Marion County AlArchives News.....THE MARION HERALD November 3, 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, 3:53 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History November 3, 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 NOVEMBER 3, 1887 NO. 30 THE MARION HERALD issued every Thursday by the Herald Publishing Co. The Warrior Coal Fields Railroad is booming right along. The Alabama Beacon says that killing frosts in that part of Alabama have averaged probably for twenty years past, about the 10th of November. And that thirty years ago they averaged about the 30th of October. Tennessee is all ruffled up because Go. Taylor and his staff received no considerations at Atlanta………. The Press, types, together with all the printing material on which the Scottsboro (Ala.) Herald ah been printed is for sale. For description, price, terms of sale, etc address Co. A. Snodgrass, Scottsboro, Ala. A correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, in a letter some days go said: “There is not a city in the United States in which the sale of whisky is more open and public than right here……….. The United Labor party of Cook County Illinois recently forwarded a petition to Gov. Oglesby, asking for Executive clemency in the case of the condemned Anarchists on the grounds that they were tried before a prejudiced jury……… PLAN OF APPOINTMENTS FOR BEXAR CIRCUIT FOR THE NEW ECCLESIASTICAL YEAR 1st – SHILOH - Saturday before the 1st Sunday in December at 11 a.m. 2nd – WESLEY CHAPEL – 1st Sun. in December at 11 a.m. 3rd – CENTRAL POINT – 1st Sunday in December at 3 p.m. 4th – STREET SPRINGS, Sat before 2nd Sunday in December at 11 a.m. 5th – MT. ZION, Saturday before 2nd Sunday in Dec. at 3 p.m. 6th – BEXAR ACADEMY, Saturday night before 2nd Sunday in Dec. 7th – BEXAR CHRUCH, 2nd Sunday in December at 11 a.m. 8th – NEW BETHEL, 2nd Sunday in December at 3 p.m. 9th – BETHLAHEM, 3rd Sunday in December at 11 a.m. 10th – NEWBERG, 3rd Sunday in December at 3 p.m. 11th – EBENEZER, Saturday before 4th Sunday in December at 11 a.m. 12th – HAMILTON, Saturday night before the 4th Sunday in December 13th – HAMILTON, 4th Sunday in December at 11 a.m. 14th - SMYRNA, 4th Sunday in December at 3 p.m. I take this method of returning thanks to the people for the kindness shown me during my ministry with you and pray that you may continue to prosper and grew in grace, and I most earnestly ask an interest in your prayers. The STEWARDS will please meet me at Detroit the 9th of November 1887, for the purpose of paying off the assessment. G. M. G. DUNCAN, P. C. ALABAMA TAKES THE CAKE – Georgia’s Cake All Dough ------------- LANGUAGE OF UMBRELLAS AN EDITOR STRIKES IT RICH --------------------- THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION Washington, Oct. 26 – About thirty railway officials chiefly auditors and comptrollers et at the Interstate Commerce Commission headquarters today and held a two hours conference with the commission on the subject of the annual reports………… PARTIES WHOSE LANDS HAVE BEEN SOLD FOR TAXES I wish to say to all whom it may concern that on the 27th day of February 1887 the Legislature passed an act for the relief of parties whose lands have been sold for taxes and bid in by the state. Said act provides that said land may be redeemed within twelve months from the passage of said act, by those to whim is belonged. Below is a list of lands sold for the non-payment of taxes in Marion County and bid in by the State: Sold in 1885-83 (sic) – (land descriptions) , Sold in 1879 – (land descriptions), Sold in 1876 – (land descriptions). All of the above lands can be redeemed by parties who are interested if application be made at my office by the 27th day of February 1888. This Oct. 20th, 1887 J. P. FORD, T. A. Marion Co. Ad for Simmons Liver Regulator TRAPPING A BUSHWHACKER – by George Williams During the winter, after Burnsides attack on Fredericksburg the entire front of his camps was beset by spies, guerrillas, and bushwhackers, and cold- blooded murder was amore frequent occurrence than picket-firing…………….. Gov. Gordon, in his speech delivered recenly concerning the reception given Jeff Davis at Macon, Ga. said:……………. PAGE 2 THE MARION HERALD Published Every Thursday Hamilton, Alabama I SHALL FIND REST – (poem) SIDEWALK DRUMMERS – How the Unwary Granger is “Persuaded” to Buy THE SIZE OF MAN – A Claim that he Never Had a Greater Height than at Present TALMAGE’S SERMON – Bigotry and the Evils of Sectarianism Discussed PAGE 3 FOREIGN GOSSIP REIGN OF