Marion County AlArchives News.....THE MARION HERALD April 5, 1887 ************************************************ 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 31, 2010, 3:22 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History April 5, 1887 Microfilm Ref Call #520 Microfilm Order #M1992.2223 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE MARION HERALD VOL. 2 HAMILTON,ALABAMA, APRIL 5, 1887 NO. 52 PROFESSIONAL CARDS W. H. KEY. Attorney and Counselor at Law, Hamilton, Alabama. Will practice in Marion and adjoining counties. B. R. FITE. Attorney-at-Law, Hamilton, Alabama. Will practice in Marion and adjoining counties. Special attention given to the collection of claims. Dr. B. W. RODEN, A Botanic Doctor. Will be at Allen’s Factory on Saturday before the first Sunday in each month for the purpose of treating Chronic Diseases. I practice for cash and cash only except in cash where my patients have been prompt in their payments in retofore. B. W. RODEN GEO. C. ALMON, ED. P. ALMON. ALMON & ALMON, Attorneys at Law, Belgreen, Alabama. Will practice in Franklin County and all adjoining counties, and especially in Marion; also in the Federal Courts at Huntsville and in the Supreme Court at Montgomery. W. L. BULLOCK. Attorney at Law – Belgreen, Alabama offers his professional services to the people of Franklin, Marion and other adjoining counties. Mr. BULLOCK will regularly attend the Circuit Court of Marion County. W. A. YOUNG Attorney at Law, Vernon, Alabama will be present at each sitting of the Chancery, Circuit and County Courts of Marion County MCQUISTON & HEISEN, Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants, Aberdeen, Miss. Dealers in the Celebrated Steel Brush and Improved Cotton Bloom-Lummus Gins, Feeders and Condensers and the Southern Standard and Eclipse Cotton Presses, Also the Old Hickory and Hickman Wagons – the best made. Liberal advance s to merchants and farmers. New Store and New Goods. I have just receives a new and complete stock of clothing and Gents Furnishing Goods – Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes – Dry goods, Ladies Dress Goods. Family Groceries, drugs and medicines, hardware, tinware, stationery, canned goods, candies, glassware, queensware, tobacco, snuff, cigars, and the justly celebrated Mountain Mills Cotton Yarn. All will be sold at prices to suit the times. Highest prices paid for Cotton, wool, furs, dry hides, beeswax, poultry, and all country produce. Very Respectfully - W. R. WHITE, (Post office Building) Hamilton, Alabama TAX ASSESSOR’S NOTICE I will attend at the following times and places in Marion County for the purpose of assessing the State and County Taxes for the year 1887, to wit: FIRST ROUND Rye’s Camps Mill Bexar Shottsville Palmer’s, Beat No. 6 Hamilton Pikeville Northcutt’s Vaughn’s Church Baccus Gin J. B. BURNET’S Pearce’s Mills Hackleburgh McCullough’s School House Kimbrough Place Howell Place SECOND ROUND – same as above Tax payers will please meet me promptly with a full description of all lands and other property owned by them on the 1st day in January 1887. Give number of acres in each subdivision. J. P. FORD, T. A. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Alabama February 21st 1887 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 Probate Judge of Marion County at Hamilton, Alabama on April 14th 1887, viz: Hd. No. 12799, JOHN A. SHAW, for the NW ¼ of SE ¼ and NE ¼ of SW ¼ and E ½ of SE ¼ Sec 29 T 12 R 13 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: ADRON B. NORTHCUTT, JAMES A. NORTHCUTT, JOSEPH WYLIE, and J. A. GANN, all of Caudle, Marion County, Alabama. FRANK COLEMAN, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Alabama February 21st 1887 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 Probate Judge of Marion County at Hamilton, Alabama on April 14th 1887, viz: Hd. No 3930 JOHN L. MCCOLLOUGH for the W ½ of NW ¼ Sec 29 T 9 R 11 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: JOHN