Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for OCT 1917 October 1917 ************************************************ 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 January 22, 2006, 3:25 pm The Roanoke Leader October 1917 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for OCTOBER 1917 NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, October 3, 1917 AN AGED LADY DEAD One of the oldest mothers of Randolph county entered into her eternal home last Thursday morning when the spirit of Mrs. Claribel Lane left its earthly tabernacle. Mrs. Lane had been in declining health for a long time but had borne her afflictions with great christian fortitude. The remains were interred from the home of her son, M.W. Lane, with whom she made her home, in the Bacon Level cemetery Friday morning, services being conducted at the Baptist church, of which she was a member. Relatives of the deceased, among whom is the family of Dr. S.W. Lane, have the sympathy of many friends in their loss. ----- NOTICE This is to forbid anyone employing, harboring or in any way sheltering Jeffers Truett, my son, who is a minor, and who ran away from home on Sunday the 30th of Sept. 1917. A.L. Truett --- LOCAL News J.W. Melton went to Atlanta today where he will remain some weeks with his wife, who continues quite ill in a hospital in that city. --- Mrs. T.C. McCollum of Lineville is here to attend the Longshore - McKelvey nuptials. --- James McKelvey of Birmingham is here to attend the wedding of his sister this evening. --- Morris Nelson has gone to Dallas, Texas where he has a good position in the Federal Reserve Bank. --- MARRIAGE THIS EVENING At the Methodist church at 8 o'clock this evening will occur the marriage of Mr. Ernest L. Longshore to Miss Nona Mae McKelvey. ---- MORE BOYS GO TO MILITARY CAMP Today Randolph county sends another detachment to join the national Army in camp near Atlanta. They leave on the 11 o'clock train over the A.B. & A. Members of the county board and many others are here to see them off and wish the soldier boys god-speed. The leaving of this group was not known much in advance of their going. The following are in the group leaving: George Traylor T.C. Smith Jos. C. Craft Homer Lee Aiken Reese D. Williamson Jos. D. Hadley Jas. S. Vaughn Jas. D. Roberts John W. Richardson Robert T. Burden Posey M. Yearts I.C. Cottle Chas. I. Lucas Jas. H. Huey Chas. R. Elliott Reuben J. Butler Thos. Crumpton ------- NOTICE OF PETITION TO SELL LANDS FOR DIVISION State of Alabama, Randolph County Probate Court September 20, 1917 In the matter of the estate of H.M. Daniel, deceased Notice to: W.G. Daniel who resides in Douglasville, State of Georgia T.L. Daniel who resides in Antler, State of Oklahoma William Daniel who resides in Frolona, State of Georgia Cora Corn Daniel who resides in Cedartown, State of Georgia Massie Daniel who resides in Cedartown, State of Georgia Allen Daniel who resides in Cedartown, State of Georgia And to all other persons of interest; Whereas, J.G. Daniel, administrator of the estate of H.M. Daniel, deceased, has filed his petition in said court for the sale of lands described in said petition, belonging to heirs and joint owners of said estate, upon the grounds that the same cannot be equitably divided among the heirs and joint owners, and the 31st day of October 1917 has been appointed for the hearing of said petition. You and all persons of interest are hereby notified to appear before the Probate Court of said county, on said day and contest said petition if you think proper. Witness my hand this 20th day of September 1917. John T. Heflin, Judge of Probate --------- IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM YANCEY CHEWNING (Photo included with article) It was the good fortune of the writer to be intimately associated with Mr. William Y. Chewning during the past several years. It was my lot to see him behind the curtains that more or less veiled him from those who had a mere acquaintance with him, to see him in the white light of his inner personality as it beat upon his pathway in the circles more circumscribed. And now the privilege is mine of bearing testimony to the virtue of this modest, manly man, snatched from the busy scenes of time to meet the issues of eternity. I would not undertake to speak at length of the innermost santuary of his soul, of the relations he sustained to his God and to the inmates of his