Marion County AlArchives News.....THE MARION HERALD April 19, 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, 3:26 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History April 19, 1887 Microfilm Ref Call #520 Microfilm Order #M1992.2223 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE MARION HERALD VOL. III HAMILTON,ALABAMA, APRIL 19, 1887 NO. 2 THE MARION HERALD by the Herald Publishing Co. Subscription Rates – One copy, 1 year, in advance $1; six months fifty cents. Sample copies free. Advertising rates – One square first insertion, one dollar; each subsequent insertion, fifty cents. Liberal reduction will be allowed on large advertisements. Capt. Jno. Grant, a member of the Alabama legislature in 1866 and a well known character died at New Orleans a few days ago. The Birmingham Age says fourteen persons from different states, registered at one of the hotels in that city in one day. Mr. Jas. R. Randall, the well known and talented Editor of the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle will now take charge of the New daily at Anniston. A fire at the Pratt mines on the 8th inst considerable damage done as everything combustible above ground was destroyed. The loss is estimated at $25,000 fully insured. ---------- J. M. and A. M. PEOPLES, two well respected citizens of Franklin county, Ala. was arrested a few days ago for counterfeiting. It is said that they have been flooding Alabama and Mississippi with bogus money for several months past. ADAM AND HIS WIFE (EVE) DIED TOGETHER – (Edward Cummings, of Davis Co. Ia.) A DANDY COUPLE WHY NOT SUBSCRIBE It doesn’t require the expenditure of but little money for a person to take his county paper and keep posted in the county affairs, each, and every man, should subscribe for the paper that is published in his county, and not only keep posted in county affairs, but help to build up home enterprises. The Herald is now entering on the third year of its existence, and will continue, as it has ever done in the past, tow advance the cause and interest of Marion and her worthy citizens. It is now possible to construct a compleat (sic) sewing machine in a minute, or sixty in one hour; a reaper every fifteen minutes, or less three hundred watches in a day compleat (sic) in all their appointments………… Fort Smith, April 8 – Patrick McCarthy was hanged here today for the murder of Thomas and John Mahoney in Cherokee Nation on the 16th of February 1886. The evidence was purely circumstantial, there being no eye-witnesses to the crime and McCarthy died protesting his innocence. – [Ex} --------- We hear a great many asking what we will do for a Court House, the question is what can we do. Its an actual fact that at present our taxes is high enough, and we do not think it prudent to build another cheap Court House, and we are not able at present to build a good one, consequently it is best for the majority of the people, for the County Commissioners to make some other arrangements for a while, and pay the County out of debt, and in a few years we will be more able to build, then build a good house. This county should have a fifteen or twenty thousand dollar Court House. SHE WENT ---------- Why should we not be proud of the grand old county of Marion? Nature gives us grandeurs of mountains and glens, and thousands of means of enjoyments. We can desire no better country than this. Ere long the locomotives will be bounding across the valleys and mountains and Northern capitalist will come in with their money and develop the grand treasures that now lie imbedded in our lands; the coal and iron ore of Marion county cannot be excelled and in the near future the sister counties that are now making so many remarks about our delinquent tax payers will have to acknowledge that Marion county is the star of North Alabama. A GREAT POWER More than thirty-two thousand copies of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary have been placed in the public schools of the United States………. Birmingham continues to boom. Hundreds of pretty homes are springing up all around the city, from one to five miles in all direction in the country. Two or three rides in the suburbs will do as much to convince the visitor of the rapid growth of the city as even a sight of the crowded streets. PAGE 2 THE MARION HERALD Published Every Thursday Hamilton, Alabama THE ENGINE DRIVER – (poem) TOM DALTON’S FATE – (short story) DRESS MATERIALS – A General Revival of Last Year’s Styles for Spring and Summer FOODS AND MILK – Synopsis of Interesting Experiments recently Made in Germany A RELIABLE FERTILZER