Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for NOV 1904 November 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 July 10, 2005, 11:06 pm The Roanoke Leader November 1904 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for NOVEMBER 1904 NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, November 2, 1904 ROCK MILLS News Mrs. W.Z. Yates went to Atlanta Sunday to spend a few days with her sister Mrs. L.H. Hearn. __ Harvey Jones moved his family to LaGrange last Saturday. __ Mrs. Ruth Gross of Altanta is visiting her mother Mrs. G.W. Emory. __ HAPPY LAND News Louis Chappell moved to Penton last Thursday. __ "Uncle" Jesse Osborn says he has corn 17 1/2 feet high and cotton that will yield eighteen hundred pounds per acre. __ Mrs. James Brown is in feeble health. She has a lung trouble and the result will likely prove fatal. __ Eight cases of fever were reported at the Widow Slagle's a few days since, not including several other members of the family not under her roof who are suffering from the same disease. __ LOCAL News Miss Lou Arnett and nephew Tom Peek of Roanoke were in the city this morning enroute to Columbus for several days visit with relatives. Opelika News, Oct. 31st. __ Mrs. W.H. Stewart left yesterday afternoon to visit her son in Atlanta. __ Mrs. Ellington left Saturday after a visit to her daughter Mrs. W.Z. East. __ Ernest Zobel who is helping to build the new court house in LaGrange, came over Saturday to spend Sunday at home. __ Mrs. Warren E. Hester has come to Roanoke to make her home for several months while her husband teaches a term of school at Newell. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, November 9, 1904 DEATH OF MRS. LILES One of the best known and most loved women who ever lived in Roanoke passed away at 10:15 Monday morning, when Mrs. Pattie Liles peacefully breathed her last. Her death occurred at the home of her son-in-law, where she had been tenderly nursed by her two daughters, Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. J.P. Radney, and other loved ones, though several long weeks of illness. The deceased was in bad health for a year or more. Her fatal malady was diagnosed by attending physicians as cancer of the stomach. Mrs. Liles was the relict of Dr. J.D. Liles, who died about six years ago. She was fifty years of age at the time of her death. All who knew her regarded her as one of the best of women. Her bright presence and kindly heart will be sadly missed in all the circles where she moved. Her life has been a busy, self-sacrificing one, and now that she has gone away to rest, her sleep is surely sweet. The funeral services were conducted from the Methodist church at 10:30 Tuesday morning, in the presence of a large and tearful concourse of friends. Rev. R.W. Anderson conducted the services, assisted by Rev. T.S. Hubert and J.S. Chadwick. The choir rendered several old songs which the deceased sang her last night upon earth. The interment was in the city cemetery beside the late husband of the departed. ___ LOCAL News A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Zobel last Thursday night. __ Mrs. A.H. Reed of Birmingham arrived Saturday to attend her sister Mrs. Liles, in her last illness. __ Mrs. W.H. Luquire Sr. and her daughter Mrs. Fox of Buckhead, Ga., have been spending a week here with the former's son, W.H. Luquire. __ J.T. Talley of Texas is visiting old friends in this county. __ A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Love White a week ago. __ Mrs. R.P. Price was called last Friday to LaGrange by the serious sickness of her mother and sister near that place. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, November 16, 1904 ROCK MILLS News Emory Mapp moved his family to LaGrange last week. __ THURMAN News Will Allen and Will Meacham and families go to Altanta tomorrow to make their future homes. We regret to lose these young people from our community. __ WEHADKEE News In a difficulty at Omaha community last Saturday night, Dick Gore shot Tom Smith with a shot gun, the shot taking effect in the hip and back. Both men were drinking. The wound is not considered dangerous. __ Mr. John Camp and Miss Maude Crouch were married at the bride's home in Beat 4 last Sunday. We wish for these excellent young people a long life of happiness and prosperity. __ NAPOLEON News Talton Shaw and Lizzie Coker called at the residence of Bro. Milligan Earnest Sunday morning and were happily united in marriage. __ DEATH OF JAMES R. COOK Mr. James R. Cook, a well known young man and one of the most popular employees of the Columbus Railroad Company, died Wednesday at his home on Twentieth Street after an illness of a month of appendicitis. He was operated on last Sunday morning. He was a young man of genial manners and pleasant address and was esteemed by his employer for his honesty, energy