Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for SEPT, OCT., NOV., DEC 1882 1882 ************************************************ 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 23, 2006, 12:39 pm The Jacksonville Republican 1882 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for SEPTEMBER 1882, OCTOBER 1882, NOVEMBER 1882, DECEMBER 1882 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, SEPTEMBER 2, 1882 IN MEMORY OF MRS. ELIZABETH K. BEAL Died, at her home in Jacksonville, Aug. 16, 1882, Mrs. Elizabeth K. Beal in the 53rd year of year of her age. Mrs. Beal was born in Georgia, married to Mr. W.K. Beal in the year 1846 and soon after settled in this place where she resided until her death. At an early age she united herself with the Baptist church and during a long life attested her devotion to religion by a consistent walk and godly conversation. Her husband fell upon the battlefields of his country, a martyr to the lost cause, leaving his widow to struggle with misfortune and sorrow, with no protecting arm to shield, alone and unaided to bear the responsilibities of life. Nobly did she fulfill the trust. Kind, tender and generous, her heart was filled with the blest principles that adorn and beautify the character of women. Her ministrations and deeds of love were not confined to her own immediate family circle, but with a liberality of spirit and a benevolence, noble as it was sincere, she took to her heart and home four tender baby children, whose mother was sleeping beneath the sod, far away in the wilds of Arkansas, with a devotion most motherly, with a care and solicitude which bespoke a heart deeply imbued with the true spirit of christian charity and love; she cherished them until the dark death angel hovered around her suffering couch and bore her forever away into the bright realms of immortal life. Peacefully, happily, she stepped from the shores of time into eternity. Death is but the beginning of life. Her pulse is cold and still, her heart has ceased its pulsations forever, her tongue lies silent in the grave, the drifting winds of autumn sigh mournfully and sadly above the mortal casket which is now mouldering under the sod, but the one which lives beyond the lapse of time and survives the crash of falling worlds, has just been born into existance in a land where life is eternal.... "There is no death! An angel form, walks oe'r the earth with silent tread, He bears our best loved things away, and then we call them dead." W.W.W. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, SEPTEMBER 9, 1882 LOCAL News We regret to hear of the accident that befell Mr. W.L. Parmelee. His horse ran away and he fell and broke his leg. --- We recently received a note from Quitman Read, son of Rev. Read. He has found his way to Indian Territory. We are sure that his many friends here will wish him the highest measure of success in his life. Quit was always an honorable boy of fine traits which attracted to himself many friends. He left here, carrying with him a good name and a determination to succeed in life. Jacksonville has many men of adventurous spirit and we are always glad to hear from them and doubly glad when they are doing well. ---- ANNISTON News Mr. Jack Loyd of this place has in his possession a skillet which dates back before the settlement of this country. It was brought from England on the May Flower which landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620. For 262 years it has been in his family since that date. ---- FLOWERY YARD News Mrs. Dr. P.P. Linder has been very ill for several weeks but glad do say that she is slowly improving. --- Mr. Robert Loyd is making preparations to put up a grist mill in connection with his gin house which will be a great convenience for the people on that side of the creek. --- Dr. Jack Douthit and family, after visiting relatives in this neighborhood, left this morning for their home in Gadsden. --- ALEXANDRIA News Mrs. E.J. Dean of Talladega is visiting relatives in this place. --- FOR SALE - - - The Ed. J. Dean farm at Alexandria, Ala., containing 440 acres. A desirable residence and has a good well of water with orchard of extra fine fruit. Apply to H.J. Dean, Alexandria, Ala. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, SEPTEMBER 16, 1882 LOCAL News Married, on the 10th of September, at the bride's father's residence, Mr. Robert Champion to Miss Mary Shell, all of Calhoun county. ---- Married, at Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday evening, August 15th, Mr. J.F. Graham of Oxford, Ala., to Miss Ella M. Worthington of Birmingham. Rev. T.J. Baird officiated. ---- PINE GROVE News Jones D. Cobb was married to Miss Jerusha J. Milam on Sunday last by Dr. W.I. Anderson. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, SEPTEMBER 23, 1882 LOCAL News David Griffin Jr. died near White Plains, Calhoun county, Ala., yesterday morning of congestion of the lungs. Little David, was a son of our fellow citizen, David Griffin Sr. On Sunday night, Mr. Griffin received a telegram summoning him to the bedside of his son and left immediately. News reached the city yesterday announcing his death. He was a bright and promising boy, about six years of age and his death will be a severe blow to his parents who have the deepest heartfelt sympathy of the entire community. The remains will be brought to Rome for interment and will arrive this evening and will be laid to rest in Myrtle Hill cemetery. Friends and acquaintances of the family are requested to be present. The Rome Courier, Sept. 20th. ---- Mrs. Watson, mother of Mrs. R. Adams, left for her home in Georgia a few days since. --- A good man has been taked from the walks of man. Dr. C.C. Porter breathed his last at his residence on the evening of the 19th. He was one of the pioneers of our county, having been here for more than forty years. He was an honest, upright, chrisitan gentleman, a devoted husband, kind and affectionate father. His good examples and moral influences will be greatly missed. Another body has been remanded to earth and a soul passed over the waters to rest in the shadow of the eternal evergreens. We tender his bereaved ones our sympathy. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, September 30, 1882 WEAVER'S STATION Local News Our community was saddened yesterday eve.,the 25th, by the death of Mrs. Samuel, long known as "Aunt Polly", quite an old lady who has been feeble for some years. The grieved relatives have our sympathy. --- Mr. Eddie Farmer has left us and gone into the mercantile business in Covington, Georgia with his brothers Jimmie and Peter. Hoping for their success. --- LOCAL News Gus Green, son of Butler Green of this county, died on Wednesday. --- Mrs. Samuels, one of the oldest and most beloved ladies of our county, died at the residence of Robt. McGhee in Alexandria valley some days ago. --- Mr. John Woodall had kindly laid on our table a lot of monster sweet potatoes. It will only take a few of them to make half bushel. We regret to learn that he has made his preparations to leave for Texas. He will have a sale of household goods before starting. The notice of which will be given by advertisement through our local columns. --- Married, on the evening of the 17th inst., at the home of the bride's parents, by Father Holland, a Catholic priest, Mr. Robert C. Lewis and Miss Mary J. Kiernan, both of Cross Plains, Ala. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 7, 1882 LOCAL News Mrs. Whisenant contracted typhoid fever several weeks ago while on a visit to Gadsden. After her return to Jacksonville she was prostrated with the fever. For weeks her life hung on a thread. We are glad to announce that now, under the skillful treatment of her physician, she is convalescent and able to ride out in a buggy. --- Tuesday about 11 o'clock in the day, Noah Willis, a man of family who lives across the mountain from Jacksonville, took his own life, while laboring under temporary aberration of the mind. He wa sick on that day in his room and just previous to his death requested his wife to go to the well and get him some water. He then sent the children off, and, while all were gone, adjusted a rope about his neck, attached it to a rafter above and from a keg in the room, and took his awful leap into eternity. A child discovered him first and ran to the mother with the tidings. She quickly spread the alarm and near neighbors ran in and cut the unfortunate man down, but too late to save him. ---- STATE OF ALABAMA, Calhoun County Probate Court, Spefcial Term, September 4, 1882 This day came W.C. Scarbrough, executor of the estate of Washington Williams, dec'd, and filed in court his application in writing and under oath, praying for an order and decree of said court for the purpose of paying the debts of said estate. It is therefore ordered that the 28th day of Oct. 1882 be appointed to hear and determine upon said application and that notice thereof be given by publication in the Jacksonville Republican, a newspaper printed in said county, for three successive weeks, as a notice to: Frank Cooper, Sarah Hilton, Elizabeth Townsend, of Edgefield county, South Carolina; The children of Elihu D. Williams, viz: Sarah S., James W., and Thomas Williams of Cado Parish, Louisiana; The children of Daniel Williams, if any living, ages and residences unknown; Non-residents and all other interested persons, to be and appear before me at my office in Jacksonville, Ala., on the said 28th day of October 1882 and contest said application if they think proper. A. Woods, Judge of Probate ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 14, 1882 LOCAL News Married, at the residence of the bride's father on Oct. 3, 1882, by J.C. Watson, Esq., Mr. Jas. A. Stephenson to Miss Rebecca O. Defreese, all of Calhoun county. --- Michael Dickinson, one of the first settlers of this county, died at Water Valley, Miss., some weeks ago. He lived in Calhoun county from 1832 to 1865 when he removed to Mississippi. He was about 76 years of age at the time of his death. He was a man much esteemed by those who knew him. --- OBITUARY OF MRS. MARY SAMUELS Entered into Heavenly rest, Sept. 25th, Mrs. Mary Samuels in the 83rd year of her age. The subject of this notice was the daughter of Samuel Cary of Granville, North Carolina where she was born Oct. 12, 1799. In 1819, being about twenty years old, she was married to Zachariah Samuels. She with her husband removed to Georgia, where he died about the year 1852, after which she removed to this state, making her home part of the time with the family of Hon. T.A. Walker of this place and the remainder with the family of Mr. Robert McGhee of this county, a kinsman by marriage, and at whose house she breathed her last about 4 o'clock p.m. on the 25th day of Sept. last. On the