Marion County AlArchives News.....HAMILTON NEWS PRESS October 31, 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, 5:21 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History October 31, 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. 44 HAMILTON, ALA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 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. BETWEEN TWO GREAT EVILS – The “Kill or Cure” Policy that Confronts Us As a People Editor News Press: I see so much of late upon the great money question that I feel disposed to give me views if found worthy a place in the columns of your paper. That there is something radically wrong in our financial affairs is admitted by both sides to the controversy, but the means to be employed to right these wrongs is where the great trouble comes……………. Respectfully I. J. LOYD, Bull Mountain, Oct. 25, ‘95 TO BE A PRINTER – [Printer’s Memoranda] To be a good modern printer, well up in all the departments, requires an unusual degree of mechanical skill. …………….. 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. Ad for Beatty’s Organs and Pianos 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 Vinegar is mentioned in the Egyptian records as a medicine in the tenth century, B. C. PAGE 2 LIVE WASHINGTON NOTES THE PRESIDENT AT WASHINGTON The presidential family was reunited in Washington last Thursday evening. President Cleveland reached the city by water in the afternoon, and Mrs. Cleveland and the children arrived by train over the Pennsylvania railroad at 11:10 p.m. INCREASE OF POSTAL REVENUES SOME COREAN HISTORY There is still no official confirmation here of the reported assassination of the Queen of Corea, and although there may be political motives for the concealment for a time, of such a tragedy. Officers here think it possible the queen may be alive, as the dispatches are somewhat doubtful on this point. ……………. EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND IMMIGRATION BRITISH GUINEA’S BOUNDARY There are indications that an amicable adjustment of the strained relations between Great Britain and Venezuela may yet be affected and that at no distant date…. STATE TOPICS POST OFFICE BURGLARY The post office at Verbena was broken into last Friday night, but the burglar got nothing for his work. The telegraph office was also entered and the safe battered so that it can not be opened. ANOTHER GIN BURNED It is learned that Allen Robinson & Sons, who have been running a gin out five miles east of Rockford, had the misfortune to get their entire ginnery burned, nothing being saved……….. COTTON CONFLAGRATION Sparks from a passing engine set fire to 125 bales of cotton at Cowles Station Saturday morning. The cotton belonged to the Tallahassee Falls Manufacturing Company and the loss was covered by insurance. Some of it was saved, BIBBY BROUGHT BACK The post office department is advised of the arrest at Tuskaloosa, Ala. of William Bibbty, mail carrier, who absconded with the mail pouches and for whom a reward of $200 was offered. Bibby carried a star route between Newton and Columbia, Ala. SHOWS THE QUALITY OF HIS GOODS While Pinkey Gray was exhibiting a pistol to Bob Wellesly, another negro, at Montgomery, Wednesday night, with a view to selling it o him it went off and the ball, passing through Wellesly’s mouth, lodged in his neck. TWO VERY UGLY WOUNDS A shooting affray occurred at Decatur about 1 o’clock Wednesday morning between United States Deputy Marshal J. L. JONES and a negro by the name of Starrs, a porter in the union depot baggage room. Several shots were fired and Starrs received two very ugly wounds. They deputy marshal was unhurt. GIN HOUSE AND COTTON BURNED Saturday morning parties from Lowndesboro reported the burning of the gin house belonging to Mr. H. C. Parker at that place Friday night. ……………… NEW COTTON FACTORY At a meeting of the business men of Montgomery Wednesday night the capital stock of the proposed People’s Cotton factory………………. CONVICTED OF FRAUD IN the United States district court at Huntsville, Eliza A. Moore, charged with drawing a pension claim of $500 to which she was not entitled, was found guilty and sentenced to six months in the county jail. Andrew Kelly, for filing a fraudulent claim, was given the same sentence. Mary J. Palmer plead guilty to the charge of collecting a fraudulent claim, but sentence was suspended. All parties are white. BROUGHT BACK TO BIRMINGHAM Wiley Trott, who escaped from Jefferson county jail in November 1893 was arrested in Nachitoches parish La last Friday and now languishes in his old quarters…………. DEATH BY A GIN BAND Ben Hicks, an employee at McWilliams’s cotton gin, in Tuscumbia, Tuesday afternoon was caught by a band and hurled with such force that his head knocked a hole in the floor of the room where the accident occurred and his skull was mashed into a jelly…………… YE EDITORS FIGHT Frank Coleman, editor of the Argus, and Robert L. O’Neal, editor of the Mercury of Huntsville, had a shooting altercation Monday morning. The trouble grew out of an editorial in the Mercury reflecting on the financial condition of the Argus and its position as to Governor Oates, which the Argus denounced in Sunday’s issue as a lie. Eye witnesses differ as to the details of the shooting, but it appears that O’Neal fired five shots and