Marion County AlArchives News.....HAMILTON NEWS PRESS October 24, 1895 ************************************************ 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 July 22, 2010, 4:59 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History October 24, 1895 Microfilm Ref Call #559 Microfilm Order #M1992.0966 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE HAMILTON NEWS-PRESS THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MARION COUNTY, ALABAMA VOL. 1-NO. 43 HAMILTON, ALA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1895 ONE DOLLAR A YEAR Calendar of October 1895 RAILROAD TIME TABLE – KANSAS CITY, MEMPHIS, & BIRMINGHAM Guin No. 1 East Bound 11:33 a.m. No. 2 West Bound 3:40 p.m. No. 3 East Bound 2:44 a.m. No. 4 West Bound 2:02 a.m. Through tickets on sale. G. M. MCWHORTER, Agent Winfield No. 1 East Bound 11:47 a.m. No. 2 West Bound 3:26 p.m. No. 3 East Bound 2:56 a.m. No. 4 West Bound 1:47 a.m. Through Tickets on sale. R. F. CARNES, Agent DIRECTORY THE COUNTY MAILS At Hamilton: Guin – Arrives at 6 p.m. and leaves at 5 a.m. Fulton – Arrives at 6 p.m. and leaves at 6 a.m. Hackleburg – Arrives at 12 m and leaves at 1 p.m. Belgreen – Arrives at 11:40 a.m. and leaves at 12 m At Winfield: Train at 11:47 and 3:27 p.m. Pearce’s Mills – Arrives at 11:20 a.m. and leaves at 12 m Haley’s – Arrives at 12 m and leaves at 15:30 p.m. on Monday and Friday Fayette – Arrives at 9 a.m. and leaves at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday AT GUIN: Train at 11:23 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Hamilton – Arrives at 10 a.m. and leaves at 12 m daily except Sunday Vernon – Arrives Monday and Friday at 5 p.m. and leaves Tuesday and Saturday at 7 a.m. Pharos – Arrives Wednesday and Saturday at 10 a.m. and leaves at 1 p.m. same days Twin – Arrives Tuesday and Friday t 3 p.m. and leaves at 5 p.m. the same days. CIRCUIT COURT Judge – T. R. ROULHAC, of Colbert County Solicitor – A. H. CARMICHAEL, of Colbert County Clerk – J. F. HAMILTON, Hamilton Sheriff – W. W. HALL, Hamilton Court meets on the 1st Monday after the 4th Monday in January and 2nd Monday in August CHANCERY COURT Chancellor – W. H. SIMPSON of Decatur Register – W. B. RIGGAN, Hamilton Court meets on Thursday after the 3rd Monday in April and October. COMMISSIONER’S COURT JASON P. FORD, chairman; A.M. CANTRELL, J. C. NORHTINGTON, A. F. M. HOWELL and JAOHN F. LOEW, members. 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 Tax Collector – M. M. FRAZIER, Hamilton Treasurer – J. B. WOOD, Hamilton Superintendant of Education – W. A. DUNN PROBATE COURT Judge – JASON P. FORD Meets on the 2nd Monday in each month. CHURCH NOTICE - HAMILTON METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH – Services 1st Sunday in each month at 11 am and 7 pm and every 4th Sunday at 7 pm – Rev. W. A. BIVEN, Pastor SUNDAY SCHOOL - Sunday School at 9:30 am – W. R. WHITE, Supt. Prayer meeting Wednesday night. MASONIC HAMILTON LODGE NO. 344 G. N. STOKES, W. M.; W. J. THORN, S. D.’; A. H. BURLESON, J. D.,; G. B. MIXON, Treas., R. H. BAIRD, secy. GUIN LODGE NO. 478 T. J. SPRINGFIELD, W. M.; WATSON BROWN, S. W.; W. H. MATTHEWS, J. D.; M. T. AKERS, Treas. ; J. A. RILEY, secy WINFIELD LODGE NO. 364 E. VICKERY, W. M.; J. F. EARNEST, S. D.; J. M. SPANN, J. D.; J. C. EAGAN, Treas.; G. MUSGROVE, Secy. HACKLEBURG LODGE NO. 526 A. N. CANTRELL, W. M.; W. W. FREDERICK, S. W.; O. N. GREEN, J. D.; E. Z. MIXON, Treas.; JOHN A . GANN, Secy BEXAR LODGE NO. 230 JOHN ARNOLD, W. M.; W. L. WHITEHEAD, S. W.; W. A. BALLARD, J. W.; A. L. MOORMAN, Treas.; T. J. YOUNG, Secy. PLEASANT HILL LODGE NO 321 W. H. FLIPPO, W. M.; PORTER DU BOISE, S. W.; SETH BOTTOMS, Treas.; .A RANDOLPH, Secy. GUIN DIRECTORY Mayor – J. A. SHAW Marshal – C. A. BOOKE Aldermen – J. T. WESTBROOK, S. J. BAIRD, J. J. POPE, and T. T. HILBURN METHODIST CHURCH – Services every third Sunday at night and fourth Sunday at 11 a.m. D. W. WARD, pastor. Sunday School at 2:30 p.m. W. H. MATTHEWS, superintendent. Epworth League every Friday night, J. P. RILEY, President. BAPTIST – Services first and third Sundays. W. H. LANTRIP, Pastor. Sunday School every Sunday at 10 a.m. CHRISTIAN – Services second Sunday in each month at 11 a.m. WINFIELD DIRECTORY Mayor – W. R. HANEY Marshal – J. D. CANTERBURY Aldermen – W. J. TRULL, S. W. MOSS, J. R. JONES, T. A. ROBERTS and J. B. WHITEHEAD Churches: METHODIST – Services every third Sunday and Saturday night before D. W. WARD, Pastor. BAPTIST – Services every second Sunday and Saturday night before. ARTHUR REEVES, pastor CHRISTIAN – Not appointed yet Union Sunday School every Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. R. F. CARNES, Superintendent Ad for Singer Sewing Machine - $25 – (drawing of sewing machine) T. H. ROBERTSON, Winfield, Ala. will buy 2,000 bales of cotton and all the country produce you bring him. He carries a full line of dry goods, notions, boots and shoes, hats and caps, clothing, hardware, groceries, saddles, bridles and all kinds of farming implements. Full stock of snuff and tobacco. J. F. EARNEST, P. M. R. SPANN. SPANN & EARNEST keeps on hand dry goods, shoes, clothing, groceries, tobacco and snuff, farming tools, hardware, tin ware, crockery, and all kinds ladies’ goods. Highest price paid for cotton & county produce. Winfield, Ala. F. T. MCCOLLUM, Winfield, Alabama. Dealer in dry goods, notions, hats and caps, shoes, clothing, groceries, tobacco and snuff, hardware, farming tools, cane mills, tin ware, groceries and jewelry. Ladies’ hats and goods a specialty will buy cotton and country produce at highest market prices. SOUTHERN FRUIT NURSERY, Winfield, Ala. I have on hand and for sale a fine lot of fruit trees, full acclimate, and every one I propose to sell satisfactorily tested, consisting of Apples, Pears, Peaches, and Vines. I will deliver at Nursery at 10c per tree. If delivered elsewhere, the cost of transportation will be added. My scions are all two and three years old, are hardy and growing finely. Catalogues furnished upon application to W. J. TRULL, Winfield, Ala. Orders left with Mr. S. E. WILSON, Editor News Press. Hamilton, Ala will receive prompt attention. The best country. Where is it? If you are going to Arkansas, Texas or the Indian Territory, take the Iron Mountain Route. The best and most comfortable line from Memphis. Two trains each day carrying free reclining chair cars. No change of cars Memphis to Little Rock, Texarkana, Marshall, Longview, Terrell, Big Sandy, Mineral, Milis Point, Dallas, Fort Worth and other points. Ask for your tickets via the Iron Mountain Route. All agents have them. If you wills end me a letter stating Where you are going? When you are going? Where you start from? How many there are in your party? I will write or call at your house and furnish you with the fullest information regarding routes, lowest rates of fare, besides maps, descriptive and illustrated land pamphlets, resort books, guides, etc. Cheap rates to parties emigrating west. The traveling agents of this company are constantly looking after the interests of the line, and will look after all parties in person. For any further information write to H. D. Wilson, J. E. Rehilander, General Agent, Trav. Pass. Agt. Memphis, Tenn. PROFESSIONAL CARDS – J. D. MCCLUSKEY, W. C. DAVIS, C. E. MITCHELL – MCCLUSKEY,DAVIS, & MITCHELL Attorneys at Law, Vernon and Hamilton, Ala. Will practice in all the courts of Alabama and Mississippi. 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 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. W. H. KEY W. 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. 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. T. J. SPRINGFIELD, M. D. Physician and Surgeon, Guin, Alabama. Offers his professional services to the citizens of Guin and surrounding country. Special attention given to diseased of women. All calls promptly attended day or night. Ad for Beatty’s Organs and Pianos Ad for Dictionary of U. S. History Ad for Gilmore & Co. FROM OKLAHOMA TERRITORY – Former Citizen of This County Writes of That Section Editor News Press: I have been asked so many questions about this country I will answer though the columns of your valuable paper if you will allow me space. About one-fourth of this country is a level valley land, the soil ranging from three to fifteen feed deep. Of this land we have different grades of soil –black alluvial, red and sandy loam. This soil is very productive, and will stand a drouth much longer than Easter land. Corn, sorghum, milo-mange, kaffia corn, millet, and all kind of vegetables with which I am acquainted do well here. From 15 to 50 bushels of corn can be grown to the acre. The remaining three-fourths of the domain is a rolling prairies, interspersed with almost an infinite number of mound-shaped hills, ranging in size from a barn to that of a town block. A great deal of the upland soil is very fertile, but since it will not stand drouths as well as the low valleys very