Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for FEBRUARY 1897 February 1897 ************************************************ 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 25, 2005, 8:14 pm The Randolph Toiler NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE RANDOLPH TOILER", Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama for FEBRUARY 1897 NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, February 5, 1897 NAPOLEON News Mr. Bill Smith of Napoleon, widower, was married to a widow over in Georgia last week. Also his only single daughter Rosa, was married to her cousin J.L. Smith, all of Napoleon. __ Wedowee and vicinity sent quite a delegation to the M.E. Conference at Heflin, in spite of the cold weather, among them the following: J.S. Prescott and wife, Misses Carrie and Nannie Smith, Larkin Smith and Mrs. W.W. Dobson, W.E. Bass and Miss Cassie Dobson, Mr. T.P. Green and Rosella Gibbs. __ CHRISTIANA News Mr. Charley Davis says he is still in the party business but he is going to quit it soon and go see some pretty girl. -- Dock Knight has bought himelf a new mule. He sure does ride big for it is the first good mule he ever owned. __ Mr. John Davis is going to join the church I guess for he has traded his steer off and got a mule. __ Mr. C.M. Gregg says he is at peace with the girls and he is going to look him out a wife so if you know of any pretty girl who wants to marry tell her to write to him. __ Mrs. E.J. Hayes sells the wonderful Japanese oil. She thinks it will raise the dead. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, February 12, 1897 LOCAL News Mr. Isaac Willingham of Lawrence County, Alabama gave us a call last Friday. He is a son of the late Buck Willingham, and is a native of this county, but has been away for 40 years, during which time he has not visited his old home. He will spend about a month here with relatives. __ Mr. Walter Shelnutt of Peace called on us Monday and for the first time we were informed that he has joined the army of benedicts. He was married Dec. 27th to Miss Massie Shaw, a charming young lady of Peace. __ That venerable and higly esteemed citizen, Mr. I.T. Weathers of Roanoke is reported seriously ill. Messrs. A.J. and J.D. Weathers went down yesterday to see him. __ We regret to learn that Mrs. C.A. Prescott is suffering with la grippe this week. __ Messrs. R.R. Tomlinson, Tom Fincher, Bud and Bob Kirby, John Traylor and Jack Benningfield of Peace and vicinity are the boss hunters. On Saturday last, they killed thirty rabbits and about a dozen partridges around Mr. Bradley's farm. The partridges were quite wild and were shot on the wing. __ "Over the River", at OFELIA Ofelia, Ala., Feb 7, 1897 Uncle Greenbury Adamson, father of Rev. R.M. Adamson, fell during the sleet and broke his left thigh. It is thought he will not recover. __ Mrs. Swancy Burrow is in very feeble health. __ Mrs. Mitchell is quite sick with la grippe. __ Messrs. A.W. and J.T. Yates have bought out the East Mills. __ IN MEMORY OF DR. W.H. MITCHELL Ever since the death of my lamented friend, Dr. W.H. Mitchell, I have thought that I would try in my feeble manner, to write something in memory of him. But since that sad New Year's morning my time has been mainly occupied in attending to the wants of my invalid wife. But thanks to a kind providence and attentive and considerate friends, my wife now seems much improved in health. Being impressed with a knowledge of my inability to do justice to his memory, I have delayed somewhat on that account to undertake the solemn task. I have known Billy Mitchell from his boyhood, and to my mind a nobler youth I never knew. He was an honorable, truthful, genial and upright friend, always in sympathy with the poor and distressed. His father died when Billy was an infant and he was brought up under the watchful care of his old grandfather, the late Wm. Jordan, whose wise counsels and kind reproofs were never forgotten or wantonly ignored by the subject of this sketch. Billy was given such an education as was to be had in the public schools of this vicinity, which was not at that time very good; he afterwards attended college at Bowdon, GA, one or two sessions. He then taught in the public schools a few years; and was generally conceded to be one of the best teachers who ever taught in this section of country. He then studied medicine and attended lectures in Augusta, GA., Medical College, graduating in the spring of 1890, and at once began the practice of his profession in this vicinity. He labored faithfully and honestly to obtain and hold the confidence of the people by whom he was surrounded. And he succeeded in the measure, no doubt, gratifying to