and ability. He is survived by his wife, one sister, Miss Orrie of Columbus, three brothers, Frank Cook of Roanoke, Ala., John Cook of West Point, Ga., and Wyley Cook of Terrell, Texas. The funeral and interment occurred yesterday at Stroud, Ala. The Columbus Enquirer-Sun, Nov. 12th. Mr. Cook formerly lived in Randolph county and has many relatives and friends in these parts who mourn his untimely death. ____ LOCAL News Monday morning about half after eleven o'clock, the residence of E.C. Arnett, near the factory, was ignited by fire. In spite of the service rendered by the city's fire fighting force and equipments from the factory, the house burned rapidly and was almost entirely consumed. The nearby residences were saved but had a close call. The house destroyed was insured for $600. Most of the furniture was saved. Mr. Arnett was sick in bed with smallpox but was carried to a neighbor's house. ___ S.D. Chewning has sold his place near Radney's Chapel to John Redmon and will move to Oklahoma before christmas. __ G.W. Emory of Rock Mills expects to leave for Oklahoma next Monday on a prospecting tour. __ W.A. Handley, B.F. Weathers, Jesse Fausett and J.T. Talley Sr. are attending the Confederate Reunion in Mobile this week. __ J.E. Arrington, while out squirrel hunting Monday afternoon near Mason, Ga., with a companion, engaged in a scramble to get a squirrel away from a dog and one of the guns was accidentally discharged, shooting Mr. Arrington through the heart and killing him instantly. He leaves a wife and two children. __ Ernest Finney had the misfortune to fall from a wagon loaded with goods near the depot last Thursday afternoon and broke his right leg between the knee and ankle. __ Rev. W.W. Turner expects to leave next Monday for his new home at Anadarko, Oklahoma. Rev. G.W. Hall of Five Points will go at the same time to Hastings, Oklahoma Territory. __ J.C. Mayfield, C.T. Mayfield and Mrs. Cora Thomas came Saturday to visit their sister Mrs. Disharoon in her serious illness. __ Rufus West returned Saturday from a visit to the World's Fair. __ Bud Wheeler of Stroud community was married last Sunday to Miss Ida Jones, daughter of T.N. Jones, Esq., of Welsh community. __ Sheriff Kent returned Saturday from Mt. Vernon where he carried Willis Battle, an insane negro who tried to kill his wife. __ Mrs. H.B. Disharoon continues quite ill. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, November 23, 1904 LOCAL News Mrs. Bob Jeter arrived from Texas yesterday, being met here by her father W.R. McGill. __ Bose Dennis, a young farmer living a few miles south of town, was married last Sunday to Miss Ellie May Durham of Standing Rock. __ WEDOWEE News Joe Huey and Miss Mary Smith were married yesterday at the home of Mr. Robt. French. Miss Mary is the daughter of Mr. Ben Smith of near Wedowee. __ J. Handley Stewart has returned home to spend a while. __ LOCAL News T.L. Gunn of Lime community was in our office Monday to have his paper changed to Mt. Calm, Texas. He gave us the names fo the following heads of family, who, with their families were to go Tuesday to Hill, Van Zant and Runnels Counties in Texas from this community: T.L. Gunn, W.B. Banks, Mrs. M. J. Caswell, E.O. Britton, R.L. Caswell, Lee Cummings. A number of other emigrants also left. A special coach was provided. __ Last Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. J.M. Jackson near town, his daughter Miss Gillie Maud was married to Mr. W.H. Mitcham, Rev. T.S. Hubert officiating. __ W.W. BROOKS DIES; Popular Tax Collector-Elect Succumbs to Typhoid; His Successor will be named by the Governor When the news spread over the county that Hon. Walter W. Brooks had died at his home at Lofty at 5 o'clock last Wednesday afternoon, universal expressions of regret were heard. In Roanoke, where Mr. Brooks' illness was not generally known and where he had made many friends during the recent campaigns, the news came as a shock. The deceased had been ill ten days with typhoid fever. His remains were interred at Smyrna church burying ground on Thursday. Walter Brooks was a fine speciman of manhood, large and robust and in his early prime. He was about 34 years of age and unmarried. He was far above the average of his fellows in point of ambition and intelligence and his sterling qualities had won him friends wherever he was known. Though a new man in politics he won the Democratic nomination over several strong and well known competitors. In his death, the county sustains a loss. ____ MRS. DISHAROON AT REST After several weeks of painfull illness, hovering between life and death, Mrs. Disharoon, wife of Dr. H.B. Disharoon, one of the best known physicians of this section, passed over the line that divides this land of sorrow from that of rest. Heroic efforts were made to save her to her loved ones but all were unavailing