Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for APRIL 1923 April 1923 ************************************************ 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 April 20, 2006, 10:09 pm The Roanoke Leader April 1923 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for APRIL 1923 NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, April 4, 1923 AGED VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR GOES TO REST After several years of declining health, Mr. James B.C. Ambrose entered upon his final rest early last Thursday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ora Trent, with whom he and Mrs. Ambrose had made their home since coming to this place some twenty years ago. The funeral was conducted at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon from the Baptist church by Dr. Hines, assisted by Dr. Turner. Interment was in the city cemetery. Mr. Ambrose was one of Stonewall Jackson's men, which is sufficient to entitle him to enduring fame. In addition to this he was a veteran editor and publisher of weekly newspapers in his native state of Virginia. After coming to Alabama in advanced years he was a member of The Leader force until failing eyesight caused him to abandon his labors. The editor and every other member of the organization held him in affectionate esteem. He was, indeed, a Southern gentleman of the old school. He was modest and refined and a most entertaining conversationalist. Mr. Ambrose became a member of the Baptist church in early manhood. In his last days he professed anew his faith in the God whom he had so long entrusted. He came to his death bravely, peacefully, surrounded by all members of his family tho hom he was devoted in a most marked degree, and who gave to him their loyal love and tenderest ministrations to the end. ----- MALONE News April 2nd On April 1st, Mr. Codus Hodge of this community and Mrs. Flossie Moncus of Newsite went to Ashland and were married, returning to the groom's home Sunday afternoon. --- Joe Morgan left last week for South Carolina where he will work. His family will go later. --- Mack Knight left last week for Akron, Ohio. --- ROCK MILLS News April 2nd Mrs. Ralph Phillips spent last week in Lanett at the bedside of her sister Mrs. Whatley who has been in feeble health for many years. --- CARD OF THANKS We take this means to express the deep debt of gratitude that we owe to those who ministered so tenderly to us during the lingering illness and at the death of our loved one. We are, indeed, grateful for the many loving deeds and words of sympathy. We cannot repay you for your kindness but we pray that our Heavenly Father will richly reward you and that we shall all assemble together where parting is no more. Mrs. Fannie Wallis Tava and Annie Wallis A.N. and S.E. Wallis ------ LOCAL News The Leader regrets to report that Mrs. H.L. Kitchens is critically ill at her home one mile south of town. --- Mrs. Kinard and Mrs. Mann who were called here last Wednesday by the death of their brother Mr. H.H. Cauthen, returned Saturday to their home in South Carolina. --- MT. CARMEL News Mr. and Mrs. S.M. Florence spent the weekend with their daughter Mrs. Bud Willingham in Roanoke. --- BACON LEVEL News April 2nd Miss Mary Ann Garrett died last Thursday night at the home of her brother-in- law, Mr. Perry Moon. The remains were interred at Standing Rock Friday afternoon. Miss Garrett was 81 years of age the 18th day of last October. She joined the Baptist church at Fellowship when she was twelve years old and at her death was the oldest member of that church as to her membership. Sister Garrett was a faithful member and was always at church on her meeting day as long as she was able to come. May the good Lord bless the bereaved family and fill the vacancy in the home with his love, is our prayer. ---- NEW HOPE News April 2nd Mr. H.C. Boone died suddenly Friday about four o'clock p.m. Mr. Boone had been in bad health for quite a while but this death came unexpectedly. He was buried Saturday afternoon at Rocky Branch, Prof. J.M. Cook conducting the funeral services. Another good citizen and Confederate veteran has gone to his reward. He leaves a wife, one daughter, two sons, and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his going. ---- The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Henry was buried at Liberty Grove last Friday. It was thought for a day or two that Mrs.Henry could not live but she is doing better at this writing, we are glad to note. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, April 11, 1923 BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF J.A.T. HENDON Quite a concourse of friends and relatives from various parts of the county gathered at the home of "Uncle Coo" J.A.T. Hendon, last Sunday April 8th. The occasion which called these people together was the 85th birthday of this dear old veteran. The early morning being stormy and threatening made everybody late and kept many away who would have gone; but despite the weather and bad roads, his family of seven living children were present, save two daughters. This was, indeed, a pleasure to the beloved old father, and it was shown by the smile which he wore as they arrived. A fine porker had been prepared at the home besides the well filled baskets carried by the visitors, and at 12 o'clock the crowd was closely drawn together at the table which was built out in the front yard. After the dinner had been placed on the table by the loving hands of the women, and after invoking God's blessings upon the home and thanking Him for the happy occasion, we