little of it has been put into a state of cultivation. With the advantages of irrigation by means of the windmill the uplands bids fair to become valuable for farming. The river and creek banks and the “drains” of the uplands afford plenty of timber for fuel and building purposes. The writer has come to the conclusion that too much timber is a nuisance. With three horses an man can sod more than an acre a day; that being all, or about all, that is necessary to put the soil into a state of cultivation. Farming and stock growing are the principal industries. On “second year’s land’ one man, with the help of two boys about 11 and 13, has made about 800 bushels of corn, besides a good lot of vegetables, millet, and sorghum. Stock raising is profitable. Cattle can live the year round with little or no feed. It is much better, however, to put up hay, which requires no great amount of work. Claves from 6 to 12 months old are now worth from $10 to $12. Dry cows from $15 to $17. No trouble to sell for cash. Buyers come around. The price of an Alabama cotton farm mule invested ins tock cattle will yield a greater income that the “one-horse” cotton crop, with less trouble than it takes to keep geese out of – the wheat. We have a herd law, but the settlers by common consent take advantage of all the range they want. The water of this country is good, better and best. We have many springs of as good soft water as can be found in the hill country of the East, with the exception that it is not as cold. Most wells afford good, cold water, but it generally contains more or less gypsum. Gypsum is good for dyspepsia and most alimentary troubles. At least that is the opinion of the writer, who thinks he has been permanently cured of indigestion by one year’s residence here. The climate is mild with the exception of an occasional “norther” from the snow-crested Rockies. But the Westerner does not seem d to dread it. The norther is a cold, dry wind, sometimes accompanied with snow. It is not any more intolerable than the cold, rainy day of the East. Judging from the papers more people and stock froze to death in Alabama than in Oklahoma last winter. It has been seasonable here this year. We have little or no rain during the winter months. Most of the people here are Texans. A more generous people can hardly be found anywhere. True, we have some “tuffs” as every new country will have, but they will soon be a thing of the past in this part of the country. Our public schools run from three to eight months, only the new districts having short terms. Most districts have plenty of property for a small percent, to create a good school fund. Teaching pays from $35 to $50 per month. Town schools pay as high as $70. Several churches are represented here. Methodists, Baptists, and Christians are in the lead. While these do not “speak the same thing” and are not “perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment,” (I Corinthians I, 10) they tolerate each other. Such greetings as “We have no use for him or his teaching here” would be regarded as the breathings of a “tipsy toper’ of the “mine of Babylon.” Oklahoma is coming to the front. It is one of the best countries in the sunny southland. Respectfully H. C. HARRIS, Cheyenne, O. T., Oct. 15 An exchange says that a cigarette is a roll of paper, tobacco and drugs, with a small fire at one end and a big fool at the other. Some of the chief enjoyments are condensed nightmares, fits, cancer of the lips and stomach, spinal meningitis, softening of the brain, funeral processions and families shrouded in gloom. There are plenty of subjects left, however, who are perfectly willing to undergo trials of such a trivial nature for the sake of putting on a certain amount of style. THOSE STATE LANDS AGAIN – Parties Buying at the Sale will Have a Clear Title WHAT THE SOUTH WANTS – [Knoxville (Tenn.) Tribune] The South wants immigration, but not idlers; it has enough of the latter now. It has thousands of acres of land lying idle that can be profitably cultivated – land that can be bout at low prices. In the matter of productiveness of soil under proper cultivation, in variety and clue of its resource and in the opportunity it offers in various lines of industry to the enterprising, industrious citizens, the south is the superior of any section of the country. It wants immigration, but there is not welcome for any but American citizens who respect the law and the flag. No idlers, agitators, anarchists, and breeders of strife are wanted. AGENTS WANTED The manager of the News Press desires to have an active agent at every post office in Marion County, to solicit subscriptions to the paper. We will allow agents a liberal commission. Address, News Press PAGE 2 GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY Tom Speer, a negro preacher, is in jail at Zebulon, Ga. charged with murdering his own child by administering poison. Otto Blementhal, a jeweler at San Antonio, Tex. was robbed of $2500 worth of diamonds Saturday by a stranger, to whom he was showing some jewelry. The thief escaped. The tobacco crop in Lincoln, Logan, Wayne and Caball Counties, West. Va. has suffered great damage by frost…………… At a late hour Friday afternoon fire broke out in wholesale grocery house of Hazen & Lotspatch…………. The Citizens State bank of Omaha, Neb. failed to open its doors Friday. It is capitalized at only $50,000. The Green County bank, at Springfield, Mo. has been closed by order of Examiner Jones………. An incendiary fire destroyed the Hollard radiator works at Bremen, Ind. at 5 a.m. Friday…. Mrs. Minor, living south of Magnolia, Ark, locked two children, aged 6 and 4 in a room while she went to a neighbor’s house. While gone the house caught fire and the children were cremated. The mother, it is thought, will lose her mind. A work train on the Panhandle railroad Thursday night ran into a group of three little girls picking up coal in the railroad yards at twenty-Eighth Street, Chicago. One of them was fatally hurt, another so injured that recovery is doubtful, and the third slightly injured. All of the colored children, accompanied by their parents, went to the white school at Perry, Okla. Tuesday and demanded admittance, but Superintendent J. A. Augustine ordered them to their own school rooms. The president of the school board has been served with a mandamus petition and the case set for hearing November 11. At Springfield O, John E. Linson of Baltimore, is under arrest for drunkenness and is said to be a complete wreck, due to grief over the betrayal and suicide of his only sister………… Lieut. J. K. Miller of the Eight Infantry, stationed about twenty miles from Jackson’s Hole, states that J. C. Wilson, who brought the report a week ago of the killing of Capt. Smith and companions in Jackson’s Hole, is a deserter from the Seventh Infantry in camp in the Teton Pas, and that Wilson made these statements in order to obtain a relay of horses and to facilitate his escape, and there is no truth whatever in them. Sunday morning at Greenwood, S. C., J. J. Moseley, a liquor constable, was shot in the back of the head and instantly killed. Mosely had just seized some liquor, coming in on a late train. He was accompanied by a trial justice’s constable and had a warrant. While storing the whisky in the depot a negro seized a jug and ran. Moseley fired tow shots at him, and just then was shot dead from behind. Four negroes have been arrested and are guarded in the guard house. Rev. Samuel Howard Chubb, pastor of the Evangelical Church of Plymouth, Pa. has been convicted in the criminal court of felonious assault on Rachael Bilner, a 17- year old member of his flock. The jury was out all night. Chubb has been a minister four years and is married. At Great Barrington, Mass., Franklin L. Pope, an electrician formerly connected with the Bell Telephone Company, and a scientific writer of some note, was Sunday night killed by a shock of an electric lightning apparatus in the cellar of his house. Three thousand volts entered his body. Wm. Stratton, aged 60 years, was almost instantly killed Friday night in the new Odd Fellows temple, Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. Stratton was secretary of the Radiant Star Lodge and was attending a house-warming. To provide an additional outlet for the crowds, a temporary bridge had been erected over an archway. While crossing this, Stratton missed his footing and fell to the ground, fracturing his skull. The schooner Mary Vandever, of Chrisfield, Md. was run into by unknown three- masted schooner…… Francis J. Hoffman, president of the Hoffman Office File company, who is wanted in New York on a charge of perjury and conspiracy to defraud the city of New York, has been arrested in Chicago…………. At Waterbury, Conn. A serious freight wreck occurred Sunday night……….. FOREIGN Yellow fever is increasing in the province of Santiago de Cuba. A shanghai dispatch says that her Britannic majesty’s cruiser Edgar