Marion County AlArchives News.....THE MARION HERALD June 16, 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, 3:34 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archvies And HIstory June 16, 1887 Microfilm Ref Call #520 Microfilm Order #M1992.2223 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE MARION HERALD VOL. III HAMILTON,ALABAMA, JUNE 16, 1887 NO. 10 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. Mexico is still having earthquake shocks. Montgomery is building an iron furnace; the only one in the black belt. Reverend Colonel Granville Moody, the fighting parson of Iowa, died on the 5th last of Pneumonia. Gov. Seay continues to make himself more popular with the ladies by appointing them to the office of N. P. Decatur turned on her first current of electric lights at an entertainment of one hundred and ten members of the Press Association on the 4th ult. The next meeting of the Press Association will be held at Selma. Gov Seay addressed the Press Association in Birmingham on the 25th. A new paper just established in Belgreen, Ala. called the Franklin News. We received a copy last week and gladly placed it on our exchange list. The remnant of the tribe of Apaches left in Arizona last year are again on the war path scalping and plundering all who are so unfortunate as to fall into their hands. The Nights of Labor had a meeting and public speeches at Birmingham on the 30th ult. It is aid that 69 assemblies were represented by 8,500 men, and about three-fourths of them were negroes. The prevalence of Yellow fever seems to have aroused the coast and some of the inland towns of Florida to prepare against an invasion of this terrible scourge. A great many of them have quarantined and established strict sanitary regulations. The weekly Headlight is a new paper published at Jasper, Ala. We received a copy on last week and found it to be a lively sheet, full of hope and a determination to leave nothing undone that will tend to the advancement of the cause of Walker County and he r citizens. Gus Edmison, the fiendish brute who murdered his wife not long since in Morgan County and then fled the county was captured near Scottsboro, and lodged in Huntsville jail a few days go. The parties who made the arrest wisely concluded that the climate of old Morgan was at present by no means ----- for the gentleman as Judge Lynch has been known to interfere in cases not half so terrible as this one. We sincerely hope that justice will be done and the guilty one to pay the penalty. Mr. Edward A. Oldham, the able editor of the Winston (N. C.) Sentinel has sold his interest in that paper to accept the Editorial management of Anniston Hot blast………………. WHISKY A CURSE TO OUR COUNTRY We often here (sic) the remark made that the majority of our people, favor free whiskey. Now we beg leave to differ from those gentlemen, and would say to them that they have only interrogated a few of our citizens on this subject, but by no means have they heard the people of the county express themselves in this matter. Yet, we are aware of the fact that a great many who oppose whisky do not raise their voice against it as they should, knowing as they do that whisky is one of the foundation stones that supposes the many evils that daily and hourly are an accumulating curse to our country, and that it is drawing thousands of their fellow creatures away from the exalted positions of noble manhood, and plunging them down the last slopes of human degradation. We don’t claim however to be a teetotalist, yet when we come to look abroad over our beautiful land, not only in our own county, but elsewhere, and see the effects of this treacherous infernal beverage we are made to exclaim away with whisky in any form. We have often seen young men trained up under the influence of temperate parents and who were looked upon by their friends as being an honor to their country and whose future prospects for usefulness were indeed bright; yet, by the use of this dangerous beverage their future prospects, the fond anticipations of their loving parents and friends were forever blighted and themselves sunk low don in the scale of human degradation. We have also seen the tears of mothers and orphans and have heard the low sad wail ascending upward from a faithful and loving wife in behalf of her husband. We have seen innocence clothed in rags, their cheeks stained with tears, and heard the heart rendering cry for bread when not a morsel could be had. And why? Simply from the fact that the father spent his last dollar for whisky and by this means succeeded in bringing his once happy family down from the high social position they once enjoyed to that of a pauper or beggar. Now, we don’t propose to dictate to anyone, but we do think that there is too much of this whisky business being carried on for the good of our county. However, all the blame is not to be attached to those who make the stuff; but those also who drink it, and especially the ones who buy so much for medical purposes If the use of whiskey did not injury any save those who have long since reached the point from which there is no escape it would not be quite so bad, but then those fellows wield an irresistible influence over men and boys younger than themselves. Then, when once the die is cast, they sink gradually down from