HOME AND FARM Gather the droppings around and under the roosts every two or three days if you would have your poultry free from the scourge of scaly logs – [N. Y. Examiner] NICE COOKIES are made with one cup of butter, two cups of sugar, three eggs, two teaspoonfuls each of baking powder and boiling water, and flour enough to knead as soft as can be rolled out – [Boston Budget] BEATEN BISCUITS – Two pints of flour, one teaspoon of salt, one tablespoon of lard, mix into a stiff dough with equal parts of water and milk; beat thirty minutes with a wooden spoon; bake in a quick oven. – [The Household] EXCELLENT BAKED BROWN BREAD: Three cups of Indian meal, three cups of rye meal, one-half cup of sour milk, one-half cup of molasses, three and one- half cups of warm water, one teaspoonful of soda. Bake, covered close, one and one-half hours – [Exchange] Ordinary building paper is cheap and of great value to keep cold out of all farm buildings. It may be nailed on, with lath covering the seams, pressing them close to the wall. The paper may also be utilized for covering a screen door, making it serve the purpose of a double door to exclude cold – [Detroit Tribune] CRUMB GRIDDLE CAKES – The night before using put some bread crumbs to soak in one quart of sour milk; in the morning rub through a sieve and add flour well-beaten eggs, two teaspoons soda dissolved in a little water, one tablespoon melted butter and enough cornmeal to make them the consistency of ordinary griddle cakes. It is better to beat yolks and whites separately, stirring the whites lightly in just before baking – [Boston Bulletin] It is a good plan to wash horse’s necks and shoulders with cold water after the day’s work in spring and summer. It will strengthen them and prevent lameness and galling. This is especially necessary if the horses have not done much work in winter and are then set to work suddenly in spring. If a horse be sick or lame or swelled, bathing will often improve it. If the parts affected be cold, then let the water be a little warm; but if the parts be warm, let the water be cold. Some salt dissolved in the water will add to its efficiently – [San Francisco Chronicle] GERMAN BREAD: One pint of boiled milk, one-half tea-cup of sugar, one- half cup of lard, two-thirds of a cup of yeast. Mix the yeast and milk and let rise light; add the sugar and shortening with flour enough to make a soft dough; roll out an inch thick on a well-floured board. Divide the dough and put each in a baking tin; make a dozen indentures with the finger on the top. Put a small piece of butter in each and sift over the whole one tablespoonful of sugar missed with the same quantity of ground cinnamon. Let stand till light, then bake in a quick oven. – [The Caterer] Looking to spring and transplanting, we say: First dig your holes and supply mellow, rich soil in place of all the poor soil that comes out of them. Years ago, when the Rural grounds were planted, muck from what is now the lake was the soil used to fill in the holes. There is muck and muck, no doubt. But a thriftier line of trees, both evergreen and deciduous, than ewer have , is rarely to be found. The roots of young trees soon grow out of the hole prepared for their reception; but a good start in the case of a tree is more important and helpful than in the case of a corn plant- [Western Rural] WHOLESOME BUTTER – Cleanliness in the Dairy Indispensable to Its Production PAGE 3 COLLEGE EXPENSES – What it Costs a Young Man to Spend a Year at Yale University AROUND THE HOUSE – Suggestions on a Variety of Highly Interesting Domestic Subjects SOUTHERN MOUNTAINERRS – Probable Origin of the People Inhabiting the Ranges from Virginia to Arkansas SOME FLORAL HINTS – A Pretty Little Sketch Commended to All Lovers of Flowers SECRETARY STANTION – How He Scrutinized and Assorted the Callers at the War Department A REMARKABLE AUSTRIAN GIANT KITTENS IN A COFFIN TROUBLESOME FRACTIONS “ONLY AFTER DEATH” – (about the microscope) PRESENCE OF MIND Ad for Swayne’s Ointment for Itching skin and cure for Piles Humor Ad for L’art De La Mode Catalog Ad for Ko-Ko Tulu Chewing Gum Ad for Prickly Ash Bitters – picture of bottle Ad fro Harter’s Iron Tonic Ad for Benson’s Porous Plaster Ad for Hartshorn’s Shade Rollers Ad for Chickasaw Iron Works, Memphis Tenn. Smaller advertisements PAGE 4 LOCAL DEPARTMENT O HOARY WINTER – (poem) Dr. ELLIOTT of Lamar County was in town on last Thursday. If you want neat job printing call on the Herald. Fair weather still continues, and farmers are busy planting their crops. Mr. F. S. CULLY late of Cincinnati