Marion County AlArchives News.....The Guin Gazette April 2, 1897 ************************************************ 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 December 17, 2007, 12:08 am Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History April 2, 1897 Microfilm Ref Call #559 Microfilm Order #M1992.0966 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE GUIN GAZETTE PAGE 1 (?) – THE GAZETTE W. T. MORGAN, Editor Entered at Post office, Guin, Ala. as second class matter. Subscription Rates One Year - .75c Six Months - .50c Three Months - .25c (more advertising cost and comparisons with other papers) You will notice we are larger than usual this week . Give us your support and you will get a good paper. We begin this week under the management and editorship of W. T. MORGAN alone. J. W. WILDES disposed of his interest to the above. We hope however, to give you as good a paper as ever, and ---some things we hope to improve. If the people will give us their support we will exert our every energy and ability to give a good paper. Our aim is to publish in Guin the best paper in this county how near we come to our aim we will let our readers judge. Corn planting time is here. If it was possible for every farmer in Marion County to visit the freight room of the K. C. M. & B. R. R. depot at this place and see the corn that is lying there waiting to be hauled out it seems to us that they would certainly double their acreage in this staple. We are informed that the corn that has been shipped to this place would more than fill the large freight room of the depot. Really it looks to us like Marion does not raise enough corn to supply the Moonshiner’s demands - of other counties. Advertisement for The Atlanta Constitution GUIN MARKETS (can’t read – prices for commodities) Ad for The Cure for Consumption Do we do printing? Well, I guess we do. We print Letter-heads, Note-heads, Statements, Bill Heads, Envelopes, Circulars, Etc., Etc. Etc. Etc. Compare these prices with any others, Note heads $2 per M., Letter heads $3 per M Bill Heads $2 per M Statements $2 per M Etc, etc When you are in need of any work in our line, don’t fail to get our prices. We are first class material, give honest work. Gazette Job Office, Guin, Ala. L. D. LITTLETON is headquarters for Bargains in all kinds of dry goods, boots, shoes, hats and gents furnishing goods, also a full line of groceries, flour, meat, sugar, and coffee. Corn, hay and bran of the lowest cash prices. Price my stuff before you buy. Stores at Hamilton and Guin, Ala. J. M. SPRINGFIELD & Co. Livery Feed and Sale Stable. Good Teams, Good Buggies, and Hacks. Careful Drivers. Guin, Ala. (picture of Livery Stable- (wood cut)) Established 1888. Birmingham Business College. Birmingham, Ala. A modern, practical and progressive college of Business Sciences. Bookkeeping, shorthand, typewriting, penmanship, and English. Positions guaranteed under reasonable conditions. Write for particulars. We make a specialty of teaching shorthand by mail, trial lesson free. Investigate before going elsewhere, send for free catalogue and special circulars. We pay your R. R. fare. Willard J. Wheeler, President. NOTICE We have now gotten my new Grist Mill in fine working order. I am prepared to do all your grinding and will make you good meal. I use the celebrated Blalock rocks. Bring me your grinding . Will grind Tuesdays and Saturdays. JOHN T. CARPENTAR, Guin, Ala. W. C. DAVIS, Attorney at Law. Hamilton, Alabama. Will practice in all the courts of Alabama and Mississippi. W. T. MORGAN., Attorney at Law, Guin, Alabama. PAGE 2 Small advertisements from national advertisers Fun Making and health making are included in the making of Hires Root beer. The preparation of this great temperance drink is an event of importance in a million well regulated homes. Hires Root beer is full of good health, invigorating, appetizing, satisfying. Put some up today and have it ready to put down whenever you’re thirsty. Made only by the Charles E. Hines Co., Philadelphia. A package makes 5 gallons. Sold everywhere (picture of someone making it) ANIMAL EXTINCTION – How Sport And Fashion Are Devastating The Animal Kingdom CUR FOR CORPULENCY A QUEER KENTUCKY CHARACTER CAT CLIMBS A WELL THE SYNDICATE SERMON PAGE 3 TWIN Health good in this neighborhood. Weather fine for planting corn and the people are making good use of fair and pleasant weather, for it is the first they have had in some time. T. A. VAUGHN and class will sing at the Good Spring School house near P. E. CAUDLE’S on the first in April at 9 a.m. Everybody is invited. Most of the people of this neighborhood are about done planting their early corn. J. T. WESTBROOK, W. N. VAUGHN and J. S. VAUGHN attending the meeting at Sunday. W. R. GRAHAM and wife, of near Beaver Creek visited friends and relative last