Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for SEPT 1900 September 1900 ************************************************ 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 10, 2005, 2:07 pm The Randolph Leader September 1900 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE RANDOLPH LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for SEPTEMBER 1900 NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, September 5, 1900 LOCAL News Mrs. M.R. Beverly, daughter of Mr. J.A. Weathers, died last Monday in the White's Chapel community. __ Mr. Thos. J. Lovvorn, one of the best citizens in the county, came to Roanoke Monday to place his step-daughter Miss Bertha Carreker in school. He called at the Leader office and advanced his subscription for a year. __ Mr. Johnson Hodges and Miss Nannie Stephens were married last night at the home of the bride's parents. The groom is the son of Mr. J.M. Hodges and the bride is the daughter of Mr. A.J. Stephens. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, September 12, 1900 WELSH Community News Sept. 4th Ernest Collier who has been on a visit to relatives here returned to Texas. __ STROUD News Mrs. A.J. Thompson is quite sick. She is being well cared for by Dr. Hamner and also by her son JIm of Langdale. __ ROCK MILLS News Mr. Joe Allison is very ill at this time with fever. We hope soon to note his recovery. __ Miss Blanche Harper and sister Mrs. Emma Yates are visiting relatives at Camp Hill, Ala. __ TRUETT News Mr. Will Hand is the happy father of a fine girl. __ Mrs. Mary Strickland of Franklin, Georgia is visiting her son, Mr. A.D. Strickland. __ Mr. Tom Denny will run a gin at Mr. Ponder's old stand. __ HAPPY LAND News Mr. Thurston Hill and Miss Exa Burditt were made one by Rev. M.A. Key one day last week. Congratulations! __ Gus Richardson remains a very sick man. __ Mrs. John Lowe is recovering from an attack of fever. __ LOCAL News Mrs. S.H. Carlisle has been on a visit the past week with her daughter Mrs. Young in Tennessee. __ Col. B.B. Bridges was in town last Thursday. He brought his daughter Mrs. A.M. Dodd, from Goodwater who has been visiting for several weeks. __ Euch Simonton, a well know young man, had his left arm so badly lacerated at a gin at Five Points last Friday that the physicians were compelled to amputate it. His condition, we learn, is serious. __ Mr. Ben Davis died at Five Points last Friday. __ For Rent - - One good 6 room house and lot, one half mile south of Roanoke College on West Point Street. Apply to E.P. Mickle. __ For Sale - - One nice 6 room dwelling in good condition, with water works, hot or cold baths any time. Good barn, servant's house, garden, grass patch, orchard. A.J. Stewart __ Mrs. W.A. Gillam (nee Miss Lula Baker) returned last week from a visit at Standing Rock to her home in Norfolk, Virginia. She was accompanied by Mrs. J.H. Hines, her son James and daughter Miss Louise who will also visit relatives in Pennsylvania for several weeks. __ Mr. James S. Radney, a prominent and useful citizen who lived on Corn House Creek, halfway between Roanoke and Wedowee, died last Thursday night. His death resulted from a peculiar accident. He went out hunting two days before and while raising his gun preparing to shoot, it was accidentally discharged and he was wounded in the abdomen by the rebound of the gun, which resulted in his death. __ Dr. Wm. A. White, we regret to learn, has the fever. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, September 19, 1900 CUT WITH A RAZOR Monday morning a fracas occurred out in east Roanoke, in which Mr. A.J. Noles came out as the unfortunate victim. As we gather the facts, Mr. Noles' horse strayed out on the premises occupied by Euler Barsh and wife, colored, when the latter took up the animal and tied him with a rope. When Mr. Noles and several others of his family appeared and demanded the horse, the woman refused to liberate him until the owner should pay a small ransom. In this way a difficulty arose and the young negroes made a fierce onslaught upon Mr. Noles with a razor, cutting adeep gash in his left arm about 8 inches long. Medical assistance was rendered the wounded man, while the vicious woman was arrested and locked up the following day. __ LOCAL News Last week, Mr. L.B. Elliott was married to Miss Powell. __ Geo. W. Stevens ws taken sick at Rock Mills a few days ago and yesterday was brought to the home of his family in this place. __ W.E. Bennett is the father of a little son, born last night. __ Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Catchings have moved back to Americus. __ J.P. Lancaster will go to LaGrange to visit his parents for a few weeks. __ Sheriff A.J. Kent has returned from Tuscaloosa where he married Cornelius A. McCarley to Brice Asylum for treatment. Mr. McCarley