Marion County AlArchives News.....GUIN GAZETTE July 30, 1897 ************************************************ 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 May 8, 2010, 11:23 am Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History July 30, 1897 Microfilm Ref Call #559 Microfilm Order #M1992.0966 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE GUIN GAZETTE Vol. 1 GUIN, ALA. FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1897 NO. 24 PAGE 1 DOINGS OF CONGRESS – Bagging and Ties place on the Free List IT IS INFORMATION THAT IS WANTED – Mr. James Francis Hogan, anti-Parnellite member for Mid-Tipperary, London, has given notice that he will ask, some time this week, Hon. George N. Cuzzon, under secretary for the foreign office, whether the provision of the Clayton – Bulwer treaty to the effect that neither Great Britain or the United States shall annex Hawaii, is still recognized by both powers as of biding force. AMBASSADOR UHL BACK Talk is cheap. Some people do nothing but talk. I do not talk myself, but prefer to let my customers talk for me. Buy your dry goods, boots, shoes, clothing, dress goods or fancy or staple groceries, tobacco, snuff, or in fact anything you may need from me. Then you will be willing to talk for me. S. J. BAIRD. P. B. PETERMAN, Guin, Ala. Dealer in watches, clocks, jewelry, spectacles and silverware, watches and jewelry repaired on short notice. W. L. MAY Physician and Surgeon, Guin, Ala calls promptly attended to day or night. Men of Good Judgment are taking advantage of our good goods at the low prices we offer them. We don’t claim to sell the cheapest in the city, but I do sell as cheap. Quality of goods considered. E. W. BROCK PAGE 2 TALMAGE’S SERMON – A Plea for Cheerfulness THE HELPLESS LORD CHANCELLOR – THE FIRST RAILROAD IN AMERICA Gridley Bryant, a civil engineer, in 1826, projected the first railroad in the United States. It was built for the purpose to carrying granite from the quarries of Quincy, Mass. to the nearest tidewater. Its length was four miles, including branches, and its first cost $50,000. The sleepers were of stone and were laid across the track eight feet apart. Upon rails of wood, six inches thick, wrought-iron plates, three inches wide and a quarter of an inch thick, were spiked. At the crossings stone rails were used, and as the wooden rails became unserviceable they were replaced by others of stone – [Ladies Home Journal] The trimmings on the summer hats are so heavy that a woman now says she weighs so-and-so “with my hat on.” PAGE 3 THE FARM AND GARDEN – Items of Interest on Agricultural Topics A HINT TO FARMERS GRAIN FOR POULTRY IN SUMMER PARING HOOFS OF SHEEP TEMPORARY FENCES BEST PONDS FOR WATERING COWS MULCH UNDER BEARING TREES BREEDS RUNNING TOGETHER PROPOGATING ROSES RAISING QUEENS – (bees) FARM AND GARDEN NOTES – Have you dusted those chicks yet? Fix the troughs so the pigs cannot foul them , as they will surely do if they can get into them. Once a month clean all chicken coops and roosts and apply insect powder, or better, liquid lice paint. If you have been neglected in this direction, then dust or grease the chicks once a week for a month. Shade is necessary both for the fowls and chicks from now on. If the stork can not get under natural shade, such as trees, then build some sort of protection from the sun. Erect a trellis of poles and cover it with cornstalks or anything convenient. It should be three or more feet from the ground and situated conveniently to the roost or coops. The hog kept in a clover field seldom makes a nuisance of himself by turning the field upside down. It is the lack of some necessary feed ingredient and the prospect of finding it below that starts the rooter. Grapevines make an excellent sunshade if trained to a flat trellis. These can be planted anywhere, in the chicken-yard or out of it, and answer the double purpose of shade and furnishing delicious