Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for JANUARY 1904 January 1904 ************************************************ 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 28, 2005, 6:01 pm The Roanoke Leader January 1904 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for JANUARY 1904 NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, January 6, 1904 LOCAL News Dr. John Bledsoe, son of Rev. W.C. Bledsoe, died suddenly in LaFayette on Monday afternoon. __ Mrs. Mariah Moon has gone to spend some time with her daughter Mrs.Mollie Rutledge in Phenix City. __ J.M. Yates has gone to Newell and is clerking for Thos. J. Lovvorn. __ In West Point last week, Chas. E. Hill shot and killed Watt A. Brown. Both were well known citizens. Whiskey played it's part. Hill is in jail in LaGrange. __ A wedding occurred in Wedowee on Sunday at the home of Sheriff Kent. His daughter Miss Lula was married to Mr. Owen Ford, son of B.J. Ford. Rev. R.N. Ledbetter officiated. The Leader offers its best wishes. __ The second son of Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Simms was born Monday and was named Benjamin Franklin, in honor of his grandfather. __ Mr. S.M. Hood, a good citizen of Double Head community and a Confederate veteran, died yesterday evening. __ Mr. and Mrs. Ben Parham and children of Stinson, Ga., are spending several days with the family of R. M. Parham. The Messrs. Parham are brothers and their wives are twin sisters. __ On the 29th inst., a negro, Oliver Billingsby, was killed near Gay, Alabama. He was shot in the right side with a load of large squirrel shot from a breech loading shot gun. The negro's skull was crushed in, apparently done after the shooting. Allen Crims, a negro, has been charged with the murder and is now under arrest. The Wedowee Star __ WEHADKEE News Rufus Whatley arrived from Texas a few days ago to visit his parents here. __ On Monday night last, at the bride's home near Paran, Mr. Robert Enloe and Miss Sallie Cooper were united in matrimony. __ O.P. Pearce and wife of Bee Creek, Texas are visiting the family of S.D. Lewis and other relatives in this section. __ W.R. Cox died at his home near Potash a few days ago. __ A little child of Sam Webb was burned to death a few days ago. __ George Lenvil, a negro, was found dead at the Lipp Ford near this place a few days ago. He had been drinking and froze to death. __ NAPOLEON News The following named visitors arrived from Texas in our community last week: Tom Anderson, Mrs. Jennie Anderson and her four children; Bob Barton; Charlie Traylor; and Wash Mitchell. They will remain three weeks. __ The following nuptials occurred last Sunday morning: Miss Claudie Williams to Mr. Ben Crenshaw; and Miss Sallie Bowen to Mr. Bob Brown at Napoleon. __ We found Uncle Burrell Nail at Christmas morning in good spirits, looking for Santa Claus. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, January 13, 1904 NAPOLEON News Jim Lipham passed through our community Monday with two bales of cotton and the doors and windows of each house along the road were thickly studded with the protruding heads to see the triumphant processions go by. I know of only five or six bales of cottin in our community now. __ Ed Shelnut has taken a job at Langdale. __ Mrs. Lily Lee and Mr. Charley Mayfield visited Mr. Nat Shelnut's family last week. __ Miss Ophelia Phillips and Mr. John Henry West were married at Haywood on Wednesday evening. __ LOCAL News Mrs. Mary Lane went to LaGrange on Friday to visit relatives. __ Whit Whitman and family are in Tallapoosa, Ga., where they were called by the death of Mrs. Whitman's father, Dr. W.E. Slaughter, which occurred near the close of the old year. We extend sympathy to them. __ News was received here Monday of the sudden death on Sunday night of Rev. Jas. R. Jarrell at Milltown. Besides being engaged in teaching, he was a minister in the Baptist church and was a candidate for superintendant of education. His untimely death will be widely mourned. __ Mrs. Joe Robertson died in Omaha beat on Saturday. She was an aunt of W.T. Tenant of this city. __ In the past few days, four old and well known citizens of Louina beat passed away. They were: Capt. J.C. Wright Mr. C.V. Green Mr. F.M. George Mr. James Johns These gentleman will be greatly missed by all in their large circle of friends. __ Dr. Disharoon was the recipient of an unexpected letter the other day, containing ten dollars. The letter was from Wm.H. Holtzclaw, a negro, the son of Jerry Holtzclaw, who died near Roanoke some eleven years ago. The son was a mere boy at the time but remembered Dr. Disharoon waiting on his father and has intended all these