Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for AUG 1925 August 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 17, 2006, 9:56 pm The Roanoke Leader August 1925 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for AUGUST 1925 NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, August 5, 1925 MARRIAGE OF MR. WALLER AND MISS L.B. ROBERTS Early this morning, Mr. Jesse B. Waller and Miss Lula Belle Roberts of this city drove to LaFayette where they were married at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. T.H. Johnson. The couple then motored to West Point and boarded the train for Atlanta. After a few days in that city Mr. and Mrs. Waller will be at home at the former's residence on Wedowee street. Mr. Waller is engaged in farming and milling and is a successful man of affairs, a member of one of our oldest and best known families. He is most furtunate in winning such a lovely little lady as his pretty bride. Mrs. Waller has for quite a while being doing faithful service as a teacher in the primary department of the Methodist sunday school and is loved by all who know her. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.Y. Roberts. ---- HOSPITAL News Mrs. E.L. Kennady of Route 1 was operated on July 29th. Her condition is favorable. --- A ROANOKE YOUNG MAN WAS SHOT SATURDAY NIGHT Saturday night, T. Allums, of this place, a son of Mr. Holley Allums, drove Fuller Jones in the Allums' car up to call on some young ladies at Springfield. When they started to return home they discovered that the back of the top of the car had been badly cut and some air let out of one tire. When they got started a short distance away they were fired upon by someone behind a shop. Two shots struck Mr. Allums, but inflicted only slight wounds. ---- ROCK MILLS News Aug. 3rd Mrs. M.S. Banks and children of LaGrange are here to spend some time with her mother on account of her father's illness, Mr. W.M. Yates, who is in the Roanoke hospital. --- Mr. and Mrs. Sam Yarbrough and Mrs. Willie Cooper spent the weekend in LaFayette with the latter's daughter, Mrs. Bailey McClendon who has been very ill. --- CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to our neighbors and friends for their kindness and sympathy during the sickness and the death of our dear husband and father. We also wish to thank our doctor and his wife for their faithful and untiring service. May God richly reward each of you. Mrs. R.J. Halsey and children ---- BROTHER OF DR. BURPEE DIED IN NEWNAN JULY 27th Mr. Glenn Burpee, aged 57, died in Newnan on Monday night in a hospital. Mr. Burpee was stricken with paralysis at his home Sunday morning and never regained consciousness. He was one of Newnan's largest real estate owners. The deceased was a brother of Dr. S.C. Burpee of Roanoke. The LaGrange Graphic ---- THE ELDER REUNION One object of this reunion was for the purpose of prepetuating the memory of Rev. Wytche Elder, who came from Georgia to Alabama and settled a place two miles north of Milltown in Chambers county more than eighty years ago. Soon thereafter he organized New Hope Christian church within a half mile of where he settled. On Wednesday, the 29th day of July 1925, we met at the church, where, after an able sermon by Rev. G.D. Hunt, we repaired to the old homestead, where about two hundred of the relatives, with quite a number of neighbors and friends, met around a table heavily laden with good things to eat. Some would eat a little and talk a little while, some would try to eat and talk at the same time. After eating, about an hour was given to all to talk and they nearly all did, and at the same time. A business meeting was then called and all necessary business attended to. After this we had some good talks by different ones. Some of the descendants of Rev. Wytche Elder were there from Birmingham, Anniston, Heflin, Roanoke, Salem, Opelika and all the mill towns in the vally in Alabama, and from Lumber City, Americus, Columbus, Griffin, LaGrange and West Point in Georgia, from Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Louisiana and Texas. There were some who looked forward with great anticipation but were prevented from attending on account of sickness. All the relatives are protestant in their belief, not any believe in monkey evolution, but all believe in development. Being at a reunion of this kind created within us a greater desire to be prepared for that great and final reunion. R.W. Elder ---- LOCAL News Mrs. Albert Lee continues ill with malarial fever. --- A.J. Pittman Jr. and famly came last Thursday to spend a few days with their parents Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Pittman at Wehadkee. They brought The Leader a basket of very fine