all greatly enjoyed the abundance of goodies. In the afternoon several interesting talks were made, all of which was enjoyed. It was a good day for all who were present and everyone with warm handshakes, wished for "Uncle Coo" many more similar anniversaries. One Present ----- AGED MOTHER OF MR. WRIGHT DIED THURSDAY The venerable mother of J.C. Wright of this city, and widow of the late Captain W.H. Wright, died last Thursday afternoon in Tuskegee which place had been her home since young womanhood. She was 81 years of age and through many years had been known and appreciated as a good mother and neighbor and a consistent member of the Baptist church. The feeble condition of Mrs. Wright's health at her advanced age had for weeks caused the family to fear her demise at any moment, though her wonderful willpower prolonged her life. Mr. and Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Johnston of this place were called to their mother's bedside on Thursday morning by the news that she was sinking. Mrs. B.C. Jones Jr., accompanied them and Mr. Jones went later. The funeral services were held at the Baptist church in Tuskegee on Friday afternoon conducted by the pastor, Mr. Alderman, who was assisted by Dr. Hines, pastor of the Roanoke First Baptist church and Rev. H.J. Haskew, pastor of the Methodist church in Tuskegee. Besides members of the family and Dr. Hines, there attended the funeral from this place, Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Hollinger, Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Belcher, Mr.a nd Mrs. J.P. Seroyer, M.R. Buckalew and Pick Hollinger. The children who survive the deceased are: Mr. G.C. Wright and Mrs. J.J. Patterson of Tuskegee; Mr. J.C. Wright and Mrs. Ida Johnston of Roanoke; Mrs. Inez Askew of West Point, Ga.; Mrs. H.S. Weeks of Hartford Connecticut. All were present when the end came except Mrs. Weeks who was detained by the illness of a child down in Florida. ------ NEW HOPE News April 9th Mrs. Jess Henry died last Friday after a few days of severe suffering. She was buried at Liberty Grove on Saturday, the funeral being conducted by Revs. West and Moody. Mrs. Henry leaves a husband, six children and quite a number of relatives and a host of friends to mourn her going. ---- Mr. Tom Henry of Truett and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Henry of Rock Stand, were here Saturday to attend the funeral of their sister-in-law, Mrs. Jess Henry. ---- AVA News April 9th Born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Almond last week, a 14 pound girl. --- Mr. Vasser Duffey and Miss Cora Nix married yesterday. May theirs be a happy and successful life. --- WOODLAND News April 9th Grady Yates was called home from the Army to attend the funeral of his brother Willie. --- Mr. Jim Morrow of north Alabama is visiting his grandfather J.R. Hester and other relatives here. --- LOCAL News Mr. A.W. "Red" Pinckard died Monday at his home near Abanda and was buried at New Hope on Tuesday. He was a well known and esteemed citizen of his section. --- Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Hunter went over near LaGrange on Tuesday evening, being called there by the death of the former's sister Mrs. Lizzie Hardy. Mr. Hardy has been sick and his mother who makes her home with him, is also very low. ---- WEHADKEE News April 9th A gloom of sorrow was cast over this community last Friday afternoon when the news was received that Miss Lottie Mayfield of this place had died at the Knight Sanitorium in Roanoke following an operation for throat trouble. The deceased was about fifteen years of age and was a fine young woman. Her untimely death is lamented by many friends in this section. She is survived by a mother, one sister and four brothers. The bereaved family have the sympathy of many friends. Interment was at Big Springs on Saturday. Rev. W.T. Overton was in charge of the funeral services. ---- Mrs. H. Brewer Walker was called Sunday to the bedside of her father Mr. R.E. Ware near Wedowee, who is seriously ill. --- CORINTH News April 9th Mr. W.R Price is cery low at this writing. All his children are here with him. Two of his sisters from Ashland spent Friday night here. Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Hunter came Saturday. ---- ROCK MILLS News Mrs. Wilford Howard is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Lewis. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, April 18, 1923 PLEASANT HILL News April 16th Mr. A.W. Cotney is in very feeble health and has been confined to his room four weeks. --- LOCAL News J. Bernard Kitchens of the U.S. Navy, arrived Sunday to attend his mother Mrs. H.L. Kitchens who continues very ill. Mr. Kitchens was in the Virgin Islands when he received word of his mother's illness. He was picked up by the ship on which the Secretary of the Navy was returning from the southern waters and arrived home in five days and nights. ---- Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Echols have returned from a weeks visit to the former's sister Mrs. Crews at Winter Haven, Florida. Mr. Echols stopped at Montgomery where he has employment. --- GEN. WEATHERS RECALLS BIG FROST 74 YEARS AGO in 1849 "This Monday morning, 74 years ago we had the biggest frost ever seen in this country. Everything was killed in the vegetable line. In two days after the big frost, the woods were as black as a dinner pot and in one weeks time they smelled like a vinegar barrell. Many trees too were killed. It had been a very early, warm spring. Wheat was heading, corn was six inches high, the woods green, and all killed. It