Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for SEPT. & OCT. 1885 1885 ************************************************ 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 October 3, 2006, 9:47 pm The Jacksonville Republican 1885 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alaama for SEPTEMBER 1885 and OCTOBER 1885 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday SEPTEMBER 5, 1885 ALABAMA News BLOUNT COUNTY news Mr. Steve Patrick who resides near Blountsville, was severely hurt on Monday by being thrown from his wagon. He was caught by the leg in the stay-chain and dragged a quarter of a mile. He is a good, honest, industrious citizen and we hope he may soon be restored to health and strength. --- A man named John Overton, employed by Col. B. Randolph, was cut in the left hip by a youth named Jeff Vanhorn in a brawl hear Blount Springs on Saturday. The wound is considered dangerous and Vanhorn, who is only 17 years old, has disappeared. Overton is a married man and has a wife and three children to support. ---- Mr. H. Box and a youth named Wm. Paden had a difficulty near Chepultepe in Blount county last Friday last, when the latter struck Box on the head with a hoe, breaking his skull. On Tuesday Mr. Box was still alive and it is thought he will live. Young Paden has been placed under a bond of $500. --- MOBILE County News W.D. Toler of Mobile county died of consumption recently. --- LIMESTONE County News Mr. John Black, the youngest son of Mrs. Black of Athens, Alabama was stabbed by another young man in the right lung and arm and will probably die. The fight resulted from a disagreement about the date for a picnic. When the fight was over Black, had his assailant's knife and he had Black's pistol, and he has not been heard from since. --- MONTGOMERY County News In Montgomery, Nattie Knox broke her mother's leg with a hatchet and was sent to jail in default of $250. bond. --- SHELBY County News Maj. John M. Strong died at his home five miles south of Montevallo on Wednesday the 19th inst, having reached the age of 89 years. --- CHEROKEE County News Mrs. Wm. Battles of Cedar Springs is very low with the fever. --- CLEBURNE County News Mr. W.T. Chapman has been appointed Marshall of Edwardsville. --- A four year old child of Mr. J.C. Hix near Edwardsville died a few days ago. --- Mr. W.P. McDowell, an old and highly respected citizen of Shoal Creek beat, died a few days ago. --- Mr. John William Dowdy near Borden Springs died the 13th of August. --- CALHOUN County LOCAL News DEATH OF B.C. WYLY Wednesday night about 10 o'clock, Maj. B.C. Wyly, one of the first settlers of this county, and an old and highly respected citizen of this place, peacefully breathed his last, surrounded by members of his family. He was one of the oldest men of the county and his death was the natural result of age rather than from any specific disease. Maj. Wyley was once one among the wealthiest men of the county, but in common with many here, lost nearly all of his fortune by the war. People of this community had opportunity to observe him both in the enjoyment and loss of ample fortune, two conditions best calculated to try men and show their qualities. It can be said his honor that in whatever condition of life fate placed him, he was the same gentle, genial, honest, wonderful man, retaining at all times the cordial good will and respect of his fellow man. Maj. Wyly, for many years prior to his death, was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church and he exemplified in his life those rare christian virtues which ennoble man. A kind Providence, as if rewarding him here for a blameless life, gave him a most peaceful and pleasing season at the close of that life. When wordly care would have pressed upon him and worried him, God's finger touched his intellect and at once he was amid the scenes of his earlier life or making pleasant jaunts to Montgomery, Atlanta, Selma or other points and living in the enjoyment of sweet intercourse with friends and relatives at those places. Nothing of unpleasant character ever disturbed his mind at such seasons, but his dreams were a pleasant reflex of his past, simple, pure and happy life. His