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Teal Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net January 12, 2006, 7:18 pm The Roanoke Leader January 1917 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for JANUARY 1917 NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, January 3, 1917 FIVE POINTS News Jan. 1st Cupid has not been idle in Five Points, for another bit of his work culminated in the marriage of Mr. Roy Grady and Miss Angie May McClendon which was solemnized on Wednesday evening, Dec. 27, 1916 in the presence of a few friends and relatives at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Eula McClendon of Dudleyville. ---- A VERY SAD TRAGEDY A very sad tragedy occurred in Rock Mills last Friday. Raymond Owens, son of Mr.and Mrs. Bob Owens, while out hunting with his older brother Edmond, was shot in the leg by the latter. The leg was amputated in an effort to save the life of the unfortunate lad, but death resulted a few hours later. The shooting was entirely accidental and the brother at whose hands it occurred was overwhelmed with grief. The funeral was conducted Saturday afternoon by Rev. J.W. Rucker. This is the second son in the family to die during the year 1916. ---- A DECEMBER WEDDING One of the prettiest home weddings of the season occurred Sunday afternoon, Dec. 17th, at 3 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents at Glenn, Georgia when Miss Nellie Cook became the bride of Mr. Hubert Young Lester. The parlor and hall were artistically decorated for the occasion with holly, smilax and ferns, the color scheme of red and green being carried out, symbolic of the holiday season. Lighted candles gave an added touch of charm and cast a warm glow over the already lovely decorations. Miss Elizabeth Cook sang several numbers, and to the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march by Miss Annie Ray Crockett, with violin accompaniment by Mr. Ambrose Lester, the bridal couple entered the parlor with their attendants, Miss Elizabeth Cook, sister of the bride, and Mr. J.T. Lester, brother of the groom, proceeding to the altar, where they were met by Rev. Mr. Robertson who performed the ceremony. The bride is one of Heard county's loveliest young women and her personal magnetism has won for her many friends. Mr. Lester is a worthy representative of an old and prosperous Heard county family. The bridal party left immediately for a short stay witht he bride's sister, Mrs. J.O. Wilson in Roanoke, after which they will return to their home in Liberty. ---- LOCAL News Mrs. Ida Johnston went to Tuskegee yesterday to spend several weeks. She was accompanied by her mother Mrs. W.H. Wright. --- J.T. Treadwell left some days ago to make his home in Deport, Texas. His family will join him there some time this month. --- Dr. Herbert Denney was in town yesterday with his bride, who was formerly Miss Alma Maddox. They were recently married at Madison, Ga., and were returning to Wadley, which place will be their future home. ---- J.L. Farrar is reported quite sick at the home of his brother in Lowell. --- C. H. Martin who has been spending some week with relatives in this county, will leave Saturday for his home in Fullbright, Texas. --- Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nichols and little daughter left yesterday on their return to their home in Dallas, Texas after spending a few days with the family of Mrs. Nichols' father, Mr. N.E.L. Peavy and other relatives. --- WEHADKEE News Jan. 1st Jesse Allen of Oklahoma is visiting relatives near this place. --- Mrs. Mary Gay, an aged lady, was buried at Hillabahatchee on Sunday. --- Since our last writing, Ira Brown, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Brown, passed to his reward after a short illness of typhoid fever. The deceased was 21 years old. He leaves a wife and one child. The interment was at Big Springs. Two more members of the family are afflicted with the disease but are convalescing. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, January 10, 1917 REMEMBERS OLD COUNTY The Leader has received the following note: To the Roanoke Leader, I hereby enclose one dollar for your paper. I left that county fifty years ago but still like to hear from the old county. I live in Newton, Arkansas, am postmaster at Low Gap, Arkansas. Sincerely, J.W. Vinson. --- MISS KATE ORR MARRIED Many friends of Miss Kate Orr will be interested in the news of her marriage last Sunday afternoon to Mr. Thos. J. Smith, a worthy gentleman of Lanett, where Miss Orr had been making her home with her brother. The ceremony occurred on the Central passenger train, during its stop at LaFayette where the couple and Rev. O.A. Bonner, the officiating minister had driven by auto. The parents and two brothers of the bride were passengers on the train and they were thus enabled to witness the romantic event. --- LOCAL News Howard Sands went to Atlanta to try his fortune. --- STANDING ROCK News Jan. 8th Mrs. D.E. Peavy has gone to Montgomery to visit her daughter Mrs. H.B. Collins and to get acquainted with her little granddaughter, Mary Nell. --- Mr. Sam Lovelace and family of West Point, Ga., spent Sunday with Mrs. Ed Baker. --- We regret to note that Mrs. Mariah Moon sustained a fall last Friday which fractured her right arm and shoulder. --- R.P. Price will leave this afternoon to visit his mother near