Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for MAY 1880 May 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 15, 2006, 8:25 am The Jacksonville Republican May 1880 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for MAY 1880 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, May 1, 1880 (NOTE: There are many missing newspaper issues and a number of badly torn pages which are illegible for May 1880 on the microfilm roll.) ALABAMA News Paint Rock, Ala., April 27th This place was partially blown away night before last between eight and nine o'clock, the storm approaching from the West and traveling eastward. The path of the storm was about seventy-five yards wide, sweeping everything before it, blowing down five houses in this town and vicinity and killing Mr. P.M. Edwards' family, three of his children, two sons and one daughter. The storm was accompanied by terrific thunder and lightning. The dwellings destroyed were occupied by families from three to eleven in number and no one was seriously injured except the Edwards' family. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, May 29th, 1880 STATE OF ALABAMA, Calhoun County Probate Court, Special Term, May 24, 1880 This day came J.P. Alsap, guardian of B.T. Pitts, a minor and filed his account and vouchers for an annual settlement of his said guardianship. It is ordered that the 10th day of July 1880 be appointed a day on which to make such settlement, at which time all persons interested can appear and contest the said settlement if they think proper. L.W. Cannon, Judge of Probate ----- STATE OF ALABAMA, Calhoun County Probate Court, Spring Term, May 27, 1880 This day came Hiram D. Barr and filed his petition in writing and under oath, stating that Barnet McCully departed this life on the 7th day of May 1880 and that said deceased left a Last Will and Testament in the possession of William Taylor of Oxford, Ala., and asking an order of Court for the probating and admitting to record, said Last Will and Testament of said Barnet McCully, deceased. It is therefore ordered that Monday, the 28th day of June 1880 be set for the hearing of said petition and that notice hereof be given by publication in the Jacksonville Republican, a newspaper published in said county, for three successive weeks prior to said day, as a notice to: John P. McCully, who is an heir at law, next of kin to the deceased, who is a non-resident of the state of Alabama and who resides in the state of Texas; as well as all other persons concerned, to be and appear at a special term of said court, to be holden at the court house of said county on the 28th day of June, 1880, and show, if anything they have to allege, why said Will should not be admitted to probate and record in accordance with prayer of said petitioner. L.W. Cannon, Judge of Probate. ----- NOTICE - - - I will send my entire farm of six hundred acres lying in and about Peek's Hill and on Ohatchee Creek. One hundred and seventy-five acres in a high state of cultivation, one hundred of this first class bottom land. Two hundred and eighty acres in the piney woods, well timbered and good cotton land. Eight acres at Peek's HIll with a number one dwelling, barn and stables and also four other good cottage buildings on the place. I will also sell a good new set of blacksmith tools and one fourth interest in a good steam grist and saw mill, and cotton gin, and log wagon and yoke of oxen. Jno. D. Pruitt, Peek's Hill, Ala. May 22, 1880 ---- LOCAL News We deeply regret to have to announce the death of John H. Elston of this county who died of flux, at Atlanta, Texas, May 10th. At the time of his death he was about 44 years of age. He leaves behind him a devoted young wife, two children and a host of friends and relatives in this county who most deeply deplore his untimely death. He was the son of Allen Elston, now dead, who was one of the pioneer settlers of this county and who was universally respected and esteemed as one of the first men of the county. The son inherited to a great degree those fine traits of character which made his father a prominent and highly respected citizen, and, while he had some of the faults incident to a younger age, he was universally respected for his probity, his love of truth, his honesty and other high qualities which go to make up the good citizen. He was, we learn, a member of the Baptist church and a Mason, in good standing at the time of his death; and he was a good Confederate soldier as ever went from Calhoun county. Had he lived he would have been a man highly useful in his day, for he was gifted with a fine mind and those other qualities which go to make up a useful citizenship. The young wife and orphan children have our heartfelt sympathy in this sad hour of bereavement. --- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1103gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 5.3 Kb