Sunday. Prof. C. P. FRANKS made a business trip to Hamilton last Saturday. ---. B. CAUDLE and HOUSTON WILLIAMS --- to Zion to meeting last Sunday. ----J. WESTBROOK and family, visited --- MOBLEY and family some few miles ---- of here [“The Aged”] GLEN ALLEN Mr. J. C. BEASLEY went to Hamilton last week. Mr. THOMAS REED is sick. We hope for him a speedy recovery. Mr. J. L. SMITH, who has been at Winfield for some time removed to Texas last Saturday. Died – March 29 – Mrs. EACS Deceased was ----ry aged, and beloved by all who had the pleasure of knowing her. We write for the entire community and extend our sympathy to the sorrowing relatives. Mr. W. O. SMITH one of our most popular young men went to Hamilton last week to meet the examining Board. Mr. JOHN CROW, who lives four miles southeast of Glen Allen is reported dangerously ill. We have been informed that Dr. JOHNSON who is in New York will be home within two weeks. There is a very interesting Sunday School at the old Camp Ground; teachers and pupils take a deep interest. Rev. H. B. RAILS will preach at Glen Allen, Sunday morning and Camp Ground at 4 p.m. Died – March 29 – Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. REED. The babe was aged one month one week and one day. We can only point the sorrowing parents to Him who doeth all things well. Our correspondent went to Hamilton Friday returning Sunday morning. He saw more corn planted than ever before in March, some farmers have planted their entire crop so we were informed. We stopped over Saturday night at the hospitable home of our old friend Mr. T. A. BRYAN at Twin. Mr. BRYAN and family seem to like their new home very well. LITTLE ROCK Fine weather for farming and the farmers are taking advantage of it by planting corn. Capt. W. T. CAUDLE, of Durango, Te.x was a welcomes guest of W. T. CAUDLE, Jr., last Sunday. The Captain seems to be enjoying good health. He served in the late war as captain, was wounded in the right arm May 1, 1863. AT Port Gibson, Miss., BILLY DILL and Miss BETTY GANN were married last week. We wish them a long happy life. Rev. I. ESTILL will preach next fourth Saturday and Sunday at Salem Church six miles north-east of Winfield. Mrs. MOSLEY of Mississippi visited relatives here last week. We were glad to hear from our friend ETTA CAUDLE. Hope she will write again. [GUM BOW] WINFIELD We are having delightful weather. J. W. WHITEHEAD has been confined to his room days. We hope he will soon be up again. Prof. MACK PEARCE paid a visit to his family at Hamilton Friday. J. L. SMITH who has been attending school here, moved to his home near Glen Allen, last week. Mr. STONE, of Sulligent, was on our streets Tuesday. The school at this place had a debating society last Thursday night which was very interesting. The subject was: Would A Compulsory System Of Education In This State Be Better Than The Present. The negative gained the decision. Rev. A. W. GREEN filled his regular appointment here Sunday last. There was a good crowd out to hear him. Mr. FLYMAN of the bridge crew was in town Saturday. Miss BOSTIC, of Hamilton, visited her brother here last week. Mr. HUBBART, of Hamilton was in town again Sunday. There seems to be quite an attraction here for him. BEAVERTON We live in Lamar, but that does not keep us from exchanging the news from our town for the news of our old home, Guin. The farmers of this vicinity are very badly behind with their crops, no one having any corn planted on the account of the continuance of rain. Health good in our town and vicinity. Mrs. J. M. WEEKS, who has been very sick for the last eight months, supposed to be consumption, is, we are glad to state, able to be up. Bro. GREGERY is having a house covering today. A real nice entertainment was given the young folks Monday night by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. CANTRELL. [A. S. GANN] BUSINESS MENTION Farmers do your believe in using improved farm machinery? We would call your attention to the ad of Stevens Manufacturing Co. the company is, we understand, perfectly relished. Do you need a Bicycle. Sewing machine or Buggy? If you do it may mean money to you to read the advertisement of Cash Buyers Union found in our supplement. GUIN IMMIGRATION AGENCY and REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. Guin, Marion County, Alabama. The sole purpose of this agency is to induce settlers from the North and Northwest to locate in Marion and adjoining counties. Here we have a climate that cannot be beaten, cheap lands, good water, and every requisite that goes to make a pleasant home. For further information address with stamp as above. We can furnish homes in Georgia, Washington, Oregon, or Idaho to those who desire them. J. C. TIDWELL & Son. Guin, Ala. Dealers in General Merchandise. Are now in business at this place, and will give