Marion County AlArchives News.....HAMILTON FREE PRESS November 15, 1894 ************************************************ 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 24, 2010, 9:38 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History November 15, 1894 Microfilm Ref Call #559 Microfilm Order #M1992.0966 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE HAMILTON FREE PRESS VOL. 2 HAMILTON, ALABAMA , THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15, 1894 NO. 4 TWO FOR ONE – Home and Farm with The Free Press for One Dollar Ad for Brown’s Iron Bitters SWEPT AWAY – McKinley High Prices are Dead and Mrs. ELLA CLEMENTS is selling stationery and school supplies at astonishingly low prices. School crayon per box 15 cts Composition books 7 cts Composition books 15 cts Good note paper at from 5 to 7 cents per quire Fools cap paper 10 cts quire Envelopes 5 cents a package Ink 5 cts per bottle Pen points 5 cts per dozen Slates 5 x 9 inches 6 cts Slates 7 x 11 inches 10 cts Rubber tip pencils 10 cts dozen Pen holders 10 cts each School books – a new lot of school books just received all of which will be sold as cheap as they can be bought any where. LADIES HATS – A nice assortment of ladies hats latest styles and guaranteed to give satisfaction. Come and examine goods, compare prices, and be convinced. Respectfully, Mrs. E. H. CLEMENTS, Hamilton, Ala. (Post office Building) BEXAR SCHOOL will open on Monday November 5th 1894 and continue eight months. Tuition reasonable. For further information, call on or address the principal. J. B. HOLLEY, Bexar, Ala. Ad for a new $900 upright Grand Steinway piano Free GUIN TIME TABLE – K. C. M. & B. R. R. West bound arrives at 11:02 a.m. East bound arrives at 5:02 p.m. DIRECTORY CIRCUIT COURT Judge – H. C. SPEAKE, of Madison County Solicitor – W. H. SAWTELLE, of Colbert Clerk – J. F. HAMILTON, Hamilton Sheriff – W. W. HALL, Hamilton Court meets on the 3rd Monday after the 4th Monday in March and September COUNTY COURT Judge – J. P. FORD, Hamilton Court meets on the 1st Monday in each month. Probate court meets on the 2nd Monday in each month. CHANCERY COURT Chancellor – THOMAS COBB, Birmingham Register – W. B. RIGGAN, Hamilton Court meets on Thursday after the 7th Monday after the 4th Monday in February and August. COMMISSIONER’S COURT Meets on the 2nd Monday in February and August and the 1st Monday in April and November COUNTY OFFICERS Tax Assessor – T. J. FARIS, Bexar Treasurer – J. B. WOOD, Hamilton Tax Collector – M. M. FRAZIER, Hamilton SOCIETIES MASONIC Hamilton Lodge No. 344 meets at Hamilton on the 4th Saturday in each month, at 11 am . G. N. STOKES, W. M., J. F. COOLEY, Sect. CHURCH DIRECTORY M. E. CHURCH SOUTH – Services 1st Sunday in each month at 11 am and 7 pm and every 4th Sunday at 7 pm – Rev. W. L. HENDRICKS, Pastor SUNDAY SCHOOL Sunday School at 9:30 am – W. R. WHITE, Supt. Prayer meeting Wednesday night. PROFESSIONAL CARDS – LEGAL WM. C. DAVIS A. J. STANFORD DAVIS & STANFORD, Attorneys at Law, Hamilton, Ala. Will practice in all the courts of Alabama and Mississippi. B. R. FITE, Attorney at Law, Hamilton, Ala. Will practice in Marion and adjoining counties, in the federal courts at Huntsville and the Supreme Court of the State. Special attention given to the collection of claims. 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. 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. Mr. Key will be in Hamilton on the first Monday in each month. S. J. SHIELDS, Attorney at Law, Vernon, Alabama. Will practice in Lamar and adjoining counties. ROBERT L. WINDHAM, Attorney at Law, Fayette Alabama. I will practice in the circuit, county, and Justice courts of Lamar and Marion counties. Any business placed in my hands will receive my immediate attention at any and all times. Office near Court house. W. R. APPLING, Attorney at Law, Hamilton, Alabama. Will practice in Marion and adjoining counties. All business entrusted to my care will receive prompt attention THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY – Pettus of Dallas Chosen President of the Senate – Clark for Speaker ---(more political news items)--- PAGE 2 THE FREE PRESS J. S. CLEMENTS, Editor and Proprietor Issued Every Thursday Subscription Rates – One Year ………$1.00 6 mos…………….. .50 3 mos……………….25 In clubs of 8 or more, 80 cts each Postmaster who fail to notify publishers when subscribers remove or fail to take papers from the post office are held by the postmaster-General to be responsible for their subscriptions. ------(political commentary)------ The BYRD SCHOOL will open Monday Nov. 19, 1894 and continue four months. Tuition reasonable. For further information call on or address the principal. ANDREW J. ADAMS, Detroit, Ala. Ad for Dr. Tracher’s Liver and Blood Syrup Ad for Webster’s International Dictionary OAKLAND NORMAL INSTITUTE – The 8th Session of the O. N. will open on Sept. 11, 18954. We claim for the O. N. I. a first-class Normal, and in it we propose to give general satisfaction and if we do not we will refund all tuition that may have been paid in if a fair test has been made. Board, Washing, Fuel, and rock furnished from $5 to $7 per month. Tuition in Literary department from $1.25 to $4.00 per month. For information concerning the school, address G. A. or J. T. HOLLEY, Principals, Yale, Mississippi TAX COLLECTOR’S NOTICE – SECOND ROUND You will take notice that I will attend at the following places and dates for the purpose of collecting the State and County taxes for the year 1894…….. Remember that poll tax is delinquent after the 30th of November and the State and county tax after the 31st of December. Please meet me promptly and settle your taxes. You may expect cost after January 1. Comply with the law and save cost. M. M. FRAZIER, Tax Collector Marion County, Alabama Plantation Chill Cure is Guaranteed. Sold by T. W. CARPERNET, Hamilton J. F. WHITE, Detroit J D. ARNOLD, Bexar PAGE 3 THE FREE PRESS Hamilton, Ala. MORGAN DAVIS was in town last week. W. R. WHITE made a business trip to Guin this week. C. E. MITCHELL, of Haleys was on our streets last Saturday. Rev. W. L. HENDRICKS left yesterday for Athens to attend Conference. Representative W. C. DAVIS left for Montgomery last Saturday. B. H. BYFORD of Bull Mt., was a welcome caller at this office yesterday. Dr. MOORMAN of Bexar has spent the greater part of the week in Hamilton. The High school is becoming right along and a lot of new desks have been ordered. Dr. R. J. REDDEN, the well known physician of Sulligent was in town this week on professional business. Success will crown the efforts of the little girls who are laboring so earnestly to raise the money to purchase a stove for the church. We regret to say that A. J. STANFORD, who has been ill for the past two weeks, continues to grow worse, and it is feared that he will never recover. The Medical Board will meet at Hamilton on Saturday November 24th. All practicing physicians are requested to attend. A. L. MOORMAN, Pres. The Free Press is pleased to know that MR. J. E. GREEN is on the Honor Roll of Howard College for the six weeks ending Nov. 2. Mr. GREEN is one of Marion’s best and most promising young men and his many friends will be delighted to hear from him. Our local contemporary has cut its subscription price to fifty cents a year. The News may be able to run at half rates with the help of legal patronage but the Free Press is not running for glory alone. We will continue to give the news for one dollar a year. DETROIT LOCALS FRANK DUKE and wife left last week to make their home in Texas. J. V. GREGORY has moved back into his store. J. F. WHITE is putting in good time on the foundation of his new residence. BEN LEWIS and family returned last Saturday evening from the Indian Territory. The month’s residence in the territory has only served to increase his love and appreciation for the good things of Alabama Prof. GEO. W. RUSK, of Sulligent opens school here today. The indications are favorable for a good school and we hope he may have it as he is a good instructor, a Christian gentleman and deserves a liberal patronage. J. L. GUTHRIE of Sulligent was married last Thursday evening to Miss KATIE VERNER of near Caledonia, Miss. JOHN is our old chum and we gladly welcome him and his fair bride upon the matrimonial sea, and wish for them fair weather and a pleasant sail. CLIP – Detroit, Ala. Nov. 12 A STRAGETIC SON-IN-LAW – How He Brought About An Exchange Of Prisoners And Peace ROBERRS IN LAWRENCE COUNTY A special from