Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for MAY 1896 May 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 19, 2005, 5:18 pm The Randolph Toiler NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE RANDOLPH TOILER", Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama for MAY 1896 NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, May 1, 1896 TRIBUTE OF RESPECT FOR SAMUEL H. MCKEE At a regular communication of Sawyer Lodge No. 93, A.F. and A.M., held in the Masonic Hall at Wedowee, Ala., April 25, 1896, the following resolutions were adopted: Whereas the grim tyrant Death has again alarmed our door and has marked and claimed as his victim our brother, Samuel H. McKee, therefore be it resolved: 1st; that in the death of brother McKee, Masonry has lost the influence of a devoted member. Although for many years his afflictions have prevented him from attending our communications, his fidelity to the principles and teachings of Masonry have been inflexible. 2nd; that we tender to his family our sincere sympathies in their bereavement. 3rd; that the members of this lodge wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. 4th; that these resolutions be spread upon the minutes and that a page in our records be dedicated to his memory. 5th; that the Randolph Toiler be requested to publish these resolutions. J.C. Swann, J.K. Tennant, V.T. Bonner, Committee. April 25, 1896. ___ LOCAL News Misses Bertie and Minnie King of Newell are visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willoughby this week. __ There will be an all day singing at Union Church about eight miles north of Wedowee on the fifth Sunday in May. Good singers and those who enjoy good singing are cordially invited. It is expected a number of young people from Wedowee and other towns in the county will attend. It will be a delightful occasion. The Sacred Harp will be used. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, May 8, 1896 LOCAL News Messrs. J.W. Weathers and Stell Blake left Wednesday to attend the District Conference of the M.E. Church, South, now in session at Alexander City. __ Rev. W.A. Dean has opened a blacksmith shop and woodworking shop at Roanoke. Mr. H.C. Camp still runs the shop in Wedowee. Both are first class workmen and excellent men and deserve success. __ Mrs. J.L. Brasher, wife of Rev. J.L. Brasher pastor of the M.E. Church here, had an operation performed on one of her eyes by Dr. Calhoun of Atlanta a short time ago, and we learn is much better. Edwardsville Standard News. __ Chancellor McSpadden who had been on the bench since 1885, died at his residence in Centre, Cherokee County, last Sunday morning of Bright's Disease. He was colonel of the Nineteenth Alabama during the war and had served in the State Senate several terms. __ GRAHAM News Bro. W.M. Noles has been confined to his bed for some time. __ Constable Johnson returned home from a trip to Griffin, GA with Gus Mitchell, colored, charged with an assault and intent to murder with a pistol. He waived examination to awit the action of the Grand Jury and gave bond. The negro, Ed. Hall, whom he shot, is improving. Constable Johnson reports a pleasant trip. He says there was a bear that came in the coach he was in at Newnan, GA and was not muzzled but did not bother him. __ Deputy U.S. Marshall Charles Taylor is making it hot for the moonshiners out the other side of Graham on the Georgia line. __ PEACE News Mr. J.T. Shelnutt chopped three acres of cotton a week ago. Mr. John Mitchell and family accompanied by "Aunt" July Wilson of Napoleon, visited the family of Mr. J.T. Shelnutt of this place last Saturday and Sunday. __ Mr. W.H. Shelnutt has been sufffering over a week with a rising just below his knee. He has been unable to walk for a week, only with a stick, but is getting better. He also has a 9 pound girl at his house. She was born May 3rd at 2:30 A.M. Both mother and child are doing well. __ Mr. J.P. Baily has been suffering with a rising. __ Old Grandma Baily, the mother of several true Populists and who is over 60 years of age and her golden locks silvered with grey, was in this community recently and proved herself a good politician and well posted on political issues. She said she hoped to live to see the people victorious in restoring the government to where it belongs and gain their liberties and freedom once more. She was strongly in favor of James Walker for Superintendant of Education. She said he was an impartial man and was better qualified for the office and would take as great interest in the cause of education as anyone in the county. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, May 15, 1896 LOCAL News Mr. J.A. Moon has been a great sufferer with his teeth lately and had Dr. Burns extract them all preparatory to having a new set put in. __ Mr. M.P. Stewart and his charming young daughter Miss Lena were the welcome guests of the family of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Stewart on Tuesday and Wednesday. __ Mr. Mellie Carpenter has been quite sick the past week but is improving now. Two of Mr. Bartow Carpenter's children have also been sick but are better. __ Mrs. Bowen, the mother-in-law of Rev. C.D. Camp and Mr. Will Bradley has been quite sick for several days past at Mr. Bardley's home near town but is reported convalescent. __ Mr. J.W. Huckaby of Rock Mills spent a couple of days with the people of Wedowee this week. He was looking well and pleasant and seems to think the prospects for the nomination for Sheriff are A1. __ Sheriff Robert Willoughby has been quite sick this week barely missing a case