Almond, who is seriously ill. --- Sydney Orr left Sunday on his return to Louisiana. He was accompanied by his parents Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Orr who will make their home with him for some time. --- News has been received here of the birth of Richard MacGee Holder at Bolenge, Africa on Nov. 5, 1916 to Mr. and Mrs. William R. Holder. --- Mrs. Lynn was in town a few days ago enroute from Lee County to visit her father, G.W. Clegg, in the western part of the county. --- Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bradshaw have moved down to the home place of the latter's mother in Chambers county where Mr. Bradshaw will engage in farming. --- Luther Cummins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Cummins, had the great misfortune Saturday to have his leg shot and so badly wounded that it had to be amputated above the knee. He was out hunting with a little son of Mr. J.D. Carroll when the gun carried by the Carroll boy was accidentally discharged, inflicting the wound as stated above. --- Mr. and Mrs. D.L. Bishop of Bacon Level visited the latter's mother Mrs. Dixon at Abbottsford last week. --- The Leader learns that Miss Ina Treadwell, one of the popular young ladies of Wadley, was married a few days ago to Mr. Tenney of the Tenney Lumber Company. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, January 17, 1917 DEATH OF TWO LADIES Monday at Paran church occurred the funeral and interment of Mrs. James Barfield, a well known resident of that section. Mrs. Barfield was 94 years of age. Monday night at 8 o'clock Mrs. A.E. Landers passed into rest at the home of her daughter Mrs. Shelley Nolan. She had been in failing health for some time. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Shelley Nolan, Mrs. C.M. Philips and Mrs. Thomas Daniel, and two sons, Messrs. Richard Landers and N. Thos. Landers. The interment will occur at noon today at Lebanon church, after services conducted by Rev. C.B. Holder. Many friends join in expressions of sympathy witht he family over the death of this good woman. --- CARD OF THANKS Int his time of our great sorrow and loss we express our profound thanks to our many kind friends and our physician for the tender ministrations give to mother and to us. We will always treasure these among our most sacred memories. Respectfully, the children of Mrs. A.E. Landers. ---- ALLGOOD - FOX Engagement Mrs. Annie Randall Fox announces the engagement of her daughter Willie Randall to Miles Clayton Allgood. The wedding to take place at 7:30 o'clock p.m. on Feb. the first, 1917 at the Church of the Holy Comforter, Montgomery, Alabama. Friends of both parties are cordially invited to attend. ---- MR. PRICE'S MOTHER DEAD Mrs. A.B. Conner died last Wednesday night at her home just over the line in Clay county. She was the mother of Mr. R.P.Price, one of Roanoke's best citizens. Mrs. Conner had been an invalid for a year. At the time of her death she was 72 years and one month of age. The son did not reach her bedside till after death had called the aged sufferer to rest. The funeral sevices were conducted Thursday by Rev. Mr. Worthy, a well known Baptist minister, who also conducted the funeral of Mr. Price's father thirty-seven years ago. Besides the son, one other child survives, Miss Annie Price, who is left now to care for the aged husband of the deceased, who is in very feeble health. ---- LOCAL News Mrs. J.W. Carter and little son Thomas Belcher Carter, arrived from Birmingham yesterday to visit relatives. --- Rube Gates, a well known negro employee of the Central Railway, was crushed between train coaches at the depot here last night while unloading trunks. His arm was broken, his side crushed in, his face badly mutilated. He is not expected to recover. ---- Mrs. H.G. Bradshaw and Rufus West were called to Berwick on Sunday on account of the illness of their mother Mrs. R.T. West. Late news is to the effect that Mrs. West is slowly improving. --- Richard Landers is in town, being called here from Birmingham by the death of his mother. --- R.T. Green and family will leave tomorrow for Atlanta where Mr. Green has a position with the King Hardware Co. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, January 24, 1917 FORMER ROANOKE LADY DEAD The news which was received here last week of the sudden death in Montgomery of Mrs. Wallace P. Long, brought sorrow to many hearts. Mrs. Long formerly resided in Roanoke when she was Miss Florie Purcell. She was a most loveable character and was universally admired. A specially sad feature of her untimely death to her friends here is the fact that she had only recently written that she was coming to visit in Roanoke in the next month. The remains were carried to Montgomery, the old family home, for interment. --- SMALL BOY IS BADLY HURT Monday afternoon, Dudley Lane, who lives just over the line in Chambers county, was working with a shot gun in the family room, thinking the gun was unloaded, when it was discharged, the load of shot striking his five year old son in the right forearm and side. It may yet be necessary to amputate the arm. The little fellow's condition is serious. ---- TWO CHILDREN DIE Saturday, an eighteen month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ashley, who live near the doll factory, died of diptheria. Interment was at the local cemetery Sunday afternoon, after