fruit ARIZONA ONYX – (Eastern Company in Phoenix, Arizona) COINING MONEY FOR ABROAD The Philadelphia Mint has gone into the business of coining money for foreign countries. …….. PAGE 4 THE GAZETTE W. T. MORGAN, Editor (subscription prices and offers) Ad for Confederate Veteran magazine ---------(VERY FAINT – CAN’T READ)---------- Ad for Patents Ad for McElree’s Wine of Cardui Ad for Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root Ad for Arlington Sewing Machine – (picture of sewing machine) PAGE 5 THE GAZETTE We will be glad to receive short communications from the different towns in our county. Write on one side of paper only, and please write with a pen. Be sure to sign your name to all communications, and get them in by Tuesday evening. TIME TABLE. Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham R. R. No. 1 East 12:38 p.m. No. 2 West 8:20 p.m. No. 3 East 2:44 a.m. No. 4 West 1:48 a.m. DIRECTORY MASONIC LODGE No. 478 – WATSON BROWN, W. M., JOHN W. INGLE, S. W.; M. T. AKERS, Treas.; J. B. RILEY, Secy. Mayor – J. T. CARPENTER Marshal – J. T. WHITE Aldermen – S. J. BAIRD, J. W. WILDES, J. J. POPE, E. W. BROCK, J. D. WESTBROOK. CHURCHES METHODIST – Services every third Sunday at night, fourth Sunday at 11 am Rev. D. W. WARD, Pastor. Sunday School every Sunday at 3 ½ p.m. Prof. J. T. HUFFATUTTLER, Superintendent BAPTIST – Services first and third Sundays. Sunday School every Sunday morning. CHRISTIAN – Services every second Sunday 11 a.m. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Weather cool and pleasant L. D. HARRISON of Hamilton is visiting friends in town this week. R. W. CLARK and son BEN were in town this week. W. T. MORGAN left on the 28th ult. for a visit to his parents and family at Warrior Ala. LAWRENCE DUNKIN of Hamilton is visiting J. T. WHITE and family this week. CLAUDE HUGHES of the bridge crew is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. HUGHES this week. The farmers are all rejoicing over the recent rains. Crops are looking fine and promise a bountiful yield. There are several cases of chills in town. Judge MATTHEWS spent last week in Hamilton. Messrs J. W. WILDES and JAMES BURLESON are in Hamilton this week. Miss GENIA HENDON, who has been visiting in Beaverton, returned home Saturday. Dr. J. T. STONE, a former resident of Guin, but now of Sandusky, is visiting in town this week. E. W. BROCK is we understand placing a new gin in the gin-house near the Railroad. Mr. MURRY SPRINGFIELD has moved his family to town. Hon. E. B. ALMON was in town last week. Mr. ALMON is a candidate for Circuit Judge for this circuit. He expresses himself as being certain that he will carry the circuit. Revs. W. D. WARD and W. L. HENDRICKS are holding a protracted meeting at the Methodist Church at this place. We hope that our friends and patrons will pardon us for the missing few issues. It was no fault of ours we assure you. Circumstances over which we had not the slightest control caused the temporary suspension. HAMILTON In this section the prospect for good crops is quite flattering. No sickness in town at this writing. Mr. NORTHINGTON and wife visited friends in the country last Thursday. Mr. A. THORN, of Burleson, visited friends and relatives here the latter part of last week. He seemed to be in excellent spirit and has not lost his fondness for roses. Mrs. M. L. HAMILTON and daughter ICY returned last week from a pleasant visit to Pikeville, Guin, and Sulligent. Prof. J. E. ALEXANDER spent last week in Lamar County, Misses URSLEY, SALLIE and LETHA THORN who are teaching in the country, visited their parents here last Saturday and Sunday. Mr. S. H. HOPKINS, a sprightly widower, returned last week from Guin where he had been attending the Singing Institute. He reports a pleasant time. The new court house fence is quite and ornament to our town. Mr. SUNT BROWN is a late boarder at RIGGAN’S Hotel. Mrs. C. A. BOOKER and children are visiting