Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for JULY 1924 July 1924 ************************************************ 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 May 18, 2006, 11:27 pm The Roanoke Leader July 1924 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama for JULY 1924 NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, July 2, 1924 SUDDEN DEMISE OF YOUNG LADY SHOCKS PUBLIC Like a bolt from the clear sky came the news last Wednesday afternoon of the tragic death in Chicago of Miss Addie Striplin, which was a shock not only to her parents, Dr. and Mrs. John T. Striplin, and others related to the beloved young lady, but to the entire community as well. The first telegram received announced that Miss Striplin had been seriously injured and the report gained currency that it was in an automobile wreck. Dr. Striplin at once wired for further news of the condition of his daughter and at five o'clock there was flashed over the wire the distressing news that she was dead. Later and direct reports are to the effect that the tragedy was caused by a heavy cornice falling from a three story building and striking a fire escape, which was also precipitated to the sidewalk below. Among the pedestrians caught in the crash was Miss Striplin. A blow upon the back of the head resulted in her death a very short time afterwards. It is stated that about fifteen other people were injured in this peculiar accident but so far as known no others have died from their injuries. The body of the unfortunate young lady was prepared for burial and brought to Roanoke, accompanied by the only sister of the deceased, Mrs. F.B. Cheever, and a friends, Miss Eva M. Bray. The party was met in Birmingham on Friday by Messrs. D.M. Slaughter and W.D. Trent, and arrived in Roanoke over the A.B. & A. railway Friday night. The remains were carried to the home of the parents, from which place they were borne to the Methodist church at 10 o'clock Saturday morning where the funeral services were held in the presence of a congregation that overfilled the main auditorium into the Sunday school annex. An abundance of flowers in beautiful designs were banked about the altar. Several sweet musical numbers were rendered by a select choir. Dr. Turner, the pastor, conducted the services. He presented Dr. Rucker, a close friends of the family of the deceased, who spoke in words of beauty and pathos of the character of the one who had been so suddenly called away and of the mystery surrounding her going. The service throughout was most touching and comforting. Interment followed in the family lot in the cemetery of this city. Seldom has the demise of a Roanoke resident occurred under circumstances more deplorable or the death evoked more universal and genuine sympathy. Miss Striplin had gone to Chicago about seven weeks ago to be with her sister living in that city and to work as a stenographer for awhile. She had a good position and was succeeding admirably when the unusual incident occurred that caused her almost instant death. She had bravely faced more than once a serious operation only to be thus stricken down in the bloom of young womanhood and so far away from home. The deceased had good advantages especially in music and had taught music in this and a number of other towns. Miss Addie was possessed of a bright mind, indomitable spirit and friendly disposition. By the dignity and uprightness of her character she impressed herself upon the wide circle of her acquaintances. While the pity and the pathos of the sudden ending of her earthly career fill out minds and hearts, yet is comforting to know that she lives on in the lives of those who loved her and in the good which she was enable to do while here. She was from childhood a devoted member of the Methodist church and was a willing worker in the several branches of its activities. ----- MARRIAGE IN LOUISVILLE ON MONDAY OF H. STEPHEN PITTMAN AND MISS ELIZABETH STEPHENS There occurred on Monday afternoon, June 30th, in the little town of Louisville, Barbour county, the marriage of Mr. H. Stephen Pittman of this city and Miss Elizabeth Stephens of Louisville. Following the marriage ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Pittman left on a bridal tour through Florida and will be at home in Roanoke to their friends at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Ford after the sixth of July. The attractive bride was milliner the past several seasons at W.A. Pool & Co., while Mr. Pittman is conductor on the Central of Georgia railway and is one of the cleverest