services conducted by Rev. R.E. Tyler. A little son of Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Smith, aged three and one half years, died in Lowell Sunday night. The remains were interred Tuesday at Providence, where the parents have two other children buried. ---- LOCAL News Miss Maude McCarley of Lamar is the guest of her sister Mrs. T.E. Landers this week. --- Reub Gates, the negro who was so terribly injured at the Central depot one week ago, is making slow progress toward recovery. --- Will Causey and family, after an absence of about a year residing near Loachapoka have moved back to Opelika to make their home. The Opelika News. --- WEHADKEE News Jan. 20th J.E. Gay has sold his farm to his father and will move to Tennessee. --- A gloom of sorrow was cast over our community Wednesday night when it was announced that Mrs. J.W. Veal was dead. Mr. Veal and wife had visited a sick neighbor and returned home about 11 o'clock when Mrs. Veal was taken ill with heart trouble and died in a short time. The deceased was about 47 years old. She was a member of the Primitive Baptist church and lived a devouted christian life. She leaves a husband and seven children. Her sad demise is lamented by many. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Taylor Sheppard at Hillabahatchee Thursday afternoon. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved ones. ---- NON-RESIDENT NOTICE PROOF OF WILL State of Alabama, Randolph County January 23, 1917 Estate of John Lewis, deceased Notice to: John Lewis who resides in the State of Texas, Post office address unknown Gort Lewis, whose post office address is unknown George Lewis who resides in Atlanta, State of Georgia James Lewis who resides in Newnan, State of Georgia You are notified that W.F. Yates filed in this court on the 11th day of Jan. 1917, an instrument in writing, signed by John Lewis and attested by R.J. Hooton and D.M. Yates, subscribing witnesses, purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of John Lewis, deceased, petitioning the court to probate the same. You are therefore notified that the 12th day of Feb. 1917 has been set for the hearing of said petition on which day you can appear and contest the same if you choose to do so. John T. Heflin, Judge of Probate ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, January 31, 1917 NEGROES BURIED SUNDAY Two funerals were held from the Colored Methodist church last Sunday. In the morning the services were over the remains of Reuben Gates, whose death resulted from being crushed by a Central of Georgia train while at work in the local yards here some ten days ago. A tragic coincidence is that about twenty years ago, on the same ground, his brother Henderson Gates was stabbed to death. Rube was given every attention and at one time gave promise of recovery. Sunday afternoon occurred the funeral of John Turner, who formerly worked at the barber's trade before his health failed. Both of these men were well liked and an overflowing house testified to their popularity. Members of the white race attended the funerals of both. ----- CARD OF THANKS Wadley, Ala., Jan. 30, 1917 We appreciate the evidences of friendship, love and sympathy shown us and our departed mother by our friends, neighbors, physician and pastor in the recent illness and death of our mother Mrs. A.I. McCrary, and we employ this method of returning thanks and expressing our gratitude to each one who aided us in this great affliction. May god's richest blessings reward you. Willie E. Seymour Mrs. W.M. Adamson Mrs. W.L. Marshall ---- LOCAL News Mr. Tom Awbrey of Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. F. Barrett of Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lipham of Tallapoosa, were in Roanoke last week, being called here by the illness of their sister Mrs. M.F. Ussery, at the home of Mr. J.J. Awbrey. --- L.J. Carlisle leaves tomorrow on his return to Snyder, Texas after a visit of several days to the family of his father Mr. J.B. Carlisle. He has been away twelve years. --- Mr. M.F. Ussery arrived in Roanoke last week with his wife who has been under the treatment of a specialist in Williamstown, S.C. Owing to Mrs. Ussery's very feeble condition and the extremely bad roads and weather, it was thought best not to underake to carry her on to her home in Wedowee. She is therefore being cared for in the home of her brother Mr. J.J. Awbrey. ---- Arnold Lewis and his bride, who was Miss Lily Smith before their marriage the last day in 1916, returned Thursday from a visit of several weeks to Mrs. Lewis's relatives near Chipley, Ga. They will reside on Route 2. --- DEATH AT WADLEY Mrs. A.I. McCrary died at the home of her daughter Mrs. W.M. Adamson on Jan. 27th and was buried in Wadley cemetery Sunday evening. Revs. G.O. Lankford and G.D. Hunt conducted the funeral services. The large congregation that was present evidenced the esteem that this community had for this good woman, who had lived here most of her life. Mr. J.W. Wood, Walter Wood and Mrs. Elam Smith of Paran, Dr. W.L. Marshall and wife of Langdale, Dr. B.D. Blackwelder and wife of Roopville, Ga., and John D. McCrary and son of Lineville were called to Wadley by the serious sickness and death of Mrs. McCrary. ---- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/newspape815gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 16.4 Kb