Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for AUG 1906 August 1906 ************************************************ 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 September 10, 2005, 8:13 pm The Roanoke Leader August 1906 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for AUGUST 1906 NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, August 1, 1906 Anderson Pittman, a Georgia ex-Confederate soldier, who has been away from the outside world since the Battle of Chicamauga, returned to the home of his boyhood and early manhood only to find the wife of his former self the widow of another man. He was thought to be killed in battle but instead was captured and held till the war was over. When he was released he became involved in a difficulty with a prison attache and killed him. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to forty years in the penitentiary. --- NAPOLEON News Mr. Wesley Bozeman of Newnan visited relatives here this week. --- A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Allen on Thursday. --- HAPPY LAND News Henry Burditt's little boy was snake-bitten a few days ago. --- Within the last three weeks we have had several cases of the fever near this place, viz: Hiram Piper James Brown Two of Owen Carden's children Whitten Brown and his youngest child George Brown Whitten Brown's child was buried yesterday. The other cases seem to be doing well. -- For several months, Wilson Dunn has been suffering from an attack of rheumatism and the prospect of a speedy recovery is not in sight. --- J.W. Ray and wife have returned from a trip to Tybee. --- FIRE AT LOWELL Last Saturday monring between three and four o'clock the citizens of Roanoke were aroused from their slumbers by the fire alarm. It was soon found to be the home of E.A. McClendon over in Lowell. Two rooms were on fire when it was discovered by Mr. McClendon and the fire had made such headway that his family were barely saved from a horrible death. But few of the household effects were saved. The loss will amount to something like three hundred dollars with no insurance. Mr. McClendon is the night engineer at the cotton mill and the loss falls heavily upon him. --- SHOOTING AT DALTON'S CAMP Out about three miles from town at Dalton's railroad camp, occurred a shooting scrape Wednesday night which came very near proving fatal. The participants were A.L. Dalton and his foreman, a man named Frank Dicus. There were several shots fired but only two fired by Dalton took effect, one hitting Dicus in the left cheek and the other in the back just above the left hip. It was thought at first that the wounds might prove serious but the wounded man was up in a day or two and is doing nicely. At the commitment trial Friday both men were placed under a $250. bond for their appearance at the coming term of circuit court. --- LOCAL News L.A. Raoul, bookkeeper for W.F. Neal, left last week for a visit of ten days or two weeks at his old home in Williamson, South Carolina. He was accompanied by his little son Frank. --- Miss Egbert Finney of St. Petersburg, Fla., spent last week with Roanoke relatives. She is in LaFayette this week but will return to Roanoke in about two weeks accompanied by her mother. --- W.S. Dunkin left Friday for his home in Shreveport after a pleasant visit of over two weeks with home folks here. --- R.R. and J.D. Kirby of this county returned Monday from a months visit to relatives in Texas. They found good crops where they went and had a pleasant trip but were glad to get back home. --- B.G. Sanders left last week for a months visit to his friend Mr. Leeming at Premier, Ontario, Canada. --- J.M. Jackson left Monday for a visit of ten days to his sister in Philadelphia, Mississippi. --- Mrs. W.T. Howell has been quite sick for several days with the fever at her home near town. --- In an altercation Saturday night at Standing Rock a negro named John Mack was shot by a negro known as John Billy. The latter was slightly cut. The wound of John Mack resulted fatally. He died yesterday morning. At last account his slayer had not been arrested. --- Miss Willie Mae Albert of Atlanta is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J.D. Weathers. --- NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, August 8, 1906 WEHADKEE News Mrs. J.M. Fincher is quite sick at this writing. --- On last Wednesday, Mrs. J.W. Cliett crossed over the river of death, after a short illness of typhoid fever. She was about seventy years old and had been a devoted member of the Primitive Baptist church for many years. She was loved by all who knew her. We extend our sympathy to the aged husband and other relatives. --- Mr. Green Davis died last Friday at his home at Omaha, after a long illness of dropsy. The deceased was sixty-nine years old and had lived in that community over fifty years, and was one of our best citizens. He had been a member of the Baptist church forty years. Funeral services were conducted at Big Spring on Saturday evening by A.J. Green, after which the body was laid to rest. --- Mr. Jonah Marshall and Miss Lee Hester went over to Georgia last Sunday and were united in matrimony. --- BACON LEVEL News Mr. and Mrs. D.L. Bishop are the proud parents of a fine boy. --- Mrs. Maggie Trimble of Alexander City is on a visit to her sister Mrs. J.H. Phillips. --- Rev. Lewis Culpepper is visiting his daughter