Lamar County AlArchives News.....Vernon Courier - (Local) April 8, 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 http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00016.html#0003775 October 27, 2007, 6:02 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History April 8, 1887 Microfilm Ref Call #371 Microfilm Order #M1992.4966 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE VERNON COURIER ALEX A. WALL, Editor and Publisher VERNON, LAMAR CO, ALA. FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1887 VOL. I. NO. 46 Subscription $1.00 Per Year PAGE 1 - MISSING PAGE 2 THE COURIER ALEX A. WALL, Editor and Proprietor Vernon, Alabama Friday, April 8, 1887 MEN WHO GET ALONG BEST A DANGER SIGNAL – (gambling) Column 2 THE OLD RELIABLE SPEAKS – [Mont., Advertiser] We haven’t had our say yet about the tavern episode in Birmingham, and we want to say it. Mr. Cowin was right. John Sherman did all he could to defeat Matthews for Register of Deeds in Washington. He ought not to be allowed to hit a nigger on the head in Washington and sit on a white man’s sofa with him in Birmingham. Illicit distilling is going on in this county within a few miles of the court house, and no one seems to care. The deputy marshal has no authority to stop it, neither have the commissioners. What we need is a deputy clerk stationed here; he alone has the authority to break up stills. For the benefit of the “bosses’, we will state that there is a still running near this place, where adulterated corn juice is sold “in quantities to suit the purchaser.” – [Fayette Journal] WHEN THE PRESIDENT IS PROUD – [Washington Letter] The crowd of strangers still in town having particular to see at the capitol, being to turn their steps toward the white house, where the President is on exhibition three times a week. There was big crowd in the east room when Cleveland came down today, and he seemed in excellent humor and allowed the people to stop and chat with him quite social like. He took the congratulations good naturedly, and once when a stranger said he was glad to shake him by his hand and added, “I hope I’ll be able to shake it during a second term, too,” Cleveland smiled all over his face and shook his head and said, “I hope so , too.” There was the usual number of old citizens who have shaken half-a-dozen president’s hands, and several old ladies who invoked blessings down on the president’s bald head. One lady brought her fond little son and introduced him as a budding artist, and the little boy gave the president a picture he had painted all by himself. It was wrapped up in pink paper, and the president took it and thanked the little boy. GALVESTON, TEXAS, April 22nd – A special to the News from Austin says State Senator Woodward, of Calhoun County, has received a statement from Atascosa County, sworn to by four responsible citizens, and endorsed by County Judge, Sheriff and County Clerk, giving the names of nineteen families in precincts 3, 5, and of that county, whom the affiants declare are in a state of starvation, occasioned by the drouth. The number of persons in each family is stated, showing a total number of 106 persons. The paper states that these families are unable to procure sufficient food and are suffering terribly, and cattle are dying from starvation. Those would aid them, if possible, are themselves in risky shape and have nothing that can be spared. The singers of the statement appeal to the more fortunate of other counties to render such aid as they can. The statement represents a deplorable state of affairs, and concludes by saying that whatever is done should be done at once. Mayor WIMBERLY informs us that corps of R. R. surveyors are in the field from Columbus, en route to Decatur and the old Furnace place two miles from town is an objective point. Good. Cotton! Cotton! Cotton! S. E. WEIR & Co. Kennedy, Alabama Pay highest prices for cotton, country produce, &c, and sell all goods at rock bottom prices Fancy prints 4 ½ @ 7 Ladies Hats 25c to $3.00 Brown Domestic 7/8 5c Men’s hats, 25c to $3.50 Brown Domestic 4-4, 6c Kip Boots, $1.75 to $3.50 Cotton Checks, 6 ½ @ 7 ½ Kip Brogans, $1.00 to $3.15 8 oz Osnaburg, 10c Best Brogans, $1.25 Dress goods, all styles and prices Men’s