Coleman four. Some say O’Neal shot first, others Coleman. Whey they met O’Neal demanded an apology or a fight and the firing began. Two of O’Neal’s bullets passed through Coleman’s clothing. CONSTERNATION IN A HOTEL The electric plant and laundry of the Exchange hotel, Montgomery are located – or were located, for they are now things of the past – in the rear part of the building. About 8 p.m. Thursday, while the dining room was crowded with guests, the large boiler connected with the plant exploded, blowing out the back end of the structure and totally demolishing the electric plant and laundry…………… DEADLY FIGHT WITH PISTOLS A shooting affray occurred at Uniontown, Perry County, Monday morning. City Marshal Robert Britton received four pistol balls in his body and is fatally wounded. V. G. Metzzer, a merchant, is shot in the head, but will recover. The men had an altercation over some trial matter early in the morning, but did not come to blows. A little later they met again in front of Metzzer’s store and the quarrel was renewed. Both me drew pistols and commenced firing. Britton fell on the pavement and was carried into a dry goods store and thence to his home. His death is momentarily expected. SHOCKING ACCIDENT The particulars have reached here of a shocking fatal accident on Shaffer’s mountain, in Randolph county, West Va. Marion C. Carr, accompanied by his wife and two sons, went into the mountains in search of ginseng, building a camp at night which they covered with slabs. Between 2 and 3 o’clock in the morning a big maple tree broke and fell on the rude cabin. Mrs. Carr and her son George were killed instantly. The other son, Jesse, was fatally injured and the father was badly hurt. A fire in the cabin ignited some brush and the bodies would have been roasted out for the presence of mind of Marion Carr, who succeeded in extinguishing the flames, adding painful burns to his other injuries. MURDER IN KNOXVILLE, TENN Tom Breens, a Southern railway mechanic, was shot and killed at Knoxville, Tenn. Wednesday night by Charles Rich………. DOUBTLESS SAME COUNTRY EDITOR The University of the City of New York, for the sixty-five years since its establishment has been located in Washington Square, a district which a half century ago was suitable for the purpose, but which since that time has become the heart of a bustling commercial district. It wasn’t therefore, decided some time ago to move most of the departments of the institution to University Heights. The important part of the ceremonies in celebration of the event was the breaking of ground last Saturday for the new university library, which is the gift of an unknown donor, who handed over a quarter of a million dollars for the purpose, on condition that his or her name should not be divulged. HAD TOO MUCH OFFICE A. K. Ward, secretary, treasurer and manager of the Memphis Barrel and Heading Company has disappeared, leaving outstanding forged paper to the extent……….. A NICE LITTLE SCHEME Mrs. Samuel D. Smith, who was arrested at Detroit, Mich. last spring, and recently tried at Duluth, Minn. for larceny ……………. A FURNACE RESUMES WORK Fire was started Saturday in the Embreeville blast furnace at Embreeville on Nola Curchy River, sixteen miles from Johnson City, Tenn.……….. THE FIRE IN ALGIERS Additional details received show the fire in Algiers, which is in fact a part of New Orleans, though on the west side of the river, was the most disastrous in the history of the city…………. GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY The paper box factory of Wellhouse & Sons, Atlanta, Ga. was burned……………. New Orleans had a $300,000 blaze Friday evening…………… A special from Atlanta, Ga. says: Bishop Atticus G. Haygood of the Methodist Church of Georgia, was stricken with paralysis at this home at Oxford Thursday.; The doctors say he cannot survive. The Southern Railway has broken all previous records for the last twenty-four hours…………. Great crowds went over the river to see the fire ruins in Algiers, opposite New Orleans Sunday and the mass tore down a pontoon bridge at the ferry landing. About thirty people were more or less injured and three children and a woman are missing. A. E. SHOTE, general manager for Georgia of the Massachusetts Life insurance Association, was killed by one of the Southern Exposition trains in Atlanta. He was walking on the track near Moore, in the eastern part of the city. He leaves a family. The 6-year old child of Rufus Daniels, while playing on the track of the Chattanooga, Rome & Columbus railroad at Raccoon Mills, Ga. was run over by a passenger train Saturday afternoon and was killed instantly. The child’s skull was fractured badly. Rev. Wm. H. Wilkes, elder brother of Judge John S. Wilkes, of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, was killed at Pleasant Grene, fifty miles south of Nashville, by a train which struck his buggy as he was driving acres the track of the Louisville & Nashville railroad. A young man at Dayton, Tenn. represented himself as being agent of a Boston clothing firm and sold clothing on the installment plan; that is, he collected about $100 in first installments. But he skipped out Monday night, and his victims are now waiting for their first installment of “tailor-made suits.” An explosion of a boiler at Dillard’s mill, north of Paris, Tex. killed