himself and pleasing to his friends. He was married March 1889 to Miss Bessie Willoughby, a daughter of Robert Willoughby, ex-Sheriff of Randolph County. Of this marriage have been born three children, two girls and one boy. Billy always manifested in an inoffensive manner a lively interest in politics, and to show the estimation in which he was held the the members of his party, it is only necessary to state that he was invariably chosen a delegate from Beat No. 2, to all the Democratic conventions held at the court house, for the purpose of nominating candidates for that office, from the time of his majority as long as he was a citizen of the beat. He moved to Wedowee in the summer of 1894-95, and I did not have the pleasure after his removal to be much in his company, but the few times that I did meet him I felt I grasped the hand of a true friend and an upright and honest man. In society, as in everything else, Billy was, with the people of his acquaintance, a favorite. He was a great lover of vocal music and as I write these lines it seems that I can almost hear his voice, now hushed in death, as he sung in the days of his young manhood at old Cedron Church, his manly cheeks aglow with health and his eyes sparking with innocent joy, the following familiar lines: " Come all my dear brethren and help me to sing, I'm going to jesus who's heaven's great king, Heaven my home, heaven my home! I'm going to jesus, for heaven's my home!" In the summer of last year, the dread disease, Typhoid Fever, broke out in the community. Billy was called to combat it's ravages. While in discharge of his professional duty, trying to relieve the sufferings of the lowly, the disease hastened its deadly grasp on his system and no human help could loosen it's hold; and on the morning of January the first, 1897, the gray monster death appeared and Billy passed to the great beyond. And now in conclusion, I wish that I might write something that would comfort those who were near and dear to him in life; but since it is not in the power of mortal man to relieve the anguish of that dear heart broken companion, I can only commend her to the tender mercies of a merciful god who alone can comfort and console her in this her deepest distress. Van Landers ____ TO THE MEMORY OF JOYCEY ANJALINE CALHOUN To the memory of Joycey Angaline Calhoun, daughter of Joel and Eliza Dennis, born in Harris County, Georgia December 19, 1839, and died February 2, 1897, near Lamar, Ala., aged 57 years, 1 month and 13 days. Her father died December 3, 1883; her mother is still living and is 81 years old. The deceased joined the M.E. Church, South, when she was just 15 years of age and has ever lived a christian life. On the second of April 1857, she married Craven Jenkins Whitten, who was killed at the Gettysburg fight in Pennsylvania on the second day of July 1863, by whom was born two children, Joel H. Whitten, of Lamar Beat and Josephine Craven, wife of Geo. W. Wilson of this county. On March 28th, 1865, she was again married to Mr. R. Calhoun of Cleburne County, Alabama to which union was born three children; Josephus M., Elizzie T., and John W. Calhoun, all of whom are married and doing well. In her last moments all of her five children stood by her death bed and witnessed her last exclamation, "my home is above". She leaves a bright testimony behind her that she is now at rest with the angels of god, where she meets an only sister and a loving father to sing god's eternal praises around his throne in heaven. She leaves a brother and mother and five children and several grandchildren and their companions and many friends to mourn her loss. May we so live as to meet her in heaven. Her Brother. ________ IN MEMORY OF MRS. NEVADA E. BECK In memory of Mrs. Nevada E. Beck, wife of Thos. Beck, daughter of Mr. G.W. and Mrs. V.E. Lovvorn, aged 20 years, 3 months and 7 days. She leaves a sweet little babe one month and ten days old, and many friends to weep and mourn for her. Nevada lived with her husband 11 months. Married Feb. 23, 1896, died Jan. 23, 1897. She was kind and affectionate to all and loved by all who knew her. She leaves a bright testimony that she has gone to rest. She called her Grandma to her bed and said "Grandma, I'm dying now; the good lord calls me and I must go." She called her Mama to her bed and said "Mama, I am riding so easy." She told her little brother, "farewell, forever more." Farewell, may her absence be filled with the royal presence of a blessed savior. Her funeral was attended by Rev. Mc Prescott and followed by Rev. Johny Hinderson and today her body lies in Harmony Grave yard. May her soul ever rest in perfect peace. May we all strive to meet her in the upper