intellect again would be clear, allowing him the opportunity of enjoying the untiring devotion and manisfestation of that deep love which every member of his family and friends delighted to show him. Sitting in an easy chair, surrounded by his family, he would doze and at once would be with a son in Montgomery, a relatives in Atlanta or with friends and old business associates in Selma. Waking, he would turn to his wife and say "Well, didn't we have a pleasant time with our friends and were they not very kind to us? I enjoyed my visit very much but I am glad to be back home; after all, there is no place like home." Novelist nor poet ever pictured a more pleasing close to a long and virtuous and honorable life than his. Thackeray in "Vanity Fair" has nearest approached it in his inimitable picture of the death of the noble old English gentleman and Colonel of the Army who breathed his last amid pleasing visions of his old college days and whose last word was "adsum" as he answered the roll call. ------- BERA Community News Mrs. Lowe, an aged lady, died last week after a lingering illness of several months. --- J.W. York is very low with typhoid fever. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, SEPTEMBER 12, 1885 ALABAMA STATE News CLEBURNE County News Mrs. Fannie Edmondson, aged fifty years, died of cancer near Edwardsville a few days ago. --- Mr. Evan Johnson, aged 80 years, died in the poor house in Cleburne county recently. --- CHEROKEE County News Mose Hampton, an eight year old negro man of Centre, died some days ago. He was a good and honest man and died respected by all. --- MONTGOMERY County News Mr. Fletcher Rogers, brother of Mr. J.R. Rogers of Montgomery died at Enon last week. --- CALHOUN County, LOCAL News PEEK'S HILL Community News Mr. Thos. Parker was seriously hurt on the 3rd. Both legs and body injured, and one of them was broken. It was done by a log or stock slipping off a wagon in loading. --- CHOCCOLOCCO Community News Mrs. Addie G. Glover who has been visting her father A.J.H. Borders, has returned home. --- Sevier Elston has been quite ill for several days past. --- ALLSUPS Community News James Sexton has returned from Texas, on a visit to his mother and brothers. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday SEPTEMBER 19, 1885 ALABAMA News ETOWAH County News Rev. Enoch Ellis of Etowah died near Attalla the 2nd. --- BLOUNT County News John Overton who was cut by Jeff Vanhorn near Blount Springs on Aug. 22nd, died last week of his wounds. ---- LOCAL News The many friends of Capt. H.T. Snow here will be pained to read of his misfortune in getting dangerously cut by a vicious negro, an account of which we publish this week from the Anniston Watchman. Mr. Snow was formerly a citizen of Jacksonville and has many warm friends here. He is a son of Fielding Snow who will be readily remembered by all old citizens of the county as one of its first settlers. ---- Through a letter to Judge A. Woods of this place from his son I.A. Woods living near Ocala, Florida, we learn of the death of two former citizens of Calhoun county, to wit: Thos. P. Renfroe and Jno. R. Clark. Mr. Renfroe died on the 19th of August at Blue Spring Run in Florida and Mr. Clark died at the home of Mr. Woods on the 23rd of August of kidney affliction. Both these gentlemen were very highly esteemed in Calhoun county and numerous friends of each will learn of their deaths with sadness. ---- Mr. Harrison Fleming of Weaver's Station was in town several days this week on a visit. Mr. Fleming has taken the Jacksonville Republican since its first issue in January 1837, and looks as if he will live to be able to take it a quarter of a century longer. ---- FORMER CITIZEN OF JACKSONVILLE BADLY CUT Sunday evening, a difficulty occurred between Mr. Henry Snow and a negro named Green Strickland, several miles out in the country. The negro had been gathering fodder for Mr. Snow on shares and had not made an equal division of it, and the gentleman so stated to him. The negro used some very insolent language; Mr. Snow stooped down to pick up a rock when Strickland rushed on him and stabbed him several times. The wounds are all serious but the most dangerous