Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for MAY 1925 May 1925 ************************************************ 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: C. Teal Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net June 10, 2006, 9:29 pm The Roanoke Leader May 1925 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for MAY 1925 NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, May 6, 1925 MRS. M.P. PITTMAN DIED SUDDENLY ON THURSDAY Mrs. Martin P. Pittman died shortly after midnight last Thursday morning at her home two miles north of town. She suffered an attack of heart trouble the day before but her death came unexpectedly. Her husband the late Hon. M.P. Pittman, one of the most honored citizens of the county in his day, died just one year and two weeks before. Mrs. Laura Stephens, the only surviving member of the family had been making her home with the mother since the death of the husband and father and made the former's last days as comfortable as possible. But it was the oft expressed wish of Mrs. Pittman that she might be called to the other home to join the husband to whom she was devoted through the long years of their married life. Mrs. Pittman lacked only a few days of being 81 years of age. She was a charter member of the Lebanon Christian church, which was organized before the Civil War. Funeral services were held there Friday afternoon, conducted by Elders O.A. Moore and A.P. Hodges, in the presence of a large company of friends and neighbors. ---- GEN. WEATHERS IS INTERVIEWED IN MONTGOMERY General B.F. Weathers of Roanoke, who is in Montgomery to attend memorial exercises in honor of the Confederate dead on Sunday, is a comparatively frequent visitor to Montgomery and has always been. "I have no relatives here but don't need any to bring me here", said the Randolph county pioneer. "I just like to visit Montgomery and have been visiting the city since my boyhood. I ate dinner at the old Washington Hall, a hotel, in '61, the day I enlisted in the Confederate Army. Washington Hall stood where the post office is now. Again in 1875, I was here a good deal, being a delegate to the Constitutional Convention." He was a member of the state senate in 1915 and has long been active in political affairs. General Weathers is nearly 86, but still in good health; he has never been sick much and all his people are long lived. His father lived to be 90 years old, yet did not live to see any of his 12 children buried. The Weathers family had no death in it for a period of 75 years. " I drink three glasses of buttermilk a day and eat sparingly; I eat some meat but very little", said the General in discussing his health rules. This is the most extraordinary spring Gen. Weathers remembers anything about since 1849. On April 16th that year a heavy frost fell in Alabama. In Randolph county it killed the young corn and the young wheat and killed many trees, as the young green leaves were out. White frost on the green trees, the spectacle was impressively beautiful, said Gen. Weathers, but the woods smelled as sour as a vineager barrell. "However, I do not think we shall have another frost as the season is too well advanced now" said the visitor, reassuringly. The Montgomery Advertiser, April 27th. ----- AN AGED NEGRO WOMAN IS VISITING ROANOKE Alex K. Kelley, well known young colored citizen of Roanoke, informed The Leader yesterday that his grandmother Margaret Taylor arrived on the noon train Monday from her home in Opelika to make him a visit and that she is over 105 years of age. He says the record shows that she was born in Talbot County, Georgia on October 9, 1819. She lived there until about 36 years ago when she moved to Lee County. She has very good eyesight and can get about reasonably well. We are informed that she is the mother of 18 children and of 152 grandchildren. The number of other descendants is not known. Alex says that if anyone wishes to see this remarkable old woman they may do so by calling at his home on "Red Line". ---- MR. ELUS ADCOCK DIED BY HIS OWN HAND MONDAY Friendshp, May 4th Early this morning the people of this community were shocked to hear that Mr. Elus Adcock had taken his own life. It is said that his mind had become deranged. His body will be brought to the cemetery at Friendship tomorrow afternoon and interred. Mr. Adcock leaves a wife, three children, a father and mother and three brothers, besides a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his death. ---- WADLEY News May 5th Because of the death of his mother at Ashland last Friday, Rev. F.J. Ingram was not here Sunday to fill the pulpit at the Baptist church. --- ROCK MILLS News Mrs. Nancy Adamson is very ill at the home of her grandson, Edgar Adamson. --- Mr. Leon Smith of Lime community and Miss Sallie Poore of this