Marion County AlArchives News.....THE MARION HERALD November 17, 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, 3:54 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archvies And History November 17, 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 17, 1887 NO. 32 THE MARION HERALD issued every Thursday by the Herald Publishing Co. 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. PATENTS 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 CAPITAL’S CITY’S CHEERFUL CHAT Washington, D. C., November 7th, 1887 The Interstate Commerce Commissioners are kept very busy in their spacious apartments in the Marble Sun Building. They are however, meting out justice by seeing that the honest farmers and tradesmen have justice done them.……………… EXEMPT – NOT EXEMPT There are, in our humble opinion, other laws in existence that require the earnest attention of every patriotic Alabamian for more than do the tariff laws – laws of our own state and that go directly home to our citizens. By law, a citizen of Alabama is exempt a homestead worth $2,000 and $1,000 worth of personal property from execution and sale for his honest debts. By law, a citizen of Alabama may be turned out of doors and every vestige of his household goods taken from him if by some misfortune he is unable to pay his rent. To say nothing of other unjust and vexatious laws, these two will serve to show that the patriotic Alabamian has plenty to do at home for awhile without going crazy over national and economic questions. In practical operation these two laws will allow a man to owe thousands and live in luxury, secure from the intrusion of the law; and if another man, perhaps one whose poverty is traceable to his inability to collect under the law, lives a few months in a house belonging to this rich bankrupt, he is liable to be sold out even down to his bed and chairs. Thus we see the great room for injustice, and the kind that hurts the worst. What poor man – and the poor most need the protection of the law – and have respect for the laws of his country, when he cannot collect from a man who lives in affluence and the fluent man can collect from him to the last thing he possesses? We favor the paying of debts and the enforcing of payment by law, but what we contend for is that all should fare equal we go to too much trouble to regulate the greater problems of government we had better look after some of the smaller – for these are they that are felt most keenly and that most effect the individual and the government at last. Let’s wipe out the exemption law, and then we can attend to the tariff in better spirits, feeling secure in our business at home – [Mirror] MONEY FOR ALABAMA A SHORT CATECHISM In a few years from today Walker County will be a perfect network of railroads, with arms branching out in every direction to reach the various mines off the main lines, which will be opened up on every mountain side. The valley will be dotted with thriving mining towns, and the rich faming lands will be cleared and cultivated to raise produce to supply the large mining population. In the centre of all this will be Jasper, the commercial town of the country, with her schools, railroads, coke ovens, furnaces, newspapers, merchants and other industries of every description. No country in the state has better prospects than Walker, and it is evident that Jasper will soon rank with the progressive and growing cities – [Headlight] -------------- A NEW INDUSTRY We do not suppose that our bro. farmers would heed any suggestion we might make in regard to a new agricultural industry – new in this section – and one that we believe would pay handsomely if properly undertaken and pushed. We allude to Pea-Nut culture. It is estimated that this year Virginia will raise 1,000,000 bushel of pea-nuts, requiring nine factories to clean and sort the nuts for market. No section of the South is better adapted to potato growing than Alabama, and nay soil that would grow potatoes will grow pea-nuts…………….. [Tuskaloosa Gazette] The tendency of agriculturalists in the south is too much for large farms and those farms are all in cotton. The experience of the South since the late war has proven the truth of this assertion. There are numbers of farmers in Alabama today who would really be in better conditions if they possessed smaller farms. Not that lands in Alabama are of so little value as to be a burden to these possessors, but from the fact that small farms well tilled are so much more remunerative than larger ones with poor cultivation – [Alabama Enquirer] Henry George’s idea will never gain must foothold in Alabama s long as it has a population of its present type and character. Every man in the state who is worthy of the name, hopes and expects some day to own a home, and as long as the sentiment exists Agrarianisms and Communists will give the state a wide berth. – [Mont. Advertiser] We understand that some of our enterprising citizens are going to have an opening made in the ore beds near this place soon. That’s business, if we never make a move no one will make it for us. – [Belgreen News] THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION ISSUED BY THE GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA In conformity to custom, and in accordance with the wishes of a devout people, I, Thomas, Seay, do hereby appoint Thursday November 24th 1887 as a day of public thanksgiving and praise, and recommend that on that day the people of this state abstain from all pursuits of their usual vocations, and meeting in their accustomed places of worship, return thanks for the innumerable blessings bestowed upon them by the supreme ruler, and that they remember by benefactions kindly deeds the poor and afflicted amongst them. Done at the