one was an ugly gash in the abdomen. Mr. Snow fell prostrate to the earth, and the negro rushed off. The wounded man was carried into his house and Drs. Christian and Pearce were hastily sent for. When they arrived the gentleman was found to be in a dangerous condition and at this writing, his recovery his doubtful. The negro was arrested by Marshall Draper Sunday night as he was attempting to escape on the cannon ball train and now resposes in the Oxford jail. Mr. Snow is a brother of Mr. William Snow of the Anniston Watchman newspaper. The Anniston Watchman ------ OTTERY Community News Mr. C. Lankford, just across the river, died last week. --- GRAYTON Community News E.D. Meharg has information that his ancestry owns a large sand beach in North Carolina. --- CROSS PLAINS Community News Died, on the evening of the 11th inst., Freddie, son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Yeatman, aged five years. The bereaved family has the sympathies of our entire community. ---- BERA Community News Mrs. Winn was struck with paralysis last week and is in a critical condition. --- CHOCCOLOCCO Community News Mrs. David Mayo died on the 14th of typhoid fever near Davisville. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, SEPTEMBER 26, 1885 ALABAMA State News CLEBURNE County News Alexander Waldrop, charged with a murder committed in Cleburne county last year, was caught in Lee county a few days ago and put in jail at Edwardsville. --- Rev. F.M. Campbell and Miss Alice Stephenson were married in Heflin the 6th inst. --- The Messrs. Hamilton of Edwardsville who have been a long time in business there and have made a fortune, have determined to go West. They won't find a better country than Cleburne, all things taken into consideration, go where they may. ---- Mrs. B.C. Greer died near Edwardsville on Sunday the 13th inst., after a long illness. --- Mr. R.E. Merrill, Esq., has determined to move from Edwardsville to Birmingham for the practice of law. ---- CHEROKEE County News Wash Lay and Miss Fannie Riddle of Gadsden were married at the hotel in Centre a few days ago; a runaway match. ---- Mrs. Elvira Dorsey, widow of the late Col. J.R. Dorsey, died at her home in Cherokee county a few days ago. She was over 70 years of age. --- TALLADEGA County News Mrs. T.H. McCann of Greenville, S.C., the mother of Mrs. G.K. Miller of Talladega, is dead. --- Mr. E.L. McAlpine of Talladega has moved to Texas. ---- Mr. J.O. Mallory, one of the most prominent citizens of Talladega county, died at his residence near Alpiine on the 14th inst. --- Judge James Ragan, aged eighty-eight years, died in Talladega recently of congestion of the lungs. --- ETOWAH County News G. Dunn of Gadsden will make his future home in Florida. --- Mr. Stapleton of Etowah accidentally fell into a coal pit on Lookout Mountain a few days ago and was badly burned. --- Mr. E.Dockery of Etowah died near Duck Springs this month. --- S.C. Stancil, an upright and industrious carpenter, died in Gadsden recently of typhoid fever. --- BARBOUR County News Col. J.N. Lightfoot, a prominent citizen of Eufaula and formerly a Colonel of the 6th Alabama Regt., during the war, died of apoplexy the 18th inst., at the age of 47 years. ---- CALHOUN County LOCAL News Miss Willie Borden, formerly of this place, was married to Mr. L.B. Treadaway, a prominent merchant of Cedartown, Ga., the 17th inst. --- We are pained to learn from a letter of Mr. E.P. McAuley to his brother J.D. McAuley that their brother W.A. McAuley died in Pendleton, Oregon on the 30th of Aug. He had been sick most of the time since January. Mr. McAuley had been a citizen of Oregon for about nine years. He was here in Calhoun county about two years ago on a visit to relatives. He was a son of J.C. McAuley, deceased, and very highly esteemed by all who knew him. ---- JENKINS Community News Some mad dog excitement in the community last Sunday when J.W. Patrick's dog showed signs of hydrophobia and made an attempt to bite him and came so near doing so that it tore a hole in Mr. Patrick's shoe. The dog left home and was not killed until it had bitten several others. --- Mr. J.M. McCalister and his two children are very sick with the