was all of three weeks before cattle could get anything in the woods to eat. My father had a big bunch of cattle but having plenty of feed he was able to take care of his stock until they could feed themselves on the range. The frost came on Sunday night of the 15th of April 1849. The morning was warm and pleasant. About 2 o'clock p.m. a dark cloud came up and it snowed. By nine o'clock at night it was clear and as still as death. Every star looked as bright as the Morning Star. Monday morning, the 16th was as white as a half inch of snow. We knew that everything would be killed. The sun came out bright and warm. By 4 o'clock the wheat and corn began to turn black. Father then said, "All hands get hoes and cut the corn off even with the ground." It came out and made good corn. W.W. Weathers, a brother of my father, lived at Louina at the place now owned by F.M. Handley. Down on the river just above the mill dam in a cove he had in wheat, the river water being warm, the heavy fog saved his wheat, the only crop in the county that was not killed by the frost. He made 80 or 100 bushels and sold it for seed. Mahlin Bennett, a school techer who boarded with us, put on his linen suit Sunday morning, the weather being warm and pleasant and went to a meeting four miles away. That evening he walked and ran the whole distance back to keep from freezing. We had a big log fire and he had buck ague when he got before it. Written by B.F. Weathers, Roanoke, Ala., April 16, 1923 ----- LOCAL News Mrs. Thelma Hodge and little daughter Addie Joe from near Wadley spent the weekend with the former's mother Mrs. M. Cagle. --- CORINTH News April 16th A gloom of sorrow was cast over this community last Monday morning April 7th at 10 o'clock when the death angel claimed Mr. W.M. Price. He had been in feeble health for three years but his condition wasn't considered serious until about four days before his death. He was 66 years, 6 months and 27 days of age. He leaves a wife, four sons, four daughters, five grandchildren, two sisters, one brother, and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his death. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. E.M. Carter on Tuesday at Forester's Chapel. ---- Mr. Millard Price returned to school at Auburn last Wednesday and Miss Effie Price returned to Lanett on Sunday, having been called home by the illness and death of their father. --- PINE HILL News April 16th "Uncle" Henry Mitchum, as he is familiarly known, and his wife are back at home after spending several months with children in Mississippi and Birmingham. We are glad to have them back among us. --- LEVEL ROAD News April 16th Mrs. H.J. Browning spent several days recently with her brother Mr. Laney White near Hopewell who has been ill with appendicitis. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, April 25, 1923 FORMER ROANOKE LADY IS MARRIED IN FAIRFAX Miss Eva Walker of this city last Sunday attended the marriage of her cousin, Miss Iris Walker to Mr. Ed Lovelace. The bride and groom went on a short visit to Newnan and on Monday stopped in Roanoke to visit with Mr.a nd Mrs. J.H. Brooks, with whom the bride recently made her home with, being a niece of Mrs. Brooks. She is a daughter of Mr. J.W. Walker of Brewton, Ala. ---- MRS. HENRY ALLEN DIED AT HER HOME NEAR GLENN, GEORGIA Mr. and Mrs. John T. Talley were called early this week to Glenn, Georgia by the illness and death of the latter's venerable mother, Mrs. Henry Allen. The funeral and interment will be this afternoon. Mrs. Allen was widely known and esteemed. ---- LOCAL News Mr. B. Frank Thornton died Tuesday of last week at his home in Lineville. He was a good citizen and long time a faithful member of the Baptist church. Mr. Thornton was well known here, where he lived many years before moving to Lineville more than twenty years ago. ---- MRS. KITCHENS DIED FRIDAY Death came last Friday morning at ten o'clock to Mrs. H.L. Kitchens following a long illness, at her home in the southern part of this city. She was 65 years of age and leaves a husband and six children, the latter being Messrs. Vernon E. Kitchens of Roanoke, C.T. Kitchens of Hightower and J.B. Kitchens of the U.S. Navy, and Mesdames J.H. Bass, W.E. and O.B. C ???se (surname is smeared on page, can't read it for the latter two daughters). Mrs. Kitchens was a good woman and a devoted christian. Funeral services were conducted at two o'clock Saturday afternoon at New Hope church of which she was a member. Rev. G.D. Hunt was in charge and was assisted by Revs. W.P. Hines and J.R. Turner. ----- WADLEY News April 24th The children of Mrs. Missouri Harris, mother of postmaster John R. Harris, surprised her with a birthday celebration in Wadley last Sunday, that being her 65th birthday. --- LEVEL ROAD News April 23rd Mrs. Crofford, an aged lady, is very ill with pneumonia. A Mr. Crofford, her son from near the Alabama and Florida boundary line is attending her bedside. --- Miss Lucinda Jeter, "Aunt Lucinda" as she is called, is very feeble. --- LOWELL News We were surprised to see Mr. Sam Young walk in with his bride last Thursday afternoon. The bride before her marriage was Miss Jettie Birdsong of Hogansville, Georgia. --- Mr. William Wood is very ill at the home of his daughter Mrs. Gus Parks. --- Mrs. Ben Gresham is visiting her sister Mrs. Gus Parks. --- WEHADKEE News T.J. Mayfield who has been spending the past two years in New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma arrived last Thursday night to spend some days with homefolks. --- Mrs. A.J. 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