and boys clothing, latest styles and lowest prices. Muzzle and breech loading guns, $2.50 to $35. Stoves with full line of fixtures, $10.00 to $20.00. We keep constantly on hand a full stock of bridles, saddles, harness, &c. Also good and fresh line of groceries, such as salt, flour, meat, lard, sugar, coffee, and all shelf goods, that we will sell as low as any market. Bring us our cotton and produce and we will pay you the highest cash price for same and sell you any and all goods kept in a first-class store, as cheap as money will buy them in any market. You will find it to your interest to give us a call before purchasing elsewhere. Mr. GARLAND SMITH will be found always on hand to serve his friends and the public. S. E. WEIR & CO. W. G. RICHARDS & Son – Dealers in general merchandise and country produce. Fernbank, Alabama. Not in favor of two weeks court, but selling goods low for cash. Headquarters for dry goods, notions, general merchandise, hats, caps, boots, shoes & clothing. Choice family groceries, including the best coffees, crockery, queensware, earthen and wooden ware, and a thousand and one “Nick Nack’s” which can not be enumerated always in stock. A car load of flour just received, which will be sold at a small margin above cost. We mean business, and I will sell any and all of our goods at rock-bottom prices. Columbus prices paid for cotton, hides, chickens, eggs, and all country produce. Please ask for what you want, we like to show our goods. Clothing and hats. When you want a first-class article in the clothing line or a first class shirt or hat, call upon the clothing and hat store where you can select from a very large, nice stock of all kinds of goods for men’s wear. We deal especially in men’s goods, fitting a man from head to foot. We carry suits from $6.00 to $30.00. We have attached to our store a Tailoring Department, with a large stock of piece goods and trimmings to make suits to order. Call and see us when in the city. BUTLER & TOPP, No. 55 Main, Columbus, Miss. Fall and Winter Goods. F. OGDEN & Son. Cansler, Alabama. Dry goods, boots, and shoes. Dress goods, prints, notions, etc. Also keep constantly on hand, flour, meat, sugar, and coffee all of which will be sold as cheap as the cheapest. A fine line of snuff and tobacco and in fact everything usually kept in a first-class dry goods store. Give us a call and be convinced that we mean what we say. We wish to call especial attention to our wool carder which is now in first-class repair. We have with us Mr. W. T. TROTTER, an experienced hand in carding, and who will take pleasure in giving prompt attention to all wool brought to our carder. F. OGDEN & Son. Cansler, Ala. Column 4 Established 1867. Cash Store. A. A. SUMMERS S. F. PENNINGTON. SUMMERS & PENNINGTON, Special announcement for Fall and Winter. The best selected stock of general merchandise ever brought to Vernon. Now on exhibition fine clothing and dress goods at giving away prices, hosiery and furnishing goods at astonishingly low prices. A fine line of notions in abundance at a great discount. No lady can afford to buy elsewhere before seeing my goods and prices. Bargains in shoes, boots, and hats, never heard of before in Vernon. A full line of medicines, hardware, and goods of general utility. Call and see the attraction for yourself. COLUMBUS MARBLE WORKS. Monuments and Headstones of every description furnished to order with the best of stock. I invite orders for anything in my line from all parts of the country. Don’t be deceived before calling at my yard, for seeing is satisfaction. Everything warranted. LIST OF PRICES OF PLAIN HEADSTONES LENGTH WIDTH THICKNESS 3 ft. 0 in. x 1 ft 0 in x 2 in $12 3 ft 6 in. x 1 ft 2 in x 2 in $15 4 ft. 0 in. x 1 ft. 4 in x 2 in $20 5 ft 0 in. x 1 ft 6 in x 2 in $25 All work done on short notice. Material and work warranted the best. Correspondence solicited. W. H. NEWLON, Columbus, Miss. OTTLEY & NEWBY Dealers in Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Guns, Pistols, Powder, Shot, Steel, Iron, nails, Castings, Sash , doors, blinds, and a full line of stoves and tinware. Special attention paid to the repairing of tin work. No. 51 Market Street, Columbus, Miss. W. B. SPANN of Lamar County with