Elberta peaches grown by them at their home in Woodbury, Georgia. --- Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Baskin of Carrollton, Georgia are spending the week with the latter's mother Mrs. Nettie Tennant. ---- WEHADKEE News Mrs. Mae Ulman of Viena, Georgia is visiting her parnets Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Hearn near this place. --- Mrs. Brewer Walker was carried to the Knight Sanitorium last Saturday where she underwent a serious operation. --- STANDING ROCK News Aug. 3rd Mr. Hassell Hill and family will arrive this week from central Texas to spend three weeks with relatives in this section. --- CORINTH News Aug. 3rd Mr. Tyson Yates and family of Cullman are visiting kinfolks in this community. --- Mr. and Mrs. Manning Yates have moved into our community. --- NAPOLEON News Aug. 3rd Mrs. Clinton Hester is ill with malarial fever. --- Miss Erbis Davis of near Flat Rocks and Mr. William Brown of Mt. Carmel were happily married on Sunday. --- LOCAL News D.F. Sherard and family returned Monday to their home in Montgomery after a few days spent with the families of the former's sisters, Mrs. J.E. Barker and Mrs. S.M. Cole. --- Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Mitchell and son David of Lee county were here Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Mitchell is pleasantly remembered here as Mrs. Mattie Freeman before her marriage last fall to Mr. Mitchell. --- J.S. Hunter visited his uncle Mr. J.D. Hunter on Sunday in Troup County, Georgia. The uncle is 89 years of age and his wife is 84 years of age, yet they are still doing their own work and on last Sunday the aged husband walked one mile to attend church services. This venerable couple lived in the Springfield community, this county, until 1893. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, August 12, 1925 MRS. J.W. YARBROUGH WAS BURIED AT ROCK MILLS Mrs. J.W. Yarbrough died at her home on the Whitesville road Wednesday morning at 1 o'clock. She was a native of Alabama and at the time of her death was 44 years old. The funeral was held Thursday at Wehadkee church, Rev. Chas. H. Hanson, pastor of the Juniper Street Christian church officiating. The remains were carried to Rock Mills, Ala., where the interment took place. The LaGrange Graphic, Aug. 7th ---- CARROLL - CAVENDER MARRIAGE A marriage of interest to their friends was that on Sunday afternoon of Mr. Roy Carroll, son of Mrs. J.T. Carroll, and Miss Mattie Cavender, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.L. Cavender, this city. The ceremony was performed by Dr. W.P. Hines at the home of that minister. Best wishes are extended by the friends of these young people. ---- OLDEST RESIDENCE IN ROANOKE IS TORN DOWN Last week was torn down what was probably the oldest house in Roanoke, which was last owned by Dr. W.H. Pool, and after his death by other members of his family. The house was located on Louina street and was until last week occupied by Mrs. W.H. Pool and her son Wyatt H. Pool and family. The history of the residence is traced back beyond the Civil War. It is thought to have been at least 80 years old or older. Yet it was in a good state of preservation. Mr. Pool states that it required seven men working at the job four and a half days to get it down and take it apart. The sills were hewn out of heavy timber and were about 14 inches square. The framing was put together in the old mortice style with wooden pins. ----- FORMER RANDOLPH COUNTY MAN DIED SUDDENLY AUGUST 11th The Birmingham News, Aug. 11th Dr. Andrew L. Gaston, age 41, of 2805 Ensley Avenue, for 14 years a prominent figure in the life of western Birmingham, died at 8:15 o'clock Tuesday morning shortly after he had partaken of a light breakfast and had been helped back into bed by Mrs. Gaston. Dr. Gaston had been ill with grippe but his sudden death, according to Dr. C.D. Gaines, his physician, resulted from acute dilation of the heart. It was Dr. Gaston's first attack of heart trouble. In addition to his widow, Dr. Gaston is survived by his father, S.B. Gaston who lives near Heflin, where Dr. Gaston was born; also suriving are two young daughters Betty and Grace and several brothers. ----- ROCK MILLS News Aug. 10th Mrs. Monroe Yarbrough of LaGrange was brought here for burial last Thursday. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pink Owens of this place. --- Mr. and Mrs. Elvis Howell moved to Selma last Monday. The former's brother Elmer has also gone there to work. --- UNION HILL News Aug. 10th Mr. William Brewer and Mrs. Mamie Dukes of Rock Stand drove down to Bro. Browning's on Sunday and were happily married. Also Mr. Hamp Brewer and Miss Wilmer Blackwelder drove down to Bro. Browning's on Sunday and were married. --- FORMER RANDOLPH COUNTY YOUNG MAN DIED IN THE WEST ON AUGUST 6th Robert Presnal, who was born and reared near High Shoals, this county, died Thursday afternoon in Texhoma, Oklahoma and his remains were interred in his adopted home. He was 20 years of age and was the son of Mr. Charles Presnal and a brother of Howard Presnal of the City Auto Supply Co. in Roanoke. The young man had been ill a considerable time. His untimely death will be mourned by many relatives and friends in this county. ---- WEHADKEE News Aug. 10th Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pate of Bell county, Texas are visiting Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Pittman. --- Last Sunday afternoon, Mr. Frank Stitt and Miss Lois Green drove down to Five Points and were united in marriage, Rev. Mr. Bartley performing the ceremony. --- HAYWOOD News Aug. 10th On May 6, 1905 the home of Mr. and Mrs. T.F. Willingham was brightend by the appearance of a baby boy. This boy, Rebus, made fair promise to be one of our best men but God in his infinite wisdom saw fit to take him away on Aug. 5, 1925, at the age of 20 years, 4 months and 1 day. He leaves a father, mother, 2 sisters, 3 brothers, a wife and two little children and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his leaving. He was one of the most patient sufferers that has ever been witnessed. He was ever ready to smile when anyone went into his room. Rebus united with the Christian church at Haywood at the age of 16 years. His life, however short, was one of usefulness. His body was laid to rest in the Haywood cemetery Wednesday, Aug. 5th. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G.L. Hicks. ---- ROCK SPRINGS News Aug. 10th Mrs. N.J. Osborne and children, Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Osborne and children, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Osborne and children and Miss Nina Dollar attended the birthday dinner of Mrs. Janie Osborne at Abanda on Sunday. It was Mrs. Osborne's 89th birthday. There were over one hundred people there. We trust "Aunt Janie" will see some more birthdays. --- LOCAL News Mrs. W.E. Conger and two little sons Billie and Sydney of Arcadia, Louisiana are spending this week with the former's brother and sister Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Parker. Mr. Conger is expected later this week. --- Mrs. Street of Miami, sister of Guy Creasy, is the guest of her brother and the Walker family. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, August 19, 1925 WEDOWEE YOUNG COUPLE MARRIED ON AUGUST 16th Last Sunday, Mr. Awbrey B. Burns and Miss SaraLou Prescott drove from Wedowee to Evansville, Georgia where they were married. They continued their journey to Columbus, Georgia where the groom has a position. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Burns and was reared in the Wedowee vicinity. His bride is a daughter of Mrs. J.S. Prescott of Wedowee and a sister of Mrs. R.M. Ussery, this city, whom the lovely bride has frequently visited. --- DEATH OF AN AGED LADY IN ROANOKE ON FRIDAY Mrs. Clementine Mashburn died at 4:30 last Friday morning at the home of her step-son, Mr. M.M. Mashburn in this city, where she made her home. She had been ill several weeks but her condition became serious only a few days before her death. She was nearly 77 years of age. The remains were taken Saturday morning to Midway M.E. Church near Wedowee, where interment was made, after services conducted by Revs. T.N. Crumpton and J.C. Grant in the presence of many friends who had known this good woman during her long residence near Midway. She had been a faithful member of that church the greater part of her life. --- PROMINENT CITIZEN WAS MARRIED LAST THURSDAY One of Roanoke's best citizens and most prominent Confederate veterans, Mr. W.W. Cofield, was married last Thursday afternoon in Wedowee to Mrs. Narcissus Cato, an estimable lady of LaGrange, Georgia. Judge Moore officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Cofield came directly to their home in Roanoke and are being felicitated by those who know them. Mr. Cofield for years has held the position of Justice of the Peace in Roanoke beat. ---- LOCAL News Robert S. Pate of Akron, Ohio is visiting his sister Mrs. John LeSueur and his parents Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Pate in Wedowee. --- Mr. John W. Arnett, a fine citizen living just over the Randolph county line in Heard County, Georgia died last Friday evening. Interment was at Paran on Saturday. --- WEHADKEE News Aug. 17th Miss Mae Shelnutt went to Atlanta last Wednesday where she met a man by the name of Mr. Ham, and they were united in marriage. The couple spent a few days