Marion County AlArchives News.....HAMILTON APPEAL July 3, 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, 2:03 am Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archvies And History July 3, 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 JULY 3, 1896 NO. 25 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 AFTER THE BLOOD MONEY – Detective Aderholt Gets His Man And Two Loads of Shot JAKE ZEIGLER was shot and fatally wounded and a detective named ADERHOLT seriously and perhaps fatally wounded in a shooting affray in Screven County, Ga. about seven miles from Sylvania Thursday morning. Aderholt had gone to Zeigler’s home, accompanied by a young man named Arnett, to arrest Zeigler, who was wanted on several charged. Jake Zeigler was a cousin of Sol and Corrie Zeigler, who are to be tried shortly for the murder of Sheriff Brooker of Screvern County. A reward of $250 each was offered of all who had harbored the Zeigler Brothers. It was this that prompted Aderholt to make the arrest. He made the arrest without trouble, but the women of the family interfered, and a cousin Lonny Zeilger, ran up with a gun. Several shots were fired on both sides. Aderholt received two loads of buckshot in his side, and may die. John Zeigler died at is home Thursday night, having received a load of buckshot in the right side. IS IT MYERS, THE MURDERER Sheriff Barnes, of Fulton County, Ga. has received a message from Corsicana, Texas, stating that Myer, the convicted murderer who escaped from jail in Atlanta several months ago, is in jail;. There could be no doubt, about the matter, the message said, for the sheriff of Corsicana had a photograph of Myers and a full description at the time the arrest was made. He backs up his confidence that he has the right man by proposing to pay all the expenses of the Georgia Sheriff in going to Texas to identify his prisoner. EVENTS IN ALABAMA THE LATE EX-GOVERNOR SEAY – (eulogy ) KILLED BY FALLING SLATE – (Larry Sheppard – Harrison Mines at Coaldale) STATE CAPITAL AFFAIRS – BURGULARY AT HARTSELLE – (store of Kent & Sobotica) KILLED BY TRAIN – (Miss Lydia Bowshe – Robert Watt) ACCIDENT AT ENSLEY FURNACE – (George Massey) WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN PRATTVILLE – PROGRESS – CROPS RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AT BLOCTON The revival at Blocton has assumed tremendous proportions. There have been 126 professions of faith. Monday night there were over 100 persons at the altar. The large tabernacle, which will seat 1,500 persons is filled every night and large audiences are present every day. The order has been the very best. Every person is on his or her best behavior. Rev. J. W. Norton, the eloquent pastor at Cottondale, has been aiding Pastor Whitten a part of the week HONORABLY ACQUITTED – (trial of John P. Sorrell and B. T. Collier of Attlain – rape of Maggie Meggs) FINGER CHEWED OFF - - (Selma – George Wright – finger cut off by rear wheel of bicycle) NEGRO EXCURIONIST KILLED An unknown negro was killed on an excursion train on the Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham railroad Thursday one and a half miles east of Carbon Hill, and about fifty-eight miles west of Birmingham. The train was passing through a bridge, when the negro who was standing on the platform put his head so far out that it was struck and his skull broken. Who the negro was cannot be learned, nor was there any one on the train who knew him. The remains were left at Carbon Hill and buried by the company. FILLBUSTERING EXPEDITION – (Key West) SUPPOSED COUNTERFIETERS CAUGHT - (J. B. Chodrick – Birmingham) DISASTORUS CLOUDBURST – (Marietta, O) BADLY HURT IN A RUNAWAY – (Summertown, Lawrence County, Tenn. – B. T. BOBERT) GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY ----- Advices from San Barnardina Ranch, Arizona say that Lieuts. Averill and Rice, with two companies of cavalry and sixty scouts, including White Mountain, Yuma and Papago Indians, have been joined by Mexican troops and are now going south through Sonora. Every mine in the camp at Leadville, Col. was closed down Tuesday night; six large properties and several smaller ones having shut down during the day. The action was the result of the meeting of operators Monday, whereat the increase of wages demanded by the miners was refused. A special from Clarksville, Tenn. says that Oscar Baker and a young man named Shultz had a fight over a game of baseball Wednesday near Cadiz, Ky. during the fight Baker brained Shultz with a baseball bat and it is reported that Shultz is dead. Baker is said to have fled the country. PURSUED WITH BLOODHOUNDS – (Ezra Ward – G. P. White – Pulaski Tenn) DETENTION OF HARRISON CONFIRMED PAGE 2 THE APPEAL J. S. CLEMENTS, Editor and Proprietor Subscription Rates One year, 50 cents, Six Months 25 