has suddenly been ordered to Chemuipo, where she will land a force of marines. It is reported from Pekin that some of the Mahommedan rebels in the province of Kansu have captured the city of Lau Chau, the capital of the province. Cuban sympathizers and Cuban celebrated the twenty-ninth anniversary of Cuba’s first attempt at independence, in Key West, Fla. Thursday. John Frazier was killed by the bursting of a gun during the exercises. Alberto Bezaberreo, an American citizen, has been made a political prisoner at Libertad. A son of the Earl of Cariiliste, who has been visiting in Cuba, has joined the insurgents in the interior. Capt. Gen de Campos has left Santa Clara for Santiago de Cuba. A dispatch from the City of Mexico says: A report has been rendered to Minister Ransom by an attaché of the US legation, which states that there’re are 107 negro colonists in Northern Mexico and that it will cost $25,000 to return them to their homes . Out of a total of 850 negro colonists, the whereabouts of 250 are unknown. A collision, resulting in the loss of twelve lives, has occurred off Dugean……… CORCORAN’S WONDERFUL NERVE – He Throws Down His Empty Pistol and Stands, a Target for this Foe. A desperate fight with pistols took place at New Orleans Saturday morning between Dennis Corcoran and Tony Lavia, in which the latter was killed and Corcoran severally wounded……….. A COURAGEOUSE WOMAN – Though Wounded by a Robber, She Successfully Defends Herself A fine display of grit and the liberal use of a pistol probably save the life of Mrs. Beva Marshall, operator at Baden, Cal. for the Southern Pacific…………. TWO CASES OF LEPROSY Two cases of leprosy in Iowa have been reported to the governor, and the matter turned over to the state board of health, which is now investigating……… LIVE WASHINGTON NOTES RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE A the request of Minister Terrell for the protection of American missionaries in Turkey and at the instance of the state department the Acting Secretary of the Navy, Mr. McAdoo, order the US Cruiser Marblehead to proceed to the Gulf of Iskenderroon, otherwise the Gulf of Alexanderetta. THE CEREAL CROP SPAIN IS ALARMED – Fears Uncle Sam May Recognize the Cubans as Belligerents DEATH OF MRS. L. F. COX Many loving hearts will receive with sorrow the announcement of the death of the noble woman whose name heads this brief notice. At her home at Manchester, Ga. last Thursday night, the pure spirit passed away……….. GROWTH OF COTTON MANUFACTURES COMING BACK FROM MORMONDOM – Penniless and Destitute the Dupes Seek Their Former Homes One year ago a party of persons arrived in the vicinity of Central City, W. Va. claiming to be Mormon ministers from Utah, and numbers of them have since come into that region. Meetings have been held and graphic accounts given of the far west. Many have been induced to sell their effects and go to Utah, and almost daily are being brought back penniless through the aid of their friends. Several families passed through Central City last week en route to former homes in Logan and Boone counties. A meeting of minister of all denominations has been called to take action in the matter and the result is awaited with interest. STATE TOPICS NEW COURT HOUSE The cornerstone for a new court house was laid at Guntersville Monday. A LARGE MEMBERSHIP REPRESENTED Forty-two churches, representing an aggregate membership of 3600 were represented at the Baptist Association at Jacksonville. CRUSHED TO DEATH INSTANTLY Last Thursday Miss Mattie Murdock, while standing near the edge of the depot platform at Mount Meigs, was struck by a passing train and instantly killed. COTTON RECEIPTS AT ABBEVILLE PRACTICAL RELIGION On Sunday collects were taken up in the several negro churches at Birmingham for the benefit of the destitute negroes returning from Mexico. The sum contributed was $36.83. THEY NEVER SMILE Jasper has a new city law which prohibits the city police officers from drinking intoxicating liquors while on duty, and the law considers them on duty while they are away from their residences. NEW COTTON SEED OIL MILL The big plant of the cotton seed oil mill at Selma was set in motion last Friday…………. FELL UNDER THE WHEELS At Bessemer on Monday evening, Will Harris, a negro, fell from an engine that was employed in removing slag from a furnace, and the wheels passed over him cutting off both legs and one arm. He will die. KILLED HIS COUNTRYMAN On Sunday night at Birmingham, Frank Naple cut the throat of Giovanna Sheronta, another Italian, after striking him on the head with an iron bar. He claims that he discovered Sherota in his bed room and mistook him for a burglar. APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR MONTGOMERY’S CITY BONDS CARRIED THE MAIL TOO FAR The post office department has offered a reward of $200 for the arrest and conviction of William Bibby, late mail carrier from Newton to Geneva, Ala., who absconded with the mail pouch. He is of English birth, but hails from Pennsylvania. Bibby is about 18 years of age, and has a sailor’s gait. GENERAL MAHONE AND ALABAMA We are reminded by the death of General Mahone that the old Third Alabama was in his brigade at Norfolk and fought its first fight, the Battle of Seven Pines, under his command. The Mobile Cadets, Mobile Rifles, Gulf City Guards, and Washington Light Infantry formed a part of the Third Alabama. TOOK UNNECCESSARY RISK Sunday night as a Mobile & Birmingham freight train was standing at Burman station, seventy miles south of Selma, Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Fendley attempted to crawl under at a road crossing. Mr. Fendley passed under safely, but his wife was run over and her right arm crushed so badly that amputation was necessary. MORE TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS The Courier Telephone of Vernon and the Citizen’s Long Distance Telephone Company of Mississippi are arranging to connect their wires at the state line. This arrangement will connect Kennedy, Fayette, Millsport (sic), Vernon, Sulligent, Crews, Pickensville and Eutaw in Alabama and Columbus and Aberdeen, Miss. HOME PRODUCTION OF RICE Numbers of farmers all over Southeast Alabama have made this year fine crops of rice, and are independent of the South Carolina rice crop……….. LOOKOUT FOR THE TROLLEY CAR Monday afternoon a trolley car on the Belt Line, Montgomery, ran into a one- horse dray that was being driven by Harrison Seay. The horse was knocked out of the harness and shafts, and racked down to Perry Street, where he was caught. Seay’s hip was sprained from being thrown out of the wagon, and the injury will lay him up for several days. THE LAW SHOLD PROTECT THE HELPLESS On Friday a negro cabin on Mr. Hugh Haine’s place, eight miles south of Benton, burned down, and a negro baby perished in the flames. The mother of the child was in the field picking cotton and left the baby in charge of some small children. People who saw the flames of the burning cabin reached it too late to save the babe. This is the fifth case of the kind occurring in this section since Christmas. ILLICIT DISTILLERIES DESTROYED In the office of the Internal Revenue Collector at Birmingham the reports of the raid on two illicit distilleries, made by Deputy Collector J. R. CALDWELL and deputy Marshal was received Saturday morning. The following was the capture: Near Newell, sixty gallon copper still with wooden cap, three fomenters, two vats, 1000 gallon slops, 300 gallons apple pumice, condenser, flake stand. The still had a capacity of seven gallons per day, and was valued at $55. No arrests were made. Near White Plains, forty-five gallon copper still, with copper worm and wooden cap, six fomenters, 900 gallons of beer, five gallons of singlings, two bushels of malt corn. No arrests were made. Both outfits were destroyed, as it was impracticable to remove same. ATHENS FEMALE COLLEGE A special dispatch from Athens, Ala. announces that Rev. V. O. Hawkins principal of the Athens Female College has resigned that position to enter up on regular work in the north Alabama Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church of which he is one of the ablest members. …………. FARMER’S NATIONAL CONGRESS – Fifteenth Annual Convention Meets at the Exposition TEN KILLED OUTRIGHT A special from Cologne, sys: A spinning factory at Bockholt, forty-five miles from Munster, Westphalia, has collapsed and buried forty workmen in the ruins…………… TRADE AND TRAFFIC ALABAMA AT THE EXPOSITION – Dedication of the Alabama Building a Grand Success Friday was Alabama day at the Atlanta Exposition and a large number of Alabamians and the visitors attended to witness the dedicatory exercises of the Alabama Building and to hear the speeches made by the distinguish men present…………….. HOMICIDE IN HARALSON COUNTY, GEORGIA John Cadle shot and killed William Owens at the home of the latter, eight miles northwest of Buchanan…………… THE FRENCH IN MADASASCAR The French