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The Randolph Leader December 1896
NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE RANDOLPH LEADER",   Roanoke, Randolph County, 
Alabama for DECEMBER 30, 1896

LOCAL News

Sam and Will Cole have returned from a visit to Texas.
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Urban Walden invites the boys to buy their fireworks, apples, oranges, etc. 
from him at his father's restaurant.
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J.A. Walden is prepared to feed the people and the hungry crowds are finding 
this to be true.
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W.I. Pate has returned from Texas for a visit. He has been gone five years.
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Brents Taylor has returned from Texas to High Shoals and will try another year 
in Alabama.
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The oldest son of Mr. George Riser at Milltown died last Sunday. Rev. W.J.D. 
Upshaw conducted the funeral services.
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Mr. Shirley Owen returned to Union Springs on Monday after spending a few days 
pleasantly with his mother and many friends here.
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M.W. Hardy of Columbus spent a few days with his home folks here last 
week.  "Boss" has developed into a handsome young man and his friends are 
gratified at the success with which he is meeting.
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The first prisoner landed in the new city prison was Jim McKinley, colored, 
who was brought here Saturday by the sheriff and lodged over night to be 
carried to the penitentiary. So the marshall's new hotel will be known as 
the "McKinley House."
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Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Goodwin have as their guests Prof. Logan and wife and Miss 
Maggie Swindall.  Mrs. Logan will be pleasantly remembered by friends here as 
Miss May Swindall who was married only a few days ago.
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The mother of the Scheussler brothers is very low at LaFayette.
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On Christmas night, Bud, the 16 year old son of Deputy Sheriff Kent, while 
stopping by at a negro frolic near Malone's Ferry, this county, got into a 
quarrel with a negro named Anthony Hill and the latter shot the boy just below 
the heart, so that he died Tuesday.  The negro has not been captured. We 
regret this sad tragedy very much and extend sympathy to the distressed family 
of the deceased.
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LEGAL NOTICE OF EXECUTOR'S SALE

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in the Last Will and 
Testament of Alsey Stephens, deceased, which has been duly proven and probated 
in the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, we the undersigned, Stephen 
Stephens and Andrew Stephens, as the executors of said last will and 
testament, will within the legal hours of sale on Saturday the 2nd day of Jan. 
1897, on the homestead occupied by the late Alsey Stephens, sell for cash to 
the highest bidder at public auction the entire real estate described therein.
The machinery and mills of the late Alsey Stephens are situated on the said 
described lands.  All the above lands are productive, well situated for 
farming purposes and convenient to churches and good schools.
Stephen Stephens,  Andrew Stephens, Executors.
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LANDS FOR SALE

One of the best farms in the county, containing about 248 acres, three miles 
north of Roanoke on High Pine Creek, known as the Tillman Taylor place, will 
be sold for division on the premises on Thursday, Dec. 17, 1896. Terms made 
known on day of sale.  M.P. Pittman
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