Marion County AlArchives News.....HAMILTON APPEAL February 28, 1896 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Veneta McKinney http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00016.html#0003775 May 7, 2010, 12:13 am Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History February 28, 1896 Microfilm Ref Call #559 Microfilm Order #M1992.0966 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE HAMILTON APPEAL VOL. 1 HAMILTON,, MARION CO., ALA. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1896 NO. 7 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 pm Belgreen – Arrives at 11:40 am and leaves at 12 m AT WINFIELD Train at 11:59 am and 3:48 pm Pearce’s Mill – Arrives at 11:20 am and leaves at 12m Haley’s – Arrives at m and leaves at 12:30 pm on Monday and Friday Fayette – Arrives at 9 am and leaves at 9:30 am on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday AT GUIN Train at 11:45 am and 4:03 am Hamilton – Arrives at 10 am and leaves at 12 m daily except Sunday. Vernon – Arrives Monday and Friday at 5 pm leaves Tuesday and Saturday at 7 am Pharos – Arrives Wednesday and Saturday at 10 am and leaves at 1 pm same days Twin – Arrives Tuesday and Friday at 3 pm and leaves at 5 pm the same days. CIRCUIT COURT Judge – T. R. ROULBAC, of Colbert County Solicitor – A. H. CARMICHAEL, of Colbert Court meets the first Monday after the 4th Monday in January and second Monday in August CHANCERY COURT Chancellor – W. H. SIMPSON of Decatur Court meets on Thursday after the third Monday in April and October. COMMISSIONER’S COURT JASON P. FORD, chairman; A M CANTRELL, J. C. NORTHINGTON, A F M HOWELL and JOHN F. LOWE, members Meets on the 2nd Monday in February and August and the first Monday in April and November COUNTY OFFICERS Sheriff – W. W. HALL, Hamilton Clerk – J. F. HAMILTON, Hamilton Register – W. B. RIGGAN, Hamilton Tax Assessor – T. J. FARIS – Bexar Tax Collector – M. M. FRAZIER – Guin Treasurer – J. B. WOOD, Hamilton Superintendent of Education – W. A. DUNN PROBATE COURT Judge – JASON P. FORD Meets the second Monday in each month. CHURCH NOTICE M. E. CHURCH SOUTH - Hamilton – Services first Sunday in each month at 11 am and 7 p.m.; fourth Sunday at 7 p.m. and every fifth Sunday at 11 a.m. Rev. S. P. SMITH, pastor. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. W. R. WHITE, Superintendent. Prayer meeting on Wednesday night. MASONIC Hamilton Lodge No. 344 – G. N. STOKES, WM.; A. J. THORN, SW; A. H. BURLESON, JW ; G. B. MIXON, Treas.; R. W. CLARK, Sec’y Guin Lodge No. 478 – T. J. SPRINGFIELD, WM; WATSON BROWN, SW; W. H. MATTHEWS, JW; M T AKERS, Treas. ; J. H. RILEY, Sec’y Winfield Lodge No. 304 – E. VICKERY, WM; J. F. EARNEST, SW; J. M. SPANN, JW. ; J. C. EGAN, Treas. W. T. MUSGROVE, Sec’y Hackleburg Lodge No. 526 – A. M. CANTRELL, WM; W. W. FREDERICK, SW; P. N. GREEN, JW; E. A. MIXON, Treas.; JOHN A. GREEN, Sec’y Bexar Lodge No. 280 – JOHN ARNOLD, WM; W. L. WHITEHEAD, SW ; W. A. BALLARD, JW; A. L. MOORMAN, Treas.; T. J. YOUNG, Sec’y Pleasant Hill Lodge No. 321 – W. H. FLIPPO, WM; PORTER DUBOISE, SW.; SETH BOTTOMS, JW; A. RANDOLPH, Treas., J. J. COATES, Sec’y DEATH BY FLAMES – 7 PEOPLE CAUGHT IN A BURNING BUIDING IN BALTIMORE GOLD RESERVE $104,000,000 THE 54TH CONGRESS – Routine of House and Senate Briefly Chronicled PULITIZER IS A SICK MAN A special from Fernandina, Fla. Says: Joseph Pulitzer, owner of the New York World, came from Jekyl Island on the steamer Passport, Captain White, landing at Fernandina Thursday. He left immediately on a special train for St. Augustine, where he will remain till Monday. He is in wretched health and nearly blind. He is accompanied by a member of his editorial staff. NATIONAL CAPITAL – GOSSIP OF WASHINGTON IN BRIEF PARAGRAPHS “BILL NYE” IS DEAD PAGE 2 THE APPEAL J. S. CLEMENTS, Editor and Proprietor Subscription Rates One year, 50 cents, Six Months 25 cts. -----(Political commentary)----- The year is starting out great. Hardly a month has passed and we have learned how to cure consumption, and how to see through a millstone without a hole in it. Now comes word that Dr. NANSEN has discovered the North Pole and hung a red lamp upon it. Hurrah for 1896! It is a record breaker already – [Ex.] PLANT LESS COTTON PARTY LAW Ad for the Delineator SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT Of John R. Wood, County Treasurer Of Marion County, Ala. Showing Amount Received Since July 1st 1895 To January 1st 1896 And Amount Paid Out And For What Purpose GENERAL COUNTY FUND Amount on hand to July 1, 1895 $883.96 Amount of bridge fund received from bridge fund 203.68 T. J. FARIS tax assessor