Geo. Johnson, colored, engineer; mortally wounded a man named Parks and J. W. Jackmar, prominent farmers and badly injured six others…………. Saturday the new Shelton Mills, Chattanooga, Tenn. made the first flour ever produced south of the Ohio River by the Hungarian process. ………… Two new gunboats, the Nashville and the Wilmington, were successfully launched at Newport, News Va. …………… A. K. Ward, the Memphis, Tenn. forger, sailed Thursday with his wife on the steamer Breakwater from New Orleans to Belize………….. The pay car on the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad was wrecked near Ceylon Ind. and three men killed. Early Friday morning the steamer Gilbert collided with and sank the America in Hay Lake channel, Mich. ……… The Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking Valley railway was sold by the receiver at Bucyrus, O. ………… Near Richmond, Okla. last Tuesday morning Joseph Gazee attempted a criminal assault on Mrs. Holcomb, but the woman’s 13-year old son grabbed a shotgun and came to his mother’s rescue, shooting her assailant dead. Several firemen were blown down a stairway by an explosion of hot air Friday evening…………. John Sebastian shot and killed his wife at Great Falls, Mont. Friday….. At Milwaukee, Wis. Frederick Awe, Jr. went down into a well Friday and was overcome by gas. …….….. Bank Commissioner Breidenthal received word Friday through officials of the Rock island railroad company that his satchel containing $120,000 of the securities of the defunct Fort Scott, Kas. Bank had been recovered at Denver. Trainmen found the grip in the car where he had left it, and reported the find at Denver. Mayor Wm. T. Runyan of Danville, Ill. was indicted Thursday by the grand jury of his county for malfeasance in office………. A dispatch from Creede, Col. says that all the frame buildings in the town burned Thursday night………… Millions of bushels of fruit are going to waste along the Ohio, because of the close of navigation……….. The region about Rothsay, Minn. has been swept the last two days by the greatest prairie fire ever known in that section of the Red River Valley………… The First National bank of Puyallup, Wash. had a run on it by its depositors Sunday night, probably the first time such a thing was ever done in the history of banking. Before midnight all were paid. The action was taken because an attempt was made to make the bank pay $4500 owed to the present county treasurer of Pierce County before paying the depositors. Four counties in Western Kansas and a large scope of country in Colorado were devastated by prairie fires last Thursday……. Eight and three-tenth inches of snow fell at Oswego, N. Y. Sunday nights……. A violent wind storm visited Nunda, N. Y. Saturday night, blowing at the rate of forty miles an hour………… By an explosion of gas at the Knickerbockers colliery, operated by the Philadelphia ……… Five men were seriously injured by the falling of the iron roof of the casting house of NO. 3 furnace of the Pennsylvania steel company at Steelton Pa…………. Two crowded trolley cars came together with a crash at Twelfth and Spring Garden streets, Philadelphia, Pa………. A disastrous fire occurred early Sunday morning at Foster Pa……….. The mining village No. 8 Stockton Pa was practically wiped out by fire Saturday night……… Four men crossing the track in a wagon Monday morning at Miller’s crossing O on the Panhandle railroad, were struck………… In a mine near Franklin Wash last Thursday night a lamp was dropped by a man in the main hoisting slope and a gas feeder ignited…………….. FOREIGN An explosion occurred Wednay on a steamship at Kung Pai near Kin Chi. The steamship was loaded with troops, and it is reported that 600 of them were killed. It is officially announced that since the beginning of the campaign against the insurgents of Cuba, the Spanish forces have lost ……………… A dispatch from Lisbon says that the governor of Goa India, has telegraphed to his government that Portuguese troops have joined the rebels and …………. Dispatches from Lormosa announce that Taken, on the west coats of that island was captured on Wednesday last by the Japanese. The dispatches also state that the Japanese intend to bombard Tai Wan Fu, the Chinese capital of the island……. A special cable dispatch from Havana says: Great alarm has been caused at China dolina, in the interior of Colombia buy a series of earthquakes that have done much damage……….. The newly constructed British battleship Victorious was launched at Chatham, Eng………….. GOING, GOING, GONE - One Tennessee and Two Georgia Railroads Sold HONEY AND MAN MISSING – Result of Living and Intimacy with a Bad Woman C. H. Stuckey, cashier of the state bank of Duluth, Miss. is missing and with him $15000 of the banks’ cash………….. PULLMAN PALACE CAR COMPANY Stockholders of the Pullman Palace Car Company held their annual meeting in Chicago Thursday. ………… DEFENDS HIS DAUGHTER-IN-LAW A double murder is reported from Bolivar, a small place near Blainsville Intersection, Pa. ………………. PAGE 3 Small advertisements Ad for Hood’s Sarsaparilla Ad for Imperial Granuim Ad for Hecker’s Buckwheat REV. DR. TALMAGE – Subject: “The Dissipations of the Race Course” NEW ENGLANDERS TO MEET AT ATLANTA AGED COUPLE AS LIFE PARTNERS Christopher Roberts, aged eight-one was married at Columbus, Ohio to Eliza Jane Williams, aged