Marion County AlArchives News.....THE MARION HERALD December 8, 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, 3:57 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History December 8, 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 DECEMBER 8, 1887 NO. 35 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 BETSY SKOTT TALKS Mr. Editors: It may seem unbecoming to a woman to tackle a set of printers who seem to say by their actions that they will not have a wheel to paddle them up stream. Steam boats have wheels, and you fellows had just better come out flatfooted and acknowledge up the corn that you wouldn’t ride on a steam boat with a side wheel to it. Now I’ve heard Hez say that he saw one of them high top fellows riding a wheel, and now you fellows are on or wheel trying to pull through in high style. Now I know that Hez is going to be a public man. Just s sore as preaching he will ride the wheel into the next sitting of our will be great law factory – our motto is to chop down these big men, and put a top on the little ones, white-wash the ---- on the outside and all the white rascals on the inside – the day will come if it pleases your honor, that these wild hog razorback fellows will just nock the bottom out of long green terbakcer, sit up by their own fire-sides, under their own fig trees and squirt the red juice of thick navy over stiff bosoms and paper collars with the independence of G. Washington & c. What is needed now is for everybody to have a side wheel put to them. Them big fellows can’t never do any good with a wheel between their knees – let them take a club and beat their way. I’ve heard that old tune of “there is a better day a comin’ long enough. We are going to pull at repose that will fetch the long lost old soul to our doorsteps. Its our day to ride in top buggies, smoke cigars, wear paper collars, eat fired chicken and biscuits. The word wild-hog won’t be heard roaring up the hollers; nor working old mules and horses with shuck collars and rope hamestrings. Them things are nicely taking back seats to look on big things in front without any price of admission. The wheel is going to do that work. If they can make a president out of poor material let them do it. That is a new invention and ought to call for a patent. Hez has been feeling like he ought to join something for a long time. I did think a while it was a temperance club, but if I can find a concern that will put a side wheel to him that we could steer clean through no matter if it did get a chunk in it occasionally that would do. They say no women don’t get in the wheel, but Hez told me privately that one was in it but they denied it. You see they want to keep it dark from us women. He said her name was Polly Ticks, and she would come out on the stage in a canter some day – its all right, let her rip. Just so Hez goes to Montgomery. Now Mr. Editors don’t you dare to pull downward the big wheel that will pull the Skott family on a dead level with the our-ass-tockracy? Just lay low. We may need a printer to grind our organ. We are going to sow down, and throw wool hats and bee gums on a level – electric lights and candles – corn bread biscuit – big men and little ones all in a wad. I and Hez are in for any kind of a machine that will grind out good round doctrin. I am going to write to the president and see if he believes in the way the thing is sliding. We are going to bounce him out – put all the tickets in the wheel and some of us uncommon folks will draw his seat, and if my old man Hez happens to draw the president’s office or anything between that and probate judge, I will just nicely grace my part of the office with the dignity of a queen, but with as much smiling sunshine as any officer’s wife has done between old Granny Washington and our president’s wife. I don’t ask to run matters on the Suzy Anthony plan, no not at all. When such as she is tries to get in to run public matters they ought to be double geared and put to a spinning wheel. Our wheel, sir, spins wool both ways and we are going to dye all the yarn in the same pot, put them big men in a compress and give the little ones soda mixed with bifaluting shortening on the fatty bread fashion – [Betsy Skott, in Blountsville News-Dispatch] Much is being said on every hand now about hard times. A majority of the people with whom you meet in your meaerings will return your usual salutation with the stale old cry of “hard times.” Indeed, it seems to be growing chronic. That the times may be hard in the common acceptation of the term, and that there maybe cause producing this effect, may be true. Yet we see no good to grow out of a disposition upon the part of the people generally to grumble and complain of the times. We can not possible see wherein complaining at and the constant repetition of a fact, makes it any better. If the times