Marion County AlArchives News.....HAMILTON APPEAL May 1, 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, 1:28 am Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History May 1, 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 MAY 1, 1896 NO. 16 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 Ad for The Detroit Free Press DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION – Adopts a Platform Advocating the Free Coinage of Silver CARR DECLARED CRAZY – He Was Under Sentence to Hang at Atlanta A special form Atlanta says: Alex Carr, the murderer, has been declared insane buy a jury. He was under sentence to be hanged Friday last, but this will save him. Carr killed John King here in 1894. The murderer soon began to feign insanity. For more than a year he did not speak a word. Experts pronounced him a victim of dementia. But he was convicted of murder and sentence d to be hanged. One month ago, just a few days before ht date set for his execution, he broke his long silence and stated that he had been shamming all the time. The governor gave him thirty days respite to see whether or not he was insane. Thursday he was examined and pronounced insane. He will be sent to the asylum. It is still a question with a great many whether he is sane or insane. FIGHTING IN NICARAGUE CURRENTS OF TRADE – Money Matters Favorable BRITONS VS MATABELES A dispatch from Bululwayo, South Africa, dated April 24 says: Commander Duncan, with 290 whites and 100 natives, with Maxim and Hotchkiss guns, et the Matabeles three miles out from Buluwayo. The Malabeles fired a heavy volley into the British party and drove them into the Umgua River. One of the whites of the British party was killed, three officers were wounded and several of the natives also killed. 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. DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET -----(Political news and commentary)----- Editor Frank Coleman of the Argus and R. E. Spraggins had a shooting match on the streets of Huntsville last Saturday evening. Coleman was seriously if not fatally wounded. The difficulty grew out of an editorial in the Argus on the election of chairman of the central executive committee. SCIENCE IN HISTORY There is no doubt that the Roentgen Ray can now, within a few weeks of its discovery, locate any foreign metallic substance in any part of the human body. Had the Roentgen Ray been discovered fifteen years earlier the assassin’s bullet in Garfield’s body would have been accurately located and removed and the wound properly treated. With the resources of modern antiseptics Garfield would have got well. Arthur would never have been president, the wound in the Republican Party might have yielded to intelligent political surgery and a great many more or less remote political consequences might have turned out differently. It will not do to overlook under any circumstances the part that scientific discovery may play in determining the results of all other forces and influences. – [New York World] DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM Ad for The Great Enquirer Ad for Southern Music Co. $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 again! 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, May 1, 1896 CLUB RATES 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 Register! Register next Monday!! J. W. HOWELL. Of Burleson was here last Saturday. MACK KING, of near Bear Creek, was in town last Tuesday on business. The picnic season is now here. What say our people to a May picnic? Deputy Marshal MCMINN of Cullman is in town this week on business. Postmaster M. T. AKERS of Guin was in town the first of the week. The series of meetings just closed resulted in 11 associations to the church. Dr. A. S. PALMER of Natural Bridge was on our streets last Tuesday. A good rain fell here Wednesday evening and our farmers are well pleased. Singing at Lovejoy on the 4th Sunday in this month conducted by J. A. HAMILTON. Judge COOPER attended the Republican convention at Montgomery this week. Registration books will be opened next Monday. Attend to this important matter without delay. Judge FORD issued a marriage license to Mr. G. W. STIDHAM and Miss VICTORIA CLAY on last Monday. J. F. HAMILTON and wife returned last Tuesday from a visit to relatives and friends in Mississippi. Chancellor SIMPSON has called a special session of the Chancery court for Marion County to convene on Thursday June 11 Elder ANDERSON of this district preached an excellent sermon to a small but appreciative audience at the Methodist church on last Wednesday night. We are requested to announce that there will be singing of Barnesville on the 3rd Sunday