Ohio, now employed on the Kansas City, and Birmingham R. R. was in town last week and subscribed for the Herald. Mr. J. A. NORTHCUTT of Caudle, Ala. was circulating among his many friends in the city last week. Ike Vincent’s trial that should have come off on the 11th inst will now be on the 25th. Subscribe for the Herald only one dollar a year. Judge MATTHEWS has moved his office to the drug store formerly occupied by Dr. SARGENT. The store house of W. H. NEAL is now being occupied by some of the county officers and lawyers. The legislature has passed an act prohibiting the catching of fish by any means, save with a hook and line. “Don’t think the boys will destroy a great many this season.” The Georgia Pacific R. R. is now complete, and through trains will soon be running from Birmingham to Columbus, Miss. Everyone is invited to attend prayer meeting next Thursday night, especially the paternal ones. It will greatly encourage the young people to see the old folks taking a hand; for it seems a little hard for one or two members of the church to do the praying of a whole community. The new book’s for the Probate Judge’s, Clerk’s and Sheriff’s officers have come. The state will pay for them, provided they do not cost more than $300. Mr. -- OLLIVER of Russellville, Ala. was in town one day last week canvassing with a view to selling our farmers a patent machine for cultivating cotton. He says it will harrow the ground, scrape the cotton, also do the hoeing, and consequently there’s very little more necessary in cultivating a cotton crop. We may now very soon hope to see all outside wrappings dispensed with, and one may step forth for a afternoon call, attired simply in the costume which (with appropriate changes in material and make) is worn at home. Spring has truly come, and the young men have donned their straw hats and spring costume. And even Squire KEY can be seen occasionally promenading the streets in his slippers, with his hat tipped a little forward, perhaps to hide his bald head. And in fact everything seems to be enjoying the bright sunshine of the season. The question therefore becomes of the most pressing importance to the young ladies, what shall be the pattern of their new dresses, and of what fabrics shall they be contrived. This is a topic which is not viewed by any two ladies in precisely the same light, and consequently they have dresses varying from the severest simplicity to an extreme of elegance. Simplicity is however, the more popular mode. Capt. JOHNSON of the M & B. R. R. has been in town for several days, having the right of way deeds for that road through this county recorded in the Probate’s office. It is remarkable with what energy the road has been pushed, and shows that the directors have great confidence in the road ----- the usual custom for roads of that length to drag through several years and change hands half a dozen times before rolling stock is put on, and dividends are declared. But the present prospects are that the original corporators will be the ones to reap the benefits. Less than a year ago books of subscription were opened and now nearly every mile of the road has been graded, and what is to be done on the grading, will be finished in the next six week, the contracts of all parties who have undertaken to grade, expiring by June the 1st. It will be remembered that the original directors of the two roads – the M. and B. and the R. and B. prohibited the building of the two roads within twelve miles of each other. The charter for the former has been forfeited in Miss, and every available team is now at work on the last twelve miles of the road, connecting the two. The fact that this road connects the great northwest with its vast provision productions, with the coal and iron of the southeast will make it one of the most paying roads on the continent. The grain and pork will be brought from the northwest to Birmingham, and from that hub of railroads will be carried over the whole south, while the coal and iron of Ala. will be carried out to the markets of the west. This road within itself will furnish employment to thousands of the idle hands of the south. Shut your mouth, and hush mouthing around about the county being a poor one – Marion’s vast mineral wealth together with her numerous Rail Road enterprises, say that you lie, when you say so. Mr. W. F. GREEN the able and talented young gentleman who has been editing the Herald for the past year has now resigned his editorial chair. The paper will now be edited by the Herald Publishing Co. FROM GLEN ALLEN Editor Herald: GlenAllen, Ala. April 