following day her mortal remains, by her spiritual pastor, were committed tot he ground beside those of her departed sister, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, with the solemn, consoling and impressive burial services of the protestant Episcopal church. "Aunt Polly" as she was familiary called, was in infancy baptised into the Episcopal church and though she led an exemplary and pious life, yet for reasons that need not be stated she did not become a communicant of the church untl the 23rd day of January 1877... From that time until her death, she remained a devoted member and devout communicant of the church of her choice. A few weeks before she died, being unable to leave her bed to gather with some friends and relatives, she received for the last time "the most comfortable sacrament of the Lord's supper, at which she seemed to be greatly comforted, and, no doubt, was very much refreshed in spirit and strengthened for the last conflict which was just ahead. From that time she gradually declined until "in full age" she was gathered to her fathers, having the testimony of a good conscience, in the communion of the church, in the confidence of a certain faith; in the comfort of a reasonable religious and holy hope, in favor with God, and in perfect charity with the world. Blessed are the dead who thus die in the Lord. J.F.S. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 21, 1882 LOCAL News David Cowdon, son of Dr. Cowdon of Cross Plains, lost an arm on Tuesday. He was working under a gin when the machinery started and crushed his arm so severely that amputation was necessary. --- On Friday morning the 6th inst., Mrs. C.C. Porter died after a short illness. But a few weeks before we had the painful duty to record the death of her husband. She did not long survive him. She was a lady much esteemed for her many virtues and her death is a loss of the church and to society. --- Last Sunday, Mr. J.B. Broughton, a valuable and highly respected citizen of this county died very suddenly. He was in Jacksonville on Saturday, full of life and in apparent perfect health. Sunday he went to a burial. While there he grew sick and started home. He grew very sick on the way and stopped by the house of a friend. Getting no better, he got on his mule and started home, but died before he reached it. He was found dead on the roadside by some friends. Heart disease was probably the cause. --- Mr. M.E. Mosby, depot agent at this place, died Sunday morning of congestion. He came here some two years ago with his family from Mississippi. He served the Railroad management with great fidelity. A few weeks prior to his death he joined the Knights of Honor at this place and his family will receive two thousand dollars from the Order as well as means from other orders of which he was a member; but nothing can compensate them for the loss of husband and father. Mrs. Mosby has been the recipient of great kindness at the hands of our people in her deep affliction. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 28, 1882 LOCAL News Mrs. Lizzie Gore, wife of Pleasant Gore, and daughter of Josua Dillard, died the night of the 13th inst. --- Ed Landers, who some years ago married Miss Amanda Mangham of this county and removed from Alabama to Richland Parish, La., died some weeks ago at his home in Louisiana, of swamp fever. He was a prominent man of Parish and his death is much lamented. His wife died a year or two ago of the same disease. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 11th, 1882 LOCAL News Messrs. Thos. P. Renfro, E.G. Caldwell and Alex Woods left for Florida on Friday. They go for the purpose of planting orange groves. Some of these gentlemen have already acquired lands in Florida. They are of the best citizens of our county and the Florida people need not be afraid to welcome them. --- STATE OF ALABAMA, Calhoun County Probate Court, Oct. 21, 1882 This day came J.C. Woolf, administrator with the Will annexed of Carlton Woolf, deceased, and filed in court his petition in writing and under oath, praying for an order of the court to sell the real estate of said estate for division among the heirs and distributees of said estate. It is therefore ordered by the Court that the 30th day of Nov. 1882 is appointed the day upon which to hear and determine said application, and that notice thereof be given by publication for three successive weeks in the Jacksonville Republican, a newspaper printed in said county, as a notice to: Anne Fayne and her husband of Cave Springs, Georgia; and all others interested in said proceedings to be and appear before me at my office in Jacksonville, Ala., on the said 30th day of Nov. 1882 and contest said application if they think proper. A. Woods, Judge of Probate ---- NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters of Administration upon the estate of Joseph L. Kirby, deceased, having been granted the undersigned by the Hon. A. Woods, Judge of Probate court of Calhoun county, on the 20th day of Oct. 1882, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate will be required to present the same within the time allowed by law or they will be barred. L.S. and J.L. Kirby, Administrators ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 18, 1882 LOCAL News Married, at the residence of the bride's mother in this place on Tuesday, November 14th by Rev. W.R. Kirk, Mr. Joseph H. Privett and Miss Libbie Francis. Attendants: Walter Dean and Miss Emma Rowan W.B. Hammond and Miss F. Mitchell C.J. Porter and Miss Annie Privett J.F. Hooton and Miss Fanny Forney About ten o'clock quite a circle of friends and relatives assembled to witness the nuptial of the happy couple. The ceremony performed, they repaired to the dining room where a nice and elegant repast awaited them. Dinner being over, the happy couple started for Selma, accompanied by attendants as far as Anniston. They remain in Selma a few days with a brother of the groom. They will return to Jacksonville and spend a short time before taking their leave for Memphis, their future home. --- Mrs. Randy Mitchell, nee Miss Linnie Francis and Miss Florence Mitchell are visiting relatives in Jacksonville. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 25, 1882 LOCAL News Married on the 15th inst. at the residence of the bride's brother Mr. John J. Woodall, by the Rev. J.W. Trotter, Mr. John H. Vinson to Miss Sarah I. Woodall. --- OBITUARY OF EDWIN F. GLOVER There died in Calhoun county, Alabama at the residence of his father Dr. Wyly Glover, on the afternoon of November 16, 1882, in the 26th year of his age, the young man whose name heads this notice (Edwin F. Glover), and I feel it a sad duty incumbent on me to pay a short tribute to his sterling worth as a true man in all that makes a man good and noble; religion, integrity, morality, amiability and great manliness of character. For two years past he has been associated with me in business at Anniston, Ala., as one of my most trusted salesmen in the Dry Goods department of the Woodstock Iron Company's store; and I can truly say that in all my business career, I have never had with me a young man of greater worth. Attentive, polite, accomodating, reliable, never saying aught against any one, he had won the respect and confidence of all who came in contact with him; and no greater evidence could be given as to his worth, popularity and high esteem in which he was held by all classes of customers, than their daily expressions of sad regret that he will no more attend to their wants. While I can easily obtain another salesman, it is a great tribute to his business worth to say it will be a difficult matter to find one to equal in every respect, him who has left us forever. Solomon has said "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches", and in those latter days of rush and struggle for wealth, too frequently without regard to name and character, it is a great consolation, not only to the relatives of Edwin F. Glover, but also to his associates and friends, to know that he not only left a good and unsullied name, but a life's record as a loving and dutiful son, a true friend, and a character for honesty, integrity, amiability and morality, that is worthy the emulation of the young men of Calhoun county. "After life's fitful fever, he sleeps well." T.H. Hopkins, Anniston, Ala., Nov. 23, 1882. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, DECEMBER 2, 1882 WEAVER'S STATION News Mr. Geo. Taylor is speaking about trying his fortune in the Lone Star state about January 1st. --- Walter B. Hubbard has gone to Verbena, Ala., to engage in business with his brother-in-law Mr. Nelson. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, DECEMBER 9, 1882 LOCAL News Mrs. Ben Broyles who has been spending some two months with relatives in this county, returned to her home in Texas last Wednesday, accompanied by her sister Miss Maggie. We wish Miss Maggie a pleasant stay in the Lone Star state. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, DECEMBER 30, 1882 LOCAL News Married, at the M.E. Church in this place, Sunday, Dec. 24th by Rev. J.B. Stevenson, Mr. C.B. Porter and Miss Annie Privett, both of Jacksonville. --- Married, on the evening of the 25th of December, 1882, at the residence of the bride in Patena, Ala., by the Rev. G.B. Russell, J.K. Collins of Knoxville, Tenn. and Mrs. M.E. Williams of Patona, Ala. ---- Married, on the 25th of Dec. 1882, at Patona, Ala., by Rev. G.B. Russell, Mr. James H. Marion and Miss Georgia J. Rea, all of Calhoun county. --- Married, at the residence of Mrs. S.K. Borders, on Dec. 20th, 1882 by the Rev. J.C. Wright, Mr. F.E. Wilson of Talladega and Miss Hattie G. Borders of Oxford, Ala. --- Married, at the residence of Prof. J.C. Wilson of Lincoln, Ala., on Dec. 21, 1882 by the Rev. J.C. Wright, Mr. Joshua Draper Jr. of Oxford, Ala., and Miss Dora K. Nichols of Griffin, Ga. --- Married by Rev. J.F. Potter at the residence of the bride's father on the evening of the 25th of Dec. 1882, George T. Chambers and Miss L.V. Andrews, both of Calhoun county. --- Married, by Rev. J.F. Potter at the residence of the bride's father on the evening of the 26th of Dec. 1882, James N. Belton and Miss Charslie L. Dufreese of Calhoun county. --- Married on the 17th inst., by the Rev. H.A. Williams, Mr. C.C. Wright to Miss Elizabeth Walker. --- Married on the 19th by the Rev. H.A. Williams, Mr. W.J. Atkins to Miss Emma Foster. All of Calhoun county. --- Married at the 21st inst. at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. J.L. Philips to Miss Chalsie Loyd. --- Married at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. H.R. Lanford to Miss Mary Dickie (no date given). --- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1118gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 22.1 Kb