Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for NOV 1906 November 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 13, 2005, 11:47 pm The Roanoke Leader November 1906 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for NOVEMBER 1906 NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, November 7, 1906 LOCAL News W.O. Longshore, C.E. Higgins, W.B. Pittman, V.E. Kitchens and Ernest Hood left yesterday for a tour of Texas. --- PUBLIC SALE On Saturday, November 10th, at noon, will sell for division to the highest bidder for cash, on the premises, the house and lot known as the M.J. Mickle homestead, also the lot of land known as the fish pond forty, all in the town of Roanoke. M.J. Mickle heirs --- FOR SALE - - - My farm containing 240 acres, 8 miles north of Roanoke. Six sets of buildings on place. Most of land in good state of cultivation. Terms reasonable. Apply to J.T. Hester, Potash, Ala. --- John A. Dobson with wife and child returned to Lanett after a pleasant trip to his old home in this county. --- Charlton Lane and Miss Maggie Hill were married near town on Sunday afternoon, Rev. J.C. Francis officiating. --- B.J. Ford was in Roanoke on Monday, returning to Wedowee from a visit to Columbus where his adopted son Owen Ford has lately moved. --- R. Kyle went off last week and purchased a drove of fine Tennessee horses for his new stable. --- H.R. Oldson has been quite sick but is convalescing. --- T.B. Wood returned Sunday from Dallas, Texas. He and wife will move to the Texas town shortly, accompanied by Mr. Nelson's family. --- Miss Inez Alsobrook is teaching the primary department while her sister Miss Edna is attending the marriage of her cousin C.E. Fuller to Miss Daidy Schuessler in LaFayette. --- NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, November 14, 1906 ROCK MILLS News John Ray has moved his family to Franklin. --- Mrs. W.W. Bonner and her boys Gerson and Courtney visited relatives at Dudleyville last week. --- Amos Smith and Homer Sharmon left last week for Dallas, Texas. --- NAPOLEON News J.D. Kirby is on the sick list, in fact, has been in poor health since his visit to Texas in the summer. --- LOCAL News Richard Philpot and Miss Jenkins of Lowel town went to LaFayette on Sunday and were married. --- John Henry Bass has purchased W.H. Cook's place one mile south of town. The former's father-in-law Henry Kitchens will move there. Mr. Cook is thinking of moving to Lineville. --- The venerable mother of Harvey Enloe died in this place last night. She will be buried in Wedowee at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. --- MAN KILLS HIS FATHER-IN-LAW ON SUNDAY NEAR ALMOND; THEN MAKES GOOD HIS ESCAPE A dreadful tragedy that from all accounts can be charged up to the account of whiskey was enacted on the Sabbath day just across the line in Clay county, beyond Almond, in which family ties were rent asunder. According to the information we have been able to gather, the facts are as follows: Tom Hodge had spent the greater part of last Sunday at a nearby still, and in the afternoon he went home very much under the influence of whiskey. Not finding his wife at home he proceeded to the home of her father Will Moncus where she had preceded him. He then began abusing his wife, it is alleged, for not being at home. Her father went out in the yard to where Hodges was standing to dissuade him. After some words it is said that Moncus turned to go back into the house when Hodge shot him four times, killing him instantly. Hodge's wife ran to the door and Hodge is reported to have fired a shot at her, narrowly missing her. At last accounts, the slayer of Moncus was at large. ---- LOCAL News C.G. Lovvorn has the fever. --- A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Finney a week ago. --- Mrs. Sue E. Finney of Talladega is spending some time with her son Ernest. --- We regret to note that Mr. W.C. Orr continues quite ill at his home at this place. --- Warren Hester is now ill with the fever. This is the third case in his family. His sister is now well but his father is not doing so well. --- David Manley Jr. returned Friday from Dallas, Texas where he has been making his home for some time. He will remain here till after Christmas. He was accompanied as far as Birmingham by Bird Blake, who is in feeble health, the West not agreeing with him. --- Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Gauntt arrived Thursday from Mt. Calm, Texas to spend some time with the latter's father, J.T. Arnett and other relatives. This is their first visit to their old home since they left thirteen years ago. They report crops in their country as good. --- E.R. Burns was in Roanoke last Wednesday, returning to Marbury where he has a good position. He had been to his old home near Wedowee where his father Mr. E.S. Burns has been quite ill with the fever. The latter was slowly improving at that time. The trained nurse who had been in attendance returned to Birmingham last Wednesday also. --- Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Awbrey visited their brother J.J. Awbrey at Mason, Georgia on Sunday, whose daughter is quite ill with typhoid fever. --- C.D. Atchison of Dodridge, Arkansas arrived Friday on a visit to relatives, being related to the Manley family. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, November 21, 1906 NAPOLEON News Mr. Munroe Spears and Miss Tilda Cantrell were united in marriage recently. --- Just before the close of Tom Morrow's sale Monday afternoon in Beat 4, Berry Green, and Al and Cicero Gravit became involved in a serious difficulty. Green was cut in several places besides being shot in the hand. -- WEHADKEE News Mr. R.R. Robertson of Rogers, Texas paid his brother at this place a short visit last Friday. He came to attend the funeral of his sister Mrs. Enloe who died at Roanoke on Wednesday. --- J.P. Barlett had a sale last Monday. He has gone to Covington county to accept a position on the L & N Railroad. --- J.W. Green and family will eave this week for Opp, Covington county where they will make their future home. --- A NEGRO KILLED Last Sunday about dark, Bob Kidd, colored, killed Joe Prothro, another negro, near Island Ford. It seems that Prothro was driving a wagon in which Kidd's mother, who is also Prothro's mother-in-law, was