one run of the ladder to another and finally fill a drunkard’s grave. A WONDERFUL JOURNAL A MODEL WOMAN OR A DEVOTED MOTHER A woman can be a good and neat housekeeper, and yet not be a good mother. ……………. ------------- Ad for Simmon’s Liver Regulator The “booming” towns in Alabama are at present enjoying a lull. The tempestuous wave that struck Tuskaloosa has rolled over and left the beautiful city of Oaks quiet and serene, but probably on a firmer basis. Birmingham, the boss boomer, is still booming away but the speculations are not so wild as heretofore and when property changes hands the price is somewhere in the neighborhood of its actual intrinsic value. The fictitious boom of the Magic City is on its last legs and will soon be known no more. Decatur, a boom is at fever heat, notwithstanding the reaction will surely come it will be benefited by it in the long run. All’s quiet along the Etowah at Gadsden. – {Weekly headlight.] SCHOOL FUNDS The following will show to the trustees of Marion County, Ala the amount of school funds, due their respective townships for the year 1887. T R WHITE COLORED 9 11 $145.65 9 12 171.51 9 13 107.47 9 14 127.69 9 15 224.21 7.68 9 16 29.65 10 11 127.12 10 12 219.21 1.38 10 13 106.66 10 14 191.42 10.29 10 15 248.15 41.72 10 16 51.00 12.00 11 11 86.93 11 12 179.13 2.50 11 13 147.19 11 14 169.74 51.00 11 15 253.42 45.16 11 16 127.38 10.85 12 11 116.45 12 12 127.86 6.76 12 13 261.12 51.66 12 14 40.80 1.40 13 11 125.45 7.10 13 12 150.75 13 13 118.48 13.53 Respectively JOHN ARNOLD, Co. Supt. PLUCK – (short story continued from previous issues) PAGE 2 THE MARION HERALD Published Every Thursday Hamilton, Alabama MY FLOWER – (poem) AN AWFUL FIGHT – A Combat Between a Tiger and a Lion FASHIONS IN FURNITURE – They Change with as Much Frequency as the Styles in Hats and Bonnets FAMILY GOVERNMENT – Children Can be Made Obedient by Firm and Consistent Treatment YOUTH’S DEPARTMENT BIRDS AND BABIES – (poem) SAVED THE CREW – How Jack the Brave Rescued the Crew of His Father’s Ship - His Reward SIGHTS IN PARIS – The Thirty-Four Public Statues of Historic Personages in the French Cabinet PAGE 3 IMPROVEMENT OF SOILS – Various Ways of Increasing the Organic Matter in Farm Lands BIRDS AND SNAKES – Two Stories Told of them by a Blackfoot Indian Who Studied Nature MUTES OF ALASKA – Superstitions Prevailing Among the Natives of the Bleak Territory Small advertisements Ad for Ko-Ko Tulu chewing gum Ad for Harter’s Iron Tonic Ad for Prickly Ash Bitters Ad for Dr. Pierce’s Little Liver Pills Small advertisements PAGE 4 LOCAL DEPARTMENT Fine crops and warm weather. Hamilton needs a good church-house. Good attendance at Sunday School on last Sunday. L. J. CLARK made a trip to Caudle on last week. W. H. KEY, Esq. left town on last Saturday for Montgomery. Mr. J. L. WHITE is off to Aberdeen this week. A sure sign of ill luck is to spill some salt in the cup of the man who has possession of the carving knife. Dr. THOMPSON and wife of Detroit was visiting friends in town on last week. “Tis not wealth, nor rank, nor state, but git up and git that makes men great.” Miss EMILY BISHOP, one of Fayette Co.’s fair damsels is visiting relatives in town this week. No peaches in the burg this year but don’t you forget it there is nothing to equal the blackberry crop. Another true sign of misfortune is to collide with a buzz-saw while in motion on Friday. Miss MARTHA PALMER who has been attending school at this place returned to her home in the country on last Sunday. Miss KATIE FRAZIER of Pikeville who has been attending school at this place, returned to her home on yesterday much to the regret of her many friends in town. We most willingly agree with BOB BURDETTE in one of the most truthful sayings of his life. “God wanted mud when he made the man who after taking a paper six months, ordered it stopped without paying up arrears.” We were present at the closing exercises of the school that this place on last Friday. The school was presided over by Miss ELLIOTT KEY, and great credit she certainly deserves for the manner in which she has conducted the school as all classes examined did credit to themselves and their teacher. Our town seems to be a little dull of late. We suppose it is caused by the absence of one of our young men who has formerly been clerking for one of our merchants. Make your sojourn in the country as brief as possible my friend, as the boys are getting impatient for glimpse of your face at the old stand. Two fair young damsels of this vicinity accompanied by a young gentleman (who by the way is very well known around town) went fishing on last week and retuned with the sad declaration that “We didn’t catch a single fish.” Now if fish won’t bite for the party we don’t believe it was intended for good looking folks to catch ‘em. A large crowd of town folks mine of the number being ye editor, made a trip to Lovejoy Church on last Sunday. We arrived in time to witness the baptizing which took place about half mile from the church at 9 a.m. The crowd then returned to the church and heard an excellent sermon delivered by Rev. WESLEY STIDHAM. Our slumbers were somewhat disturbed one night this week by a repetition of unearthly squalls and on waking we first thought of yelling fire, then of going to the storm house. But after waiting until the