G. NORRIS, WILLIAM BULL, PETER R. CLEMENTS and HARRISON MORGAN, all of Allen’s Factory, Alabama FRANK COLEMAN, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Alabama February 21st 1887 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 Probate Judge of Marion County at Hamilton, Alabama on April 15th 1887, viz: Hd. No. 9777 ROBERT M. CANTRELL, for the NW ¼ of SW ¼ Sec 2 and NE ¼ of SE ¼ Sec 3 T R 14 West He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: MARION JOHNSON, CALVIN JOHNSON, GEORGE WILLET and HENRY MCCLAIN, all of Pikeville, Marion County, Alabama. FRANK COLEMAN, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Alabama February 25, 1887 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 Probate Judge of Marion County at Hamilton, Alabama on April 14th 1887, viz: Hd. No. 11528 JOHN G. NORRIS, for the W ¼ of NE ¼ Sec 25 and SW ¼ of SE ¼ Sec 24 T 9 R 12 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: JOHN WILSON, GIDEON J. FREDERICK, HARRISON MORGAN and JABUS NEALY, all of Allen’s factory, Alabama. FRANK COLEMAN, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Alabama February 25, 1887 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 Probate Judge of Marion County at Hamilton, Alabama on April 18th 1887, viz: Hd. No. 13096 RICHARD L. MCGOUGH, for the S ½ of SE ¼ Sec 24 and N ½ of NE ½ Sec 25 T 12 R 12 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: WOODRUFF MILES, WILLIAM WOFFORD, E L. HUDSON and GARRETT DODD, all of Goldmine, Alabama. FRANK COLEMAN, Register NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS ---(to JOHN RAY, then rest is owner unknown) PAGE 2 THE MARION HERALD Published Every Thursday Hamilton, Alabama A BALLAD FOR CHRISTMAS – (poem) HER FIRST “HELLO!” – (Short story) THE OYSTER SHELL – An Answer to a Question Asked by the Fool in King Lear THE CAMERA IN MEDICINE ECONOMIC DIRECTORS–How the Average Country School was Managed in the Years Gone By THE SIZE OF IT – A Statistical Fiend Busies Himself with the Consumption of Tobacco RUSSIA AT INDIA’S GATES OF GENERAL INTERESTS PAGE 3 INDOOR FARMING A PLAUSIBLE THEORY – Seeds Carried Thousands of Miles by Strong Atmospheric Currents BABY’S BANK ACCOUNT – How Parents Can Supply Their Children with a Solid Business Foundation RIGHT HANDEDNESS – Why the Left Hand Should be Trained as Well as Its More Favored mate ROMANTIC RETREATS – Quad’s Experience Among the Grangers Along the Atlantic Seashore ICED WATER IN JAPAN Ad for Mason & Hamlin upright pianos and organs Ad for Ely’s Cream Balm Ad for Departure Drums Ad for Benson’s Porous Plaster Ad for Seth Thomas Watches Ad for Harter’s Iron Tonic Ad for Holiday Music Ad for Youth’s Companion Smaller Advertisements PAGE 4 NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS – continued All owner’s Unknown RAILROAD NOTICE The Florence, Tuskaloosa & Montgomery Railroad Company Notice is hereby given that, under and by virtue of the power and authority conferred upon the undersigned, as Board of Cooperators of the Florence, Tuscaloosa, and Montgomery Railroad company by Hon. C. C. LANDON, secretary of state of the State of Alabama, we shall, in pursuance of such power and authority upon books of subscription to the capital stock of said Railroad Company, at the court house of Marion County at the office of the Probate Judge on the 18th day of April AD 1887. WILLIAM B. WOOD A. W. WILLS WILLIAM C. JEMISON GEORGE A. SEARCY STERLING A. M. WOOD Florence, Ala. March 1st, 1887 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Alabama February 5th, 1887 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 Probate Judge of Marion County at Hamilton, Alabama on March 22nd, 1887, viz: Adjoining Farm Hd. No. 4823, WILLIAM H. MARKHAM, for the SW ¼ of NE ¼ and SE ½ of NW ¼ Sec 11 T 13 R 13 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: JAMES C. BOLIN, DON ADKINS and JOHN W. HUGHES, of Ur, Alabama and JAMES A. MCGOWAN of Caudle, Ala. FRANK COLEMAN, Register Ad for Avery Sewing Machine