place drove over to Glenn, Ga on Saturday and were married. --- CARD OF THANKS We wish to make public expression of our appreciation to the many friends at Lebanon and Roanoke who were so kind to us in the passing of our mother and grandmother, Mrs. M.P. Pittman, especially those who came considerable distance to serve us. Every act, every word, every flower had its message of comfort. Mrs. L.V. Stephens Mrs. Ernest Kirk W.M., F.P. and E.B. Wood M.P. and E.A. Pittman ---- Barbara Ann Wood, named for two of her great-grandmothers, arrived last Wednesday evening to make her home with Mr. and Mrs. Blake Wood. --- MOUNT CARMEL News May 4th Mrs. Bob Waldrep was brought home Saturday from her brother's, where she has been for nine weeks, being badly burned. She was accompanied home by two of her sisters, Mrs. Dura Seymore and Miss Pearl Bassett. --- LOCAL News Needham Avery of Austin, Texas is spending a few days here with relatives and friends. --- Raymond Trammell, an Auburn student, is expected Friday night to spend the weekend with his mother Mrs. J.F. Brown. --- Among the grandchildren who were called here last week by the death of Mrs. M.P. Pittman were Mrs. Harold Hudgins with two children, who will return to their home in Moultrie, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. F.P. Wood of Lakeland, Fla., who will remain several weeks with their sister Mrs. Ernest Kirk. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, May 13, 1925 MANY ATTEND FUNERAL OF MR. THOMAS J. RADNEY Quite a number of relatives and friends of the late Mr. Thomas J. Radney from Roanoke attended the funeral of the latter in Wadley, Tuesday morning. In order to accomodate the large concourse of people present, the auditorium of the Baptist church was used and every seat was taken. Rev. J.P. West, pastor of the Southern Methodist church, to which the deceased belonged, was in charge at the church. He was assisted by Pastor Morton of the M.E. Church and Rev. B.T. Waites of Bessemer. The ministers paid feeling tribute to the memory of this good man. The Masonic ritual was used at the grave. Mr. Radney was nearly 73 years of age. He had been a faithful member of the church 55 years, had been a steward 40 years of that time and had been married 53 years. His widow and nine children survive him. He leaves to his family and country the legacy of a good name and the influence of an upright life. --- ROCK MILLS News May 11th The remains of Mrs. Mary F. Owens were brought here from LaGrange last Tuesday and interred in the Wehadkee cemetery. The deceased was seventy years of age and formerly lived here. --- Mr. Willis Adamson is here from Fitzgerald, Georgia, being called by the severe illness of his mother. --- Ralph Turner was severely injured in an automobile accident which occurred at the Gamble bridge near Lime on Sunday. --- WADLEY News May 11th This morning at 4:15, Mr. Thomas J. Radney died at his home here. The funeral service will be held here tomorrow at ten o'clock. He will be buried in the local cemetery. Mr. Radney was born in this county and has lived here all his life. He was about 73 years of age. He has been a useful citizen. Mr. and Mrs. Radney have reared nine children. Three of the boys live in Texas and will not be able to attend the funeral. One son lives in Gadsden and one lives here. One of the daughters lives in Texas and one lives in Florida. Another lives at Radney's Chapel and one lives here. --- The passenger train from Birmingham brought the lifeless body of Mrs. Sadie George Kitchens last Thursday night. Mrs. Kitchens married and moved to Birmingham about seven months ago. She had always lived here where she had many friends. She was buried at Concord on Friday afternoon. Rev. E.M. Carter conducted the funeral. --- MR. WALTON A SPEAKER AT MEMORIAL DAY IN AUBURN Auburn, Ala., April 28th William O. Walton of LaFayette, lawyer, editor and representative in the legislature, was the speaker at the Memorial Day celebration here in Langdon hall, the college chapel. Among other things, Mr. Walton said: " All the battles in the Civil War were not fought with lead and powder, but the mothers, sisters and others at home who made such sacrifices for this great cause, helped. I am out of the clay of the South and I am glad of it. The Confederate blood ran through every loyal Confederate soldier when the war was over. They returned to the South, to their various homes and found them desolate and everything gone, scalawags and carpetbaggers in charge of the government; in fact, they found everything except good. To the South, the greatest credit goes to the Confederate soldier who helped whole-heartedly to rebuild it. Let us this day rededicate our lives to such an occasion as Memorial Day. The South was not conquered, but overcome by large numbers and