Calhoun County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts from THE ANNISTON HOT BLAST for OCT., NOV., DEC. 1883 1883 ************************************************ 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 14, 2006, 3:15 pm The Anniston Hot Blast 1883 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ANNISTON HOT BLAST", Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama for OCTOBER 1883, NOVEMBER 1883, DECEMBER 1883 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 20, 1883 ALABAMA State News MONTGOMERY County News Oct. 20th Mr. Alfred Pool of this county died a few days ago. --- Mr. J.B. Foster who has been a member of the Montgomery police force for nine years, has resigned. --- BUTLER County News Colonel William Seawell of Greenville is dead. --- LAUDERDALE County News After a painful illness extending over a period of seven years, Mr. Andrew Beirne Patton, aged 28 years and youngest son of ex-Governor R.M. Patton, died near Florence, Ala., on the 18th inst. --- MARSHALL County News John Casten had both hands cut off by a circular saw on which he stumbled and fell, at Meltonville. --- CALHOUN County Local News WANTED FOR BIGAMY - - - A letter has been received by the city marshall Mr. Hunter from Emma Wright of Atlanta, making inquiry of the marriage of her husband Joe Wright to Carrie Crawford. The Atlanta woman declares she is the lawful wife and that she so notified Carrie Crawford. She wants her unfaithful husband prosecuted to the extent of the law. Joe has left here for another part of the state, but his recently wedded wife is still with us. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, OCTOBER 27, 1883 ALABAMA State News LOWNDES County News Mr. John Enochs, a prominent lawyer of Lowndes county, died at his home in Hayneville on the 5th inst. --- MOBILE County News At Mobile last week, Mrs. Elizabeth Fell, while engaged in her household duties, died suddenly of heart disease. --- RUSSELL County News In Russell county on the 15th, Thomas Prince killed his father-in-law S.B. Jeffrey. Jeffrey was drinking and had threatened to kill the whole family, when Prince shot him dead. No blame is attached to Prince, and at last accounts he had not been arrested and has made no attempt to escape. --- CLAY County News An old gentleman by the name of Patterson was seriously, if not fatally, stabbed by a nephew of the same name about seven miles above Goodwater in Clay county, Monday last. The difficulty arose in regard to a division of some corn between them. Young Patterson is still in the neighborhood but has not been arrested. Our informant is of the opinion that the old gentleman will not survive. --- JEFFERSON County News In an altercation at Coalbury on the 22nd, growing out of a drunken scuffle, John McIver was shot in the groin and dangerously wounded by John Kelly. In attempting to shoot McIver again, Kelly shot his own big toe off. He then fled. The officers are now in pursuit. Both men are miners. Kelly is regarded as a bad man and it is said he left Pennsylvania in consequence of a bloody affray. It was thought for a time that McIver must die, but the latest reports say he is a little better. ---- Miss Kate Powers, aged eighteen years, daughter of Mrs. Dora Powers, died at one o'clock yesterday of asthma. --- DALLAS County News Mrs. Louise K. Hogan died at her residence in Dallas county, at the old Kornegay place, on Sunday night at eight o'clock. She was a daughter of Mrs. Tabitha Kornegay, who was the only sister of Vice President William R. King. Mrs. Hogan was born in December 1824 and was reared by her uncle W.R. King, he being a bachelor, living with his sister. ---- Mrs. Catherine Meacham died here on Thursday. She had been an invalid a long time. ---- HENRY County News From the Abbeville Times: Quite a number of our oldest and most respected citizens have died during the last six weeks; we can now mention Mr. Robert Kennedy of Abbeville, Richard Knight of Hilliardsville, Joseph Campbell and L.G. Hightower of the northern part of the county, H.G. Peterman of Shorterville and Robert Gambrell who lived near Abbeville and also Mr. Wm. Peters near Columbia. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 10, 1883 CALHOUN County Local News Judge Jeffers is having a beautiful monument erected over the graves of his wife and daughter in our cemetery. The monument was designed by Judge Jeffers and the work done by Mr. Baker of Huntsville. It is a fine piece of work and the new design is different from any we have ever seen. Mr. Baker will reach the city today and get everything in readiness to put up the monument on Monday, that day being the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of Judge and Mrs. Jeffers. ---- DEATH OF A GOOD MAN Last Tuesday, Hiram Williams breathed his last at his residence in this city. For several years he has been employed by the Woodstock Iron Company as Superintendant