Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for MAY 1909 May 1909 ************************************************ 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 October 6, 2005, 6:50 pm The Roanoke Leader May 1909 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for MAY 1909 NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, May 5, 1909 MR. M.B. HURST DEAD Saturday evening, Mr. Marshall B. Hurst died at his home down in north Chambers county. He was quite old and had been in feeble health for quite a while. He was a Confederate Veteran and man of more than ordinary ability. He was buried with Masonic honors at Five Points on Saturday afternoon. A large number of Masons from Roanoke attended and took part in the funeral rites. ---- LOCAL News W.F. Hurt has gone on a two weeks trip to St. Angelo, Texas. Mrs. Hurt and children are visiting relatives in Birmingham in the meantime. --- Mr. Robert Foster who formerly lived near Rock Mills but now in Clay County, was among the Veterans on Saturday. He also visited relatives in LaGrange while over this way. --- Among the visiting Veterans on Saturday was B.A. Sharp of Carrollton who remained over a day or so with relatives. --- NAPOLEON News "Uncle" Jack Anglin, another old soldier, died near here Monday night. --- Rob Fincher and Miss Lura Young were united in marriage recently. --- HAPPY LAND News Mrs. Jane Carden is under the doctor's care, with little hope of recovery. --- LOCAL News Master Albert Penn was called home from school to the death bed of his grandfather Mr. M.B. Hurst who died Saturday at his home at Five Points. --- NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, May 12, 1909 REMARKABLE RECORD OF AN AGED WOMAN; A CIVIL WAR WIDOW NEAR WADLEY MAKES HER OWN LIVING IN THE OLD FASHIONED WAY; WEAVES CLOTH A friend at Wadley recently sent The Leader the following interesting letter: Editor of the Leader - - - - Today, Mrs. Elizabeth Hill expressed to Seattle, Washington a home made quilt for exhibition at the World's Fair. She is a widow, having lost her husband in the Civil War and is 73 years old. In the last twelve months she has planted the seed, done all the cultivation, gathered the cotton, carded it in bats and rolls, spun the thread on an old time spinning wheel, dyed the thread and wove the cloth on the war time loom, cut and pieced the quilt, all being done by her own labor. With the quilt she expressed a sample of raw material, carded bats and rolls, the brooch of thread and the hanked thread. Mrs. Hill lives alone. Her daughters, three in number, are married and have been gone from home several years. She makes an independent living on the farm, doing all the work. She walked to Wadley, a distance of five miles, and carried her bundle. She does not use glasses and is in excellent health for one her age. Surely she is entitled to a premium. ---- LOCAL News Miss Irene Worthy of east Tallassee is visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. Lewis. --- Mrs. J.O. Hipp will leave tomorrow to spend two or three weeks with relatives in North Carolina. --- One of the callers at the Leader office last week was Mrs. T.V. Barrett who renewed her paper. She is 74 years of age and has been a subscriber to the Leader throughout its existence. --- Dr. W.L. Helfin who is 81 years of age walked into Roanoke from a point six or seven miles west of Roanoke where he had been on a visit to relatives. The doctor is not running for any office but this shows that he is still "in the ring" as a good flat footed walker. --- Mr. Erastus Smith and Miss Mamie Clark of near Rock Mills, Ala., came over Sunday last and were united in marriage at the ordinary's office. Late in the afternoon, Mr. H.V. Stephens and Miss Lola Young from beyond Wedowee, arrived at the Paschal house and shortly afterward were married. Justice Trent officiated at both nuptials. The Franklin News and Banner --- Mrs. S.D. Garrett and little babe arrived Friday from Dadeville to be with the former's mother Mrs. Robert Brown who is seriously ill. --- Mrs. R.M. Ward is enjoying a visit from her mother Mrs. Sloan of Atlanta and the latter's daughter Mrs. Baker of St. Louis. --- Mrs. Maggie Askew returned to Newnan yesterday after a visit with Mrs. Robert Brown. --- CORBIN News B.D. Carpenter has been right feeble for some days. --- ROCK MILLS News Sam Coats expects to move his family to Birmingham in a few days. --- Mrs. Bullard is very ill. --- Mrs. Esker Moore spent last week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Hollis. --- On the fourth Sunday Miss Dona Turner and Elisha Hall went to Evansville and were bound in the holy bonds of matrimony. --- Mrs. Bessie Coats spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brown near Milltown. --- WEDOWEE News Mr. Albert Ayres and MIss Adell Ussery were married last week. --- Mrs. Mooty of Franklin, Georgia is at the bedside of her sick relatives in Wedowee, Mr. and Mrs. Enloe. --- WEHADKEE News J.C. Prestridge is boasting of a new boy in his home. --- Mrs. Ellen Ballard died last Friday morning after a long illness of dropsy. The deceased was 67 years old and had been a devoted member of the Baptist church over forty years. She said she was ready to go and received death as a welcome guest. All she regretted was leaving her children. She was a christian woman and highly esteemed by all who knew her. She leaves