fifty-nine, this being his third wife and her fourth husband. THE JOKERS BUDGET – (jokes) GARTERS AS WOMEN’S DRESS TERRAPIN FARMING Ad for Royal Baking Powder Ad for Syrup of Figs Ad for Cole’s Coffee Berry – (drawing of coffee bush) Ad for Potash Ad for Pearline 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 MAY BE SETTLED A Washington dispatch says that President Cleveland hopes to have the pleasure of announcing in his message to Congress that the Venezuelan boundary dispute has been referred to a committee of arbitration…………… The roughs still persist in their effort to disgrace the state of Arkansas by having the mill between Crobett and Fitzsimmons come off at Hot Springs, but Gov. Clarke, like Gov. Culberson of Texas, is possessed of nerve and determination and says that the men shall not fight on Arkansas soil……. H. H. Holmes, or Herman Mudget, whose name or alias has run all over the country as the most skillful and unscrupulous murderer of modern times, was placed on trial for his life before the court of Oyer and Terminer in Philadelphia on Oct. 27…………. The total registration of the city of New York just completed, is 281,085. Last year it was 308,585. A considerable falling off. THE FOREIGN DEBT Have our readers ever contemplated the enormity of the debt owed by our government and people to foreign nations?....................... The University of Virginia was partially destroyed by fire on October 26…………. Ten thousand people, say a Milwaukee dispatch, employed in the mills on Fox river valley, will be thrown out of work again on account of low water………… There is considerable rivalry among several cities for the honor of having the net Republican convention meet in their bailiwick…………… A dispatch from Rigs, Russia of Oct 24 says: Famine prevails in the Smoltaask” and Pakow districts of Russia owing to the failure of the crops. The minister of the interior recently set apart 1500000 rubles for the relief of the inhabitants of these districts, but raged and hungry peasants are crowding about the railway stations inquiring what has become of the money. The second delivery of “Dictionary of United States History” will be made on and after Dec. 1, 1895. HON. JOHN H. BANKHEAD Our distinguished Congressman, Hon. JOHN H. BANKHEAD, has been doing noble service in the cause of true Democracy, the free coinage of silver, and in the interest of the masses of the people, ever since Congress adjourned………………He is still at work. He speaks twice in this county next week. At Winfield on Tuesday, Nov. 5 and at Hamilton on Wednesday Nov. 6. Let everybody turn out to hear him. LATIN AMERICA A dispatch from Washington of Oct. 28, says: “There will be a highly important meeting of representatives of the Latin American countries one day this week…………… President Cleveland and a portion of his cabinet officers were at Atlanta attending the Exposition last week………………. It is reported that Secretary Carlisle will recommend in his annual report an additional tax of $1.00 a keg on beer, which will increase the revenue about $30,000,000 annually. The Commercial Hotel at Florence, Ala was almost entirely consumed by fire on the 20th isn’t. the fire was caused by the explosion of a lamp. AS COMPARED WITH THE SAVAGE – [Mobile Register] The welcome given by the Atlanta Constitution in 1887 on the occasion of the visit of the President of the United States was cordial, and the tribute paid to his merits were true. ……….. 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. 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 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office, Huntsville, Ala Oct. 24, 1895 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of her intention to make final proof in support of her claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the Circuit Court at Hamilton, Ala on December 13, 1895, viz: MAGGIE WESLEY, homestead Entry No. 19,726 for the SE ¼ of NW ¼ Sec 7 T 12 S R 12 W. She names the following witnesses to prove her continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: JAMES L. RUSSELL, WILLIAM H. FRANKS, MILES R. MARTIN and HENRYLUM FRANKS, all of Twin, Ala. JESSE W. ELLIS, Register 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 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 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. 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 PAGE 5 THE NEWS PRESS Issued Every Thursday Hamilton, Oct. 31, 1895 LOCAL BREVITIES Mrs. RANDOLPH, wife of Mr. A. RANDOLPH of Bear Creek, made a visit to her sister, Mrs. A. J. THORN during the week. P. B. PETERMAN, the reliable watchmaker, has concluded to remain in Guin until Spring. So send in your work. All work warranted. We had a fine rain in this section on last Sunday, which was much needed to lay the dust if for nothing else as it had become almost intolerable. It has been quite cool since the rain. It is very pleasant after the sun gets up toward the meridian, but the nights and early mornings have quite a winterish air. Hon. J. H. BANKHEAD will speak at Winfield on Nov. 5th and at Hamilton on Nov. 6th. Let him have a rousing crowd to talk to at each appointment. Our young friend C. E.MITCHELL has returned after an absence of several days. He visited bear Creek, Haley’s etc on professional business, and to visit relatives and friends. Our young friend WALTER RIGGAN spent several days at Guin since our last issue. There seems to be a special attraction for our young friend about Guin. His best girl must be an inhabitant of our neighboring embryo city. W. F. GREEN of Pikeville called on us during the early part of the week. We don’t’ agree with friend WILL, politically, still he is a good fellow, and has as much right to he a goldbug as we have to be a silverloon, so we won’t quarrel. 