of gentlemen. ---- ROCK MILLS News June 30th Mrs. Laura Pike spent several days at Brockville last week with her daughter Mrs. Truett. --- Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harper will move to Atlanta tomorrow. Their house will be occupied by Mr. Curtis Poore and family. --- We are sorry to note that Mrs. Walter Hall continues quite ill. --- LOCAL News Messrs. Joe and Hershel Huey were called on Sunday to attend the funeral of their grandmother Mrs. A.C. Bonner whose body was laid to rest at Mt. Pisgah, near Wedowee. She was in her 79th year. --- Miss Lila DeLoach, aged sister-in-law of Mr. A.T. Still, is quite ill at his home in this place. --- Mrs. N.L. Hodges and Mrs. Tilda Hendon and children returned Sunday from a visit to Mrs. Hendon's daughter Mrs. Hurley Pinckard in Birmingham. --- Herman Akin, wife and two children of Luverne, Ga., were guests of the former's mother from Friday till Monday. --- MOUNT CARMEL News June 30th The remains of Mrs. Madie Bonner were brought to Wild Cat yesterday and were buried. The deceased was 79 years of age. Mrs. Bonner leaves four children to mourn her passing away. Revs. W.L. Groover and C.M. Dollar conducted the services. --- WEHADKEE News June 30th Carl Pittman left Monday for Amarillo, Texas. --- Mr. Turner J. Holder left Monday for Bowdon, Georgia where he will take up his position as mail carrier. --- MRS. E. WENDER'S FATHER KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT Last Wednesday at noon, Mr. E. Wender, prominent merchant of this city, received a telegram announcing the death in Atlanta of Mrs. Wender's father, Mr. Phillip Cohen, a well known and highly respected citizen of that city. The deceased was injured by an automobile two days preceding but his condition was not thought to be serious. His wife and his daughter Mrs. Wender were visiting in Florida and were not notified until his death. The deceased was 68 years of age. Mr. Wender returned from Atlanta last Friday but Mrs. Wender remained over to stay with her mother for awhile. The many friends of the family sympathize with them in their loss. ---- BIG DAM TO BE ERECTED ON CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER Opelika, Ala., June 28th The dam which is to be built across the Chattahoochee river, above the present Goat Creek dam, by the Columbus Electric and Power Co., is to be a stupendous undertaking. Some conception of the magnitude of the project may be had from the following figures: The height of the dam will be overall 130 feet, approximately 1,940 feet in length, the spillway section 600 feet with 22 gates. The pond will over 6,400 acres or ten square miles. It is stated that it will be one-third the size of the famous Muscle Shoals dam. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, July 9, 1924 WELL KNOWN NEGRO KILLED LAST WEDNESDAY At eight o'clock last Wednesday evening, Ras Carter, a well known negro character, was killed in the road near Sweet Home, a negro church located two miles southwest of Roanoke. Coot Foster, also colored, admitted doing the killing. It is stated that Carter was shot several times with a shot gun while trying to escape. There had been some trouble between the families of the two men. Foster and his wife were locked up in the Wedowee jail. They will have a preliminary trial before Justice Cofield in the City Hall in Roanoke at nine next Saturday morning. Ras Carter had been living on the farm of Mr. W.H. Pool near where the killing occurred and Foster lived on the nearby farm of Mr. J.M. Belcher. Mr. Pool said that Ras has been with him the past five years and was a good hand. He leaves ten motherless children. Carter had many friends among the white people. He will be remembered by many as the darky who amused the crowds at local ballgames by executing athletic stunts, dressed in a base ball uniform when the Roanoke team would make a good play. He waited on the players at the hotel and they were all his friends. After his tragic death, the members of the team, Mr. Pool and other white friends contributed money to defray the burial expenses for the unfortunate man. His body was carried to High Shoals for burial the morning of July 4th. ----- DEATH OF MISS DELOACH OCCURRED ON JULY 4th Miss Lila DeLoach died at 6:30 Friday morning at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A.T. Still this city, where she made her home in late years, being a sister of Mrs. Still. She was 83 years of age and had been an invalid for five years. She had been a member of the Primitive Baptist church for fifty years. The interment