Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for JAN., FEB., MARCH 1886 1886 ************************************************ 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 4, 2006, 10:13 pm The Jacksonville Republican 1886 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN", Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama for JANUARY 1886 , FEBRUARY 1886, MARCH 1886 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 9, 1886 ALABAMA State News ETOWAH County News Married, in Etowah county a few days ago by the Rev. Jas. B. Mashburn, Mr. Jesse L. Murphree to Miss Julia E. Nix of Etowah. ---- ST. CLAIR County News Circuit Clerk Frank Dillon of St. Clair died recently. He was a good man. --- DEKALB County News The Fort Payne Journal newspaper reports: At a Christmas night party at the house of Joe Smith near Valley Head, a difficulty occurred between Ben Hammon and Isaac Chadwick in which the latter was severely cut by Hammon. At first it was thought his wounds fatal, but is now believed that he will recover. As far as learned, no arrests have been made and we have not been able to secure any particulars as to the origin of the difficulty. ---- CALHOUN County Local News Felix Rawls, a worthy old colored man, died suddenly in his shop out beyond Messrs. Bagley and Co.'s store on Wednesday afternoon. Felix had been a resident of Anniston for several years and leaves three orphan boys, but they are all about old enough to provide a livelihood. The Anniston Watchman ---- Duffie, the son of G. McPhillips, living near Mount Polk, was killed by the accidental discharge of his gun at Mrs. Lee's, a neighbors, on New Years Day. He was passing through the gate and in closing it, struck his gun and discharged it, the contents going into his mouth and lodging in the brain. He lived only a few minutes. He was age about 14 or 15 years. He was a quiet, well behaved young man. ---- On Tallasahatchie creek, near Phillips' mill on the 31st of December, Joe Simpson and Jim McLean started hunting, both having guns. Two younger brothers of each, Frank Simpson and Dock McLean followed them. The older boys were in front. The gun of Joe Simpson was accidentally discharged, the ball passing through Frank Simpson's left arm, striking Dock McLean in the bowels, fatally wounding him. The youth lived about eighteen hours, suffering great agony. Young Simpson was not very seriously shot. ---- OTTERY Community News Jan. 5th Mr. Robert Aderhold and Miss Ary Burgess married recently. --- Mr. Grant of Ohatchie died Friday with pneumonia. He was quite an old man. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 16, 1886 ALABAMA State News ETOWAH County News Jesse Hendricks of Gadsden fell from a house and broke his collar bone. --- Died, near Attalla on the 1st inst., Mrs. Nannie Lankford. --- Died, in Etowah county on the 3rd inst., after an illness of several months, R. Boyd Read. --- C. Goldstein has left Gadsden and will make his future home in Chattanooga. --- Marion Noogin, the moonshiner, came into Gadsden and went before a United States Commissioner and was bound over to Court. --- CLEBURNE County News Hardy Jones, a lad of sixteen or eighteen years of age, who lives near Cicero post office in Cleburne county, accompanied by several other boys on Christmas night, went to a party. They got a jug of whiskey and drank themselves drunk. Several of them were picked up in an insensible condition and carried home. Hardy Jones never awakened from the stupor produced by the whiskey and on Saturday last, he died. It is not positively known whether or not his death was caused by the whiskey. ---- Married in Edwardsville the 31st ult., Mr. M.D. Brasher and Miss Francis J. Ferguson. --- Married at Abernathy, Cleburne county, the 27th ult., Mr. W.T. Norton and Miss Lou Groover. --- Married at Oak Level the 27th ult., Mr. J.T. Britts and Miss N.D. Cook. --- ST. CLAIR County News Died, near Springville on Dec. 28th, Mr. John Hooper, a good citizen, who leaves a large family who were dependent upon him for support. --- Mr. W.H. Cather has commenced the publication of the history of St. Clair county in the Aegis. --- TALLADEGA County News Mr. Samuel Clabaugh, for 25 years a citizen of Talladega, has left that town to reside in Birmingham. --- Crazy Jim Linton who has wandered through Talladega county for the last thirty years, is dead. --- CALHOUN County Local News Thursday night a telegram was received here, calling on the Sheriff to go at once to Oxford, as Bud Knighton, the bailiff of Oxford beat had been killed by H.C. Evans. Particulars were inquired after but none has been received up to the time of going to press Friday morning. LATER; a man who came up from Oxford Friday morning reports that the killing occurred at a house of bad repute about