years, he writes, to pay it when he got able. In the meantime he went to Washington's school in Tuskegee and is himself now principal of a Normal and Industrial Institute for negroes in Utica, Mississippi. His example in paying his father's debts, under these circumstances, is most commendable. __ A GOOD MAN GONE S.M. Hood was born in Wilkes County, Ga., August 1834 and departed this life at his home near Double Head, Chambers county, Ala., Jan. 5th, 1904. He died in the faith. Among his last words were "the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord." Then referring to the blessed saviour, expressing his trust in him, his spirit quietly passed away. His remains were buried at the Christian church near his home Jan. 6th. "Uncle Steve" had been a sufferer for a long time but he bore his sufferings with patience. His life was one of rightness. He was ever ready to help in building church houses and school houses. In his death his wife has lost a devoted husband and his children a kind and loving father and the community has lost one of its best citizens, one that will be greatly missed. The bereaved have our sympathy. L.P. McKnight, Jan. 11, 1904 ___ NORTH RANDOLPH News Mr. W.L. White (Uncle Pete) died at his home last Tuesday night. He was in his seventy-sixth year and had been a citizen of beat 2 for fifty years. He never joined any organization except the Confederate Army. His life was an example of one who believed that there is no better way to serve God than to treat your neighbors right. G.V. Landers __ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, January 20, 1904 Candidates for Public Office A.C. SAXON He was born and raised in beat one, Randolph county, Ala. At the age of 16 years he joined the Confederate Army and left Graham, Ala., on July 12, 1861 and remained in the Army of Virginia until the surrender of Gen. Lee's army. He went through many hard fought battles and today he carries the sign of it. He entered the service as a private and was three times promoted; Second Sergeant, First Sergeant and his Captain being appointed Colonel, he was in March 1865 appointed Captain of his company and when the war ended, he was not old enough to vote. ---- J.C. BURSON J.C. Burson, an old Confederate soldier, has announced as a candidate for county treasurer, as will be seen by our announcment column. Mr. Burson has earned any reward the Democratic party sees fit to give him. Mr. Burson was born in Campbell county, Ga., but has been a citizen of beat 5 in this county nearly 48 years. He has made an honest living as a farmer and has never before asked for any reward at the hands of the party he has served so long. He spent four years in the Confederate Army, being a member of the 37th Georgia Regiment, Hardee's Corps, and surrended at Danville, Va. This is a good record and we ask the voters to give it thoughtful consideration. ---- HAPPY LAND News Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Pinckard's three year old daughter narrowly escaped a horrible death a few days since. The child's clothing caught fire and the flames were almost as high as her head when her mother discovered the perilous condition of her little one. Had help been delayed once minute longer the injuries which were slight have have been fatal. __ WEHADKEE News Hiram Davis and his bride left last Friday for Marion county where they will make their future home. __ Last Sunday a week ago, Mr. Sam Seegar and Miss Mabel Muldrew were married at the bride's home near this place. May their pathway be strewn with flowers. __ The messenger of death has visited our community and called Mrs. J.W. Robertson to her reward after a long illness. She had been a consistent member of the Baptist church for 43 years and lived up to the standard of christianity. Truly a good woman is gone. She was much loved by all who knew her. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. H.R. Moore last Monday at Big Spring in the presence of a large congregation. We extend sympathy to all the bereaved ones. __ LOCAL News Mrs. Frank Cook is quite sick. __ Mrs. Buckalew, the aged mother of the deceased Dink Buckalew, died in Opelika and was brought to Bethel for interment on Saturday. __ R.L. Barton, who has been visiting relatives in this county, returned to Texas on Friday. __ J.W. Oliver has exchanged his home for an orange grove at Kissimee, Florida and will move to that place about March 1st. He is seeking a warmer climate, his health being bad here. The Wedowee Star __ KILLED BY TRAIN At the railroad crossing one mile north of LaFayette, the southbound train of the East Alabama Railroad struck a wagon on Friday afternoon, in which