be heard, let them be so, and let all submit to the inevitable as one of the wise dispensations of the Divine Providence visited upon us for a good and wise purpose. If the times be hard, why would we not accept them cheerfully as the effect of a cause, which cause doubtless exists in ourselves? In all hard times it’s a good lesson to the people upon whom they are visited, if they will but avail themselves of the passing opportunity to learn the lesson well. One special lesson is to bear and forbear, and to help each other in bearing one another’s burdens as much as possible. A little help given in hard times often moves in circle, and it is difficult to tell where it ends - [Ex.] While all the good Americans were enjoying their annual Thanksgiving dinner and discussing the merits of the turkey and the pumpkin pie, the people of Germany were being consoled by the announcement in the annual speech from the throne that the pride of every true German, the army was never before in such good condition. We have not great stating army to eat up our substance’ and we don’t want any. We are willing that other nations shall enjoy that luxury. We are willing to take the turkey, and leave the armies to our European friends. – [Savannah News] Gold has been discovered in Tallapoosa County in paying quantities. Crenshaw County is in a furor of excitement over mineral discoveries recently made. There is a large camp of Italians near the depot engaged in working on the side track of the Kansas City. These wanderers from sunny Itily (sic), it is said, live on 15 cents per day, and send 80 per cent of their earnings to their native land, and as soon as they have accumulated a little fortune they will return over the sea, and enjoy it. Such a class are n. g. to this country – [jasper Eagle] The Protectionist is the name of a new paper now published at Jasper, Walker County. The colored people of Georgia will hold a convention at Macon at a n early day to discuss the educational interest of their race. Great mining excitement has broken out in the vicinity of Hot Springs, Ark. owing to the recent discoveries of gold, silver, and lead there. Counterfeit “half dollars’ are being circulated in Tuskaloosa. Ad for Simmons Liver Regulator A MEMORIAL OF APRIL 1865 – Lines written on the back of a Confederate note, after Lee’s surrender, by a “Conquered Rebel.” – (poem) IMPORTANT DECISIONS – Washington, Dec. 3 – The Interstate Commerce Commission today rendered a decision in the case of Wm. H. Council vs. the Western & Atlantic Railroad. Council, the colored principal of a Huntsville, Ala. industrial school, was forced from the regular passenger coach on that road into a “Jim Crow” car, a half coach provided for colored people. the opinion by Commissioner Morrison holds that colored people may be assigned separate cars on equal term, without advantage to either race, and with increase comfort to both; that complainant paid the same fare as other first class passengers, and it was only fair dealing and common honesty that he should have security and convenience of travel for which his money had been taken; that the car furnished was only second class in the comforts of travel, and the road must furnish colored people who buy first-class tickets accommodations equally safe and comfortable with other first-class passengers…………………... A DETECTIVE VICAR – (short story continued from previous issues) W. R. Miller, State Auditor of Arkansas, died on November 29th. Jasper’s new jail and bank buildings are nearing completion. Ad for Darbys Prophylactic Fluid PAGE 2 THE MARION HERALD Published Every Thursday Hamilton, Alabama BEAUTIFUL HANDS – (poem) BURGLARS IN A STORE – Stirring Incident of Life in an Indiana Town BACHELOR’S BONDAGE – a Gloomy View of the Social Obligations of unmarried Men KITCHENS IN THE AIR – Restaurants on the Top Floors of tall Structures in Cities TALMAGE’S SERMON – The Tribulations and Rewards of True Christian Hospitality BOARDING SCHOOLS – The French Way of Conducting These Useful Institutions ADVICE TO A BRIDE – How Young People can Make Tehir Married Life a Happy One STRONG FAMILY LOVE PAGE 3 INTERESTING TESTS – A Dog’s Ability to Follow a Trail Scientifically Examined. AN OLD UNIVERSITY – Historical Facts Concerning Pennsylvania’s Principal seat of Learning A SURPRISING RECEPTION VALUABLE DISCOVERIES WASHINGTON MONUMENT – Unique Phases exhibited by it During a Thusnderstorn Jokes 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 – December 8th, 1887 TOWN AND COUNTRY Advertise Wet weather Attend prayer meeting Subscribe for the Herald. Hamilton is proud of her school. Send in your orders for job printing County Court convened at this place on Monday last. Mr. J. R. PEARCE of Bexar was in town the first of the week. Old “Wild Cat” was on the rampage in our town on last week. One of the best coins