Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for AUGUST 1880 August 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, 8:29 pm The Jacksonville Republican August 1880 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for AUGUST 1880 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, August 7, 1880 LOCAL News Married at the residence of Rev. Wm. Taylor on the 29th of July, Mr. D.C. Doss and Elizabeth P. Thomas, all of this county. May they live long and be happy. --- S.D. McClelen, a large planter in this county and most reliable and trustworthy man, and his son E.D. McClelan, go from this county this week to North Carolina to work up the sale of Arnold's Patent Grave Cover. It is a good thing, proved by years of test in our cemetery and agents who have taken a hold of it find a most profitable business. --- IN MEMORY OF SARAH ADELIA BURTON This sweet child, the daughter of Rev. W.H. Burton of Pleasant Gap, died at the residence of her brother at Weavers, Ala., July 19, 1880 aged eight years, wanting ten days. The family tenders their grateful acknowledgements to the many kind friends at Weaver's and Pleasant Gap for their kindness and sympathy. Delia was a singularly bright and intelligent child. She was a faithful Sunday School scholar. The 20th was a reunion of a number of Sabbath Schools near Pleasant Gap. On that morning her school changed their bright badges for those of mourning. At the grave, Rev. W.E. Mountain delivered one of the most appropriate and affecting addresses I ever heard. In sadness, the school marched to the celebration or place of reunion, where the sympathy of five or six schools was extended and resolutions of condolences passed by the assembly: "Dearest sister, thou has left us, Here thy loss we deeply feel, But 'tis God that hath bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal. Yet again we hope to meet thee, When the day of life is fled, Then in heaven with joy to greet thee, Where no farewell tear is shed." Brother, Weaver's, July 31, 1880. --- STATE OF ALABAMA, Calhoun County Probate Court, Special Term, August 4, 1880 This day came John J. Woodall, administrator of the estate of Wiley Woodall, deceased, and filed his petition in writing, under oath, praying an order of sale of certain lands described therein and belonging to said estate, for the purpose of paying the just debts of said deceased. It is ordered that the 15th day of September 1880 be appointed a day on which to hear and determine on said petition, and that notice thereof be given to : Wiley M. Woodall Walter S. Woodall Carrie E. Noah, wife of A.J. Noah Willis F. Woodall Sarah J. Woodall Darthuia A. Woodall Sarah Woodall; all heirs in law of said deceased, by publication in the Jacksonville Republican, a newspaper published in said county, for three successive weeks prior to said day as a notice to said heirs at law, 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 said 15th day of September 1880, and defend against said petition if they think proper. L.W. Cannon, Judge of Probate --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, August 14, 1880 STATE OF ALABAMA, Calhoun County Probate Court, Special Term, Aug. 9, 1880 This day came M.J. Woodley, administrator of the estate of Wm. G. Woodley, deceased, and filed his petition in writing and under oath, praying an order of sale of certain lands described therein, and belonging to said estate, for the purpose of division among the heirs at law of said deceased. It is ordered that the 24th day of September 1880 be appointed a day on which to hear and determine upon said petition, and that notice thereof be given to: Mary E. Schenck, wife of F.R. Schenck, who resides in Basque county, Texas, post office Iradell Geo. W. Woodley who resides in Limstone county, Texas, post office Thornton John W. Woodley who resides in Limstone county, Texas, post office Thornton; who are non-resident heirs at law of decedent, by publication in the Jacksonville Republican, a newspaper published in said county of Calhoun, for three successive weeks prior to said day, as a notice to said non-resident heirs at law, 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 24th day of September 1880, and defend against said petition if they think proper. L.W. Cannon, Judge of Probate --- LOCAL News Died, at his residence on Cane Creek on the 28th day of July in the 68th year of his age, Mr. Wiley Love. Mr. Love was born in the state of Tennessee in 1812 and came to this state in 1817, then a territory, two years before it was admitted into the Union. He was consequently one of the oldest inhabitants of this state, as well as one of the first settlers of Calhoun county, having moved to Calhoun in 1832. He lived for a long time among the "Wild Red Foresters" and delighted to recount the vicissitudes and privations of the early settlers. He was reserved and unostentatious in his ways, yet none had a greater sympathy with suffering humanity, nor would do more to alleviate it. With an aching void in many hearts, a living testimony that the good he did lives after him, full of years and a ripe victim for death, he now sleeps. "The innocent sleep, sleep that knits up the invelled sleeve of care". --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, August 21, 1880 LOCAL News Some days ago, Marshall Hunter of Anniston learned from one of the contractors on the factory building that some negroes of the place were in the habit of