you better bargains than you can get elsewhere. Give us a call. JAS. A. SMITH. Guin, Alabama. Dealer in dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, hardware, and glassware. Country produce taken in exchange or highest price paid in cash. Ladies and gentlemen, when in Guin be sure to call at the GREAT BARGAIN HOUSE OF E. W. BROCK. Where you can buy everything in the line of merchandise at the lowest possible price, and get the highest price for all of your country produce. Measure taken for tailor made clothing made by the leading tailors of Chicago hence a perfect fit guaranteed in every instance. Also Fertilizers kept on hand sold for cash or on time. W. R. BRADLEY Guin, Ala. Dealer in dry goods, groceries, hardware, shoes, hats, patent medicines, tinware, crockery, snuff, and tobacco, and all articles kept in a general store. Cotton and all country produce bought for cash or trade. I buy my goods for cash, therefore, I can afford to sell cheap. Give us a call. Orders taken for tailor made clothing. S. J. BAIRD, Guin, Ala. Dealer in dry goods, notions, hats, shoes, groceries, canned goods, tobacco, tinware, hardware, farming tools. Will buy almost any produce at market price. Give me a trial before dealing elsewhere. PAGE 4 BILL ARP’S WEEKLY LETTER – Some Remarks Concerning The Fight At Carson. Winks Approval On The Sly. Boxing Contests Are All Right If The Principals Are Decent People Says William……. WORKING BOYS AND GIRLS PRIMITIVE AMERICAN COOKING DR. NARSEA AND THIRTEEN PREFERS PRISON A QUEER CHICKEN PAGE 5 IN THE OLD BARN LOFT – Poem TESTED – (Short Story) BEST ROAD IN THE WORLD IS IRON DISPLACING WOOD? PAGE 6 THE GAZETTE We will be glad to receive short communications from the different towns in our county. Write on one side of paper only, and please write with a pen. Be sure to sign your name to all communications, and get them in by Tuesday evening. TIME TABLE. Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham R. R. No. 1 East 12:38 p.m. No. 2 West 8:20 p.m. No. 3 East 3:44 a.m. No. 4 West 1:48 a.m. DIRECTORY MASONIC LODGE No. 478 – WATSON BROWN, W. M., JOHN W. INGLE, S. W.; M. T. AKERS, Treas.; J. B. RILEY, Secy. Mayor – J. T. CARPENTER Marshal – J. T. WHITE Aldermen – S. J. BAIRD, J. W. WILDES, J. J. POPE, E. W. BROCK, J. D. WESTBROOK. CHURCHES METHODIST – Services every third Sunday at night, fourth Sunday at 11 am Rev. D. W. WARD, Pastor Sunday School every Sunday at 3 ½ p.m. Prof. J. T. HUFFATUTTLER, Superintendent BAPTIST – Services first and third Sundays. Sunday School every Sunday morning. CHRISTIAN – Services every second Sunday 11 a.m. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Our fellow townsman, J. A. SHAW moved to Hamilton Monday Rev. D. W. WARD preached two excellent sermons last Sunday and Sunday night. Hon. W. C. DAVIS of Hamilton was in town Sunday - came to meet his sister-in- law. LEE COOK is sticking type for the Gazette now. Mr. ARMIE SPRINGFIELD and Miss GEMA HERNDON visited relatives near Crews Saturday and Sunday. Mr. J. H. RILEY is in Sulligent this week on business. Mrs. WILSON is visiting her grand daughter, Mrs. J. T. WHITE of this place this week. We understand that there is a movement on foot to have a bridge built at or near Texas. From what we can find out, the county could not build a bridge in a more needy place. We have been told that the ford at that place is in a bad condition. By all means let the good people of that community have it. Prof. HUFFATUTTLER made a trip to Hamilton Monday on business. Jack frost paid an unwelcome visit to our neighborhood for the past few days but as we can find out did only very little damage to our fruit trees, flowers etc. Messrs. L. D. LITTLETON and J. H. RILEY paid a short visit to their respective homes on last Sunday. Both gentleman were busily engaged during the last week in taking inventory of Dow’s new stock of goods at Sulligent, but are expected to finish their work this week. The Methodist of our town had good meetings at their church Sunday. Rev. D. W. WARD conducted both services and preached both times splendid sermons to large audiences. We are sorry to learn that the wife of Mr. E. J. RILEY who lives in the suburbs of our town does not seem to get any better she has been sick for several months. We hope she may soon recover. Contractor CRENSHAW of Hamilton was a visitor in our town the earlier part of this week. Dr. KEY of Hamilton paid a short visit to his daughter, Mrs. M. M. FRAZIER Why not have your job printing done now? See our prices in another column. J. W. WISHAW, J. H. MCCLIAN and CHARLES JOHNSON three gentlemen of Lamar County were in our town a couple of days since our last issue on business. M. MCCLAIN reports lots of rain and some sickness in his neighborhood. SINGING INSTITUTE The first session of the Marion County Music Teachers