Randolph County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for SEPT 1897 September 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 29, 2005, 11:25 pm The Randolph Toiler NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE RANDOLPH TOILER", Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama for SEPTEMBER 1897 NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, September 3, 1897 LOCAL News The Campbell Gold Mine property near Chulafinnee has been sold to an eastern syndicate of miners and a deal is pending for the purchase of the Higginbotham property adjoining. Both of these mines have been developed this summer and show some rich veins. Operations at both places have been suspended awaiting the close of the pending deal. This syndicate is composed of experienced miners who have the means and facilities for working the mines profitably and their developments there will benefit this whole country. There is no reason to go to Klondyke and freeze to death when there are such rich gold fields here in a climate where the thermometer never reaches zero. Heflin New Era __ Letter from J.M.K, Guinn to the Editor of the Toiler On last Thursday I had the pleasure of meeting in Wedowee, Elder J.N. Rampey, P.D. Wilson, John A. Sharp, Otis S. Owens and Dr. W.C. Gibbs, all of Company K, 13th Regiment Alabama Volunteers. It made me proud to strike their hands, see their faces and hear them talk once more. There is nothing that gives old comrades more pleasure than to meet and rehearse war times and incidents. If my health continues improving as now, I will resume the sketches of Randolph County this fall for the benefit of the readers of your most interesting paper. J.M.K. Guinn ___ Mr. Sanfred Levins who lived about five miles north of town, a good citizen, died of fever on Tuesday. __ The county jail is lonely now, only two inmates; Ben Louis, colored and Bud Lindley, a white man wanted in Lawrence County, who will be called for in a day or two. __ Mrs. Hannah Pollard, an aged widow who lived at Mr. Whaley's about three miles from town, died yesterday after a long illness. Her husband died in the army during the war. __ We learned that Dr. E.T. Gauntt left several days ago for Texas to make his future home there, where he has several brothers, sons and daughters. The Doctor was one of Wedowee's long time citizens and his old friends here wish him well. __ A negro by the name of Madden living near Newell, was severely cut by a Mr. Long on last Saturday, in a difficulty in which the colored man was said to be the aggressor. Dr. Dean went up Monday afternoon and spliced the wounded man together and left him in a fair way to recover. __ Mr. S.D. Parker, living about eight miles south of Wedowee, happened to a very serious accident on Monday last. His mules became unmanageable and ran away with his wagon. He was thrown out, sustaining a fracture of both arms and other injuries. His condition is reported very critical indeed. __ Mr. and Mrs. W.N. Clifton, Miss Pearl and Roy left Tuesday for their home at Anniston, after a protracted visit to home folks here. __ A man named Will Harper, living in the edge of Carroll County, GA, killed his wife Thursday night of last week. They had been living unhappily and it is supposed he murdered her to get rid of her, though he claims it was done accidentally. He was committed to jail without bond. He shot her with a double barreled shotgun loaded with buckshot. __ OFELIA News John Burrow has his new gin house finished and is now ready for his new engine. __ Swancy Burrow had the misfortune to get bitten by a small black spider yesterday and is suffering very much from it. __ Mrs. Willingham, while gathering eggs, came near to having her eyes pecked out by an old setting hen. __ Mr. and Mrs. Crane, accompanied by their sister Miss Haralson of Penton, Ala., was the guest of Mrs. J.T. Burrow on Saturday and Sunday. __ Mr. T.P. Weir and his daughter Miss Mattie are visiting his sister, Mrs. Dan Burow this week. __ Mrs. Susie Yates of Dingler was the guest of her uncle's family last Friday. __ Grandmother Dingler is quite sick. __ WILDWOOD News Our up to date farmer, E.E. Lee, has sold about $50. worth of melons off of one acre of old broomstraw land, besides having all that himself and all of his friends wanted to eat of them. __ Wildwood has three saw mills, four cotton gins and three corn mills and WIldwood town is about the centre between them, two on either side. The creek runs within about one quarter mile of the town as Wildwood is in a great bend of the creek. There are good farmers on either side. We have numerous branches with good springs of which the Wildwood Spring is chief. It is known as the old Clifton Springs. We are in township 18 B on the east side of the Big Tallapoosa river. About one third of the township lies on the west side of the river and is called township A and reaches to the Clay County line, while we are bounded on the north by Cleburne County. Pinetucky gold mines are in this township and they say there is gold all over these parts, but we haven't all been working after much. There are seven churches in this township east of the river and two good schools. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Friday, September 10, 1897 LOCAL News Misses Nelia and Jessie Dean are going to school at Roanoke, boarding with the family of their uncle, Mr. W.A. Dean. __ We regret to note that Sheriff Harris has been confined to his bed by sickness the past two or three days. __ Mr. Wills Wright of Jeptha was married to Miss Josie Harris, daughter of Dr. Daniel C. Harris of Delta, Clay County, Ala., on Sunday the 5th inst. __ Mr. P.G. Bailey, a popular young citizen of Haywood, was married to Miss Bernice Williams, an accomplished young school mistress on Thursday, 2nd inst. The couple made a flying trip to Georgia to avoid any unpleasantness with the bride's parents. "All's well that ends well." __ Mr. J.W. Aderholt and Mrs. Mollie Hammond were happily married on Sunday, August 29th at the residence of Mr. Martin Sinkins, near Lamar, with Rev. Mac Prescott performing the ceremony. __ We learn from Mr. Will Clifton that his father, Mr. W.N. Clifton, happened to a serious accident at Anniston on last Saturday. While loading his wagon with some heavy irons, a sudden start of the team caused the iron to fall on his feet, terribly crushing one of them. The hurt will make a cripple of Mr. Clifton for a long time to come. __ Mr. M.W. Mashburn brought in a bale of cotton yesterday morning weighing 548 pounds. It was bought by Mr. A.H. Gibbs. This is our first bale. A little later, William Sheppard, a colored farmer, brought in another bale which was bought at a premium rate by Mr. C.A. Prescott. The cotton fields are now whitening rapidly and soon "new cotton" will be an old song. __ Our school trustees have employed Miss Maggie Ligon of Cleburne County as principal of the Wedowee School and she will open school on Monday morning next. Miss Ligon comes with the highest recommendations as a teacher and we wish for her a pleasant and prosperous experience in Wedowee. __ WEHADKEE News Mr. Robert Young and wife spent several days last week visiting their friends at Franklin. __ Mr. Charles Veal and Miss Lena Crouch were married last Thursday at the bride's home in Beat Four. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, September 17, 1897 LOCAL News The trial of Lee Trammell in Lafayette, charged with the murder of George Cumbee the night after the August election, resulted in the acquittal of Mr. Trammell. __ Mr. Noah Bolt, an old citizen of Beat 3, is reported by Dr. Dean as critically ill with pneumonia. __ The heirs of the late Mr. M.B. Bradley advertise to sell 340 acres of land belonging to the estate on the 9th of November next. This is valuable property and admirably located. __ Mr. W.L. Shelnutt of Peace became the happy father of a bouncing baby girl on Friday last. The baby's grandpa, Mr. J.T. Shelnutt was in to see us Tuesday and reported the young parents smiling all over. __ The Birmingham News of Monday, reports that "Bud" Lindley gave the officer who had put him in charge, "the slip" and escaped with the handcuffs on at Blount Springs on Saturday night. Lindley is the man recently arrested by Deputy Sheriff Kent on a warrant from Marshall County, charging him with criminal assault. Lindley who is a middle aged white man of family was arrested at the house of his son-in-law, Jack Keigh, near Foster's Ford and confined to jail here until called for by an officer from Marshall County last week. __ WEHADKEE News Misses Mattie Etheridge and Mahaley Lancaster of Frolona, GA spent Tuesday night in this community. The latter was looking after the school at Midway. __ Mr. M.F. Ussery and daughters Autrey and Adel of High Shoals, visited relatives here on Sunday. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, September 24, 1897 LOCAL News Mr. W.T. Huckeba happened to a most painful accident last Saturday. While feeding a gin, his left hand was caught in the saws and badly lacerated, his little finger being entirely cut off. Mr. Huckeba has suffered great pain but he was able to come to town yesterday and was congratulated by many friends that the accident was not worse. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/newspapers/nw137newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/alfiles/ File size: 9.8 Kb