let us remember today those who sleep in unmarked graves unknown to us. The speaker turned to the Confederate veterans on the platform and said "Soon, all of you will be gone, and we love you for what you have given us. May you rest in peace under the shade of the trees over the river with Stonewall Jackson. Let us live to make men holy. They fought to make us free." ----- LOCAL News Mrs. E.W. Keller and two children arrived several days ago to spend six weeks with the former's mother Mrs. Mary East. --- Mrs. W.H. McMurray is attending her father Judge S.E.A. Reaves who is critically ill at his home near Wedowee. --- S.T. Higgins, a prominent citizen of Five Points is seriously ill, having been stricken with paralysis. --- Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Hester joined Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Pace a few days ago on a ten days trip to Gulfport, Miss., to visit the former couple's daughter Mrs. J.B. Larrimore. --- Mrs. E.J. Folker and children went to Hinesville in Liberty county, Georgia last Wednesday afternoon to attend the funeral of Mr. J.A. Jackson, foster father of Mr. Folker. --- ROCK SPRINGS News May 11th Mr. and Mrs. Warner Brown of Lowell visited the latter's parents Mr. and Mrs. Whit Owens the weekend. --- LOCAL News Mrs. O.D. Lilly left yesterday to visit her father in Mississippi and will accompany him to the soldier's reunion at Dallas, Texas. --- The oldest survivor of the Civil War present last Memorial Day was Mr. James Abbott of Standing Rock. He is over 96 years of age and still in good physical condition. He was much pleased when presented to Gov. Brandon to find that the executive recognized him, having met him on a former occasion. Capt. G.O. Hill of Wedowee claimed the distinction of being the youngest veteran, being in his 77th year, we are informed. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, May 20, 1925 MRS. KITCHENS DIED SUDDENLY AT HEARD COUNTY HOME ON THURSDAY Mrs. E. Oliver Kitchens died early last Thursday night at her home two miles from Paran, in Heard County, Georgia. She had been ill only two days and seemed to be better, but was taken worse and died a few minutes later. Interment was made at Paran at 11 a.m. Saturday in the presence of a congregation that overflowed the house. The touching services were conducted by Revs. J.D. O'Keefe and W.T. Overton. The deceased was Miss Sallie Green, born in Newton county, Georgia on July 2, 1856 and was married to Mr. E.O. Kitchens Nov. 26, 1874. She had been a member of the Baptist church since about sixteen years of age, living a consistent, useful life. To Mr. and Mrs. Kitchens were born ten children, all of whom are living. There are 41 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren living. The children are: Mrs. I.E. Middlebrooks of Heard County Mr. J.H. Kitchens of Heard County Mrs. J.F. Cooper of Five Points Mr. W.A. Kitchens of Ashland Mrs. J.N. Arnett of Carrollton Mrs. J.L. Green of Roanoke Mr. E.O. Kitchens Jr. of Roanoke Mr. L.E. Kitchens of West Point Mrs. B.T. Adams of Glenn, Georgia Mrs. J.H. O'Neal of Glenn, Georgia ---- CARD OF APPRECIATION We wish to thank the doctors, neighbors and friends for the loving sympathy and kind ministrations during the illness and death of our dear wife and mother. We also thank the choir for the sweet music. "Farewell, mother, we will strive to meet you in that better land, mother, We have lost our darling, she has bid us all adieu, She has gone to live in heaven, And her form is lost to view, Oh, that dear one how we loved her, Oh, how hard to give her up, But an Angel came down for her, And removed her from our flock. E.O. Kitchens and Children ---- CAPT. HILL PLEASED WITH ROANOKE MEMORIAL DAY In consequence of ill health, so far this year I have been compelled to suffer my correspondence to lapse somewhat but the remarkable Memorial Day exercises in Roanoke this time were so astoundingly magnanimous as to revive one's energy with a tingle of the very bones. I cannot recall whenever before these yearly services were more heartily universal and with deeper feeling interest than this time. The old veterans were seriously reminded that the people of the county throughout considered this Memorial the last ever to be offered in their honor. I am satisfied that this is the last with some of us, and to everyone who aided in making the day so grandly enjoyable for us we extend such thanks as cannot be expressed in words. When I was a great deal younger than I am not, I felt flattered when I was classed a year or so younger than I really was. But it is not so now, and when The Leader in last issue robbed me of only one year in my age I feel like resenting it. While I am proud of the distinction of being the youngest veteran in our camp, and I believe the youngest