Madison County AlArchives News.....Items from The Huntsville Weekly Democrat, 15 Feb 1882 February 15, 1882 ************************************************ 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 10, 2006, 9:15 pm The Huntsville Weekly Democrat February 15, 1882 PERSONALS Mayor White and Ad. Wwhite returned last week, from their eldest brother’s funeral at Abingdon, Va. – We learn that his death was quite sudden and unexpected. Dr. R. F. DeLony, a skillful physician and a prince among gentlemen, was in Huntsville last Saturday. We are glad to see on our streets, again, Geo. W. Blanton, who, for a score or so of years, has been Chief of the Night Police of Huntsville, and W. J. Franks, who has been, often, connected with our city government. – Both have been in bed several weeks – the former with liver disease, the latter with typhoid fever. Mrs. Merriwether and Mrs. Rostan Betts returned from McMinnville last Friday. Mrs. M’s aunt did not die, but, when they left, was convalescent. W. T. Spragins, resigned his clerkship in the Probate Office and left here, last Thursday, for Hot Springs, Ark., to engage in other business. Tom’s capacity, industry, affability, and good character ought to ensure abundant success, and we hope he will attain it. Wm. Vaughan, Esq., succeeds Tom Spragins in the Probate Office. J. B. Cabaniss is engaged in recording in the same office. Both are clever young men, and we with them rich fruits for well-doing. Charles R. Pickard, who has been Private Secretary of Gen. Wheeler, got home from Washington, last week, on a temporary visit. J. J. and Frank Ward, now citizens of Arkansas, were, in Huntsville, several days of last week, visiting relatives and friends. Otis Newman is circulating among relatives and friends in our city. Misses Kate and Howard Weeden have come home from a long visit to New Orleans. Miss Bere Fearn, Miss Lou Cooper, Mr. Charles S. McCalley and his sisters, Misses Kate and Carrie McCalley, have gone to New Orleans, to attend Mardi Gras. Mr. A. F. Murray has gone to Cincinnati, on business. MARRIED: HENDERSON – HALSEY. – At the home of the bride, in Huntsville, Ala., at 6 p. m., January 14, 1882, by Rev. J. A. B. Lovett, J. B. HENDERSON, JR., of the U. S. Engineer Corps, to MISS MATTIE L. HALSEY, daughter of the late Wm. I. Halsey. The happy pair left on the first train for Athens, Tenn., the home of the groom. May richest blessings attend them through life! DIED: CANNON . – At the residence of her son, John E. Laughinghouse, January 16, 1882, after long and painful illness, MRS. MARTHA G. CANNON, in the 81st year of her age. Her sufferings were great, yet she bore them with patience and Christian fortitude, having been a devoted and consistent member of the Primitive Baptist Church for 50 years. As mother and friend, and in all the relations of her social and religious life, she was faithful and true. Truly, may it be said of her, “She was a woman of sorrows and acquainted with grief.” Having buried all of her children but one, she has bid adieu to sorrow and pain, and crossed over to the other shore, where there is no sickness, sorrow, pain or death. Henry Pleasants, a prominent colored Republican and business man, died in this city, Feb. 10th and the “Immaculates” buried him with funeral honors, on Sunday last. ALABAMA NEWS A Mad Dog Bites Two Little Girls of Athens, Ala. ---------- A hound dog, supposed to be mad, was prowling on the streets of Monday, and meeting little Ada Lermen, daughter of Mr. L. Lerman, attacked her and bit her on the hand: he kept on his course, and soon coming up to little Allie Belle, daughter of Mr. Jas. P. Gordon, who was on her way to her grandma’s, bit her in several places, terribly. He tried, also, to bite Mr. Tom Carter, but did not succeed, and, also tore the dress of a colored girl, named Alice Wilson, who, in his rage, he attempted to bite. The dog was afterwards killed my Tom Crenshaw (col.) with a piece of paling. Little Ada Lerman had part of her finger amputated on Monday night, and both the little girls bitten are doing as well as could be expected. We trust to Heaven it may turn out that the dog was not mad, and, as is sometimes the case, may have had his strange actions caused by something he may have eaten. This hope we will cling to! – Athens Post U.S. NEWS AUGUSTA, GA., Feb. 12. – Gen. Wm. McRae, a prominent railroad man, lately superintendent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, died here suddenly to- day, from congestion of the lungs. LEGAL NOTICES Assignee’s Sale ---------- Under and by virtue of a deed of assignment made to me on the 28th day of October, 1881, by Thos. G. Morrow, I shall sell at public outcry, for cash, at Gurleysville, Alabama on the 25th day of February, 1882, all the Notes, Accounts, Mortgages and other evidences of debt, due said Thomas G. Morrow, and in my hands, by his assignment. ELIJAH F. WALKER, Feb. 15-2w. Assignee NOTICE! ---------- Notice is hereby given that the following describe certificates of stock, issued by the Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company, have been unintentially lost, mislaid, or stolen, and that said shares of stock are still the property of the estate of William Sinclair deceased. Certificate No. 630, for 40 shares. Certificate No. 1534, for 24 shares. Certificate No. 2524, for 21 shares. -- Making, in all, 85 shares. For which, application will be made to the Secretary of said Company for duplicate certificates of the same. This 9th day of November 1881. E. B. MARTIN, Feb. 15-3w. Adm’r of William Sinclair dec’d. STATE OF ALABAMA, MADISON COUNTY Court of Probate, Regular January Term. February 10, 1882. ---------- This day came John W. Cooper, Sheriff, and Administrator of the estate of Susan Birchfield deceased and filed with the court his written petition, duly verified by oath, asking and praying an order and proceedings to sell certain Real Estate, in his said petition described, belonging to said decedent, upon the ground that the personal property is insufficient to pay the debts thereof: Ordered by the Court that the 21st day of March, 1882, be and is appointed a day on which to hear, consider and determine said petition, together with the proof submitted in support of the same. It is, also, ordered that notice by publication 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 the county, to R. L. Tony who resides at Jasper, in the State of Tennessee, and A. Carter, who resides at Riogjold, in the State of Georgia; at which time, all persons interested can appear and contest the same, if we they see proper to do so. WILLIAM RICHARSON, Feb. 15-3w. Judge of Probate File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/madison/newspapers/itemsfro1179gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 7.4 Kb