Marion County AlArchives News.....Hamilton Free Press November 1, 1893 ************************************************ 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 April 9, 2010, 8:02 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History November 1, 1893 Microfilm Ref Call #559 Microfilm Order #M1992.0966 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE HAMILTON FREE PRESS VOL. 1 HAMILTON, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1893 NO. 4 THE FREE PRESS - Issued Every Wednesday J. S. CLEMENTS, Editor and Proprietor Subscription Rates – One Year ………$1.00 6 mos…………….. .50 3 mos……………….25 HERE’S TO MORGAN AND PUGH ----(political items)----- HIS FIRST LOVE – The Romantic History of Luther Luverick and Rosa Vaughn Thirteen years ago there occurred a marriage in this town in the wedding of Mr. Luther Luverick to Miss Rosa Vaughn, says the Eufaula Advertiser. The father of the young man was very much opposed to the union, and after two months of wedded bliss the son was induced to leave his new-made bride and accompany his father to the wild, wild west. Mr. Luverick reluctantly left but his heart he left behind and his first love always remained fresh in his memory. Shortly after his departure, Mrs. Luverick became infatuated with J. W. Newsome, of Barbour, and after a short courtship they married. Things rocked along in this way for quite a number of ears, Mrs. Newsome thinking her first companion long since dead. Such, however, was not the case, as Mr. Luverick, a week or so ago, returned, and making inquiries, found that the long separable wife was living at Abbeville, Alabama with her late husband. Hither he went and was not long at renewing his broken vows. He was received back again in love’s fond embrace, and he and his former bride embraced at once for a more congenial clime, leaving Newsome in the soup, as it were. ----- PROFESSIONAL CARDS - W. C. DAVIS C. E. MITCHELL DAVIS & MITCHELL, Attorneys at Law, Hamilton, Ala. Practice in all the courts of Alabama and Mississippi. B. R. FITE, Attorney at Law, Hamilton, Ala. Will practice in Marion and adjoining counties. Special attention given to the collection of claims. W. H. KEY A. S. HESTER KEY & HESTER, Attorneys at Law - Russellville, Ala will practice in Franklin and adjoining counties, in the Supreme Court and the Federal court at Huntsville. GEO. C. ALMON W. I. BULLOCK, ALMON & BULLOCK, Attorneys at Law, Russellville Ala. will practice in Franklin and adjoining counties ,and especially in Marion; also in the Federal court at Huntsville and in the Supreme Court at Montgomery. GUIN HIGH SCHOOL, Guin, Ala. The attention of the public is hereby called to the following record of the proceedings of the Board of Trustees of Guin High school, in their meeting to take final action on the subject of employing a principal. There is no other school board in the town of Guin. Guin, Ala – August 5, 1893 We, the boar of trustees of the Guin High School met according to agreement and the house was called to order by J. D. GANN, president of the board of trustees, and the applications of teachers were read and placed before the board. After investigation was made we resolved to go into a n election for the principal of said school, whereby upon we voted by ballot and elected Prof. R. L. FRANCIS as principal of the Guin High school to commence the first Monday in October, 1893, and continue six months; also the board set the rates of tuition for said school as follows: Primary Grade $1.00 per mo. 1st Intermediate $1.50 per mo. 2nd Intermediate $1.50 per mo. High School $2.00 per mo. After which the board adjourned to await further requirements. JAMES H. GUIN, Secretary The school began as directed by the board, and is professing nicely. In our methods and work we invite the criticism of the world and propose to stand upon its verdict. Send for circulars and particulars to R. L. FRANCIS, Principal. GUIN NORMAL HIGH SCHOOL – Guin, Ala. A school of high grade for the education of both sexes. Fifth Annual Session will open October 30th, and continue eight months. This school was organized by the present faculty four years ago and has grown to be one of the best schools in West Alabama. We send out from ten to fifteen teachers a year to teach in the public schools of the state. Special Inducements to boarding pupils. Tuition: Primary……………..$1.00 Intermediate………..$1.50 High School……… ..$2.00 Music………………..