Marion County AlArchives News.....HAMILTON APPEAL March 13, 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, 12:28 am Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History March 13, 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 MARCH 13, 1896 NO. 9 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 DUNCAN WAS PARDONED = End of an Extraordinary Criminal Case at Atlanta JACKSON – WALLING PAPERS LEGAL THE 54TH CONGRESS – Routine of House and Senate Briefly Chronicled REPORT ON CUBANS – Gen. Meritt May be Sent Down for That Purpose TALMAGE’S SONS FAIL – Well Known Rice Merchants Assigns with Heavy Liabilities DEATH IN A LANDSLIDE (Portland Oregon) Ad for Weekly Detroit Free Press Ad for The American Farmer Ad for Crabtree’s Farmer PAGE 2 THE APPEAL J. S. CLEMENTS, Editor and Proprietor Subscription Rates One year, 50 cents, Six Months 25 cts. -----(Political commentary)----- MORRIS SLATER, alias “Railroad Bill” the notorious negro desperado, met his death at Atmore station on last Saturday night. He had committed two or three murders and many robberies but trusty shot guns in the hands of determined men ended his career. Gaston A. Robbins who was elected to Congress by the democrats of the Fourth District, has been unseated and his place given to W. F. ALDRIDGE. Czar Reed will now carry the Fourth. 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. PARTY LAW Ad for The Great Enquirer W. H. KEY, Russellville, Ala. C. E. MITCHELL, Hamilton, Ala. KEY & MITCHELL, Attorneys-at-law and Solicitors in Chancery, Hamilton, Ala. Will practice in all the courts of Marion and adjoining counties. Special attention given to the collection of claims. Ad for Southern Music Co., Birmingham, Ala. $65.00 Top buggy for $45.00 (picture of buggy). Buy good goods and buy them from headquarters where you will always get the right kind of prices. Here we are agian! Offering our usual inducements for year 1896. Fifty-five dollars ($55.00) sewing machine fro Twenty Dollars. A full jewel top buggy, worth Sixty-five dollars, for $45.00. Besides above we have many more special bargains too numerous to mention. We are still headquarters for hardware, agricultural implements and machinery of all kinds. Furniture, carpets, rugs, wallpaper. Window shades from 20 cts. up. Buggies, hacks, road carts and the old reliable gestring wagons. McCormick Mowers, Hay rakes, harnesses, bridles, saddles, & c. We ask that you call or write us. We can and will save you money if you will give us an opportunity. We are general agents for the Foos Scientific grinding mills. LANN & CARTER Hardware Co, Aberdeen, Miss. PAGE 3 THE APPEAL Issued Every Friday Hamilton, March 13, 1896 ANNOUNCEMENTS For Beat Offices, $3; County, $5, District $10. 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 REPRESENTATIVE I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Representative in the next General Assembly of Alabama, subject to the action of the Democratic Party. JOHN R. HOLLADAY 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 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 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 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 CONSTABLE I hereby announce myself a candidate for Constable of Beat NO. 1, subject to the action of the Democratic Party. JAMES A. HAMILTON CLUB RATES Dr. MARTIN is on the sick list this week. C. P. LUNSFORD, of Lunsford, was in town this week. Mrs. BETTIE WHITE is visiting relatives at Guin this week. Messrs. CLIFF FRAZIER and LEE CRUMP, of Guin spent Sunday last with Hamilton friends. Miss JESSIE BOSTIC, who has been attending school here, returned to her home near Goldmine on last week. J. T. DUNN, who returned from Nashville last week, is sick with measles. We hope to see him out again soon. J. E. CLEVELAND is as happy as a lark this week. It’s a fine girl this time. The wee miss made her appearance on last Tuesday night. Don’t fail to notice the advertisement of the Southern Music Co. in this issue. This is a reliable house and our readers who may need anything in this line would do well to give them a trial. A light snow fell yesterday. JOHN RILEY, of Guin, is in town. GEORGE MAXWELL of Bexar was here yesterday. LEE WEATHERFORD, of Savoy was on our streets this week. J. H. STONE, of Bexar, was here the first of the week. T. L. SHOTTS of Shottsville was on our streets yesterday. W. F. GREEEN of Pikeville spent last Monday night at Hamilton. JOHN WINSETT, the Nimrod of Marion, killed two fine turkeys this week. BABE SHOTTS, a candidate for treasurer was shaking hands here yesterday. STIRLING UNDERWOOD, of Goldmine, dropped in to see us while in town yesterday. B. F. CORBIN, of the eastern portion of the county, was here on business the first of the week. Miss IDA BACON, whose illness we mentioned last week, is again able to return to her school duties. MINNIE, the infant daughter of Dr. W. GUYTON has been very sick for the past week but is now improving. G. M. PRICE, the patent fence man who spent some time in the county last fall, was in town the first of the week. C. NORTHINGTON, a prominent business man of Bexar, was here Tuesday. He brought his son whom he placed in school. Hon. R. H. CLARKE failed to meet his appointment here yesterday, it being impossible for him to do so and