fever. --- P.B. Watson sold a part of his farm to W.M. Whiteside which settles all of Mrs. Whiteside's children near her. She ought to be perfectly happy. ---- Mr. P.S. Bedell has been appointed Marshall of Cross Plains. We believe he will make a good officer. --- MERROLTON Community news Married at the residence of the bride's father Col. W.B. Green of this place, Mr. W.D. Nixon to Nancy J. Green, by Rev. W.A. Montgomery. The groom is one of the enterprising young men of this section while the bride posseses all those graces that is accorded to the fairer gender. May their union be one of eternal bliss. ---- Mr. Adolphus Nixon who is officiating behind the counter of Mr. West of Esom Hill, Ga., is spending a few days with his father Capt. J.H. Nixon. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 3, 1885 ALABAMA STATE News TALLADEGA News Mr. Henry J. Cliett, a leading merchant of Childersburg, died recently. --- Mrs. Chas. M. Cooper of Selma died in Talladega recently, where she had gone in search of better health. --- Mr. Trice Castleberry, a prominent lawyer of Talladega, died recently. --- Died, on the 12th inst., in Talladega, Mr. Jno. B. Corn. He was an old citizen, having come to this county with the first settlers. He had many friends who mourn his demise. --- CLEBURNE County News We learn that Mrs. James Powers of State Line was accidentally shot by Mrs. John Stephens on Wednesday night of last week. They had just returned from preaching at Etna and as they reached Mr. Stephens', they thought some one was prowling about, and while Mrs. Powers was standing at the door, Mrs. Stephens came out with a cocked pistol and it went off accidentally, the ball striking Mrs. Powers. The wound is not considered dangerous. ---- CHEROKEE County News At the present term of circuit court, two murder cases are on the docket; the state vs. Wm. Hall charged with wife murder 20 years ago; the other case, the state vs. Peter Anderson charged with killing Thos. Davenport. ---- Capt. C. Daniel has opened a family grocery store in Centre. --- Mrs. Jennie Wilder died near Sand Rock in Cherokee county recently. --- Mr. Will Glover says he expects to commence working his silver mines near Tecumseh shortly. He has some monied men associated with him who will push the business. --- Mr. Will Carpenter has opened up a furniture store in Centre. --- ETOWAH County News Mrs. M.J. Gibson died recently in Gadsden. --- Mr. J.D. McKenzie will open a family grocery store in Gadsden shortly. --- CHAMBERS County News Henry White, a young man of Chambers county was bitten by a mad dog recently and has since died from hydrophobia. --- JEFFERSON County News Mr. John W. Majors was covered up in the coal mines at New Castle, Ala., recently. When found he had his neck broken, head crushed and arm broken. He leaves a wife and two children. Mr. Majors was an industrious miner and was doing well before the accident happened. --- CALHOUN County LOCAL News GRAYTON Community News Old uncle Davy Whisenant died the 28th inst. after a long spell of sickness. --- CROSS PLAINS Community News Mr. James S. Sharp who moved from this place to Wildwood, Florida two years ago, is on a visit to relatives in town. Mr. Sharp was one of our most enterprising citizens and we disliked to give him up. He says he is well pleased with Florida. --- CHOCCOLOCCO Community News Sevier Elston died of chronic rheumatism on the 25th ult. He had been a sufferer almost continually for nearly two years. His estimable wife has almost sacrificed her life in her devotion to him during his long sickness. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 10, 1885 ALABAMA State News CLEBURNE County News Mrs. Joe McRoberts of near Rabbit town in Calhoun county, died on the 22nd of September, aged about 75 years. ---- Mr. M.F. Thrasher near Abernathy, died the 22nd of September, after several days severe illness, about 28 years of age. --- Alex. Waldrop, charged with murder, had a preliminary trial in Edwardsville and his bail was set at $800. --- Mr. N.J. Ross of Heflin left for Florida a few days ago to spend the winter at his plantation in that state. --- ST. CLAIR County News Mr. T.V. Moore of Springville, died recently. --- TALLADEGA County News Barn Stone, colored, of Talladega, died a few days ago from over- heat. --- GENEVA County News A man named Ward killed his wife in Geneva county recently. He fled the country, leaving ten children, the oldest of whom is not yet fifteen years. --- CALHOUN County LOCAL News Mrs. M.C. McRoberts, wife of Joseph McRoberts, of Rabbit Town valley, died the 22nd ult., of the fever. She was 76 years old at the time of her death. She was a most estimable christian lady and a member of the Presbyterian church. The many friends of her aged hsuband deeply sympathize with him in his bereavement. --- MORRISVILLE News Mrs. Sanford Walker died last Thursday. --- CROSS PLAINS News Mr. Jake Williams has gone to Atlanta with a drove of cattle. --- Mrs. M.A. Reagin who has been quite sick for several weeks is slowly improving. --- THE CASE OF GREEN STRIPLIN WHO CUT HENRY SNOW Oxford, Ala., Oct. 5, 1885 To Editor of Republican, Green Striplin Jr., the negro boy who cut Capt. Henry Snow several weeks ago in a difficulty growing out of some fodder transactions between them, had his preliminary trial today before Justice Kelly. After hearing all the evidence, the court decided that there was probable cause to believe defendant guilty of assault and battery with a knife and required him to give bond in the sum of $200. which was promptly given. He was charged with assault with intent to murder. The trial showed that many rumors as to the origin of the difficulty were incorrect and greatly exaggerated. It was reported for instance, that the defendant tried to get away on the fast mail but was prevented, but the proof showed that he at once after the difficulty came to town with his father for the purpose of giving himself up; that they went to the house of Justice Roberts, and not finding him, went to Justice Kelly who told him to go back home and come in the morning, and that on their return home, he was arrested. Much excitement prevailed on the evening of the difficulty, but all is quiet now. Capt. Snow is getting well and was able to attend the trial. He is very weak yet, but is considered out of danger. (writer's name not given). ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 17, 1885 ALABAMA State News CHEROKEE County News In the murder case of Mr. Hall charged with the murder of his wife 20 years ago, the jury could not agree and there was a mistrial. --- George Finlett, a faithful and respected negro, dropped dead at Rock Run a few days ago. --- ETOWAH County News Mr. David Tarwater died in Gadsden on the 3rd inst. --- Luke Mizell, aged 86 years, died near Aurora post office in Etowah county on the 28th of September. --- Mrs. R.W. Richardson died at the residence of her brother Maj. L.W. Dean in Gadsden on the 6th inst. The body was carried to Cave Springs, Ga., for burial. --- TALLADEGA County News Col. J.E. Miles and Mrs. Matilda J. Headen of Talladega were married recently. --- Mr. James S. Chambers of Talladega died a few days ago. --- CLEBURNE County News Mrs. Eva Johnson, an aged lady of Cleburne, died the 27th of Sept. --- Messrs. L.J. Pounds and M.D. Thrasher have moved to Tallapoosa, Georgia. --- CALHOUN County LOCAL News WARRANTS FOR MAIMED SOLDIERS IN CALHOUN COUNTY Warrants of $15.03 each have arrived at Judge Wood's office in Jacksonville for the following maimed soldiers. The last one named who is blind, gets $136.36. The Judge requests these parties to all come without delay and get their warrants: John C. Archer Geo. W. Bennett Joseph Borden J.G. Brooks M.B. Colley John W. Glover J.H. Golden W.M. Hawkins F.M. Haywood G.B. Holder Jas. R. Jolley G. Lee W.T. Ledbetter W.H. Mangum E.H. Mathis Thos. S. Nabors Jas. E. Norris J.M. Roberts A.B. Self J.B. Smith H.A. Tolbert J.M. Vann J.J. Ayres N.W. Bonds J.B. Brown J.B. Clarke Adam Garmon Robert Gladden John D. Hall W.A. Hayden J.M. Hayes Thos. A. Jacks W.T. Kirby A.B. Ledbetter John Lindley A. Massey W.T. Mead W.G. Norton W.T. Owens J.L. Scott A.H. Simpson S.C. Tate R. C. Usrey Joseph Pinson, blind ------ MORRISVILLE Community News Hardee Morgan's wife died very suddenly a few days since. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 24, 1885 CALHOUN County LOCAL News AN OLD MAN'S STORY From "The Carnesville, Georgia Register" newspaper (Franklin County, Georgia) We are in receipt of a letter from Jonathan Morgan who lives near Cross Plains, Calhoun county, Alabama, in which he gives some account of his domestic life. He was born in this county on the seventh day of April 1801 and lived here until a few years ago. In the year 1820 he was married to miss Priscilla Hill, who died in 1832, leaving nine children. He afterwards married Miss Christiana Gardner who died in 1876, leaving six children. Soon after the death of his second wife, Mr. Morgan was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Vaughn, who died in 1877, leaving two children. On the 18th day of August 1877, he again launched upon the matrimonial sea, having this time married Mrs. Cyntha Farmer who is still living. Mr. Morgan's descendants, living and dead include seventeen children, 54 grandchildren and 84 great grandchildren, most of whom are still living. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are a most excellent old couple and have many friends and relatives in this county who will be glad to hear that they are still living. We hope it may be a long time before death again invades the family. ---- ALABAMA State News ETOWAH County News Mrs. Joe Barker of Etowah, the mother of several small children, has become deranged. She has been sent to the Asylum. --- David Tarwater who died in Etowah recently, was insured in the Mobile Life Insurance Company for $2000. --- HENRY County News Near Abbeville on Saturday morning, the body of John W. Raborn was found in his wagon, his team hitched to a tree. He had some sold cotton the day before in Abbeville and evidently he was robbed and murdered on his way home Friday night. No trace of the perpetrator was found. ---- MORGAN County News S.T. Huston who lives two miles east of Sumerville, Morgan county, has discovered gold on his place. --- PIKE County News Mr. Jesse Faulk, 73 years old and Mrs. Jane Teat, 60 years of age, all of Pike county, were married last Sunday near Troy. (The Rutledge Enterprise newspaper, Oct. 7th) ---- BARBOUR County News Mr. Thomas Dias of Barbour county was fatally assaulted by a negro the night of Oct. 9th. --- COFFEE County News Preston West, colored, was sentenced to the penitentiary for 40 years for the murder of Henry Cistrunk of Coffee some months ago. ---- BLOUNT County News The family of Eli Glover of Blount county deny that the doctor gave their two children the wrong medicine that killed them. They say the doctor did not get drunk until after he had given them up, and that they "are satisfied." ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 31, 1885 ALABAMA State News CHEROKEE County News Died, at the residence of Mrs. J.W. Tatum in this place on Monday evening last, Dr. William McElrath, aged about 78 years. Was buried Tuesday evening in the family burying ground in the eastern portion of town. This makes the 5th one of the family to die here within the last two years and he was the head. ---- Died, Dr. F.L. Brandon at his home in this county on Sunday last at 11 o'clock at night. he was 62 years of age. Was buried under Masonic honors Monday at 2 o'clock, and hadn't an enemy in the world. Dr. Brandon was never known to utter naught against a friend and neighbor during life, but was loved and respected by all. What a virtue! ---- The graves of the late Hon. Thos. B. Cooper, wife and niece have been ornamented by neat tombstones with appropriate inscriptions upon them. More attention has been given to the adornment of the cemetery of late. ---- ETOWAH County News Augustus Bryant, Wm. Bryant and Ambrose Carson, returned from Texas last Saturday with their families, twenty in number. These parties removed from Calhoun county and this county one and two years ago and have returned satisfied that there is no better place than old Alabama. ---- SENSATIONAL AFFRAY; TWO PROMINENT CITIZENS OF GADSDEN HAVE AN AFFRAY Gadsden, Oct. 27th - - - A shooting affray took place this evening about five o'clock between Maj. J.H. Wiley and Mr. J.D. Young, two prominent citizens of Gadsden. Mr. Young met Mr. Maj. Wiley on the street and slapped him, and