volunteer Confederate veteran in the state, nevertheless I am in my 78th year instead of 77th. If I failed to make this correction, it might originate doubt as to whether I was in the service or not. Respectfully, G.O. Hill, Wedowee, Ala., May 14, 1925 ----- ALMOND News Hoyt Hodge of Mobile and his mother Mrs. Alice Hodge of Wadley spent last Monday with the latter's father, Uncle Bill Hunter. --- HAYWOOD News May 18th The twin boys of Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Washington are sick. --- LOCAL News Mrs. Guy Drake arrived last night from Haleyville to spend some days in the home of her parents, Rev. and Mrs. R.M. Archibald. --- Mrs. Lawrence Elmore of Savannah has been the guest the past few days of her sister Mrs. Cliff Williams. --- Mrs. Eris Stephens Archer arrived Monday from Sacata, Oklahoma to visit her mother Mrs. Geo. W. Stephens. --- Mrs. Mary Sharp was called to Phenix City last Thursday to attend the funeral of her aged sister Miss Pallie East, who had been in bad health for several years. --- P.G. Moss received word last Thursday of the death of his nephew, Ernest Blanks, a boy of ten years, which occurred at Notasulga, resulting from blood poisoning which developed as a result of the lad's having a toe mashed of in alighting from an automobile on which he was riding. --- Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Reynolds arrived Sunday by automobile from their home in Okemah, Oklahoma to visit Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Adams. Mrs. Reynolds is a sister of Mrs. Adams. She left Roanoke eight years ago for the West and remarked upon the many improvements in the town since then. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, May 27, 1925 JUDGE REAVES DIED SATURDAY AT HOME NEAR WEDOWEE' After an illness of several weeks, Judge S.E.A. Reaves died at five o'clock last Saturday afternoon at his home several miles east of Wedowee. His son, Mr. Larkin Reaves of Birmingham and daughter Mrs. Lucy West of Ashland, besides his children living in this county, including Mrs. W.H. McMurray of Roanoke, were with him when the end came. Funeral services were conducted at Green's Chapel at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon by Revs. W.L. Groover and S.R. Towns in the presence of a very large concourse. The deceased was a member of the Methodist church. Judge Reaves was one of Randolph county's oldest and most prominent citizens. He was eighty-eight and a half years of age. He was an officer in the Confederate Army, had served one term as a Judge of Probate and one term as a member of the legislature. He was a man of great integrity and was universally honored by his neighbors and all who knew him. --- BODY OF LATE MR. WRIGHT COMMITTED TO MAUSOLEUM The widow and children of the late Mr. James Carter Wright have had constructed a handsome marble mausoleum on the family lot in the cemetery of this city, containing two vaults, into one of which the remains of Roanoke's lamented citizen who died suddenly on Dec. 18, 1924, were finally and formally commited last Saturday morning. Following his demise, the body of Mr. Wright was embalmed and placed in a metallic casket that was airtight. Upon being removed from its temporary resting place it was found to be in perfect condition. Those who looked upon the lifeless yet lifelike form for the last time Saturday declared that he appeared even more natural than the day after his death five months before. At 11 o'clock the family and a considerable number of friends assembled at the cemetery when the remains of the beloved dead were committed to their final abode. A brief memorial service was held, conducted by Dr. W.P. Hines, pastor of the Roanoke Baptist church, of which Mr. Wright had long been an active and devoted member. ---- MR. I.N. WILLINGHAM DEAD Mr. I.N. (Bud) Willingham, a prominent citizen who lived several miles east of Wedowee, died at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Funeral and interment will be at Green's Chapel today. Mr. Willingham was 78 years of age. He is survived by a widow and one son, Mr. Robert Willingham. --- LOCAL News Mrs. H.L. Hill, formerly Miss Rena Price, now of Cusseta, Ala., was among her many Roanoke friends on Saturday. --- Mrs. N.S. Daugherty was stung on the ear Sunday by a bee, the insect evidently striking an artery. In a short time her face and limbs began to swell and her breathing became difficult. If medical relief had not been quickly secured she probably would have died. --- The Woodmen of the World will unveil the monument of Mr. Henry Mickle at Broughton on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Everyone is invited to attend. --- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/newspape1014gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 19.5 Kb