riding, too fast to suit Kidd. A quarrel ensued between the men and Kidd shot Prothro, killing him almost instantly. As we go to press the officers have brought Kidd in and lodged him in the county jail. The Wedowee Star --- CARD OF THANKS We desire to make public acknowledgement of our gratitude to our neighbors and friends and to Drs. Stevenson and Striplin for kind and faithful attention during the fatal illness of our mother, Mrs. Agnes Enloe. Her children. --- A CYCLONE SUNDAY DOES WORK OF DESTRUCTION EIGHT MILES NORTHWEST OF ROANOKE TEARING DOWN HOUSES AND UPROOTING TREES; NO LIVES WERE LOST About 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, a cyclone struck the Level Road community, about eight miles northwest of Roanoke and did considerable damage. The storm covered only a narrow strip of ground. It first appeared near Louina and struck the ground last at the old East place on Corn House creek, according to our present information. We have learned of the following damage being done by the cyclone: All the hosues on George Watson's place were blown down; also on Jerry Lowe's place; a tenant house on Jim McCarter's place; store house of N.J. George containing about one thousand dollars worth of goods; timber and fences in the path of the storm were swept away. Near Corn House the residence of James Shaw was blown down and his wife and child hurt, but not thought to be seriously. No lives were lost. A singular fact is that the cyclone was seen by people in Roanoke at eight miles away and at that distance the movement of it seemed rapid. --- LOCAL News A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. L.F. Birdsong last Thursday. --- Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Durr went to LaGrange Saturday where they will have charge of the Park Hotel. --- C.W. Deming was called by telegram to Brunswick by the serious illness of his mother. --- J.D. Strickland called to see us on Saturday. He had the misfortune to get burned out on the night of Nov. 11th, losing nearly everything he had. Mr. Strickland and family left yesterday for Naples, Texas where they will make their home. --- Mrs. J.T. Nelson and children left Sunday for Delta, Texas to join Mr. Nelson in their new home. The friends of this family wish them success and happiness in their chosen location. --- Mr. James Peavy left yesterday for Birmingham where and and his wife will make their future home. --- Mrs. L.C. Cooper of Brantley, spent the past few days with the family of her nephew Mr. Kyle, while enrouge to visit her daughter in Gadsden. --- Adron Barnes and family and Jerry King of the Wedowee community, left yesterday to make their home near Merkel, Texas. --- Mr. Noah Hornsby and Capt. B.F. Weathers went to Mobile on Monday to attend the state reunion of Confederate veterans. --- Mrs. J.F. Lee is seriously ill in her home near Wehadkee. --- Mr. and Mrs. C.G. Lovvorn are both quite sick. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, November 28, 1906 BEAT 2 NEWS (by S.B. Gaston, correspondent) We had the sad experience yesterday of witnessing the death of the infant daughter of Mrs. Wm. Dougherty. It is doubly sad when we consider that the husband of this same woman was buried just two weeks ago. This leaves a wife and one small boy of a family of six, two small children having preceded the father to the better world. Those left are in a pitiful and helpless condition, without near relatives who are able to support and care for them, but other relatives are doing their full share. ---- LOCAL News Bob Kidd, who killed Joe Prothro last week, escaped from the jail at Ashland and up to date has successfully eluded the police officers. --- J.R. LASHLEY KILLED On last Saturday night, Mr. J.R. Lashley was shot and killed at his home near Goldburg by his son-in-law, Jim Lancaster. We learn that the trouble arose over a dispute between Lancaster and his wife who lived in the house with Mr. Lashley. It seems that Mr. Lashley said something to Lancaster during the dispute and Lancaster then went to his bedroom and procuring a pistol pushed opened the door of Mr. Lashley's room and fired on him, one ball striking Lashley in the top of his head, killing him instantly. Sheriff Kent and Deputy Parker went over Sunday and arrested Lancaster and lodged him in jail here. The Randolph Star ---- W.H. Knight has been quite sick with the grip. --- W.H. Welch reports that the cyclone of the Sunday before did considerable damage to the house of Mr. Rufus Phillps, blowing off the top of the house and blowing the chimney down, wrecking his out houses, buggy and wagon. Mr. Phillips is an aged and respected citizen and the neighbors promptly set about repairing his damages. --- Lon Truett went to Columbus yesterday to make that place his home. His family will follow in a few days. --- A telegram from C.W. Deming last Thursday evening announced the death in Brunswick of his venerable mother. Both Mr. and Mrs. Deming were present when the end came, having been called there by telegram. Their Roanoke friends sympathize with them in their loss. --- Profl. Jos. H. Mooty died Sunday night at his home in Beat 8 and was buried Monday at Pleasant Hill, being a member of the Methodist church at that place. Mr. Mooty was over 70 years of age and was one of the best known and most esteemed citizens of this part of the county. Mr. Mooty was an Uncle of Messrs. A.A. and R.O. Mooty and Mesdames H.C. McDonald and Nolan Awbrey of this place. --- Mr. and Mrs. Thos. B. Wood left this morning for Dallas, Texas. The many Roanoke friends of these good people regret their leaving but wish them very much success. --- The Leader is pleased to acknowlege the receipt of an invitation to the marriage of Miss Stella Swanson Dix to Mr. Samuel A. McCosh, which event will occur at the home of the bride's father in LaGrange, Georgia at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon Dec. 5th. --- A pleasant surprize to their friends was the marriage last Sunday of Mr. Bunyan Brannan and Miss Eula Awbrey. The groom is the eldest son of Rev. A.S. Brannan and is one of the nicest and most deservedly popular young men in Roanoke. His bride is the daughter of J.T.B. Awbrey, and is a lovely little lady who has many friends. 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