Institute was held at Guin commencing on Saturday March 20th, 1897. SATURDAY 1:30 P.M. Institute was opened with singing by the class and prayer by Rev. T. W. SPRINGFIELD, after which the following order of business was transacted. FIRST – Election of Officers J. A. HAMILTON was elected President M. A. SPRINGFIELD Secretary SECOND – Address of Welcome – by T. W. SPRINGFIELD THIRD – The need to a Musical Institute – by Prof. J. T. ALLEN, M. A. HAMILTON, and J. L. SMITH. FOURTH – A Blackboard Illustration – by J. L. SMITH and T. A. VAUGHN. FIFTH – A Musical Measure – by A. M. STANFORD and J. T. ALLEN SIXTH – The use of Flats and Sharps at the beginning of a Composition – by T. T. VAUGHN, J. L. SMITH and T. W. SPRINGFIELD. SEVENTH – Is Punctuation observed in Music as indicated literally – by J. T. ALLEN and J. L. SMITH. EIGHTH How many real kinds of keys – by J. T. ALLEN, J. L. SMITH and A. M. STANFORD NINTH Should votes culture be taught in Primary Singing Schools – by J. L. SMITH and J. T. ALLEN TENTH Why is minor music not used at the present time – by T. A. VAUGHN and J. T. ALLEN. Adjournment until 9:30 a.m. Sunday SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Institute met and reported as follows A. M. STANFORD, J. T. ALLEN and J. H. HOLCOMB conducted the music 15 minutes each. Recess 15 minutes. 10:30 House called to order and music conducted by J. H. HOLCOMB, A. M. STANFORD, J. L. SMITH, and J. T. ALLEN. Guin was selected as the place for holding the next Institute commencing on Friday before the third Sunday in July 1897. J. H. HOLCOMB, J. L. SMITH, and A. M. STANFORD were appointed committee on program, adjourned until 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. House called to order and the music was conducted by J. A. HAMILTON, A. M. STANFORD, and J. H. HOLCOMB. After prayer by Rev. A. A. SMITH, the Institute adjourned. M. A. SPRINGFIELD, Secretary DR. T. J. SPRINGFIELD, Guin, Ala. offers his professional services to the citizens of Guin and surrounding community. Calls filled at all hours - night or day. Special attention given to the diseases of women. PEN POINTS – (various proverbs) LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE UR, ALA. Seeing nothing in your paper from this place, I will write Health is good. Farmers are busy plowing preparing for a crop. D. L. POPE made a business trip to Twin this week. TOM POPE and RILEY WILSON hauled 100 rails at one load, very good for boys. J. F. JOHNSON, near Pikeville, is very sick. Mr. and Mrs. N. O. WILSON visited relatives near here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. RILEY WILSON visited relatives on Pea Ridge Saturday. Success to the Gazette and its editor is the wish of [Your Uncle SANAGEN] HAMILTON But little farm work is being done in this section, owing to the recent heavy rains. J. W. HOWELL and his better half paid a visit to Burleson this week. Messrs. CARPENTER and COX of near Yale, Miss. were in town last week prospecting with a law to putting up a sawmill. Lumber in great demand just now and the gentlemen would receive a hearty welcome. Mrs. S. E. WILSON who has been seriously ill for severe weeks is, we are glad to say, improving. The Republicans held a primary election at Hamilton last Saturday to nominate a candidate for the post office at this place. Three applicants were voted for: P. WILLIAMS, J. M. MAYS and M. M. WIGINTON. MAYS’ received the largest number of votes and was declared the choice of the republicans of the seat. There are three or four applicants who did not submit their claims to the primary and they may make it lively for Mr. MAYS before he secures his command. Dr. W. S. HOLLADAY of Bexar was in town the first of the week. C. F. DONALDSON, of near The Hull has been appointed Tax Commissioner. Mr. DONALDSON is a true democrat and will doubtless perform his duties faithfully, but if he succeeds in locating any property that escaped assessment during the years TOM FARIS served as assessor there will still be grounds for hope that the long lost Charlie Hosa may yet be found. Miss ELLA WEATHERFORD, of Burleson is in town this week, the guest of Mrs. J. W. HOWELL. Sheriff CAIN, of Fayette County, was here the first of the week on business. J. T. GANN and Miss MEDDIE PALMER were married on the 17th inst. Two tramps giving their names as ED MCGANAH and FRANK COOK were arrested Tuesday night by Sheriff RIGGAN and locked up on a charge of vagrancy. It is thought that the men are anted for train robbing. They refuse to talk any further than to say that they had been down south and were on the way back north. They will be given a hearing before Mayor FITE next Saturday. Success to the Gazette. [“Hyphen”] File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers/theguing1555gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 19.8 Kb