Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for MARCH 1908 March 1908 ************************************************ 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: Candace Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net January 11, 2005, 1:21 pm The Roanoke Leader NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Randolph County, Alabama for MARCH 1908 NEWSPAPER issue of March 4, 1908 FOR SALE A food farm of 105 accres, 1 1/2 miles south of Rock Mills, Ala., 70 acres in cultivation, 25 acres bottoms, 35 acres fine woodland. A bargain for somebody. Apply to W.H. Knight, Lanett, Ala. __ LOCAL News A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kitchens on Monday. __ Miss Flora Wallace visited her sister Mrs. Ernest Zobel Saturday and Sunday, proceeding to LaGrange on Monday. __ Mrs. T.E. Murphree of Troy, arrived Sunday to visit her mother, Mrs. W.H. Purcell who is now convalescent of her recent illness. __ J.J. Street, the popular cotton buyer, is again making his home in Roanoke we are pleased to note. His wife, who is visiting relatives in Pensacola, Fla., will arrive in about ten days. __ Dr. Robert Franklin Thornton who was called her from Gadsden last Friday to attend the funeral of his mother, renewed many acquaintances among our old citizens. Dr. Thornton has the distinction of being the first soldier to enlist in the Confederate Army from Roanoke. He joined the LaFayette Guards at the outbreak of the war. Those who attended the funeral of Mrs. Thornton in this place Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Thornton, Miss Annie Laurie Thornton, Jack Barnhill, wife and son, B.W. Williams of Lineville; Dr. R.F. Thornton of Gadsden and John Denman of Sylacauga. ----- Miss Et Disharoon was taken to the sanitarium in Lafayette last Friday and operated on for cancer of the breast. At last reports she ws doing reasonably well. __ W.E. Blanks, formerly of Roanoke but now a merchant at Lineville, was in town Monday enroute to court in LaFayette. __ W.F. Hurt was called to New York Friday by the death of Mr. King, the husband of Mr. Hurt's sister. __ Mrs. Charlie Stitt is spending the week with her sister, Mrs. J.T. Striplin. _ Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Pugh left Monday to visit the former's parents near Atlanta. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday March 11, 1908 CORBIN News Mrs. and Mrs. L.M. Wilson visited the latter's father in Carroll County, GA last week who is critically ill with cancer. __ WEHADKEE News Will Brown and family returned last Friday from Marion County. __ ROCK MILLS News Mr. W.B. Swint of LaGrange has come to spend a while with his sister, Mrs. Philip Mooney. __ Mr. Logan Head and wife were called from LaGrange on account of their sister Mrs. Daniel Kirby. __ Mrs. S.H. Striplin of Roanoke spent last week with her daughter, Mrs. T.T. Harper. __ LOCAL News R.G. Rowland was in town last week on business. He is doing well in Ashland. __ Mrs. Maggie Askew returned yesterday to Newnan after a visit to home folks here. __ Mrs. I.L. Moultrie and babe returned to her home in Columbus last Wednesday, accompanied by her mother Mrs. G.W. Cox who spent a few days. __ C.L. Parker, formerly of this county, passed through Roanoke on Friday with three convicts for Spigners. One was a negro, Tom Goodson sentenced to seven years for manslaughter; the other two were white men, John Henson, murder in the second degree sentenced to ten years; Dan Mitchell, manslaughter, sentenced to one year and one day. ___ Mrs. D.L. Johnson returned to Montgomery last week after a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Cox. __ Mrs. E.F. Wright, who has been visiting her son Z.J. Wright, left Sunday for her home in Altus, Oklahoma. __ Mrs. A.J. Crumpler of Columbus visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Ray last week. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, March 18, 1908 JAMES D. TAYLOR DEAD Last Wednesday occurred the death of one of our best men and most respected citizens of Randolph County, when Mr. James D. Taylor died at his home at Taylor's Cross Roads, five miles northeast of town where he had lived many years. The deceased was 74 years of age. Many relatives and friends mourn his departure and cherish the memory of his good deeds. The interment was in the family burying ground Thursay after funeral services, conducted by Revs. H.R. Moore, J.M, Joiner and T.J. Porter. ____ LOCAL News Mrs. Valesta Allen is visiting in Franklin. __ Miss Ora Owens who is spending some time with her sister Mrs. Hays of Rock Mills was the guest of Miss Lurline Griffin on Friday. __ R.E. Foster who has been in school at Jacksonville has returned to his home in Rock Mills on account of measles having injured his eyes. __ Major and Mrs. J.H. Harris of Oakbowery, were in Roanoke the latter part of the week passing through on a visit to their son J.P. Harris at Dickert. __ Henry Pitts, well known as a negro barber in this place since the early days or Roanoke, died Sunday night of heart trouble. He was a prominent churchman, being a deacon in the colored Baptist church and was well liked generally. __ Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Jeffers left Monday on a two weeks trip to Florida and Cuba. __ J.W. Sharman writes us to foward his paper to San Angelo, Texas. __ Ware Awbrey, oldest son of Mrs. Mary Awbrey, arrived here yesterday accompanied by his married sister from Atlanta. The young man had the misfortune to lose a leg while at work on a railroad near Baltimore a month or so ago. __ WADLEY News Miss Myrtle Moore of Waverly Hall, GA is visiting her aunt, Mrs. C.C. Moore. __ Mr. Zabud Fletcher