Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for MAY 1904 May 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 30, 2005, 9:20 pm The Roanoke Leader May 1904 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for MAY 1904 NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, May 4, 1904 LOCAL News Mrs. Olin Ward came Monday to visit her sister Mrs. Spinks. __ Mrs. J.H. Baker came Sunday to spend a few days with her mother Mrs. Putman. __ Tom Turner, a negro living on Major F.M. Hadley's place at Louina, had his house and contents all destroyed by fire last Thursday, except a washpot. __ Reed Seymour, a well known colored citizen of this community, left last Wednesday for Los Angeles, California. The occasion is the general conference of the colored Methodist church and he also has a son out there. After visiting his son he will come by the St. Louis exposition. __ Mrs. J.D. Weathers and Mrs. J.F. Turner went to Conyers, Ga., on Saturday, being called there by the serious illness of their father, Dr. McDonald, who died Sunday night. __ Mrs. F.D. Hodges and children left Saturday for Abbeville, South Carolina, to spend a month with relatives. Mr. Aiken, Mrs. Hodges father, preceded them to Abbeville. ___ MRS. W.A. GARRETT DIES Mr. Editor, A telegram from my brother J.H. Trent of Ridgeway, Va., brought me the sad intelligence of the death of my sister, Mrs. W.A. Garrett, at that place this morning. She was a faithful wife and sister, a consistent member of the Baptist church and I feel that she has gone to her reward among those of whom it is said "these are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the lamb." May the lord help us that we also may be found ready when his messenger shall come and invite us to the skies. P.G. Trent, Sr., Roanoke, Ala., May 2, 1904 ___ MARRIED SUNDAY At 10 o'clock last Sunday morning at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. M.V Hudson Sr., at Bacon Level, their youngest daughter Miss Arrie was married to Mr. W.E. Blanks. Rev. T.S. Hubert performed the ceremony and a number of friends witnessed the event. Mr. Blanks is a member of the firm of Moon & Blanks, this city. During his short residnece here he was won a number of friends, who congratulate him on his good fortune. ___ NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, May 11, 1904 NAPOLEON News Mr. Eddy Shelnutt and Miss Ola Hester were joined in matrimony last Sunday morning. __ Mrs. Daisy Merrell is dangerously sick with the fever. __ WEDOWEE News Byron Parker, after a visit of several days with his brother, returned to Pensacola, Florida last Friday. __ DR. MCDONALD PASSES AWAY Our venerable fellow citizen Dr. H.H. McDonald, departed this life last Sabbath night, the first day and the first Sabbath of May 1904. He passed away from the early Sabbath to enter the Sabbath above, that rest which remains for the people of God. The writer of this tribute knew him well for more than 40 years. Dr. McDonald was a good, quiet, inoffensive citizen. He was a kind father and a tender husband. He lived the life of a christian and his last end was peace. There was no dimming cloud between his vision here and that upper, better and greater world. He seemed willing to depart and be with Christ his loving saviour. His work was done and God took him. He had the sweet satisfaction of seeing a lovely family around him while on his dying couch ministering so attentively and kindly to all his wants. Thus did these excellent children all sooth their parent's heart and soften his dying pillow. Such loving kindess from children to parent never goes unrewarded. After religious services at the Presbyterian church in the presence of a vast congregation of sympathizing friends and neighbors, all that was mortal of our dear brother, so kind and true, was consigned by the Masonic fraternity to their last resting place in the East View cemetery. The above paragraphs were taken from a tribute published in the Conyers, Georgia Weekly Banner to the father of Mrs. J.D. Weathers and Mrs. J.F. Turner of this city. ___ LOCAL News Mrs. Joe Key died near Double Head on Friday night. __ Miss Effie Watkins of Camp Hill is visiting her cousin Mrs. S.W. Lane. __ Pope Kirk spent last week in Shellman, Georgia visiting his sistr, Mrs. J.H. Allen. __ Mr. B.A. Sharp and Miss Zoe Davis came over from Carrollton, Ga., and spent several days with relatives here. __ Mrs. J.E. Mooty of Georgia spent Monday night at R.T. West's and on Tuesday carried Mrs. Ellen Wood home with her to spend some time. __ W.F. Hurt, who has just returned from the West, is spending some time