NATHAN & OPPENHEIMER Whole sale & Retail Dealers in Staple & Fancy Groceries, Tobacco, cigars, plantation supplies, etc. Wholesale dealers in liquors, wines, etc. Columbus, Miss. Note: I respectfully solicit my friends from all parts of the country to call in and see me when in the city. Will sell you goods at a very small margin above cost. I am ever thankful to my customers for the past favors. – W. B. SPANN L. S. METCALF, with T. O. BURRIS, Columbus, Miss. Groceries, Dry goods & shoes, hats & caps & clothing. Note: I respectfully ask my friends of Lamar and Marion to give me a call when in the city. Will sell you goods at a very small margin above cost. L. S. METCALF. J. A. JORDAN of Lamar County in now connected with TROST & SOLOMON Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Wines, Liquors, Cigars, & Tobacco. Columbus, Miss. Call and see him before purchasing elsewhere. WALKER & DONOGHUE, Dealers in Staple and Fancy groceries and plantation supplies Columbus Miss. Keep constantly on had a full supply of all goods usually kept in a first-class grocery house. Give us a call when you are in the city. Mr. GEO. TAYLOR is connected with the above firm and will be pleased to see his friends and will sell them goods at rock bottom prices. PAGE 3 THE COURIER Published Every Friday LAMAR DIRECTORY ALEXANDER COBB Judge of Probate R. E. BRADLEY Circuit Clerk S. F. PENNINGTON Sheriff L. M. WIMBERLEY Treasurer D. J. LACY Tax Collector W. Y. ALLEN Tax Assessor JAMES M. MORTON Reg. in Chancery B. H. WILKERSON Co. Supt of Ed. R. L. BRADLEY Representative ALEXANDER COLLINS Coroner N. L. TRULL, County Surveyor COMMISSIONERS R. W. YOUNG W. M. MOLLOY ALBERT WILSON SAMUEL LOGGAINS S. J. SHIELDS – Attorney-at-law and Solicitor in Chancery. Vernon, Alabama. Will practice in the Courts of Lamar and the counties of the District. Special attention given to collection of claims. J. D. MCCLUSKEY – Attorney-at-law and Solicitor in Chancery Vernon, Ala. will practice in the Circuit Courts of Lamar, Marion, Fayette, and Walker. The Federal Court and Supreme Court of Ala. Special attention given to collection of claims. NESMITH & SANFORD, Attorneys-at-law will practice in all the Courts of Lamar, Fayette, and adjoining counties. THOS. B. NESMITH, Vernon, Ala. J. B. SANFORD, Fayette, C. H., Ala. ABRAM I. HUMPHRIES. Attorney at Law. Columbus, Miss. Special attention to collection of claims SAM’L M. MEEK, WM. C. MEEK - S. M. & W. C. MEEK, Attorneys and Counselors at law. Office on Military Street, (Opposite Court House), Columbus, Miss. Will practice in the Courts of Lamar County, Alabama LOCALS Mr. LEE METCALF in town this week. Mr. HUGH PENNINGTON has two bran (sic) new buggies at his stable, they are for hire at any and all times. Capt. S. J. SHIELDS is on a visit to his wife at Aberdeen. See new Notice to Delinquent Tax Payers in this issue. Also Tax Sale of Land There is only one prisoner in jail now. He will soon be taken to the coal mines. Since court rather a dull appearance has come over our town. But when the rail road come a lively state of affairs will exist. Mr. GEORGE BENSON moved to the country this week. He will give his attention to farming this year. Mrs. HATTIE MORTON gave a quilting Wednesday. The M. E. church is to be ceiled right soon. Mr. JERRIE PENNINGTON was taken with a severe chill Thursday evening of last week and has since been quite low. At this writing he is improving. W. G. RICHARDS & Sons at Fern Bank is selling a large amount of goods. Why? Because they sell so very cheap. A change in their card will appear next week. Prof. BLACK resumed his school duties last Monday morning. We regret the burning of the Hamilton Court House. It is a great loss to the good people of Marion County. See account of it in another place. Mayor WIMBERLY worked on the street leading north yesterday. Felling (sic) to get paper from town this week is why we print ½ sheet. It is the first and hope it will not be so any more. Very soon we shall endeavor to print both sides at home thereby doing away with the annoyance of getting paper every four weeks. Mr. W. W. OGDEN, of Cansler, and G. C. THOMAS, of the K. & C. R. R. in town last Monday. Mrs. DOCIA MORTON left this morning for a visit to daughter Miss