Marion County AlArchives News.....THE MARION HERALD September 15, 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, 3:46 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archvies And History September 15, 1887 Microfilm Ref Call #520 Microfilm Order #M1992.2223 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE MARION HERALD VOL. III HAMILTON, ALABAMA, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 1887 NO. 23 THE MARION HERALD JAMES S. CLEMENTS, Editor Hamilton, Alabama Thursday September 15, 1887 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. PROFESSIONAL CARDS W. W. CALLAHAN, Attorney at Law – Hamilton, Alabama, will practice in Marion and adjoining counties. 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 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. 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. MR. SMITH’S WILL – (short story) AN ARTIST ON THE SIDEWALK PASS IT AROUND The following beautiful letter from a Winston County Wheeler is decidedly patriotic form a Wheeler point of view. And as the Anti-Democrat was anxious to see the letter in print we just pass it around. The letter was written to the editors of Blount County News & Dispatch, and is an unparalleled production. The following is the letter verbatim el literalim: Houston, PO Winston County, Ala. Aug. 10th 1887 Editors Blount County Dispatch Dear Sirs: You notified us some time back to pay up for our subscription. We would like to know what you mean about subscription. We want you to understand that we never subscribed for your paper nor never authorized any one to subscribe for us. We do not understand your way of running business., to take men’s names from other subscription books, and send the paper whether any one wants it or not and talk about making men pay for things they never bought . Our decision about the matter that you had better take our names off of your books and keep it off and go slow. You might get your bill into hot soup now if you want to do a good business you had better go slow. I notice in your last issue you give the Wheelers down the country of corse I did not expect anything else of you nor no other rotton sesesh your paper is not recognized in this county only by some your brother rebs, the Wheelers, don’t notice you nor no other n----r like you, the Wheelers is a going to rule you and your kind out entirely out of anything and don’t’ you forget it. You can stop you paper if you want to. I don’t care what you do. I never expect to pay for any such rotten stuff, I have no use for you nor your paper, if you want to sue just pop your whip I will be at the cracker. Will you please publish this letter in your paper. Don’t fail to reply. T. C. GIBSON, Jr. Ad for Simmons Liver Regulator -------- PAGE 2 THE MARION HERALD Published Every Thursday Hamilton, Alabama BOY WITH THE BIG HEAD – (poem) TESTS OF INSANTIY – different Rules Prescribed by Courts at Various Times SPAIN’S NATIONAL DISH – The Various Ingredients Entering into the Composition of Cocido REFORM IN MOROCCO – How the Sultan of that County put an end to Kief Consumption HINDOO HOUSE LIFE – The Humiliations to which the Women of India are Subjected STRANGLEY SAVED – Complete Failure of Two Attempts to Hang an Innocent Man VIGILANCE REWARDED – How a German Police Officer Wore the Cross of the Legion of Honor BABY ALLIGATORS – The Funny Plaything of Northern Children visiting in Florida INSURANCE FIGURES – The percentage of Incendiary Fires During the Year 1886 HOW TO CLEAN SILVER PAGE 3 COLONEL BRALEY’S LETTER – Bill Nye Relates an Interesting Fourth of July Experience RAMONA’S HOME – A visit to the Lamented Helen Hunt Jackson’s Romantic Heroine UHLAND’S CENTENNIAL – A German Poet Whose Works Were Sincerely admired by Longfellow NOT APPRECIATED – An Arkansaw (sic) Author’s Experience in the Western Metropolis THE CAUSE OF BALDNESS HORRIBLE VINDICTIVENESS Small advertisements PAGE 4 THE MARION HERALD – Published Every Thursday by the Herald Publishing Co. COUNTY DIRECTORY WALTER H. MATTHEWS Judge of Probate L. J. CLARK Circuit Clerk W. R. H. LODEN Sheriff and T. C. M. M. FRAZIER Treasurer J. P. FORD Tax Assessor W. H. KEY