cts. DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM -----(Political news and commentary)----- Ad for Southern Music Co. Ad for Webster’s International Dictionary $65.00 Top Buggy for $45.00 (picture of buggy). $55 Dewing Machine for $20 (picture of sewing machine) 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, July 3, 1896 CLUB RATES PUBLIC SPEAKING Hon. J. F. STALLINGS will address the citizens of Marion County at Hamilton on Tuesday July 14th Tax Collector FRAZIER of Guin was here yesterday. WILLIAM WEEKS of near Henson Springs was in town yesterday. J. M. PEARCE at Bexar gave our sanctum a short call on Saturday last. Miss VERA PEARCE of Bexar is visiting Hamilton friends this week. W. C. MITCHENER, representing a Louisville clothing house, was in town Tuesday. WILLIAM ALVIS, who lives four miles west of town, brought in the first load of melons on Wednesday last. CLAY NANCE, the well known Nashville drummer was in town this week interviewing our merchants. JOHN C. MOORE of Haleyville was in town last week. JOHN has a host of friends here who are always glad to see him. AARON THORN of Burleson who attended the late session of our school, was visiting relatives and friends here the first of the wee. Judge MATTHEWS spent Wednesday night in town on his way to Russellville to attend the meeting of the senatorial executive committee. JOHNNIE, the little son of J. Y MILLER who lives near town, killed a large rattler one day this week which had eleven rattles and a button J. E. CLEVELAND, who for the past four years has been carrying the mail from Hamilton to Guin, is now a free man to come and go as he pleases. JIM has been faithful and accommodating and in all kinds of weather attended closely to Uncle Sam’s business. The people of Hamilton are under lasting obligations for the many kindnesses shown them by the clever ex-carrier and unite in wishing him the fullest measure of success. Tomorrow is the Glorious Fourth ROBERT ROLLINS of Burleson spent the early part of the week with Hamilton friends. T. A. J. KENNEDY of near Elville, Miss. was here on business the first of the week. The Board of Control of the West Alabama Agricultural School will meet here tomorrow. D. L. DURHAM, a fruit tree man from Jackson County, has been at Hamilton for the past few days. W. W. OZBIRN and family are visiting relatives and friends at their old home at Hackleburg this week. G. W. RUSH, who has been spending a few days with Hamilton friends, returned to his home at Sulligent on Wednesday last. YOUNG AKERS, the clever assistant postmaster at Guin, was here on business last week and honored the Appeal office with his cheerful countenance. W. R. WHITE of this place and J. R. PEARCE of Bexar left yesterday morning to attend the meetings of the senatorial committee to be held at Russellville today. S. K. HENSON of Henson Springs was in town this week and gave us a pleasant call. He says the democrats of Lamar are in good shape and will most certainly elect their ticket. Prof. A. W. TATE and bride, after an extended visit to relatives and friends at Florence, returned to Hamilton on Saturday last. Prof. TATE will erect a residence at an early day. Our friend JIM WILDES of Guin has fitted up a nice little job office and is prepared to do good job printing, such as cards, envelopes, etc on short notice. JIM is a noble fellow and the Appeal wishes him success. B. F. DUNN has contracted with Dr. KEY and R. W. CASHION for a large lot of timber and will move his saw mill to CASHION’S land, one half mile south of town. This means plenty of lumber and several new houses in Hamilton. C. E. MITCHELL, Esq. left yesterday for his home at Thorn Hill. He will teach this summer but his school will not prevent him from making the canvas for superintendent, to which office the people will elect him by a rousing majority. Prof. S. Y. WILSON, who has been visiting his parents at this place, left for Jasper on last Tuesday. Prof. WILSON is certainly a musical genius and his talent is not limited to any instruments as he can perform on any thing from a Jew’s harp to a piano. T. W. CARPENTER has sold his residence and farm to MACK PEARCE and R. E. DUNN and will build a new residence in town at an early day. Pearce gets the dwelling now occupied by CARPENTER together with the lands adjoining, and DUNN eighty acres of wood land. J. M. SPRINGFIELD, the new mail contractor on the Guin route, authorizes us to say that his hack fare between Hamilton and Guin, for all students, parents, teachers, and others directly interested in the Agricultural school at his place will be 50 cents a trip each way. All other passengers will be charged 75 cents a trip. The grim monster death has again invaded our community and this time laid its icy hand upon Miss LYDIA, the beloved daughter of JOHN B. WOOD, our