was at Mt. Hickory on Saturday morning after services conducted in her memory by Elder J.T. Satterwhite. ---- CAPT. HANDLEY DIED TUESDAY NEAR WADLEY After a long illness, Captain Frank M. Handley died at one o'clock Tuesday morning at his home at old Louina, near Wadley, after a long and useful life of over 83 years which was spent almost altogether in this county. When a very young man he was in school at the old LaGrange Military College located near Leighton, Colbert county when the war broke out and he then joined the Confederate Army, to which he gave several years of valiant service, rising to the rank of Captain. Mr. Handley was a brother of the late Captain William A. Handley, who also won fame as a Confederate soldier and later as a prominent business man. The deceased was for a number of years a resident of Roanoke. He had a large circle of friends. He is survived by his widow and one son, Mr. Mitchell Handley of Wadley. Capt. Handley was a long time member of the Baptist church. He was also a Mason and a member of the Knights of Pythias. The Masons were in charge of the funeral which was held at Concord at ten o'clock this morning. --- DEATH OF DAN B. TUCKER IN TUSCALOOSA ON TUESDAY Mr. John M. Tucker received a telegram Tuesday morning announcing the death of his brother, Mr. Dan B. Tucker, in the state hospital at Tuscaloosa where the latter was carried from this place about six weeks ago for treatment. Mrs. Tucker wired from her home in Youngstown, Ohio requesting that the remains of her late husband be shipped to that place for interment. The deceased was about 40 years old and had spent most of his life in Chambers and Randolph counties, later going to Ohio. He had come back to Roanoke hoping to regain his health. ---- MRS. OSCAR WALLER DIED IN ATLANTA ON WEDNESDAY Mrs. Oscar Waller, former resident of this place, died at her home in Atlanta last Wednesday morning after a long illness. The remains were brought to Roanoke on Thursday at noon and interred at the High Pine church cemetery, after services conducted by Dr. Turner at three in the afternoon. Mrs. Waller was formerly Miss Ofelia Truett and was reared near this place. Besides many relatives she is survived by her husband and one son, Jesse Waller. ---- REDMOND - COPELAND WEDDING OCCURRED ON 7th At two o'clock Monday afternoon July 7th, at the home of the bride in Glendale, in Crenshaw county, Mr. Walter Chester Redmond was married to Miss Christine Copeland. The ceremony was performed by Dr Leckenby, pastor of the First Baptist church of Troy. There were in attendance from Roanoke, Mr. W.F. Redmond, father of the groom, Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Redmond, uncle and aunt, and Mr. Wm. A. Handley, who acted as best man. After the ceremony, the bride and groom left on a wedding tour of several days. They are expected to arrive in Roanoke tomorrow and be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Redmond until Sunday, when they will go to Decatur where they will make their home. The groom is one of Roanoke's most worthy and successful young business men, now traveling in the north Alabama territory. His bride is a young woman of bright mind and attractive personality. She was teaching in the public schools in Decatur when she and her future husband became acquainted. Many friends trust that the romance so happily begun may extend through a long and useful wedded life. ---- NEW HOPE News July 7th Mrs. Bob Benefield of Lanett spent the weekend with her father Mr. J.D.W. Strain. --- AUSTIN CHAPEL News Last Monday night at eleven o'clock, the death angel visited the home of Mr. Bud Liles and carried away his wife, Mrs. Lot Miles. She was laid to rest at Austin Chapel grave yard last Wednesday. Mrs. Miles was a good woman and surely will be missed in this community. Mrs. Miles was 70 years of age. ---- ROCK MILLS News July 7th "Grandma" Fisher spent a few days in Wadley last week, being called there by the critical illness of her sister Mrs. Maggie Clegg. --- ROC SPRINGS News July 7th On June the 30th the death angel visited the home of Mrs. A.J. Broach in LaGrange and called her husband, Mr. A.J. Broach to his eternal home. He was laid to rest in Rock Springs cemetery. His age was 66 years and 6 months. He leaves a wife, 8 children and a host of grandchildren and several great grandchildren. --- LOCAL News Mrs. W.J. Carden and granddaughter of Witchita Falls, Texas are visting the former's sister Mrs. Beulah Smith, this city, and relatives in the county. --- Mrs. Sallie Mae Jones has gone to Anniston to make her