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 Mfg Co 50 Melrose Park, Ill. Miss LAURA WILLIAMS of Bear Creek, sister to ERNEST and Miss SALLIE WILLIAMS, who are students in our school, visited our town during the week. Miss LAURA is a beautiful and charming young lady and was quite a favorite with our people during her stay among us. We hope she may visit our town often. Hon. W. C. DAVIS, accompanied by Mrs. DAVIS left on last Saturday. Mr. DAVIS goes to Texas on professional business. Mrs. DAVIS visits her mother, Mrs. E. J. GRAY, and other relatives and friends at DeSotoville, Ala. Mr. DAVIS will return home in about ten days. Mrs. DAVIS will extend her visit for a time. The friends of Dr. GEORGE MARTIN of Texas, who has been so very ill for several weeks, will be pleased to learn that his brother, Dr. M. C. MARTIN is in receipt of a letter of recent date conveying the welcome news that his brother GEORGE is still improving, and that his friend anticipate that he will soon be fully restored to his wonted health. Mr. J. F. HAMILTON informs us that his son, JOSEPH HAMILTON, still continues to improve, and has been able to sit up some during the last few days. Mr. HAMILTON has been sorely afflicted. He has been confined to his bed about two months. It is hoped that his recovery will be more rapid now that the weather has become cool and more invigorating. Mr. W. H. FLIPPO and his estimable lady of Bear Creek arrived here on Saturday, and remained until Monday. Mr. and Mrs. FLIPPO’S son and daughter are both in attendance upon our school, and for this fact, doubtless, we were in ---- indebted for the pleasure of their presence in our midst. They entered our school while here and appear to be well pleased with the teachers and their methods, as well as the advancement in their studies being made by their children. Mr. FLIPPO called on us several times while here, and we were much impressed by this genial, sociable manner. Mr. FLIPPO is one of Marion County’s best citizens and we feel honored and encouraged when we can number such citizens as friends and patrons of The News Press. Mr. J. P. PEARCE and Mr. J. R. COCHRAN of Pearce’s Mill paid us a very pleasant visit on last Thursday, while in town in attendance on Chancery Court. They are both genial and courteous socially, good Democrats, and strong friends of free coinage, and, best , of all, are patrons and admirers of The News Press. Call again, gentlemen, it encourages us to have our friends call. Big stock of dry goods at Littleton’s. Bought at 40c on the dollar. We always try to fulfill all our promises, but the editor of a newspaper can scarcely call his soul his own as regards time. We promised Prof. ALEXANDER that we would visit the school on last Tuesday and witness certain rehearsals and recitations, but circumstances were such that were compelled to forego the pleasure we had anticipate. We beg pardon for not complying with our promise and hope for better luck next time. We again call the reader’s attention to the sale of state lands that takes place next Monday. Examine Judge Ford’s advertisements to be found in The News Press, and see if any of your land is embraced, and if so redeem it at once, as there will be no right of redemption after sale. As the title will be good, it would be well for persons who won land adjoining any of these state lands to attend the sale, as there may be bargains in many of them. Big stock of fancy and heavy groceries just received at Littleton’s at Guin, Ala. The last quarterly meeting for Hamilton Circuit for this conference year will be held at the M. E. Church in this place commencing on Saturday. As this will be probably the last time Bro. BRINLEY will ever preside over a quarterly meeting in this circuit let the people show their appreciation of our venerable brother, and his valuable services, by giving him full houses to preach to at every service during this meeting with us. He will administer the ordinance of baptism to infants on Sunday. The services will be continued on Monday. Biggest bargains in Gent’s Furnishing goods at Littleton’s than ever before. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. CARNES of Winfield were in town during the week on a visit to the family of Mr. S. E. WILSON and their daughter LILY, who is attending the school. Mr. CARNES was also in search of a residence for his family, as he has disposed of his property in Winfield and is anxious to move to Hamilton. He and some other parties were on a trade, but the matter was not definitely settled before Mr. CARENS returned to Winfield, but will be in a short time. We hope the deal will be consummated, as Mr. CARNES and family would prove a valuable acquisition to our town. It will pay you to go to Littleton at Guin for your supplies. Another of our Marion county boys has shown his determination to acquire a finished education. Mr. C. M. PEARCE, son of J. P. PEARCE, is attending the state university at Tuscaloosa, Ala. This is Mr. PEARCE’S second year at this justly celebrated educational institution. It pleases us to record the fact that our young men are making efforts to prepare themselves to make useful citizens when they are called upon to take the places of their fathers in the life struggle. Nothing so well fits a young man for the duties of citizenship as a liberal education. It is the stepping stone to preferment in every avocation. THE NEWS OF THE COUNTY – Gathered by Correspondents for the Present Week WINFIELD, ALA. News in this town is “mighty skase” this week. R. F. CARNES has resigned his position as railroad agent and telegraph operator at this place. H. P. ODEN of Glenn Allen has been appointed agent, and his daughter, Miss PATTIE, has been placed in charge of the telegraphing. Miss PATTIE during the past six months has been agent and operator for the Kansas City road at Wallerville, Miss. She is a highly accomplish young lady and a fine operator. The road as well as the people should congratulate themselves upon their good fortune in securing the services of so estimable gentleman and lady. H. S. MCCLENACHAN, a very clever gentleman, will be the railroad agent at Glen Allen. W. T. WHITE, formerly of this place, a son of JOHN E. WHITE, one of our best citizens, died at his home in Gurdon, Ark. on October 21. He died very suddenly. He leaves a wife and three children. Mr. WHITE has a clever, high- minded gentleman. He had just finished paying for a home near Gurdon, and was in a position to enjoy this life surrounded by his family in his adopted state, but it was the lord’s will for him to be taken away, and we weak mortals have no right to question His will. Business continues very good but there is not as much vim about it since the price of cotton declined. Prof. J. B. ZIEGLER opened a school at this place Monday morning. Let everybody patronize this school who possibly can. R. F. CARNES and wife were at Hamilton this week. ZACHARIAH GUIN, ALA Miss WILLIE MATTHEWS returned from Crews last Saturday. R. W. CLARK of Hamilton was here on business Monday. We are glad to see our genial station agent, Mr. MCWHORTER, out again. A Mexican band passed on Monday’s train en route to the Atlanta Exposition. Mr. GORDON the insurance agent from Jasper, has been here for some days, and seems to be doing a good business. A rain fell here last Sunday afternoon and was thankfully received, but we would like to have had a more general rain. The scantiness in the attendance to Sunday School was attributed to the inclemency of the weather. Cotton is coming in rather slow since the decline in prices, but we still have our grip on the chicken trade. “Riches bring a trouble when they come And money leaves a pang when it goes But everybody now must have a little sum To brighten up the year at it close. GREENEY THORN HILL, ALA. Crops are good in this vicinity, and will soon all be gathered. We are now engaged in sowing wheat. The sorghum crop is excellent. Messrs. BROCK & TUITTLE have made over 1300 gallons, and several other mills have done a good business. We have had very little sickness during the entire fall. J. R. COCHRAN passed through our burg last week on professional business. C. E. MITCHELL of Hamilton visited his parents here the latter part of last week. We have learned with regret of the death of Mrs. WILLIAM BUTLER of Lee County, miss. She leaves a husband and several little children to mourn her loss, and fight the battle of life without the aid of a mother. They lived here for several years until about one year ago. A. J. MITCHELL, who moved to Brush Hill, I. T., last fall, says he is coming back home. His relatives and friends will be glad to see him return. We hear a number of people speak well of the News Press and its improved condition. L. PIKEVILLE, ALA. News has been received here of the death and burial last week of the infant child of GEORGE FREE, near Crews, Lamar county. The wife of JAMES K. GANN died last Wednesday night, and was buried on Thursday evening at liberty Church. A boy baby was born on Friday night last to Mr. and Mrs. H. W. HUGHES. “Uncle Jimmy” GANN continues in bad health. JOHN MANASCO of Fayette County was married on Sunday to Miss ROSE JOHNSON at the residence of the bride’s father, FRANK JOHNSON, near this place. WRONG FONT CHANCERY COURT The regular term of the Chancery Court for Marion County convened at the courthouse on Thursday last, Chancellor SIMPSON presiding. There was but little business before the court at this session. The principal case was the motion to confirm the sale of the COLINS property at Guin by the register. There were objections made by the complainant’s attorneys to the cost bills, and the register was ordered to make a new and full statement of the entire cost bill and submit the same to complainant’s attorneys within 30 days and if to satisfactory to be submitted to the chancellor, upon brief, for his decisions. The case of THAD M. WALKER vs. J. P. PEARCE was submitted upon the report of the register’s sale and was confirmed. The cases of A. BOYD & Co. vs. A. N. JONES et al, and CARROLL BROWN vs. AMERICA BROWN, were continued of the term. A divorce was granted MARY L. BELL