relatives at Guin. Dr. and Mrs. GRIFFIN have a new baby girl at their house. J. A. MAYS is expecting every day to be appointed PM at Hamilton. C. NORTHINGTON says it is against the law for a Marion county man to have corn in his crib. TOM SHELTON, of near Detroit, spent Friday night in Hamilton. Mrs. JANIE WILSON and little daughter spent last week in Hamilton, the guests of Mrs. LAWHON. Messrs WILSON PALMER and LEBURN WILSON two young men from Bexar, neighborhood, were her on Saturday last. JOHN COCKRELL, a handsome young man from Texas, is visiting relatives in Hamilton. L. C. BOTTOMS, of Knowle, was here Saturday. The Methodist Church is being repainted. J. D. HOLLIS, of Sulligent, was in town Saturday. JOHN has a host of friends here who are always glad to see him. Miss IDA FITE who is teaching near Bexar, visited her parents here Saturday. Miss CORA DUNKIN and her little sister DORA have returned from a visit to Mississippi. FRED LAWRENCE accompanied by his mother and miss ANNIE JUSTICE is visiting relatives in Lamar County. J. S. THORN, who is teaching at Moscow, Lamar County, was at home Saturday. Messrs WOODS, ARMSTRONG, and J. C. MOORE, were visiting here the last of the week. “So Long” ‘GOSSIP” PROGRAM OF MARION COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE to be held Sept 17 -18, 1897, at Mt. Olive FRIDAY MORNING, 9 O’CLOCK Devotional Exercises Address of Welcome – Rev. W. A. NELSON Response – W. P. LETSON Educational Talk – J. E. ALEXANDER General Discussion - Institute and citizens Writing, Hard to Teach – J. A. WATES, W. A. BISHOP NOON RECESS 1 PM Tact of the Teacher – M. C. PEARCE Discussion – D. D. WRIGHT Methods in Language – P. H. MOORE Discussion – A. R. MAYS Relation of Parents and Teachers – A. W. TATE Discussion – C. R. FRANKS Methods in arithmetic – J L. CONNER Discussion – J. J. GIBBS Science Teaching in Common Schools – E. R. CAUTHEN The Recitation – M. D. RUSSELL Discussion – D. W. DICKINSON FRIDAY NIGHT, 7:30 Alabama’s Educational Needs, J. E. ALEXANDER, Hon. W. C. DAVIS General Discussion SATURDAY MORNING 8:30 Devotional Exercises Rational Methods of School Government – D. D. WRIGHT Discussion – Institute My Method of Teaching Spelling – R. K. SHIREY Discussion – A. W. MCDONALD, J. A. FRANKS Trials of a Country Teacher – J. L. SMITH Discussion – J. P. MCGAHA, W. T. HAWKINS Duties and Factors in the Execution of the Public School Laws – Supt. C. F. MITCHELL RECESS Annual Address – E. F. CAUTHEN Methods of Teaching Geography – Miss IDA BACON Impromptu Program NOON RECESS Importance of Reading Professional Literature – W. P. LETOSN Discussion – Institute Percentage – J. W. JOHNSTON Discussion – J. C. MOORE, J. S. THORN Patriotic Education – W. B. FORD Discussion – L. D. BOTTOMS QUESTIONS Should a teacher ever give a pupil assistance? Do you prevent whispering; if so, how? How do you prevent the use of profane language by your pupils? How do you secure the use of correct language? How do you hold the attention of the class? How do you secure regularity in attendance? Members of the Institute are expected to discuss the questions in two minutes talk. Methods of teaching History – Miss VERA PEARCE Discussion – J. T. HUFFSTUTLER It is earnestly expected that every teacher in the county attend the Institute and assist in making it a success. All friends of education are cordially invited to aid us in building up the cause of education J. E. ALEXNADER M. D. RUSSELL W. P. LETSON M. C. PEARCE D. D. WRIGHT, Comm. PAGE 6 ------(Small ads)---- Ad for Ayer’s Cathartic Pills LYING DOWN TO SLEEP CATASTROPHE AT PARIS THIEVING COWS HOW IT CAME TO BE VICTORIA – (how Victoria got her name) GREAT MOUND WORK OF THE INDIANS Fort Ancient, which is picturesquely situated on the high bluffs over looking the valley of the Little Miam River, near Lebanon, Warren County is believed to be the largest, best preserved and most interesting work of the Mound Builders. It