county treasurer. The sad event occurred on last Saturday morning after a brief but painful illness. The remains were interred in the cemetery at this place on Sunday in the presence of a large number of grief-stricken relatives and sorrowing friends. To the bereaved parents and relative we extend our heartfelt sympathy FROM BEAR CREEK For the entertainment and pleasure of the visitors who visit this place, the young people here always exercise themselves to be very agreeable and pleasant, and they invariably succeed. For the entertainment and profit, too, of their visitors at this time, the young ladies from Florence, and a young gentleman from Russellville, they did themselves honor in getting up the nicest fishing party of the season. The young ladies made all necessary preparations and a t 8:30 the crowd having gathered at the store of Bro. J. R. PHILLIPS. They turned their faces creek-ward and went directly to the mill belonging to Bro. PHILLIPS and leaving the baskets, umbrellas, & c there, we retired at once to the picturesque rocks below the dam. Soon the hooks were all placed on the poles with a nice, tempting bait, and then the race for the first fish began. Soon there was a shout of joy from a place near the mill, occupied by Miss EMMA GRESHAM, who angled out a nice large perch. Then the fun began. I. .B BRADLEY, who was with the main part of the crowd, could hardly take off the fish and string them they drew them out so fast. This was kept up until at 12 m there was a nice string of the finny tribe. Then all went up to the spring and took a cool, refreshing drought of nature’s never-failing beverage. Soon all again came together in the large mill room and the young ladies Misses BELLE and VICTORIA PHILLIPS, LAURA and SALLIE WILLIAMS and LIZZIE FLIPPO spread a repast that would have done honor to a king. After thanks had been offered by the littlie preacher, all fell to eating quietly but earnestly until satisfaction was done to their appetites. We sung awhile and rested and then another visit to the spring. Fishing and boating were the order of the afternoon. Mr. J. P. PHILLIPS went rowing with Misses GRESHAM and WILLIAMS. After their return I. B. BRADLEY, in company with Miss BELLE HILLIPS, Mrs. BETTIE OWINGS and Miss SALLIE WILLIAMS, took another delightful ride on the placid waters of the romantic Bear River. Going up as far as the beautiful Falls of Minnehaha, they enjoyed the beautiful scenery surrounding the Falls and returned to the party waiting at the mill. Resting awhile, they took up our baskets and fishing tackle not forgetting the fragments in the baskets and turned their faces homeward. At 6:30 they reached the town of Bear Creek and had a refreshing drink from the depths of the town well and then each went to their home, the visitors going to J. R. PHILLIPS. The company was composed of the following named gentlemen and ladies: Mrs. BETTIE OWINGS, who chaperoned the crowd, Misses EMMA GRESHAM, LIZZIE FLIPPO, LAURA and SALLIE WILLIAMS, VICTORIA and BELLE PHILLIPS, Messrs J. P. PHILLIPS, MURPHEY WILLIAMS, NEWTON FLIPPO and I B. BRADLEY, together with Masters JOHN OWINGS and LUCIEN PHILLIPS. Mrs. BETTIE OWINGS carried off the trophies as being the champion fisher of the crowd, having caught six nice trout with as many perch. All declared they never spent more pleasant day in all their uneventful lives, and earnestly hoping for another such day in the near future. It is said that Bear Creek is one of the liveliest dry places in North Alabama. I. L. BRADLEY declares he always has a delightful time at his monthly appointments whether there are many visitors there or not. Never saw a more appreciative audience than he has there and is always sorry when the time comes for his departure. All the visitors left Bear Creek with reluctance, hoping to “meet again” some sweet day” with the kind, hospitable people of Bear Creek. May God’s choicest blessings rest upon them, and at last may they enter into the enjoyment of pleasures unspeakable and full of glory “where life is eternal and a treasured sublime.” BIB, Bear Creek, Ala. June 23, 1896 The Board of Examiners of Confederate pensioners will meet at Hamilton on Tuesday July 14. Those interested will govern themselves accordingly. JEFF CHRISTIAN of Bear Creek was here yesterday. MACK KING of Lunsford gave us a short call while in town yesterday. APOLOGETIC Our readers will please pardon the “stale news” news on our outside pages this week. The mail carrier failed to bring our paper from the express office yesterday, and we are forced to go to press with such paper as we have on hand. GUIN LOCALS We are having some nice weather now, warm days and cool nights. P. E. CAUDLE of Twin is in town today. We are sorry to learn that Messrs DEMPS and CLAUDE HUGHES are confined to their beds with