from her husband, JEFF BELL. There were several attorneys in attendance from our neighboring counties. Court adjourned for the term on Friday morning. A VERY BAD BOY Mr. W. E. GUTHRIE of Haley’s while absent from home on a trip to Florence, had the misfortune to heave his oxen and wagon stolen. His son WESLEY came and told his mother that his father had promised him the steers and wagon to go to Winston County, but the young man went to Galloway, traded them for other stock, sold it and toll the train for parts unknown. Mr. GUTHRIE has recovered the oxen and thinks he will get the wagon. So much for letting boys do as they please while they are growing up. A WOMAN PREACHER A Mrs. Smith of Monteagle, Tenn. “The woman preacher” has been conducting revival meetings in the northeastern portion of this county for several days. She is at Hackleburg this week. She is not eloquent by any means, but is a close talker and an effective reasoner. This local heard her preach, but noticed that she failed to explain what Paul meant when he said that women should keep silent in the church. She will walk down into the water and baptize those desiring baptism, HALF RATE TO AUSTIN, TEX. VIA “COTTON BELT ROUTE” For the occasion of the international Regatta, Austin, Tex. Nov. 4th to 7th, 1895, the Cotton belt Route will sell tickets from Memphis to Austin and return on Nov. 1st, 2d, and 3d at rate of one fare for the round trip, tickets good for return passage until November 10th. For further information call on or address J. C. Davis, Traveling Freight and Passenger Agent, or C. P. Rector, Commercial Agent, 303 Main Street, Memphis, Tenn. Public speaking. Winfield Nov. 5th. Hamilton Nov. 6th. Everybody invited. Congressman J. H. BANKHEAD will address the people of Marion county upon the issues of the day at the places and dates stated. Let everybody come out and hear the political topics of the day discussed by the champion of the free and unlimited coinage of silver and the rights of the people. 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. Go to Littleton at Guin for your clothing, hats, boots, and shoes at bed rock prices. 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. Ad for New Home Sewing Machine – sold by W. R. WHITE, Hamilton, Alabama 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 Big stock of clothing just received at Littleton’s . Will sell at 75 cents on the dollar of wholesale cost. PAGE 6 THE TIDE OF THE PAST – (Poem) MY BURGLER – (short story) THE PEOPLE OF LABRADOR SEARCHING ANCIENT GRAVES IN the Punic cemeteries of Carthage Father Delattre has already examined 125 tombs. The has found a pointed terra-cotta mask, with oval face, short side whiskers and a close-shaven chin and bronze rings in the ears and also a disk of terra-cotta with a warrior on horseback in relief upon it, under the horse a running dog, and above the figure a lotus flower and a crescent moon. Every animal kept by man, excepting the cat, is taxed in Austria. MOVIONG A FACTORY – Transported 400 Feet While Machinery Worked On Moving a 300-foot three-story factory building a distance of nearly 400 feet without interruption to the work in the structure is a feat that has been accomplished recently in Jamaica Plain, near Boston…………….. THE GRAVE OF JENNY LIND It has been stated that the grave on Malvern Hills, in England, of Jenny Lind Goldschmidt, the Swedish nightingale, has been sadly neglected and is not even marked by the simplest slab. ………… TOLD ON A TOMBSTONE In an old graveyard under a hickory tree in Mexico, Mo is a tombstone, on which the following unique inscription tells fully the story of an old-time tragedy: “In memory of John W. Ricketts, who was assassinated about sunset in Audrain County on the 24th day of February 1857, in the thirty-eighth year of his age, on his return and within sight of his home. He was born near Flint Hill, Va. The victim of a conspiracy in youth, haunted and traduced in after years by those who should have been his friends, and at last shot down by a murderer clandestinely. He was a man of mind and energy, true to his friends, and forbearing to his enemies. A good brother, a kind and affectionate husband and parent and a useful citizen. Dedicated by an affectionate wife and brother. Requiescat in peace.” Horseless wagons to be run by ether motors are to be soon manufactured in Portland, Me. BILL ARP’S LETTER – “They Spent a Day at the Show and Enjoyed it Immensely” THEY PREFERRED THE GOLD – But Through Miscalculation, Instead of Getting it Get Into Jail An unsuccessful attempt was made to rob Hoge, Daly, & Co bank at Anaconda early Sunday morning. A hole was cut through the roof of the building to the safe and a hole drilled and filled with dynamite, which was touched off by a fuse…………. ALL ABOUT A PISTOL – One Man Killed and Three Seriously Wounded Town Marshal Dan Benton, of Goldfield, Col, was instantly killed Sunday afternoon and Frank Smith, Andy Coyle and Frank Steven seriously wounded in a spirited battle in the little town of Goldfield, at the foot of Bull Hill in which revolvers, shotguns and rifles were called into play. A month ago trouble was caused by the confiscation of a revolver by a police officer. The weapon was the property of Frank Smith, a saloon keeper, who demanded that it be returned to him. Sunday he and