Capitol, in the City of Montgomery, this the 3rd day of November in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighty-seven. THOS. SEAY, Governor. The hanging of the Chicago Anarchists will doubtless have a wholesome effect toward checking similar demonstrations of Anarchy in this country. Ours is a free country and as such we have no soil wherein this exotic can be nourished. Ad for Simmons Liver Regulator There is a little excitement and upward tendency in cotton caused by a lowering of estimates of this year’s yield……………….. If we had a few hundred dollars on hand we could make a fortune buying land in this county at its assessed value and selling it for about three times as much. – [Moulton Advertiser] Cholera is raging among the swine in portions of Crenshaw County, and may at nay time, attack those of this county. There is an abundance of hogs in this county to supply home consumption next year, if all of them can be converted into bacon; and in order to be certain of this every farmer should fatten his hogs as rapidly as practical and slaughter them as early as possible. – [Troy Enquirer] --------------- PAGE 2 THE MARION HERALD Published Every Thursday Hamilton, Alabama A PERMANENT BOARDER – (poem) THE BUSY BEE – Some of its Wonderful Working Habits A RAILROAD INCIDENT – Experience of a young Lady’ who Knew How to Help Herself SUFFICENTLY PROTECTED TALMAGE’S SERMON – The Power of the Gospel Shown by Overwhelming Proof POISONOUS PERAMBULATORS PAGE 3 FOREGIN GOSSIP THE WORLD’S BIG GUNS – Some of the Monsters Built for the Ships and Forts of Foreign Powers. DESPICABLE TOADIES – Un-American Americans who are a Disgrace to Their Country CREMATING A PRINCE – The Burning Up of a Dead Member of the Royal House of Siam Ad for Ko-Ko Tulu Chewing Gum Ad for Pacific Liver Pills Ad for Swaynes Ointment Ad for Prickly Ash Bitters 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 17, 1887 TOWN AND COUNTRY Pleasant weather for November. Mr. L. J. CLARK made a business trip to Memphis on last week. Mr. WM. HIGHTOWER of Pikeville gave us a pleasant call while in town on Tuesday last. Mr. JOHN W. HOMER of near Pikeville was in to see us on Tuesday last. The school we are told is progressing very nicely. There are now upwards of 35 students in attendance. We are glad to note the rise in prices for cotton. Our farmers are needing all they can get for the same and we hope the present prices will remain firm. Mr. JOHN H. HAMILTON, formerly of this county but now residing at Eureka Springs, Ark. paid his old friends and relatives a short visit on last week. Our Hackleburg correspondent informs us that there is considerable sickness in that vicinity at present. We wish all a speedy recovery. Mr. HENSLER, of Franklin County, was in town on Monday last. He brought his little daughter, MAY FANNY, and LULA and JOSIE ALLEN who will attend school at this place during the winter. Editor GREEN, of the Russellville Southern Idea, gave us a short but pleasant call on last week. He was en route for Pikeville accompanied by Mrs. GREEN who has been spending a few weeks at Russellville. The specifications for a new court house drawn up by Mr. FRANK ALLEN was presented to the Honorable Court of Commissioners on Monday last and accepted. Bids of contractors will be taken until January 9th. Little MARVIN, son of Mr. and Mrs. PEARCE, of Pearce’s Mills, and who has been attending school at this place we regret to say has been quite sick for several days. Mr. PEARCE took him home on last Sunday, but we hope he will soon recover and return to school. Mr. JOSEPH HENRY, of Fayette C. H. was in town the first of the week, working in the interest of the Warrior Coal Field R. R. Mr. HENRY is an indefatigable worker, having spent the most of his time this year at work for this Co. He says he is very anxious to bring the road through the coal region of his county. August Spies, Alfred Parsons, Adolph Fisher and George Enmgel, four of the Chicago Anarchists met their doom on the scaffold in Chicago on 11th inst. ……….. Yellow fever is abating at Key West, Florida. Prohibition is defeated in Oregon by 8,000 majority. Another Sub “Wheel” over in Blount County faded into smoke recently. Farewell to Mahone, the little man died hard but Virginia went Democratic by an everywhelming (sic) majority. The way to boom a river says an exchange is to dam it, and then break the dam. And the way to dam a town is to boom it and then break the boom. Every thing passed off quietly in Chicago on the day the Anarchists were executed. NO attempt to create a disturbance or riot was made by the Anarchist brotherhood as was predicted by some. Our farmers now have a boom not in real estate but one that pleases them mush better at this particular time. The upward bound in the price of cotton means money in their pockets and as the boom is aid to be on pretty good footing it will doubtless hold over until next spring. Henry George failed to get the 90,000 votes as he predicted, but in company with Fred grant got woefully beaten. Cook, the Democratic nominee, was elected by a handsome majority. George will now have ample time to devote to his land theories, while Fred Grant can console himself with the knowledge that he is still the son of his father if not Secretary of New York State. Col. J. W. Sloss has resigned the presidency of the Nashville and Decatur R. R. and of the South and North Alabama R. R. Col. Sloss has been since early manhood devoted to all enterprises that were likely to add to the prosperity and up building of Alabama, and in many instances was forced to labor with defeat and disaster looking him in the face. He has the honor of being called the main spring that pulled through the great lines of road now binding together North and South