Ad for F. Hammer Paint Company Ad for the Stenograph – A Shorthand Machine – picture of machine PAGE 5 – THE MARION HERALD – SUPPLEMENT April 5, 1887 – pgs 5 - 8 NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS - all owners unknown PAGE 6 THE MARION HERALD Published Every Thursday Hamilton, Alabama LOST YOUTH – (poem) ENGLISH SIGNS – Rise and Decline of Important “Institutions” THE HIDDEN EGG – A noted Mind-Reader Most Interesting Out-Door Experiment PHOTOGRAPHING FLYING GULLS SOCIETY AND CRIMINALS CHINESE FARMING USEFULNESS OF GIRLS – Why Every Young Woman Should acquire a Knowledge of House- Work WOMEN HUSKING CORN – Industrious Wives and Daughters Who Have Aided in Iowa’s Development SWEDISH KNACKBROD – The Stuff of Life in One of Sweden’s Historic Mining Towns FARM DETAILS – Why Every Agriculturalist Should Keep a Strict Business Account PAGE 7 HOME AND FARM Cows that have no bedding are often injured in the knees by getting up or down, especially if the floors be wet and slippery. – [Troy Times] Swine are populous in the United States. According to Statistician Doge of the Agricultural Department….. ------------ Potato crust for meat pies is made by adding one teacupful of cream to six large potatoes that have been boiled and mashed fine. Add flour enough to roll, and a little salt, and handle as little as possible. – [Cincinnati Times] Stuffed potatoes: Choose some large potatoes, peel them, cut a small piece off the top of each, and scoop them out carefully with a knife and fill them with sausage meat; replace the top pieces. Grease a baking pan with butter and lay the potatoes side by side in it, with a little lump of butter between each; bake them in a hot oven – [Good Housekeeping] Velvet Pudding: Five eggs beaten separately, one cup of white sugar; beat well together, then stir in four tablespoonfuls of corn starch dissolved in a little sweet milk, let it come to boiling point, then stir in briskly the other ingredients, then let it boil until it becomes quite thick, remove it from the fire, pour into your baking dish. When nearly done take the white of eggs, beaten to a froth with one cup of sugar, and pour over the top of the pudding. – [Boston Budget] EDUCATED FARMERS – What They Have Done for the Advancement of Rural interests HARD-WORKING PEOPLE – The Almost Incredible Amount of Labor Performed by Novelist CHEAP DISHES – A Few Hints to the Concoctors of Modern Household Recipes LONGEVITY IN THE QUAKER CITY – [Philadelphia Ledger] MADAME WOULD NOT RISE FOR ANY MAN AN IMPORTANT ARREST SHAMEFUL ABUSE Ad for Brown’s Iron Bitters Ad for Hood’s Sarsaparilla Ad for Benson’s Porous Plaster Ad for Prickly Ash Bitters Ad for Harter’s Iron Tonic Ad for Oaklawn Percheron Horses Ad for Swayne’s Ointment – Itching skin and cure for Piles Humor Ad for Ladies Home Journal Ad for Floyd and Co. China, Glass and Queensware Smaller advertisements PAGE 8 A BIG FIRE – MARION COUNTY’S TEMPLE OF JUSTICE – IN ASHES – GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY On last Wednesday night about half past 10 o’clock the Court House at this place was discovered to be on fire. Before any possible effort could be made toward rescuing anything in the house, it was in a solid mass of flames, and it was only by Herculean efforts that the business houses adjacent were kept form burning, so intense was the heat. The wind was very high, which fact rendered the staying of the flames much more impracticable and difficult. Some idea of the intensity of the heat can be gained from the fact that from the front of the store houses of W. R. WHITE & G. B. MIXON, both of which were near fifty yards distant, the rosing was drawn so as to disfigure the houses. Mr. WHITE in trying to save his store ran between it and the burning building without having on his hat, and the heat blistered one side of his neck, and singed his hair a little. Mr. HAMILTON’S Store house, which is now unoccupied, caught fire two or three different times, and his fodder