at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Shelnutt at Springfield, then proceded to South Carolina. --- LEVEL ROAD News Aug. 17th Mr. Elmer Waldrep is critically ill with typhoid fever. --- LOCAL News Mrs. N.S. Jones and children of Laurens, S.C. are spending the week with the former's brother Mr. T.E. Landers. --- Mrs. Lawson Staples and daughters Misses Edith and Myrtis Will of Sara, Oklahoma, are visiting the former's sister Mrs. Loss Sherman. --- Mrs. C.F. Birdsong was called to Atlanta yesterday by the serious illness in that city of her daughter Mrs. J.C. Spivey. --- Mr. and Mrs. James Fleming of Okema, Oklahoma are here visiting their aunt, Mrs. Hamp Adams. --- P.G Moss spent last Thursday and Friday at his old home, Loachapoka, where he attended the first day a reunion of the Page family, his mother having been a Page. There were 42 children and grandchildren present. Mr. Moss was accompanied home Friday by his mother Mrs. J.D. Moss of Notasulga who is spending the week with him and his family. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, August 26, 1925 MARRIED YESTERDAY Tuesday morning, August 25th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hudson, their daughter Geraldine, was married to Dr. E.J. O'Brien. Rev. R.M. Archibald officiated. Dr. and Mrs. O'Brien left immediately to make their home in Miami, Florida. ---- FUNERAL OF AGED LADY IN ROANOKE ON SATURDAY The remains of Mrs. R.C. Haynes Sr. were brought to Roanoke at midday Saturday over the A.B. & A. railway from Ashland where her death occurred Friday at the home of her daughter Mrs. W.A. Kitchens, where she was staying for a time. The body was escorted to the Baptist church where funeral services were conducted by Rev. W.T. Overton in the presence of old friends and former neighbors. Interment followed in the cemetery in this city. Mrs. Haynes is survived by her daughters, Mrs. M.B. Carlisle of this city and Mrs. W.A. Kitchens of Ashland, and her son Dr. R.C. Haynes of Graham. For many years she made her home in Roanoke and Graham where she was held in high esteem by all who knew her. She was 76 years of age and a member of the Baptist church. ---- TWO AGED PEOPLE PASS AWAY NEAR THIS TOWN Last Sunday, Mrs. S. Warren Alford died at her home at Welsh, following a long illness. She was 72 years of age. Funeral and interment were at Bethel on Monday. She was a good woman and much beloved. Mr. R. Jasper Hamlin died Monday night at his home one mile north of Double Head. The funeral and interment occurred at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Antioch with Rev. G.D. Hunt in charge. The deceased was ill only a few days. He was 86 years of age and was respected by all who knew him. ---- ROCK MILLS News Mr. Paul Pike and Miss Thelma Tittle were married Saturday evening. Bro. Overton performed the ceremony. --- Mrs. Fred Hill was called to Butler, Georgia last Saturday on account of the death of her sister Mrs. Benns. --- The remains of Mr. Carl Bailey of Opelika were brought here for burial last week. He was killed on the Central railway by a train. ---- Mrs. Burdette of LaFayette spent last week with her daughter Mrs. Walt Bailey. --- NAPOLEON News Aug. 24th Mrs. Jim Smith passed from this earth last Saturday morning. Interment was at the cemetery here. She was a good christian woman and leaves a family and many friends to mourn her death. --- CORINTH News Aug. 24th Mrs. Anna Harris celebrated her 61st birthday Aug. 20th with 52 relatives and friends present. --- ROCK STAND News Aug. 24th Mr. Oscar Pinckard and Miss Gladys Beverly were married last Sunday morning. --- HOPEWELL News Aug. 24th Mr. Dee Bean and brother Wilson and family left Saturday for Cullman. They are to arrive home this week, bringing with them their mother Mrs. Arrilla Bean. ---- Mrs. Ezra Adamson and son are visiting her father at Haleyville. --- LOCAL News Mrs. Sam Green returned home Saturday from a weeks visit to her sister Mrs. L.R. Kerr at Auburn Heights. --- Monroe Daniel was in Roanoke on Monday. He is a clerk in the Atlanta post office. Twenty-four years ago he lived in Roanoke and had not been here since. --- Mrs. Carrie Randle returned home last week from a most pleasant visit of some weeks to her son V.M. Randle in Wheeling, West Virginia. --- Charles G. Adcock left Sunday on his return to Bartow, Florida where he is making his home. He spent a week with his many relatives and friends in this county. ---- James Albert Jeffers, known to his school mates here at Buster, left yesterday for Dallas, Texas to make his home with his brother Rev. Joe Jeffers and to attend school there. --- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/newspape1017gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 19.1 Kb