war office has received a dispatch from Andribe, under date of October 9th, stating that Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, was taken by the French troops on September 30. The dispatch further says that the queen of Madagascar has made peace with the French and that General Metzinger has been nominated as governor of Antananarivo. PAGE 3 A VIRGINIA SNAKE STORY - ----acious Native Tells of a Bicyclists Ingenuity Ad for Hood’s Sarsaparilla Ad for Heckers Buckwheat Cakes Ad for terrerine Ad for Popham’s Asthma Specific Ad for Parker’s Hair Balsam Ad for Saw Mills REV. DR. TALMAGE – Subject: “An Angelic Rescue” RICHEST MEN IN THE WORLD Barnato, the originator of the Kaffir boom, is now estimated to be worth $500,000,000 nearly all of which has been made in South African mining stocks during the past two years. The nominal capital of his bank was originally $12,000,000 in $5 shares. They opened at from $15 to $20 premium, and the capital of the bank is now valued at about $45,000,000. Barnato was formerly a circus employee. HE KNEW HIS MOTHER – (anecdote) A MISTAKE OF YOUNG AUTHORS USEFUL AND THEREFORE CHEAP Ad for Royal Baking Powder Ad for Kennedy’s Medical Discovery Ad for John P. Lovell Arms Co – (bicycles) Ad for Walter Baker & co Chocolate Ad for Potash Ad for Scott’s Emulsion PAGE 4 THE NEWS PRESS Issued Every Thursday R. F. CARNES, Proprietor S. E. WILSON, Editor and Manager Entered at the post office at Hamilton, Ala, as second class matter Subscription Rates One year $1.00 Six Months .50 Three months .25 WHERE THE BLAME LIES By the coinage law of Feb. 28, 1878, silver dollars …………. As was predicted in an article published in the News Press of October 10, taken from the Philadelphia a Item, the Atlanta Farmer’s Convention voted down the proposition for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1…………….. We see it stated in an exchange that after an extended debate, the South Carolina Constitutional Convention has decided that there shall never be a divorce granted in that state for any cause. The vote was 86 to 49. Senator Tillman did his best to have the divorces of other states recognized in that state, but for once his appeals were heard with a deaf ear and he was voted down. The Bible was quoted from very freely during the debate. SENATOR VEST Senator Vest of Missouri has returned from Europe, where he went for rest and the recuperation of his health…………….. Secretary Lamont shows his preference for things “English, you know.”…………. THE PROPER THING The grand jury of the city of New York at a recent session recommended that measurers be taken before Congress to induce an amendment of the laws punishing wife-beating so as to re-establish the whipping post as a penalty for that particular offense. We think this would be the proper thing for any men, white or black, who would whip his wife deserves to be flayed alive…………….. FULL OF BUSINESS We visited Winfield for a few hours on last Thursday. We found the town alive with evidences of business. Wagons were laden with cotton bales on the streets and with the staple in the seed on their way to the town gins. The cotton yard had quite a number of bales on it, and the railroad platform was nearly covered, awaiting shipment. Other wagons were at the backroom doors of the several stores, loading up with dry goods and other supplies. Everything indicated that Winfield had roused itself from its Rip Van Winkle slumber of the last two years, and its people have put on new life and energy and have determined to make Winfield one of the best business points on the line of the K. C., according to population. We found the merchants all carrying full stocks and having plenty of money to buy all the cotton and other country produce that might be brought there, at the very highest market prices, in fact, while we were there, we thought the merchants were giving too much for cotton to come out whole, according to the regular quotations; but, that was their business, not ours. We rejoice at the evidences of prosperity we witnessed among our friends on our last visit to Winfield, and wish them all the success possible to attain. We see it stated that Mrs. Gen. Grant will in future reside in Washington. She has bought the former home of Senator Edmonds, which is said to be one of the most pleasant houses in Washington. It is very fitting and proper that the widow of the great General should make her home at the national capital. Mrs. Satoris, the widowed daughter of Mrs. Grant, is one of the household. Many home seekers from the West and Northwest are prospecting in the South, and express themselves as delighted with the variety and productiveness of our soil and the mild temperature of our climate. No doubt numbers of them will be induced to settle among us. Over 75 new cotton factories have been established in the South within the last three months……. Dr. B. F. Cross, one of the oldest and most prominent citizens of Decatur, Ala. died on the 16th inst. He was 62 years of age, and leaves a wife and seven children. PROHIBITION GROWING - An Issue of Much More Importance Than Anything Else Editor News Press: The question of free and unlimited coinage of silver is being discussed by almost the entire nation, while that of free and unlimited coinage of drunken thugs is relegated to the rear as a non-political issue. We venture the assertion that this country is suffering more from the effects of alcohol, than it has, or ever will, from lack for free and unlimited coinage of silver. Although I am in sympathy with the free silver question, I regard it as a minor issue. The use of intoxicating liquors rests with each man’s discretion. But the trade in them comes clearly within the control of law. No one supposes that law can make men temperate. Occasionally some sot betrays the average level of liquor intelligency by fancying that to be of our belief and plan. Temperance men, on the contrary, have always known and argued that we must trust to argument, example, social influence and religious principle to make men temperate. But law can shut up those bars and dram-ships which facilitate and fee din temperance, which double our taxes and make our streets unsafe for men of feeble resolution, treble the peril to property and life, and make the masses tools in the hands of designing men to undermine and cripple law. Take the great city of New York for example, once ruled by drunkards. It was proof of the despotism of the dram-ship, but now, thanks be to God, we have control for at least one day in seven and prospects are brighter for complete prohibition than ever before. There has been a great falling off of drunkenness and crime, and according to the statement made by the liquor men themselves the working people are saving $250,000 every Sunday, which amount s to the enormous sum of $13,000,000 a year. Nothing is more blasphemous or a blacker lie than the objection made by the anti-prohibitionists that “prohibition does not prohibit.” It can prohibit, but until the professed followers of the meek and lowly Nazarene vote as they pray, our fellow- creatures will go marching down every year seventy-five thousand strong, filling drunkard’s hell. Prohibition is the only bulwark against the dangers of intemperance, while the high license system, now in vogue, is the sum of all villainies. The Bible is all aflame with denunciation against impurity, but many of the American ministry utter not one point blank word against this iniquity. If we are permitted to meet God in peace after allowing this curse to blight our land and send millions of souls to eternal doom, the moment we enter the pearly gate, the cry of “unjust! Unjust” will be raised by the lost souls, which will shake the smut besmeared walls of hell, and reverberate there forever W. G. RIGGAN HOT SPRINGS, ARK. - $7.30 for Round Trip on October 20th to 30th Inclusive On the above dates the Iron Mountain Route wills ell round trip tickets from Memphis to Hot Springs, Ark, and return at rate of $7.30. Said tickets will be good to return any time up to Nov. 15. The Iron Mountain runs two trains daily to Hot Springs, same being equipped with Pullman sleepers and free reclining chair cars. Illustrated books of Hot Springs and other advertising matter will be cheerfully furnished by addressing H. D. Wilson, P. & T. A., or J. E. Rohlander, T. P. A., 309 Main Street, Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Sartoris, the father of the deceased husband of Nellie Grant, left her in this will an income of $25,000 a year during her widowhood. Upon her second marriage this bequest reverts to her children. TAX COLLECTOR’S NOTICE You will take notice that I will attend at the following named places and dates for the purpose of collecting the state and county taxes for year 1895. Second Round Pikeville Hamilton Rye Camps Bexar Shottsville Reed’s Hackleburg Goddard Kimbrough Howell’s Pearce’s Clarks Texas Winfield Guin Remember that