Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for APRIL 1896 April 1896 ************************************************ 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 18, 2005, 10:23 pm The Randolph Toiler NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE RANDOLPH TOILER", Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama for APRIL 1896 NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, April 3, 1896 LOCAL News Mrs. H.C. Camp has gone in partnership with Rev. W.A. Dean in his blacksmith and wood shop. They are a strong team of good workers. __ Rev. C.B. Cole after a visit to his mother at Graham and old friends in the county, returned to his work at the Holland mission in Clay County on Wednesday. __ Saturday morning March 28th, Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Huckaba became the parents of a lively little boy, their "first born". The mother and Master Huckeba are getting along nicely and the father is able to be out again. __ We are informed by Mr. Strahan of the mining form of Deitrick and Strahan that they will at once put a force of hands to work at their copper mines on the line of this and Randolph County. These mines are known as the Wood Copper Mines which were so extensively worked by R.J. Wood several years ago. That there is an abundance of copper in these mines is an assured fact, and that Messrs. Deitrick and Strahan can successfully mine it is confidently believed. Heflin New Era __ FATAL RAID OF REVENUE OFFICERS Harry Moseley, a negro hack driver from Alexander City, was shot by Revenue Officer B.C. Sorrels, near the house of Warren Carlisle, about eight miles north of Wedowee on the morning of March 27th, about 2 o'clock, and fatally wounded, dying about the same hour the following morning. Dr. J.C. Swann of Wedowee, was called to attend the wounded man, but on his arrival he at once discovered that the injuries were fatal. The shooting is supposed to have been by mistake. It seems that Deputies John Caldwell and son, J.M. Johnson, J.R. Treadwell and B.C. Sorrels were in the county in search of illicit distilleries and located one about midway between the house of Warren Carlisle and James Wortham. They approached the place between midnight and day on the morning on the 27th and giving the driver a gun, left him to take care of the hack, while they proceeded to destroy the still and arrest the alleged proprietors. Some went to Worthams house and arrested him, while Sorrel and others went to Carlisle's to arrest him. The latter, it is reported, refused to open the door and considerable commotion was caused, when the driver, Moseley, presumably for the purpose of assiting the deputies if necessary, approached the house with his gun, and Sorrells supposing him to be someone coming to the assistance of Carlisle, commanded him to halt. This he did not do, but drew down his gun as if to fire, when he was fired on by Sorrels with the above result. Messrs. Warren Carlisle and James Wortham were taken before a Commissioner at Opelika and were placed under bond which they gave, and were released. Sorrels had a preliminary examination before Justice Holt of Beat No. 3 on Wednesday and was discharged on the ground of self defense. ____ POTASH News There is some sickness in the community. Mr. Alf. Hester has been suffering with his head and was put to the necessity to send for a doctor. Mr. West, Mr. Dyer and Mrs. Mitchell still have measles. NAPOLEON News Some of the Haywood and Napoleon boys went to old Mt. Carmel on Sunday to hear a funeral preached. As they returned home one of the Haywood boys fell from his mule and was hurt. I guess he will not run his mule next time. I thought that Mr. R.E. Coker might be a candidate for matrimony but I am informed that he has come down. He says he has graduated in A.S. and skipped B.C.D. and is going to take a course in E.S. Mr. George Earnest has got him a new suit and a pair of box- toed shoes. He says he is a candidate for matrimony strictly. Mr. George went to Evans to see his best girl. Mr. E. Hill went to Roanoke the other day and had a tooth pulled and says the thing hurt. There was a prayer meeting at Mr. H.N. Shelnutt's on Sunday night and a large crowd was present. Mrs. Mary Pittman has been very sick for the past few days but is on the mend now. ____ HAYWOOD News Mrs. Pittman is very sick at Mr. H.N. Shelnutt's house. Mrs. S.W. Canady visited her parents at this place Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Tom Bailey happened to a painful accident last week while they were moving the saw mill. He got his foot hurt very badly. ____ WEHADKEE News Mrs. S.J. Pearce has been confined to her room for the past four weeks. The dove and the whipporwill can be heard now, surely Spring has opened. Mrs. J.R. Gladney of Redland visited her daughter Mrs. J.E. Still at this place Saturday and Sunday. Mr. S.D. Lewis and daughters Cora and Ether visited relatives at Red Oak, GA last Sunday. Mrs. Nancy Bennyfield died at her home near this place last Tuesday morning, after a long illness. She had been a great sufferer for the past twelve months, but endured her afflictions with patience and christian fortitude. She was a consistent member of the Baptist church. Truly a good woman has gone. Religious services were conducted by Mr. H.E. Hester, after which her remains were laid to rest in the family cemetery. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved ones and urge them to seek comfort in jesus who alone can all our sorrows heal. ____ CLACK News Mr. H.R. Reaves, post master at Clack, is certainly moving things right along. He is done planting corn and has his cotton ground ready to plant. He is making every edge cut and where it won't cut he makes it bruise. Mr. H.R. Reaves speaks of putting up a calaboose. He says some might ''get tired" and give out between the stores and he would get to put him in it. Mr. P.H. Dennis has bought him a four dollar clock. I reckon he expects to have to be up with the children every night. __ THE HOOTEN CASE The Roanoke Leader of March 25th gives the following sketch of the now somewhat noted Hooten Case or rather, cases: " The most interesting case that has come before the courts of late is that of Robert J. Hooten, Esq., defendant against the Town of Roanoke and later against the State of Alabama. Some weeks since, Mr. Hooten was convicted in the Mayor's Court for violation of the prohibition ordinance. The case was carried to the probate court last Thursday by habeus corpus proceedings and the verdict of the Mayor's Court was sustained. In default of bond, Mr. Hooten was detained in the city lock-up, a small wooden building near the jug factory. About half past twelve o'clock Friday night the prison was discovered to be on fire and a large crowd assembled to watch the progress of the flames and to save adjacent property. How the prisoner made his escape and who fired the building constituted a riddle that none could satisfactorily solve. The mystery was only deepened and the excitement increased when Hooten came up the following morning and surrendered to officers. He was then served with a warrant charging him with arson in the second degree. The preliminary trial was set for Tuesday before Justice Mickle when Judge Robinson appeared for the defense and Judge Dowdell for the State. The defendant waived trial and a bond of $500. was agreed upon. From what we can learn this has not been made. Here the case rests for the present. " Mr. Hooten gave bond here on Saturday last and returned to Roanoke where it is understood he was taken into custody and is still held by the city authorities. What move he will make next to regain his liberty is not known. ____ NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, April 10, 1896 LOCAL News Mrs. J.W. Stewart is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Thomason at Brockville. __ Dr. H.P. Heflin came up from Roanoke yesterday to consult with our local physicians in the sicknes sof Mr. Tom Willingham and family. Young Mr. Elmore Davis accompanied nim and they spent the night at the Farmer's Hotel and returned this morning. __ Miss Alice Willingham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Willingham, died yesterday afternoon after a long illness of typhoid fever. Mr. Willingham is also lying critically ill of the same ailment and it is now reported that Mrs. Willingham has succumbed to the disease and is now confined to her bed. Miss Willingham's funeral will take place at Green's Chapel about 2 o'clock this afternoon. Much sympathy is expressed for the afflicted family and all is being done for them that is posibble by their neighbors. __ Capt. B.H. Ford, the venerable father of our worthy citizens B.J. and R.H. Ford, is the owner of two pieces of money of "ye olden times" which, though faded and colored with age, would delight the heart of the hunter of relics. One is a ten dollar bill issued by the State of Virginia, inscribed as follows: " Ten Spanish Milled Dollars or their value in Gold or Silver to be given in exchange for this bill at the Treasury of Virginia, pursuant to the Act of Assembly passed January 1777. " One of the signatures attached, that of "Jas Wray", is bold and distinct while the other is nearly faded out but is probably "W.L. Brooks." The other is a national treasury note for forty dollars and reads as follows: "The bearer is entitled to receive forty spanish milled dollars, or an equal sum in gold or silver according to a resolution of Congress of the fourteenth day of January 1779." On this note the signatures are mostly faded out. Captain Ford has preserved these mementos