racket ceased, we prepared to investigate the matter and see whether any serious damage had been done. Imagine our surprise when we discovered that the cause of our fright was only an owl who was reasoning with a chicken that chanced to be roosting in a tree nearby and judging from the quantity of feathers to be scene next morning, he must have used some very forcible points in the argument to ever carry it, which thing he did, and the hen also. We wish to say a few words to the citizens of this town and vicinity concerning the church house question. All are aware of the fact that Hamilton needs a church house and why stand ye here idle? Why not go to work at once and build a good house. There are few men in this neighborhood so poor but that could donate something toward the building of this house, besides the people will soon have their crop s complete and then we can get plenty of help. This with what money can be raised will be sufficient to erect a good house, one that will be not only an honor to our town, but to those who assist in the building. FROM THORN HILL - June 7th 1887 Editor Herald: It is with pleasure that we endeavor to give your some of the dots of our town as we haven’t noticed anything from this point in some time. Well, we are having plenty of rain at the present. S. COLLIER left for Huntsville on last Saturday where he will probably make his home. Mers. HALEY and COATS are off for Hamilton on business this week. F. F. MITCHELL, bailiff of Winston Co. was in town not long since visiting relatives and friends. Col. MCNATT is enjoying himself squirrel hunting. Mr. CALEB HYDE is a real estate agent, the only one in town. Miss MARGRET HYDE is still increasing her list of unsuccessful suitors. We learn that Mr. J. P. CRAFT is very sad, the car ran between him and his girl on last Sunday. Crops are looking fine, and most of the wheat is all ready cut. We hear some of the farmer’s ruminating that they expect rain through this month which will delay the completion of their crops. Perhaps it would be prudent to say something about the railroad, though you will please excuse us for this as it is the channel in which the whole country seems animated to gab about, and it is not polite to run every conversation in this way. Well, be still and don’t let Trowser bark. The railroad runs within three miles of us (east) and we expect a depot in or near this place. Don’t you think there is not so much as one mile of this road but that the people are petitioning to have a depot built, not only to the President of the road, but to the most high and everything else for the favor to b bestowed on “self” in fact they are working for self interest. We presume they will remedy this by consolidating and building one immovable town, or else come out as the two old cats did, which we believe he (President of the road) is monkey enough for them. The boom has increased the value of real-estate in town and the boom stricken people are investing every dime they have in this county and Winston. There is one man that received a letter from Jay Gold, as he pronounced it, which states that he shall have a depot. This seals it for him, still further he has a vast mountain of copper which is valuable in making stills, sorghum pans and etc. These articles will soon be manufactured at this new depot, please don’t buy elsewhere as we will have them ready in a short time. There are a number of industries being erected of late, such as saw mills, shoe shops and etc. With all good wishes to editor and paper we desist from saying anymore. JAY NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. June 8th 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, Alabama at Hamilton, Ala on July 25th 1887, viz: Hd. No. 6925 JAMES M. COCHRAN, for the W ½ of NW ¼ and NW ¼ of SW ¼ Sec 30 T 9 R 12 West He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: DAVID MITCHELL, WILLIAM E. TYRE, B. PETERSON and ARCHEY VANCE, all of Chalk Bluff, Ala. FRANK COLEMAN, Register SHERIFF’S SALE State of Alabama, Marion Co. Under and by virtue of an order granted by the Circuit Court at Spring Term 1887 and to me directed. I will on the first Monday in July 1887 proceed to sell by public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in front of the court house door, the following real estate to satisfy a judgment rendered in Justices Court in favor of OSCAR SARGENT and against J. M. STACKS together with the costs of this suit, vs: SE ¼ of NE ¼ and SW ¼ and NE ¼ of NE ¼ of Sec 1 T 11 R 15. Dated at office this June 1st, 1887. W. R. H. LODEN, Sheriff A GRAND RECORD HOOK AND PAPER FARMING SHERIFF’S SALE State of Alabama, Marion County Under and by virtue of an order granted by the Circuit Court at Spring term 1887 and to me directed. I will on the first Monday in July 1887 proceed to sell by public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in front of the court House door, the following real estate to satisfy a Judgment rendered in Justice Court in favor of OSCAR SARGENT, and against H. F. POLLARD together with the cost of this suit, to-wit; SW ¼ & NE ¼ of NW ¼ and 10 acres of NW ¼ of NW ¼ and 15 acres of SE ¼ of SE ¼ and 60 acres of N ½ of NE ¼ Sec 36 T 10 R 15. Dated at office this June 1st 1887 W. R. H. LODEN, Sheriff SHERIFF’S SALE State of Alabama, Marion County Under and by