6, 1887 Sir, as the people round about Glenallen seems to be very timid about writing, I will endeavor to give you a few dots. The people was engaged planting corn last week, we are having a beautiful spring for farming. REV. J. B. SMITH attended the quarterly meeting at Pine grove on the second and third. Mr. D. W. LANGDON JR went home last week. Miss LULA MUSGROVE married a few days ago to Mr. JAMES BURTON, and will make her home in Walker County, east of Jasper. I will close for this time. P. PATRICK TERRIBLE TRAGEDY A gentleman from Butler County who was in the city yesterday gave a Dispatch reporter the details of a sad occurrence which took place in the lower part of that county one day last week. Mrs. T. D. INGRAHAM visited her sister, Mrs. Dr. SMITH, who lives some distance below Greenville, taking her little three year old child with her. During the visit, Mrs. Ingraham’s child was left in a room of Mrs. Smith’s residence, with the children of the latter, while the children were alone, a little son of Mrs. Smith, got up on a chair and reached a pistol, belonging to his father which was lying on the mantle, he proceeded to show his little cousin how it was managed………………….. TAX ASSESSOR’S NOTICE I will attend at the following times and places for the purpose of assessing the Taxes of Marion County for the year 1887, to wit: LAST ROUND Rye’s Beat NO. 2 Camp’s Beat, No. 3 Bexar’s Beat No. 4 Shottsville Beat No. 5 Palmer’s beat No 6 Hamilton Beat No. 1 Pikeville Beat No. 16 Northcutt’s Beat No. 15 Vaughn’s Church Beat 14 Baccus Gin Beat No. 13 J. H. Burnett’s Beat No. 12 Pearce’s Mills Beat No. 11 Tax Payers are requested to meet me on this round and make a list of their property. The amended Revenue law makes it the duty of the tax assessor to add 50 per cent damages to any person who fails to make a list of their property. So come out and save that cost. All parties that were assessed before the burning of the court house will please meet me again as all the lists were destroyed. Respectfully J. P. FORD, Tax assessor Marion Co. NOTICE Notice is hereby given to all parties that had Mortgages , Notes, deeds, and other matters filed for record, and had not taken them out were destroyed by the burning of the Court House. WALTER H. MATTHEWS, Judge of Probate Hamilton, Ala. Marion County Spring Term Circuit Court T Hon. H. C. SPEAKE, Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit We the Grand Jury for the Spring Term, Circuit Court for Marion County, submit the following report. We have so far as we could examined into the offences committed in the county, which have been brought to our attention. The bonds of all the officers, and the books in which they were entered we find were destroyed by the fire which burned our court house, and in view of this face, we recommend that all the officers be required to give new bonds, except those who can have theirs substituted. The Superintendent of Education has submitted his books, and money to us for inspection, and we find his account as follows. To am’t on hand from year 1886 $256.16 To am’t rec’d on Poll Tax 1,165.50 To an’t rec’d on Auditor’s Warrant 2,304.43 TOTAL $3,726.09 He has paid out nothing and consequently has this amount on hand, which we found by actual count. The books and vouchers of the Treasurer are also in good condition and our investigation shows the following state of affairs which we consider very gratifying: GENERAL FUND: To amount on hand at time of last report to Grand Jury $512.09 Amount received since $2,204.36 TOTAL $2,716.45 By amount paid out for which he has proper vouchers $1329.15 Balance on hand $1287.30 SPECIAL FUND, Am’t Rec’d $2069.61 By am’t paid out to date 1904.52 Balance on hand $165.09 FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND To am’t on hand at last report $40.10 Am’t Received since to date $106.40 Total $146.50 By am’t paid out $107.50 Balance on hand $39.00 EXCESS LAND TAX Am’t on hand at last report $332.13 By am’t paid out to date $34.14 Balance on hand $297.99 REDEMPTION OF LAND To amount received to date $29.43 We counted the money and found it all right according to this statement. There’s a balance of $17.40 in claims against general fund which is still unpaid, because not presented. Out Bonded indebtedness is $3,496.21, and the total amount of claims registered against the Fine and Forfeiture Fund is $1,961.66 The Probate Judge’s report to us shows that he has received for licenses the sum of $185.25 for the state, and $92.63 for the county. The jail at present is unoccupied, but from the report of the clerk and Probate Judge that it was properly kept when prisoners were confined there. And now our thanks and best wishes to your Honor and the other officers of court, we ask to be discharged. The Morgan County News says that five hundred hands are now employed on the new road between Gadsden and Decatur. We congratulate the dear old county of Morgan, and her highly honored citizens, in the completion of his road, which when completed will add still greater wealth to her domain’s than she now enjoys. 