Madison County AlArchives News.....Various Items of Genealogical Interest September 21, 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 7, 2006, 9:54 am The Huntsville Weekly Democrat, 21 September 1881 September 21, 1881 A Couple of Curiosities in the Colored Race. The Madisonian. There is a Negro in Morgan county, Lewis Jordan, who is thoroughly conversant with the rudiments of the Latin language, knows a smattering of French, and is fast learning to read and parse Greek. He is a capital scholar in English grammer, and is ready in mathematics. He had acquired this extraordinary amount of learning without the assistance of a preceptor, and seems charmed when under some great mental task. He hasn’t an intelligent face, but rather the reverse – appearing, at times, silly in the extreme. He is about thirty- five years old, and feels confident that he can master several languages before his death. He laughs at you, when you ask if he could not progress faster, if placed under a competent teacher. He is humble, polite, and strictly reliable. There is another Negro – we forget the name – who has been blind since early boyhood, made so by drinking poke-root tea, who is the best and readiest mathematician we ever saw. He makes all his calculations without the use of pencil or slate. He can multiply any numbers, and give you a correct answer to any sum in interest, before the most expert mathematician can tell by means of figures and pencil. He is also silly, and seems a little above an idiot. He is perfectly black, about thirty years old, and has made since the war at his trade, making wagon fixtures, gates, and splitting boards, about $2,000 in cash. He owns several hundred acres of land, which he rents. One peculiarity about him, he buries all his money, unless he can get 12 per cent interest with good security. He goes about in winter and summer more naked than clothed. Page 3 The Decatur News: Evans Skillington, an employee in the yard of the L.& N. R. R. Co. at this place, in attempting to couple two freight cars was caught between the bumpers and badly hurt, the injury received being in the breast. Dr. W. J. Young, who has called, at first considered the wound a dangerous one – there were three ribs broken, and serious internal injury was feared. But reaction having taken place, it is hoped the patient will recover. The accident occurred about noon, Thursday. Dr. Peter Binford and Miss Lee, a sister-in-law of Dr. J. B. West, were married at Clarksville, Tenn., a few days since. The happy bride and groom passed through Decatur Thursday, on their way to Somerville, his home, which is now hers. We wish them much pleasure and prosperity through life. The case of the State vs. Dr. Wm. K. Chambers, a gentleman well known in this city, has just been concluded in the Circuit Court of Crenshaw county, Hon. Jno. P. Hubbard, Judge, presiding. Dr. Chambers was indicted on the charge of killing John R. Brown one year ago. The trial began on Wednesday, and was concluded finally at one o’clock, Friday night, when the jury bought in a verdict of “Not guilty,” and the defendant was charged. The plea of the defendant was that of self-defense, which appears to have been established to the satisfaction of all interested. – Montgomery Advertiser. ==========O========== Application for Certificate of M. & C. R. R. Stock ---------------------------------------------------------------- Notice is hereby given that the original certificate, No., 441, issued to Cornelia Grantland for two shares of stock in the Memphis & Charleston Rail Road Company, is lost, and that application will be made to the Secretary of said Company for a duplicate certificate for said stock, to be issued to Cornelia Whitaker, the same person, now the wife of R. W. Whitaker. CORNELIA WHITAKER State of Alabama, | Court of Probate, Madison County, | Sept. 20, 1881. ------------- Estates of Johngeline and Nona Winter. ------------- Accounts for Annual Settlement This day, came H. L. Clay, Guardian of the estates of Johngeline Winter and Nona Winter, minors, and filed with the Court his accounts and vouchers for an Annual Settlement of his Administration of the estates of his said wards: Ordered by the Court, that the 14th day of October, 1881, be and is appointed a day on which to make said settlement; and that notice of the time appointed for said settlement and the nature of the same be given by publication for three successive weeks in the Huntsville DEMOCRAT, a newspaper published in this county; at which time, all persons interested can appear and contest the same, if they see proper to do so. WILLIAM RICHARDSON, Sept. 20-3w. Judge of Probate. ==========O========== State of Alabama, | Court of Probate, Madison County, | Sept. 14, 1881. ------------- Estate of James M. Mitchell dec’d. ------------- Petition to Sell Real Estate to Pay Debts. This day, came