of Opelika visited his sons here the past week. __ NAPOLEON News, by G.O. Hill March 12th Mrs. Watts, who has been so sorely afflicted for quite a while was buried here today. __ I learned this afternoon that my dear friend, Jim D. Taylor, was dead. The first day of this month I was with Brother Taylor several hours. He was cognizant that his stay here with us was very limited, though I never saw any one readier to answer the summons when it should come than he. Brother Taylor was the soul of rugged honesty and integrity. He was a true christian, together with all that name implies. The church has lost one of it's brightest lights, the community in which he lived one of its most charitable and hospitable neighbors, and the county one of its best citizens. The bereaved family have the heartfelt sympathy of us all. __ Two of Uncle Joe Smith's sons from Coweta County, GA are here this week winding up his estate. Mr. Lewis Bailey bought the homestead, he being the highest bidder. __ A REMARKABLE RECORD Little William Handley Mann, the three old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Handley Mann, of this city, has a remarkable record in the matter of ancestors. The little fellow has eight living ancestors, all residing in Roanoke. They are designated by relationship as follows: Two Grandfathers, two grandmothers, two great grandfathers, one great grandmother, one great great grandmother, while another great great grandmother died since the birth of the child. These facts were handed us by Capt. W.A. Handley. Those acquainted with the family can figure on the realtionship to suit themselves. ___ NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, March 25, 1908 ROANOKE R.F.D. No. 1 News, by John S. Sledge W.J. Osborne had the misfortune to fall out of his wagon at the oil mill one day last week and break his arm. __ WEHADKEE News, by S.D. Lewis A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. James Barlett the 19th. __ Mr. Geo. W. Brown, known as little George, died suddenly last Friday night at his home near this place. He had been in bad health for some time. The deceased was about 54 years old. He was a good neighbor and citizen. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. W.J. Layton at Hillabahatchee Sunday evening after which the body was laid to rest. __ LOCAL News TO THE VOTERS, from C.C. WILDER I want to say to the voters of Randolph County that I was born in Troup County, GA in 1851. My mother brought me to this county in 1856. Just after coming to this county, my brother chopped all my fingers off one hand with an axe. Twenty seven years ago I was taken with sciatic pain in my hip and I have been a cripple ever since. I went on cruches two years. During this time Uncle John Blake and his son Young, furnished me goods to peddle which I certainly appreciated. I peddled while on my crutches then I decided I would try to farm again. I started to plowing an ox and walking on one crutch and have never followed anything else but farming except what time I peddled. Yet I have raised a family of nine children, three boys and six girls, and have never bought a bushel of corn since I went back to farming. Now, I'll say to the voters of Randolph County that I'm one of the oldest voters of Beat 7 and have never asked for any office, and have never scratched a ticket and am not not physical able to canvass this county. If the people of Randolph county wish me to be their next treasurer, they will please turn out the 18th of May and vote for me. My address is Lineville, Ala. RFD No. 3. C.C. Wilder ____ SHOT BY DEPUTIES Last Wednesday, J.Z. Collier, local deputy sheriff, accompanied a deputy from Heard County, GA down into Chambers county to arrest a white man named Sud Fomby who had been indicted for selling whiskey and resisting an officer. The latter offense was repeated Wednesday. Fomby, it is alleged, made at the officers with an open knife. They fired upon him and he ran. The deputies pursued and captured him. The prisoner had been shot through the leg and foot. He was brought to Roanoke and carried on to Franklin. ___ Mr. Bill Harper died near Roanoke Saturday and was buried at Rock Mills on Sunday. __ Rev. Jas. T. Lane and wife and little son of Hoke's Bluff arrived last night to visit relatives. __ We regret to note that Mrs. J.P. Shaffer is quite sick at the home of her daughter Mrs. B.O. Driver. __ The Leader enjoyed a call last Wednesday from Mrs. S.A. Gunn who came in to renew her subscription. She also sends the paper to her daughter in Texas. Mrs. Gunn is a remarkable lady and notwithstanding her years, she yet gets about and attends to her own affairs. __ Jim Hester left for Dallas, Texas this morning to work for Nelson & Wood till Christmas. __ WEDOWEE News Miss Edna Douglass of Birmingham is spending a few days with her uncle, Rev. H.S. Mathews. __ Mr. and Mrs. Robt. E. Anderson passed through Roanoke last Thursday to visit the former's father at Lineville. The above couple were married the afternoon before in Opelika, the bride being Miss Estelle Robertson. They will reside near West Point. __ D.S. Dunkin and family are anticipating with pleasure a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Dunkin's only son Samuel. He is expected to arrive this evening. He is now making his home in Seattle, in the far away state of Washington and was last in Roanoke during the summer of 1906. Sam was always one of Roanoke's nicest and most popular boys and we are pleased to know that he has had good success in his business career. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/nw110newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/alfiles/ File size: 11.6 Kb