, at his request, will in the future keep on hand coffins, metalic cases and burial caskets and will assist on burial occasions as Mr. Crawford did while in the undertaking business here. L.A. Weaver --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, January 17, 1880 LOCAL News Messrs. Seab Crook and Emmett Laird visited Cherokee county the latter part of last week to arrest a man who had been convicted of wife murder in Mississippi and who had made his escape after about six months confinement as a penitentiary convict. He resisted arrest and discharged his pistol in the face of Crook, burning his face and cutting a hole through his hat brim within an eighth of an inch of his head. He then retreated, firing as he fled. The officers returned the fire and as many as five shots were sent after him. He succeeded in making his escape but it is thought that he is wounded. --- Married, Tuesday morning, at the residence of Dr. J.F.M. Davis by Rev. Jno. A. Scott, Mrs. Mary Myers, (nee Mallery) of Holly Springs, Miss. to Rev. Mr. Miller of the same place. --- MARTIN'S CROSS ROADS LOCAL News It is with pain and regret we note the death of Mr. John Dodd, at his residence in this county on Sunday morning at four o'clock, January 11th. He was born Nov. 2nd, 1802 and hence was 77 years, 2 months, 9 days old. He was among the first settlers in this county and was widely known throughout the county and maintained the standing and character of an honest and reliable citizen, a good neighbor, an indulgent father and faithful husband. His life was extended beyond the time allotted to man. He passed quietly and peacefully away. Those that knew him in life now mourn him in death. He lies quietly sleeping beneath the sod. We trust his spirit is at rest. ---- CLEBURNE County News Items John C. Cooper died on the 31st ult. In his death Cleburne has lost one of her best citizens. --- John C. Barker is still in a critical condition. His friends have but little hope of his recovery. --- Ham Hudgins, charged with murder, was removed to Jacksonville jail in default of bond. --- There has recently been two unsuccessful wolf hunts made in the mountains on the head of Shoal and Terrepin creeks. But we learn that on last Saturday , Mr. Url Johnson was in the woods looking at some timber some three or four miles from Edwardsville and was attacked by a she wolf but made good his escape. He then prepared for the fight, with arms and re-enforcements and returned to the scene of action and found the old wolf and five young ones under a clay root. The old wolf finding her enemy too strong, retreated and in her absence, the party set traps at the place of the entrance of her young, and then hid themselves near by and watched and waited until the wolf returned and was caught by a trap. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, January 24, 1880 LOCAL News Married, at the residence of the bride's father at Oxford, Ala., on January 15th by the bride's father Rev. J.M. McLean, Mr. J.P. Word and Miss Carrie H. McLean. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, January 31, 1880 MARTIN'S CROSS ROADS News Itema Married, in the M.E. Church at Morrisville, Sunday, January 25th, Mr. T.L. Harvey and Miss Addie E. Laney. The fair young bride looked her loveliest and the face of the happy young groom was wreathed in smiles of victory, happy that he had won the prize. May peace, joy and prosperity attend them. --- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1099gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 5.1 Kb