meeting in one of the company buildings and gambling. A raid on this place broke them up. Later the officer learned that the negroes were at a house farther out engaging in the same unlawful business. He summoned a gentleman named Gardner and proceeded to the place. As they approached the door of the cabins, the negro gamblers discovered them and made a break. Mr. Hunter entered and found two still in the building. He ordered these to surrender, when one of them drew a pistol on him. He drew back to club him, when the other knocked Mr. Hunter down. As he recovered his feet, the negro with the pistol shot him in the shoulder, inflicting a painful but not necessarily fatal wound. Mr. Gardner who had been looking after the horses, heard the noise of the fight and at this stage approached with a drawn pistol. He at once fired on the negro who had shot Mr. Hunter, inflicting a probably fatal wound. Meantime the negro who had knocked Mr. Hunter down made his escape, but through the efforts of Mr. Green Skelton and others, was captured. He was started to jail at this place after preliminary trial, but made his escape from his guard, and is still at large. None of the other negroes, some five or six in number, have at this writing been captured. Mr. Hunter is a very courageous man and this probably led to that lack of caution which may have ended in his death. In future expeditions of this kind he will likely have arms in his hand and be ready for any who may assault him for his endeavor to enforce the law. --- ALABAMA News We are reliably informed that Rev. J.A. Collins committed suicide at his home in St. Clair county, some fifteen miles from here, last Sunday morning. He had been in very bad health and low spirits for a long time, and it is supposed that these facts, together with other depressing surroundings, so impaired his mind as to drive him to this desperate deed. Mr. Collins was upwards of seventy years old and for many years he was an active, popular and successful minister in the Baptist church. His sermons were among the ablest we ever heard delivered from the pulpit. All over Alabama and in many other sections of the country are friends and acquaintances who will be pained and shocked to learn of this sad terminiation of a useful life. Talladega Mt. Home --- OBITUARY OF SEYMOUR WEST Seymour West, the son of E.P. and Eva West, was born Aug. 16, 1868 and departed this life Jan. 22, 1880, aged 11 years, 5 months and 7 days. He was an obedient, dutiful and dearly beloved son of his parents, his brothers and sisters and all the family relatives. He was a youth of extraordinary habits of industry, resoluteness and energy. In school he was very studious, submissive to all the regulations, quiet in his manners, sportful in hours of recreation, kind to his classmates, affectionate toward his teacher and all his schoolmates. There was scarcely ever a youth that displayed more shining evidence for a fair future than he. But alas!, while this was once the case with him and while it was promising to view his condition and hopes of a bright future in this mode of existence, he was instantly called away by his "Author and Finisher" to the Celestial abode; the home of the ever blest, where doutbless today he constitutes one of the Angelic hosts; having escaped a rugged world of sin and misery, there waiting to meet with those loving, yet mourning parents, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends. There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God; for he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his works as God did from his. --- IN MEMORIAM OF JAMES B. HUDSON Died, in Birmingham, on the morning of July 25th, Mr. James B. Hudson, formerly of Jacksonville, Ala. His funeral took place from the Episcopal church on the evening of July 26th, Rev. J.B. Gray officiating. The subject of this memoir was for some time previous to his death a faithful and efficient employee of the Ala. Great Southern Railroad and as Mr. Fulghum's assistant in the Birmingham agency, became recognized as a true gentleman, affable and courteous in his dealings, and esteemed by all for his many noble and endearing qualities. To his associates in business he especially commended himself by his strict business integrity and moral worth. As a husband he was ever kind and affectionate, as a friend he was faithful, generous and true; devoted to principles of honor he blended within himself the attributes of a just man and good citizen. In his young manhood he passed away and when death came to severe the golden cord of his beautiful life, many aching hearts were left to beat in fond memory of the departed one. A Friend. --- NOTICE Notice is hereby given to all persons that I will not be responsible for any debt contracted by my wife Louisa O. Thomas, she having voluntarily left my bed and board, and taken lodging elsewhere. This 19th day of Aug. 1880. Robt. Thomas --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, August 28, 1880 LOCAL News Mrs. Wyly Crook of Alexandria died last Thursday at 2 o'clock after a long illness and was buried Friday. The deceased was a most estimable christian lady and she will be mourned and missed by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. The bereaved husband and children have our sincere and heartfelt sympathy. --- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1106gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 11.5 Kb