Regis. Chancery JOHN ARNOLD Co. Supt of Ed. W. W. WHITE Representative R. W. CASHION Coroner Rev. WESLEY STIDHAM County Surveyor JASPER N. GREEN County Surveyor Commissioners W. R. HALL W. T. BISHOP J. J. KUYKENDALL L. M. ALLEN TOWN AND COUNTRY Business increasing. No rain in this section for several weeks. When will Hamilton receive her first bale? Patronize the Herald if you wish to build up your county. Judge MATTHEWS returned from Huntsville on Saturday last. W. R. WHITE made a business trip to Caudle the first of the week. Don’t forget to call at the Herald’ office when you want job printing. ‘Squire KEY is attending the Lamar Circuit Court at Vernon this week. Mr. A. J. STANFORD is attending the Lamar County circuit court at Vernon this week. Mr. L. J. CLARK is looking after his business down on the Kansas City road this week. Mr. J. L. WHITE we are sorry to say is very unwell this week. Hope he will be quite well again soon. The protracted meetings are in full blast all over the county and much good it is hoped will be accomplished. Mr. W. T. GAST is superintending the work on the residence of Dr. KEY that is being erected just outside the city limits. Saturday of last week surpassed the hottest days of July, the thermometer in this office at 3 p.m. registered 102. Hamilton as yet has no school teacher. Wonder if the city dads have decided that we do not need a school? Indeed, it appears so. Died – Near Barnesville, this county, on last Tuesday night, Mrs. WILLIS WRIGHT. The bereaved husband and three motherless children all have our hearty condolence. The prayer meeting after apparently being dead has again revived and is now held regularly every Thursday night. All are invited to attend. Miss ELLA HAMILTON having completed her school at Henson Springs returned to her home in town on Friday last to the delight of her many friends all of whom gladly welcome her back. Look up and read the names of the grand and petit jurors drawn to serve at the October term of the Circuit Court for Marion County. The names of those twelve grand-jurymen is a safe guarantee that the violators of the law will be closely looked after. Hamilton has another accession to the legal fraternity in the person of Mr. W. W. CALLAHAN, who is a through gentleman and we feel quite safe in saying that all business entrusted to his care will receive prompt attention. See his car d in another column. We are in receipt of a book direct from B. f. Johnson & Co. of Richmond, Va. titled Christ in the Camp or Religion in Lee’s Army. It is a very fine work of over 300 pages showing the true religion that existed among the soldiers in those stormy days of war. The Idea tells of what came near proving a serious accident to an old lady near Belgreen recently. The old lady whose name is FLIPPO, was returning to her home in this county and the horses attached to the wagon became frightened and ran off, throwing the old lay out, and bruising her considerably but not sufficient to prevent her continuing on her way home. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT RUSSELLVILLE The thriving little town of Russellville, in Franklin County, was visited by a destructive fire on the night of the 8th inst. and the whole business portion of the town came near being destroyed. The fire when first discovered was confined to the boarding house of Mr. MALONE, but the flames soon spread to the adjacent buildings and the fearful work of devastation increased. And as the Idea says; looked as if the whole business portion of the town would be destroyed. But fortunately the night was still and this together with a good supply of water, wet blankets and prompt action other part of those present the flames were finally stayed, but not until after considerable damage had been done. Below we publish a list of losses as given in an extra edition of the Idea of 10th inst., and which it says is thought to be very nearly correct: R. D. MALONE, loss estimated at $1200. Boarding house and furniture blacksmith shop and tools, and all his books and accounts. J. T. MANSELL, loss estimated at $1500. One store house, one dwelling house and butcher shop. W. S. WILSON, loss estimated on