Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for AUGUST 1896 August 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 20, 2005, 8:34 pm The Randolph Toiler NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE RANDOLPH TOILER", Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama for AUGUST 1896 NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, August 7, 1896 LOCAL News Col. Stell Blake has gone to Atlanta to have his eyes treated, which have been giving him serious trouble for some time past. __ Dr. and Mrs. Hood, accompanied by their little grandson, Joe Messer, left for Ashland on Tuesday. They went to visit their daughter Mrs. Messer of that place. __ Mrs. J.W. Stewart returned Wednesday from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. S.J. Parish at Lecta. Miss Jimmie who went with her will remain with her sister for a week or two. __ Mr. Melly Carpeter of this place has been serjiously il the past week and is reported not much better. He had a serious illness this spring and has been in bad health ever since. His ailment it is said, is typhoid pneumonia. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, August 21, 1896 LOCAL News Little Will May Messer had a dangerous attack of cholera morbus this week but is getting all right now. __ Mrs. Robert Colwell has been quite ill of fever the past week or more and the Toiler regrets to note that she was reported little or no better yesterday. __ Mr. Henry Camp of Roanoke and Mr. Johny Johnson, living some seven miles north of town, had a little "scrapping match" in town Wednesday and Judge Denson taxed them $10. each. __ Mrs. C.C. Enloe was seriously ill several days ago but is now much better and able to be up. Mrs. Enloe is so universally beloved that everyone will rejoice at her speedy recovery and wish for her complete restoration to good health. __ MISTRIAL The case of the Clifton brothers, Ike and Lem, came up Wednesday morning. Col. R.S. Pate appeared in connection with acting solicitor Duke for the State and Messrs. J.W. Oliver and Sam Henderson for the defendants. Most of the day was consumed in hearing the evidence, which was concluded, however, in time for Col. Pate to make the opening argument for the State. The argument on both sides, which was able and exhaustive, was concluded yesterday before noon and the jury was ably and impartially charged and the case given to them about 11 o'clock. About the same hour today, just as the Toiler goes to press, the jury reported that they were unable to agree and a mistrial was entered up and they were discharged. __ SHOOTING AT ROCK MILLS A very unfortunate affiar occurred at Rock Mills last Saturday night, which resulted in the serious wounding of a 16 year old boy, Edgar Taylor, and which from reports, may cost him his life. While the Rev. Tucker was delivering an address on Masonry at the Masonic Hall, it is said, a party concisting of Jack Chappell, Dub. Sherman and George Holly, were drinking in the vicinity and got into a row. Chappell had an old fashioned cap and ball navy revolver, which one of the parties had snatched from his belt, and in the row which ensued in it's recovery, young Taylor remonstrated and tried to get them to stop it, when Chappell fired on him, the ball passing through his hip and lodging near the kidney where it was found an extracated. Chappell took a mule from alot in the neighborhood and made his escape, stopping at a house near Bacon Level. The mule returned and enabled a posse to trace him and was found and arrested Sunday morning and brought to Wedowee Monday and lodged in jail. Sherman and Holly also absconded, the latter it is said, having since been arrested at West Point. The whereabouts of Sherman is unknown. Edgar Taylor, who is represented as a youth of most exemplary character, is said to be in a critical condition, and his wound may prove fatal. ___ NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, August 28, 1896 LOCAL News Mr. Wyley Leigh from Hogansville, GA spent a day with his cousin Dr. Hood of this place, this week. __ Mrs. A.W. Birdsong of Antioch, GA visited friends and relatives of this place last Tuesday and Wednesday. __ Miss Montana Liles who had been staying with her sister, Mrs. Crouch near Graham during the , has returned much to the delight of her young friends. __ Mr. and Mrs. Metts and children of Pratt City are on a visit to Dr. W.H. Mitchell and family of this place. Mrs. Metts is an only sister of Dr. Mitchell and he is delighted at their visit. __ Mrs. Dobbins, daughter of Mrs. Caroline Strickland who lives with her mother near town, is reported so seriously ill that she is expected to die at any hour. Editor - - It is learned this morning that the unfortunate young woman died last night. __ News reached Wedowee on Tuesday that Sheriff-elect Harris of Roanoke was at the point of death and that his life had been despaired of. The Toiler is glad to state however that while the report was well founded, Mr. Harris has taken a turn for the better and was considered out of danger. __ Mr. Edward Cannon, formerly of Henry County, Alabama, died of apoplexy on Wednesday August 19th at Beeson, Cleburne County, near the line of Randolph. Mr. Cannon was a young man, only 26 years old and came from South Alabama to this section about the first of May, having since resided in the neighborhood where he died. He had made many friends in his new home by his manly deportment and fine social qualities and his death was sincerely regretted. He leaves many relatives and friends in south Alabama to whom his newly made friends in this section extend their heartfelt sympathy and condolence. __ Mr. Luke Greene, living three miles from town, has left a sample ear of corn at the Toiler office which is hard to beat. It measures 13 inches in length and is packed from end to end with large flat white grains of corn. This corn is of the variety known as the "Renfro Improved" and Mr. Greene says some of the ears were 16 and 17 inches long. The corn was planted early and matured before the drouth. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/nw123newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/alfiles/ File size: 6.5 Kb