$3.00 No Incidental fees charged. Board - $6.00 to $6.50 per month. Circular mailed on application. Address – J. R. GUIN, Principal or J. H. GUIN. Sect. Board of Trustees. The lowest prices, the best goods and fair dealings – always win. CARPENTER is selling at astonishingly low prices. Best brands of flour, good sugar, lard, meat, coffee, and in fact everything needed by the public in the family grocery line. Hardware, tinware, tobacco, snuff & cigars, highest market prices paid for chickens, eggs, beeswax and all kinds of country produce. We want your trade, you want our goods. A fair exchange is beneficial to all. We offer bargains and guarantee satisfaction. T. W. CARPENTER, Hamilton, Ala NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT The State of Alabama, Marion County W. M. WEATHERLY vs R. G. EVANS Before me Judge JOHN C. NORTHINGTON, Notary Public and Ex-Officio Justice of the Peace in and for said county, this the 28th day of September 1893, came the plaintiff in the above entitled cause and it appearing that certain property of the said defendant has been levied upon to-wit: two lots of corn, about twenty-five bushels, by virtue of an attachment issued from my office returnable the 14th day of October 1893, and that said defendant is a non-resident of this state; it is, therefore, ordered that notice of said attachment and the return thereof be given to the said R. G. EVANS, by publication one a week for three successive weeks before said 4th day of November 1893 in the Hamilton Free Press, a newspaper published in said county, and a copy thereof be mailed to the said defendant at this place of residence, when known. JOHN C. NORTHINGTON, Notary Public and Ex-Officio J. P. in and for said county. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. September 23, 1893 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 Probate Judge of Marion County, at Hamilton, Ala. on November 18, 1893 viz: LUCINDA C. WIDEMAN for homestead entry No. 16429 for the SE ¼ of Sec 15 T 12 S R 11 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: WILLIAM H. MCWHIRTER, JAMES K. STRICKLIN, THOMAS R. O’MARY, ELIAS HUDSON, all of Stricklin, , Ala. WM. C. WELL, Register PAGE 2 THE HAMILTON FREE PRESS Published Every Wednesday at Hamilton, Ala. J. S. CLEMENTS, Editor and Proprietor ----(various news items) The day is not far off, asserts the Springfield Republican when spoken words will be transmitted along the bed of the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and America. That this extension of the field of the working telephone is merely a question of time, laymen cannot doubt when so distinguished an electrician as Professor Silvanus Thompson. Of London, in his address before the World’s Fair Electric I Congress asserted with the calm confidence of the man of science that “the means for attaining ocean telephony are within our grasp.’ JOBY PAID HIS FARE – short story FLIES AND THE MYSTERY OFWHENCE THEY COME IN THE EARLY SUMMER QUESTIONS OF AMMUNITION ASSASSINATED – Carter Harrison, Mayor of Chicago, Shot Down in his home CURRENT NEWS – various news items from around the world Very few people know anything of the Indians in western North Carolina – the Cherokees. There are 1,200 of them, and they are increasing in numbers. They own 73,000 acres of land and very find land it is. Their chief is STILL SOUNOOKE. He cannot speak English at all. There are some native preachers and four schools, the government maintaining the latter. There are other Cherokees, but these are not included in the 1,200 as they live elsewhere than on the reservation. OVERTAKEN BY FIRE Mrs. JAMES WHITEHEAD and daughter, while on a claim in the Cherokee strip Tuesday, were overtaken by a prairie fire near Hennessy. The mother laced her daughter on a pony. Before Mrs. Whitehead could mount her own the flames reached her and she was burned to death. The daughter escaped. PAGE 3 Ads CATLINA, THE SOLDIER NUN – Spanish Woman Who Fought Equally Well On Battle And Dueling Field FORTY-FIVE CENTS FOR A WIFE AN AMUSING TRICK – lighting gas jets APOTHECARIES – (history of) COYOTE SCALP INDUSTRY THE DECLINE OF “MA” WHY OIL STOVES EXPLODE ---(various news items)--- PAGE 4 FREE PRESS Hamilton, Ala. November 1, 1893. One Dollar a year LOCALS When you fail, you may expect your enemy to applaud. J. H. MCGUIRE, of Fayette, was here last Saturday pm professional business. Dr. S. D. BEVILL and Miss SARAH INGLE were married at Guin on the 26th ult. Mr. JOHN A POPE, of Crews, was in town on business the first of the week. W. R. WHITE was on the sick list last week, but, we are glad to say, is out again. ISAIAH BURLESON, of Kimbrough Beat, was in town on business the first of the week. Some people will not recognize the truth because it is in favor of the other fellow. ALBERT HAMILTON informs us that he has ginned about fifty bales of cotton up to date. W. C. DAVIS, Esq. is in Jasper this week, attending the trial of CHRIS and LEE SIDES. Mrs. JOHN F. HAMILTON and daughter, Miss VENA visited relatives near Barnesville the latter part of last week. The editor wants to purchase about fifty bushels of cotton seed. Will pay highest cash price. Don’t all come at once. E. M. BAUGH, representing STEWART, RALPH, & Co. of Philadelphia was interviewing our merchants one day last week. It is to be hoped that our Winfield correspondent has not fallen a victim to the gold fever. Let us hear from you Uncle. Our gold bug friends are hereby notified that ”fifty-cent silver dollars” will be taken in payment for a year’s subscription to this paper. We are no prophet but our word for it there will be the heaviest crop of legislative candidates in this county next year that has been seen since ’88. New subscribers are coming in almost every day, and our