Courtland says: “An account of a highway robbery comes from Hillsboro, and as definitely as could be gathered is to the effect that Dr. J. T. PITT of the same town, while traveling horseback along the Hillsboro and Moulton road at about nightfall Wednesday, was halted by two unrecognized highwaymen, one leveling a shotgun on him while the other divested him of something like $350. Dr. PITT says the robbers then drove him out of sight in one direction and seemed to take the opposite course. He was returning from Houlton, the county seat, sixteen miles remote from railroad and telegraph, where he had been as a republican returning officer having also made it convenient to collect the amounts from parties due the Southern Guano Company of Montgomery, which he represented. The noted bloodhound, Jude, of Chattanooga, was brought yesterday to trail the men. FOREST FIRES IN ARKANSAS AND TENNESSEE Memphis, Nov. 12 – In the past twenty-four hours the vast fires in the Arkansas forests have done no damage except to timber, although they still rage, with unabated fury. Twenty-five miles between marion and Jones’ Landing have been burned out, and now the fires are headed towards the river, and were only four miles distant from the water at night. Reports from the burnt districts today make it certain that no settlements have been invaded, the fires being confined to the timber. They travel slowly, as the wood is all ---, and in many places the country is marshy and damp. There are reports of life lost but these are vague and are not seriously entertained. The long drouth and the consequent dryness of the woods has resulted in an unusual number of fires in towns in this section. At Ripley, Tenn., yesterday the people gathered and prayed for rain. At Netbush, a ---- attempted to kill a rattlesnake by burning a pile of wood over him. A conflagration started and a half dozen plantations were swept of everything. Between Covington and Dyersburg fires are raging. Telegraph and telephone wires are burned away, the particulars are meager. Full stock of men’s boots at Littleton’s for $1.05 Good overcoats $3.50 at Littleton’s, Guin. Littleton will sell you a suit of clothes for $2.35. Try him. Best grade jeans pants $1.05 a pair. L. D. LITTLETON, Guin. Go to Littleton to buy your clothing, hats, boots, and shoes. Flour at Littleton’s, Guin, for $2.00 barrel. Guaranteed. Have your cotton weighed by J. W. INGLE at Littleton’s yard in Guin. Best accommodations at Littleton’ s cotton yard and your cotton weighed at 10 ets per bale. Good lead pencils 10 cents per dozen at the post office building. For slates, pencils, and other school supplies call at the post office building. Envelopes 5 cents a pack. Do you want them? If so, call at the post office building. County Canvassers Wanted For the Weekly Age-Herald and other publications. NO experience or capital needed. We want a live, intelligent worker in every county for the Weekly Age Herald and other publications. Ladies can do the work as well as men. No experience or capital needed. If you take only two orders a day you will clear $100 per month, but it is easy to average five or more orders daily. Our special new plans enable our agents to take an order from nearly every person canvassed. The business is exceedingly popular, and the work light. Any body can do it. Write for particulars. Canvassing Department Age-Herald, Birmingham, Ala. Wanted! Wanted! 10,000 barrels sorghum and will sell the improved Kentucky Cane Mill with copper and galvanized steel pans, and take sorghum in payment. When you buy the Kentucky Cane Mill you get one of the oldest cane mills manufactured in the United States. We buy in carloads - is why we sell cheap. Remember we carry in stock in addition engines, boilers, saw and grist mills, cotton gins, feeders, condensers, horse and steam power presses, rubber and leather belting, agricultural implements, hay rakes, hacks, buggies, carts and the old reliable Gestring farm wagon. If you want the best mower on earth for cutting your grass, buy the McCormack. It took premium at the World’s Fair I 1893. Average draft 152 pounds. We have added to our general line of Hardware Sash, doors, and blinds. The best line of furniture carpet, rugs, wall