MAGGIE, at Verona, Miss. We wish her a pleasant visit. COLUMN 2 SPECIALS TAKEN FROM THE IRON AGE Huntsville, Madison County, April 2 Judge Bruce, of the Federal Court, rendered a decision today in the case of Mosely against the Memphis & Charleston Railroad Company by which plaintiff gets judgment for about one half mile of track said railroad and eleven hundred and twenty-five dollars damages. The portion of road sued for is in Morgan County, near Decatur. The suit was an action in ejectment and was submitted last term of court on agreed state facts for decision in vacation. A suit of like nature has been filed in the state court here for a portion of track near this city. Montgomery, Montgomery Co. The officers and members of the Montgomery Greys, having on enquiry been officially informed that the negro companies entered into the Washington drill, unanimously resolved to withdraw, and consequently have withdrawn. Captain Amerine, of the Greys, and Captain Bibb, of the True Blues, says: “Every one of us have no objection to negro equality before law, and gladly will assist in the future as we have in the past in upholding their rights, but we cannot go in the social equality with negroes. The Atlanta Rifles express themselves to the same effect. Doubtless all southern military companies who entered will withdraw.” Montgomery’s substantial citizens are working up a plan for an interstate drill to be held here shortly. HAMILTON, MARION COUNTY March 31 – Last night about 10:30 o’clock the court house at this place was discovered to be on fire. It was completely enveloped in flames, and nothing could be done toward saving any of the records, papers, county library, etc. which were in the offices, and not in vaults or safes. The building was a wooden structure and cost about $4000. The county library was valued at about $1500, and is said to have been as good as any in the state. The records are absolutely beyond replacing and dated back to the time the county was first established. There were also about one or town thousand dollars worth of blank records in the office of the probate judge. The tax assessment for the past year, and all the books and papers belonging to the tax assessor’s and collector’s officers were destroyed. In fact, everything was destroyed that belonged to the court house. Besides the great loss of the county, several individuals sustained considerable loss. W. H. KEY, Esq. had about $75 in money in this office which he had collected for various parties, all of which he will have to restore from his own pocket. He also had several valuable law books burned, and about $4,000 worth of notes that had been placed in hands for collection. About $2,500 worth of these notes belonging to Messrs. FRAZIER & GAST, merchants, of this county, the others to different parties. MATTHEWS & GAYTON’S mercantile ledger, which was in Mr. KEY’S hands, was also burned. A. J. STANFORD, Esq. lost about $100 worth of law books in the conflagration. It was only be Herculean efforts that the stores around the court house were saved, the resin being drawn from several of them by the heat. The wind was very high, which rendered the fighting of the flames very difficult. It was feared at one time that the whole business portion of the town would be consumed, but luckily the wind shifted and the buildings were saved. It was a grand and awful sight, and represents a loss to Marion County of at least $40,000, and is a severe burden to the already debt burden county. At this writing it is impossible to estimate the loss, but it is believed that $40,000 is a conservative estimate. Nothing is known as to how the fire originated. It may have been the act of an incendiary or it may have originated in some of the offices. COLUMN 3 TAX SALE The State of Alabama, Lamar County By virtue of an order and decree issued from the Probate Court of said County, to me directed, and dated the 4th day of April 1887, I will offer for sale in front of the Court House door of said County on the first Monday in May next, the following lands, or so much thereof as will be necessary to satisfy the taxes and costs thereon due for the year 1886, to wit: NE ¼ of NW ¼ and 12 acres in W ½ of NE ¼, NW ¼ or NW ¼, Sec 3 T 16 R 