subscription book is begging to prove that the Free Press is “tilling a long felt want” Dr. J. W. COLLINS, one of the leading merchants of Guin, made an assignment on last Saturday for the benefit of his creditors. ALEX A. WALL is the assignee. The Free Press is not here to furnish advertising space gratis. It is what it claims to be, a newspaper, and proposes to give its readers the full value of their money in good reading matter. DIED: On last Monday morning, at her home seven miles east of town, Mrs. LAURA NELSON. She leaves a husband and seven children to mourn her departure. The bereaved family have our sincere sympathy. We assure our brethren of the state press that we appreciate their many kind words of encouragement in be-speaking for the Free Press a long and prosperous future, and will use our best efforts to prove that a newspaper prophet has honor even in his own country. Sewing wheat! That is precisely what our farmers are doing. We hazard nothing in saying that more wheat is being sown this fall than for the past three years combined. Our farmers are waking up to a realization of the fact that so long as they look to the north and west for bread and meat just so long will they be hard pressed. Mrs. A. J. HAMILTON, Mrs. JAMES ADKINS, and our better half went fishing last Friday morning and succeeded in handling so many that the services of ye editor, who, by the way, had gone to mill, had to be called in to bring them home. We didn’t catch any of them – suckers never bite for printers – but how we did enjoy bringing them to town and having folks ask us, “where’d you catch ‘em?” So far as we have been able to learn our trustees have made no real move toward having a school this winter. Is it possible that all the children in and around Hamilton have a through education, or do the trustees prefer a winter recess? At any rate the new two thousand dollar school building would make an excellent barn for some thrifty farmer who is more interested in the care of his stock than our people seem to be in education. The Times of last week devoted over half a column of its space to “correct” a school advertisement in this paper and concluded by saying that “something is wrong.” It is now in order for our contemporary to explain its explanation by telling the people what that something is. If the wrong is ours, let us know it; if the double-barrel school is wrong, speak out, or if you have located a mare’s nest, say so and accept our congratulations in advance. J. D. BOTTOMS, of near Hodges, is in town today. W. F. GREEN, of Pikeville, was on our streets last Friday. JOHN WILSON, of Bear Creek, was in town this week. POLK MULLINS, of Franklin County was here Monday. R. L. CAMP of near Detroit was in town last Monday. H. C. HARRIS and family were in town the first of the week. GEORGE ALEXANDER of Guin was her e on business last week. A life of ease is not for any man. Do your part, and do it well. Tax Collector FRAZIER reports short collections for his first round. A. J. STANFORD, Esq. attended the SIDES trial at Jasper this week. JOHN JACK, Esq. of Russellville was here this week on legal business. Mrs. MICHAEL HAMILTON, of Bexar, visited relatives in town last week. Ex-Postmaster WILLIAMS and wife are visiting in the country this week. JAMES ATKINS, who has been sick quite a while, is slowly improving. The trial of the SIDES boys at Jasper has been postponed until next Monday. It has been truthfully said that a poor excuse will not fatten in any climate. See the card of the Guin High School in another column, Prof. FRANCIS as Principal. THAD HAWKINS, of near Winfield was circulating among Hamilton friends the first of the week. M. S. ASTON left on Tuesday for a visit to his old home at Winfield, Ala. – [Granbury (Texas) News] An exchange says Christ ate with publicans and sinners but he never took a meal with a hypocrite. If, in an unguarded moment, some people were to stagger up against the truth they would be knocked as flat as Saul of Tarsus. It is said that a pension agent will visit Alabama at an early day and look after fraudulent claims. He should by all means give Marion call. If you have an item of news, be kind enough to tell us about it, and we assume you that all such favors will be duly appreciated. Unclaimed letters addressed to the following personals are in the post office at this place: A. W. CLARK, JR., Miss BABE TERRELL, W. H. WEBB, JOE PRUIT, WILLIAM MINAR, JOHN COCHRAN, W. T. COLBURNE. If you want this paper and haven’t got the money and think you can’t get it, bring us corn, a piece of beef, some “taters’, a ripe ‘possum. If fact we will take in payment most anything except dry hides. JAMES TAYLOR has returned from U. S. Court at Huntsville where he has been on the grand jury. Jim says the court might have lasted a few days longer but the white cappers were kicking up such a dust that he thought it best to adjourn and get away as quick as possible. If you happen to find something in this paper that does not suit your taste don’t get made and “cuss” the editor. He is at least half human and cannot be expected