with his sister Mrs. Sanders. His wife and little son arrived last evening. __ Little Allen Briscoe, who has been making his home with his grandfather Capt. A.J. Driver, went to Birmingham yesterday. He will visit relatives there and in Kentucky and will then proceed to make his home with his father in Louisiana. __ Martin Pittman and his sisters Misses Grace, Sue and Henrietta of Cedartown, Georgia are visiting relatives in Roanoke and vicinity. __ J.G. Kirk and wife have both been very sick at Shellman, Ga., but are convalescing. __ W.W. Cogswell was in town Monday to secure treatment for his little son who was bitten by a dog supposed to have hydrophobia. At last accounts the boy was resting quietly. __ J.N. Hornsby and Miss Maggie Sherman of Lowell community went down to Squire Sledge's on Sunday morning and were united in marriage by that officer. The groom is the son of Bill Hornsby and the bride is a daughter of W.C. Sherman. __ RUNAWAY MARRIAGE Last Monday afternoon Miss Mary Carlisle, who was visiting her brother Mr. O.P. Carlisle, eloped with Mr. Tom Germany and went to Camp HIll where they were married by Rev. Brannan. The young people both reside near LaFayette. The bride's parents were opposed to the marriage so as the young lady came to Dadeville on a visit, she was followed by Mr. Germany and as their intentions were unknown to the relatives here, their plans were easily carried out. They now at the groom's home near LaFayette. The bride is well remembered in Roanoke, where she has frequently visited her sisters, Mrs. S.C. Faucett and Mrs. W.H. Hill. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, May 18, 1904 VIOLA Community News Mr. and Mrs. E.D. Price left Tuesday for Texas. They will be greatly missed by both relatives and friends. __ VETERANS News Aiken-Smith Camp No. 293, United Confederate Veterans was organized in Roanoke on June 24, 1898 with a total membership from first to last of 269 members. In the eleven years, the following members have died and are now bivouacked on the other shore, waiting for comrades who must soon follow. Those who have died are: D.T. Adams Enoch Barton R.J. Breed W.H. Bass Mathew Caldwell Jarrett Carter J.I. Childers J.E. Crowder Jeff Coner Martin Duke C.J. East William Ealey Samuel Fausett William Foster J.S. Gauntt C.V. Green W.S. Gibson S.M. Hood J.M. Houze H.P. Hodges Leonidas Jones J.C. Jackson H.M. Kent A.M, Knight Moses Kitchens M.V. Mullins A.D. Owens R.T. Powers J.H. Radney J.R. Ray James Rice John A. Sharp T.J. Stitt Dave Strickland Larkin Traylor J.H. Truett A.J. Thompson M.W. Vinson T.J.C. Vinson J.M. Walker D.F. Wadsworth J.C. Wright Elisha Wood H.H. Whitten We, the survivors of said camp, fully realize that a few more years at best and we all will have disappeared from the walks of men. B.F. Weathers _____ WEHADKEE News Mr. Jack Freeman, an old citizen, died at Potash last Wednesday. __ PITTMAN News Mr. Martin Pittman and sisters Miss Sue, Mrs. C.K. Henderson and Mrs. H. Sewell, arrived last Tuesday night to visit relatives. Mr. Pittman says there have been many changed in Randolph county in the last 22 years. It had been that long since he had visited here. __ Mrs. J.D. Hunter is very sick this week. __ LOCAL News Mrs. Mattie Wright of Brantley has come to spend some months with relatives in this vicinity. __ An infant, a few weeks old, of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bratenburg, died in Lowell Sunday night of small pox. __ Mrs. Rebecca Swint, an aunt of J.T. Talley, died in Rock Mills Sunday afternoon and was buried Monday, Rev. W.W. Turner conducting the funeral services. __ The marriage of Miss Bertha Carreker to Mr. Dave Hunt took place near Cedartown the first Sunday in May. Miss Carreker graduated at Bowdon College last year and is well known to our people. The Bowdon, Ga., Intelligencer __ J.E. Timmons has a well written sketch in Sunday's Advertiser of Felix Hubbard, a well known character of Opelika. As far back as the civil war, Mr. Hubbard sold papers and "biled eggs" at the depot in that city. He was old and blind and came to be known by all travelers through Opelika. Last Saturday morning, his death was announced. __ "Uncle Billy" Burdett, who was 84 years of age and the father of S.D. Burdett, died Thursday near Johnson's Cross Roads and was buried at Lane's Chapel on Friday morning. __ HEARTS UNITED Tomorrow at Wilsonville, a little town in Shelby county, will occur the culmination of an interesting romance in Cupid's realm. The acquaintance of both parties of interest dates back to last October when the bride-elect, Miss Katherine