of the Iron furnaces of the company in this city. He was a man of great energy and while unable to be out of his room, inisted upon superintending the improvements being made on number one furance and in this way contracted the illness that cost him his life. He was about sixty-five years of age and leaves a wife and several children. His remains were carried Wednesday to Cartersville, Ga., his old home, for interment. ---- JUSTICE COURT News Calhoun County, Ala. The first case prosecuted under the law prohibiting the sale of liquor in Calhoun county was made before Judge Jeffers on Monday. A man by the name of Lewis Price was caught selling liquor and was brought to justice. Judge Jeffers committed him to jail in default of a satisfactory bond. J.H. Gilbert was charged with using obscene language in the presence of a female and pleading guilty, he was let off with a fine of $2.50 and costs. --- James Hudgins was charged with assault and battery. The court, after hearing the evidence, considered $2.50 enough for the offense, which was paid and the prisoner turned loose. --- Wednesday night, at the residence of the bride's father on Cottage row in this city, Mr. George L. Horton of Birmingham and Miss Lida Johns were married. Judge Jeffers with that ease and grace for which he is noted on such occasions, tied the nupitial knot. After the ceremony, the invited guests were summoned to an elegant supper. The happy couple left yesterday for their home, carrying with them the best wishes of the many friends of the bride in this city. --- ALABAMA State News MONTGOMERY County News Mr. G.G. Powell of Montgomery is dead. --- The Montgomery Advertiser reports that Mr. F.C. Collins, a most worthy young man of Collinsville died in that place recently. A sad feature of his death was that he was soon to marry a lovely young lady. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 17, 1883 ALABAMA State News HENRY County News David Stapler of Henry county was thrown from a horse and killed recently. --- MONTGOMERY County News Mr. Thomas Joseph of Montgomery is dead. --- CALHOUN County Local News Miss Cinnie Webb of McMinnville, Tennessee, while visiting her brother Mr. A.K. Webb in this city, pieced and made a quilt containing two thousand seven hundred and ninety-six pieces. The work was beautifully done, and the quilt is made on the order of what is known as a scrap quilt. Who can beat this for patience, industry and quilt making? ---- Married, on the 15th inst., in Glenn Addie at the residence of Chief Marshall Hunter, the brother of the bride, Mr. T.F. Murphy to Mrs. N.L. Ingram. Judge Jeffers with his usual urbanity and in that felicitious style and that fatherly advice for which he is noted, tied the nuptial knot. After the usual happy and pleasant congratulations, all were invited into an adjoining room where there was served a most delicious supper. After supper the young people assembled in the parlor and "tripped the light fantastic" to the sweet strains of music under the delicate touch of Mrs. Mathews who presided at the piano. The happy couple have the best wishes of many friends. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, NOVEMBER 24, 1883 ALABAMA State News BARBOUR County News A reunion with special features of its own has taken place in Alabama. Thirty- five years ago, John Bantwell wooed and wedded Miss Jane Campbell near Elamville. After five months of wedded life, the couple parted, owing to the wife's jealousy of the husband. Mr. Bantwell took up his residence in Dale county, where he married again and became the father of a large family and accumulated a competency. Mrs. Bantwell remained in her old home, and after a few years became the wife of a man named Johnson. All this took place without the preliminary of a divorce. The second Mrs. Bantwell died recently, as did Mr. Johnson, thus leaving the original parties single once more. Bantwell became greatly embarrassed, and was in danger of losing all his property through claims of his creditors. In this emergency he went to his first wife, represented the situation, and urged her to resume their relations which had never been legally broken off, and thus by taking advantage of laws protecting the wife in the homestead, he could keep out of ruin. The woman agreed to the proposition and the couple are now finishing the honeymoon so rudely interrupted thirty-five years ago. ---- CALHOUN County Local News The friends of Mrs. Foster will regret to learn of the sudden death of her brother Mr. Woodruff in Mississippi last Monday. --- Dr. C.N. Brown of Selma was the guest of his son Mr. E.E. Brown on Monday. --- Hon. John W. Benton of Murfreesboro, Tenn., died very suddenly last Friday. He was chancellor of the fourth district of that state and was at one time on the supreme bench. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, DECEMBER 1, 1883 CALHOUN County Local News WILEY REDDING; Notorious Georgia Outlaw Thought to be in the Neighborhood of Anniston, Ala. The name of Wiley Redding is familiar to nearly all our readers and the mention of it reminds one of the capers and antics that have been occasionally cut in our sister state of Georgia, by the party who answers this cognomen. Wiley Redding is and has been wanted by the police in nearly every town within a radius of two hundred miles of Atlanta, for he is a known rascal and the crimes laid at his door are innumerable. For several years he has successfully evaded the sheriff's posse, city police, baliffs and constables, and doubtless moves about this law abiding country almost as free as the wind. Large rewards are awaiting his apprehension and the man who is lucky enough to arrest and hold him will secure a big stake and be looked upon as a hero. The cause which lead to the supposition that Wiley Redding is in this neighborhood is the fact that one or more letters have been advertised from the Anniston post office and undoubtedly were meant and intended for the hands of the notorious outlaw. Redding is described as being a very large and powerfully built man, of ginger cake color, intelligent and does not know the word fear. His bravery is spoken of by officers who have attempted his arrest. Our officers are on the alert and if the said Wiley pays Anniston a visit, and is detected, he will doubtless get a feeling and warm reception from chief Hunter. ---- ALABAMA State News MONTGOMERY County News Mrs. Caroline Stark of Montgomery is dead. --- MOBILE County News Captain John Crockett, one of the best known and most worthy citizens of Mobile, is dead. --- HENRY County News We are informed that Mr. James Ducker in the lower part of Henry county, was recently shot and killed while engaged in some repairs on the roof of his house, by one Tom Horrard. It seems that the cause of the killing was an account of Mr. Ducker's entering out the claim of Horrard and refusing to pay for the improvements on the place. --- The Abbeville Times reports that last Monday night, Walter Tally, a boy about fifteen years old, went to the house of an older brother with whom he had become enraged the previous day, and finding no one but the wife and a small child at home, after frightening them away, fired the house and contents. He then left, and coming up the street met his brother and told him what he had done. Fortunately, assistance reached the place in time to save the building, but the entire contents were destroyed. He was arrested on a warrant sworn out by his sister-in-law and is now in jail. ---- CALHOUN County Local News Porter McIlwain, a negro who worked with Captain Fleet on the street gang, died yesterday of pneumonia. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, DECEMBER 8, 1883 ALABAMA State News MARSHALL County News The Guntersville Democrat news reports that James Thomas of Red Apple had his eye burned out while using dynamite in blasting a well a few weeks ago. He says he can see but the glimmer of light. --- BARBOUR County News The Eufaula Times reports that Berry Wilkerson's house was burned down Wednesday last and he had all destroyed. Mr. Wilkerson lives near Clopton. Our information is that nothing was saved. There was no insurance as far as known. The fire was a most disastrous one. --- CALHOUN County Local News Mr. A. Lesser of Anderson, S.C. was in the city this week and during his visit, secured one of the stores in the Mobile block in which he will open a first class and exclusively dry goods store. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, DECEMBER 15, 1883 CALHOUN County Local News Married, at the bride's mother's, in Autaugaville on the morning of the 10th of December, by the Rev. Mr. Calhoun, Mr. L.M. Weathers of Anniston to Miss Anna Caver of Autaugaville. They have the good wishes of a number of friends here and elsewhere. --- THREE MEN CHARGED WITH MURDERING WM. SPENCE NOW IN JAIL About six months ago, Wm. Spence was killed near Alabama furnace by Wm. Sumner, and Willis and Jack Evans. It seems the Spence was digging ore with one of them as a partner. They tried to buy his interest, but could not agree upon terms and one of the party suggested that they could effect a dissolution of partnership by killing him. Accordingly, Wm. Sumner and Jack Evans went to Spence's house and called him, asking him to come and take a drink. When he reached the gate, Sumner caught his hand as if to shake it, when he held it firmly, while Jack Evans knocked his brains out with a club. They all made their escape, but Jack was caught here after a lively chase by Marshall Hunter and placed in jail. Wm. Sumner and Willis Evans escaped and were not heard of until last week, when they were arrested at Cartersville, Ga. Monday they reached Jacksonville in charge of Mr. R.L. Southern and were placed in jail. They will be tried at the January term of the circuit court. ---- Last