Marion County AlArchives News.....THE MARION HERALD June 23, 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, 3:35 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History June 23, 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 23, 1887 NO. 11 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. Russellville wants a brass band. An exchange says there are 100 prisoners in the Birmingham jail. There are eleven subordinate Agricultural Wheels in Morgan co. Fire clay has been discovered near Tuskaloosa. The survey of the Tuskaloosa and Northern R. R. will be completed by the first of August. J. P. Carter of Pike County was killed by lightning on the 1st inst. The grand jury of Green County found 62 true bills at its last session. The Baptist State Convention will meet at Union Springs July 14th. A big riot in Atholone Ireland on the 13th inst between soldiers and citizens. It is estimated that 95,000 workmen are on a strike in the U. S. at present. The great yellow fever scare at Key West, Fla. has about died out. Ernest Hinds, an Alabama boy got the eighth place in a class of sixty-four graduates at West Point recently. ----------- Where is a county that can boast of not having a single prisoner confined in her jail? Well, Marion can do so at present. A bale of cotton from Winston County was sold at Starkville recently which had been ginned and packed for 14 years. Winston may be a little slow, but she gets there all the same. Huntsville has forbidden fish wagons entering the town. Great thing to live in peace, fish wagons never enter this town often enough to produce sickness in any serious form. THE GRAND OLD WAY Twenty clerks in a store, twenty hands in a printing office, twenty apprentices in a ship yard, twenty young men in a village want to get on in the world, and all expect to do so……………. A WONDERFUL JOURNAL DIET FOR STRONG MEN – The Roman soldiers who built such wonderful roads and carried a heavy weight of armor and luggage that would crush the average farm hand, subsisted on coarse brown bread and sour wine……………… MORE FOLLY The great Courier-Journal is getting into its dotage and grows fretful when other people reject its opinions……………. The five civilized tribes of the Indian Territory illustrate the prevailing tendency of tribal ownership; among them there are found many wealthy men who hold farms of over a thousand acres, one of eight thousand acres; which are managed on modern plans with the very best machinery, barns and stables. The owners of these estates have no better title to the land than the poorest of their own hands for the soil belongs to the tribe in common, but according to their laws and usages any Indian may exclude from land that he was first to occupy and cultivate, all other members to the tribe; and so by inheritance of prior occupation the land is rapidly passing into the hands of a few intelligent, enterprising and selfish men. Agent Owen says” The Wichita Valley, in the Chickasaw Nation, is almost a solid farm for fifty miles. It is cultivated by white laborers, largely with Chickasaw landlords. I saw one farm there said to contain eight thousand acres, another four thousand, and many other large and handsome places.” – [Mont. Advertiser] Electricity is being called into requisition for all sorts of purposes. The time may possibly come when it shall entirely supersede the great necessities of household labor. We are impelled to this thought by the consideration of an automatic electric regulator which attends to the furnace, shuts or opens the dampers, turns steam on or off, and in fact pays attention to keeping the temperature of a building at the needed degree required for comfort. And all this without any help from human beings. We haven’t been able as yet to find out whether it is capable of putting coal on the fire or not, but doubtless this will be added in the near future. Ad for Simmons Liver Regulator --------- 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 EASTER MORN – (poem) A NIGHT IN THE ALPS – An Harmonious Combination of Nature’s Beauty and Utility THE PACIFIC CABLE – Importance of the Proposed British American and Hong-Kong Cable Line A HIDEOUS MUSEUM VALUE OF A GOOD NAME FOREIGN GOSSIP INSPECTOR BYRNES – Organization of the Detective Bureau by the New York Police TAKE CARE OF THE BABIES INDIAN CRUELTY – The Thrilling Story of Sybrant Quakens boss Captivity among Red Savages PAGE 3 A VALUABLE PORTIERE – All the States and Territories of the Union Represented in it MR. AND MRS. BOWSER–The Question of Family Finances Discussed by a much-Abused Woman THE ISM HE HAD Small advertisements Ad for Prickly Ash Bitters – picture of bottle Ad for Hood’s Sarsaparilla Ad for Harter’s Iron Tonic Ad for Percheron Horses Small advertisements PAGE 4 LOCAL DEPARTMENT MY SPIRIT WRESTLES IN ANGUISH – (poem) Business remarkably dull. See final proof notice in this issue. Mr. MARTIN GANN of Bexar was in the city last week. Mr. WILLIE JACKSON a Nashville drummer was in the burg last week. Mrs. W. F. GREEN is visiting relatives at Pikeville this week. Dr. JONES of Russellville is in town this week on business. Mr. JAY MATTHEWS is visiting relatives in the country this week. He has the best education who knows best how to find out. Mr. JOHN MITCHELL was in town the first of the week. Mr. J. L. WHITE made a hurried business trip to Caudle on last week. Mr. ---- LODEN of near