Alabama. ------------------ Where are the hand-shaking country-serving candidates for next year? Why in some of the counties they are already as thick as real estate agents in Birmingham, eager, panting for the fray. But up to date we haven’t had the honor of meeting a single one of the dear fellows who expressed their intention to enter the ring. However, there is no just room for becoming alarmed on account of the scarcity of his class of fellows because they move about quietly lest they be discovered before they are thoroughly equipped and ready for battle, we will have an abundant supply ere long. We ill have a variety of them, democrats, Republicans, and last of all the non-politician Wheeler who will swear by at least nine bales of cotton and one black mule that he is the only man in the county qualified to represent the farming class. HACKELBURG ITEMS Hackelburg, Ala. Nov. 12, 1887 On account of sickness in my family I have neglected writing the local news for two weeks. There is considerable sickness in this section at present. Two of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. JACKSON’S daughters have died within the past ten days. We extend to the bereaved our heartfelt sympathy. Mr. JACKSON together with four other members of his family have been sick and unable to work for some time, hence his crop remained ungathered. But the kind people of the neighborhood decided to take the matter in hand so about fifty persons met at this house on last Wednesday and while part of them were engaged in picking out the cotton others proceeded to the corn fields and were soon busy pulling and hauling up that important part of the corp. Before the kind visitors departed the cotton was gathered and the last ear of corn cribbed. Dr. MARTIN of Hamilton paid our town several visits on last week. Call agin doctor. Mr. R. J. DUNCAN has been visiting friends in and near this place for several days. He leaves this morning for his home near Miston, Mississippi. Mr. LEVI WINSETT, the famous church peddler, passed through town on yesterday. GLEANER Some people are foolish enough to suppose that a town or county without a ‘boom’ is imply worse than nothing, or in other woods that such town or county is not making any progress. Such is not the case, we have no boom but our county is advancing in a way preferable to any fictitious boom of mushroom growth, one by which real estate is carried far above its actual value and the way paved for a few speculators to grow rich at the expense of the many. Yes, our county is doing by far a better paying business than it could possibly do with a boom of that description. The kind of boom most needed in any county is a steady, healthy prosperous growth and that is the kind we now enjoy. Lands that could be bought for one dollar per acre two and three years back are now worth double that sum. Still the price is extremely low when we remember that farming lands no better or more productive than ours in some of the North Alabama counties are selling for eight, ten and in some cases as high as fifteen dollars per acre. There are thousands of acres of timbered lands in the county which if reduced to a state of cultivation and properly cultivated would not only provide comfortable homes for hundreds of families but would soon place Marion among the leading farming counties of the state. LETTING OF THE COURT HOUSE TO BE BUILT AT HAMILTON Notice is hereby given that the Plan and Specifications of the Court House to be built at Hamilton, Marion County, Ala. is on file in the Probate Judge’s office of said county for the inspection of anyone wishing to see it. The bids for the building of said Court House will be received by the Probate Judge at any time from this date until the 9th day of January 1888. The bids accompanied with a bond double the amount of the bid with good and sufficient security, with all rights of exemption waived, shall be sealed up in an envelope and delivered to the Probate Judge and on the 9th day of January 1888 the Court of County Commissioners will meet and break the seals and award the contract to the lowest bidder with approved bond. Said Court House to be completed by the 10th day of November 1888. Done by order of the Court of County Commissioners, this Nov. 14th 18870. WALTER H. MATTHEWS, Clerk. Editor Howell of the Atlanta Constitution is an anti-prohibitionist while Editor Grady is a prohibitionist. The Constitution is ahead of most papers in this respect during a heated controversy it can please both sides. Wonderful invention. NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Land Office at Huntsville, Ala. November 3rd, 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 22nd, 1887, adjoining Farm, Hd No. 10955, MARY E. LOGAN, widow of ROBERT E. LOGAN deceased for the SE ¼ of SE ¼ Sec 30 T 10 R 11 West. She names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of said land, viz: JACOB L. SHAMLIN, VARDAMAN HALEY, HENDERSON CADDELL, and J. W. HEARD, all of Haley’s Alabama. 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. 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 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 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 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 Judge John M. Berry, of the Supreme Court of Minnesota, died at Minneapolis on 8th inst. 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. Ad for The Ithaca Gun – Damascus Steel Barrels – Best English Twist Barrels - $35 –picture of gun 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 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. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers/themario133nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/alfiles/ File size: 27.2 Kb