home. It is enough to say that he was a devout child of the King; he was a husband loved and loving to the limit of human capacity; he was a father in whose heart affection blended with proper pride; and whose provisions for the child's welfare were wise and full. The home life registers the measure of the man or woman and by this token our friend stands crowned with kingly honors. It is doubtful if in this realm he was surpassed by any. In the business world he was energetic yet conservative. To himself he tried to be true but to others just and considerate. In matters of charity, in liberal loyalty to his church and to all good causes he was not found wanting. I have seen Mr. Chewning in great sorrow and in trying physical affliction, yet recognized in him at such a time the spirit of Job which enabled him to abide in humble resignation, in the knowledge that "my Redeemer liveth" and with the faith that enabled him to say "Though he slay me, yet will I trust him." How fitting that such a life should close with the hush of the Sabbath eve, after a full day spent in worship and in service. From the tabernacle on earth to the santuary in the skies, what a beautiful transition, and with no dread delay, no balking of the steeds that bore the chariot away; but with every preparation made, the tranquil soul sped upward to meet with kindred spirits in the land which lies beyond the reach of storm, where midnight's darkness never comes, and broken circles of the saints are known no more. Thine the joy of blest reunion; ours the pain of parting. Thine the peace that has no ending; ours the lot to struggle on a little while. Rest thee well, dear friend. Goodbye! O.H.S. ------ LOCAL News Alton Colwell is quite ill with the fever. --- Mr. J.D. Myhand and family were called to West Point on Monday morning by the death of Mr. Myhand's venerable mother, who had been in ill health for many months. She passed into the beyond at nine o'clock Sunday evening, the interment taking place Monday afternoon. The Leader extends sympathy to the bereaved ones. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, October 10, 1917 MORE MEN ORDERED OUT TO CAMP The names given below have been furnished the Leader as having been certified to as being qualified and called for military service from Randolph county. The local board states that the white men are to leave Thursday, October 11th. The following are the names of the white men drawn for service: George Cameron Luther H. Norton Wm. M. Woodward Grady Thrower Kowis D. Yates Walter A. Folsom Wayne H. Wright Jas. D. Buchanan Milton B. Lee The following are the names of the colored men drawn: John Hart John Johnson Elder H. Herren Andrew L. Pool Jas. Davis Andrew Hill Robt. Allen John H. Stephens Charlie Bell Ranse Gordon David Wright G.C. Baker Glover Holliday Dewey Williams Japan Pinkard The following is a partial list of men selected for military service whose time for reporting has been extended to Dec. 1, 1917: H.G. Noel Willie D. Sears Solomon B. Adcock Eugene Wilson Chas. G. Alsobrook Willie Saxon McKinley Jarrell ----- MARRIED LAST SUNDAY Last Sunday morning, Hobson Swint and Miss Ethel Morris went to Evansville, Ga. where they were married by the local justice of the peace. The happy young couple then returned to Roanoke to make their home here. ---- MRS. O. BARTLETT ENTERS INTO REST; Death Claimed Beloved Lady Last Thursday Morning At nine o'clock last Thursday morning, death came to relieve Mrs. Omar Bartlett of her sufferings, which she had patiently borne for many weeks. The end came at the home of Mrs. Carrie Randle, this city, where the deceased received every possible attention that could make her last days comfortable. Some months ago, Mrs. Bartlett was brought to Roanoke by her husband from Flint, Michigan. That climate did not agree with Mrs. Bartlett in her already impaired state of health. The husband remained with his companion to the end. Other members of the family were in attendance from time to time. The greater part of her life the deceased spent in Roanoke as Miss Maggie Ray. She had hundreds of friends, and she deserved them all. Few have lived among us who were more unselfish, more attentive to the sick and to all in distress, than was she. Always bright and cheerful, she went about doing good. She was a devoted and useful member of the Methodist church. The funeral services were conducted at ten o'clock Saturday