typhoid fever, and hope they will soon recover. The farmers in this section are nearly all done work, so we hear them say. Crops are reported as fine as any for the past few years and the prospect for plenty of hog and hominy is quite flattering. We have heard it rumored that there was some dissatisfaction concerning the nomination of Judge MATTHEWS for State Senator here in this home beat. If such is the case we have been unable to find it, except a few chronic kickers who are always ready to kick at everything that is for the best interest of the public general. You will always find a few such men in every community and they are invariably mounted on the top rail ready to drop off on the side of the fence with the crowd that makes the most noise. Guin beat has a few such fellows to content with but there are not enough of them to create a disturbance. Our people are for Judge MATHTEWS, not because he is a home man, but because he is a democrat as true to his principles as the needle to the pole, and in him we know we have a man who will do all in his power to serve the people of the Thirty-first senatorial district, honestly and faithfully. Don’t be uneasy about Guin. We are democrats and will roll up a majority for Judge MATTHEWS and the entire ticket that will paralyze the combine bosses. Every democrat to his post, and remember that Guin beat is all right. J. BIRD., Guin, July 1 ABALINE LOCAL I have not seen anything from this section in your valuable paper for some time, so I will endeavor to give you a few dots. The farmers are about done laying by their corn. Crops look well, considering the long drouth we had some time ago. We are having plenty of rain now. A difficulty occurred on last Saturday between PERRY CANTRELL and OCTER BISHOP. BISHOP says CANTRELL struck him on the arm with a stick, and CANTRELL claims that BISHIOP hit him first with a limb. BISHOP went before justice BOTTOMS and swore out a warrant for CONTRELL and had him arrested. A trial will be had today before COLEMAN and FREDEREICK. Uncle B. S. HODGE had the misfortune to lose a fine mare on last Sunday. REED Beat is coming to the front and has nine candidates, four for constable and five for Justice of the peace. They are as follows: For Justice: THOMAS BISHOP, SHERMAN GODSEY, PETER EMERSON, J. W. GREEN, and J. L. BOTTOMS. For Constable, M. WIGINTON, W. E. COX, JR. J. W. FORD, and WESLEY STIDHAM. Go ahead boys and the 3rd day of August we’ll see who first passes under the poll. We learn that the campaign opened at Hamilton in fine shape and that the Judge’s efforts to control the populist brethren caused some amusement. Success to the Appeal, Joe Johnston, and democracy. BOB LINK, Abaline, June 27 THE STATE NORMAL COLLEGE, FLORENCE, Ala. This Institution has made wonderful success of doing exactly the work assigned to it by the State, viz: Training teachers for the public schools. The catalogue is one of the very best that comes to this office. The outline of the work under the head of “Departments“ is almost equal to a Manual of Methods on the subjects covered. Every teacher should have one. A strong feature of the College, not shown by the catalogues, is the aid and encouragement rendered struggling young teachers who enter. Indeed it is said that all really worthy young people who enter manage sooner or later to complete the course.- [Florence Times] $100 will defray a year’s expenses, including board. Fall term opens September 15, 1896. Send for a Trained Teacher or a catalogue. JAS. K. POWERS, President Buy your pencils, tablets, letter and note paper from Mrs. CLEMENTS 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. Ad for T. L. Carter Piano and Organ 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. Ad for The Great Enquirer PAGE 4 (small ads) Ad for Hood’s Sarsaparilla THE NEED OF THE HOUR IS BETTER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IN ALABAMA - - An Able Paper from the Pen of Prof. Edward L. Patton, in Which He Urges Statesmen to Step Forth and Help to Accomplish What we Need so Badly KILLED BY CONCUSSION – (Kender, La – R, W. CArtebay) A VETERAN IN MISFORTUNE The bankrupt division of the high court of justice of London, England, on Tuesday pronounced judgment of bankruptcy against General Phillip D. Roddy, who was a brigadier general in the Confederate army in the American Civil War. General Roddy’s embarrassments are chiefly due to unsuccessful financial transactions, principal in lands in Tennessee and Florida. Since 1870 the general has resided chiefly in London. His assets consist mainly of lands in the states mentioned. Ad for Syrup of Figs Ad for pPearline Ad for Tuerk Water Motor File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers/hamilton67nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/alfiles/ File size: 25.0 Kb