Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for OCTOBER 1896 October 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 21, 2005, 8:07 pm The Randolph Toiler NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE RANDOLPH TOILER", Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama for OCTOBER 1896 NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, October 2, 1896 LOCAL News Mr. C.M. Lipham who has been visiting the family of his uncle, Mr. W.W. Dobson, returned to his home in Bowdon, GA on Tuesday last. __ Mrs. W.N. Clifton sustained a serious injury of one of her arms on Tuesday evening by a widow sash falling on it. Dr. Swann reports no broken bones although Mrs. Clifton was painfully hurt. __ Mr. Eddy Ware who went to Texas last winter has returned, safe and sound and will be satisfied to remain in Randolph County. __ CAMBRIDGE, ALA., News Mr. Willie Adams, a young man who is farming at tis place picked on last Thursday, 434 pounds of clean cotton. __ T.E. Disharoon is quite sick. __ NAPOLEON News Mrs. Lily Shelnutt was very sick Sunday. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, October 9, 1896 LOCAL News Miss Dicie Gay of Gay, Ala., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. H.C. Camp of this place. __ Mrs. Davis, wife of J.F. Davis, living six miles north of town has been seriously sick for several days. __ Many friends will regret that Mr. Alfred S. Reaves and his estimable young wife will leave for Texas about next Monday. Mr. Reaves has been brought up here, is widely known and is one of our most popular young citizens. The "Texas Fever" has taken off many of our valuable young people but none perhaps will be missed than Alfred Reaves and "Miss Ruby". They go to Anson, Jones County and their new home will received a desirable acquisition. __ Mr. Isaac Willingham, an old and highly respected citizen of Green's Chapel, some four miles east of town, paid The Toiler office a pleasant visit on Tuesday, he and his daughter being here attending the protracted meeting. Mr. Willingham, happened to a series of misfortunes recently. About two weeks ago his two milk cows were killed by lightning and a few days later his horse got a broken leg by being kicked by another horse and had to be killed. Mr. Willingham however is not at all disheartened. He says he has many kind friends who have already bought him another cow and he expects to find a way provided to get along as usual. __ Notice I understand that George W. Hamrick, formerly of Randolph County, has gone to Texas and is now near Holland, Bell County. In order that the people may not be imposed on by him, I wish to publish that he has a wife and child in Randolph County, whom he has deserted; and this fact can easily be established here and other things not creditable to him. If any person or persons doubts this statement let them for satisfaction write to the citizens of Raonoke or Wedowee or West, Alabama. Mrs. E.L. Hamrick, West, Ala. Oct 3, 1896. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, October 16, 1896 LOCAL News Mrs. Mattie Lou Brooks and Mrs. Walker of Newell visited Mrs. Walker's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Willoughby last week. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, October 23, 1896 LOCAL News Mr. J.M. McKleroy informs the Toiler that the first Tuesday in November will be general horse swapping and stock trading day in Wedowee. People are expected from Georgia and all over east Alabama. __ FAMILY REUNION There will be a family reunion of Isham T. Weathers family at his residence in Roanoke, Ala., on October the 31st, it being his 85th birthday. Some suitable person will be present to entertain the crowd with appropriate remarks for the occasion. He having been a citizen of the county for 53 years and raised a large family of children, with a long line of posterity, now in his extreme old age desires to see as many of them assembled together as possible, also his friends outside of relationship that feel inclined to meet with them. It is his desire that no special invitation be given to anyone but a public invitation to be extended to all. Whoseever will let him come. His children having decided as the old people are too old to be fatigued and wearied in making preparations, that the better plan is for all to prepare a basket lunch and meet, say at 10 o'clock a.m. and spend a few hours together in a social way. All can feel free to come and meet with us and all will be appreciated who see fit to attend. His Children. ___ CHRISTIANA News Mr. R.J. Gregg and Miss Vanna Smith were happily united in the hold bonds of matrimony last Thursday night at the residence of the bride. __ NAPOLEON News Mrs. Allen Wilson is about to die at this writing. __ WEHADKEE News Mr. A.J. Green near Omaha had the misfortune to lose his gin and saw mill by fire last Monday evening. Several bales of cotton were lost. __ Some unknown person entered the home of Uncle Hiram Forbes several days ago and stole about sixty or seventy dollars in silver. I guess they wanted free silver. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, October 30, 1896 LOCAL News Mr. J.M. Huey, living five miles from town on the Bowdon Road, had a public sale of his property on Tuesday last, preparatory to leaving for Bosque County, Texas. Corn sold for an average of 44 cents per bushel, fodder, 53 cents per hundred; yearlings, $2.50 to $5. each, hogs $2. to $3.50 each. Messrs. Jas. and Albert Strain had similar sales last week and will also move to Texas. __ Mr. T.M. Willingham surprised his friends by going over into the northeast corner of Chambers County near Truitt post office and on Monday night last, taking unto himself a wife in the person of Miss Hill. The happy couple came home Tuesday. The Toiler wishes them happiness and prosperity. __ Mrs. Casey who has been visiting the family of her brother Mr. A.T. Messer of this place has gone to Millerville to visit relatives. __ CAMBRIDGE News Mr. M.A. Kerr's nice new residence was burned up today about 11 o'clock. The family were all away from home except two girls who were at the spring washing, consequently, nothing was saved. All the household and kitchen furniture, wheat, syrup, meat and flour, besides two bales of cotton in the seed and some money. By the time any help could arrive the flames were rushing through the hall doors. The family needs help at once. The entire loss is estimated at one thousand dollars and no insurance. __ Syrup making and 'tater' digging is the order of the day. __ Mr. W.B. Hepinstall is all smiles, another 10 pound "gal". __ NAPOLEON News Mrs. Allen Wilson who has been very sick for some time is convalescent. __ Mr. Steve Prince is preparing to erect a fine dwelling about one half mile west of Napoleon on some land he recently purchased. Some say he will keep "bachelor's hall" but Steve's answer is "there is too many women for me to keep bachelor's hall." __ APPLICATION TO SELL LAND State of Alabama, Randolph County Probate Court To: George Gauntt, Atlanta, GA; Wm. Gauntt, Pleasant Hill, GA; Walter Gauntt, West Point, GA, and Guy Gauntt, Pleasant Hill, GA: Whereas, G.O. Hill, ad administrator of the estate of Almira Hill, deceased, has filed his application in said court for a sale of the lands described therein, belonging to estate of said decedent for the purpose of paying debts on the grounds that the personal property is insufficient, therefor, and the 3rd day of December 1896 has been appointed for the hearing of said application; you and each of you are therefore commanded to appear before the said court on the 3rd day of December 1896 to contest said application if you see proper. Witness this 29th day of October 1896. A.J. Weathers, Judge of Probate ____ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/nw125newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/alfiles/ File size: 8.2 Kb