THE CORSET – It Came In With Ancient Mythology and Still Maintains Its Sway MOURNING JEWELRY – A Few of the Most Curious Freaks in the Fashions of Grief Small advertisements Ad for Prickly Ash Bitters Ad for Dr. Sanford’s Liver Invigorator Ad for the Daisy – picture of bustle – The Daisy White Bronze Braided Wire Bustle beats all. – 40 cents Ad for Pacific Liver Pills Small advertisements PAGE 4 THE MARION HERALD – JAMES S. CLEMENTS, Editor. Subscription Rates – One year in advance - $1.00 Six months in advance - $0.50 Three months in advance $0.25 In clubs of ten or more, 80 cents each. ADVERTISING RATES One square, sixty words, 1st insertion $1.00 Each subsequent insertion - .50 Local notices, 10 cents a line. Professional Cards, per year, $5 Announcing Candidates for District offices, $10, County Offices, $5 A liberal reduction will be made on large advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect inserted at half price. THURSDAY – November 3, 1887 TOWN AND COUNTRY Off to Birmingham. When will the big safe arrive? The Hamilton school is now in full blast. Mr. ROBERT CLARK is attending school at this place. Mr. W. T. GAST made a business trip to Pikeville the first of the week. Our worthy tax collector, W. R. H. LODEN, is now making his round looking after the taxes. The people should not fail to meet him and thereby save cost and trouble. WILL ROLLINS, a boy aged about 15 years, was brought by deputy sheriff WEATHERLY on last week and lodged in jail on a charge of carrying concealed weapons. He gave bond and was released. Marion County has no prisoners in her jail, no inmates in her house for the poor, but she has a delightful climate, a fruitful soil, as fine water as can be found in any county in the state and natural advantages too numerous to mention. There are perhaps thirty or forty illicit distilleries in this county. Yes, in Marion, the home of deputy marshals who want to suppress this moonshine business just about as bad as we want to see HENRY GEORGE president of the United States. The Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham R. R. will run excursions trains from Memphis to Birmingham commencing today and continue five days. This will be a splendid opportunity for our people to visit the Magic City at a very slight cost. Col NESMITH, of Vernon, and Col. SANFORD of Fayette C. H. have been appointed attorneys for the Georgia Pacific R. R. also for the Kansas City, Memphis, and Birmingham R. R. in Fayette and Lamar counties. The appointment is unquestionably a good one. U. S. Deputy Marshal WHITE, Dept. Collector TUTWILER, Maj. CHATMAN and another deputy marshal were in town on last week. While here they cut to pieces the still delivered at this place some days ago by one LEE HARRIS and then set out for Double Springs, Winston County, to receive and destroy some stills in that section. Several weeks have elapsed since we received a copy of either the Weekly Headlight or Mountain Eagle. We do not attach the blame to either of our contemporaries as we have no doubt that the papers are mailed regularly. There must be some postmaster on the line who is just too confounded lazy to sort the mail and send it out on time. Or else they are taken out at some little one horse office between this place and Jasper, we know not which. There is one sure thing about the matter, they seldom ever reach Hamilton. Mr. WILLIAM G. STANFIELD, of Franklin County, succeeded last Monday the 31st of October in getting his “grip” on DOCK MORROW, the man who murdered JOE WILSON last march in Franklin County, and delivered him over to Sheriff LODEN. Detectives have been vigilant after MORROW for some time, but to no purpose. He was taken in Mississippi near the Alabama line. Two hundred dollars is the handsome reward. The Sheriff of this county has notified the Sheriff of Franklin County that he has MORROW “on file” at present his papers and take him to Franklin. ALL ABOARD! Those desiring to see the Magic City of the South, should be sure to take advantage of the excursion to that place, which begins on Nov. 3rd and continues until the 8th, on the Kansas City, Memphis, and Birmingham Railroad. The fare from Memphis to Birmingham and return is little more than five dollars, and the fare from Marion’s Railroad town, to wit: Guin to Birmingham and return is just $1.70, about one-third of the regular rate. The train leaves Guin for Birmingham at 4:24, but you might go about 2 o’clock and take in the town of Guin before you get on the cars, and this is no slur at Guin