15. Tax and cost including printers fee $6.64. Assessed to J. P. BAIRD. SW ¼ of NW ¼ Sec 20 T 15 R 15, Tax and cost including printers fee $11.56. Assessed to CROWDER & NEWMAN. NE ¼ of NE ¼ Sec 7 T 13 R 14. Tax and cost including printers fee $6.75. Assessed to Owner Unknown. NE ¼ of NW ¼ and NW ¼ of NW ¼, Sec 5 T12 R 14. Tax and cost including printers fee $5.00. Assessed to R. W. CAMP. NE ¼ of SW ¼ and NW ¼ of SW ¼ Sec 6 T 13 R 15. Tax and cost including printers fee $5.00. Assessed to Estate of MARY BIGHAM. SW ¼ of NE ¼ Sec 22 T 14 R 15. Tax and cost including printers fee $6.40. Assessed to W. H. HALL. NE ¼ OF NE ¼ and NW ¼ of NE ¼ Sec 11 SW ¼ of NE ¼ and SW ¼ of NW 1/*2 and SE ¼ of NW ¼ Sec 12 T 14 R 15. Tax and cost including printers fee $7.95. Assessed to DIANA AND J. B. HOLLIS. SW ¼ of NE ¼ Sec 33 T 16 R 16. Tax and cost including printers fee $6.70. Assessed to Owner Unknown. NE ¼ of SW ¼ and SE ¼ of SW ¼ and NE ¼ of SE ¼. and NW ¼ of SE ¼ and SW ¼ of SE ¼ and SE ¼ of SE ¼ Sec 14 and W ½ of NW ¼ of NW ¼ and W ½ of SW ¼ of NW ¼ Sec 24 T 17 R 14. Tax and cost including printers fee $11.30. Assessed to G. W. ROBERTSON. E ½ of NE ¼, NE ¼ of SE ¼ and E ¼ of NW ¼ Sec 34 T 16 R 14. Tax and cost including printers fee $2.79. Assessed to BRITT MCDANIEL. Given under my hand this 4th day of April 1887. D. J. LACY Tax Collector of Lamar County NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS State of Alabama, Lamar County The following named persons will take notice that the lands assed to each name thereto attached. D. J. LACY tax Collector of said County will apply for an order on the 2nd day of May next, to sell for the purpose of paying the taxes, penalties and cost due thereon, to wit: NE ¼ of SW ¼ Sec 3 T 13 R 14. Taxes penalties, and cost $2.50. Printers fee $2.00. Total $4.30. Assessed to Owner unknown. SE ¼ of SW ¼ Sec 18 T 17 R 14. Taxes, penalties and cost $1.96. Printers free $2.00. Total $3.96. Assessed to Owner unknown. Alexander Cobb Judge of Probate. The body of S. C. BLACKMAN, one of the victims’ of the ill-fated Gardner, was found last Monday at Obeney’s lower landing, about thirty miles below Demopolis. Blackman is known to have had over $40 on his person, but when the body was found only a dollar to two was in his pockets, which had escaped the observation of the thief. The corpse had been robbed above and left to float down stream. – [Gainesville Messenger] We must say that the fiend or ghoul who would rob a dead man and then cast the body adrift, instead of giving it decent and Christian burial, deserves no peace on this earth and suffer the torments of the damned in the next. – [Columbus Index] DEAD BY HIS PLOW – [Fort Payne Journal] JOHN A. BATES, who lived near Andersen, went out to his field to plow Monday evening. A cold rain and sleet began to fall and he stepped under la large tree for shelter when other tree fell on him and crushed him into the ground. When he was found one of his hands was still on his plow handle, though his legs and arms were badly broken in several places and the brains from his shattered skull were found sticking to the tree by which he was supposed to have been standing. He leaves a wife and five little children. On his regular days in the future, Rev. Mr. HEWITT will preach at the church commencing at 7 ½ o’clock, P. M. Lost. One piece log chain with hook on one end. Finder please return to G. W. RUSH. BUENA VISTA NORMAL COLLEGE – Buena Vista, Miss. Total Expenses, per month, for board and tuition, $10.00. Course of Study: Classic, Scientific, Language and literary Teachers, engineering, Surveyor’s Book-keeping, Business, Preparatory, scientific, Music, Art, Preparatory. Teachers Term: A special term for teachers opens June 7th, and continues 8 weeks. Send for catalogue and teachers special circulars. Mention this paper. DR. R. L. BRADLEY, Dental Surgeon. Vernon, Alabama. Tenders his professional services to the citizens of Lamar and adjacent counties. All work neatly executed, and satisfaction guaranteed; but in no case will responsibility for breaks, warps or shrinkage be assured. Positively no work done on time, unless a satisfactory note be given. Grateful for the liberal patronage extended heretofore. Hope to merit a continuance