Madison County AlArchives News.....Items from The Huntsville Weekly Democrat, 26 Oct 1881 October 26, 1881 ************************************************ 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: Kenneth Stacy klstacyfamily@aol.com November 9, 2006, 11:02 pm The Huntsville Weekly Democrat October 26, 1881 MARRIED: McANALLY - NEWMAN - At Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1881, WILLIAM H. MCANALLY to Miss EMILY NEWMAN all of Huntsville, Ala. The bridegroom bears an excellent reputation for sobriety, industry, and integrity, and the bride is one of the most amiable and lovely of Huntsville’s fair daughters. After a short bridal tour, they returned to this city. We wish them the choicest blessings of kind Heaven. WOODWARD - BELL - In the counting room of the drug store of Dr. J. C. Spotswood, in Huntsville, Ala., Oct. 21, 1881, by Rev. W. C. Hearn, CLINT C. WOODWARD to Miss CARRIE BELL - both from the vicinity of Green Grove, Ala. Our good friend, Dr. S., was a dignified witness to the ceremony, and extended to the happy couple warm congratulations, and provident advice to their future responsibilities. LOCAL NEWS We are indebted to Mr. George B. Wise for some very fine premium seed corn. Miss Carrie L. Dill left on Saturday last, to visit her brother, Dr. Henry S. Dill, at Tuscumbia. Mr. Will Smith, of Tuscumbia, son of the late Rev. Horace P. Smith, is now the ticket agent of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad in this city. The installation of Rev. J. H. Bryson as Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in this city, which was to have taken place on last Sunday, was postponed till December next. We open, to-day – 5 pieces Black all-wool Cashmere, full width, at 45c. per yard. 200 yards Black Dress Silks, at 75c. per yard. Good remnants of Dress Goods, at 10c. per yard on our Bargain Counter. Will open, early next week, more Boys’ Clothing and Boys’ Overcoats. Bargains in Dolmans, Cloaks, Jackets, etc. M. M. Newman & Co. One Price Cash Store Rare Aves ---------- Mr. Henry McGhee, of the McGhee house of this city, has a parrot, which, to its rare talking qualities, unites the accomplishments of singing and laughing. It sings a stanza or two of “In the sweet bye and bye.” Mr. J.Anderson Burrow, at the same House, has a young blue jay, which sings like, and quite as well as, a young mocking bird. Lanier Kills D. L. Love ---------------------------- A Just Retribution for Libel of Lanier’s Wife ---------------------------- Mr. John F. Lanier, of Madison Co., Ala., was married to Miss Ada E. Johnson in Huntsville, Ala., Sept. 20, 1881. Love was in Huntsville at the time, but left in a few days thereafter, and sent from his home, West Point, Miss., through the mail, a lithographed card, announcing his own marriage to Miss Johnson, Thursday, Sept. 22, addressed to (we understand) about two hundred persons here, on the back of which card was printed more infamously libelous charges against Miss Johnson that we have ever heard, or read in history or romance, from any professed over of any woman. The cards were distributed from the Huntsville Post Office Oct. 1st, causing a great sensation here, and the most intense and unanimous indignation and denunciation we have ever known to be caused by any crime in our community. The apparently unanimous sentiment of this community was that Love ought to be killed. About two weeks ago, Mr. John F. Lanier, accompanied by his father, Burwell C. Lanier, his brother, Clint Lanier, and his friend, Todd Harrison, went to Mississippi, to seek redress for this unparalleled libel on his wife. He came up with Love in Greenville, Miss., and there killed him, on last Friday, as detailed by the following telegram from the Greenville Times, addressed to the Huntsville Independent: Greenville, Miss., Oct. 21, 1881, 8 p.m. Love came here several days since, engaged in trying to get up a subscription for a cotton factory. Lanier got here from Vicksburg this morning. He and his father, in going to the hotel, saw Love enter a livery stable on the opposite side of the street – apparently not having seen them. They crossed over, and, at the door, saw him talking to the stable proprietor, in rear of the stable. Lanier advanced, shot-gun in hand, and, when about twenty yards from Love, the latter turned and saw Lanier, who almost immediately fired. Love was struck in the neck and face, and turned in retreat. Lanier fired the other barrel as Love entered a mule and buggy shed. Love fell, but got up with pistol in hand. Lanier had, by this time, run up to the mule shed, and opened fire with a pistol. Love was now down, but endeavored to crawl along through the stalls, but his strength failed, and he gasped his life away on a dungheap, with his mouth and eyes full of filth, when he was turned over. Love, who never fired, had fourteen bullet holes in him. Lanier surrendered, and is