Sunday, Mr. Dennis McEver died at Alabama furnace and Monday his remains were brought to Anniston for interment. He had been a sufferer from that dread destroyer, Consumption. ---- OLD MAN KILLED ON GEORGIA PACIFIC RAILROAD An old gentleman, 95 years of age, named Reuben Hudgins, was killed Thursday by the Georgia Pacific passenger train. It seems the old gentleman was walking the railroad track and when he reached Choccolocco creek lost confidence in himself and sank on all fours, trying to crawl over the trestle. A young man near by went to his assistance and was endeavoring to lead him across when the train came in sight and the young man jumped from the trestle to save his own life, finding he could not lift the old man. The trestle is situated on a curve in the railroad. The old man was lifted up by the cow catcher and thrown some distance, mutiltating him in a horrible manner. Those who witnessed the affair attach no blame to the engineer. --- JEFFERSON County News December 13th Colonel J.R. Powell, known in Alabama as the "Duke of Birmingham", who was shot and killed at Modoc Landing, Sunflower River, by Charles T. Robinson, was sixty- nine years of age. He was born in Virginia in 1814 and was one of the most public spirited men of this state. He moved to Montgomery in 1833. Although penniless on his arrival in Alabama he soon, by indomitable energy, became one of the rising men and was widely known as one of the largest mail contractors in the south at a time when railroads were unkown and Powell's state lines carried the mail bags. He served in the Alabama Legislature as representative in 1845 and in 1858 the Democrats elected him to the State Senate, where he service with distinction. During the confederate war he was an active worker, patriotic and liberal in support of the confederate cause, in which he strongly believed. He mounted a whole company of horses at his own expense and furnished money for its outfit. After the war he took his family to Europe to give his only child, now a highly accomplished young lady, the benefit of a first class education. His career as president of the Elyton land company and the fact that he was the founder of the city of Birmingham, which won him the name famous all over the county of the Duke of Birmingham, are part of the history of the magic city. The remains will be forwarded to Montgomery, Alabama for interment. ---- JACKSON County News A poor laboring man, Abraham Merriman, was caught in the machinery of the Corneliason Mill at the foot of Cumberland mountain at the head of Maynard's cove, on Saturday last and was so mangled that he died in a few hours. --- A serious affray between prominent citizens occurred at Scottsboro, Alabama. Two well known business men named Caldwell, become involved in a quarrel with John Gant, on account of inroads of cattle on their farms, and Gant was stabbed six times in the abdomen and is fatally injured. --- CHAMBERS County News On last Tuesday morning the boiler of Mr. Warner Meador's saw mill, situated about nine miles northeast of LaFayette, exploded with terrific force, hurling into eternity two negroes named Ross and one named Henry Brooks and mortally wounded another named George Holloway. The cause of the explosion is unknown as all the parties who could give information on that point are dead. --- CALHOUN County Local News Mr. W.E. Quinn and two sisters stopped in the city one day recently on their way to Augusta, Ga., where they intend making their future home. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, DECEMBER 22, 1883 ALABAMA State News MORGAN County News S.G. Howell, who lives some six or seven miles west of Hartsell, fell from the roof of a home last Tuesday and was seriously, if not fatally, injured. Dr. Hunter informs us that he is in a critical condition. The Hartsell Investigator. --- ST. CLAIR County News A man named Elisha L. Stephens was accidentally killed near Eden in St. Clair county while out coon hunting. His foot caught in a rock and a large tree which he had cut fell on him, mangling him horribly. The tree had to be cut up to release his body. --- MARSHALL County News Isam Watts and his aged mother Julia Ann Watts, charged with the murder of Newton Brummett in Marshall county in 1879, were arrested last week and lodge in jail in Guntersville. They fled the county after the murder was committed and went to Illinois where they have lived until recently. From some unknown cause they moved back to Marshall county. ---- CALHOUN County Local News Mr. J.F. Green was called to Tuscaloosa last Monday by a telegram announcing that his father-in-law Mr. Robertson was dying. We learn since Mr. Green's departure, that owing to the death of Mr. Robertson, he will be detained in Tuscaloosa several days yet. --- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/calhoun/newspapers/newspape1143gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 20.2 Kb