home with her son Earle Jones. --- ROCK STAND News July 7th One of the most tragic incidents int he memory of the community occurred about ten o'clock Thursday evening, July 3rd, when Leo Duke struck a match while gasoline was being poured into his automobile and he was so nearby, his clothing ignited, burning him so badly that he died the next day. He was buried in the cemetery at Broughton July 5th. He was married only a few months ago to Miss Mamie Bassett. Our sympathy is extended to the bereaved ones. ---- HARRIS FAMILY REUNION At eleven o'clock Friday, July 4th, the family of "Uncle" Henry and "Aunt" Nancy Harris met with many of their friends, at the beautiful home of J.D. Motley near Wadley where they celebrated the tenth family reunion on the fourth of July. An elaborate dinner was served to about 75 guests by their seven children, Mrs. Jennie Fuller, Mr. Cleve Harris, Mr. Jim Harris, Mr. Henry Harris, Miss Naomi Harris, Mrs. Betty Motley and Mrs. Mary McGill, assisted by sixteen of Uncle Henry's and Aunt Nancy's grandchildren. This dinner was greatly enjoyed by all. After dinner, Mr. Osburn Harris gave the welcome address and introduced the speakers. Mr. Tom Radney of Alexander City delivered an address on personal influence. Another address was delivered by Rev. S.A. Owen. ----- FORESTER'S CHAPEL News July 7th Corp. Crofford B. Grey returned to Fort Benning on Friday after spending a few days with relatives in this community. After serving a few weeks there he will sail for China where he will do government service. --- WEHADKEE News July 7th Mr. and Mrs. Will Costley, and Mr. and Mrs. Garner Costley of LaGrange visited relatives here Friday till Saturday. --- AVA News July 7th Last Thursday morning at five o'clock the death angel called for the spirit of Mrs. E.C. Parker. Mrs. Parker had been in bad health for about ten months. Her remains were interred at Ava cemetery on Thursday afternoon. Her pastor Rev. J.P. West assisted by Rev. W.L. Groover conducted the funeral. Miss Ella Bolt was born Nov. 11, 1871; joined Ava church at the age of 16; married Mr. E.C. Parker Dec. 30, 1889. To this union were born five boys and five girls. Only one boy is dead. All her children lived with her or near by except Coleman who lives in Cullman, Ala. Coleman was unable to get to the funeral. Mrs. Parker lived a christian life. She was one of the best Sunday school pupils in this community. If Mrs. Parker was not in her seat on Sunday morning we knew she was unable to be there. She will be greatly missed in Sunday school and church work and in the community as a whole. ---- Mrs. Kittie Lee Green has moved here to live with Mrs. Martha McBurnett. --- BROUGHTON News July 7th The people of this place and surrounding country were shocked beyond measure when they learned of the awful tragedy that occurred last Thursday night. Messrs. Leo Duke and Gart Waldrep were on their way home from the store at Broughton and, as the writer hears it, they thought they were out of gas near Mr. Brown's place. They were pouring some in the car out of the bucket and holding a match when the gas exploded, catching Leo's clothing on fire. Gart escaped ininjured except for burns received on the hands in an effort to extinguish the other young man's blazing clothing. Mr. Duke's burns were severe and he died Friday at 11 o'clock. The terrible sadness of his going was that he was so young, being, as I learn, only 19 years of age. His body was laid to rest in Broughton cemetery on Saturday at 11 o'clock. This young man leaves a mother and father, four sisters, three brothers, a wife, and a large number of friends. The bereaved have our deepest and most sincere sympathy. ----- CORINTH News July 7th Mrs. Fannie Wilder spent last week with her daughter Mrs. J.G. Harris. --- HIGHWAY News July 7th Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Cantrell and Mrs. J.P. Cantrell recently visited Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Speers at Shawmut. Mrs. Speers is quite sick. --- Mr. and Mrs. Foster Prince are visiting the latter's father Mr. Charlie Scott. --- CARD OF THANKS To our friends in LaGrange who stood by us so faithfully during the last illness of our father, Mr. A.J. Broach, and when the sad hour came that he was called away, you did your best to make the burden lighter. May the Lord bless each of you. Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Waldrep ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, July 16, 1924 LOCAL News Mrs. T.P. Hanson and little son returned Sunday from a visit to her parents Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Voss near Ashland. The parents accompanied her home and together the party has gone to spend the week with Mrs. Hanson's sister in Montezuma, Georgia. --- ROCK MILLS News July 14th Mr. Leonard Vineyard and wife of central Texas are visiting Mr. Ike Vineyard and other relatives in this vicinity. --- Mr. Pleas Foster of Meridian, Miss., is visiting his brother C.W. Foster. --- Walter Bailey left Saturday for Cramington, N.C. where he has a good position with one of the textile mills there. His wife and mother expect to join him there in a short time. --- Mr. Jim Tolar and Miss Annie Pearl Sanders were married Saturday night. --- LEVEL ROAD News July 14th Mrs. Bertha West and Mrs. Barbary Wilder are visiting relatives in Cullman, Ala. --- LOWELL News Mrs. A.E. Key died Saturday morning and was buried Sunday at Union. The services were conducted by Rev. O'Keefe. She leaves seven children, four girls and three boys. --- The wife of J.W. Sears died Thursday night and was buried Saturday at Providence. She leaves her husband and five children, three girls and two boys, and other relatives. --- Mrs. Sam Gibson who formerly lived in Lowell, committed suicide at Langdale last Sunday by shooting herself. She had been in bad health for some time and it was thought this had unbalanced her mind. --- CARD OF THANKS We want you to know that we appreciate the many floral offerings and acts of kindness shown us during the short illness and death of our uncle, P.C. Collier. May the Lord bless each of you. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Anglin ---- LOCAL News John P. Seroyer left yesterday to spend two weeks or more visiting his sisters and other relatives at Waco, Hillsboro and other points in Texas. --- Mr. and Mrs. Brents Taylor arrived last Thursday from Shreveport, La., to spend several weeks with the former's brother Brack Taylor and other relatives in the Roanoke section. They have not been here for twelve years. --- Mrs. Edna Jones is expecting her aunt Mrs. Lou Ramage and the latter's daughter Mrs. W.R. Russell of Shreveport, La., to arrive tomorrow to visit her. The visitors will spend several weeks with kindred in Randolph and Chambers counties. --- NEW HOPE News July 14th Mrs. J.J. Wilson was very badly hurt by a cow Saturday morning while milking. Her condition is very serious. --- Sam Carpenter is confined to his room, being unable to walk on account of a bad sore on his leg. --- MR. COLLIER DIED FRIDAY Last Friday morning, Mr. P.C. Collier became ill at the home of his nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs. John Anglin, this city, which was followed by a stroke of paralysis, the second he had sustained, and at 11 o'clock that night he expired. The interment was at Bethel on Saturday afternoon, with Masonic honors, after services conducted by Rev. J.D. O'Keefe. Many friends of the well known gentleman were present to show their respect to his memory. Mr. Collier was 67 years of age and has spent the most of his life at Stroud in Chambers county. He was a brother of the late Mr. J.Z. Collier who died in Roanoke a number of years ago. The deceased made his home with his sister Miss Ada Collier at Stroud until her health worsened some months ago. Later he came to Roanoke. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, July 23, 1924 MARRIAGE OF MISS BRUMBELOE AND MR. WEATHERS Last Wednesday afternoon Mr. Thomas Clayton Weathers and Miss Mary Beth Brumbeloe went by automobile to LaFayette where they were united in marriage by Rev. J.W. Rucker. Mr. Weathers is a son of the late Thomas Weathers. His bride is the lovely daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Brumbeloe, this city and was a popular teacher in the local public schools prior to her marriage. ---- BUD DRAKE WAS KILLED MONDAY BY FRANK SMITH Monday in Chambers county, near Truett, Frank Smith, it is alleged, met Bud Drake in the road and shot him four times, resulting in death. We learn that the trouble resulted from a difference between the men dating back several years in which a game of cards is said to have figured. Smith gave himself up to the sheriff. He has a wife and four children. Drake was not married. --- WEDOWEE News Mr. Sam Wilson and family of Bell county, Texas are visting Messrs. T.C., J.J. and George Wilson in the New Hope community. --- LOCAL News The Leader regrets to note that Mr. A.J. Longshore is critically ill. --- NEW HOPE News July 21st Opal Chaffin is real sick with the fever. --- AVA News July 21st MRs. Ella Casper of