of pneumonia. Mr. Willoughby has been in bad health for several weeks the result of a severe attack of la grippe. __ Professor Adams of LaFayette has been in Wedowee this week trying to organize a singing class. __ Mr. Kirk, of the firm Kirk & Ruggles, carriage and buggy makers of Roanoke came up to Wedowee on Wednesday and had the misfortune to lose a fine horse. __ A young man named Swann, who was working on Mr. Knight's farm at Malone's Ferry, a son of Mr. Jack Swann, met a tragic death on Friday of last week. He had been plowing it is said and hitched up his mule to a wagon to go home when the animal became unmanageable and ran away and in the wreck which followed, crushed the young man's head and face in a frightful manner, causing death. __ A colored woman named Julia Davidson was brought in from the Omaha neighborhood on Tuesday and committed to jail, charged with the theft of $37. from Mr. Josh Ballard. The woman stoutly denies the charge. Deputy Sheriff Lem Traylor also went over to Anniston and arrested J.W. Boman, a son in-law of Mr. Ballard in connection with the same case. The parties will be tried before Judge Weathers today. __ WEHADKEE News Mr. J.E. Stitt is all smiles over the arrival of a bouncing boy at his house. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, May 22, 1896 LOCAL News Mrs. Lulie Guinn experienced an involuntary immerson; while in a boat fishing at Prescott's Mill, she accidentally pushed the craft from under her and fell into deep water. Some young men about the mill ran and pulled her out and she experienced no injury as the day was warm and she did not mind the duncking. __ Mr. Bob Bradford was in from Goldburg yesterday and gave a glowing picture of the prospects for obtaining unlimited quantities of the yellow metal. Goldburg is situated in Beat 7, about 13 miles west of Wedowee. Mr. Bradford is an old resident and has had much experience in prospecting for gold in this section of the state. He says a vein has been recently discovered at Goldburg which far surpasses anything of the kind heretofore found in east Alabama. Ore has been taken out of the particular vein described which he says will yield from seventeen to eighteen hundred dollars per ton. Several mining experts and representatives of capitalists are there and active preparations are going forward for developing the mines. __ Col. J.W. Oliver made a lucky catch Sunday morning just before the brake o'day over in the edge of Cleburne County. He and Mr. M.V. Mullins were on the bond of Jim McCain who is charged with illicit distilling for $300. McCain concluded to skip out and leave his bondsmen in the lurch. He was arrested at his home 7 or 8 miles from town some time since but betrayed trust again and slipped away. Col. Oliver got wind of his whereabouts and on Saturday, in company with Robt. Thomas and Wm. Satterwhite, went in search of him. Striking his trail they took him in as above stated at the residence of Mr. Wm. Camp near "Burnt Grocery". Deputy Marshall Taylor took charge of him here and conveyed him to Montgomery. __ Mr. Homer Willoughby with the assistance of Mr. Camp has succeeded in building for himself a regular sure 'nough' barber chair. Homer will go regularly into business now. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, May 29, 1896 LOCAL News Mrs. Varner of Opelika is visiting Mrs. Martha Smith and other relatives here. __ The Epworth League of the M.E. Church will give an entertainment at Mrs. Martha Smith's residence tonight. Music, recitations, etc. will be the features of the occasion. __ Rev. W.J. Lovvorn filled his appointments at the Baptist Church last Saturday and Sunday. He had a good congretation as usual. __ Mr. and Mrs. R.T. West leave today for a trip to Hogansville, GA where they will spend a week visiting relatives and friends. __ Mrs. J.W. Stewart who has been visiting her daughter Mrs. Thomason of Brockville, returned home Sunday after an absence of nearly two weeks, bringing her bright little grandson, Thatch Thomason with her. __ Jeff Lanier of Chambers County, who was implicated with his father in resisting arrest and shooting Deputy Sheriff Markham, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Traylor and lodged in jail here Saturday night but gave bond Monday and was released. __ A colored woman named Laura Binder died suddenly on Wedensday at Mr. Jenkins Bennett's place about a mile from town. She nursed a child to sleep and then lay down for a nap herself. The child awoke a short time later and some one went to arouse her but found her in a dying condition, from which she never rallied. __ Mr. Warner Buchanan who carried the Potash mail route, killed a monster rattle snake a few days since measuring five feet nine inches. It had 13 rattles. Mrs. Buchanan stepped over the snake in a path and it frightened her so badly she fainted but his snakeship instead of biting her, started to crawl off when Mr. Buchanan came up and killed him. ___ WEHADKEE News United States Deputy Marshall Treadwell passed through this community last Thursday looking after some of the moonshiners. __ Rev. T.A. Camp has been brought to Mr. Josh Green's, his son-in-law's, near this place to spend a few days. The cancer on his face is growing worse. He is a great sufferer and has the sympathy of the entire community. __ There will be an all day singing at Hillabahatchee next Sunday. Guess the devil will have a lively time for he never fails to visit such places. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/nw120newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/alfiles/ File size: 11.5 Kb