Elizabeth Mitchell, the Administratix of the estate of James M. Mitchell deceased, and filed with the Court her petition in writing, duly verified by oath, asking and praying an order and proceedings from this Court, authorizing her, as such Administratix, to sell certain real estate in her said petition described for the purpose of paying the debts of said estate, upon the ground that the personal property is insufficient therefor: Ordered by the Court, that the 26th day of October, 1881, be and is appointed a day on which to hear and consider said petition, and the proof submitted in support of the same. Ordered, that notice of the filing of the petition, and the time appointed for the hearing hereof, be given, for three successive weeks, in the Huntsville DEMOCRAT, a newspaper published, in the County of Madison; at which tine, all persons interested can appear and contest the same, if they see proper to do so. WILLIAM RICHARDSON, Sept. 21-3w. Judge of Probate. ==========O========== State of Alabama, | Court of Probate, Madison County, | Sept. 20, 1881. ------------- Estate of Charles P. Cabaniss dec’d. ------------- Petition to Sell Real Estate for Distribution. This day, came Septimus D. Cabaniss, Administrator of the estate of Charles P. Cabaniss deceased, and filed with the Court his written petition, duly verified by oath, asking and praying an order from this Court, authorizing and directing him to sell certain real estate belonging to said decedent for the purpose of distribution, upon the ground that the same cannot be equitably divided among the heirs and distributes of said decedent without a sale thereof: It is ordered by the Court, that the 1st day of November, 1881, 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 further ordered by the Court 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 the following named non-residents, to-wit: Caroline C. Allen, Hezekiah F. Smart and his wife, Sarah Smart, who reside at Tullahoma, in the State of Tennessee; William Bledsoe and his wife, Araminta Bledsoe, who reside in Franklin County, and whose postoffice is Winchester, Tenn.; Drury M. Allen, who resides in Conway County, State of Arkansas, and whose post office is Aga, Arkansas; Charles B. Turman, Mary W. Turman, Nancy H. Turman, who reside in Effingham County, in the State of Illinois, whose postoffice is Maron, Illinois; Martha C. Allen and her husband, Charles B. Allen, who reside in Williamson County, in the State of Illinois, whose postoffice is Marion Co., Illinois; Bettie Cabaniss, Lucy Cabaniss, William Cabaniss, Alfred B. Cabaniss, Susan Cabaniss, and Charles P. Cabaniss, who reside at Jackson, in the County of Hinds, State of Mississippi; John M. Tate and Alfred Wellborne, who reside in Philips County, Arkansas, and whose postoffice is Marvel, Ark,; Mary M. Wiley and her husband, Geo. M. Wiley, who reside in Shelby Co., Tenn., and whose postoffice is “Morning Sun,” Tenn.; Bettie Capps and her husband, William W. Capps, residing at Memphis, in the County of Shelby, State of Tenn.; Lucy C. Mayberry and her husband, Edward F. Mayberry, who reside at Devall’s Bluff, Prairie county, in the State of Arkansas; William B. Wellborn, who resides at Duncan, Monroe County, in the State of Arkansas; Charles C. Tate, who is a minor, and resides at the town of Gonzales, in the County of Gonzales, in the State of Texas; Sallie H. Tate, who is also a minor, and resides in Jefferson Co., State of Texas; at which time, all persons interested can appear and contest the same, if they see proper to do so. WILLIAM RICHARDSON, Sept. 21-3w. Judge of Probate. ==========O========== MARRIED LANIER – JOHNSON – On Thursday Sept. 15, 1881, at 5 o’clock p.m., at the residence of the bride’s mother in Huntsville, Ala., by the Rev. W. C. Hearn, Mr. John F. Lanier, of Madison Co., Ala., to Miss Ada E. Johnson, daughter of Mrs. E. K. Johnson. The Huntsville public were greatly surprised that Miss Ada, whose heart and hand had been sought by so many suitors, had, at last, been bestowed on Mr. Lanier, without any but a few friends, who were present at the nuptials, being aware of it till the marriage ceremony had been performed. The young couple have our warmest wishes for their happiness and prosperity. ==========O========== CLASSIFIEDS Huntsville Nurseries, HUNTSVILLE, ALA., MILTON MOSS, Proprietor, JOHN FRASER, Superintendent. ------------------ FRUIT TREES At Wholesale and Retail. Over one hundred acres closely planted in nursery stock. We can refer to customers in nearly every State in the Union, as to the quality of our stock, and the satisfaction given in handling and shipping. For terms, apply at the nurseries, or address W. F. HEIKES, Agent Huntsville, Ala File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/madison/newspapers/variousi1156gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 10.5 Kb