Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for OCT 1907 October 1907 ************************************************ 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: C. Teal Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net September 26, 2005, 11:12 am The Roanoke Leader October 1907 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for OCTOBER 1907 NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, October 2, 1907 ROCK MILLS News Paul Laws and Miss Diva Hollis were married on Sunday at the home of the bride, Rev. A.S. Brannan officiating. --- Mrs. Mary Holley of Atlanta is visiting her children, G.W. Holley and wife. --- LOCAL News Harris Parish, a prominent citizen of Viola, is dangerously ill. --- Marshall Striplin arrested two negroes on the A & B train from Wadley on Friday morning. One was later released but the other, Charlie Williams, was turned over to the Sheriff in Clay County, charged with the murder of Jim McClair, a railroad man. --- Among the out of town visitors at the Bingham - Awbrey marriage were: Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Bingham and Mrs. R.L. Schuessler of Talladega; Louis Bingham of Ashland; Charles and Perry Schuessler of LaFayette; and J.J. Awbrey and daughter of Mason, Georgia. --- W.V. TAYLOR DEAD At his home near town, Mr. Wm. V. Taylor died suddenly at 6 o'clock this morning. He had been in failing health for some time. Mr. Taylor was 70 years of age, a Confederate veteran and a member of the Lebanon church. No funeral arrangements have yet been made. --- A PRETTY WEDDING WAS THAT OF T.C. BINGHAM AND MISS CLAUDE AWBREY LAST WEDNESDAY One of the most beautiful and largely attended weddings ever celebrated in Roanoke occurred at 8:30 o'clock last Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Awbrey. In the midst of a scene of indescribable loveliness and witnessed by hosts of friends, their eldest daughter, Miss Claude Awbrey, was married to Mr. Thomas Cook Bingham. Rev. Geo. Stoves, pastor of the Methodist church, performed the ceremony. Mr. M.S. Bingham, brother of the groom was best man and Miss Annie Awbrey, sister of the bride, was the maid of honor. ----- LOCAL News FOR SALE - - - Farm of Mrs. Sue E. Finney, near Five Points. Apply to the Roanoke Land Agency. --- Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Cole left yesterday to spend a month or two with relatives in Texas. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, October 9, 1907 ROANOKE R.F.D. No. 1 News W.L. Ward of Langsdale is visiting relatives in this section. --- A.G. Osborn is improving some after a long spell of sickness. --- D.J. Hodges is quite low with the fever. He has been sick some time and they are fearful he will not get well soon. --- Mrs. John Hardy died last Thursday at her daughter's, Mrs. G.T. Halsey. She was also the mother of Mrs. W.C. Sharman. The remains were buried at New Hope the following day. --- LOCAL News W.L. Ward moved to Langdale a few weeks ago. --- Luther Baird came home from Atlanta on Saturday and is ill with typhoid fever at the home of his father J.T. Baird near town. --- Mrs. A.E. White of Spartanburg, S.C., arrived Sunday to spend a week or two with relatives and friends in Roanoke. --- Mrs. Maddox of Whitesburg, Georgia is spending two weeks with her daughter Mrs. W.H. Brittain. --- Mr. and Mrs. Haydon Reid will move back to Roanoke soon. --- Dr. J.R. Taylor and wife of Anniston and Val Taylor of Nashville were called to Roanoke last Thursday by the sudden death of their father Mr. W.V. Taylor the day before. --- The funeral of Mr. W.V. Taylor who died suddenly last Wednesday morning was held at Lebanon church Friday morning. Consoling talks were made by Elders Joiner and Earnest. A large congregation was in attendance including a number of Masons and other friends from Roanoke. --- NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, October 16, 1907 MR. FREEMAN LOSES MOTHER Last Friday Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Freeman were called to Notasulga by the sudden and serious illness of the former's mother, Mrs. Mary E. Waller. Death resulted Saturday and the interment occurred Sunday. The deceased was 82 years of age. She made her home for the most part with her son in this place. Only a few days before her fatal illness she left Roanoke to visit another son in Notasulga. Her sudden demise leaves four sons and one daughter to mourn for a devoted mother. --- NEWELL ROUTE 2 News On last Tueday at about 2 o'clock p.m. occurred the death of Mrs. W.E. Morrison who had been in bad health for a long time. Her death, which has been expected for some time, occurred at the home of her son, H.T. Morrison, her own home having been burned some weeks ago. "Granny" Morrison as she was familiarly known, will be greatly missed in this community for she was the angel of the sick room here. Her deeds of kindness to the sick and needy are many and will live after her. She was a devoted member of the Baptist church at Corinth. She was about 45 years of age. Her remains were buried in the cemetery at Corinth on Thursday evening, after impressive services were conducted by Revs. Clay Knight and Will Gaston. While this service was being conducted, Walter Knopp, a brother-in-law to Mrs. Morrison, lay in a dying condition in the same house from which the remains of the deceased had been taken, and within six or eight hours he was dead. Mr. Knopp was 58 years old and was born and reared in this community. He was a highly respected citizen and industrious farmer and a devoted member of the Primitive Baptist church. He was a hale, stout man when he left his late home in Cullman County last Saturday morning, together with his wife, to visit her sister in her last hours, but he contracted pneumonia