meat market tools, $40. MCINTOSH & Co., loss estimated on stock of goods at $500. JAS. SCOTT, one house, $72. J. S. IRVIN, loss on goods, $300. WILSON & CO., loss on stock, between 1500 and 1800. Warehouse, 2000; Idea building damaged $10 GEO. ARMSTEAD, loss on store house, $500. E. THOMPSON & Son, lost nothing by fire as yet known, only a box of ills. W. C. HURST, guardian, one store house, $500. R. K. SPEED, loss on tools, $60 ‘Squire WARNOCK, loss on household goods $40. Dirt has been broke in Jasper for the Sheffield road says the Headlight. Mr. STRANG and his camp are located there and have gone to work in earnest. They have a large force of hands and a number teams. Jasper has done some clever work in securing the location of this road and it is with no small degree of pleasure that we witness the crowing of her efforts with success. The great aim of the Democratic organs says a Pittsburg paper is to draw the G. A. R. into politics. And that this fact should warn the veterans that they must guard against getting into that sort of fight until they are prepared to sail in and clean out their antagonists as they did a quarter of a century ago. Now this palaver is worse than nonsensical. For it is a well established fact that the politicians of the Grand Army of the Republic are not seeking gore, but are hunting office. Our esteemed friend GREEN, of the Southern Idea, says he commends of our efforts in trying to advance the interest of our county or words to that effect. He also says he hopes to see our efforts to that end crowned with success and that the wilderness around Hamilton may yet be made to blossom as the rose. Now, this is al very well but we wish to inform the gentleman right here that this wilderness around Hamilton, as he is pleased to style it, is inhabited by a king, generous hospitable, and enterprising people who are striving daily and hourly with the means they have at hand to make their rise to a level with the leading counties of the state. It is true we have no “boom.’ But we have a steady, prosperous growth and numerous natural advantages of which any county should feel proud. Now, WILLIE, we return our many thanks for your proffered services in aiding and assisting us to advance the interests of our county. But in doing so would say that so far as touching your “boom” is concerned, we have no desire to interrupt the “critter.” Especially so after being informed that it is loaded, which renders a near approach hazardous indeed. But say WILIE, if that boom is loaded for railroads and you have a few spare shots in that line just shoot ‘em in and aid in securing a road for the Hamilton wilderness. GRAND AND PETIT JURORS The following is a list of the grand and petit jurors drawn to serve at the next term of the Marion County Circuit Court: GRAND JURORS: LEE WEATHERFORD, JOHN W. OWEN, A. D. MITCHELL, JOHN M. COLEMAN, W. A. WEEKS, W. W. WHITE, JOSEPH STUCKEY, J. G. DONALDSON, G. W. HARBIN, W. C. GANN, JOHN R. PHILLIPS, GORAN CANTRELL, ABE SHIREY, W. A. HALL, and A. M. JONES. PETIT JURORS – FIRST WEEK JOHN STUCKEY, R. A. WEBSTER, JOSH HILL, JAMES ADKINS, HALBY PALMER, HARRISON MORGAN, BURNEY BROCK, PERRY GREEN, PETER R. CLEMENTS, J. A. NORTHCUTT, C. L. HALEY, THOMAS NIX, JOHN F. LOWE, I. J. LOYD, WM. BURLASON, BABE SHOTTS, JOHN B. WOOD, A. L. SMITH, R. S. BOTTOMS, AARON KELLY, BURR CANTRELL, GID GREEN, A. J. HAMILTON, T. J. FARRIS, W. H. ESTIS, R. P. SPANN, R. E. DUNN, A. M. DICKINSON, JOSEPH WILEY, and M. M. COX. The President does his deeds of charity quietly and unassumingly……………. THE P. O. INSPECTOR AND THE POSTMASTER – [Arkansas Traveler] Extraordinary but nevertheless true. We refer to the announcement of B. F. Johnson & Co., of Richmond, in which they propose to show working and energetic men how to make from $100 to $300 a month over and above expenses. NON-RESIDENT NOTICE State of Alabama, Marion County LUCY LAWSON Vs JAMES LAWSON In Chancery at Hamilton 12th District, Northwestern Chancery Division In this cause it is made to appear to the Register by the affidavit of the complainant that the said JAMES LAWSON is a nonresident of the state and that his particular place of residence is unknown