on est. lands for 1894 9.55 M. M. FRAZIER tax collector on tax of B&S RR for 1894 276.40 JASON P. FORD judge of probate redemption of land by W. E. SKEGGS 24.85 M. M. FRAZIER t.c. on Oct. report 457.89 A. F. M. HOWELL old bridge lumber 0.70 M. M. FRAZIER t. c. on Nov. report 809.80 J. P. FORD, j. o. p. for window blind 0.20 J. P. FORD, j. o. p. on acct of land sale 26.95 J. P. FORD, probate judge, on acct of auction sale by CHARLES SIFF 1.10 TOTAL %2,700.18 DISBURSEMENTS OF GENERAL COUNTY FUND Overpayment of tax on general fund by M. M. FRAZIER tax collector $1.35 Expenses of Commissioner’s Court 122.20 Examining Co. Treasurers books 21.20 Grand jury certificates 208.30 Expenses of an election 3.00 Bailiff for grand jury and riding bailiffs 84.40 Of escape lands in 1894 9.55 Postage for tax collector 6.44 Burial and inquest expenses for W. P. HARRIS 6.90 Bailiffs for court 16.40 Petit jury certificates 552.95 Tax Collectors commission 5.52 Express charges M. M. FRAZIER 1.10 Cleaning out public wells 2.25 Attending one day at trial of the board of equalization M. M. FRAZIER 2.00 Examining Confederate pension claims 9.20 Keeping MARTHA CAGLE, a pauper, and other paupers 84.54 Publishing Co. Treasurer’s report 20.00 Publishing notice to tax payers 3.00 Trying two cases of insanity 6.50 Well bucket and rope 0.70 Envelopes for Sheriff 1.00 One set of hinges for sheriff 0.25 Medical services for paupers 48.50 Bailiffs to summons venire 30.00 Waiting on court by deputy sheriff 16.00 Carrying W. O. CANTRELL to insane hospital 20.00 Stationery furnished clerk’s office 24.40 Goods and stationery furnished Register in Chancery 17.45 Making land book for the year 1894 T. J. FARIS 100.00 Stationery for Marion County 15.10 Waiting on board of equalization T. J. FAIRS 10.00 Placing value on land belonging to the state by T. J. FARIS 2.00 Paid Co. members b’rd of Equal taxes 15.00 Tax abstract 3.45 Money furnished to bring JOHN HULSEY, a blind boy from Taladega 4.50 Tax collectors receipt book 8.80 Sheriffs cost in guest forfeiture 4.55 Waiting on chancery court 6.00 Carrying JNO. MATOX to insane asyl’m 12.50 Burial expenses for Mrs. A. A. DICKEY, a pauper 2.00 For putting sewers in county jail 38.25 Ex-officio services from April 1st 1895 to Nov. 4, 1895 J. F. HAMILTON 116.80 Freight paid for the county 1.60 Making abstract of taxes for the year 1895 JASON P. FORD 75.00 Stoves for court house and freight 23.93 Goods and stationery for county 78.23 Postage for probate judge’s office 10.00 Legal advertising for county 31.50 Carrying A. J. ALLEN to insane hospital 23.05 Ex-officio services for reminder of year 1894 to Aug 21 1895 W. W. HALL 81.70 Ex-officio services 1 year J. P. FORD 83.05 For road services from Nov. 1894 to Nov. 1895 JASON P. FORD 16.50 Money expended for work for county W. W. HALL 28.68 Moving W. M. KENNEDY and MARION PALMER to Jefferson county jail 32.10 Furnished fuel and bedding for jail 50.00 Stationery and records for equalizers 30.00 Mortgage record and express on same 15.80 Account book and stationery for probate judge 10.35 Tax and land books for tax assessor 21.00 Rubber stamps for treasurers office 0.90 Two quires of blanks for probate’s office 1.76 Forfeiture set aside against HENRY SWINNEY JOHN F. HAMILTON 14.20 TOTAL $2,298.62 FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND Showing Amount Received Since July 1st 1894 To January 1st 1895 And Amount Paid Out And For What Purpose To amount on hand $30.00 On JOHN STILL fine 5.00 Fine against JANE VARON and L. H. VARON and T. A. and S. M. PERKINS 9.50 Fine against EARNEST LEWIS 25.00 Fine against B. A. TODD 1.00 Fine against PIG REED .0.01 Fine against IKE ROWELL and others 46.60 Fine against J. D. CLARK 5.00 TOTAL AMOUNT $125.61 DISRURSEMENTS OF FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND State witness claims $63.30 Clerk’s cost wherein state failed and commission on fines 44.28 TOTAL AMOUNT $107.58 Approved by the Commissioners Court and ordered published in the Hamilton Appeal JASON P. FORD, Judge of Probate PAGE 3 THE APPEAL Issued Every Friday Hamilton, Feb. 28, 1896 ANNOUNCEMENTS For Beat Offices, $3; County, $5, District $10. FOR SHERIFF I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Marion County at the next election, subject to the action of the Democratic Party. W. B. RIGGAN I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Marion County, subject to the action of the Democratic Party. PERRY W. STIDHAM FOR TAX COLLECTOR I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Tax Collector of Marion County, subject to the action of the Democratic