meet his appointment at Leighton today. He addressed the citizens of Guin yesterday. ITEMS FROM TWIN Health is good in this vicinity but to much rain for the farmers. J. T. WESTBROOKS is out again. He was seen three miles from home on last Sunday. Hurrah for him and his partner, W. N. VAUGHN. J. G. WILLIAMS attended singing at Guin last Sunday. J. L. WARREN made a business trip to T. A. VAUGHN’S last Sunday. G. M. ALEXANDER is acting as goose agent at this place. V. J. WESTBROOKS is building a yard to keep his kids in this summer. BURLISON and ALEXANDER are working on their machinery. Success to them. W. M. BURLSON is agent for the Appeal, and also for watermelon seed and all kinds of garden seed. Good luck to him and his girl. ED PINCHER was in town last Monday. W. T. BURLESON, of Goldmine, is out for Tax Collector. He was in our midst last Saturday. Hurrah for him. Misses M. R. WILLIAMS, DELIA VAUGHN and ZORA WILLIAMS are attending the singings this week. T. A. VAUGHN was in town last Sunday night. Success to the Appeal and its many readers is the wish of BIG SIX, Twin, March 10 FROM GOLDMINE Farmers wear sad faces of late on account of so much rain. Measles have about subsided in our neighborhood. Judging from the amount of guano being hauled our neighbor’s contemplate a large cotton crop. We are in receipt of a copy of the Hamilton Appeal which, after thorough inspection, we pronounce a clean sheet, and in our humble opinion it stands correct on the political questions confronting us today. We bespeak for it success in old Marion. Candidates are getting quite numerous and we think it would be a good time to take up church and Sunday School collections. Let every democrat in Marion turn out and hear what the candidates have to say for themselves. We agree with the Appeal that none but true and staunch democrats should be nominated. We are for the nominees whoever they may be. Success to the Appeal and free silver. DEMOCRAT, Goldmine, March 10 GUIN LOCALS We have had some nice weather up to last night it rained some but is too cold to rain today. W. A. NELSON, of near Pearce’s Mills, started for Texas last night, where we understand he will spend the summer and if it suits him will locate there next year. JIM PEARCE passed through town last Sunday on his return from Louisville where he has been buying his spring stock of goods. A. H. CADDELL returned from Mobile the latter part of last week where he went with a car load of sheep and cattle to sell. Guin is on a boom. We can count twelve business houses and they all seem to be doing well, considering the hard times. Everybody has gone to work and the croquet game has gone dead. Though we manage to get up a quorum on Saturday evenings it is mighty hard work. Some of Mr. AKER’S family are pretty sick with measles yet, so we hear. The young folks had a nice party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. MCWHORTER on last Saturday night. Our big singing closed on last Sunday morning, after lasting two weeks. It was conducted by Prof. BRAND, of Sylacauga, this state. CLIFF FRAZIER and LEE CRUMP made a flying trip to Hamilton the latter part of last week. We know just how BOB feels now that it has rained again and he can’t get out of the dugout. And the boys will not let him alone which makes him made and tried his patience. BILL ROBERTS says: “You fellows have got our platform but you can’t horn us off of it, and we are going to vote the free silver ticket straight.” BILL used to be a populite but he has come back again and I think we ought to try to keep all of that come back in a good humor and let them stay. Success to the Appeal and the free silver ticket. TOM & JERRY, Guin, March 11 BEAR CREEK LOCALS Everybody is well and happy after quite a siege of La Grippe --- many of our citizens have suffered. Business is brisk with our merchants and the farmer “whistles as on he goes” “to ply with steady hand” and make bread for all. Mr. A. RANDOLPH went to Hackleburgh Saturday on business. Mr. J. R. PHILLIPS has gone to Nashville to purchase his spring goods. Messrs MITCHELL and LINDSEY, commercial travelers, were noticed on our streets during the last few days. Miss VIE PHILLIPS is visiting relatives and friends in Haleyville this week. Mr. W. S. SAWLEY, of Sand Mt., has moved to the Bradford place, on mile north of the station. Mr. W. H. FLIPPO attended the meeting of the O. R. R. Society in Sheffield Friday night. We have now a good physician with us – Dr. MARTIN lately of Albertville, Ala. He lives several miles from town, but boards with MR. J. C. SRYGLEY till he can make arrangements to move his family here. The Debating and Literary Society is moving on nicely. All the objections heard is that our champion speakers make their orations too lengthy, but even the sun itself has spots. Success to the Appeal. BERYL, Bear Creek, March 10 WILLIAM H. HAMILTON It is with sincere regret that we chronicle the death of Mr. WILLIAM H. HAMILTON, which sad event occurred at his home nine miles west of Hamilton on last Monday morning at 9 o’clock, at the advanced age of seventy-five years. For some months he had been afflicted with dropsy and his suffering was great up to the final hour. “Uncle Billie” as he was commonly known, was an honorable, upright man, like and much respected by all who