Tom Turnham and Joe Edge, citizens of Penton, were driving. Both of them and the mules they were driving were almost instantly killed and the wagon was demolished. The trainmen greatly regret the tragedy but feel they were not to blame. It is reported that the wagoners had been drinking. __ DEATH'S CONQUEST Two deaths have recently occurred near Ronaoke that caused wide spread grief. Saturday morning Mrs. J.M. Jackson died at her home one miles south of town. She had been very ill for many weeks and despite the care of her family and physician, she finally succumbed. She leaves a husband, one son and three daughters who will sadly mourn the loss of a good wife and mother. The interment occurred at Mt. Pisgah Sunday afternoon, conducted by her pastor, Rev. T.S. Hubert. In the afternoon of Saturday, Mrs. Jesse Fausett breathed her last at her home one mile north of Roanoke. Her health had been declining for more than a year and while her death was not unexpected, it was nevertheless a grevious shock to the family. Mrs. Fausett was a sister of Messrs. David, Henry and Cass Manley and besides many other relatives, she leaves a husband and three sons and three daughters. She was a consistent member of the Baptist church. The funeral services were conducted at the home Monday morning by Rev. T.S. Hubert and the interment was in the city cemetery. ___ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, January 27, 1904 HAPPY LAND News Bob and Jim Brown & Co. carried a big drove of cattle to Columbus this week. Jim reports "a thrilling adventure and a hairbreadth escape." __ NAPOLEON News Miss Katie Barton has returned home from the Asylum. She is considerably improved. __ LOCAL News Z.T. Hutchens and wife of Palmetto Home, Miss., are visiting friends in this vicinity. Mr. Hutchens left here 26 years ago and this is his first return. He has prospered in his adopted home. __ Perry Orr, an aged and highly respected colored man of this community, wandered from his home Saturday night and all day Sunday both white and colored people searched for him. A traveler found him on Corn House creek and carried him on to Wedowee. He was afterward identified and turned over to his family. His mind has been weak for some time. __ Mrs. Hattie Bishop of Hustonville, Kentucky, who has been visiting her niece Mrs. H.R. Oldson for several months, left Saturday for Forsyth, Ga., to visit relatives and friends. __ The following teachers of Randolph county were published in the Montgomery Advertiser as having passed the last examination: J.H. Cliett E.J. Smith Jno. E. Walker W.L. Stewart W.L. Shelnut John L. Gregg W.D. Marsh ___ IN MEMORIAM OF MRS. CARRA OPHELIA JACKSON An affectionate wife and mother, a sympathetic neighbor and friend, a devoted servant of Christ entered into rest and reward January 16th, 1904, when Mrs. Carra Ophelia Jackson's hour of departure came. For weeks and months she had been looking forward to this change from the earthly to her heavenly home, and with no fear or doubt of any character met it in the faith of the gospel. "I know that my redeemer lives", were words often on her lips during her last days and her heart was strong and happy in the assurance they expressed. Mrs. Jackson was the wife of J.M. Jackson, one of the most estimable men of Randolph county. She was born in Troup county, Georgia July 27, 1856. She made her peace with God while still a young woman and was baptized in the fellowship of the Baptist church by Rev. David Duff, in August 1873. The marriage to Mr. Jackson occurred December 26, 1878, Rev. C.P. Sisson officiating and no two ever lived together more happily than they. Four children, besides the husband, are left to mourn their loss: James Henry Jackson Mrs. Ida Ophelia Howell Miss Minnie Lee Jackson Miss Gillie Maud Jackson The funeral services were conducted at Mt. Pisgah six miles from Roanoke, by her pastor, T.S. Hubert of the First Baptist church of Roanoke. A great congregation assembled to pay the last tribute of respect and love to her who will long be remembered for the beautiful consistency of her life in the lord and saviour Jesus Christ. And there by the church, the loved form from which the spirit had departed to dwell in a house whose maker and builder is God, was tenderly laid to its last resting place. Many friends mourn with the husband and children of this good woman; sorrowing, but not sorrowing as those who have no hope. "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also who sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him." ____ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/newspape627gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 14.5 Kb