Poll-Tax is delinquent after the 30th of November and will bear 8 percent interest from date of being delinquent and the state and county tax will be delinquent after the 31st of December, and the same will bear interest after delinquency. Please meet me promptly and settle your taxes. You may expect costs and interest after delinquency. This Oct. 10, 1895 M. M. FRAZIER, Tax-Collector, Marion Co. Ala. TAX ASSESSOR’S NOTICE – First Round I will be at the following places on the days named for the purpose of assessing the state and county taxes for the year 1896, viz: Bexar, Camps Shottsville Rye’s Hamilton, Pearce’s Texas, Winfield Guin Pikeville Reid’s Hackleburg Goddard Kimbrough Howell’s Taxpayers please meet me promptly and list your property. If you fail cost many be expected. No property is exempt from taxation unless listed and no one can make returns of the property of another except as provided in section 477 of the Code. T. J. FARIS, Tax Assessor Marion County, Ala. SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of an order of sale issued out of the clerk’s office of the Circuit Court of Marion County and State of Alabama, and to me directed, whereby I am commanded to make the amount of a certain judgment recently obtained against W. M. YOUNG in favor of D. F. C. SHELTON, out of the goods, chattels, land and tenements of the said W. M. YOUNG. I have advertised the following described property to wit: NE ¼ of NW ¼ and SW ¼ of NW ¼ Sec 30 T 11 R 15 W, lying and being in Marion County, Ala. Therefore, according to said command I shall expose for sale at public auction all the right, title and interest of the above named, W. M. YOUNG in and to the above describe property, on Monday the 18th day of November 1895 during legal hours of sale, at the Courthouse oorr, in the town of Hamilton, Marion county, Ala Dated at office this 9th day of September. 1895. W. W. HALL, Sheriff Marion County, Ala. CONSOLIDATED NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office, Huntsville, Ala. October 17, 1895 Notice is hereby given that the following named settlers have filed notice of their intention to make final proof in support of their claim, and that said proofs will be made before the Probate Judge of Marion county at Hamilton, Ala on November 29, 1895, viz: THOMAS R. BENTON, Homestead Entry No. 19, 362, for the Northeast quarter of northwest quarter Section 10 township 13 south of range 13 west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: JASON H. SHAW, JAMES A. MCGOWEN, WILLIAM H. MARKHAM, and LOUIS N. MARKHHAM, all of Guin, Ala. Also JASON H. SHAW, Homestead Entry No. 20,309, for the North-half of southwest quarter of Section 15, township 13 south of range 13 west. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: JAMES M. MCGOWEN, THOMAS R. BENTON, WILLIAM H. MARKHAM, and LOUIS N. MARKHAM, all of Guin, Ala. JESSE W. ELLIS, Register. ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE The State of Alabama, Marion County Probate Court – Estate of J. L. MCGAHA, Deceased Application to Sell Land To J. W. MCGAHA: You will take notice that an application has been filed in this office by J. P. MCGAHA the administrator of said estate, for the sale of the lands belonging to said estate for distribution on the ground that the same cannot be equitably divided without a sale thereof. You are therefore hereby notified that the 28th day of November, 1895 has been set for hearing said application, at which time you may appeal at my office in the town of Hamilton ins aid county and state and contest said application if you think proper. Given under my hand at office this 18th day of October, 1895. JASON P. FORD, Judge of Probate Big stock of clothing just received at Littleton’s . Will sell at 75 cents on the dollar of wholesale cost. NOTICE By virtue of an act of the General Assembly of Alabama, Approved February 9th 1895 I will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the Court house in Hamilton Marion County, Ala no the Fourth day of November 1895 …………. This September 12th 1895 JASON P. FORD, Judge of Probate CONSOLIDATED NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office, Huntsville, Ala. October 8, 1895 Notice is hereby given that the following named settlers have filed notice of their intention to make final proof in support of their claims, and that said proofs will be made before the Probate Judge of Marion county at Hamilton, Ala on November 22d, 1895, viz: MARION T. HENSON, Homestead Entry No. 19,153 for the SW ¼ of NE ¼ Sec 1, T 12 S R 14 West. He names the following witnesses to prove him continuous residence upon and cultivation of said lands, viz: ALBERT HUGHES, HENRY L. HUGHES, WILLIAM F. CANTRELL, and WILLIAM F. GREEN, all of Pikeville, Ala. Also MILLS J. POPE, Homestead Entry No. 18,096 for the NW ¼ of NE ¼ and S ½ of NE ¼ Sec 20, and SW ¼ of NW ¼ Sec 21 T 11 S R 13 W. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: JOSEPH B. MCKINLEY, OBEDIAH G. MCKINLEY, FRANCIS M. MCKINLEY, and CHARLES D. MCKINLEY, all of Pearce’s Mills, Ala. JESSE W. ELLIS, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office, Huntsville, Ala. October 12, 1895 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 30th 1895, viz: REASON COLBURN, Homestead Entry NO. 20,216, for the E ½ of SE ¼ of Sec 35, T 12 S R 11 W. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: JOHN T. O’MARY, RICHARD L. MCGOUGH, JOHN A. BEAZLEY, and WILLIAM M. KNIGHT. JESSE W. ELLIS, Register ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE Under and by virtue of an order and decree of the Honorable J. P. FORD, judge of Probate Court of marion County, State of Alabama, I, R. N. TERRELL, administrator of the estate of ELIJAH CANTRELL, deceased, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for one third cash, balance on twelve months time with approved security, at Bexar Alabama, on Monday the 4th day of November 1895 at 12 o’clock the following described real estate property belong to said estate to wit: Five acres south side of NE ¼ of NW ¼ and S ½ of SW ¼ and 35 acres in southwest part of NW ¼ of SW ¼ Sec 7 T 10 R 15 and E ½ of SW ¼ and 52 acres on east side of W ½ of SE ¼ Sec 12, T 10, R 16. R. N. TERRELL, Administrator NORTHERN ALABAMA RAILWAY COMPANY Notice is herby given that on Wednesday the 20th day of November 1895 at the office of the Birmingham Sheffield & Tennessee River Railway Company in Sheffield, Alabama., We, the undersigned Commissioners, appointed by the Secretary of State of Alabama, will open books of subscription to the capital stock of a railroad corporation, to be organized under the laws of Alabama, to be called “Northern Alabama Railway company.” R. T. SIMPSON GEORGE P. JONES R. T. SIMPSON, JR. October 15, 1895 Ad for Two Superb Engravings PAGE 5 THE NEWS PRESS Issued Every Thursday Hamilton, Oct. 24, 1895 LOCAL BREVITIES Hon. W. C. DAVIS visited Jasper on Tuesday professionally. Everything you want at Littleton’s at bed rock prices. C. E. MITCHELL has been at Bear Creek most of the week on professional business. W. R. APPLING made a trip to Winfield during the week on professional business. Judge D. N. COOPER returned home on Sunday morning from Huntsville, where he was in attendance on the Federal Court last week. It will pay you to go to Littleton, at Guin, for your supplies. P. B. PETERMAN, the reliable watchmaker, has concluded to remain in Guin until spring. So send in your work. All work warranted. Hon. W. C. DAVIS starts for Texas this evening on professional business. He will be absent several days. Biggest bargains in Gents Furnishing goods at Littleton’s than ever before. Mrs. M. M. FRAZIER of Guin passed through this place on Tuesday evening on her way to visit her sister at Bexar. The regular term of the Chancery Court for this county convenes today. Judge W. H. SIMPSON of Decatur is chancellor, and W. B. RIGGAN of Hamilton register. Big stock of fancy and heavy groceries just received at Littleton’s at Guin, Ala. We are sorry to have to announce a heavy decline in the price of cotton. The staple has gone down at least a cent per pound from its quotations a few days ago. There must be some kind of a boom on in Winfield. Esquire TRULL sent us an order last Monday for 52 blank land deeds. He must expect realty to change owners in his bailiwick at a rapid rate. Mr. W. B. CRANE has been quite ill for some time, but we are glad to be authorized to state that he is much improved and his rapid restoration to his usual health is confidently expected by his family and friends. Dr. GEORGE MARTIN, brother of Dr. W. C. MARTIN of this place, who has been reported very ill for several days and his life despaired of, from latest accounts is said to be a little better, and hopes of his recovery are entertained. Mr. CLIFF FRAZIER, deputy tax collector, was in town on Tuesday last on his first round receiving taxes. He did not appear to be very much crowded with business. He said he had done very