Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for APRIL 1897 April 1897 ************************************************ 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: Candace Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net June 1, 2005, 7:51 pm The Randolph Leader April 1897 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE RANDOLPH LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for APRIL 1897 NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, April 7, 1897 JOHNSON'S CROSS ROADS News There are four ladies living in this community, three of whom are sisters, the sum of whose ages at their next birthday will be 341 years. The oldest is approaching 93. We speak of Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, Mrs. Rebecca Burditt, Mrs. Nancy Burditt and Grandma Osborn, as she is familiarly called. ___ WELSH Community News Mr. Lon Veasey of Fredonia spent Saturday and Sunday here. __ LOCAL News Mrs. J.T. Talley has been right sick for a week but Mr. Talley is now convalescent. __ Mr. H.A. Camp has gone to Spiegner where he was given a job as boss of the state convict farm, though the influence of Dr. Blake. __ Mrs. R.G. Rowland went down to Buffalo on Sunday to visit Mr. Rowland's mother. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, April 14, 1897 PEAVY News Mr. Joe Hodges and Miss Lucy Richardson were happily married yesterday at the bride's home by Rev. J.W. Tucker. We wish for the happy couple a long and pleasant life. __ Uncle Johnson Hodges is very sick. We hope for him a speedy recovery. __ LOCAL News Uncle Bird Pate is seriously ill at his home near town. __ Mr. Joseph Hodge, a prominent citizen of Almond, this county, died last Thursday of cancer on his face. __ Mrs. J. Allen Carlisle arrived Sunday from Dadeville to visit her old home here. __ Mr. Pete Kitchens, a prominent citizen of Double Head, died this morning. __ The Stevenson brothers have had erected a fine monument over the grave of their lamented mother, the work being done by the McNeel Marble Co. There by the side of her husband Rev. John B. Stevenson, on the highest point in the cemetery, these faithful servants of god now rest from their labors in unbroken surcease of sorrow, till on some happy easter morning at the close of time's dark night, they shall wake, and soul and body reunited, they shall dwell forever in the mansions of light. ___ News came to town last Wednesday that Mr. W.C. Orr was seriously hurt while unchaining a log from a cart up at his place in Clay county. His wife left for the scene of the unfortunate accident at once and is still with her husband. The Leader is very much pleased to say that word received here yesterday brings the intelligence that Mr. Orr is steadily improving and we trust he will soon be entirely well. ___ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, April 21, 1897 JOHNSON'S CROSS ROADS News Mrs. Chas. Clack fell out of the crib one day last week and hurt herself considerably. __ A few night since, Matthew Green was attacked with a smothering sensation. Respiration became so difficult that a doctor was summoned. The patient was so speedily relieved as to be able to go to Roanoke the following day. That is the sort of physician sick folks need, one that will get them up and well in a few hours. __ LOCAL News A very unusual incident occurred at Opelika last Thursday night. The Methodist church was filled to overflowing by those who had assembled to witness the marriage of Mr. E.M. Jones to Miss Susie Green and just as the bridal pair were preparing to enter to the strains of the wedding march, a lamp was turned over in the choir loft setting the organ and the house on fire. Panic seized the people and many were injured in their mad rush to get out. The organ was destroyed and the church damaged. The bridal party repaired to the home of the young lady's parents where the ceremony was performed. ___ Owing to the approach of the day appointed for the execution of Mrs. Nobles, the old woman who murdered her husband in Georgia, the question was again being agitated as to whether a woman should be executed. A strong plea was made by the woman of Georgia to Gov. Atkinson to commute her sentence to life imprisonment. Pending his decision the supreme court ordered a suspension of the sentence till fall on a writ of error. ___ WELSH News Miss Mollie Penn of Fice Points has been the guest of her sister Mrs. Gauntt for the past few days. __ Mr. J.D. Ozley has been quite sick during the past week. __ MOUNT OLIVE News Mrs. Jennie Payne is quite sick. __ The death of Mr. Moses Kitchens was quite a shock. Uncle Pete, as he was familiarly known, was born in Jasper County, Georgia and spent his single days there. He married Miss Amelia Pope and moved to Alabama where he reared a family of eight children who still survive him. God saw fit in his wisdom to call him away. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved ones. ___ PEAVY News Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Ellington of Gold Hill visited their daughter Mrs. W.Z. East last week. __ Mr. and Mrs. Noel George of Level Road visited the latter's parents here yesterday. __ LOCAL News Dr. C.P. Gay of Almond was married last Sunday to Miss Alice Hearn, an estimable young lady of that community. __ Miss Jennie Amos will go tomorrow to her aunt's, Mrs. M.J. McBurnett's near Wedowee, where she will make her future home. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, April 28, 1897 ROCK MILLS News Dr. Mickle of Texas, Georgia is visiting relatives in this place. __ WEHADKEE News Uncle Tapley Hester is wearing a big smile. Mother and daughter are doing well. __ Mr. A.J. Green, a prominent citizen of Omaha community, happened to a sad accident a few days ago. While driving a mule to a one-horse wagon the mule became frightened and ran, throwing him out. One arm was broken and one shoulder dislocated and his body badly bruised. At last reports his condition was very critical. ___ LOCAL News Mr. F.S. Askew and wife of Heard County were the guests of Mr. Robert Brown's family, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. __ Mr. W.R. Cole, a good citizen and old veteran of the northern part of the county was here to attend memorial exercises Monday and paid the Leader a pleasant call. __ On last Sunday afternoon, Mr. Robert Tucker of Roanoke and MIss Janie Caudle of Goodwaters, left the latter city ostensibly for a short drive but the drive extended further than was first supposed. The objective was Rockford where they were the chief participants in a happy nuptial affair, an Easter wedding. Judge Bently solemnized the beautiful contract. ___ Something of a coincidence occurred Monday; Mr. M.W. Carlisle and wife started on a visit to the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Higgins at Wewahicthka, Fla., and they went as far as Columbus where they met their loved ones enroute to Roanoke. All returned on the afternoon train. Letters had been written in advance by both parties but none had been received. ___ Mrs. A.W. Tucker and children and her sister Miss Nannie O'Neal of Goodwater, arrived on the last train to visit the family of Rev. J.W. Tucker. __ Messr. John and Charles Morris are expected home today to attend their brother Thompson who is still very ill. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/newspape535gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 7.6 Kb