from the mint of nature is the penny royal. Dr. SARGENT of Isbell, Franklin County was in town this week. Our merchants are receiving their Christmas goods. Mr. JAMES P. PEARCE of Pearce’s Mills was in town on Sunday last. Mr. ----- DONALDSON, of near Allen’s Factory, gave our sanctum a call while in town on yesterday. Mr. CUNNINGHAM, a traveling salesman for the firm of Robinson and Co, Louisville, Ky. was in our town this week. The small boy can pop his fire-crackers and yell himself hoarse but the city dads don’t care a red cent. A pleasant social entertainment was given the young people of Hamilton at the residence of W. R. WHITE on last Friday night. B. R. FITE Esq. has moved into the house formerly occupied by FW. F. GREEN. He will now be conveniently situated near his office. We were pleased to meet and shake the hand of our friend Mr. FRANK ALLEN of Pearce’s Mills while in town on Sunday last. What about that Christmas Tree? If we are to have one some sort of move in that directions hold be made before December 25th. Mr. BUELL STARKE, after spending a few day s in our town left on last Saturday for his home near Dalton, Ga. Rev. JOHN ARNOLD, our worthy county Supt of Education, was in town on Saturday last and gave the Herald a short but pleasant call. If it were as hard for a man to pass a post office in this county as it is for mail to get through, it would be dangerous traveling, indeed. It is generally understood in all small towns and villages that the young man of the present day does not escort his sweetheart to church as was once his pleasure and custom. We learn that Mr. J. M. GAST proprietor of the hotel at this place, has rented his town property to Dr. GUYTON and will move his family to Isbell, Franklin County. The fact that our devil can “swing the girls” was clearly proven on last Friday night, at which time he did “swing’ them, ranging in size from four-line pica to nonpareil. Married – Near Bexar, this county, on Dec. 1st, at the residence of the brides’ father, Mrs. HENRY THEISS to Miss CORDELIA JOHNSON, Rev. JOHN ARNOLD, officiating. The Herald extends congratulations. News reached Hamilton on last week that a crowd of men had visited the house of one Mrs. PARKER, living about ten miles northeast of here, and severely whipped her and one of her little children. Warrants for the arrest of the parties were issued and deputy sheriff WEATHERLY started out to arrest them. After traveling over several miles of rough road, he at last came in sight of them who upon seeing him ran off among the bluffs and hills near by. Mr. WEATHERLY searched for them afterward but in vain. It is to be hoped however, that they may be brought to justice, if this whipping business continues and the parties go unpunished it will not be a great while before they will be wanting to whip every man or woman who would dare to cross their track or say anything against the “moonshine” business. Mrs. PARKER, we are told, is a quiet inoffensive sort of woman and there was no cause for her being whipped save that of pure cussedness on the part of the men who committed the deed. Work has begun on the Tuskaloosa Belt Railway. The tax value of southern property has increased $900,000,000 in seven years. General Master Powderly of the Knights of Labor is determined to withdraw when his time expires. The beautiful and progressive little city of Huntsville has at last been invaded by the Salvation Army. A Texas paper thinks that state would have been much better off if it had not given 3,000,000 acres of land to build a state house. The political lessons in equestrianism now being taken by President Cleveland is a sure sing that he will ride over the Republicans in 88. The thief who relieved editor GREEN of his overcoat during the recent fire at Russellville was evidently a free-trader and protectionist combined. Inequalities of wealth will last as long as inequalities of tact, taste and talent. Every dollar of wealth represents a dollar’s worth of self denial and good management. A new trial has been ordered in the Jake Sharp case, consequently his chances for going to the penitentiary are not half so good as the prospects of this speedy restoration to good health. “The New York Sun has repented of its backsliding’ says tan exchange, “and is now pledged heartily to the support of nay ticket nominated by the Democracy next year.” American labor organizations have a tendency to defeat their own avowed ends by arraying themselves against corporations in an unreasoning way. Capitol and labor, like the Siamese twins, can’t be separated without death to both. Henry George has been over in St. Louis on a prospecting tour. He says he don’t think it would pay to locate there – [Ex] There are very few cities in American where George could locate for any length of time, pay or no pay. ---------------- The Weekly Headlight