THE GADSDEN COUNTY TIMES - NEWSPAPER EXCERPTS, JANUARY 3, 1918 - JUNE 20, 1918 File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sheila Martin, (sheilam78@comcast.net) USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or publication by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ******************************************************************************* The Gadsden County Times Thursday, January 3, 1918 page 1, col. 5 GREEN, Pleasant F. Pleasant F. Green, one of the oldest citizens of Greensboro, passed away at his home Monday of this week. Mr. Green had been ill for several weeks before his death, but up until that time was able to be up and around. His death is mourned by a great host of admiring friends as well as by his devoted relatives. Thursday, January 3, 1918 Page 1, col. 6 LUTEN, W. C. W. C. Luten, son of M. H. Luten, left yesterday for Corpus Christi, Texas, to join his regiment after a fifteen day furlough. Mr. Luten is attached to the engineering corps and until recently was stationed at Leon Springs where his company was in training for about seven months. Three other boys from Gadsden county, Jere Pound, James Mahaffey and Edgar Hargrove, are in his company and Luten says the boys are all well and enjoy life of soldiers. He says that there has been practically no sickness among the men and that the climate is mild and pleasant at Corpus Christi. Thursday, January 3, 1918 Page 5, col. 4 SULLIVAN Child Death of a Child At an early hour Saturday morning occurred the death of the 7 weeks old baby of Mr. And Mrs. H. W. Sullivan of this place. The remains were laid to rest in the Eastern cemetery at a late hour Saturday afternoon. Thursday, January 3, 1918 In the LOCAL AND PERSONAL COLUMN Page 5, col. 2 Mrs. O. J. Williams is spending a few days in the City with her sister, Mrs. H. W. Sullivan, before leaving for Key West. Mrs. Williams formerly lived in Gadsden county, but for the past two years has made her home in Orlando. Thursday, January 10, 1918 Page 4, col. 6 ROOKS-POTTER Marriage (excerpt) At Methodist parsonage in Chattahoochee Tuesday night Mr. E. H. Rooks and Miss Mary Potter, both of Chattahoochee by Rev. W. A. Fischer. Thursday, January 10, 1918 Page 5, col. 2 In the LOCAL AND PERSONAL Column BIRTH - Mr. And Mrs. Tom Willis, a daughter, Annie Louise, born Monday Thursday, January 10, 1918 Page 5, col. 2 LOCAL AND PERSONAL MARRIAGE - Marriage at Chattahoochee, Mr. V. H. McMillan, assistant supervisor of the State hospital, to Mrs. Elizabeth Ehrhardt, a nurse there last Thursday night, by Rev. N. G. Stephens. Thursday, January 10, 1918 Page 6, col. 8 MARRIAGE LICENSES FOR DECEMBER "30 colored couples and the following white couples" E. J. Cowen and Ida May Gilchrist Albert Crawford and Bitha Woodward Thos. H. Shepard and Mary Smith Ernest C. Mahaffey and Ruby Edith Inman Moody Chalker and Myrtle A. Davis Lucian M. May and Ettie Shelfer Thursday, January 17, 1918 Page 1, cols. 5 and 6 DEPUTY SHERIFF FREEMAN WAS MURDERED BY PRISONER Story on the death of Deputy Sheriff J. M Freeman by escaping prisoner George Barrington. (further stories about the search for and capture of Barrington, followed through June 1918 when Barrington was hanged.) Thursday, January 17, 1918 Page 3, col. 4 MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT Hugh Mattox and Miss Beulah Lee Butler were married September 5 at the First Methodist Church in Green Cove Springs. Bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Butler of Jacksonville. Mr. Mattox is Sergeant at Camp Wheeler in Macon. Mrs. Mattox visited her husband's parents. (See January 24 LOCAL AND PERSONAL column) Thursday, January 24, 1918 Page 3, col. 1 LOCAL AND PERSONAL (Excerpt only) Mrs. Hugh Mattox visited Miss Lilly Strange at Juniper before returning to Macon. Thursday, January 24, 1918 Page 8, col. 2 MARRIAGE - GREEN-COOK (Excerpts) At the parsonage in Chattahoochee Wednesday night January 16 Mr. Alma L. Green and Miss Leila Cook by Rev. W. A. Fischer pastor of the Methodist church. Thursday, January 31, 1918 Page 2, col. 3 DEATH notice (Excerpt) - HAND Mrs. J. H. Hand, wife of Dr. Hand, of Blakely, Georgia. Married 20 years. Buried at Quincy cemetery. Sisters: Mrs. W. B. Munroe and Mrs. Nicholson Thursday, January 31, 1918 Page 5, col. 4 DEATH notice (Excerpt) - HAND Mrs. J. H. Hand died Saturday - occurred 7 o'clock that morning Services conducted by Dr. H. G. Davis, pastor of the Methodist church. Interment in Eastern cemetery. She was Miss Rosie Smith before her marriage. Thursday, January 31, 1918 Page 5, col. 4 MARRIAGE - McFARLIN-LIDDON Mr. J. L. McFarlin, Jr., of Quincy, son of Mr. J. L. McFarlin, Sr., and Miss Louise Liddon of Marianna, by Rev. Dr. McNeil of the first Methodist church of Marianna. She is a recent graduate of Brenau College. Thursday, January 31, 1918 Page 8, col. 2 DEATH OF W. H. BUTLER Passed away at his country home last Saturday night with pneumonia at the age of 42. He was sick just a few days. He left behind a wife and child, aged father L. F. Butler, Quincy; three sisters: Mrs. J. E. Shelfer, Quincy; Mrs. W. E. Sanders, Concord; Mrs. J. L. Bell of Jacksonville; and three brothers: L. E. Butler, Concord; M. H. Butler, Calvary; J. H. Butler, Jacksonville. Funeral service by Rev. Moneham. Buried in family burying ground near Calvary. February 7, 1918 Page 2, col. 3 GRAY, James H. - DEATH (Excerpt) Death of James H. Gray, last Thursday at his home near Concord. He was aged 65 years. Survived by wife and 11 children: Mrs. G. A. Lang and Mrs. R. M. Lang of Calvary, Ga; C. H., James Gray and Mrs. J. L. Owens, Quincy; W. B. Gray, Amsterdam, Ga; Claude, Clarence, Howard, Lamar and Miss Lessie Gray, Concord. Three brothers and two sisters: G. F. Gray, Gretna; John H. Gray, Concord; A. J. Gray, Corpus Christi, Tx; Mrs. John Vickers, Gretna; Mrs. Millie Burkett, Corpus Christi. Funeral services by Rev. Henry of Hinson Methodist church at 1 o'clock Friday. Woodmen of the World funeral. Interment at cemetery at Concord. February 7, 1918 Page 3, col. 3 KRAUSS - SEABROOK MARRIAGE (Excerpts) - Florrie Eunice Seabrook, daughter of Mrs. And Mrs. W. A. Seabrook of this county, to Daniel A. Krauss of Brunswick, Ga. Tuesday morning at home of the bride's parents who live 6 miles from Quincy. Thursday, March 14, 1918 J. R. NICHOLSON - DEATH (Excerpts) J. R. Nicholson, prominent farmer, died last Saturday. Died of paralysis, Saturday morning at his home three miles this side of Havana after an illness of 5 weeks. Son of Archibald Nicholson. Lived and died on the old Archibald Nicholson homestead and "was" laid to rest in the old family cemetery there Sunday afternoon. He was 58 years old. Survived by widow, Eliza, sister of County Judge P. S. Thomson, 5 daughters and one son. Sisters: Mrs. W. W. Wilson of Quincy; Mrs. Emmett McGriff of Tallahassee; and Mrs. B. H. Hinson of Hinson. Brother Hugh Nicholson, near Quincy. Thursday, April 18, 1918 page 8, col. 1 NICHOLSON - DEATH (Excerpt) Lamar NICHOLSON, 25, at home of his aunt, Mrs. W. B. Munroe, at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. He was son of Mrs. And Mrs. M. J. Nicholson of near Havana. Died of cancer. Interred at Eastern cemetery. Thursday, April 25, 1918 Page 4 - Death of Robt. McLaughlin, son of J. L. McLaughlin of Havana, died of pneumonia - was in the hospital corps. (See also Havana News) Page 5 - Lillian Frances, year and a half old daughter of Eugene Faircloth died Thursday of pneumonia - services at church at Vada, Ga. (See also Havana News) Thursday, April 25, 1918 page 3, col. 5 HAVANA NEWS Death of Collins TRULOCK, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter TRULOCK of Amsterdam, Ga., Last Thursday. Laid to rest at Hinson. Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Faircloth died Thursday morning, buried above Bainbridge. Robert McLAUGHLIN, of Camp Wheeler, laid to rest at Johnson cemetery near here Monday afternoon. Thursday, May 2, 1918 Page 3, col. 4 CURRENT EVENTS - FAMILY DIES William M. Turner, a well known farmer living near Bemiss in Lowndes county, Ga., together with his wife and daughter, Miss Annie Belle Turner, lost their lives in a furious storm which swept that section Sunday afternoon. The storm wrecked the home, which fell in on the inmates, killing the daughter almost instantly and fearfully crushing the father and mother, who died a few hours later. Thursday, May 19, 1918 Page 3, col. 5 DYKES DEATH Thomas Dykes died at Concord Home Friday. One more of Gadsden county's old Confederate heroes passed from this life May 3rd and his remains were laid among the silent tombs in the Johnson cemetery. Mr. Thomas Dykes was born in this neighborhood about 1840. Served with Gen. R. E. Lee's commands in Tennessee and Kentucky. He leaves one son and three daughters. Thursday, May 19, 1918 Page 5 CALLED TO JACKSONVILLE THURSDAY Mrs. Anne Orman, sister of Mrs. Sallie Love in Jacksonville. Girlhood spent in Mt. Pleasant. Funeral at Apalachicola Sunday. Sister in law of Mrs. A. L. Wilson; mother of Mrs. J. F. C. Griggs. Thursday, May 19, 1918 Page 5 SAMUEL DEZELL DIED AT MT. PLEASANT HOME May 6 - died May 1 at age of 89. Served as a Union soldier. Married Mary Ford in 1862. Five children, four living: Miss Allie Dezell and Mrs. I. F. Shepard of Mt. Pleasant; Mrs. Lizzie Shepard of Jacksonville, and James A. Dezell of Greensboro. Moved to Gadsden county in 1886. Thursday, May 23, 1918 Page 4, col. 3 TOLAR DEATH John H. Tolar, 68, died at home at Greensboro, Sunday afternoon. Leaves wife and 8 children, 5 sons and 3 daughters. Funeral services Monday at Flat Creek Baptist church. Conducted by Rev. F. M. Wells. Interment in the cemetery there. Thursday, May 30, 1918 Page 5, col. 3 GREGORY DEATH H. L. Gregory died at his home in Havana Thursday afternoon of last week; after a stroke of paralysis the previous Sunday. Aged 49. Leaves a wife and 5 children. Interment in cemetery in Havana. Rev. Folsom conducted the last rites. Brother of Sheriff G. Scott (Gregory) and Albert Gregory of Quincy. Thursday, June 6, 1918 DEATH - K. B. GREGORY News of death 8 o 'clock last Friday evening of Mr. K. B. Gregory at his home four miles SW of Quincy. Mr. Gregory was veteran of the civil war. Leaves behind a widow and 3 sons. Internment in the family burying ground near the home. Funeral services held Saturday afternoon by Rev. Blackwell of the Presbyterian church. Thursday, June 13, 1918 Page 5, col. 4 DEATH - John R. SMITH John R. Smith died at his Gretna home last Thursday, aged 70. Survived by wife and children. Remains laid to rest in Sunny Dell cemetery at Gretna Friday morning. Services at grave by Rev. N. W. Stephens of the Presbyterian church. Thursday, June 13, 1918 Page 1, col. 6 Frances Bannerman, 12, daughter of R. C. Bannerman, died Sunday of malaria, buried in Iamonia cemetery near Tallahassee. Thursday, June 20, 1918 Page 5, col. 1 Mrs. Mary Elisabeth Woodbery died at her sister' s home, Mrs. Hattie Munroe, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Age 71. 4 sons and 4 sisters. Services by Dr. H. G. Davis, Methodist church, interred in Eastern cemetery.