of the early days of the Republic for about three quarters of a century, they having been given to him by his grandmother when he was only six years old. They are in a good state of preservation, considering the long sweep of years since they fell from the hands of the printer. ___ NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, April 17, 1896 LOCAL News Mrs. H.C. Camp, who was recently so near death's door is now well enough to enjoy a visit to her sister, Mrs. Burns, near town. __ Mr. Tom Willingham who has been so dangerously ill of typhoid fever is reported by Dr. Dean as much better and Mrs. Willingham is also slowly improving. __ Little Miss Emma, the bright and amiable thirteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willoughby has been critically ill since Friday last, with a severe attack of pneumonia. Her condition is so serious as to cause much concern on the part of her family and friends but all hope that as the turning point in her sickness is near it may prove favorable. Drs. Mitchell and Swann are attending her and are hopefuly though not sanguine of her recovery. ___ PEACE News Mrs. M.E. Almond is reported some better at present. __ The Bailey brothers near Haywood, have moved their saw mill to Mr. Marion Anderson's, two miles north of this place and are putting in full time sawing lumber for Mr. Anderson. __ WEHADKEE News Mrs. J.S. Pearce is still confined to her room. Dr. L.L. White is attending her. __ Anyone wishing to buy hogs should call on "Uncle" Hiram Forbes. He has eight sows and the number of pigs is unknown besides several shoats and other hogs; they are razor back hogs. __ Mr. H.C. Mayfield and MIss Lizzie Camp were united in marriage at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. T.J. Camp on Sunday morning the 5th inst., Rev. J.W. Bledsoe officiating. We wish for the happy couple a long and prosperous life and hope that few clouds will cross their pathway. The attendants were Mr. Joe Green and Miss Carrie George, Mr. Charlie Mayfield and Miss Lener Green, Mr. D.A. Green and Miss Alice Bledsoe. ___ GRABALL News Mr. Ceiph Lipham is speaking of putting up a hotel in our town. -- Mrs. J.A.E. Dennis is visiting relatives at this place. __ NAPOLEON News Mrs. Mary Wilson is very sick. -- NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, April 24, 1896 OBITUARY FOR MARTHA SUSAN VEAL Martha Susan Veal was born March 5, 1839 and departed this life at High Shoals, Ala., March 1, 1896. She was the wife of Wm. H. Veal and the daughter of Calvin J. and N.A. Ussery. She was twice married and became the mother of seven children, six of whom were born to her deceased husband Mr. McPherson and one to Mr. Veal. Sister Veal was ever an obedient, loving child, a faithful devoted wife, a fond true mother, an affectionate kind hearted sister and an unwavering friend; but best of all she was a christian. She possessed that meek and quiet spirit which so beautifully characterizes a child of god. She was good and kind to all and a love for the peace and welfare of her neighbors formed a striking trait in her character. In her eyes, deceit was loathsome. But she delighted in faithfulness. She was a member of the Baptist Church for over forty years. She stood firm in the faith and was loyal to her church. In her last hours she called her loved ones around her and spoke to them words of admonition and comfort. Her hope for the future was bright and she passeda way in the faith of the gospel. Glorious hope! Death to her was not a cruel monster but a golden key to unlock the gates which lead her into endless joys. May we all live the life of the righteous and by faith in christ meet our sister in the Bright Beyond. ___ LOCAL News Mr. T.M. Swann visited his parents at Swann's Hill on Sunday. __ Judge Weather's children who have been so dangerously ill are now convalescent. __ Col. Stell Blake was very much in earnest in his defense of R.J. Hooten, Esq., and did excellent work in the case. He was loaded with law points and cu ning cross questions. __ The new bell for the Methodist Church arrived yesterday. Its tone is musical and sweet and all are pleased with it. The church will be completed next month and will be a splendid edifice. __ Otis Holloway, a lad who has been riding the mail between this place and Ashland, Clay County, was arrested at the latter place on Tuesday for robbing the mail. He saw three registered packages go in the mail and could not stand the temptation so concluded to cut open the mail pouch and extract them. He carried the mail on and delivered it, minus the $90. and when arrested owned up and was sent to jail. The money was recovered, less seventy five cents. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/nw119newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/alfiles/ File size: 14.7 Kb