Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for SEPT 1901 September 1901 ************************************************ 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 14, 2005, 7:47 pm The Randolph Leader September 1901 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE RANDOLPH LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for SEPTEMBER 1901 NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, September 4, 1901 WEHADKEE News H.J. Brazeal of Denver, Colorado has been visiting relatives near this place. __ Col. James Aiken of Gadsden visited relatives here a few days ago. __ A little boy of Tapley Hester died near Potash on Sunday. __ LEVONIA News Mr. Freeman of Dingler and C.E. Wilson of this place have bought the McGill mill and will put it in good order so that our citizens can get plenty of good flour and meal. Mr. Freeman is a fine mechanic; they will also run a public wagon and smith shop. __ HAPPY LAND News The death of "Aunt" Rebecca Burditt is expected any day. __ It is feared that Prof. Beaird's wife has taken to her bed for the last time, having relapsed. __ LOCAL News A child of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Wood died at Paran yesterday. __ Miss Minnie Hutchins has returned to her home in Mississippi after a lengthy visit to relatives in this section. __ Mrs. Logan, wife of the Methodist preacher at Hogansville, Ga., attended the funeral of her kinsman, Prof. Jones in this city last Thursday. __ Mr. James M. Gay has moved from LaFayette to Roanoke where he will be with Schuessler & Co. Mr. Gay has many friends here who regret his leaving and wish him well in his new place of business. LaFayette Sun __ Mrs. Burdett, the venerable mother of F.M. Burdett, died at the latter's home a few miles from town on Sunday. The funeral services were conducted by her pastor at Lane's Chapel on Monday. __ Mrs. R.T. Brown, daughter of W.N. Gladney, died Monday night at her home a few miles east of town and was buried at Bacon Level yesterday afternoon. __ We learn that Mrs. W.L. Stewart is quite ill in Wedowee with scarlet fever. __ A.E. Morris has oved his family here to locate. He recently came from Texas. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, September 11, 1901 LOCAL News Miss Ella Burdett who has been so dangerously ill is now some better we are glad to note. __ Mrs. Tobe McDaniel and children are spending a week with the family of her father Mr. Hardy Bass. __ Mrs. Annie Burgess of Antioch, Georgia is the guest of Mrs. B.E. Satterwhite. __ Mrs. John Cassells has returned from a visit to her sister at Smyrna, Ga. __ Mr. Sam Burpee will send his fast stepping horse "Breckenridge" around the racing circuit this fall. He will be driven by Mr. E.E. Thomas and is is likely to win many races if he develops the speed he is promised to. Mr. Thomas received a light bicycle trotting cart this week to which the horse will be driven. LaGrange Reporter __ Miss Johnnie Jean Askew has entered the Southern Female College at LaGrange where she will make a fine record, we have no doubt. __ Malcolm Purcell will teach school at Mt. Olive, near Goodwater, the coming session, beginning in November. __ OLDEST CITIZEN Thursday of last week, J.T. Owens of this city took dinner with the oldest citizen of Randolph County, and from the former we learn the following interesting bits of history concerning his venerable host. The partriarch's name is Burrell Nail. Friday was his birthday and he was 99 years of age. He is healthy and lively and his only affliction is that he is now totally blind. His wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Nail, is seven years his junior. They were married Oct. 14, 1829, nearly 72 years ago. They reared 13 children, two of whom have died. The others are all married. The oldest is nearly 70 years of age and the youngest is over 43. This aged couple moved to this county from Carroll County, Georgia in 1866 and they now reside with a daughter near Napoleon in Lamar Beat. Mr. Nail has always been a Democrat and a good citizen. ____ W.R. Avery, one of the foremost citizens of Randolph County, was in the Leader office yesterday. He said the first newspaper that Randolph County had was the Louina Eagle, published about 48 years ago. It was then the only paper in the county and Louina was the largest town. The Eagle was edited and published according to Mr. Avery's recollection, by Wm. E. Gilbert and M.M. Barron, a brother of Hon. J.D. Barron, secretary of state some years ago. The paper went down during the war and was never revived. This editor had not known that a paper was ever published at Louina and we give this statement to our readers, as it may prove interesting reading to the younger generation. ___ Mrs. Betty Taylor, widow of Dr. C.B. Taylor, died at Rock Mills Wednesday night. __ Smith Bass is reported to be dangerously ill in Columbus. His brother has gone to see about him. __ H.H. Baughan, who is superintending the putting in of the waterworks here, has gone to North Carolina, where he will be married today. He is expected to return with his bride on Friday. Mr. Baughan has made a favorable impression of those of our people he has met and they will congratulate him upon his good fortune. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, September 18, 1901 WEHADKEE News (by S.D. Lewis, correspondent) Mr. Jack Barnes of Macon, Ga., visited his brother near this place a few days ago. __ On last Tuesday night at the bride's home near Potash, Mr. J.T. Arrington and Miss Jane Fincher were united in marriage, the writer performing the ceremony. __ LOCAL News Winfield Thompson has been appointed a deputy marshall in the revenue service. He came up Wednesday to make his initial raid and the first prisoner he captured was a white woman, charged with selling whiskey without a license. She was carried before Commissioner Thompson at Opelika on Friday. __ M.M. Patterson of Rock Mills had the misfortune to lose his dwelling house and contents by fire Monday night, it having been struck by lightning. __ DEATH OF MISS ELLA BURDETT After many weeks of long and trying illness, this excellent young lady quietly entered the realms of eternal rest and peace at 11 o'clock Saturday morning. Until within a few minutes before her death she was conscious and talked to those around her. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.D. Burdett and in their home nothing was lacking, in sickness or health, to add to her comfort. And she contriubted her full share toward making bright and happy the home she adorned. All who ever spent even a short while within its portals were impressed with her cheerful disposition and the spirit of unselfish friendship she displayed toward all. Sunday afternoon at four o'clock funeral services were conducted at the Baptist church of which Miss Burdett was a member, in the presence of a concourse of sympathizing friends. Rev. H.C. Risner delivered a touching discourse. The pall bearers were Joseph and Robert Brown, Leon and Worth Stevenson, Toll Swann and Sam Faucett. Most gently the beloved sleeper was lowered to her finally resting place, while many are the hearts that mourn. One of the saddest features of this untimely death was the fact that the deceased was to be married next month to a prominent young attorney of an adjoining state, whose sad privilege it was to be present at the death and burial. To him and all so sorely grieved the Leader joins the entire community in offering sympathy. ___ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, September 25, 1901 HAPPY LAND News Mrs. J.F. Beaird died last Thursday and on the following day her remains were laid to rest at Milltown. She had been sick about eighteen months. A husband and one child survive her. She had been a member of the Missionary Baptist church several years and many sorrowing friends will testify to the nobility of her christian character. ___ Rev. A.M. Yoe conducted the burial services of Mrs. Beaird. __ Noon Neese has a severe case of scarlatina. __ T.N. Ward has bought the Walt Pate place. __ Edgar Strickland and family were in the neighborhood last Friday. They came down to hear Rev. G.L. Jenkins' lecture. __ WEDOWEE News Mr. Larkin Reeves and Miss Emma Willoughby hied themselves over to the residence of Rev. V.T. Bonner on Sunday morning and there pledged to love, honor and obey each other until death do them part, and were declared man and wife. Congratulations have been pouring in upon the happy young couple. May their lives be crowned with happiness. __ Miss Bertie Moore, a pupil of Wedowee Normal College, is quite sick at the residence of her sister, Mrs. W.L. Stewart. __ WILDWOOD News Martha Brown very likely has blood poisoning caused by a cut on the back of her left hand with a corn stalk. __ RESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH OF MRS. ELIZABETH COOLEY TAYLOR Mrs. Elizabeth Cooley Taylor was born in Troup County, Ga., Sept. 18, 1845. She joined the Methodist church at the age of 17. She was married to Dr. C.B. Taylor on June 18, 1871. On the night of Sept. 5, 1901, the town of Rock Mills was very greatly shocked on hearing the very sudden and unexpected death of this good woman. As a wife, she was true and devoted. As a step-mother, she was one of the few to fill that position without sometimes seeming, if not really being, unmotherly. For thirty long years she walked before the people of Rock Mills so blameless that everybody loved and respected "Miss Bettie" as a pure, plain, sunny-faced, kind hearted, self sacrificing, obliging christian lady. She was ever faithful and true to her church. For nine years she was a faithful and efficient worker and teacher in the sunday school. Much is she missed in the sunday school, church and community. White it grieves us not to see her walking among us and cheering us with her smiles and kind works, we are greatly comforted to know by the life led among us, that she is now walking the streets of the new Jerusulam, enjoying the glorious lights of our savior's countenance and the sweet association of her companion and relatives and friends who preceeded her. May her life and transition inspire all who knew her to a higher and holier walk. Resolved 1st, that we bow in humble submission tot he dispensation of god's unerring wisdom. Resolved 2nd that in the death of Sister Taylor the church has lost a faithful member, our sunday school a proficient worker, and the community a most amiable character. Resolved 3rd that our profound sympathy is tendered the bereaved realtives. L.A. Ware D.M. Yates Mrs. S.E. Wood, Committee ___ LOCAL News After spending a few days in Roanoke, J.C. Wright returned to Tuskegee on Saturday. He is being detained there on account of the illness of his father who is some better now. __ Mrs. E.L. Mobley died Monday at her home at Double Head. __ C.C. Liles, a well known citizen west of town, is dangerously ill. __ On account of the funeral of Mrs. John Beaird last Friday, the lectures of Rev. G.L. Jenkins, announced to be delivered at Johnson's X Roads that day were postponed to a later date. __ NON-RESIDENT NOTICE State of Alabama, Randolph County Probate Court Sept. 14, 1901 Notice to: T.W. Strickland, who resides at Irene post office, Hill County, Texas You will take notice that on this day, James D. Strickland has filed in the probate court of Randolph County, Alabama an application for an order and decree to sell for partition and division among the ownders therein named, the following descried lands: N 1/2 of NE 1/4 Sec. 31 Township 20 Range 12 in Randolph County, Alabama and that Monday the 28th day of October 1901 has been appointed for hearing of said application, at which time you can appear and contest the same if you think proper. Witness my hand this Sept 14, 1901, Stell Bake, Judge of Probate ___ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/newspape588gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 12.3 Kb