well so far, particularly at Winfield. We had the pleasure of meeting Prof. HUFFSTUTLER on a recent visit to Guin. He informs us that his school is growing in numbers and interest every day, and when the public schools all close he expects to have at least 100 students. Mr. J. T. FARIS, our popular and efficient assessor of taxes, was in town on Tuesday and called on us. He starts on his first round tomorrow, commencing at Bexar. Read his list of appointments to be found elsewhere, and come out to meet him promptly. Mr. W. J. WALDROP, who resides in Mississippi, near the Alabama line, was in town on Monday last and paid us a most agreeable visit. Mr. WALDROP is a most pleasant gentleman socially, and is well posted on general topics. Call again. You will always find a most hearty welcome. The gladdening sound of the mechanic’s hammer has been heard in our midst during the past week. Mrs. SALLIE CLARK is having a nice room constructed adjoining her residence. Mr. E. T. CLARK is superintending the work, which assures a neat job. We hope others of our citizens will follow Mrs. CLARK’S example. The great need of our town is the adding to the commodiousness of the residences already erected, and the building of new ones for the accommodation of those who are anxious to patronize our school. Don’t forget that quarterly meeting will beheld t the Methodist Church in this place on next Saturday and Sunday. There will be services on Monday. Dr. GUYTON of our town, accompanied by Mrs. TERRELL, mother of our townsman, R. N. TERRELL, left on Monday for Texas. The doctor goes on business, and Mrs. TERRELL to visit her daughter and other relatives and friends. Dr. GUYTON will return in about ten days. Mrs. TERREELL will probably remain for some time. There were four new scholars enrolled on last Monday, which makes the total number 155. The school is certainly prospering in every way possible. The teachers are all in the best of spirits and the students are rapidly improving in their studies, love their teachers and are content and happy. What more could be desired? The flues have been built, the new stoves put up, and everything has been done to render the school rooms all comfortable for teachers and students. Patrons may rest assured that Prof. ALEXANDER and his able corps of assistants will leave nothing undone that will add to the comfort and well being of the students entrusted to their charge. Though our school has increased in less than two months over 20 percent, and now numbers 155, still neither department is crowded. The schoolrooms are all large and will accommodate nearly double the number they have now. Mr. TERRELL and others are prepared to accommodate additional boarders. So send your children along, the people will take care of them, and Prof. ALEXANDER will find ample room for all that come. Mr. JOSEPH HAMILTON, who has been confined to his bed for nearly two months from the effects of a very severe case of typhoid fever, we are pleased to learn from his father, is improving. Mr. HAMILTON’S convalescence has been very slow and tedious, owing to the low state to which he was reduced by the ravage of the terrible malady with which he was first attacked. We hope he may soon be restored to his wonted health and buoyancy. On a visit to Guin on last Thursday we called upon our especial friend Judge MATTHEWS and was painted to find him quite ill with fever and suffering from a severe case of salivation. We called on our friend again on Friday, and dined with his family. We found him much better than on our previous visit. We learn on the eve of going to press that he is still improving, and his friends hope to see him on the streets in a few days. COMMENDABLE EXAMPLE Mr. HOWELL, who we announced a few issues ago had purchased a lot in our town and contemplated building upon it, has commenced his work. He has a portion of this lumber on the ground, and the frame work of a small building evidences the fact that the population of our town will soon be increased by the addition of a resident family. We commend the example of Mr. HOWELL to others who desire to come there with their families to enjoy the privileges of our deservedly popular and daily increasing school. Choice lots in any part of the town can be bought cheap and on good terms. A family can live here as cheaply as anywhere. Farm produce, chickens, eggs, fresh meats, etc. in fact everything usually used in a family can be bought unusually cheap. Our merchants deal upon the principle of “live and lit live,” and family necessaries can be bought as cheap here as anywhere, counting freight, hauling, etc. So we hope soon to have the pleasure of chronicling the fact that several energetic citizens have concluded to follow the example of Mr. HOWELL, and buy lots and building houses for themselves. RUSH OF BUSINESS AT GUIN – The merchants Wide Awake and Progressive It was our good fortune to spend Thursday night and Friday forenoon of last week at our railroad town Guin. We spent the night with that most excellent gentleman and energetic citizen, JAMES M. SPRINGFIELD, and his most estimable lady. We spent a pleasant evening and was most hospitably entertained for which we extend many thanks. After breakfast we walked up town and found the merchants, clerks, etc., preparing for the day’s business. At an early hour wagons loaded with cotton and other country produce began to roll in, and before a great while the streets presented an air of real prosperous business. The merchants all appeared to be vying with each other to see which should give the better price for the farmer’s products and sell him goods, supplies, etc for the least money. Cotton, particularly, was on a boom, a good article selling for $8.62 ½ cash. One sale of 14 bales was made, but we did not learn at what figures. There appeared to be an abundance of money in the bands of the merchants to pay for all the cotton that might be brought to market. We were exceedingly grateful as well as somewhat flattered to find that the citizens of Guin are beginning to recognize and appreciate our efforts to build up and publish a first-class newspaper at the county site of Marion County. Besides begin presented with several new cash subscribers, the majority of the merchants gave us their business card as an advisement. We assure our friends that these generous favors are most highly appreciated, and gives us courage to enter with renewed energy upon the task of attempting to build up the material interests of Marion county, our adopted home; and, in doing so, we shall ever remember with gratitude the people of Guin and Winfield, for the encouraging words and generous assistance rendered us, (an entire stranger) in our humble endeavor to build up a good newspaper in their midst. We hope, ere long, to be able to point to the card of every merchant and business man of note in Marion county in our advertising columns, as an evidence of their appreciation of our humble efforts, and to show to the world that our people have aroused themselves from their lethargy and that our businessmen are determined to make ours a live county and have it take its proper place among the liveliest and most prosperous and progressive inland counties of the state. We pledge ourselves to do everything in our power, in our line, to build up every material interest of our county – commercially, religiously, educationally and morally, and all we ask is a liberal patronage from the generous public of the county. TWO OLD CITIZENS GONE - The Fathers of Judge and Mrs. MATTHEWS Die In Texas H. W. MATTHEWS, father of Judge W. H. MATTHEWS of Guin died near Itasca, Tex. on October 1, 1895. Mr. MATTHEWS was a citizen of this county for many years, and has many friends here who will morn his demise. He was very highly respected by this people as an evidence of which he held official station by their voluntary suffrage. Judge MATTHEWS’ many friends heartily sympathize with him in his irreparable loss. Mr. PINKNEY BISHOP, father of Mrs. Judge W. H. MATTHEWS of Guin, died near Mineola, Texas, October 9th 1895. Mr. BISHOP was once a citizen of this county and had many friends who heartily join Mrs. MATTHEWS in mourning for the loss of her beloved father. “Troubles seldom come single,” is an adage that proved sadly true in this instance. Judge and Mrs. MATTHEWS were both made orphans in less than ten days. How sad! Neither were privileged to be at the couch of their beloved parent during their last hours on earth to bid them a last farewell, and received their parting blessing. How sad! We extend condolence and heartfelt sympathy to our friends in this their most sad bereavement. Our friends are not left without hope. They know that their Redeemer liveth! That although they can gaze upon the faces of their beloved parents never again on earth they can and will meet them in the a better world, where the righteous cease from trouble and the weary are at rest, and where parting will