either – we are positively proud of her, and we predict in the near future that real estate in that vicinity instead of being quoted at so much per acre, will be in the market at so much per “front foot.” The non-political editor of the Southern Idea has no time or space to devote to political controversy but the fact that he has plenty of each when he desires to have a fling at us was clearly proven on last week. We suppose the little man was so worked up on the tariff question that he hardly knew what to do, and just completed his big stock of bosh with what he supposed to be a heavy blow on us. However, we are no more surprised at this last great effort of the Idea to criticize us than we would be to learn that its renowned editor had joined the Wheel. The newspaper now is and should be recognized as the most important factor in building up any town or city, the booming cites of Alabama, as those of the west, owe their present prosperous state more to the press than any other one thing. It not only advertises the resources of a town or country, but builds it up morally, socially and financially. The thriving progressive cities of Birmingham and Anniston, clearly demonstrate this fact. But when the newspaper has done all in its power toward the up-building of any town or community it is then the duty of the people to lend their aid to the paper. There is no town or country that can expect a paper to labor for their interest without they give it a liberal patronage. The movement to advance the Georgia and Iowa prohibition cases on the docket of the Supreme Court of the United States has been denied. The new town of Winfield on the line of Kansas City Road is building up very fast and the demand for carpenters is increasing daily. This is not the only little town on the line of this great road that will be a surprise to many people in the not far sweet subsequently. Guin’s Station, sixteen miles from Hamilton, and on the line of the Kansas City is building up in dead earnest. There is perhaps no other point on the road where a more lovely location for a town could be found than Guin. May she prosper and continue to loom up until by and by she makes a handsome little city, an honor to Marion County and the enterprising men who are pushing her forward. What our town has been needing for some time – a good school. We now have one, not merely promised, but actually in operation by thoroughly competent teachers. Let our people give them their earnest support and we will soon have a school at Hamilton worthy of the name. One in which the boys and girls of the country can be given a good practical education, such as will fit and prepare them for the daily vocations of life. Nothing is more essential for the good of a town or community than a real flourishing school. The Hamilton school now has upwards of 20 students and doubtless that number will be doubled in a short time. Good board in private families can be obtained very cheap. Tuition is also reasonable and the people of the county who have children to educate will find it to their interest to send them in at once. You owe them an education and they should have it. Yellow fever on the increase at Tampa, Florida. MILL AND GIN HOUSE BURNED At Bexar, this county, on last Monday evening, a mill and ginnery, together with all the machinery and several bales of cotton was destroyed by fire. The mill and gin was the property of Mr. MARION PEARCE and was probably worth about $4,000. The loss is heavy there being no insurance so far as we have learned. The fire is supposed to have been started by a little son of Mr. PEARCE, who was playing around the gin with some matches and carelessly dropped a lighted one, with what result is shown in the above. The $600,000 bridge of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroad over the Missouri River at Kansas City has been completed. The bridge is 1,263 feet long and the entire length, including approaches, is 7,844 feet. PROFESSIONAL CARDS W. H. KEY. Attorney and Counselor at Law, Hamilton, Alabama. Will practice in Marion and adjoining counties. B. R. FITE. Attorney-at-Law, Hamilton, Alabama. Will practice in Marion and adjoining counties. Special attention given to the collection of claims. 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 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. 