has been visited and studied by the leading archaeologist of Europe and America and models of it are now on exhibition in the museums of London, Paris and Berlin. The fort, which covers about 100 acres, and 187 acres outside of the walls, is now the property of the State, a part having been purchased in 1890 and the remainder in 1896. – [Dayton (Ohio) Journal] GIRL TOTED BY WAGON SHAFT A COSTLY AQUEDUCT STATE NORMAL COLLEGE BOARD – The recent meeting of the Troy State Normal College Board was characterized by intense interest in the College’s growth, and perfect harmony of sentiment and action prevailed. Provisions for the college’s ordinary needs and constant growth were made and steps were taken to meet extraordinary demands, now imperative, likewise, to provide fully for the college as indicated by the prospects as seen form the many scores of letters, from young people wanting to prepare for teaching……………… PAGE 7 A RELIC OF CAPTAIN KIDD An ancient quadrant bearing the name of Robert Kidd, the celebrated pirate, is in possession of a family at Rockland, Ma. It is more than 200 years old and it mounted with ivory, which has now turned dark-brown with age. Ad for Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad for Elizabeth College for Women Ad for Trumpet Call HINDU PIETY Ad for Cotton Seed Hullr and Separator Ad for Fly Exit Co - (fly trap) Ad for Hall’s Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer Ad for Lovell Diamond Leads – Bicycle Ad for Columbia bicycles – 1897 Columbias reduced to $75.00 1896 Columbias reduced to 60.00 1897 hartfords REcuced to 50.00 Ad for Alabama Brand Rolled Oats – McMillan-Lee Co. PAGE 8 BACK TAXES LIGHTNING KIDS STOCK FOUND GUILTY – G. W. Lowry – charged with assaulting Emma Schillinger – guilty SUIT FOR DAMAGES – J. N. Hall BRIEF COURTSHIP – While out driving, E. L. PATTERSON, a young carpenter, and Miss WILLIE B. REED, daughter of a well-known mechanic, of a Huntsville, decided to surprise their friends by getting married without warning them. At the nearest minister’s house they were made man and wife. It is said that neither of the young people had any intention of marrying before going out to drive. JUMP FROM A FAST TRAIN – Mazie Mitchell – Jumped from train in Birmingham DECAPITATED HIS WIFE – George Anderson TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL SOTCK – Birmingham Rolling mill Companyu TROLLEY PATENT INVALID BIG WHEAT CROP IN OREGON Spring has come. Gentle Annie so has my spring stock go goods. They are fresh, good, cheap. Give me a Call. I can please you. W. R. BRADLEY L. D. LITTLETON carries a full stock of dry goods, shoes, hats, and all kinds fo fine notions also a full line of all kinds of staple and fancy groceries at prices to suit the times. Get my prices before buying elsewhere. I can please you. Guin and Sulligent. Dr. T. J. SPRINGFIELD, Guin, Ala. offers his professional services to the citizens of Guin and surrounding community. Calls filled at all hours - night or day. Special attention given to the diseases of women. W. C. DAVIS, Attorney at Law. Hamilton, Alabama. Will practice in all the courts of Alabama and Mississippi. New model Crandall typewriter (picture of typewriter) – only 28 key characters. Writing in plain sight alignment can’t change. Most simple, durable and perfect Typewriter extant. Lowest Factory price $50. W. T. MORGAN, Attorney-at-Law, Guin, Alabama. O. C. LING, Guin, Ala. Blacksmith, wagon maker and gunsmith. Wagons made to order and ready filled wheels always on hand. Horse-shoeing a specialty. All work done cheaper than the cheapest for cash Ad for Birmingham Business College J. M. SPRINGFIELD & Co. Livery Feed and Sale Stable. Good Teams, Good Buggies, and Hacks. Careful Drivers. Guin, Ala. (picture of Livery Stable- (wood cut) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers/guingaze1710gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 16.2 Kb