to please everybody at all seasons, and doubtless the very time at which you took umbrage tickled half a dozen other fellows. For double and twisted lying, the Birmingham correspondent of the Memphis Scimitar is par excellence of this day and generation. Noting the recent burning of OZBIRN’S gin, the Scimitar man says white cappers did it after having posted the gin, that 290 bales of cotton were burned and that all the gins in the county have ceased to run. HAMILTON & TERRELL offers the following bargains: Heavy woolen overshirts……………… 60 cts. Lighter woolen overshirts………………40 cts Cotton overshirts…………………………44 cts Heavy twill flannel……………………….25 cts yd Lighter twill flannel………………………22 cts yd Calicos……………………………………..6 cts yd Brown domestic…………………………..6 ½ cts yd Cotton checks…………………………….6 ½ to 7 cts yd Cotton gingham………………………… 7 cts yf Heavy drilling…………………………….8 cts yd Gents silk scarfs…………………………..17 cts Black silk bows…………………………….5 cts each Oil tablecloth……………………………..17 cts yd Brown Bedford cord …………………….6 cts yd Gallon coffee pots……………………….18 cts 8 quart coffee pots……………………….13 cts 9 quart coffee pots…………………………9 cts NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. September 28th, 1893 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 clerk of the Circuit Court for Marion County, at Hamilton, Ala. on November 18, 1893 viz: EPHRIAM R. SHIREY for homestead entry No. 17989 for the W ½ of NW¼ and NW ¼ of SW ¼ Sec 31 T12 R12 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: BENJAMIN A. SHIREY, JOSEPH F. SHIREY, JAMES F. ADKINS, WILLIAM T. HULSEY, all of Winfield, Ala. WM. C. WELL, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. September 26, 1893 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 Probate Judge of Marion County, at Hamilton, Ala. on November 16, 1893 viz: WILLIAM A. BROWN for homestead entry No. 17068 for the S ½ of SW ¼ Sec 4 and W ½ of NW ¼ Sec 9 T 10 South R 14 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: JAMES COOPER, JOHN PARKER, WILLIAM F. BALLARD, of Hamilton, Ala. and THOMAS H. TURMAN, of Savoy, Ala.. WM. C. WELL, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. September 26, 1893 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 Probate Judge of Marion County, at Hamilton, Ala. on November 17, 1893 viz: ALFORD K. BURLASON, for homestead entry No. 16537 for the NW ¼ of NW ¼ Sec 26 and E ½ of NE ¼ and NE ¼ of SE ¼ Sec 27 T 10 R 12 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: WILLIS LAWRENCE, WILLIAM J. HOWELL of Ireland Hill, Ala. and FRANCIS CAGLE, VALENTINE CAGLE of Pearce’s Mill, Ala. WM. C. WELL, Register ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE The State of Alabama, Marion County Probate Court WILLIAM M. KING, Deceased, Estate of Letters of administration de bonis non upon the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned by the Hon. Jason P. Ford, Probate judge of said county, on the 31st day of October 1893, notice is hereby given that all personas having claims against said estate will be required to present said estate will be required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred. ISAIAH BURLESON, Admr. De bonis non ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE The State of Alabama, Marion County Probate Court of said County JERRY NEICE, Deceased, Estate of APPLICATION OF JOHN C. NORTHINGTON TO SELL THE LANDS OF SAID ESTATE. To MUMFORD NEICE – You will take notice that an application has been filed in this office by the administrator of said estate for the sale of the lands belonging to said estate to pay debts on the grounds that the personal property is insufficient. You are therefore notified that the 6th day of December 1893 has been set for the hearing of said application at which time you may appear at my office in the town of Hamilton, state and county aforesaid and contest said application if you think proper. Given under my hand this the 28th day of October, 1893. Jason P. Ford, Judge of Probate ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE Probate Court JACOB W. BULL, deceased, estate of Letters of administration upon the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 23rd day of January 1893, by the Hon. JASON P. FORD, Judge of the Probate court of Marion county, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate will be required to present the same within the time required by law or that the same will be barred. JOHN J. BULL, Administrator NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. October 4th, 1893 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 clerk of the Circuit Court for Marion County, at Hamilton, Ala. on November 17, 1893 viz: WILLIAM R. COOLEY for homestead entry No. 16785 for the W ½ of NE ¼ and E ½ of NW ¼ Sec 5 T 11 South R 13 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: JOHN F. COOLEY, WALKER W. HALL, RUSSELL V. GLASSCOCK, JOHN B. HULSEY, all of Hamilton, Ala. WM. C. WELL, Register -------Smaller ads------- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers/hamilton1641gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 22.0 Kb