Lamar County AlArchives News.....The Lamar News July 21, 1887 ************************************************ 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: Veneta McKinney howven@sbcglobal.net March 10, 2005, 11:07 am The Lamar News July 21, 1887 THE LAMAR NEWS JULY 21, 1887 VOL. IV, NO. 37 R. J. MCNATT - Editor and Prop'r Published Weekly Page 1 1. News Item - "The Peas are out." For nearly four years or so, with the good people of Lamar, honestly and zealously___ in the promotion of your interest to the best of our ability, we re__ what we have aforesaid; this county cannot support two papers as they should be. "The peas" have all been ___ and therefore we have procured a more lucrative locality elsewhere. Wheresoever our lot may be __ we shall ever hold in high appreciation the support of __ the NEWS by the good citizens of the grand county of Lamar, and our wish shall be their future advancement and prosperity. In conclusion, we will say to the few who have paid in advance for the NEWS and whose time has not expired for them, we will refund the money __ out the unexpired substitution with "The Weekly ___" to be published at Pratt Mines, which will contain one more weekly communication from Lamar. 2. News Item - Texas is stirred up from the ___ to the circumference on the question of prohibition. The matter is discussed everywhere, and orators for and against the measure are stump__ the State. 3. News Item - While in Washington City, Secretary Lamar presented CAPT JMS. H. BANKHEAD, of this place, with a splendid picture of himself to be presented to Lamar County. It is well known that this county was named for him on the suggestion of Capt Bankhead, when he was a member of the legislature. - from the Fayette Journal 4. News Item - In a communication from Columbus to the Birmingham Chronicle of the 11th ult; we find the following: Capt C. A. JOHNSON is still in New York in the interest of the Tombigbee Railroad. Dr. B. A VAUGHN who was with him for some time after he reached the metropolis has returned and says that although positive arrangements for the completion of the road had not been made when he left, still it is settled that the road will be completed to the Kansas City road in time to haul off a part of this year's crop. 5. Article - "Caught in A Church Steeple" - story of capture of ex-Senator Wm. C. COCKRELL, the notorious escaped convict captured in Macon, MS. 6. Advertisement for ATTORNEYS - Smith and Young Partnership est. 1884 . W. R. SMITH, Fayette C. H., Ala. and W. A. YOUNG, Vernon, Ala. 7. Advertisement for ATTORNEY - S. J. SHIELDS, Vernon, Ala. 8. Advertisement for PHYSICIANS - W. L. Morton and Bro's. Physicians and surgeons. M. W. MORTON and W. L. MORTON. 9. Advertisement for PHYSICIAN - DR. G. C. BURNS - Vernon, Ala. 10. Advertisement for JONES - He pays the Freight. 5 Ton Wagon Scales...(can't read the rest) 11. Advertisement for J. B. MACE, Jeweler. Vernon, Ala. Dealer in watches, clocks, jewelry, and spectacles. Makes a specialty of repairing. Will furnish any style of time-piece on short notice and at the very lowest price. 12. Advertisement for ECHARD'S PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY, Columbus, Miss. 13. Advertisement for COLUMBUS ART STUDIO, Columbus, Miss. Frank A. COE, Photographer. 14. Advertisement for WIMBERLEY HOUSE - Vernon, Ala. Board and lodging can be had at the above house on living terms. L. M. WIMBERLEY, Prop'r. 15. Advertisement for ERVIN AND BILLUPS, Columbus Miss. Wholesale in drugs, paints, oils, patent medicines, tobacco, and cigars. 16. Advertisement for A. A. POSEY AND BRO'S. Livery, sale and feed stables. Aberdeen, Miss. They have also just received a fine stock of buggies. Prices including harness ranging from $39 upwards. Page 2 1. National News Item - Capt Barnett of the US Senate is writing his reminiscences. 2. National News Item - Restaurant in New York that feeds 8,000 people a day. 3. National News Item - Water power. 4. National News Item - Tamale Parties - Gives the recipe for Tamales 5. National News Item - Two bodies found in New Jersey. One unidentified, the other is Mary Rogers. 6. National News Item - Philadelphia lawsuit over the killing of an Angora Cat. 7. Poem - "Give Us this Day" - by J. T. Burton, Wellington, in Quivers 8. Short Story - "Mattie's Mistake" - by Frank M. Stauffer 9. Article - "Stories of Indians" - Many of the Apaches in Arizona made $1 a day through the season as farm laborers. A full-blooded Indian has been ordained as a deacon in an Episcopal Church in Southern Minnesota. The Indians on the Digger reservation, in Nevada, held a big dance recently and invited many of their white friends. A number of the latter went in and witnessed their dance, but on attempting to leave, they found the old chief guarding the door, and were told that it would cost them 25 cents to go out. An Indian known as Nevos, who died at San Diego, Cal, recently, was said to be 125 years old. He was industrious, upright, and fairly well-educated, and was considered