and further that in belief of said affiant, the defendant is over twenty-one years of age. It is therefore ordered by the Register that publication be made in the Marion Herald a newspaper published in the town of Hamilton in said county for four consecutive weeks requiring him the said JAMES LAWSON to answer or demur to the bill of complaint in this cause by the 30th day of September 1887 or in thirty days thereafter, a decree pro confesso may be taken against him. Done at office in Hamilton this 29th day of August 1887 W. H. KEY, Register NON-RESIDENT NOTICE State of Alabama, Marion County ELIZA JOHNSON Vs JACKSON JOHNSON In Chancery at Hamilton 12th District, Northwestern Chancery Division In this cause it is made to appear to the Register by the affidavit of the complainant that the said JACKSON JOHNSON is a nonresident of the state and that his particular place of residence is at Quincy, in the state of Mississippi and further that in belief of said affiant, the defendant is over twenty-one years of age. It is therefore ordered by the Register that publication be made in the Marion Herald a newspaper published in the town of Hamilton in said county for four consecutive weeks requiring him the said JACKSON JOHNSON to answer or demur to the bill of complaint in this cause by the 30th day of September 1887 or in thirty days thereafter, a decree pro confesso may be taken against him. Done at office in Hamilton this 29th day of August 1887 W. H. KEY, Register STATE NORMAL COLLEGE, Florence, Alabama. T. J. MITCHELL, PH. D. President. Superior Advantages. This Institution offers superior advantages for the Professional Training of Teachers in all grades of school work. No Further Examination. The completion of any one of its three courses of study entitles the student to teach in any of the schools of the state without further examination. Tuition is Free. To those preparing to teach, tuition is free and good board in pleasant private families cost only ten dollar a month. Session opens September 20th. The next session will open on the above date. Requests for Catalogues and other information will receive prompt attention. ESTRAY NOTICE Notice is hereby given that JOHN W. HUGHES has taken up about his premises and posted before S. CAUDLE, Exff, J. P. in and for said county according to law on the 21st day of August 1887. One black horse mule, about 15 years old, appraised at $50.00 and has filed the papers in this office for record as the law directs. WALTER H. MATTHEWS, Judge of Probate NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land office at Huntsville, Ala. August 5th 1887 Notice is hereby given that the following named settlers have file 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, Alabama at Hamilton, Ala. on September 26th 1887. Hd No. 9077 MALACIAH BURLASON for the SW ¼ of NE ¼ and NW ¼ of SE ¼ Sec 20 T 10 R 12 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: W. R. H. LODEN of Hamilton post office, JAMES C. WEATHERLY Chalk Bluff, EPHRAM W. ARMSTRONG and THOMAS BURLASON of Pearce’s Mills, Ala FRANK COLEMAN, Register CONSOLIDATED NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. August 24th 1887 Notice is hereby given that the following named settlers have filed notice of their intention to make final proof in support of their claims, and that said proof will be made before the Judge or in his absence the clerk Circuit Court Marion County, Ala at Hamilton, Ala on October 22nd, 1887, Hd. Viz: No. 6518 WILLIAM R. SELF for the S ½ of NE ¼ Sec 32 T 10 R 12 West. No. 3143 THOMAS BURLASON for the SE ¼ of SE ¼ Sec 29 and NE ¼ of NE ¼ Sec 32 T 10 R 12 West. They name the following witnesses to prove their continued residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: THOMAS BURLASON, MALICHI GC. BURLASON, JAMES F. BURLASON, FRANCIS M. HOWELL, WILLIAN N. SELF, E. W. ARMSTRONG, JOSEPH T. ARMSTRONG, all of Pearce’s Mills, Ala. FRANK COLEMAN, Register Ad for Comfort Corset 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. 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 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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