in this month, conducted by Prof. C. J. MILLER of Smithville, Miss. Dinner on the ground and everybody invited. J. H. STONE, of Bexar, spent Wednesday with Hamilton friends. JOHN is thinking of moving to our town in the near future to educate his children and we assure him that a hearty welcome will be given him. Our young friend PINK DUNN is the best fisherman in this section. PINK carries in his vest pocket the left hind foot of a graveyard rabbit and when he goes after big fish instead of digging for bait he just rubs that foot on his hooks and ties them in the river. When a small fish is caught it is left on the hook for one a few numbers larger, and by the time PINK calls for them he has fish ranging from one to twenty pounds. JORDAN MILLER is quite sick with measles Deputy Collector W. L. COLE is in town. Mr. JOHN GOGGANS, of near Bexar, was here last Sunday. Let the democrats of Hamilton beat begin the work by organizing a democratic club. ELBERT SHOTTS returned to school this week. He says he didn’t run from the small pox scare. C. NORTHINGTON and family, of Bexar spent last Saturday at this place. Mr. NORTHINGTON expects to move here some time during the year. Let him come, such men as he will always find a welcome. JAMES M. SPRINGFIELD, the well known livery man of Guin, has contracted for the mail routes from Hamilton to Guin and Fulton, Miss. He and C. A. BOOKER will put up a livery stable here and Mr. BOOKER will move to Hamilton. The Appeal wishes them a full measure of success. Our Abaline correspondent is justly indignant become some rascal set fire to Mr. CALVIN SCOTT’S stables, and advocates instant punishment for the suspected party. All such men should be promptly looked after but not in the way suggested by our correspondent. The law is ample and in all such cases it should be allowed to take its course. NOTICE In order to close out a large stock of shoes now on hand I will sell from now until fall at 25 per cent discount from present prices. Come one and all, now is the time to secure your fall and winter shoes. H. E. MIXON BEAR CREEK LOCALS After a long silence I will try to sum up a little news form our part of the county. Springtime has come in earnest and how delightful it is. The air is light and balmy….. And all nature seems to be in an ecstasy of joy. Especially so is this true of the anglers for the finny tribe who are continually to be seen on the banks of our beautiful streams. A party went from Bear Creek a few days ago and brought in about thirty nice fish. They say The Little Preacher is the Champion front fisher. Mr. W. C. HURST and family, of Russellville, are spending a few weeks here fishing and rusticating. Messrs. SCHARNAGEL RAUSCHENBERG and SMITH, of Spruces Pine, are out on a fishing and hauling expedition. Mr. PICKENS PHILLIPS killed a fine gobbler a few days ago. A crowd from Haleyville were up to hear Bro. BRADLEY preach, and visited at Mr. J. R. PHILLIPS. The rain Sunday night prevented Bro. GOSEY’S services to the regret of many friends. Mr. A. F. FRANKS died at his home a few miles north of this place on Tuesday, the 21st inst., also Mr. BAILUS DONALDSON on the 22nd at the home of his son NEWTON. Mr. C. P. LUNSFORD is attending the republican convention in Montgomery. Mrs. LUNSFORD and daughter are visiting relatives at Lynn. Miss IDA PETERS and Mr. and Mrs. SOLLEY are visiting in Hackleburgh this week. BERYL, Bear creek, April 28 DETROIT GLEANINGS We are having some pleasant weather now. Farmers seem to be behind with their work but will soon catch up. L. J. NORTHINGTON visited friends at Sulligent last Sunday. JAMES EVANS and DICK and HOSMER WHITE went to the river to sit up with the fish trap. They report no fish caught but sleep lost. Miss ELLIE MORTON, of Vernon is now here teaching a class in instrumental music. We wish her much success. There will be singing at Wesley chapel on next Sunday by Prof. T. J. WILSON. There will be dinner furnished and we hope for a large crowd and a nice day. Bro. WARD will preach here on May 7th at night. Our school will close on the 8th of May and a free concert will be given. Everybody invited. JOHN & TOM, Detroit, April 29 ABALINE LOCALS News is scarce this week. Weather as fine as farmers could wish and they are making good use of it. Out county is improving every year, and the people work almost twice as much as they did five years ago P. N. GREEN returned form Huntsville this week where he has been serving as juror. He reports small pox at Stevenson and Tuscumbia. PERRY CANTRELL who has been sick is now improving. T. M. HODGES has swapped his horse for some bones, a hide and a bunch of hair. He calls it a mule. J. H. FREDERICK is almost