morning by the pastor, Rev. R.E. Tyler. Many sympathetic friends, besides the relatives, were present to pay their tribute of respect. The interment was then made in the public cemetery. ---- LOCAL News Mr. John Lawrence of Texas is again circulating among his old friends in Randolph county, his former home. He is a noted character of early antebellum days. ---- Mrs. V.W. Sharman and daughter Miss Myrtle were in West Point the latter part of last week where they were privileged to see the former's son Howard who was on a brief furlough from the Navy. --- Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Rodgers have moved over to Lineville where Mr. Rodgers is now watchman at one of the graphite mines. --- Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Moody, who were called here from Norfolk, Va., last week by the death of the latter's sister, Mrs. Bartlett, remained over to visit for some days. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, October 17, 1917 DEATH OF MRS. MELTON Mrs. J.W. Melton died in a sanitarium in Atlanta on Monday, where she had been under treatment for some weeks. The remains were brought home by the bereaved husband Tuesday morning and were interred at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at New Hope, near Milltown. A baby boy survives this good mother, who will be so much missed in the home and by her relatives and many friends. ---- MRS. W.B. WHATLEY HURT The Leader regrets to record the painful accident that befell Mrs. W.B. Whatley on Monday at the home of her daughter Mrs. W.L. Wilson, this city. While climbing the stairway she fell and broke her right forearm and three sibs. In the same home Miss Hattie Wilson is still confined to one position on the bed, a result of the automobile accident some weeks ago which broke her thigh in two places. ---- WEHADKEE News Oct. 15th Mrs. Turner Hester is very sick at this writing. --- Mr. and Mrs. John Camp are the parents of a new boy. --- The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lewis is very ill with typhoid fever. --- H.B. Prince and wife and child of Chattanooga, Tenn., arrived Saturday to visit relatives in this section. --- Last Saturday afternoon, the spirit of Mrs. Allen Head took its flight to her eternal home, after a short illness. She leaves a husband and three children, the youngest only two weeks old. Funeral services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. J.D. O'Keefe on Sunday afternoon at Paran. ---- W.O.W. UNVEILING Black Gum Camp, No. 764, Landale, Ala., Woodmen of the World, will unveil the monument of Abner J.Mitchum at Rock Mills on Sunday, Oct. 28th at 3:30 p.m. All Woodmen are cordially invited. ---- LOCAL News Gus Myhand arrived Sunday morning from Camp Gordon. He was released from military service on account of a weak ankle. His family and friends are glad to have him with them again. ---- Mrs. Eugenia Watson of Brundige, Ala., has come to spend some time with her daughter Mrs. Shultz. --- Twin daughters were born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Will Holliday near town. --- Mr. and Mrs. Eli Hester returned to their home in Greenwood, Arkansas on Monday after spending a month in and near Roanoke with relatives. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, October 24, 1917 DEATH OF MR. A.B. CONNOR At his home in this place last Wednesday night occurred the death of Mr. A.B. Connor, at the advanced age of 82 years. He had only been living in Roanoke the present year. The remains were carried Thursday to his old home church, six miles west of Cragford for interment. Services were conducted by the pastor, Mr. Worthy, assisted by Dr. Rucker. The deceased was a stepfather of Mr. R.P. Price. ---- LOCAL News Last Thursday news was received here of the death in Lineville of Mrs. W.E. Blanks, formerly Miss Arrie Hudson, of Bacon Level. She leaves a husband and a number of small children, including one very young babe. ---- W.B. Cummings was in the Leader office on Monday to have The Leader sent to his son Jesse B. Cummings who is in the service of Uncle Sam at Fort Oglethorpe near Chattanooga. --- The editor had the pleasure last Friday of a visit from Mr. G.W. Hardy, who is now a shut-in at the residence of Mr.Neal where he is making his home. Mr. Hardy is a fine gentleman and a gallant former defender of the Southland. He was severely wounded five times in as many different battles, and his