Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for October 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 16, 2006, 3:34 pm The Jacksonville Republican October 1880 October 1880 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for OCTOBER 1880 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, October 2, 1880 (NOTE: There are several missing issues and pages of the newspaper on the microfilm roll for OCT 1880) LOCAL News J.W. Morgan, (Uncle Wash as he is familarly called), on last Monday, while slitting a piece of wool, cut his foot from the instep to the toes, thereby inflicting a very deep and dangerous wound. Dr. Hughes, his attending physician, doubts his recovery. --- The estimable wife of John P. Spencer, formerly of Oxford, died in Columbiana Sept. 24th. --- Wm. N. Cunningham died Sept. 25th. --- Mr. John M. Patterson of this county, left for Selma on Wednesday with his little daughter to have Dr. Clarke remove, with the knife, a melon seed that became lodged in her windpipe some time ago. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, October 9, 1880 DEATH OF JUDGE CANNON It is our melancholy duty to announce to the people of Calhoun that Judge Larkin W. Cannon is dead. In the presence of his family and friends he breathed his last at his home in this place Monday the 4th inst. He was buried Wednesday with Masonic honors. Elsewhere appear the proceedings of a meeting of the bar and citizens and the resolutions of the same upon his death. This space at our command this week does not admit of such a tribute to the memory of this good man as his virtues entitle hom to, and we shall not attempt it this week. His consistent christian life was its own eulogy. His death will carry a pang to every true heart in our county. Next week we will have something to say of his worth as a private citizen and public man. --- LOCAL News We only learned this week of the death of Mrs. Turner, wife of Rev. D.B. Turner of this county. She was a most estimable lady in every relation of life and the news of her death will be sad intelligence to a large circle of friends in this county. The aged and respected husband of the deceased lady will have the sympathy of all who hear of his sad bereavement. --- Married, on Sept. 30th by Rev. Anson West, Miss Annie Camp and Mr. J.A. Thornton, both of Talladega county. Mr. Thornton is a son of Judge Thornton of Talladega and, we learn, a most excellent gentleman. Surely he should be such, to deserve so fair and gentle bride as he has won. Through, let us hope, a long life, we will follow them with warmest wishes for their happiness and prosperity. --- PROCEEDINGS OF A MEETING OF THE BAR AND PEOPLE, On the Death of Judge Larkin W. Cannon At a meeting of the Bar and citizens of Calhoun county, held at the Court house in Jacksonville, Ala., on the 6th of October for the purpose of paying a proper tribute to the memory of Hon. L.W. Cannon, deceased, late Judge of the Probate Court of this county, Col. James Crook announced the object of the meeting and called Hon. G.C. Ellis to preside and Jno. M. Caldwell Esq. to the Secretary's chair. The following preamble and resolutions were offered by Hon. Jno. H. Caldwell: Whereas it has pleased Almighty God during the present Term of this Circuit Court to call from the active scenes of life, our much esteemed and lamented friend, Larkin W. Cannon, who for six years has been the able and efficient Judge of Probate for Calhoun county; and, Whereas, from long acquaintance with the merits of our deceased friend, as a man and an officer, it becomes the duty and is the melancholy pleasure of the Bar and citizens generally of our county to give public expression of our appreciation of a Judge whose official life was upright and incorrupitible and whose walk and conversation as a man was blameless and without guile. Therefore; Resolved, that in the death of Larkin W. Cannon, the country has lost a Judge who has worn the ermine unsullied, and whose record is without spot or blemish; society has lost a member whose private virtues are worthy of emulation, the church a follower whose christian virtues partook of the inspiration of the Master; his family an affectionate father and a tender loving husband. Resolved, that we tender his bereaved family our heartfelt condolence and as a further evidence of our great esteem for our friend, we ask His Honor W.L. Whitlock to adjourn the Circuit Court at half past nine o'clock tomorrow morning, Oct. 6th, to attend the burial services of the deceased and that he permit the foregoing preamble and resolutions to be spread upon the minutes of his Court. Touching and eloquent tributes were then paid to the many virtues and good qualities that characterized the deceased by John T. Martin, Esq., Hon. Wm. M. Hames, Hon. John H. Caldwell and H.L. Stevenson, Esq. The resolutions were then adopted. The Republican was requested to publish the proceedings of this meeting and a copy was ordered to be furnished the family of the deceased. G.C. Ellis, Chairman, John M. Caldwell, Sec'y. ------ NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, October 23, 1880 CROSS PLAINS News Items Our community was greatly shocked last Monday on hearing of the very sudden death of Mr. S.D. Johnson, one of our oldest and useful citizens. This sad and unexpected event occurred in Rome on the night of the 17th inst. Mr. Johnson left home that evening in his usual health, on his way to Atlanta to buy goods, stopped overnight in Rome and retired about ten o'clock, after having conversed pleasantly with two or three gentlemen. Not appearing the next morning at breakfast, a servant was sent to his room to wake him, when the discovery was made that he was dead. His remains were brought home Tuesday and interred in the cemetery in this place. A large procession of sorrowing friends following them to their last resting place. Truly a good citizen and an upright man is gone. We tender to the bereaved relatives our sympathy and condolence. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, October 30, 1880 LOCAL News Mr. E.L. Woodward, one of Jacksonville's oldest and best citizens, lies dangerously sick. --- OBITUARY OF HON. LARKIN W. CANNON Hon. L.W. Cannon, Probate Judge of Calhoun county, died at his residence in Jacksonville on the 4th day of October, A.D., 1880. At the time of his death he was sixty years of age. He had been almost a constant sufferer for several years previous to his death, but without murmuring and was never failing in the fulfillment of every day duty. He was born in Spartanburg District, S.C. and spent his boyhood there, and when only 18 years old, cast his lot in with the noble men and women who first moved to the northern portion of Alabama and who brought no capital save their brain and muscle, and who knew no role of business in their dealings but that of "honesty for honesty's sake." He won their confidence and good will and retained them to the end, insomuch that not one of them surviving will withhold the plaudit "Well done friend of our earlier days, sleep in death the well earned peaceful sleep that the noblest of God's creation alone can claim." And now, we that came after these that soon will lie down beside you, and who knew you as counselor, friend, father, would in this notice render our feeble tribute to your memory. A christian character without blemish, moral worth, let the records speak. Unquestionable intregity, 'twere base ingratitude to doubt it. Of paternal affection and devotion to his offspring, the feeblest tongue that lisped "Grandpa" could in volumes speak. Thou hast left us but so long as human hearts beat, and thy blood shall through them flow, thy virtues will not be untold. We miss you and your uneering counsels shall no more be to us the friend in need, but with obedient hearts we commit thee to the full enjoyment of that hope that stayed thy soul on Him who gave it, and in patience wait the end that will find thee in the blissful field of Paradise, rich reward to faithful servant given. No bitter scoffings can stir thy heart, no treacherous tongue beguile thy way, but in the Eden of God's love, thy soul in endless peace will stay. S. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1110gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 8.7 Kb