Fulton, Miss. is visiting relatives in town this week. Mr. JOHN COCHRAN of Pearce’s was in the city on business last Tuesday. Earthquake fissures are not half so common in the land as earthquake liars. We regret to say that Mr. BOB TERRELL is quite sick. We hope to see him out soon. Dysentery is raging to an alarming extent in various portions of the county. Mr. REUBEN SHIREY of Ur was in town on last Friday and gave us a pleasant call. Cocktails before breakfast will insure headaches before dinner. The thermometer in our sanctum on last Monday reached 98 the highest so far this season. We would like to hear from some of the brethren concerning the church house question. W. H. KEY returned home from Montgomery last week, he says all is quiet at the capital but the Magic City continues to boom. Mr. DAVID GLEN in company with two other gentlemen passed through town on last Sunday on route for Fayette C. H. A lovely rain fell here on last Tuesday and again on yesterday morning. The farmers are rejoicing at the bright prospect before them as the corn crop bids fair to be the best known in this county for years. Mr. ---- EVANS of Texas, Ala. was lodged in jail at this place one day last week, he appeared before Judge MATTHEWS next morning, plead guilty to the charge of larceny and received a term of about ten months at the Coalburg mines to satisfy all costs. Mr. L. J. CLARK started on yesterday for Buffalo, N. Y. Master GUS PEARCE of Pearce’s Mills is to accompany him on the trip. May their undertaking prove a success and may they again be restored to their friends is the wish of the editor. Mers. HARPER and SMITH of Birmingham was in the city on last week en route for the mineral and coal fields of this county. We hope their prospecting tour will be encouraging and that ere long the attention of live energetic men may be directed to the wealth which now lies hidden in the mountains of Marion County. Detroit, Ala. June 17, 1887 Editor Herald: Feeling that our quiet little village should no longer remain in the realms of oblivion, I have decided to give you a few items this week. Farmers are very busy laying by their crop, which are said to be the finest we have had in this section for several years Mrs. M. L. DAVIS who has been seriously ill for some time is now convalescing. Dr. J. S. STANLEY has purchased a set of new lightning rods, which is quite an ornament to his neat little dwelling. Miss VERA PEARCE of Bexar is visiting relatives and friends in and around town. Mr. F. W. NORTHINGTON made a business trip to Aberdeen this week. The young men of Detroit will meet at the school house on Saturday night, June 25th for the purpose of organizing a Debating Society. All that wish to improve their oratorical talents are invited to come out and take a part with us. Mers. C. E. CARTER and VAN MOSLEY spent last Sunday at RIGGAN’S Chapel. They seem to have been very badly disappointed but so far we have been unable to find out the true nature of their disappointment. – “Butler” Sam Jones says: Where there’s love there’s no enmity or malice or ill will. A woman whose heart is full of love, is happy, but a woman that runs love out of her heart is a miserable woman…………….. A curious curfew law has been adopted in Ogden Utah. The bells are sounded at eight or nine p.m. according to the season and after that hour boys or girls under sixteen years of age are liable to arrest for misdemeanor if found on the streets unaccompanied by a parent, guardian, or friend or unprovided with a permit. A similar law is said to be in operation in certain California and Nevada towns. ------- FROM SHOTTSVILLE Shottsville, Ala., June 13th, 1887 Editor Herald: I am a little boy just out of the teens, I live on Bull Mountain Creek three miles north of Shottsville very near the center of the coal region a very mountainous portion of country it certainly is. Crops in this section of country are promising at present, people are in the grass some on account of so much wet weather. It is reported that MR. LOYD has found near his residence a bed of coal eight feet thick. There is great excitement in this part of the county about railroads at present. The Sheffield and Aberdeen survey is being made about five or six miles north of this place on Hurricane Creek. It is rumored that Mr. THOMAS YOUNG will announce himself as a candidate for Representative next term. A word to the school teacher. I favor a uniformity of textbooks and would recommend the following named branches as the standard. McGuffey’s readers, Webster’s Dictionary, Harvey’s English grammar, Ray’s mathematics, Kearl’s Composition and Rhetoric, Murray’s Geography, Steele’s fourteen weeks in Natural physiology, and any good work on Hygiene or Physiology. I am in favor of retaining the old Webster spelling book. Therefore I can not indorse the theory of Mers. ARNOLD and FARRIS that it ought to be excluded. I will close for this time. J. W. HARRIS. A revolution is now going on in the Island of Crete, promoted it is believed, by Russia, who also takes the trouble of notifying England that she don’t like her movements in Afghanistan. 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 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 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. WALTER 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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