sundown Thursday evening; that Knighton was shot three times, twice through the head and once through the thigh, and lived but a few moments. Evans left at once and is still at large. ---- CROSS Plains Community News Jan. 13th Mr. Wiley Garrett who lives five miles below Cross Plains, happened to a very serious if not fatal accident last Wednesday. He left home on foot for town and was walking on the track of the East and West railroad, the two being only about seventy-five feet apart. It so happened that a train was also coming up on the latter road and was nearby, but Mr. Garrett did not see it, his attention being directed to the first train. The engineer seeing him on the track commenced blowing the danger alarm at the same time putting on the brakes and reversing the engine, but it was too late, Mr. Garrett was struck by the engine and knocked off the track, receiving very serious injuries. He was brought on to town and carried to the residence of Capt. S.D. McClelan and medical aid was immediately procured. Dr. Kinabrew, the attending physician, thinks his back and hips are broken and that his recovery is very doubtful. ---- CHOCCOLOCCO Community News Jan. 12th Another good old saintly mother in Israel has fallen. Mrs. E.J. Mallory, consort of William Mallory, deceased, aged nearly 73 years, died Dec. 29, 1885, and was placed to rest by the side of her husband in Oxford cemetery, who had preceded her nearly 30 years. She leaves one son, Lowry Mallory of Arkansas and five daughters; respectively, Mrs. Lucy Davis of Jacksonville, Ala., Mrs. Carrie M. Campbell of Texas, Mrs. Mary V. Miller of Holly Springs, Miss., Mrs. Alice Davis of Choccolocco, Ala. ---- (Note from transcriber: although says she left five daughters, only four of the daughters were named.) NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, JANUARY 23, 1886 ALABAMA State News CHEROKEE County News A sensation has been created in Cherokee county by the elopement of Mr. Mark Shearl with Eliza Burt. Shearl is about 40 years old and has a wife and eight or nine children. The woman is about 17 years of age. They were not pursued. The Gadsden News ---- TALLADEGA County News Mrs. J.W. Kilpatrick of Talladega died recently. --- CLEBURNE County News Mr. John Webb and Miss Sarah Langley were married in Edwardsville on the 13th. --- LAWRENCE County News W.J. Privett, an old citizen of this county, had his right arm crushed to a jelly by the car wheels near Hillsboro on Thursday last. The Moulton Advertiser --- R.H. Peebles, who shot and killed Kennard Barnes at Hillsboro a few weeks ago, was tried before Judge Foster at Moulton on a writ of habeas corpus and discharged. A large crowd of the county people attended the trial. ---- CULLMAN County News We regret to annouce to our readers that Rev. J.M. Wheat died at his residence here at 12 midnight on Friday last, in consequence of the injuries he received while in the revenue service in Jackson county on the 24th of December. The Cullman Progress ---- COLBERT County News A colored woman named Berta Walker and her two children were drowned last Saturday in Colbert county near Barton depot. They were moving and, on attempting to cross Mulberry the wagon was upset and driven downstream by the strong current, caused by recent heavy rains. The driver and a colored woman, Berta's mother, barely escaped with their lives. The Florence Gazette ---- CALHOUN County Local News CROSS Plains Community News Mr. Joe McElrath of Lincoln, North Carolina is visiting the family of Maj. J.F. Dailey. --- We are glad to learn that Mr. Wiley Garrett who was so badly hurt last week, appears to be improving. --- LOCAL News Mrs. L.C. Bledsoe and daughter Miss Cora of Syllacauga, Talladega county, the mother and sister of Mrs. R.B. Kelly of this place, are visiting in Jacksonville. --- Mr. Sargeant Griffin, a prominent gentleman of the southwestern part of the county was in town Thursday. --- Mr. James Henderson of Tyler, Texas is visiting his brother John Y. Henderson in this place. --- Died, near Hico, Hamilton county, Texas on the 16th inst., Ella J., wife of T.C. Patterson, formerly of Calhoun county. She left four children, among them an infant only thirty-two hours old. She was the only daughter of the late Dr. Mann and granddaughter of Bayliss Prator of this county. She moved with her husband to Texas in November of last year. She was a most estimable lady and her death is a very sad affliction to her young husband and children, who have the deepest sympathy of many friends here in Calhoun county. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, FEBRUARY 6, 1886 ALABAMA State News TALLADEGA County Mrs. Elizabeth Nall of Talladega died in the 67th year of her age recently. --- DEKALB County News News was received in the city last night of the shocking death which befell Col. Vance Larmer, a prominent citizen of DeKalb county, Ala., yesterday morning. He resided with his family near Prices switch, just below Valley Head on the Alabama Great Southern railroad. Yesterday morning, Col. Larmer was superintending a force of hands who were clearing a woodland. He was accompanied by his son Oscar. A huge oak tree was being hewn down and as it toppled, he saw it fall toward him; he attempted to escape, but stumbled and fell and the huge tree struck him in the head, breaking his neck. He was about 65 years of age and very prominent in that locality. ---- The dwelling of J.H. Presswood, three miles from Lebanon on Sand Mountain, DeKalb county, together with all its contents, was burned Monday night. The family were spending the night at the house of a neighbors only a short distance away, and saw the flames, but not in time to save anything except some cotton which was stored in one end of the house. --- MADISON County News The Huntsville Independent newspaper reports: We learn of a horrible death a few days ago from hydrophobia of Mrs. Lee, wife of Miles Lee in Sharp's Cove near Maysville in this county. She was ill for six days from a bite by a mad dog. ---- George Foote, who undertook to commit suicide by cutting his throat, while confined in the Huntsville jail on the charge of being an accessory to the murder and burning of an old man near that city, has been released. The grand jury was convinced he had nothing to do with it. A man named Seward, now in jail, is charged with the crime, and has been indicted for murder. ---- CALHOUN County Local News LOCAL News As we go to press, the trial of Entriken for the killing of Leatherwood near Anniston about a year ago, is progressing. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, FEBRUARY 13, 1886 ALABAMA State News ETOWAH County News Mrs. E.H. Simpson, formerly of Gadsden, died in Birmingham the 29th ult. --- John Waters of Etowah, aged 78, died the 28th ult. --- DEKALB County News A very distressing affair occurred on Sand Mountain in DeKalb county, the 4th inst. A man by the name of Fuller was assaulted by three brothers named Amos, and although Fuller was a powerful man, he was immediately overcome by his assailants, one of whom had an axe and the other two knives. The first stroke with the axe struck Fuller in the back of the head, and then he was mangled in the most brutal manner. There were one hundred and five wounds inflicted with the axe and knives. Two of the brothers have been arrested and are now in jail and a posse is in pursuit of the third. ---- BIBB County News J.M. Moore of Bibb county made seven hundred dollars on his little rice patch last year. --- FAYETTE County News Only a few days ago Mr. Samuel Appling who lives a few miles from town found two large pieces of silver ore on his premises, one of which weighed a quarter of a pound, and the other was not so large. This ore was shown to competent judges and pronounced by them to be the finest quality of ore. A party of northern and Mobile men are prospecting above Coal valley. They are going to extend the Coal valley road four miles farther. The Fayette Journal ---- LAUDERDALE County News Florence, Ala., Feb. 8th Hon. Neander H. Rice, ex-secretary of state of Alabama, died at his residence here last evening, aged about seventy-five years. The deceased had been failing in health for several months and his death was not unexpected. His remains were interred in the Florence cemetery this afternoon with Masonic honors. He leaves no family, his wife and children having preceded him to the grave several years. ---- CALHOUN County Local News MORRISVILLE News Mr. Dodge Young died with fever a few days ago. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, FEBRUARY 20, 1886 ALABAMA STATE News CLEBURNE County News Mrs. Murrell of near Abernathy, on Tuesday evening went out to milk her cows, and was soon after found dead in the cow pen. --- ST. CLAIR County News Mrs. Burnes, one of the oldest citizens of Ashville, died in Blount county on January 5th. --- Mr. Sam Eubanks and Mrs. Mary Campbell were married recently. --- CHEROKEE County News Thos. Holcomb died at his residence near New Moon in Cherokee county on Jan. 30th of heart disease. For thirty years he had been a universalist and before his death said he died in the faith. --- Both Maj. Jno. T. Stocks and his wife have been quite low with the fever but are now recovering. --- ETOWAH County News Mr. Gabriel Hughes, one of the oldest citizens of Etowah county died the 2nd inst. --- CALHOUN County Local News The jury in the case of Mr. P.H. Evans charged with the killing of Mr. Knighton, returned a verdict of "not guilty" Saturday morning, the jury being out all night. --- CROSS PLAINS Community News We regret to hear of the critical illness of Mrs. W. H. Croft who resides in the Bethel neighborhood. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, FEBRUARY 27, 1886 ALABAMA State News TALLADEGA County News Frank McCain of Renfro, accidentally fell on the cut off saw at the Renfro Saw Mill and his right hand was severely cut. --- The family of the late Taul Bradford of Talladega have broken up, the children going to relatives of the family. It is remembered that Mrs. Bradford did not survive her husband long and the children were left fatherless and motherless. ---- CLEBURNE County News Cleburne county sends her convicts to the convict farm at Dadeville. If this is the Smith farm where recent events show that convicts are badly treated, the county commissioners of Cleburne should take the county convicts away. --- Mr. Rolly Williams of Cleburne raised last year 1,063 pounds of tobacco on less than an acre of land. --- Mrs. Murrell of Lecta dropped dead recently. --- Mr. Wm. Sudderth Sr. and Mrs. J.A. Mitchell of Lecta were married recently. --- Mrs. Cook of Cleburne who was reported as dead, is improving and likely to get well. --- Mr. and Mrs. D.G. Ligon of Heflin lost a fifteen months old child by death recently. --- Married near Heflin on the 14th inst., Mr. J.T. Heath and Miss Hollie Hardy. --- Married on the 11th inst. near Heflin, Mr. D.G. Blackwell and Miss N.A. Fox, by J.R. Davies, J.P. --- Married near Edwardsville on the 11th inst., Mr. C.J. Easterwood and Miss Rena Cheatwood, by J.M. Hogan, Esq. --- Married near Muscadone on the 5th inst., Mr. T.M. Barker and Miss L.D. Anderson, by Rev. J.M. Boman. --- Married near Bells Mills on the 7th inst., Mr. W.P. Sudderth and Miss J.A. Mitchell, by J.W. Cox, J.P. --- ETOWAH County News Coon Penn, a young man formerly of Gadsden, was recently poisoned by a man named Shackleford at Green Pond on the Alabama Great Southern railroad. Coon Penn took the strychnine in the whiskey offered him by Shackleford. A woman was at the bottom of it. ---- Mrs. Bettie Coats of Coat's Bend died the 13th. --- Deputy U.S. Marshall Williford captured a copper still of 100 gallons capacity and a large quantity of beer and other materials a few days ago near Coxville in Etowah county. The still was an illicit one. John W. Ellis, F.W. Webster, W.P. Whitt and A.H. Cox were captured while operating the still and acknowledged that they were the owners of it. ---- Capt. J.J. Seay of the White Star line of steamers on the Coosa river will make an effort to develop the Coosa river country and will run excursions and largely advertise it. --- ST. CLAIR County News Mrs. S.P. Cobb of Canoe Creek died recently. --- CHEROKEE County News Robert Easom died yesterday of pneumonia. He leaves a wife and two children and many friends to mourn, for whom sympathy and grief know no bounds. He was a kind, loving husband, an indulgent father and was much beloved by all who knew him. --- Mrs. J.W. Ivey died today, after being married only thirteen months. ---- CALHOUN County Local News MORRISVILLE Community News Mr. Elbert Laney and family who have been spending several weeks visiting their kindred and friends in this county, started back to Texas today. --- DeARMANVILLE Community News Feb. 22nd Mrs. Allen, the wife of the late Hudson Allen, died at her home near this place the night of the 20th. She was a very estimable christian lady and her death is deplored by a large circle of friends, kindred and acquaintances here. ---- CROSS Plains Community News Feb. 25th The wife of Mr. Thomas Stewart of Goshen Valley died very suddenly of a congestive chill. --- Miss Ocie Clements of Rome, Ga., is visiting her sister Mrs. Dr. Hughes. --- OBITUARY OF MRS. G.M. COLE Shoal Creek, Ala. Josie Cole, wife of G.M. Cole, departed this life Nov. 22, 1885, aged 28 years, 2 months and 11 days, after an illness of two weeks. She lived a consistent christian for a number of years in the Missionary Baptist church. She passed through the dark valley of death with hope on the distant shore, where there is no night, where there is no leaving of friends. There seemed to be but one trouble on her mind and that was leaving her children. She left a husband and four children to mourn her loss on earth. Their loss is her eternal gain. She left a babe, aged 2 weeks. We tender our sympathies to the bereaved husband and children that she has left behind to await the summons to meet her where parting is no more, where the angels sing redeeming love to their God and King. On the morning of the 14th of January 1886, the lovely babe she left behind was called up meet her. The double loss was a sad trial to the already heart broken father, brothers and sister. Weep not, for as earth is made poor, heaven is made rich, but be ready to meet them where there will be a