Hamilton, accompanied by her sister, came from north Alabama to teach a winter school in Randolph county. It was here and then, in the home of her kinsmen, that Miss Hamilton met the man whom Cupid seemed to have reserved for their mutual choice, in the person of Mr. William Russell Jordan. To the romantic story of their ripening affections will be added another chapter tomorrow evening when the twain, by due ceremony, shall become one. The event will be celebrated in the Methodist church at Wilsonville at 8:30 o'clock the eveing of the 19th. The young lady who will share his lot in life with him is the daughter of Rev. G.W. Hamilton of the North Alabama Conference and is a cousin of the editor of The Leader. ____ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, May 25, 1904 PITTMAN News Mrs. W.A. Pittman is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. W.T. Lee near Rock Mills. __ NAPOLEON News Miss Katie Barton was sent off to the hospital again recently. __ "Uncle" Burrell Nail has been quite unwell and very feeble for the past few weeks. __ Mr. Buck Spears, a widower of Haywood, was united in marriage on Thursday to Mrs. Alum, a widow of Potash. __ JOHN T. BRADSHAW DIES The Leader, in chronicling the death of Mr. John T. Bradshaw, realizes that Randolph county, as well as his community and his family, has sustained a loss. A good citizen has laid down his duties. A kind father has been taken from the bosom of a loving family. Mr. Bradshaw was a quiet, genial gentleman, attentive to business and courteous to all. He had met with fair success in life, so that in addition to his good name, he leaves his wife and six children some store of worldly goods. For some time previous to his demise, Mr. Bradshaw had been in feeble health, but his last illness was hardly a week in duration. Friday at noon he died and his remains were interred Saturday afternoon at his home church in Bacon Level. ___ LEGAL NOTICE State of Alabama, Randolph County Probate Court, May 21, 1904 In the matter of the estate of Tarpley Hester, deceased Notice to: Robert Smith and Maude Smith who reside at Crain, Georgia A.J. Heard and Amanda Heard who reside at LaGrange, Georgia Tillman Hester, residence unknown Edward Ware, Nick Ware, Mark Ware, residences unknown Ruth Heckeba, residence unknown Carrie Carlisle, residence unknown Whereas, Samantha Robertson, as administratrix of the estate of Tarpley Hester, deceased, has filed her application in said court for a sale of the lands described therein, belonging to the estate of said decedent, for the purpose of making payment of debts on the ground that the personality is insufficient thereof and the 11th day of July 1904 has been appointed for the hearing of said application. You are, therefore, hereby commanded to appear before the said court on said 11th day of July 1904 to contest said application if they think proper. Witness this 21st day of May 1904. Stell Blake, Judge of Probate ____ LOCAL News Miss Matilda Zobel went last week to visit relatives in Illinois. While absent she will see the World's Fair and will remain away for several months. __ The Leader office was honored by a visit from Rev. P. Mooney, who is 95 years of age, one of the oldest and most respected men in Randolph. He is a regular reader of The Leader and is reasonably active. __ Chas. F. Bradshaw was called home last week from Opelika by the sad death of his father. __ CECIL FREEMAN DIES Just before 11 o'clock on Tuesday night of last week, Cecil Freeman peacefully breathed his last at the home of his father, Mr. G.C. Freeman in this city. The young man had been in delicate health for several years but his last illness was of short duration. Cecil was a manly young fellow, about 15 years of age and was well liked by young and old. He was in intelligent lad and was conscious of his serious condition. He expressed himself as being not afraid to die as he had tried to live right. While these facts afford comfort to his loved ones they are nevertheless crushed by a weight of sorrow, for they were devoted to Cecil. The remains were carried Wednesday afternoon to Notasulga where they were interred by the side of the deceased's mother. ___ Rev. R.W. Anderson and family will leave today to spend a week or so with the former's aged parents near Oxford. Mrs. Anderson and daughter will also visit Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Anderson in Alex City before returning, making their absence a month or more in duration. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/newspape631gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 14.4 Kb