Cullman, Ala., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.G. Wilder. --- HAYWOOD News July 21st Mr. L.L. Kirby was shocked last Saturday night by lightning and was unable to speak or move from midnight until day. He and his family were in the storm pit and he opened the door to see how the cloud looked when he was shocked. We trust he will soon be up again. --- Mr. and Mrs. T.F. Willingham visited their daughter Mrs. Orbie Kirby last week. --- MT. CARMEL News July 21st Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waldrep of Level Road spent Tuesday night with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.M. Florence. --- UNION HILL News July 21st Dewey Bowen and family of Newell visited his sister Mrs. William Woodruff last week. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, July 30, 1924 WEDOWEE News July 29th Sheriff Ballard and his forces were called to Potash community Saturday night about two o'clock. A difficulty had occurred between two young men Saturday night while at church in which one of them was badly cut. The son of Mr. Jim Tom Bowen was cut by Mr. Will Echols' son. Young Bowen was rushed off at once to the Roanoke hospital. Echols was captured about day light and brought to Wedowee and placed in jail. --- TRAIN STRIKES A LOWELL MAN Last Friday at noon as Mr. J.M. Riley, who is hard of hearing, was returning to his work he was knocked off the A.B. & A track on a high fill, by a backing train and was bruised pretty badly but no bones were broken. He was able to return with his daughter Mrs. B.M. Howard on Sunday to her home in Hogansville. --- A.J. LONGSHORE, AGED RESIDENT, GOES TO REWARD Following a long period of failing health, Mr. Andrew Jackson Longshore was released from his sufferings last Friday morning. He had reached the age of 82 years the past spring. His faithful companion preceded him a little over two years. Of his immediate family he is survived by his sons, Messrs. Oscar, James, Eugene and Ernest Longshore. His last days were made as comfortable as possible under the circumstances and in his death every mark of respect was shown by friends of the family. The interment was in the family lot in the cemetery in Roanoke. Services were held at the Methodist church of which the deceased had long been a member, the pastor, Dr. Turner coming from a meeting in Childersburg to perform the last sad rites. Mr. Longshore since nine years of age had resided within a half mile of the site of his late home, one mile south of town. Four years of this time however, he was away at the front, fighting the battles of the Confederacy. He belonged to that brave, rugged band of heroes that rendered a priceless service to their country in the trying days of war and rehabilitation, being thus deprived of many of the privileges and advantages which those of a later generation enjoyed. This son of the Old South was a man of convictions and he was not slow to give expression to them. He abhorred evil and clave unto that which was good. In all his long career spent here in the same community we have never heard of anyone bringing aught against the uprightness of his life or the integrity of his soul. Thus he leaves to his family, his friends and his countrymen, a legacy such as will live to bless their memories and to bear fruit in their lives. ---- WILSON REUNION HELD SATURDAY; Large Family Gathering at the Old Homestead The editor of The Leader was honored with an invitation to attend the Wilson family reunion held last Saturday at the home of Mr. T.C. Wilson Sr. in the New Hope community of Randolph county and it was our good fortune to be able to attend, in company with Mr. Mullendore, the clever photographer. The occasion of the gathering was the presence of Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Wilson, who are here on a visit from Bell County, Texas. A close calculation showed that there were about 175 people assembled. Out of all this company only a dozen were there who were not members of or connected with the Wilson family, which is one of the old and prominent ones of this county. Besides Mr. Sam Wilson of Texas, all his brothers enjoyed this reunion with them. They are Messrs. J.J., G.A. and T.C. Wilson. They have two sisters living in Texas who were not present. It is estimated that there are 150 members of the families of the sisters and the brother living in Texas. Also it was estimated that there were 100 of the family connection in Randolph who were not at the reunion on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. S.S. Wilson moved from South Carolina to the