a friend named Coch both heavily armed again presented the claim to Marshal Benton, who refused to give up the revolver. The marshal and deputy, J. F. Burt, retreated to a cabin for the purpose of arranging their arms. Smith and Cook stationed themselves about 100 feet from the door and awaited the reappearance of the officers. The marshal and his deputy each stepped out with a revolver in hand. Benton called to the two men to throw up their hands, and as they did not comply, began firing. The battle was short and desperate, though the four men kept firing rapidly for several minutes. Soon Marshal Benton fell dead with a bullet through his heart, and Smith fell to the ground with a bad wound. A yell of pain came from Frank Stevens, a bystander, one of his arms being torn from his body. Andy Coyle had taken the part of the officers and received a bullet in the thigh. The battle caused intense excitement over the hills. MURDER OF COREA’S QUEEN – Japanese Officials Implicated – to be Punished Regardless of Rank A Tokio journal, the Asaki, says that minister Miura and the Japanese officials are returning to Japan under escort of gendarmes. The foreign representative at Seoul are stated to have demanded protection to their respective legations. All of them agree in denouncing the Japanese as the murderers of the queen………….. DOING ITS USUAL WORK The wires bring news of two more accidental suicides from handling pistols…………. PAGE 7 FOR THE FAIR SEX – Notes of Interest for the Ladies RESPLENDENT JETS COLLEGE FOR HOUSEWIVES There is a college for housewives at Walthanstan, England, where young women may learn all the branches of domestic work, including cookery, needlework, laundry work and household superintendence……….. AND NOW FOR POWDERED HEADS Mary Antoinette furore is bringing powdered heads very much to the fore. The bal poudre has been a very popular form of entertainment at the various watering places this year………. NEW SOCEITY FAD ABROAD A pretty custom has been revived abroad, which will probably be followed by American society faddists. Men no longer offer their arms to ladies in handing them from dining to drawing room, but grasp the tips of the fair partners fingers and lead them away, just as they used to do in the time of the Louises…………. SHE HAD A GOOD CRY The young woman and her escort had ridden from Fifty-ninth street to Turrytown on their wheels. ………. A ROYAL TOURIST FASHION NOTES A MOUNTAIN OF SALT One of the greatest natural wonders of the united states is a solid mountain of rock salt, which is situated on an island in a sea marsh in Southern Louisiana……….. NEW ZEALAND SHEEP Up to ten years ago the only means new Zealand sheep growers had of getting rid of their surplus stock was to boil the carcasses down and ship the tallow…………. HEALTH FALLACIES A writer in Lippincott’s Magazine thinks that the health of the people would be brought up to a better condition if they were educated out of the following fallacies: …………… CHINA’S FAMOUS WALL – The entire history of China, like that of Egypt, is divided into dynasties. The great Chinese Wall was begun by Chehwang-te, first emperor of the Tsin Dynasty, 240 B. C…………….. HAIR DYE FOR ROYALTY An amusing story comes from the court of Italy…………… FLORIDA ALLIGATORS – Hunters Are Driving Them Out Of Existence THE SWORD SWALLOWERS – By Practice He Forces the Blade Beyond the Stomach HORSE MIND READER “Horses are almost as superstitious as men, but unlike men, they can be reasoned with and made broad-minded, liberal, free-thinking philosophers….”………………. A TOUGH SUBJECT If ever a man bore a charmed life Nathan Porter, of Cross Creek, Ohio, is that man……… ATHLETICS AND FOOD – What Should be Eaten and What Should Be avoided. BRONCHO AND BUFFALO A number of delighted passengers on the Kansas Pacific Railway passed by a Mexican vaquero, who had been sent out from Kansas City to rope a buffalo as an advertisement for the stockyards. ……. AN INGENIOUS PREACHER A Methodist pastor, who after hard work, has succeeded in gathering together a goodly congregation in a working class suburb of Sheffield, England, has hit upon an ingenious device for increasing the attendance at the weekday prayer meeting. Finding that the evening was an inconvenient time for most of the congregation he altered the hour to 6 a.m. and them to 5 a.m. with no better result, whereupon he mad up his mind to offer both material and spiritual nourishment and now starts his meeting at 6 with a free breakfast to follow. Slate pencils are now manufactured of bone. PAGE 8 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 Ad for Brown’s Iron Bitters 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. Ad for Two Superb Engravings THE NEWS PRESS MA’S WAY – (Poem) THE NEWSPAPERS – [Amory (Miss) Argus] The big daily newspapers are all right. Now that we have them with a system of gathering and distributing news never before equaled, or even approached unto, we do not see how we could do without them…………. ARTEMUS WARD’S BOYHOOD – [Lewiston (Me.) Journal] FROM THE INNER TEMPLE A misfortune avoided is a blessing gained. Want is the last that drives us to our work. Love gives its heart away, but hate “steals” its own……………….. 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/hamilton1757gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 63.9 Kb