happy reuniting of the family on the sunny banks of sweet deliverance, where there will be no more saying the sad word farewell. "None but the saints are fit to die, And leave the walks of men, To paradise they all will fly, Eternity to spend. O, God prepares us all to die, And fill our hearts with love, Then home to heaven we will fly, to dwell with thee above. A friend. ------ NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC My wife Susan Wells, having left my bed and board without my consent, notice is hereby given that I will not become responsible for any debts she may contract on my account. W.F. Wells ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 6, 1886 ALABAMA STATE News LOWNDES County News The Will of Arthur Bell, made in 1819, is to be contested in Lowndes county. --- BULLOCK County News Joe Anderson who killed Ike Pickett near Fitzpatrick and Bragg Boddy who killed Dennis Hynes near Thompson, were found guilty of murder at the recent session of the circuit court and both sentenced to the penitentiary for life. The Union Springs Herald newspaper. ---- CALHOUN County Local News MORRISVILLE Community News Mrs. Clark, mother of E.T. Clark, died last Friday. Her death cast a gloom over the settlement in which she lived, and her place at the church, at the fireside and among her neighbors will be hard to fill. --- LOCAL News Mrs. Katie Clerk, wife of the late John R. Clark of Jacksonville, died at her home in Alexandria Valley of pneumonia on Friday, being buried in Jacksonville on Sunday. "Aunt Katie" as she was affectionately called, spent most of a life long here and it was fitting that her body be buried here and laid to rest among relatives and friends who had preceded her to the better world. A quiet, gentle, sweet christian life has left its impression for good upon two communities in which it was spent, and a pure spirit is gone to its reward in the bosom of its God. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 13, 1886 ALABAMA State News CLEBURNE County News Mr. John Price of Cleburne county died recently. --- Mrs. I.L. Stephens and infant of Cleburne county died recently and are buried in the same coffins. --- Mr. Henson of Cleburne was recently run over by a steam wagon and severely hurt. --- There is a man in this county whose wife died one Tuesday and he got his papers and got married again the next Tuesday. --- Mr. G.V. Barlow and Miss Adly Crawford were married in Edwardsville recently. --- Mr. J.P. Boozer and Miss C.A. Anderson of Heflin were married recently. --- Mr. Wm. Garner and Miss Victoria Tumblin were married recently. --- CHEROKEE County News Mrs. Ewing of Cherokee, aged 85 years, died recently. --- RANDOLPH County News Mr. James Lynch was drowned in the Tallapoosa river near Louina on the 24th ult., while crossing the river in a ferry boat with two mules. --- TUSCALOOSA News A party of Choctaw Indians from Mississippi were camped out near Tuscaloosa last week. --- WALKER County News Dr. T.C. Miller, one of the most prominent citizens of Walker county, died a few days ago. He served in the Legislature one term. --- DALE County News Wm. Ward who killed J.J. Parmer in Dale county will be hanged at Ozark on the 19th of March. --- DALLAS County News Jack Grayson, one of the most worthy colored men in Alabama and a consistent Democrat, was way-laid and shot last week near Pleasant Hill in Dallas County. The citizens both white and black are very indignant and will hand the assasin roughly if captured. --- CALHOUN County Local News WHITE PLAINS Community News Mr. Mat LeGrand with his family is on a visit to Dr. B.S. Evins, his father-in- law. --- CROSS PLAINS Community News Dr. J.L. Hughes has been in Cedartown, Ga., for several days where he was called to see his nephew Mr. Prior who is dangerously ill. --- Mr. R.A. Swearinger of Ohio is visiting relatives in town. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 20, 1886 ALABAMA STATE News ETOWAH County News Mr. John May (Uncle Johnnie) and Mrs. Eliza Smith were married recently near Attalla. --- The widow Driggers, a very old and decrepid lady, was burned to death at her home in Phillips' beat recently. When found she was kneeling by her bedside with her clothing burned off of her. --- CLEBURNE County News Mrs. Cook of Cleburne, aged 80 years, died recently. --- J.W. Steen and Miss Cordelia Martin of Heflin were married recently. --- MADISON County News Joshua Underwood of Brownsboro, died of hydrophobia a few days ago. --- MOBILE County News Mrs. J.H. Matthews was burned to death at Grand Bay in Mobile County a few days ago. She was fighting a fire near her residence when her clothing caught fire. --- A terrible affrair occurred about 3 o'clock Monday morning near Mobile, caused by the depredations of chicken thieves. Mrs. Martin