be known no more forever. OUR NEW ADVERTISERS It is with much pleasure that we call especial attention to the new commercial advertisements to be found elsewhere from our neighboring town Guin: J. PEARCE & CO. is one of the three large houses in this county in which Mr. JAMES P. PEARCE of Pearce’s Mill is interested. The Guin firm does a large business and keeps a large and well assorted stock of all kinds of merchandise, which they sell at the lowest possible prices. besides Mr. LARGE PEARCE, the genial proprietor, there will be found J. H. RILEY, the shipping clerk; J. M. ALLMAN, and J. J. POPE, as salesmen. These young gentlemen are both popular with the people and are good salesmen, being affable and polite. E. W. BROCK tells the people through our columns today that he has a fine lot of new goods which he has bought cheap for cash, and he would like to dispose of them upon the same terms. He keeps a general stock as will be seen by reference to advertisement. JOHN P. RILEY is the salesman in this house, and his urbanity and politeness is proverbial. W. J. BRADLEY & Co. are live merchants, and say a word to the public through h our advertising columns today. They are dealers in all kinds of general merchandise, groceries, etc. BRADLEY is a prince among good fellows. When in Guin give him a call and examine his stock before purchasing. He makes no charge for showing his goods. BAIRD & CLARK are deservedly doing a good business, and are both first- class, reliable gentlemen. They keep in stock everything usually to be found in general mercantile establishments. Their motto is quick sales and small profits, and consequently they propose to sell anything in their house as cheap as the same can be purchased elsewhere. Call and see them and be your own judge. When you go to Guin don’t fail to call at L. D. LITTLETON’S store, where you will find a most complete stock of new goods and groceries, which he will sell cheaper than the cheapest. Besides Mr. LITTLETON, than whom there is no more genial and urbane gentleman to be found, JOHN W. INGLE’S smiling countenance may be seen at this house, ever ready to cater to the wants of his many customers. Read M. LITTLETON’S advertisements. HE IS ALWAYS WELCOME FATHER BOWLIN paid our office a visit on Friday last and expressed a high appreciation of the News Press, and subscribed for an extra copy to be sent to his son, H. F. BLWLIN, in the Indian Territory for one year. We much regret being absent when Bro. BOWLIN was in town. It is a great pleasure to us to meet these old fathers in Israel in social converse and learn wisdom and gain hope from the rehearsal of their experiences in the life struggle. We hope that Bro. BOWLIN may be spared yet quite awhile, that this family and friends may profit by his godly walk and pious, Christian conversion. His visits to our sanctum are highly appreciated at all times. You can earn $5 each day “giving’ our indispensable household articles away. New plan of work, making experience unnecessary and success certain for either sex in any section. Sample dozen free. Credit given. Freight paid. Address, Melrose M’f’g Co., 50 Melrose Park, Ill. THE NEWS OF THE COUNTY – Gathered by Correspondents for the Present Week PIKEVILLE, ALA. Mrs. JOSEPH R. CAMP and children of Amory, Miss., spent the past week with relatives at this place. Mr. CAMP came up on Friday and they all returned together on Monday Mr. and Mrs. H. L. HUGHES visited relatives in Fayette County last week. WILL MELTON and wife are at the home of his father, four miles east of here, both sick with chills and fever, which was contracted in the Mississippi swamps near Amory, where they have been living for the past two years. WILL says he has enough of alleged rich countries, and intends to remain in future where he can have good water and good health, even if it does require a little more work to make a crop. WRONG FONT. .GUIN, ALA We saw ice Tuesday morning for the first time this season. Judge YOUNG of Lamar County passed through town last Sunday en route to Atlanta to attend the exposition. The judge is looking well and in fine sprits. We are pleased to report that Mr. MCWHORTER in convalescent. Brother WARD delivered an interesting sermon at the Methodist Church last Sunday night. His subject was taken from St. John xvii. MARRIED: On the 15th inst at the residence of the brides’ father, Misses LIZZIE and ANNA CAGLE to DANIEL LOCKHART and C. C. MCKAY, Dr. SPRINGFIELD officiating. We regret that urgent business prevented us accepting an invitation to be present. We wish them a happy and prosperous life. Judge MATTHEWS is improving rapidly, and we hope to see him on the streets before many days. E. W. BROCK, J. T. CARPENTER, M. T. AKERS, J. P. RILEY and LUTHER and WALTER BOOKER went to preaching at Winfield last Sunday and had a nice time. Epworth League held an interesting service at the Methodist Church last Friday night, and received two members into the League. R. W. GORDON, the Jasper insurance agent, is in town this week. VENICE WINFIELD, ALA. ANDREW PORTER, who lost one of his arms recently in a cotton gin, died a few days ago of blood poisoning. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn his untimely death. Messrs. BROCK, AKERS, and RILEY of Guin spent Sunday with us. There were more Guin people in town, but we did not get to meet them. Brother WARD preached an interesting sermon on “Baptism” at the Methodist Church Sunday. Ye railroad agent at this place is working all day and nearly all night since the road has been running so many trains. He is still quitting, but has not quit yet. A trestle just west of Sulligent was burned Sunday night. The trains were delayed seven hours. The Christian Church people and the missionary Baptists have each organized Sabbath schools. Prof. J. B. ZIEGLER opens a school at this place in a few days. Let all the people come together once more and have a good school. No school or school buildings in a town will kill it deader than the cholera. ZACHARIAH The second delivery of “Dictionary of United States History” will be made on and after December 1, 1895. Big stock of dry goods at Littleton’s. Bought at 40c on the dollar. A MOST VALUABLE BOOK The undersigned has accepted from the publishers the agency for Marion county for “Dictionary of United States History” one of the most valuable books ever offered to the American public……….. A copy of this book can be seen at the News Press office at Hamilton, also at MR. E. W. BROCK’S store, in Guin, where Mr. JOHN P. RILEY will take pleasure in showing it to all who may desire to examine it, and send to me the name of any one who may desire to subscribe. The book can also been seen at the railroad depot at Winfield, Mr. R. F. CARNES, the agent, will show the book and forward to me the name of any one desiring to subscribe. I will make m first delivery on or directly after Oct. 15. Those desiring the book should subscribe at once. S. E. WILSON, Agent for Marion County. Go to L. D. Littleton at Guin for your clothing, hats, boots and shoes at bed rock prices. GUIN ADVERTISEMENTS J. PEARCE & CO., Dealers in General Merchandise, staple and fancy groceries, dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, hats and caps, etc. Stoves kept on hand. Highest price paid for cotton and produce. Guin, Ala. W. R. BRADLEY & Co., The Live Merchants, gives the best bargains in dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, hats and caps, etc. Cotton and country produce bought for cash or trade. Give us a call before purchasing your goods elsewhere, and we will give you the best bargains. S. J. BAIRD, R. T. CLARK, BAIRD & CLARK, Guin, Ala. General Merchants. Keeps costly on hand a full lien of dry goods, groceries, clothing, boots and shoes, hats and caps, etc. Highest market price paid for cotton and country produce. Come in and see us. L. D. LITTLETON’S Is the best place to go for dry goods, dress goods, boots shoes, hats, clothing, etc. Staple and fancy groceries on hand. Large stock to select from. Buys and sells strictly for cash. More goods for your money than elsewhere. Buys bankrupt and Sheriff sale goods and sells them cheaper than anyone. Guin, Alabama. Good News. All who want full value for their money should price E. W. BROCK’S new goods before purchasing elsewhere. Are bought and sold cheap for cash. Highest market price paid for cotton and produce, Guin, Ala. PAGE 6 MEMORIES – (Poem – from Chamber’s Journal0 CAPTAIN JACOBUS – (short story) AN IMPROVED SAW People who cut up very valuable timber into merchantable shape have always felt a certain amount of regret at the great waste as seen in the enormous piles of sawdust that accumulates. ………… HORSELESS CARRIAGES – A Consul’s Report of Recent Experiments C. W. Chancellor, United States consul at Havre, France, says in a recent report to the State Department regarding horseless carriages in France, that the “time seems approaching when automatic road