region, where there will be no more good-byes. Written by her cousin, Elva Traylor. ___ NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, February 19, 1897 LOCAL News H.D. Landers gave us a pleasant call this week and with it an interesting item. He informs us that a rich vein has been struck at the Pinetucky Gold Mine which is likely to give a great impetus to the mining industry in that locality. His informant said a 26 inch vein had been struck which assayed $125. to the ton and a shaft being sunk, a bed four feet thick was struck of much richer ore, believed to be worth $1000. per ton. The company operating the mine has been heretofore working on a compartively small scale but they now propose to "go at it right". Pinetucky is about 13 miles north of Wedowee, Randolph County. __ There was a happy marriage on last Sunday night, Feb. 14th, for Mr. W.M. Tucker and Miss Ela Bowens. Their waiters were Mr. L.J. Johnson and MIss Liller Hicks, Mr. H.H. Nunn and Miss Arzora Sears, and it was enjoyed by all who were present. The marriage was at the home of the bride's father and on the 15th a dinner was given at the bridegroom's home which was also enjoyed. __ "Over the River, at Ofelia" Ofelia, Alabama Mrs. Swancy Burrow is still very feeble; also grandmother Dingler and Mrs. Ogletree. __ Miss Georgia Knight visited her cousin Miss Fleater Knight near Burrow's ferry Saturday and Sunday. __ W.L. Burrow went to Lineville Saturday to see his best girl. __ The beautiful and accomplished Miss Levada Young of Lineville is visiting her uncle, Mr. Blake Young, of Dingler, this week. __ WEHADKEE News Prof. F.B. Brazeal and wife of Frolona, GA visited relatives in this community last Sunday. __ Joe Green went to see his best girl last Sunday. __ On last Tuesday at the bride's home, Mr. Robert H. Stitt and Miss Ida Holder were united in the holy bonds of matrimony, Rev. W.R. Avery officiating. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, February 26, 1897 LOCAL News We are glad to note that Mrs. C.C. Enloe who has been quite ill for some days past is now reported much better. __ Our young townsman, Mr. Joe Dobson, after spending about three months in Texas, returned home on Wednesday. He likes Texas in many respects but says "old Randolph" after all, is the best place on earth. Joe is looking well and his friends tell him he has grown several inches in height. __ Col. Stell Blake is having the storeroom formerly occupied by Mrs. Owen as a millinery store, neatly fitted up for a law office. He has a tiptop new patent bookcase in getting his library in shape again and will soon be in a position to forget the heavy loss he sustained when the court house was burned. __ Mrs. Mary Calhoun died Sunday night at the residence of Mr. Bud Cline, near Peace, aged about 80 years. Mrs. Calhoun lived at Pinetucky but was an a visit to her grandchildren, Mr. Cline having married her granddaughter. She was a good old lady and much loved by her relatives and friends. __ "Over the River at Ofelia" Ofelia, Ala. Feb. 22, 1897 Dan Burrow has a new dress on his buggy. He rides high. __ The boys have organized a Town Ball Club. They are to play every Saturday. __ Mr. Mitchell went out to cut a stick Tuesday and his knife slipped and stuck in his leg making a very ugly wound just large enough to keep him from rolling logs but now from the dinners, I can assure you. __ Mrs. Kelly is very sick with cancer. I have heard she is speaking of going to Birmingham to Dr. Scott soon. __ CAMBRIDGE News J.G. Smith who was noted sick last week is convalescent though he is feeble yet. __ Rev. John Hepinstall of Oakfusky preached a very interesting sermon on Sunday at Concord Church. __ NEWELL News Mr. Willie Lovvorn has gone to Bowdon, GA to study the science of medicine under his uncle, Dr. Robt. Lovvorn. __ Mr. Homer Willoughby had the misfortune to fall from a scaffold about a week ago and broke his arm. He is doing fine now, as the new boarder at his house is a sweet little girl. __ SENTENCED FOR LIFE We the jury, find the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree and fix his punishment at imprisonment for life in the State Penitentiary. This in substance was the verdict of the jury in the case of Isaac Clifton, charged with the murder of Susan Evans. The Clifton brothers, Isaac and Lem, demanded a severance and Isaac was placed on trial Friday morning. It is reported that the case will be appealed but of this we are not positively informed. The case of Lem Clifton was not reached and goes over to the next term of court. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/nw130newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/alfiles/ File size: 14.5 Kb