Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for FEB 1903 February 1903 ************************************************ 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 21, 2005, 9:35 pm The Roanoke Leader February 1903 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for FEBRUARY 1903 (NOTE: There are several missing newspaper issues on the microfilm roll for Feb. 1903) NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, February 4, 1903 WEHADKEE News We are sorry to note that "Uncle" Tapley Hester is very low and is not expected to live. __ Battle W. Mayfield and his wife of Temple, Texas are visiting relatives in this community after an absence of 24 years. __ NAPOLEON News Through the publication of "Uncle" Burrell Nail's centennial birthday celebration in The Leader some time ago, and copied in other state newspapers, he is now in communication with relatives who long since thought him dead. Indeed the influence of the mighty press is unfathomably for our good. __ LOCAL News Mrs. J.D. McGill died Sunday in Beat 8, leaving ten children. She was the daughter of W.A. Culpepper. __ J.W. and J.M. Belcher went to Five Points yesterday to see their father Mr. W.B. Belcher who is very ill. __ News has been received here that Mrs. J.M. Vernon is dangerously ill at Cusseta. Mrs. Andrews is attending Mrs. Vernon who is her sister. __ Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Barron expect to leave on the afternoon train tomorrow for Texarkana, Arkansas where they will make their home. These good people have long been residents of Roanoke and are held in high esteem by all our people. The Baptist church is especially the loser in Mr. Barron's leaving, he having been one of the most useful members for twenty years. In saying adieu, our best wishes go with them. __ At 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon near Radney's Chapel, Clyde Grant was married to Miss Ada Stephens, daughter of G.W. Stephens. Rev. W.W. Turner officiated. __ Sheriff Kent boarded the train here yesterday morning with Robert Price of Beat 9, whom the sheriff was taking to the asylum at Tuscaloosa. __ R.C. Higgins died Monday night near Five Points. __ THE MURDERERS CAUGHT Thought he courtesy of Capt. B.F. Weathers, the editor of the Leader has examined copoies of a letter and papers from the Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana stating that the three boy murderers of Leo Weathers have been captured and have made a confession. John Nary is the boy who did the stabbing. He is 14 years of age. His two companions in crime are 15 and 13 respectfully. They admit the killing but claim that Leo Weathers had a pistol pointed at the head of Nary. But reliable evidences disproves this. The mayor states "there is every prospect of a full conviction." One of the New Orleans papers also published a letter from Capt. Weathers urging the prosecution of the criminals. Among other interesting facts, he mentions that the murdered boy's great-grandfather Isham Weathers fought with General Andrew Jackson in the famous battle of New Orleans. __ ROMANTIC MARRIAGE Yesterday morning Cupid stole a march on the people of Roanoke and consummated a marriage under unusual conditions. Some months ago Jack Martin came here from Opelika to do some work on Klein's building. Later he returned to Opelika. The first of this week he appeared in Roanoke on business of a more pleasing nature. Early yesterday morning he rolled out through the county toward the south, having by his side MIss Minnie Burden. They were accompanied by Miss Maggie Ray and Miss Daisy Cox and the Rev. A.S. Brannon. Upon reaching Stroud the party stopped at the residence of J.W. Grady where Mr. Brannon pronounced Mr. Martin and Miss Burden husband and wife. Then they journeyed on to Buffalo where the bridal pair took the train for their home in Opelika, while their companions returned on the evening train. The groom is a nephew of Mrs. John W. Ray, while his bride is the amiable daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Burden of this city. Our best wishes are extended. __ CARD OF THANKS Please allow us space in your highly appreciated paper to offer our many thanks to the good people of Roanoke for their sympathy, love and hospitality to us in the sad hours of our son Leo Weather's decease. Such sympathy and love will link us all together in that sweet bye and bye. May the god of heaven bless you all is our prayer. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Weathers, High Shoals, Ala. ___ DWELLING FOR SALE The Stevens residence at Rock Mills is for sale. It may be bought with a lot of two acres or any other amount of land up to about thirty acres. The dwelling and two acres of land may be bought for $350. An enterprising man can sell the boxwoods alone for from $300. to $500. during the month of February. On the two acres there are also grape vines and a variety of fruit trees. There are nine rooms to the house. Seven of them are ceiled. There are three fireplaces, a rock bottom well and other conveniences. M.S. Stevens, Nocatee, Florida __ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, February 11, 1903 LOCAL News Mrs. F.P. Nichols is at Cusseta attending upon Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Vernon, both of whom are dangerously ill. __ Mr. Henry Jarrell, one of the oldest and best citizens of Chambers county, died last Friday and was buried Sunday at County Line church. Dr. Shaffer went down and conducted the funeral services, accompanied by Mr. Nichols. __ Cards have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Orr to the marriage of their daughter Miss Eula to Mr. Bonnie Awbrey, which happy event will be solemnized at the home of the former at 8:30 Wednesday evening, Feb. 18th. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/newspape617gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 6.1 Kb