of the same. HIGH PENNINGTON’S Livery and Feed Stable. Centrally located within 50 yards of the Court House. Vernon, Ala. My Price for feeding and taking care of horses shall be as cheap as the cheapest. The public generally is invited to five me a call. Respectfully, HUGH PENNINGTON PENSIONS J. D. MCCLUSKY, Esq. has associated with him Esq. H. S. BERLIN, a prominent attorney of the Washington City. These gentlemen will give close attention to the collection of Mexican War Pensions. A law has recently been passed in Congress granting Pensions to Mexican War veterans and their widows under the Pension laws. Application to J. D. MCCLUSKEY, Esq. will be promptly forwarded and looked after. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Montgomery, Ala. February 25, 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 the Probate Court, at Vernon, on April 27, 1887; viz; WILLIAM T. RICKMAN, Homestead No. 10136, for the S. E. ¼, S E ¼, Sec 19 T17, R 15. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of said land, viz: T. J. SMITH, Arno, Lamar County, Al; J. S. WILSON, ABNER SMITH, and J. T. MORDECAI, of Fern Bank, Lamar County, Ala. J. G. HARRIS, Register KINGVILLE HIGH SCHOOL under the principalship of B. H. WILKERSON will open Oct. 25, 1886 and continue for a term of nine scholastic months. Rates of tuition as follows: PRIMARY: Embracing Orthography, Reading, Writing, Primary Geography, and Primary Arithmetic, per month, $1.50 INTERMEDIATE: Embracing English Grammar, Intermediate Geography, Practical Arithmetic, Composition, and U. S. History, per month, $2.00 ADVANCED: Embracing Algebra, Geometry, Physiology, Rhetoric, Logic, Elocution, and Latin, per month $3.00. No incidental fee. Discipline will be mild but firm. Special attention will be given to those who wish to engage in teaching. Board in best families from $4.00 to $5.00. Tuition due every three scholastic months. For further information address B. H. WILKERSON, C. Supt., Principal. Kingville, Ala, Oct. 29, 1886 Column 5 Clothing! Clothing! At A. COBB & Son Dealer in General Merchandise. Ladies best fitting (picture of a corset) always in store, and at prices to suit the ladies. Our summer stock is complete – consisting of ladies fine dress goods, ladies shoes, men’s shoes, boots, hats, etc. Our stock of clothing of the best quality, which we are offering at a small margin above cost. We are selling cheap. We mean what we say. Don’t fail to call when you are in town. We have a lot of Iron Foot plows which we will sell very low (picture of iron foot plow). Very Respectfully. A. COBB & Son Ho! (picture of canteen) Every one that Thirst food and lodging for man, and provender for horses can be had to live and let live prices at the WIMBERLEY House, Vernon, Ala. L. M. WIMBERLY, Proprietor Gilmer Hotel. Columbus, Miss. This establishment has changed hands and will be thoroughly overhauled and refurnished and first-class accommodations guaranteed and charges will be moderate. A. W. KING, Proprietor 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 Rates 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, Complete 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, &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. Correspondence solicited. Address J. R. GUIN Fernbank, Ala. Lamar County Column 6 G. W. RUSH B. F. REED New Cash Store. BUSH & REED, Vernon, Alabama. Dealer in Dry goods and groceries, boots, and shoes, hats and caps, clothing, hardware, Queensware, etc. which is offered at bottom prices for cash or produce. Our stock of clothing is complete and first-class. A superb and well selected lot of notions. We have a large and handsome line of school books, also inks, pens, and paper. Always keep constantly on hand a full stock of Patent Medicines. J. T. STINSON & COMPANY. Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants. Columbus, Miss Ad for Mme. Demorest’s Reliable Patterns and Demorest Sewing Machine (picture of sewing machine) $19.50 Ad for Chicago Scale Co. (pictures of scales, wagon scales, sewing machines, safes, etc….) PAGE 4 - MISSING File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/lamar/newspapers/vernonco1524gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 26.9 Kb