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 FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Alabama April 4th, 1887 Notice is hereby given that the following named settlers has filed notice of their intention to make final proof in support of their claims, and that said proof will be made before the Probate Judge of Marion County at Hamilton, Alabama on June 4th 1887, viz: Homestead No. 11738 ROBERT FRANKS, for S ½ of SE ¼ Sec 18 T12 R 12 West. and Hd. NO. 11739 JOHN S. FRANKS, for the SW ¼ of SW sec 8 and NW ¼ of NW ¼ Sec 17 T 12 R 12 West. They name the following witnesses to prove their continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: JAMES A. BURLASON, GEORGE MCCALEB, ANDREW J. WESTBROOKS, and DAVID PEARCE, all of Pearce’s Mills, Ala. FRANK COLEMAN, Register CIRCUIT COURT After the burning of the court house Judge SPEAKE thought it advisable not to have the petit jury present, as the prospects were that the cases would not e reinstated on docket in time for trial, consequently there were no cases tried, and none heard except motions and orders granted and no judgments taken except by consent and by default. All papers in the civil cases heretofore brought were substituted by orders asked for and granted in each case. Also on motion of the Solicitor the venire for the Grand Jury was substituted and the following judgments were taken and cases disposed of: RANKIN & Co. vs. M. M. FRAZIER, Judgment by consent for $148.00. RANKIN & Co. vs. FRAZIER & GAST, judgment by consent for $895.00. BUCKNER & Co. vs. FRAZIER & GAST, judgment by consent for $1800.00. BUCKNER & Co. vs. M. M. FRAZIER Judgment by consent for $483.88. J. R. BOLIN vs. H. L. HUGHES and M. E. HUGHES Judgment by default for $102.35 ADAMS THRONE & Co. vs. M. L. and J. F. SPEARMAN dismissed at costs of plffs. CULLEN & NEWMAN vs. M. D. L. SPEARMAN judgment by default $119.50 JOHN MITCHELL vs. A. J. TAYLOR Alios Summons and complaint and continued. OSCAR SARGENT vs. H. POLLARD, order to sell land. OSCAR SARGEANT s. J. M. STACKS order to sell land T. L. SHOTTS vs. D. T. KNOWLES order to sell land. W. F. ROBERTSON vs. S. A. REED continued by defendant. MCQUISON and HERSON vs. J. A. POPE judgment by default for $254.88 ADAMS THRONE and Co. vs. FRANZIER & GAST continued R. W. THOMPSON vs. P. H. KING cont’d. M. M. FRAZIER vs. CYNTHIA BOLEY judgment by default for $107.84 R. W. THOMPSON vs. PRICE & KING continued. D. W. STONE vs. D. T. KNOWLES judgment by default for $134.10 and order of sale of property under attachment. R. W. THOMPSON vs. PRICE & KING plaintiffs required to give additional security. The short extract we give below from a recent number of the Tennessee State Wheel, is the essence of hard, “horse” sense, boiled down, and deserves a wide reading and a general adoption…………. Senator Pugh is credited with the following on the inter-state commerce law………. The end is not yet. There are now 89,000 carpenters on a strike in Chicago……….. NOTICE The undersigned duly commissioned a Board of Incorporators of the Tombigbee Rail Road Company, hereby give notes that they will open books of subscription to the Capital stock of the said company on the 14th day of May 1887 at 10 o’clock a.m. at the office of the Marion Herald, Marion County, Ala. The capital stock of said company is $50,000 divided into 500 shares of the par value of $100 each. B. A. VAUGHAN C. A. JOHNSTON W. H. SIMS J. O. BANKS J. E. LEIGH, Incorporators 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. 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 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. 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 Ad for Champion Lamp – by Weidener – picture of lamp 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. Ad for Demorest’s Magazine Ad for Avery Sewing Machine – picture of Sewing Machine Ad for Comfort Corset – picture of corset Ad for Harwood’s Chair Seats – picture of Chair File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers/themario103nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/alfiles/ File size: 26.4 Kb