who lives on the north side of Springhill Shell road, the ninth house west of Broad street, awakened her son Amos B. Martin and told him that there was a chicken thief in the yard back of the house. Young Martin salied out with a pistol but failed to find any person. As he was re-entering the house, he fired his pistol in the air to scare any evil disposed person. Just at this moment, Peter Joiner, the brother-in-law of Martin who occupies a room in the same house, came into the yard, having heard a noise. He saw the flash of Martin's pistol and thought a thief was firing upon him. He fired in the direction of the flash. Martin, thinking he was being attacked by a depredator, returned the fire, and both men emptied their pistols with telling effect. Joiner was wounded in the left arm near the elbow and Martin was hit in the lift side and also in the right breast. Then a brother of Martin came out, and the mistake was discovered. Martin died almost instantly. The two families are overwhelmed with grief at the fatal consequences of this terrible recounter in the dark. ---- CALHOUN County Local News Mr. Charles J. Cooper, a prominent merchant of Oxford, died at his home Wednesday after a long illness. He was highly esteemed throughout the county. --- DUKE STATION Community News Uncle Henry Gaines is very ill. It is very doubtful whether he will recover. --- Married on the 12th inst. near the county line of Calhoun and Etowah, Mr. William N. Hughes and Miss Geneva Frizell. --- CROSS PLAINS Community News Mr. Ira Estes and family of Ball Play community left for Texas last Tuesday. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, MARCH 27, 1886 ALABAMA State News CHEROKEE County News Mr. Jno. T. Stokes, a citizen of Cherokee was stricken with paralysis a few days ago. --- ST. CLAIR County News Nathaniel Hawkins of Fairview was found dead at his stable door while feeding his stock. He was ninety-one years old. ---- Mrs. R.B. Davis died on the 7th inst. --- CLEBURNE County News "Old man" Johnson near Cedar Creek was found dead in his bed a few mornings since. --- John Henderson, near Borden's Springs, was recently badly hurt by the caving in of an ore bank. --- A child of Tom Higgins near Borden Springs, fell from a chair into the fire a few days ago and was badly burned. --- John Hogue, a mute, near Borden Springs, became discouraged because he could not collect what was due him and has been trying to kill himself. A shot in the night glanced over his scalp. --- Jimmie Richardson, a lad of fifteen, ran away from home about the 16th of February and has not been heard of since, much to the grief of his mother. --- ETOWAH County News Henderson Wood of Attalla while trying to board a train a few days ago fell beneath it and had one of his feet crushed. --- Geo. G. Crump of Leesburg has moved to Texas. --- The famous case of Turnley vs. Hanna, involving the title to the Alabama White Sulphur Springs, which has been in the courts since the War, has been decided against Judge Turnley. He will appeal it to the Supreme Court. --- Mr. A.W. Watson of Gadsden died the 15th inst. --- TALLADEGA County News Wm. H. Wyatt of Talladega recently celebrated his 87th birthday by a dinner with his friends. --- COFFEE County News Mr. James Newman and his son Thomas of Coffee county were bitten by a mad dog some twenty days ago and both of them died of hydrophobia one day last week. --- SUMTER County News Amos Washington, colored, who killed the peddler Teddy Meehan in Livingston, was sentenced to be hung. --- JEFFERSON County News Nancy and Josephine Parsons, charged with killing Brewnett Parsons, husband and father of the accused, near Birmingham, were sentenced to the penitentiary for 21 years. --- CALHOUN County Local News MORRISVILLE Community News Mrs. Juliet Wood who lived near Weaver's Station died the 19th inst. She leaves a husband and several little children to sorrow for their loss. The grief stricken family have the heart felt sympathy of the entire community. --- Mr. J. Mich Moore is just as happy as a big sunflower; it is a boy. --- CROSS PLAINS News We regret to hear of the critical illness of Mrs. James Harbour of Goshen Valley. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Byrd of Rome were summoned by telegraph last Monday and are now with her. --- LOCAL News James Poole, a young man of about 16 years of age, a relative of Nathan Clark, died at the home of Mr. Clark on Wednesday of pneumonia. --- Mrs. Wm. Wood of Weaver's Station died a few days ago. She was a most estimable lady and her death is deeply deplored by a very large circle of friends. --- Mrs. Joseph H. Forney has gone to Illinois to visit her mother. --- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1130gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 29.7 Kb