virtue of an order granted by the Circuit Court at Spring term 1887 and to me directed. I will on the first Monday in July 1887 proceed to sell by public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in front of the court House door, the following real estate to satisfy a Judgment rendered in Justice Court in favor of T. L. SHOTTS, and against D. T. KNOWLES, together with all cost thereon to wit half interest in 32 acres in SW ¼ of Sec 16 and N ½ of SE ¼ of Sec 17 less 4 all in SE corner of SE ¼ of SE ¼ together with 4 acres in SE corner of SE ¼ of SE ¼ Sec 17 all in T 9 R 15. Dated at office this June the 1st 1887. W. R. H. LODEN, Sheriff NOTICE Hackleburg, Marion County, Ala. May 22nd 1887 To all whom it may concern, that my wife, MARGRET GREEN has left my bad and board without a cause. I therefore notify the public not to trade with her on my account, as I am not responsible for her conduct any longer. J. E. GREEN SHERIFF’S SALE State of Alabama, Marion County Under and by virtue of an order granted by the Circuit Court at Spring term 1887 and to me directed. I will on the first Monday in July 1887 proceed to sell by public outcry to the highest bidder for cash in front of the court House door, the following real estate to satisfy a Judgment rendered in Justice Court in favor of D. W. STONE and against D. T. KNOWLES together with the cost of this suit, to wit: 32 acres in SW ¼ Sec 16 and N ½ of SE ¼ of Sec 17 less 4 acres in SE corner of SE ¼ of SE ¼ Sec 17 all in T 9 R 15. Dated at office this June 1st 1887 W. R. H. LODEN, Sheriff ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE SELETHA BANISTER, Deceased Estate of Probate Court of Marion County Letters of Administration upon the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 25th day of May 1887 by the Hon. WLATER H. MATTHEWES judge of the Probate Court of Marion County. Notice is hereby given that all person having claims against said estate will be requited to present the same within the time allowed by law or that the same will be barred. W. R. BULL, Admr. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. April 20th, 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, Alabama, at Hamilton, Ala. on June 3rd, 1887, viz: Homestead No. 10677, JOHN F. OTTS, for the NW ¼ of NE ¼ and NE ¼ of NW ¼ Sec 15 T 12 R 13 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: W. J. SHAW, I. W. WILLIAMS, NEWTON FRNAKS, and GEORGE MAY, all of Pikeville, Ala. FRANK COLEMAN, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. May 12, 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 Ala. at Hamilton Ala. on July 2nd, 1887, viz: H. NO. 10904 JOAB B. HARDIN for the W ½ of SW ¼ Sec 12 & SE ¼ of SE ¼ Sec 11 and NE ¼ of NE ¼ Sec 14 T 12 R 14 W. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: WILLIAM M. MCKAY, PINKNEY FELKINS, BARNEY MCKAY and ROBERT M. CANTRELL, all of Pikeville, Alabama. FRANK COLEMAN, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. April 29th, 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 Ala. at Hamilton, Ala on June 24th, 1887, viz: Hd No. 4062 MARY A. BERRYHILL for the SW ¼ of SE ¼ and SE ¼ of SW ¼ Sec 3 T 13 R 11 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: GEORGE S. TUCKER, THOMAS HARPER, M. J. TUCKER, and I. C. BEASLEY, all of Texas, Ala. FRANK COLEMAN, Register Ad for Automatic Rug Machine - Ladies why spend weary weeks making rugs with the old fashioned hook, when in a few hours the same work can be accomplished with our new automatic rug machine. Makes rugs, lap robes, mittens, etc. It works rags or yarn. A full line of yarns and rug patterns in stock. Machine and terms to agent by mail for $1.00. 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. FRANK SAUNDERS, Photographer. Successor to A. R. HENWOOD, Aberdeen, Mississippi W. A. YOUNG Attorney at Law, Vernon, Alabama will be present at each sitting of the Chancery, Circuit and County Courts of Marion County 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. 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 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 Ad for Harwood’s Chair Seats – picture of Chair Ad for Champion Lamp Ad for the Palmer Boss Church – picture of churn – Largest barrel church factory in the world. It makes more butter, a superior quality of butter, a harder, better grained butter, than any other churn sold. No Church works so easily. No Churn cleans so easily. It keeps out cold air; it keeps out hot air; it is perfect so they all say. Ask your dealer for the “Palmer Boss Church.” And if he does not keep it, send to us for circular and testimonial letters. H. H. palmer & Co. Rockford, Ill. Ad for Palmer Washer – picture of washing machine – ladies and laundries should investigate this machine at once. It will save you time, labor and money. The only washer built on the true principle. Will save its cost in three months. You have same control of clothes as with your hands and wash board and will wash them in half the time, as you can use hot suds while rubbing them, without putting your hands in the water. Don’t spoil your hands and temper or allow your laundries to ruin your clothes with acids. Ask your dealer for “The Best Washer” or send of circular to H. H. Palmer & Co., Rockford, Ill. 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