Mrs. J.H. Phillips. --- NOTICE I hereby give notice to all whom it may concern that I will prosecute under law any person who feeds, hires or harbors my son Willie Patillo who is a minor. Pierce Patillo --- LOCAL News The people of this community were shocked to hear of the tragic death of Wade Rowland who was killed by lightning at Ashland last Friday. Two other boys with him were seriously hurt. Wade was the son of Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Rowland, formerly of this place and was a promising lad. --- Homer Sharman arrived from Texas yesterday to visit relatives. --- H.R. Oldson and family returned Sunday from Kentucky, accompanied by Mrs. Oldson's sister Miss Dollie Williams. --- Miss Beulah Gay left yesterday on a visit to relatives in Texas. --- We learn from Wedowee that Jas. J. Huckeba is quite sick with the fever. --- Mrs. J.R. Cumbee visited her sister Mrs. W.Z. East the first of the week. --- Miss Lizzie Slaughter of Tallapoosa, Georgia is spending some time with her sister Mrs. Whitman. --- Mrs. J.W. Crenshaw of Macon, Mrs. E.E. Turner of Glenn, Ga, and Mrs. C.N. Williams of Hogansville have been spending several days with Mrs. W.C. Hunter who is a daughter of the latter and a sister of the former. --- NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, August 15, 1906 HAPPY LAND News "Aunt" Martha Brown died last Wednesday and was buried yesterday at Antioch. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. T.H. Elder. She was 78 years old and her descendants, children, grandchildren and great garndchildren number one hundred and forty two. She had been a member of the Christian church at Antioch ever since its organization, which occurred more than thirty years ago. --- WADE ROWLAND'S DEATH After the Leader had gone to press last Wednesday we received the following letter from Mr. Rowland which will read with interest by many sympathizing friends: Dear Sir, Having received so many letters from Roanoke, relative to the sudden death of Wade, I presume there are some there who would like to know the particulars and I will relate them to you, so you can write a short article in reference to it, as he had many relatives and friends there. He had gone out to the country about three miles with a Mr. Thomas, who lives next door to us and who has a farm three miles from town where they had gone to get grapes, peaches and watermelons. Two or three other boys were along and Mr. Thomas noticed a rain coming up and went to the wagon to get the things out, and Wade and his son went with him. Wade was leaning on the back end of the wagon in contact with a piece of iron, and when the lightning stroke came, he got the direct stroke. The mule was killed also and Mr. Thomas in in a bad condition yet from the shock he received. Three others were knocked down. Wade lived about five minutes. He was 13 years old and was born and raised in Roanoke and you know about the time he left. The good people of town did all they could and we wanted for nothing. Hoping you will publish a short piece from the above facts, I remain, yours truly, R.G. Rowland. ---- LOCAL News Mrs. J.M. Yates continues quite sick. --- Mrs. Mary Mickle is very low but some better this morning. --- Misses Hardy and Lilla Middlebrooks of Texas, Georgia visited Mrs. Lee Brumbeloe the first of the week. --- Harvey Enloe was called to Rome on Monday afternoon to atend the funeral of his sister-in-law who was killed by lightning. --- M. Scheussler and family went to Anniston last Friday to attend the funeral of a brother of Mrs. Scheussler who died suddenly in Louisiana. --- Chas. C. Embrey who has been making his headquarters in Gadsden for some time, arrived Thursday to visit the family of his father, T.J. Embrey, at Level Road. He will spend the remainder of the summer in the county. --- W.F. Hurt arrived in town last week and is arranging to bring his family here by the first of September. Mr. Hurt will be associated with Mr. Tenant in busines and we are pleased to have him come to our town. He is a brother of Mrs. Sanders. --- Miss Bertha Fuller, while on a visit to relatives in Tallapoosa county some days ago, was married to Mr. Joe Washburn. Mr. and Mrs. Washburn are now visiting relatives in this place. --- Mrs. S.J. Parrish and children are spending some time with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Stewart. --- A.J. Kitchens of Texas, Georgia lost 91 bales of cotton last week in the warehouse fire, with no insurance. --- Mr. and Mrs. John Moon attended the funeral at Five Points on Sunday afternoon of the latter's grandmother, Mrs. R.L. Bassett, a highly esteemed lady of that community. --- MR. AIKEN DEAD The sad intelligence was received by Mrs. F.D. Hodges last Thursday evening that her father, Mr. A.M. Aiken, had died suddenly in Charlotte, N.C. Mrs. Hodges was too unwell to attend the funeral. She has the sympathy of all our people in her grief. Mr. Aiken was one of the most elegant gentleman it has ever been our pleasure to know and he was universally admired by the people here, where he frequently visited. --- NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, August 22, 1906 RESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH OF F.A. McMURRAY Putnam Lodge No. 212, F.A.M. Whereas our brother F.A. McMurray has answered the final bugle call and stacked arms forever and gone to the land where no strife or