paper, coffins, Queens and Glassware to be found in North Mississippi. If in need go anything write us for prices. We can save you money and will do it. LANN & CARTER Hardware Co., Aberdeen, Miss. (picture of sorghum mill) GUIN HIGH SCHOOL – The session for 1894 and 95 of the Guin High School will open Monday Oct. 15, with Prof. F. G. ARMSTRONG, BS Principal and Miss CORA GUTHRIE, M. E. I Assistant THE FACULTY Prof. F. G. ARMSTRONG is a graduate of one of the best Normal Colleges in the South, besides having an experience of four years in the schoolroom. This connected with the fact that Miss CORA GUTHRIE is a graduate of the East Lake Athenaeum, assureds our patrons that the training of their children will be both thorough and practical. SITUATION Guin is a thriving town, situated on the K. C. M. & B. R.R. .noted for its hospitality and Christian influences. RELIGIOUS TRAINING Each pupil will be required to attend some one of the three Sunday schools regularly, so fathers and mother may rest assured that their children will be trained both morally and mentally. BOARD Good board can be secured in Christian families for from $5.00 to $8.00 per month. INDUCEMENT Recognizing the act that money is scarce among our people, tuition has been placed so low, that an education is in the reach of all. TUITION Primary per month $1.00 Intermediate per month 1.50 Higher Grade per month 2.00 All tuition must be paid one month in advance. For further particulars apply to: J. D. GANN, J. R. GUIN R. W. CLARK, Guin, Ala HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL will open on Monday Sept 17, 1894 and continue eight months. Primary class $1.00 per month Intermediate 1.50 per month Grammar School 2.00 per month Academic Class 2.50 per month Advanced Academic 3.00 per month Music, instrumental 3.00 per month Music, vocal 1.00 per month Incidental fee .100 per month Board in families $5 to $6.50 per month Board in “Baching club” $2 to $4. Special advantages to young teachers. For further information apply to the Principal, A. W. TATE Ad for A Piano sent on Trial PAGE 4 Ad for Emil Seelig’s Kaffee Ad for the Watrous Anti-Rattler (picture) Ad for New Home sewing machine (picture) Ad for Dixie Baking Powder Ad for PPP Cures all skin and blood disease Ad for Jackson Corset Waists (picture) Listen to your truthful neighbors when they gladly exclaim: bargains, bargains, at W. R. WHITE’S, Hamilton, Ala. My motto is Quick Sales and Small profits, special inducements offered for cash. Am now receiving my fall and winter stock of merchandise, which was selected with great care, and will be sold at “Live and Let Live prices,” In fact, I will not be undersold by any merchant in West Alabama,” My stock of shoes in unusually large this season. When you are in town call and examine my goods and get prices, and be convinced that I mean business. No trouble to show goods. Ad for Silurian Spring Water Ad for Wing & Son Piano Hammers Ad for Gurney Patent Refrigerator – (picture) Ad for Japanese Oil The Hamilton Free Press for 1894 will contain the News. Do you read? Do you feel an interest in the news of your county, state, and nation? If you do, then Subscribe at once for The Free Press and keep up with the times. Subscription $1.00 per year. To Advertisers: The Free Press is the only paper published in Marion County, It has a large circulation in this and adjoining counties, and is the only medium through which the general public can be reached. Our rates are low, and we invite your patronage. Job Printing. We are prepared to ado all kinds of plain printing at low rates, and solicit the work of the business public. Communications on subjects of general interest to the people of the county are invited. Address all letters to: The Free Press, Hamilton, Ala. Ad for 50 World’s Fair Views Free The Memphis Commercial and The Free Press will be sent to any address one year for $1.30. Now is the time to subscribe and get two papers for little more than the price of one. Call on or address The Free Press, Hamilton, Ala. Ad for Lippman’s Pyrafuge – a sure cure of chills & fever, dumb ague and malaria File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers/hamilton1693gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 17.9 Kb