Party. Respectfully, R. N. TERRELL FOR STATE SENATOR I hereby announce myself as a candidate to represent the Thirty-first Senatorial District composed of the counties of Marion, Franklin, and Colbert in the Senate of the state of Alabama, subject to the action of the Democratic Party. J. T. YOUNG FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION I herby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Superintendent of Education of Marion County subject to the action of the Democratic Party. C. E. MITCHELL FOR COUNTY TREASURER I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of Treasurer of Marion County, subject to the action of the Democratic Party. JOHN B. WOOD FOR TAX ASSESSOR I hereby announce myself as a candidate for tax Assessor of Marion County, subject to the action of the Democratic Party. J. R. JONES I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Tax Assessor of Marion County, subject to the action of the Democratic Party. T. V. BISHOP Candidates and more candidates M. M. FRAZIER of Guin is in town. Uncle BOB BOLIN left recently for Arkansas. CLIFF FRAZIER, of Guin was in town last Sunday. Tax Assessor FARIS of Bexar is here on business. DICK WHITE, of Detroit, visited relatives here on Sunday last. J. B. HAROLD, of near Detroit, was in town this week on business. Miss VIRGINIA GOGGANS, of near Bexar is now in school at this place. W. Q. NORTHINGTON spent last Sunday with friends near Hamilton. C. P. LUNSFORD, of near Hackleburgh, was on our streets the first of the week. C. E. MITCHELL, Esq. returned last Wednesday from a trip to Russellville. Miss SALLIE WILLIAMS returned yesterday from a visit to her home at Bear Creek. The long and much needed store flues are in coarse of erection at the church. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. HENDERSON SANDERSON died Wednesday morning. JAMES T. WHITE and family left for Guin last Tuesday, where they will make their home. Send in your announcements, candidates, it cost $5 and your name is printed on the ticket. A. F. M. HOWELL of Haleys, was in town yesterday on his way to the western portion of the county. Capt. HAMILTON and his son JOHN went driving last Wednesday but did not succeed in killing any deer. Uncle BILLY HAMILTON, of near Barnesville, is still very ill and we regret to say that little hope is entertained of his recovery. GEORGE MAXWELL and PERRY CLANTON, two candidates from near Bexar, were shaking hands with the Hamilton people yesterday. Deputy Marshal COWART was in town this week with two prisoners, D. M. and G. M. CARR, who were tried before Commissioner COOPER. The first named, who was charged with stilling, was discharged, the latter, charged with retailing was held to bail. J. D. ARNOLD, a prominent merchant of Bexar, is in town. T. V. BISHOP, of Bexar is circulating among Hamilton friends today. T. L. CARTER, representing the Jesse French Piano and Organ Co. was here the first of the week, and sold a good chapel organ to the members of the Methodist church. HUM DUKE was arrested on last Sunday night near Bexar by Sheriff HALL and Deputy RIGGAN and is now in jail at this place. Two cases of concealed weapons are docketed against him. GEORGE PALMER and wife, of near Pikeville, passed through town yesterday en route to his father’s a few miles north of here, to attend the marriage of GEORGE’S sister, Miss ANNIE, to Mr. BIRD SELF. JOHN H. SIMMONS and Miss MILLIE TERRELL were married on last Tuesday at the residence of the bride’s mother, three miles south of Hamilton. The young couple are well and favorably known and the Appeal joins their many friends in wishing for them a long, prosperous and happy life. GUIN LOCALS We are having some real spring-like weather now and the farmers are busy hauling guano. There are several cases of measles around town. Mr. M. T. AKERS has five cases at his house and some of them are pretty sick but we hope they will be well in a short time. We are having quite a lot of northern men down in our county, or in this part anyway, prospecting and we think that some of them will locate here or somewhere near here. We are glad to see the tide of immigration turning this way as we have as much room for them here in Marion County as there is anywhere, and we need a lot of enterprising men in here to help us out. JIM CREW was in town yesterday. He came up to buy him a horse from our friend LITTLETON and succeeded in doing so. Also, Dr. SEAY, from Millport, was here yesterday and bought one of the same lot and he and JIM saved their car fare by riding home horseback. R. A. BAIRD has the sympathy of the entire community in the death