and Mountain Eagle have consolidated under the name of the Mountain Eagle. A Winston county correspondent of the Birmingham Herald says, “Fashion is unknown here. The men dress generally in the proverbial home-spun jeans dyed with walnut, and bustles and corsets are conspicuously absent from the feminine make-up, but rosy cheeks and natural beauty lend a charm that more than counter- balances the absence of artificial graces.” NOTICE! NOTICE! Notice is hereby given that books for subscription to the capital stock of the Padachua Chickasaw and Birmingham Rail Road Company will be opened at the office of the Judge of Probate of Marion County, Alabama, in the town of Hamilton, in said county on the 5th day of January 1888. Subscriptions for stock in said Company will be taken payable in money, labor, or property at their money value. November 21, 1887. WILLIAM A. JOHNSON, GEORGE T. MCWHORTER JAMES JACKSON, Corporators The State of Alabama, Marion County Probate Court 30th day of Nov. 1887 JOHN LYONS, Deceased, Estate of This day came W. R. H. LODEN, the administrator of the estate of JOHN LYONS, dec’d and filed his statement, accounts, vouchers, and evidences for a final settlement of his administration of said estate. It is ordered that the 30th day of Dec. 1887 be appointed a day on which to make settlement at which time all persons interested can appear and contest the said settlement if they think proper. 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 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 ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Letters of administration has been granted to W. R. H. LODEN in the estate of GEORGE T. EMERSON deceased and that all persons having claims against said estate will present the same with in the time prescribed by law or they will be barred. This Nov. 19th 1887 W. R. H. LODEN, Administrator ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Letters of administration has been granted to W. R. H. LODEN, in the estate of JOHN D. TERRELL deceased that all persons having claims against said estate will present the same with in the time prescribed by law or they will be barred. This Nov. 19th 1887. W. R. H. LODEN, Administrator The state of Alabama, Marion County Under and by virtue of a mortgage executed to the undersigned by DICK WALKER and duly recorded in the office of the Probate Judge of Marion County, Alabama. I will proceed to sell on the 17th day of Dec. 1887, at Hamilton in said county, between the legal hours of sale for cash the following described property to wit: N ½ of NW ¼ and W ½ of NE ¼ Sec 28, and SE ¼ of SW ¼ Sec 21, S ½ of NW ¼ Sec 28 T 12 R 13, 280 acres more or less, to satisfy said mortgagee. Good up land farm, two miles from K. C. M. & B. R. R. M. M. FRAZIER, Mortgagee The State of Alabama, Marion County Probate Court, Special term, Nov. 19th, 1887 To the heirs and distributees of the estate of THOMAS ROBERTS deceased. You will take notice that W. R. H. LODEN, administrator of the estate of THOMAS ROBERTS decd., has filed his application in my office for an order to substitution upon the records of the Probate Court for said county, all the papers, records, and proceedings, for the originals heretofore had, and filed in said administration, of said estate, and which have been lost or destroyed. This is therefore to notify, and that the 30th day of Dec. 1887 is the day set for the hearing of said application at which time you may appear and contest the same if you think proper. Witness my hand, this Nov. 19th, 1887. W. H. MATTHEWS, Probate Judge 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 The State of Alabama, Marion County Under and by virtue of a mortgage executed to the undersigned by ANTHONY TERRELL and LURONA TERRELL, MILTON METCALF and LAURA METCALF, BELLE TRUELOVE, and FILMORE TRUELOVE, and recorded on pages 156 – 8 of Vol. 4 of the book of records in the office of the Probate Judge of Lamar County, Alabama, I will proceed to sell, on the 7th day of Jan. 1888 at the residence of ANTHONY TERRELL, in Lamar County, between the legal hours of sale, for cash to the highest bidder, the following described property to wit: The E ½ of NW ¼ and NE ¼ of SW ¼ and NW ¼ of NE ¼ Sec 11, and all that part of SE ¼ of SW ¼ and SW ¼ of SE ¼ of Sec 2, lying south of Beaver Creek and all in T 13 R 14 in Lamar County, containing 200 acres more ore less, well timbered and watered, intersected by the K. C. M. and B. R. R. and about midway between Guin and Crews. M. M. FRAZIER, Mortgagee 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 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 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 Champion lamp – picture of 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/themario136nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/alfiles/ File size: 27.7 Kb