now in charge of the sheriff. He has retained Percy and Yerger to defend him. The public verdict is, Love was justly slain. - Greenville Times. The killing of Love was a sad necessity. In addition to the infamous libel of Lanier’s wife, for which he could make no satisfactory explanation or reparation, we are credibly informed that he had repeatedly threatened that, if Miss Johnson did not marry him, and married another man, he would kill the man she did marry. Under the technicalities of the law, Lanier would be guilty of a very grave offense. But the law, while justifying a husband for slaying the man who murders or attempts to murder his wife, provides no adequate penalty for the man who seeks to murder a wife’s virtuous reputation. Hence, the moral sentiment of the public comes in and supplies the deficiencies of the law, by justifying the husband in taking the libeller’s life. In this particular case, this community are, apparently, unanimous in justifying “the deep damnation of” Love’s “taking off.” We are pleased to learn from the following telegram that the Court and people of Greenville took the same view of the case: Greenville, Miss., Oct. 25, Dr. M. C. Baldridge, Huntsville, Ala.: Lanier was acquitted amidst shouts of applause, at 3 o’clock. We leave for home on the first steamer. Wm. F. Baldridge MISSISSIPPI ITEMS Rev. Mr. Gordon, pastor of the Okolona Baptist Church was burned by a lamp explosion and is dead. Rev. Mr. Lawrence has succeeded Mr. A. A. Wall, as editor of the Fulton Courier, in Itawamba county, having bought the office. General Gordon of Georgia, has purchased the cotton factory building at Carrollton, and will have the machinery at work before long. Andrew Hunter, of Newton county, committed suicide by placing a gun against his breast and forcing the trigger with the end of the ramrod until it fired. TENNESSEE ITEMS Francis A. Gaines, one of the oldest and best known citizens of Nashville, died in that city last Monday. LEGAL NOTICES State of Alabama, | Court of Probate, Madison County, | October 26, 1881. ------------- Estate of Elizabeth Childress dec’d. ------------- Petition to Sell Real Estate for Distribution. This day, came F. M. Fennell, Administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Childress deceased, and presents to the Court his written petition, duly verified by oath, asking and praying an order and proceedings from this Court, authorizing and directing him to sell certain real estate, described in his petition, belonging to said decedent for the purpose of distribution upon the grounds and for the reason that the same cannot be fairly and equitably disbursed among the heirs and distributes of said decedent: It is ordered by the Court that the 6th day of December, 1881, be and is appointed a day on which to hear and consider said petition, together with the proof submitted in support of the same, be given, by publication for three successive weeks, in the Huntsville DEMOCRAT, a newspaper published in this county, to Jno. D. Fennell, William T. Fennell and Martha Fennell, Adminstratix of Frank Fennell, who resides in Holly Springs, State of Mississippi, Isham H. Fennell, who resided in Paguine, in the State of Texas; Matilda Hurt and her husband, _____ Hurt, who reside in the City of Nashville, in the State of Tennessee; James R. Fennell and Margaret J. Fennell, who reside in Linden, in the State of California; at which time, all persons interested can appear and contest the same, if they see proper to do so. WILLIAM RICHARDSON Oct.26-3w. Judge of Probate. State of Alabama, | Court of Probate, Madison County, | October 20, 1881. ------------- Estate of F. O. Schaudies dec’d. ------------- Petition to Probate Will. This day, came Anna M. Schaudies, is who named as Executrix in a certain instrument in writing , purporting to be the last will and testament of Frederick O. Schaudies deceased, late a resident-citizen of the county of Madison, State of Alabama, and surrenders to the Court said will, and, also, presents to the Court her written petition, duly verified by oath, asking and praying that said instrument in writing be admitted to probate as the last true will and testament of the said Frederick O. Schaudies deceased: It is ordered by the Court that the 22nd day of November, 1881, be and is appointed a day on which to hear, consider and determine said petition; and that notice of the filing of the petition, the nature of the same, and the time appointed for the hearing thereof, be given, by publication for three successive weeks, in the Huntsville DEMOCRAT, a newspaper published in this county, to LaFayette T. Smith and Anna M. Smith, who reside at Readyville in the County of Rutherford, State of Tennessee; at which time, all persons interested can appear and contest the same, if they see proper to do so. WILLIAM RICHARDSON Oct. 26-3w. 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