carriages, propelled by steam, electricity or petroleum will come into general use and take away from the patient horse the worst part of his daily. The odds at present seem to be rather n favor of petroleum……….. …………….We hear also of bicycles propelled by petroleum, in which great interest has been exhibited, and half a dozen of such machines started in the race to Bordeaux, one, at least, holding it sown among the larger vehicles. It is believed that light petroleum bicycles, tricycles, and ever four-wheelers wills on come into general use, which will tend to relive lady cyclists from the necessity of wearing short skirts. Altogether, it seems that petroleum is destined to become the popular agent for solving the problem of traffic can conveyances without horses in the streets of great cities and on smooth country roads.” THE HARDEST-HEADED MAN Alexander Jones, of San Diego, Cal. The hardest headed man in the world is dead. Jones had furnished amusement to thousands by allowing them to break canes, chairs and clubs over his head……………. A “TOWN”UNDER WATER The tax collector of Kings County has received numerous letters from the east regarding the town of Lake View. In the county recorder’s office there is a finely lithographed work purporting to represent the town in question, with a railroad depot and numerous public buildings. The place where the town is represent to be is really under the waters of the Tulurn and the record show the plat to have been filed by Michael O’Brien. Post office inspector Flint is investing. WHEN MARS WAS INHABITED There are many reasons in favor of the supposition that Mars is more likely to have been inhaitbted in past ages than at the present time in spite of its atmosphere or water or clouds. Mr. Proctor, for instance, has pointed out that a globe of the size of Mars would cool rather more than two and a half times as quickly as one of the size of the earth. If the earth and Mars were in a similar condition 18,000,000 years ago Mars would have attained (according to that rate of cooling) to the earth’s present condition in 7,000,000 years, i.e. 11,000,000 years ago; and the earth would now require 28,000,000,000 future years in which to cool as much as Mars has cooled during the last 11,000,000 years. So far as regards that consideration, therefore, the probability of the present habitability of Mars of the earth’s being inhabited when 28,000,000 more years will be past and gone. A COLOR ORGAN A “new art” whose value may be more evident as the eye becomes trained to it…….. WHAT HE WANTED INGENIOUS BEGGARS The beggars of Paris are up to business………. MADE SWEETER BY SALT Who would think of making sugar sweeter by the addition of salt? Such, however, is asserted to by the case by Professor Zuntz at a late meeting of the physiological Society of Berlin…………… IT DOESN’T PAY The great Manchester canal, which makes Manchester a seaport, has not realized the expectations of its originators…………….. KILLED IN A PECULIAR MANNER A Mrs. Yeager was killed at Altoona, Penn. The other day in a very peculiar manner……….. BILL ARP’S LETTER – “How Man’s Ingenuity Takes Advantage of Nature’s Wealth” It is proposed to raise a monument in Richmond or at Mount Vernon to Miss Ann Pamela Cunningham, the lady whose letters caused the women of the country to purchase Mount Vernon and thus preserve the home of Washington. PAGE 7 FOR THE FAIR SEX AN INDUSTRIOUS GIRL One of the Kansas papers contained the following “society” item the other day: “Maud Hastings was pretty busy while here last week. She broke John Sayre’s colt to ride, raked alfalfa, pitched wheat and killed a snake. Come again, Maudie.” A CHILD’S HAIR RIBBON THE NEW WIDOW Lady Randolph Churchill is beguiling her widowhood by riding the bicycle at Aix- le-Bains with manifest improvement to her health……………… AN ENGLISH WOMAN AS A HOTELKEEPER In one of the current English periodicals there appears a picture of an exceptionally beautiful woman in evening gown………………. TO IMPROVE THE NECK AND THROAT HAIR IN WEDDING DRESSES WOMEN JEWELERS FASHION NOTES CUBAN WEAPON – The Machete – A Terror in the Hands of the Insurgents AMERICAN TORQUOISES – One Gem which We are Mining Extensively Although the United States cannot claim to be considered one of the great gem- producing countries of the world………… THE GREAT SAILS OF RACING YACHTS AN ELECTRIFIED MAIL BOX CARRIER PIGEONS THE FATAL LETTER “M” MARKED CENT REAPPEARS A CLEVER TEACHER SPEEDY JUSTICE IN OKLAHOMA “Whenever a man is shot by an officer of the law in our country he is immediately described by the newspapers as a member of one of the several bands of desperados supposed to infest that section,” said Charles B. Adams of Guthrie, Oklahoma. Mr. Adams was clerk of the Federal Court from the opening of the country until last July, and is returning home from a trip to Washington on business connected with that office. “As a matter of fact, criminals are apprehended, convicted and punished in Oklahoma much quicker, in proposition to the population, than in the older communities. Owing to the scattered and light settlement of the country it is easy to apprehend a criminal and the border lawlessness that marks the opening of a new country is followed by a strong determination to suppress and eradicate such a condition. There is no sentiment among those drawn together to try a criminal, and frequently a verdict is set aside owing to its severity. A QUEER MARINE VEHICLE A French genius is credited with the invention of a curious marine conundrum, a four or eight or ten-wheeled cycle, whose wheels are entirely hollow and airtight and kept the structure above water……………. THREE FORMS OF CHIMNEYS AN EXPRESSIVE WORD’S ORIGIN It is curious that the word “blackguard” came into the language just about the time when coal came into domestic use…………. SWALLOWED A ROCK A cloud of sorrow hovers over the ostrich farm on the Atlanta exposition Midway…….. A WHISTLING PIG ALUMINUM BOATS A practical test was made of aluminum in the construction of small boats by Walter Wellman. ……….. PAGE 8 Ad for Weekly Commercial Appeal Ad for The News Press and The American Farmer – 1 yr 1 Dollar Agents wanted at every post office in Marion county – liberal commissions allowed THE NEWS PRESS SONGS OF THE HEART – (Poem) THE MILLENNIUM – (poem) RICH WEDDINGS LOVELY AND LOVABLE – {Lutheran Observer] Ad for Brown’s Iron Bitters Ad for New Home Sewing Machine – sold by W. R. WHITE, Hamilton, Alabama FURNITURE VARNISHED The undersigned professes to be well versed in the art of all kinds of varnishing and will varnish furniture at a reasonable rate. He proposes that if any one can discolor furniture varnished by him, even while wet, with hot water or otherwise, to make no charge. He also proposes to give one dollar each for every blister drawn, either by the sun or fire, upon furniture that he varnishes. He proposes to give $5.00 to any one disturbed by bed-bugs, about all bedstead he varnishes, if kept from against the walls. Will leave all furniture in condition that one can see themselves in it as in a mirror. Address JOHN STEWART, Barnesville, Ala. H. E. MIXON – Dealer in staple and fancy dry goods & Groceries, Hamilton, ala. The Celebrated Mountain Mills Thread always on hand. Full line of Tobacco and snuffs, saddles, harnesses, wagon lines and bridles, stoves, tinware, hardware, and nails. Full and complete line of boots and shoes of latest styles. Clothing, hats, jeans and jeans pants. Complete line of standard patent medicines and drugs. Big lot of crockery and Queensware, lamps, lamp shades and chimneys, etc. Paints, oils and varnish, and everything usually kept in a first class store at rock bottom prices for cash for country produce. I will positively pay you the highest market price for chickens, eggs, beeswax, and dry hides. If you fail to see what you want call for it, as I will have a great many goods upstairs. H. E. MIXON. West Alabama Agricultural School, Hamilton, Alabama. Co-Educational. First- Session opens September 2, 1895. Tuition absolutely free. A thorough and practical course. Expenses very low. Board five to seven dollars per month. JAS. E. ALEXANDER, President You only see one line. That’s because there is only one line running Through Coaches, Free Reclining Chair Cars and Pullman Palace sleepers between Memphis and principal points in Arkansas and Texas without change. This lien traverses the finest Farming, Grazing, and Timber lands and reaches the most prosperous Towns and cities in the Great Southwest. It is the Cotton belt Route. Of “Homes in the Southwest,” “Through Texas,” “Texas Lands,” or “Truth about Arkansas.” Mailed to any address upon application. W. W. Labeaume, Gen’l Pass and Ticket Agt. St. Louis, Mo. C. P. Rector, Commercial Agent, Memphis, Tenn. Ad for Dictionary of US History – sold by S. E. WILSON File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers/hamilton1756gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 73.9 Kb