in the end. At 2 o'clock last Thursdy afternoon, death relieved her of her sufferings. The following afternoon her funeral service was conducted from the Baptist church in the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing friends. The pastor of the deceased, Rev. T.S. Hubert, spoke comforting, inspiring words and appropriate songs were sung. The display of beautiful floral designs were significant. Scarcely has a death elicited more tender sympathy than this. In addition to the sore loss sutained by the husband and by the many relatives of the deceased, the most deplorable fact is that the deceased leaves three helpless children, two boys and a girl, the oldest being three years of age and the youngest only one month of age. Mrs. Disharoon was a daughter of Mr. W.S. Mayfield and was one of the most estimable ladies of this community. She was a member of the Baptist church. ____ LOCAL News Washington Coleman, a negro, was attacked on Saturday night by two negroes from the country with knives and was dangerously wounded. __ George Hoyt, the six year old son of Rev. and Mrs. G.G. Smith of Pleasant Hill, died last Wednesday night. We sympathize with these good people in their affliction. __ The house of the widow Henry, five miles from town on the Wedowee road, was destroyed by fire Tuesday night of last week. Nearly all the contents were also destroyed. __ Sam Bowen and Miss Fletcher Bowen were married last Thursday. __ The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Widner died Sunday and was buried at Mt. Zion on Monday. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, November 30, 1904 NON-RESIDENT NOTICE State of Alabama, Randolph County Probate Court November 24, 1904 In the matter of the estate of William Veal, deceased Notice to: T.D. Veal who resides at Sunset, Texas A.H. Veal who resides at Newnan, Georgia Fannie Presnal and C.A. Presnal who reside at Ural, Oklahoma Blance Taylor and Wint Taylor who reside at Perry, Texas Whereas, J.W. Veal, as Administrator of the estate of William Veal, deceased, has filed his application in said court for sale of the lands described therein, belonging to the estate of the deceased, for the purpose of making division thereof among the heirs of said estate and the 9th day of January 1905 has been appointed for the hearing of said application. You are therefore, hereby commanded to appear before the said court on the said 9th day of January 1905 to contest said application if you think proper. Witness this 24th day of November 1904. Stell Blake, Judge of Probate ____ NON-RESIDENT NOTICE State of Alabama, Randolph County Probate Court, November 18, 1904 In the matter of the estate of M.B. Bradley, deceased Notice to: Warner Reaves, who resides at Heidenheimer, Texas Whereas, W.T. Bradley, as Administrator of the estate of M.B. Bradley, deceased, has filed his application in said court for a sale of the lands described therein, belonging to the estate of said decedent, for the purpose of making division among the heirs of the estate and the 9th day of January 1905 has been appointed for the hearing of said application. You are therefore, hereby commanded to appear before the court on the 9th day of January 1905 to contest said application if you think proper. Witness this 18th day of November 1904. Stell Blake, Judge of Probate ____ WEHADKEE News C.A. Alsobrook, who was crippled two months ago, is still confined to his room unable to walk. __ W.L. Gay and two daughters are very sick with typhoid fever. __ Jeff Green and family will leave today for Collins county, Texas. __ L.N. Mulloy is having his sale today and will leave in a few days to seek a fortune in Texas. __ Mr. Harvey Gay and Miss Ellen Veal were married last Sunday, a week ago. __ ROCK MILLS News E.D. Yates has accepted a position in Atlanta. __ Amos Smith went to Altanta last week and from there will go to different parts of Texas. __ THURMAN News While coming from Roanoke on Saturday, Reeves Turner was painfully kicked by a mule. Reeves was sitting in the foot of the buggy when the mule became frightened, making use of his hind feet, rendering Reeve unconscious. A few loose teeth and a bad cut on the face seem to be the extent of the injuries. __ LOCAL News Bessie Cole, daughter of Hon. C.H. Cole of Welsh, was married to Walter Jones, son of T.N. Jones, last Thursday evening, at the home of the bride's father. __ Last Sunday afternoon, Miss Verna Dennis, daughter of J.H. Dennis, was married to O.C. Burden at the home of the bride's father. __ H.B. Radney is quite sick. __ Mrs. John G. Logan of Hogansville spent the past several days with Mrs. T.C. Goodwin. __ Mrs. Will Chastain of Albany, Ga., is visiting her sister Mrs. John H. Ray. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/newspape637gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 15.1 Kb