while on the train between Cullman and Heflin by raising a window of the coach and sitting in the blast while very warm. The remains were buried at the old family cemetery on the premises where he was born and raised. The burial services were conducted by Rev. W.G. Gaston late Friday evening at the grave. His wife's devotion to him while sick and her testimony of his life and character was something remarkable and should be a lesson to all who heard it. She was the most heartbroken woman I think I ever saw. She began her return to her fatherless children in Cullman county today. They perhaps will not know of their father's death before her arrival home. S.B. Gaston --- LOCAL News Invitations are out for the marriage of Mr. Chas. A. Tatum of Milltown to Miss Luinda Trammell of Columbus, Georgia, the ceremony to take place in that city October 13th. The groom elect is a brother of S.H. Tatum of Roanoke. --- Rev. R.N. Ledbetter, a well known citizen who has been living in Wedowee many years, boarded the train near here yesterday morning with his family for High, Texas, which place will be their home. Many friends wish them future happiness. --- Mrs. W.R. Williams who came to visit her daughter Mrs. Oldson last week, was called to her Kentucky home on Monday by the critical illness of her son. She was accompanied as far as Atlanta by her son-in-law Mr. Oldson. --- J.A. Parrish was in town Saturday. He will teach the Mountain School in Truett the next eight months. He reports that his father Mr. Harris Parrish, as convalescing from a dangerous illness of typhoid fever. --- Mr. Robt. W. Pate was married last Sunday afternoon to Miss Maude Liles, daughter of David Liles, some six miles west of town, Rev. A.S. Brannan officiating. The Leader extends best wishes to this well known and popular couple. --- FARM FOR SALE - - - On Monday, November 18, 1907, I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, within the legal hours, the R.B. Jordan farm and home place located in Beat 1, Chambers County containing 72 acres. Mrs. M.A. Jordan, widow of R.B. Jordan, deceased. ---- NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, October 23, 1907 ROANOKE R.F.D. No. 1 News Mrs. I.P. Roquemore and her mother Mrs. Kent of Altanta came to be with Mr. D.J. Hodges in his last sickness. --- Last Friday morning, Mr. D.J. Hodges died at his home at the old Swint Mill. Mr. Hodges had been sick some time with typhoid fever and suffered a relapse and never did get any better. He is survived by a wife, four daughters and one son to mourn his death, besides other relatives. ---- BACON LEVEL News Mr. Austin Bunch, one of our oldest citizens, who has been sick a long time, is quite low. --- LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Hollinger arrived Monday from Pennsylvania to visit the latter's sister, Mrs. M.W. Carlisle, enroute to their home in Florida. They are accompanied by Mrs. Howard Hollinger and little son of Waynesboro, Pa. --- Mrs. J.P. Shaffer of Lineville and Mrs. W.H. Blake of Sheffield arrived yesterday to visit relatives and old friends here. --- Duke Gladney has typhoid fever at his home near town. --- John Wilder is quite sick in the Lowell community. --- Miss Martha Pittman left this morning for Anniston where she will spend the winter with her sister, Mrs. Belt White. --- CORBIN News Mr. Charlie Hill and Miss Gracie Chaffin were happily married yesterday, Rev. J.M. Joiner officiating. --- Mrs. Roxie Parker and children of Speigner, Ala., are visiting relatives in this community. --- NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, October 30, 1907 PEAVY News Mr. J.M. Danielly who had the misfortune to lose his wife after a long illness, has sold his home and moved to Clay county. We regret to lose such a good man from our community. --- Mrs. E.B. Welch of LaFayette is spending this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N.E.L. Peavy. --- BACON LEVEL News Just as the golden ark of day sank beneath the western horizon last Wednesday, Oct. 23rd, the spirit passed from the weary body, and the soul of Austin Bunch took its flight to enter the rest prepared for the saints of God. For long months he had lain upon his couch in the home of his devoted daughter Mrs. S.E. Bradshaw, calmly awaiting the summons "come up higher." It is no exaggeration to say that Bro. Bunch was one of the best men we ever knew. He was and had been for over 50 years a humble, earnest, consecrated follower of his Master, a deacon in the church, an exemplary citizen, a faithful soldier in the Mexican War and Civil War and a man that the young could safely pattern after. Bro. Bunch was born in Greene County, Georgia April 21, 1823 and was 84 years, 6 months and 2 days old at the time of his death. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W.H. Henry and the interment was by the side of his wife at the old family burial grounds in Troup County, Georgia. ---- LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. Z.J. Wright returned from New York on Thursday. The latter is still quite feeble as the result of an operation performed recently. --- Si Blake, the jolly old negro who worked for Mr. Jeffers at the Central Depot for so long, died early yesterday morning, after an illness of pneumonia. --- NAPOLEON News Last week a ten year old daughter of Billy Mitcham was so horribly burned that she died shortly afterward. The remains were interred here Saturday afternoon, Rev. John Henderson officiating. Another older daughter fainted at the grave and remained in a comatose condition several hours. --- Bill Hammond's saw mill at Potash was burned Saturday night last. --- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/newspape689gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 11.8 Kb