then the firing commenced. Mr. Young received a wound in the thigh. Maj. Wiley is under arrest. The difficulty was the result of a former misunderstanding. Eight shots were fired. ---- Thirty-three maimed soldiers received part of the aid granted disabled soldiers by the state. ---- ST. CLAIR County News Tilro Morris and wife, indicted for assault with intent to kill a Birmingham editor recently, have had the venue changed from Jefferson to St. Clair county and will be tried there at next term of court. --- Mr. John Murray living near Springville was recently accidentally shot through the thigh and died after the lapse of three or four weeks. --- CLEBURNE County News Mr. Wash Golden has recently been installed as Marshall of Edwardsville. --- Twenty-two maimed soldiers received part of the fund appropriated by the State, in Cleburne county. --- Mr. W.H. Denman and Miss Mattie Sparks near Chulafinnee were married recently. Mr. Denman is a mute. ---- Mr. Robert S. Ridgeway and Miss S.J. Hobgood near Kemps Creek were married recently. --- WILCOX County News The Camden Home Ruler Newspaper (Wilcox County, Ala) reports: "Among the many persons visiting our pleasant little city recently was Mr. Henry Allen of Jasper county, Mississippi. The old gentleman is now in his eighty-fourth year and is as hearty and active as many younger men. Mr. Allen's descendants number eight children, 36 grandchildren and 74 great grandchildren. He came to Alabama in 1811, eight years before Alabama was admitted into the Union and came to Wilcox county in 1828. Mr. Allen was juror at the first court held in Camden after this place was made the county seat. He was in Alabama in 1814 when Lieutenant Wilcox was slain by the Indians and buried on Wilcox bar, in the Alabama river, by his soldiers. Lieutenant Wilcox for whom the county is named, was attached to Gen. Claiborne's army. Mr. Allen says the first court held in Clarke county was in the passage of a double log house belonging to Jesse Lambert and the jail was then a heavy wagon body turned over, where guilty parties were incarcarated while court was in session. He remembers many interesting incidents of the early history of the state and county and we trust the old gentleman may yet live to see his great- great grandchildren. Among his relatives in Wilcox county are Mr. Sterling Brown Jr. and Mrs. J.H. Duke, his grandchildren. Mr. Allen left for Mississippi on his mule last Monday. ---- CALHOUN County LOCAL News PEEK'S HILL COMMUNITY News Oct. 27th Mrs. Bryant, the wife of Gus. Bryant who has just recently returned from Texas, died Friday night and was buried at the Hebron cemetery. --- Mr. Gus. Bryant who went to Texas two years ago and W.F. Bryant and Ambrose Corson who moved last fall, all have returned to Alabama two weeks ago. They express themselves as being willing to remain in Alabama. --- Tommie Gilleland is very ill with typhoid fever. --- Mr. Jas. Cousin who has been lying very low with the flux and typhoid is convalescing slowly. --- DEATH OF MISS SUDIE CLEMENTS Miss Sudie Clements, daughter of Mr. T.H. Clements of Cane Creek, a pupil in the State Normal school here, died at the residence of Mr. C.J. Porter of this place, last Saturday the 24th inst., of pneumonia, after a brief sickness. Sorrowing relatives and friends bore her remains to the home of her father on Sunday and she was buried at Cane Creek church the same day. The manifestations of grief throughout the large throng that had gathered at the church to pay the last tribute of respect to her memory, testified the love and high esteem entertained for her by those who knew her best, her neighbors, schoolmates and the playmates of her childhood. She had been here but a short while, but in that brief period she had won all hearts; and those of her classmates who could go and other friends of the family from here, attended the funeral and mingled their tears with those of her friends and relatives. The people of this community sympathize most deeply with the parents, brothers and sisters of the young lady in their sad bereavement. ---- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1128gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 30.3 Kb