house, in his lot, once, but by prompt action the fire was extinguished before it had time to make any headway. The loss to the county cannot be estimated. All the records, dating back tot eh time when the county was established, were consumed. If it could be known what amount of money would be required to adjudicate the claims, disputes and contentions that will now arise, and which the records would have settle, then an estimate could be placed upon the loss that Marion county and her citizens have sustained. The house was a wooden structure and was a splendid building, and cost the county a remarkably small amount – only about four thousand dollars. The County Library, said to have been one of the best and most complete in the state was worth about fifteen hundred dollars, several of the books being almost out of print and valuable on account of their scarcity. The indictment record, and all the books, papers, etc, belonging tot eh offices of the Circuit Clerk, sheriff, tax Collector, and Assessor, and all the bonds and notes taken by Mr. LODEN as County Administrator were destroyed. In fact no books nor records belonging to any of the offices were saved except those of the County Superintendent and the County Treasurer. Besides the great and inestimable loss to the county, several individuals sustained considerable loss, the heaviest of which was probably upon W. H. KEY, Esq. he having about seventy-five dollars in money burned besides a large number of notes and accounts which had been placed in his hands for collection and about sixty-five dollars worth of law books. Mr. A. J. STANFORD lost about one hundred dollars worth of books and Mr. B. R. FITE about fifty dollars worth. Nothing is known as to how the fire originated, and nothing but theories and conjectures can be advanced, and after all the theories in the world were given, the grim and lurid fact still remains that the court house is in ashes and that the cause thereof is enveloped in mystery. NOTICE To all persons that assessed their taxes before the 28th day of March 1887, will please meet me at my appointment on the day appointed for their Beat the 2nd round. As all the assessments made the two first weeks was destroyed by fire. Bring your copy of assessment, and a correct description of your lands as we have no records to refer to. Yours respectfully J. P. FORD, Tax Assessor DIED: Near Bexar in this county on last Wednesday night of the 30th ult. Mrs. POLLIE STIDHAM, wife of WINSTON STIDHAM, Esq. She was buried at New Bethel Church on last Friday. The bereaved husband and the large number of friends and relatives of the deceased have our hearty condolence in this sad bereavement. Also: In the Bull Mountain neighborhood, this county, on last Wednesday, the 30th ult., Mrs. TILDA STONE, aged about 97 years. Buried at Bethlehem Church on last Thursday. Judge Matthews got in from Tuscumbia last night and while there he saw Judge Speaks who told him to notify the people that there would be no Court this spring with the exception of the grand jury and that petit jurors, parties to sutis and witnesses will nto be expected to attend. It is believed that the fruit crop has been killed by the frost. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Alabama February 25, 1887 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 Probate Judge of Marion County at Hamilton, Alabama on April 18th 1887, viz: Hd. No. 13096 RICHARD L. MCGOUGH, for the S ½ of SE ¼ Sec 24 and N ½ of NE ½ Sec 25 T 12 R 12 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: WOODRUFF MILES, WILLIAM WOFFORD, E L. HUDSON and GARRETT DODD, all of Goldmine, Alabama. FRANK COLEMAN, Register NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAX PAYRS – Continued All owner’s unknown Ad for Comfort Corset – picture of lady w corset Ad for Harwood’s Chair Seats File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers/themario101nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/alfiles/ File size: 17.7 Kb