a valuable farm hand. Several years ago he became stone blind, but he refused to go to the poorhouse and worked steady until the day of his death. Polygamy is still rife among the Blackfeet Indians of Montana, but is rapidly falling into desuetude. This cause does not arise from purely moral motives, however. In former times, when buffalo were plenty, every squaw represented a certain number of tanned buffalo hides, and the decline of the red man's fondness for a plurality of wives may be dated from the beginning of the disappearance of the buffalo. One night a Nevada man saw two Piute bucks wrap themselves in a single blanket, and digging a hole in the deep snow, prepare to bivouac there for the night. In the morning he went to the spot but he could see nothing except a slight elevation on the surface of the snow resembling a grave. Thinking that the Indians had perished with cold during the night he sallied forth armed with a shovel. For the purpose of exhuming their remains. The first thrust of the shovel brought the bucks to their feet with a grunt of disgust. Instead of being frozen their bodies were steaming with perspiration. 10. Article - "A Palace Car for Horses" - from the NY Tribune 11. Article - "California Bee Ranches" - from the Overland Monthly 12. Article - "Future of Farming" - from the Popular Science Monthly 13. Article - "A Vivid Picture of Capital Punishment in Spain" 14. Article - "An Egyptian Funeral" - from Brooklyn Magazine 15. Article - "Hints to Swimmers" - from Philadelphia Call 16. Article - "Hedgehogs and Vipers". Page 3 1. Sermon - From Dr. Talmadge - Brooklyn Pastor's Sunday Sermon - "From Twelve to Three O'Clock" 2. Article - POPULAR SONGS - A music dealer talks about well-known ballads. 3. Article - "Preparing for Emergencies" - from Texas Siftings Thus far Germany has no colonies to amount to anything, but the government is raising a corps of old soldiers for colonial service. When that corps is mustered in, it will remind one of the little boy who was overlooked at the dinner table, and in order to attract attention, put a large dab of mustard on his plate. "What's that for!" his father asked. "Its for the meat I'm going to get after a while." 4. Article - "The Vanderbilt Tomb - Preparations to make its surroundings worthy of the Mausoleum" Page 4 1. LOCAL DIRECTORY THOMAS COBBS ---------------Chancery JAS. M. NORTON----------------Register CIRCUIT COURT S. H. SPROIT----------------------Circuit Judge A. G. SMITH---------------------Solicitor COUNTY OFFICERS ALEX COBBS--------------------Probate Judge R. E. BRADLEY-----------------Circuit Clerk S. F. PENNINGTON-------------Sheriff L. M. WIMBERLEY-------------Treasurer W. Y. ALLEN--------------------Tax Assessor D. L. LACEY---------------------Tax Collector B. B. WILKERSON------------Co. Supt of Education W. M. MOLLOY-----------------Commissioner SUNDEL LOGGAINS ---------Commissioner R. W. YOUNG--------------------Commissioner ALBERT WILSON---------------Commissioner CITY OFFICERS L. M. WIMBERLEY-------------Mayor and Treasurer G. W. BENSON-------------------Marshall BOARD OF ALDERMEN T. R. NESMITH W. L. MORTON JAS. MIDDLETON W. A. BROWN R. W. COBB 2. RELIGION Freewill Baptist - Pastor T. W. SPRINGFIELD - Services - First Sabbath in each month. 7 P. M. Missionary Baptist - Pastor W. C. WOODS - Services -Third Sabbath in each month at 11 A.M. Methodist -Pastor G. L. HEWITT -Services Fourth Sabbath in each month. 11 AM and 7 1/2 PM. SABBATH SCHOOLS Union - Meets every Sabbath at 2 o'clock PM JAMES MIDDLETON, Supt Methodist - Meets every Sabbath at 9 o'clock AM G. W. RUSH, Supt. 3. Vernon Lodge No. 389, AF and AM. Regular communications at Lodge Hall. 1st Saturday 7:30 PM each month. -T. W. SPRINGFIELD, WM -W. I. MORTON, SW -JNO. ROBERTSON, JW -P. W. COBB, Treasurer -M. W. MORTON, Secretary 4. Vernon Lodge No. 45, IOOF, meets at Lodge Hall the 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 7:30 pm each month. - J. D. MCCLUSKEY, NG - R. L. BRADLEY, VG - R. J. MCNATT, Treasurer - M. W. MORTON, Secretary 5. LOCAL BREVITIES a. The citizens have purchased a new organ for the M. E. Church. b. Prof. J. R. GUIN has resumed his school at Fernbank. c. MRS. NANNIE DENMAN we are pleased to learn is convalescent. d. There are 4 new railroads being graded through Pratt Mines. e. After several months absence OSCAR POE is again at home. f. Sorry to state that MRS. MCLAIN remains in quite feeble health. g. MR. BROWN MORTON is spending a few days with relatives and friends in this place. h. Pratt Mines has a population of 5,000, besides an average of 600 convicts. i. Regret to note that REV. G. L. HEWITT's youngest son has been quite sick for several days. Hope him a speedy recovery. j. REV. N. J. DYER, of Fayette Co, will preach at the Baptist Church at this place on next Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock. k. MISS KATIE SNYDER after spending several weeks in Vernon, left for her house at Verona, Miss, last Thursday morning. l. Circuit Clerk BRADLEY has the