a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn her death. Funeral services were conducted at Big Spring on Saturday in the presence of a large congregation. We extend our sympathy to all the bereaved ones. --- HAPPY LAND News "Uncle" Tom Dunn, who is above eighty years old, still guides the plow. --- BACON LEVEL News Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burdett are happy over the arrival of a son. --- NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, May 19, 1909 MR. JOHN E. BARKER AND MRS. PHILLIPS MARRIED Last Sunday morning, Mr. John E. Barker of this city and Mrs. Ethel M. Phillips of Blake's Station, drove to the residence of Mr. F.A. Weaver, the popular justice of the peace of beat nine, and were made husband and wife. They were accompanied by a few friends and afterwards the party attended church at Liberty. For the present, Mr. and Mrs. Barker are spending some days at the home of the latter's mother, Mrs. Thomas Blake. The groom is a clever young man who is connected with the Roanoke Telephone Company. Mrs. Barker is a worthy member of one of our oldest and best known families. ---- A DEVOTED MOTHER ENTERS INTO REST; MRS. J.T.B. AWBREY PASSED AWAY YETERDAY MORNING IN ROANOKE Death has again visited our community and this time bereft a home of wife and mother. At 5 o'clock yesterday morning, Mrs. J.T.B. Awbrey passed from the scenes of time. She had been ill for some ten days previous. Mrs. Awbrey was a faithful wife and a most devoted mother. She did a noble part by her family and now that she has gone from the cares of life to peaceful rest, these sorrowing ones will realize that they have lost a friend whose place cannot be filled. A husband and seven children survive her. An old neighbor said of her, "she did not make much fuss in the world, but she was a mighty good woman." She joined the Baptist church when sixteen years of age. Her membership was at her old home church in Western, Georgia. The funeral services will be conducted from the home at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The interment will be in the city cemetery. ---- LOCAL News M.S. Stevens spent Monday night in Roanoke enroute to Wedowee, arriving as soon as he could after learning of the death of his brother-in-law, Hoyt Enloe. --- A number of Roanoke residents went to Weodwee on Monday to attend the funeral of Hoyt Enloe. Mr. Enloe was a fine fellow who had hundreds of friends and his untimely taking away is sincerely mourned in Roanoke as in every other part of the county. --- Rev. and Mrs. W.J. Layton of Roanoke, Ala., are the guests of the former's parents, Rev. and Mrs. T.G. Layton. Mr. Layton is one of six brothers, five of whom are prominent Baptist ministers. There can hardly be found another family with such a good record. The Bremen Gateway --- Mrs. G.O. Langford of Columbus was the guest of her sister Mrs. W.J. Mann on Monday, enroute to her former home near Milltown. --- WEDOWEE News Miss Levis Matthews and Mr. Joseph Kerr were married in Wedowee on Thursday evening. --- Mrs. Ed Ware who has been sick for quite a while was carried to the hospital in Tuskaloosa by Deputy Sheriff Windom and Mr. Jim Johnson on Sunday. --- Wedowee is shocked by the death of Mr. Hoyt Enloe who passed away Sunday morning at one o'clock. Mr. Enloe was one of Wedowee's best men and one of the most prominent citizens in Randolph county. He will be missed from the walks of life for he was useful, kind, obliging, industrious and intelligent. Truly death loves a shining mark. Our sincere sympathy goes out to his deeply afflicted and much bereaved family and relatives. --- LOCAL News Mrs. A.L. Weaver is very ill. --- Mrs. Z.J. Wright is quite sick. --- Mrs. Exa Wilson of Carrollton was called her yesterday by the death of her brother's wife, Mrs. Ben Awbrey. --- Miss Hassie Glanton of Bowdon is here to attend the funeral of her sister Mrs. Ben Awbrey. --- NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, May 26, 1909 LOCAL News C.R. Pound spent the latter part of last week as the guest of his sister Mr. J.A. Carlisle. He returned to Birmingham on Sunday accompanied by his mother Mrs. J.C. Pound who had been spending some time here. --- WEHADKEE News Mrs. Margaret Stitt who has been very sick is convalescing. --- Luther Alsobrook had the misfortune to cut his foot very badly a few days ago and is unable to walk. --- ROCK MILLS News Mrs. John Bishop of Macon and Ed Boggs of Columbus are visiting their brother J.A. Boggs. --- WEDOWEE News Mrs. John Robertson has been quite sick. Her infant was buried on Saturday. --- Mr. Parker Matthews of Birmingham is visiting his father, Rev. H.S.Matthews. --- Mr. Joseph Huey died on Saturday and was buried Sunday. Mr. Huey was a good citizen and had lived to a good old age, being 80 years of age. --- LOCAL News J.M. Pittman was called to Wylam on Sunday by the illness of his daughter Mrs. Vaughan. He returned Monday leaving his daughter convalescent. Mrs. S.C. Pittman has gone to be with Mrs. Vaughan for a while. --- Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Cauthen left Monday for their home in Winsboro, N.C. after an extended visit to the family of their son, H.H. Cauthen. --- T.J. East is seriously ill, having suffered another stroke of paralysis. --- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/newspape703gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 11.2 Kb