was a citizen of Beat 9. He was a quiet christian gentleman until about three years ago. __ Wyatt, the 9 year old son of H.A. Payne, died Saturday and was buried Sunday at Bethel. The services were conducted by Rev. J.P. Lancaster, his former teacher. The lad was a very bright pupil. __ At the Baptist church Sunday morning, Mrs. W. H. Williams joined the church on profession and Mr. W.R. Jordan by letter. The former was baptized at Waller's mill Sunday afternoon. __ Pete Blake's family moved yesterday to West Point. __ LETTER FROM MRS. LAURA PARKER FROM FLORIDA Dear Leader, It has been a long time since you heard from me. I left Watertown in July and came to this place, which is Panama Park. It is a small place, seven miles north of Jacksonville on the St. John's River. There is a large saw mill plant here that employs over four or five men and boys. This is not a very large village but is very beautiful. It has wide, shady roads with large water oaks, draped in Spanish moss on each side of them. It also has a race track made of imitation of marble about half a mile long and twenty feet wide. They used to have great bicycle races here but they don't have them any more. They are just contemplating a nice shell road here which will be a great help to the place. The river is not very wide at this place, only about a half mile wide but is very, very deep. One can see fisherman out in the row boats just any time of the day; they catch some splendid fish here. They can catch crabs and shrimps here also but there are not many people who like them. Sharks are not often seen unless they just happen to drift in from the ocean. I enjoy the Leader just as well as I ever did. Mrs. Laura E. Parker, Panama Park, Duval County, Florida, Sept 10, 1900 ___ LOCAL News The old soldiers will receive a pension this year of $21. This is more than they have ever received in one year and will be a considerable help to a great many. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, September 26, 1900 HAPPY LAND News Prof. Beaird's wife is steadily growing worse. The symptoms of her troubles indicate consumption. __ Messrs. Beaird and Gross are running their gin day and night. __ LOCAL News Wednesday night the marshall locked up Louis Greer, an eleven year old white boy, on the charge of having stolen a mule. It seems that the boy ran away from home in Phenix City, and being tired, he mounted a mule on the Daniel place this side of Hogansville and rode to Roanoke where he turned the mule loose. He was closely pursued by men from Georgia who recovered the mule. The lad was afterward released. __ Cards are out for the marriage of Mr. A.J. Langley of this city to Miss Katie Brittain of Houston, Georgia. This event occurs at the home of the bride-elect next Wednesday at noon. __ Mrs. A.A. Fambrough of Barnesville, Ga., arrived Friday to spend several weeks with her relatives in this vicinity. She is a sister of J.W. Radney's mother. __ Rev. C.A. Zobel left yesterday on his return to the Indian Territory. He expects to come back to Roanoke about Christmas. __ J.A. Walden has begun work for the Trammell Co. __ R. L. Williams who took the census for this beat is very ill with typhoid fever. __ Mr. Higgins and his daughter Mrs. Hollinger returned to Florida last Friday. __ C.L. Parker brought his family here to take the train to Florida where they go to visit relatives. __ Ernest Zobel has been employed to superintend the building on the cottages to be erected on Louina street by B.C. Jones. Work was begun on one of them Monday. __ Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Watson came over from Georgia last week to visit their granddaughter Mrs. R.P. Price and other relatives. __ At 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, Mr. Millard F. Ussery will be married to Miss Lura Awbrey at the latter's home near Texas, Georgia. Mr. Ussery is just entering upon is 2nd term as tax collector of Randolph County. Miss Awbrey is the sister of Mr. A.M. Awbrey of Roanoke and is a lady of many admirable graces. __ MRS. GEO. ROBINSON DEAD At two o'clock this morning Mrs. Geo. Robinson died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.F. Gilder. Mrs. Robinson had been quite ill for some time and her friends and family have feared that her life would not be spared. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon from the residence of Mr. Gilder. The LaFayette Sun joins the many friends of the bereaved in sympathy in their great loss. LaFayette Sun The deceased was the wife of Mr. Geo. W. Robinson of this city. Mr. Robinson only recently came here to engage in the jewelry business. He has the sympathy of all in his sad bereavement. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/newspape576gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 9.9 Kb