well again. Some villain set fire to CALVIN SCOTT’S stables on last Friday night and destroyed them. No positive evidence as yet, but we think the guilty party will be located. When such meanness is done in a neighborhood and such good proof can be had we believe the best way to manage them would be to apply a good with and give them orders to leave the county. The way to have a good decent county is to rid it of such men. CALVIN SCOTT is an honest, hard working man and we feel that it is our duty to assist him in any way that is right in prosecuting them to the full extent of the law. Four Mormon Elders passed here today going in the direction of Hamilton. BOB LINK, Abaline, April 27 ITEMS FROM TWIN Plenty of measles in northern and southern portions of this section but none close around this place. Mrs. M. R. LOGAN and Miss SALLIE LOGAN are quite sick at this writing, and both are expecting to take measles. Farmers are about done planting. J. W. BURLESON has returned form Huntsville. W. N. VAUGHN seems to think there is no place like home, and we agree with him but don’t think it best to lie in bed all the time. Get out, WILLIAM, and see what is going on in the world. S. M. WILLIAMS was here last Sunday. Preaching at Mt. Olive every 3rd Saturday at 3 pm and Sunday at 11 am W. W. COCHRAN was with us on last Sunday. Singing at Goldmine every 4th Sunday at 1 pm and at Mt. Olive every 3rd Sunday at 9 am. All invited. W. D. HOMER is sticking so close to his work that we can’t tell what he is doing. Success to the Appeal and all of its readers. W. M. BURLESON, Twin, April 21 ------(political news and commentary)---- THE PARTY’S PLATFORM 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. 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. Buy your stationery from Mrs. E. H. CLEMENTS. A good supply always on hand at the very lowest prices. If you are in need of St. Joseph’s medicines, save money by buying of Mrs. CLEMENTS 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. 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. ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE Probate Court, Marion County, Alabama WM. H. HAMILTON, Deceased, Estate of Letter of administration upon the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 3rd day of April, 1896, by the Hon. JASON P. FORD, Judge of the Probate Court of Marion county, notice is hereby given that all parties having claims against said estate will be required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or that the same will be barred. W. B. CRANE, Administrator Ad for T. L. Carter Piano and Organ PAGE 4 -----(small ads)----- Ad for Hood’s Sarsaparilla EVENTS IN ALABAMA Colonel R. B. Kyle of Gadsden has begun the erection of a handsome summer home on Lookout Mountain, in Etowah County. The location is the highest point on the mountain. Messrs. E. J. WILEY and A. E. BOYOL have purchased the plant of the late Montgomery Evening News. The terms of the sale which were made by the assignee are not known. Mr. Wiley is an energetic and capable newspaper man, and Mr. Bayol is competent to make the business management of the enterprise a success. NINE ORPHANED CHILDREN Mr. CLARENCE CRENSHAW was buried from his home in Marion last Wednesday afternoon, with Masonic honors. His death resulted form a fall down a flight of steps in the hotel at Columbus, Miss., fracturing his skull. His wife has only been dead a few months, and the entire community sympathizes deeply with the nine orphaned children. GREAT REVIVAL AT BLOUNTSVILLE There was a great revival at the Methodist church in Blountsville last week. More than fifty persons were converted and about thirty joined the church. Mr. McGaha, of East Lake is to preach the commencement sermon at Blount College and Dr. Anson West the baccalaureate. Rev. G. W. Reed, of Birmingham, will deliver the annual address. DOGWOOD TIMBER VALUABLE ALABAMA’S POULTRY SHOW NORTH ALABAMA PRESBYTERY EVANGELIST DIAZ RELEASED (Cuba) Rev. Albert Diaz, the Baptist evangelist of Cuba, an American by naturalization, whose recent arrest and imprisonment by the Spanish authorities so stirred the hearts of Baptists and other Christians in this county, has with his brother Alfred, been released on condition of his leaving Cuba within six days. The Baptists of Atlanta, Ga. have invited him to that hospitable city. Ad for Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Ad for Potash Ad for Ripan’s Tabules Ad for Tuerk Water Motor Ad for Walter Baker & Co Ad for Alabastine Co. Ad for Brown’s Iron Bitters File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers/hamilton58nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/alfiles/ File size: 19.9 Kb