discord ever enters; therefore, be it resolved, That in the death of Bro. F.A. McMurray we have lost one who was ever loyal to his Masonic duties, was a faithful Mason and had been a member of Putman Lodge No. 212 for about sixty years, being 96 years, 3 months and 9 days old on the day of his death, and has gone down to his grave in ripe old age, bearing the respect and love of all who knew him. Resolved, that we bear our united testimony to the worth of our departed brother and extend to the bereaved family our most sincere sympathy in this, their great loss, with the earnest prayer that the God of all grace may comfort them with the hope and assurance of meeting him in glory, where parting is no more. Resolved, that we drape our altar for thirty days and that a copy of these resolutions be handed to the bereaved family, be spread upon our minutes and furnished to The Roanoke Leader for publication. F.M. Handley H. Gibson W.J. Windsor, Committee ---- HAPPY LAND News Jesse Osborn and wife of Harris county, Georgia returned home recently after spending several days with relatives here. --- H.H. Pinkard and his two little stepsons visited relatives near Truett this week. --- There was a family reunion at W.G. Osborn's last Wednesday. --- Mrs. Owen Carden is still receiving medical attention. All the other cases of fever here have been dismissed. ---- WEHADKEE News Mr. James Stevens of Texas is visiting relatives near this place after an absence of twenty years. --- N.W. Benefield and J.F. Lewis of Marion county are visiting relatives in this section. --- BACON LEVEL News Mr. John Lane of Coryell County, Texas is on a visit to relatives here. This is his first visit to his old home since 1869. --- CORBIN News Wm. A. Alman and family started on a visit to relatives in Clay county this morning. --- Among the visitors to this community are Mr. Sam Wilson and Buddy Huey and family from Texas and Mrs. Lizzie Lovvorn and children from Albertville. --- Mrs. David Hill died suddenly yesterday at Haywood. She will be buried today at Liberty Grove. The bereaved have our sympathy. --- ROCK MILLS News Homer Sharman is at home after staying three years in Texas. --- LOCAL News Turner J. Holder of Senoia, Georgia was a pleasant caller at this office Wednesday. He was spending the week with relatives in the county. He is now connected with the Georgia Telegraph School and his friends will be pleased to learn that he is succeeding. --- Miss Una Sudduth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.R. Sudduth, died Sunday night at their home, six miles northeast of town. --- A little daughter of Tobe McDaniel died of fever Monday night in Lowell community. --- Mr. Jesse Faucett some days ago received news of the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Veazey in Birmingham, which makes Mr. Faucett grandfather in the second degree. --- Mr. Caswell telephoned us Monday from Lime that Miss Ethel Stitt has been re- elected to teach the school at that place and that Mrs. Sam Crockett continues with ill with the fever. --- Frank M. Hornsby returned Saturday from a months stay in the West. He had a fine trip but came home somewhat ailing, owing to drinking wiggle-tail water in lieu of the kind that Randolph affords. This county can't be beat on good water and many other things. --- NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, August 29, 1906 ROCK MILLS News P.W. Foster and wife of Meridian, Miss., are visiting relatives and friends here. --- W.A. Pike's house was destroyed by fire last night. It being late at night, nothing was saved. By quick work the houses of J.S. Yates and W.H. Allison were kept from burning. --- A YOUNG MAN POISONED Saturday night Lovett Rodgers, son of W.B. Rodgers, while at work at the Odd Store, ate some French sardines and drank some coca cola. He started home at bedtime, feeling sick. He grew violently ill and fell unconscious on Price street within a hundred yards of home. There he lay until after midnight when his mother became uneasy about him and Mr. Rodgers began a search. He went to town and retraced his steps, finding his son as indicated. The boy was unconscious and almost dead. A doctor was hastily secured and by daylight Lovett had regained consciousness. He is still confined to his room but is convalescing. --- LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Sharman have a charming little daughter ten days of age. --- Miss Minnie Alman of Carrollton is visiting Misses Alma and Eula Awbrey. --- Mrs. F.P. Nichols rturned some days ago from Cusseta where she has been visiting her father Mr. J. M. Vernon, who has been in feeble health for some time. --- Mr. and Mrs. Thos. J. Barrett left Sunday for Gibson, Ga., where Mr. Barrett will teach next year. He has a good position and well deserves it. --- Mrs. Mark Jordan returned to Columbus on Sunday accompanied by her sister May Baird and Miss Mary Jordan. --- Mr. and Mrs. Stroud Hanners and Mrs. Henderson Ray of Columbus spent Sunday with the family of J.W. Ray. --- Mrs. Annie Stafford Mann of Atlanta is the guest of the family of J.W. Ray. --- A marriage occurred in Wedowee on Sunday, which was a surprise to the friends of both parties. Mr. James Peavy was married to Miss Nelia Dean, eldest daughter of Dr. P.E. Dean. Mr. Peavy is a son of Mr. N.E.L. Peavy of Radney's Chapel. 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