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. The State of Alabama, Marion County To owner unknown and all other parties in interest: You will take notice that a motion has been made in the Probate Court of said county praying for an order to substitute upon the records of said court, decrees rendered and proceedings had at the April Term 1885 of the Probate Court of said county for the sale of the following described lands for delinquent taxes, to wit--------- for the original proceedings and decrees had on said lands, which original proceedings and decrees have been destroyed by fire, and that the 12th day of December 1887 is set to hear said motion at which time all parties interested may appear and resist said motion if they think proper. October 28th, 1887 WALTER H. MATTHEWS, Probate Judge NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. October 14th, 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 December 29th, 1887, A. V. viz: Hd No. 11802 WILLIAM M. WEEKS for the S ½ of NW ¼ and SW ¼ of NE ¼ Sec 8 T 13 R 13 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of said land, viz: P. M. CAUDLE, JOSHUA W. GANN, JOSEPH A. WYLIE, and ROBERT A CAUDLE, all of Caudle, Ala. FRANK COLEMAN, Register 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 The Ithaca Gun – Damascus Steel Barrels – Best English Twist Barrels - $35 –picture of gun NON-RESIDENT NOTICE The State of Alabama, Marion County JOHN A. POPE, agent for JAMES P. PEARCE, Plaintiff Vs. DOW & DECY LITTLETON, Def’nts BENJAMIN HESTER, Garnishee Before me as Justice of the peace this the 12th day of October 1887, came the plaintiff in the above entitle cause and it appearing that property belonging to defendants, has been levied on by virtue of a garnishment issued from my office and the garnishee has answered indebtedness, and that the said defendants are non-residents of the this state. It is therefore ordered that notice of said garnishment by attachment be given to said DOW & DECY LITTLETON once a week for three successive weeks before the 19th day of November 1887 in the Marion Herald, a weekly newspaper published in said county on which day they must attend or judgment may be rendered against them. JOHN F. COLLEY, Justice of the Peace, Beat No. 1 HAMILTON Male and Female School. The next session of this school will commence on Monday October 24th, 1887 and continue five months. Second session will commence on Monday following the close of First session. Rates of Tuition: First grade, per month $1.25 Sec. grade, per month $1.50 Third grade, per month $2.00 Fourth grade, per month $2.75 ELLIOTT KEY, Princ’l Dr. M. H. KEY, Ass’t 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. TAX COLLECTOR’S NOTICE Notice is hereby given that I will attend at the different precincts in Marion County at the times advertised by my postal in each beat for the purpose of collecting the state and County tax for the year 1887. All tax payers are by law required to meet me and pay their tax at once. All tax payers will please meet me and pay their tax, as I will be compelled to strictly collect as the law directs. This October 5th 1887 W. R. H. LODEN, Tax Collector NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, ala. September 28th, 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 November 21st, 1887. Hd. No. 12319 HENRY W. HUGHES for the NE ¼ Sec 3 T 12 R 14 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of said land, viz: ROBERT C. PAUL, WILLIAM A. CANTRELL, JAMES B. CANTRELL, and J. N. CANTRELL, all of Pikeville, Ala. FRANK COLEMAN, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, ala. September 28th, 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 November 21st, 1887. Hd. No. 7018 JOHN PARKER, for the N ½ of NE ¼ Sec 17 T 10 R 14 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of said land, viz: JOHN M. MITCHELL, JAMES TAYLOR, JOSEPH W. PALMER, and JAMES W. COOPER, all of Hamilton, Alabama. FRANK COLEMAN, Register NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, ala. June 10th, 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 November 14th, 1887. Adjoining Farm Hd. No. 9953 ANDREW J. KELLY for the NW ¼ of SE ¼ Sec 1 T 11 R 13 West. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of said land, viz: ANDERSON H. BURLASON of Hamilton, ROBERT S. MOBLEY, EPHRAM F. THOMPSON and JAMES P. PEARCE, all of Pearce’s Mills, Alabama 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. Ad for Comfort Corset – picture of girl in corset 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. Ad for Champion Lamp 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 advances to merchants and farmers. 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