New Hope section before the war, where they reared their children, the four brothers above mentioned and the two sisters now in Texas. The elder Wilson was a Confederate soldier during the Civil War. He and his wife lived and died in an old time log house, part of which is still standing by the side of the more modern residence built about sixteen years ago by their son Clint who has resides at the old homestead all his life. One of the happiest features of the day was the bringing together of a half dozen of the oldest men in that section who had been neighbors and friends of the father and mother of the Wilson family. These gentleman are Judge S.E.A. Reaves and Messrs. E.S. Burns, J.D. W. Strain, W.T. Bradley, W.C.S. Robertson and J.K. Tenant. All of them were soldiers in the War between the states, three of them in the service of the Confederacy and three of them fighting for the Union. The oldest of these is Judge Reaves, former judge of Probate and former representative from Randolph County. He is 88 years of age. All of these aged gentlemen have made honorable records and have given good service to their country. Mr. Tenant, who used to be a close neighbor of the Wilsons, was one of the six men who helped to "raise" the log house 52 years ago in which Mr. and Mrs. Wilson lived and died. He was present when each one passed from life. Mr. Tenant says that of the six men who built the original log house he is the only one living. Under the dense shades of the yard a long table was loaded at the noon hour with good things to eat, while a tub of ice lemonade graced one end. Social converse was enjoyed throughout the hours spent together and before the crowd dispersed a group picture was made. ----- DEATH OF MRS. J.R. STITT IN ROANOKE ON SATURDAY The death of Mrs. James R. Stitt which occurred early Saturday morning at the Knight Sanitorium in Roanoke, carried sorrow to many hearts who knew and loved this truly good woman. She was reared in this county and for many years her home was near Wehadkee. She was 61 years of age. Mrs. Stitt was brought to the hospital and underwent an operation early Friday morning. That evening she sustained a stroke of paralysis and death ensued twelve hours later. The remains were carried to the late home and Sunday afternoon were interred at Springfield. Services were conducted by Rev. Brady Bartlett. A very large assemblage of relatives and friends were present to show respect to the memory of the deceased. Mrs. Stitt was a member of the Baptist church from childhood and had lived a life of christian service. Her neighbors speak of her in terms of highest praise. She was the mother of eleven children, seven of whom with the husband and father survive. Among this number is one minister, Rev. Capers W. Stitt, pastor of the Baptist church at Clio in Barbour county. ---- LOCAL News Max Langley, wife and child are here on a visit from Montezuma, Georgia. --- A.P. Higgins arrived Sunday from Blountstown, Florida being called here by the serious illness of his sister Mrs. Hollinger. --- Mrs. J.R. Hollinger who has been seriously ill is reported some better at this writing, we are pleased to note. --- Mrs. Walter Thomas of Birmingham is visiting her sister Mrs. Edna Jones in Roanoke, and her parents Mr. adn Mrs. J.N. Alsobrook of Five Points. --- There were in attendance Saturday at the funeral of the late Mr. A.J. Longshore, his brothers, Messrs. Calvin and Walter Longshore of LaFayette and Mr. Mack Longshore of Opelika; a sister Mrs. Mittie Boyd and her son Bryant of West Point and Mr. L.M. Felton from Birmingham. --- H.H. Pitts, a prominent citizen of Rock Mills, died suddenly last Friday. He had through his long life taken an active interest in church and civic affairs. He was a leading member of the Baptist church. --- WEHADKEE News Mrs. Manda Heard and two daughters, Mrs. Handley of LaGrange and Mrs. Glenn of Chipley, Ga., visited kindred near this place last week. --- Mr. Nay Smith of Lamar and Miss Ressie Shelnutt of the Springfield community were happily married last Tuesday. --- LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. H.D. Daniel, their son Herschel and daughter Miss Christine of Franklin have been spending several days past with relatives in Roanoke. --- Mr. and Mrs. George Daniel of Franklin, Georgia and Mrs. Nina Daniel of Ocala, Florida spent the latter part of last week as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Wood. --- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/newspape979gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 32.3 Kb