of one of his babies a few days since. Candidates are getting to be very common around here and we would not think of being a candidate for anything. It is entirely too common a thing for us to monkey with. Success to the Appeal TOM N JERRY, Guin, Ala. Feb. 26 WINFIELD NEWS Editor Hamilton Appeal: If you will allow me space in your valuable paper I will write you a few dots from this section. Weather cool and windy. Health good and business lively, comparatively speaking. The farmers seem to be very busy hauling guano as if they are bent on planting a large crop of cotton this year. Quite a number of our people attended Mardi Gras at Birmingham and report a very nice time. Another two years have rolled around and if we are to judge by the announcement columns of our county papers, hand-shaking will soon be the order of the day. The friendly circle seems to be increasing very rapidly and if it should increase for the next two or three weeks as fast as it has for the past three, their task will be much lighter, unless they take to shaking each others hands. Among the number I notice the name of JONATHAN R. JONES for Tax Assessor, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. Mr. JONES has been a citizen of Marion County for the last ten years and is a good business man; one with whom it is always “business before pleasure,” and if elected will fill the office with credit both to himself and the county. He is a staunch Democrat and has always been loyal to the party. While I have nothing against the other aspirants of the same office I think MR. JONES is entitled to the nomination on the following grounds 1. Because he is a stalwart democrat whose democracy has never been questioned. 2 because I believe in “passing the pie around: 3. Because both the other aspirants have at different times been honored by the people of Marion county 4. Last, but not least, Winfield beat has not had the honor of furnishing a county officer in a number of years. We are for JONES for Tax Assessor and JOSEPH F. JOHNSTON for governor. T. A. ROBERTS, Winfield, Ala, Feb. 25 ABALINE LOCALS We are having some fair weather and the farmers are well pleased. MEREDITH WIGINTON, who has been sick with measles, is improving and we hope to see her up again soon L. L. LAWLER, who had been quite feeble for several months is reported as improving very slowly. The report that PARSON CONWAY’S family had measles proves to be a mistake. We are sorry to say that the family of W. D. PURSER who died last fall are no better, or at least some of them are not. This unfortunate family is in a critical condition and the writer would have visited them of late but he was actually afraid to go to mill on account of measles. J. M. HODGES is doing a good business erecting comfortable buildings for his family and out buildings for his stock. He raised two stables and a smokehouse one day last week. Rev. W. R. PATTERSON has swapped his horse for a mule, he probably thinks it will be appropriate because King David rode a mule, but at any rate he is a good man and we wish him well. Republican literature is circulating quite freely in this section, but we can inform the boys that their work will not accomplish much. Hurrah for democracy, free silver and JOE JOHNSTON. BOB LINK, Abaline, Ala. February 23 Beautify your complexion by using oatmeal and buttermilk soaps. For sale by Mrs. CLEMENTS. DETROIT GLEANINGS We are having some pleasant weather now. Mr. J. S. EVANS and DICK WHITE visited Hamilton last Sunday. Mr. BOB DUNCAN and his sister, of near Hamilton, are visiting relatives at this place. The literary society met last Friday night and had a very nice time. Our school is holding up very well. JOHN CLARK, who has been attending school here, has been absent the past few days. The boys claim that a certain little girl caught his eye and her beauty made him sick. Detroit is on a boom. There is a candidate around almost every day, and we advise the boys to be careful when they go out guaning as a stray shot might get a candidate. Success to the Appeal and its editor. JOHN & TOM, Detroit, Ala., Feb. 25 TRIBUTE OF RESPECT The following preamble and resolutions were adopted by the Hamilton Sunday school upon the death of Mrs. MARY A. DUNCAN. Whereas, in the providence of God, our Sunday School has recently suffered a severe loss in the death of Mrs. MARY ANN DUNCAN; therefore be it Resolved, that we miss her familiar face from its accustomed place in this Sunday School. Resolved, that we tender our heart-felt sympathy to the bereaved family, and pray that the Almighty God may sustain them in this hour of