present near invalid condition is due to these old wounds. ----- The Leader had the pleasure on Thursday of a visit from "Uncle Jack" Green who came in to renew his own and his Texas son's newspaper subscriptions. He has been one of the bests friends of the paper during its lifetime. Few men in the county have more friends than Mr. Green. He is now 80 years of age and notwithstanding he suffered a stroke of paralysis some months ago, he is still hearty and maintains a cheerful spirit. ---- Rev. C.C. O'Neal is now confined nearly altogether to his home, being almost totally blind, besides his other physical ailments. The editor had the privilege of calling on him a few days ago. ---- Toombs Brannan is in town awaiting his call to the service, having been accepted for military service. --- Bob Burden is back in Roanoke, having been rejected by the Army surgeons for some physical deficiency. --- Mrs. J.W. Clardy was buried at Flat Rock on Sunday. She was the mother of Drs. Clardy of Wadley. --- Rev. W.T. Davis passed away peacefully at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Smith in this city about 4 o'clock Friday morning, Oct. 12th, as a result of injuries he had received at a syrup mill on Monday afternoon, Oct. 8th. He was born in Fayette county, Georgia on July 27, 1832 and was at the time of his death 85 years, 2 months and 15 days old. The Lineville Headlight ---- The people of Wedowee were agreeably surprised this morning when they learned that Mr. N. Daucey Burson and Miss Orga Lovvorn were married last night. The ceremony was performed at the home of Rev. T.M. Hammonds, who officiated. We join their many friends in wishing them life-long happiness. ---- Mrs. K.L. Wallace, mother of Mr. C.F. Wallace of this city, died at the old home near Opelika last Monday and the remains were interred at Shady Grove on Tuesday. Many friends of Mr. Wallace and his sweet family extend deep sympathy in this loss. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, October 31, 1917 LOWELL News Mrs. Tabitha Boatwright passed from earth last Sunday at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Enloe, where she had been making her home the past six years. She was stricken with paralysis two weeks ago. The deceased was 63 years of age. The interment was in the local cemetery Monday afternoon, after services conducted at the home by Rev. B.F. Young. --- At 10 o'clock Monday night, Mr. L.B. Allen died at his home in this place, after an illness of pneumonia. He was 40 years old and leaves a wife and six children. The remains were carried Tuesday to Wesobulga, the former home of the deceased, for interment. --- Mrs. Will Knight of Lanett is visiting her mother here, Mrs. Alice Bishop. ---- MARRIED IN LAGRANGE Yesterday morning, Mr. Jenkins Hornsby, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Hornsby, and Miss Ethel Lee Lamar, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. C.R. Lamar of Montgomery, went over to LaGrange by auto and were married by the pastor of the First Methodist church of that city, Rev. W.P. Dillard. They are making their home with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hornsby. The groom has a position with the Vaudette Theatre. Much happiness to these young people. ---- NOTICE Notice is hereby given that application will be made on the second Tuesday in December 1917 to the Governor of Alabama and the Board of Pardons, for a pardon or parole for George K. Gore, who was convicted at the August term of the Circuit Court of Randolph County, Alabama and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. Emma Gore ---- LOCAL News Mrs. Mary Bennett is going to LaGrange today to attend her daughter Mrs. Alice Bishop who is quite ill. --- D.D. Crawford who has been residing at Dadeville for nearly 20 years, has come to take charge of the colored school in this place which opened Monday. He is well recommended by the people of his former home. --- Sam J. Johnson, John Seymour and Toombs E. Brannan, all white, left the first of the week for Camp Gordon for military service. --- W.L. Roberts of Wadley was in town yesterday. He recently lost his right eye by accident. --- Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Howard of S.C. visited the latter's sister Mrs. Kyle and family this week. --- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/newspape824gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 18.0 Kb