knew him. In his death the county loses one of its oldest and best citizens. A wife and six children are left to mourn his departure. The remains, followed by a large concourse of relatives and friends, were taken to the old family burying ground where they will rest until the morn of the resurrection. May a gracious God mete out comfort to the bereaved wife and children. ITEMS FROM HALEYS News scarce this week. We regret to mention the serious illness of Mrs. MARTHA THOMAS. Hope she may soon recover. Mrs. MACK LAMBERT is quite sick this week. Plenty of candidates in this section, and they all think they will be elected. Farmers are progressing slowly with their work owing to so much rain, but they are hustling to raise a big crop of four-cent cotton. Success to the Appeal and its many readers. UNCLE REMUS, Haleys, March 11 HACKLEBURGH LOCALS Farmers are preparing for corn planting. There was quite a large crowd out at the Freewill church on last Sunday. T. V. BISHOP, of Bexar, was in our midst last Saturday. A. J. MITCHELL, of Thorn Hill, visited relatives at this place on last week. Mr. B. P. CANTRELL has abandoned his new ground for fear of cutting a tree on a candidate. Hackleburgh can boast of being in good circumstances for everybody have recently paid their doctor bills. There was quite a number out at the school meeting last Saturday. They say that BUD COLEMAN came down the road on last Sunday evening. Miss ADALINE CLAY is suffering a good deal with a felon on her finger. Success to the Appeal. RIP, Hackleburgh, March 9 PIKEVILLE NEWS Mrs. ROSA ALLMAN returned on Monday from a week’s visit to relatives at Guin. Mr. ROGERS, representing the A. N. KELLOGG Newspaper Co., of Memphis, was here on business last Saturday. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. HARDIN died on Sunday and was buried on Monday at the grave year near Liberty church. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of our community in their affliction. Like a little sunbeam on a cloudy day. It brightened their home a little while Was then rudely snatched way. Mrs. KIRKSEY has moved to the JOE CAMP place. Mrs. JANE WOODS and her daughter, Miss MARY BELLE, visited Guin yesterday. Log rollings, fence repairings and other farm operations are in full blast. These things, together with the swelling buds and the pretty weather, reminds us that spring is at hand. “Tom and Jerry” of Guin should not hesitate to announce himself a candidate. From present indications he would be with the majority were he to do so. It does seem like everybody could take a county paper at 50 cents a year. We would like to see every community tint the county represented in the correspondence columns of the Appeal. Send in the news, boys. PLOW BOTY, Pikeville, March 11 ABALINE LOCALS No good news this week. Log rolling has commend in this neighborhood. We had one candidate circulating among our democrats this week. Mr. T. V. BISHOP of Bexar. He is a promising young man of twenty-eight summers and would doubtless make a good officer. And there are others in the race who would make model assessors. J. R. WEBB, one of the best workers in Marion and a splendid fellow has a log rolling today. Rev. W. R. PATTERSON has a clearing tomorrow. We hope the boys will turn out and help him. It is reported that MEREDITH WIGINTON’S baby has measles. A. A. DANIEL and PERRY CANTRELL attended the republican mass meeting at Hamilton. Look out, boys, or you will get bit in going off after the Hon. DAN COOPER and protection. It will not do for a poor man to be led astray by such doctrine. Better go with the party whose principles are broad and the only one we can look to for relief. Turn out to the Primary when the time comes, we can have lots of fun and vote for the clever candidates. BOB LINK, abalone, March 6 If you are in need of St. Joseph’s medicines, save money by buying of Mrs. CLEMENTS BEYOND RECALL – (poem) 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. NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT The State of Alabama, Marion County In Chancery at Hamilton, Alabama, 12th District, Northern Chancery Division, April Term 1896 JAMES R. GODSEY, Complainant vs MARTHA E. GODSEY, Defendant, March 3, 1896 In this cause it is made to appear to the Register by the affidavit of C. E. MITCHELL solicitor for complainant, that the defendant, MARTHA E. GODSEY, is a non-resident of the state of Alabama, and that her place of residence is unknown to affiant, and further, that, the belief of said affiant, the defendant is over the ago of twenty-one years. It is therefore ordered by the Register that publication be made in the Hamilton Appeal, a newspaper published in Marion county, Alabama, once a week of four consecutive weeks requiring her, the said MARTHA E. GODSEY to answer or demur to the same within thirty days after the 2nd day of April 1896, and failing so to do a decree pro-confesso will be taken against her in said cause. Done at office, in Hamilton, Alabama this 3rd day of March 1896 W. B. RIGGAN, Register in Chancery 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 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. PAGE 4 -----(small ads)----- Ad for Hood’s Sarsaparilla Ad for Syrup of Figs Ad for potash AD for W. L. 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