affliction, and that he influence of her life may abide with this Sunday School and loved ones, guiding us to the home of the soul. In her death the Sunday school has lost a faithful friend, yet we bow to Him who doeth all things well. On motion it was ordered that these resolutions be spread upon the minutes and published in the Hamilton papers. DELIA KEY, IDA M. BACON, SALLIE E. CLARK, Committee, Hamilton, February 15, 1896 A TRIBUTE TO EUGENE FIELD – (poem by MARY WARE, in Birmingham State Herald) DUG HIS OWN GRAVE A Birmingham special to the St. Louis Republic says: The statement is often heard that a man is digging his own grave, but it does not prove true literally very frequently. In the cemetery at Pratt City, Ala., is buried a man who dug his own grave. He was no crank preparing to die. On the contrary, he had no idea that he would fill the greave when he was preparing it. The story is a peculiar one. The man was JAMES THOMAS, a railroad employee. His brother had been ill in Tennessee for quite awhile. He received a telegraph announcing his death, and saying that the body would be shipped to Pratt City on a certain train, and that it was imperative on account of the condition of the corpse that it be buried immediately upon its arrival. In his hurry to prepare a grave for his dead brother, Thomas dug it himself. The next day the body had not come and he received a message saying that the corpse was so badly decomposed that it could not be shipped and had been interred in Tennessee. The grave was left unmolested, and just 10 days later Thomas himself was ground to death under the wheels of his train and his body laid in the grave he had dug for his brother. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. January 29, 1896 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the Circuit Court at Hamilton, Alabama on March 21st 1896, viz: ZEBLON FORTNER, Homestead entry No. 19,479 for the SW ¼ OF Sec 2 T 9 South R 12 West He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of said land, viz: THOMAS HOLCOMB, W. THOMAS BAKER, W. DOSSEY MCMURRAY, ISAAC J. WADE, all of Bear Creek, Alabama., JESSE W. ELLIS, Register A RARE BARGAIN For Sale – a pair of the French Burr Mill Rocks – Good as new. Will take $50.00 cash. Rocks will be delivered free on board cars at Eldridge, Ala or they may be seen at Texas, Ala. Call on or address, J. P. PEARCE, Pearce’s Mills, Ala. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION Notice is hereby given that the co-partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, under the name and style of MARTIN & GUYTON, has this day been dissolved by mutual content. M. C. MARTIN W. GUYTON, This February 19th, 1896 Buy your stationery from Mrs. E. H. CLEMENTS. A good supply always on hand at the very lowest prices. Ad for Carter Piano and Organ Good job printing. I do the best job printing you can buy. My prices are no highest than you now pay for sorry printing elsewhere. I have new material and years of experience. 1000 Note Heads for $2; 500 for $1.25; 250 for 75c; 100 for 50c; 1000 Envelopes for $2; 500 for $1.25; 250 for 65c; 100 for 35c. I do the best printing and furnish the paper. Printers kick on my low prices, but I am not starving to death at it at all. IF the work is not first-class, I buy it back. Cash must accompany all orders. I print anything you want at very low prices. Write for my price list printed in three colors. “Ask me anything about any kind of printing.” JON ERL GARRISON, Sulligent, Ala. West Alabama Agricultural School – Hamilton, Alabama. Co-Educational. First Session opened 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. The Hamilton Appeal 50 cents a Year. PAGE 4 -----(small ads)----- SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL Commercial travelers who do not requite to carry many samples are using the bicycle out West, as they do not have to wait for trains between towns. A Frenchman has invented an electric plate washer, designed for hotels and restaurants. The machine will wash 2000 plates per hour and does its work perfectly THE LATEST IN THIEVES’ COATS TRUE LOVE WINS EVEN IN RUSSIA Ad for W. L. DOUGLAS $3 shoes – (picture of shoe) Ad for Tuerk Water Motor for sale Ad for Syrup of Figs Ad for Potash Ad for Ripan’s Tabules Ad for Mill and Mining supplies – (picture of engine) Ad for Elkhart Wagon – (picture of carriage) Ad for Pearline Ad for John A Salzer Seed Co. Ad for Brown’s Iron Bitters Ad for Hood’s Sarsaparilla File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers/hamilton49nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/alfiles/ File size: 24.0 Kb