framing of his commodious residence up. The Esquire assures us that he will not be "above us" even if he does live on an elevated place in Vernon. m. E. W. BROCK will pay the highest market price for chickens, eggs, wool, dry and green hides, and good fat cattle in merchandise or in payment of accounts. Bring them in. n. MRS. ELIZABETH WHITE, near 90 years of age, died at her home near Pikeville last Saturday. The deceased has practiced medicine for many years and will be sadly missed by the citizens of that section. o. Esquire BRADLEY has just completed a new well on his residence 41 feet deep. p. My household affairs will be offered for sale at astonishing low prices for the next five (5) day. - E. J. MCNATT 6. State News Items 7. Article - "The Antiquity of Massage" - from The Court Jornal 8. Article - "City Cats Hungry for Catnip" - by Alfred Trumble in New York News 9. Article - "Where our Senators were Born" - from Philadelphia ---- 10. Article - "Sensations of Vision" - from Chicago News 11. Article - "Prussian House of Lords" - from Detroit Free Press 12. Article - "Filliping the Toad" - from Boston Budget - (describes flipping a toad as amusement in England). 13. VERNON CIRCUIT FAYETTE C. H. DISTRICT M. E. CHURCH SOUTH Vernon 11 am and 7 1/2 pm 4th Sunday Springfield Chapel 11 am 1st Sunday Moscow 3 1/2 pm 1st Sunday Lebanon 11 am 2nd Sunday Newman's Chapel 3 1/2 pm 2nd Sunday New Hope 11 am 3rd Sunday Mt. Nebo 3 1/2 pm 3rd Sunday District Conference will embrace the 5th Sunday in July - GEO. L. HEWITT, Pastor 14. SCHOOL ADVERTISEMENT - FERNBANK SCHOOL The Fernbank High School - under the principalship of J. R. GUIN, will open Oct 25, 1886 and continue for a term of ten scholastic months. Rate of Tuition: PRIMARY: Embracing Orthography, Reading, Writing, Primary Grammar, Primary Geography, and Primary Arithmetic. Per month, $1.25 INTERMEDIATE: Embracing Brief English Grammar, Elementary Geography, Elementary Arithmetic, Letter Writing, and Hygiene. Per month, $1.50. PRACTICAL: Embracing English Grammar, Practical Arithmetic, Composition, Geography, English Composition, U. S. History, and Physiology. Per month, $2.00. HIGH SCHOOL: Embracing Rhetoric, Elocution, Algebra, Natural Philosophy, Botany, Geology, Zoology, Hygiene, Physiology, Latin, and c. Per month, $2.50. Discipline will be firm. Special attention will be given to young men and women who wish to engage in teaching. Good board at $7.00 per month. No incidental fees. Tuition due every five months. - J. R. GUIN, Principal 15. NOTICE OF LAND SALE - WILLIAM AUSTIN LAND OFFICE AT MONTGOMERY, ALA May 7, 1887 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Judge of Probate Court at Vernon, Ala on July 2, 1887. viz: WILLIAM AUSTIN, Homestead 10-180 for the NW 1/4 SW 1/2 Sec 8 T15, R15 West. He __ the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: JAMES E. PENNINGTON, S. P. PENNINGTON, HIRAM HOLLIS, JR., and GREEN B. SANDERS, all of Vernon, Ala. - J. G. HARRIS, Register 16. NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT State of Alabama Lamar County Circuit Court W A YOUNG J F FERGUSON Adm'r Plfft. vs. w attachment S J SMITH, Jr. alias GOSS SMITH Deft. Whereas the Plaintiffs in the above styled cause having applied to the undersigned clerk of the Circuit Court in the State and County aforesaid in due form of law for an attachment against the estate of deft and having obtained the name and whereas it appears that said defendant is not a resident of this state and that his post office is Aurora, Wise County, Texas. Now the said deft is hereby notified of the pondency of said attachment and that the same has been executed on ISAAC RASBERRY, and further that deft he and appear at the next term of our circuit court to be holden on the 12th day of September 1887 to defend against said attachment if he sees proper so to do. Done at this office the 5th day of July 1887. R. R. BRADLEY Clerk of Circuit Court The State of Alabama Lamar County Circuit Court W A YOUNG J F FERGUSON Admr Plntff vs attachment S J SMITH JR. alias GOSS SMITH Deft ISAAC RASBERRY, Garnishee In the above styled cause, it being made to appear by the answer of the garnishee that S. J. SMITH, whose post office is Aurora, Wise County, Texas claims the debt which the said garnishee answer to be due and now the said , SJ smith is hereby notified of the prodoncy of said suit and to be and appear at the next term of our circuit court to be holden on the 12th day of Sept 1887 then and there to be propound claim to said debt if he sees proper. Done at this office the 6th day of July 1887. R. R. BRADLEY Clerk of the Circuit Court Additional Comments: I have received a roll of microfilm for Lamar County Alabama newspapers and have finished the first newspaper index. I transcribed the articles that I found interesting and the ones that had a great deal of genealogy material in them. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/lamar/newspapers/gnw336thelamar.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 15.8 Kb