Carroll County GaArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for MARCH 1882 March 1882 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Gravelle http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005680 April 4, 2007, 11:26 pm The Carroll County Times March 1882 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CARROLL COUNTY TIMES", Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia for MARCH 1882 NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, MARCH 3, 1882 STATE News The Rome Courier says that a young man by the name of Frank Wood, an employee of the W. & A. Railroad, was killed near Dalton on 28th of February, by falling between two cars while the train was in motion. ----- The Marietta Journal says that during a fight in Dallas, one day last week between some men, Mr. James Carter in trying to part them, was unintentionally cut in the throat, making a fearful gash but it is not considered dangerous. ----- NEIGHBORHOOD News Mrs. Susan Williams of Cedartown is dead. ---- Dr. G.M. White of Troup county accidentally cut his foot half in two the other day. --- Mr. Daniel Aderhold of Campbell county is very low with sickness. ---- Col. J.W. Bradley who went to Texas from Newnan not long since, has located in San Antonio. ---- M.O. Smith of Anniston, Alabama was arrested in Newnan last week, charged with shooting his father-in-law in the former place. ---- The store of J.M. Owensby of Heard county was destroyed by fire on the night of the 15th of February. ---- Miss Ellen Pinson of Coweta county was married recently to Mr. B.O. Hill of Meriwether. ----- COWETA County News There are several cases of sickness with some of the neighbors. Mrs. James H. Smith has been, and is yet, very feeble. --- Mrs. Nancy Smith is sick. --- Aunt Tilda Benton has been quite sick. --- Mrs. William Copeland has the dropsy and suffers a great deal. --- Mr. R. Mobley and Uncle Jeptha Davis are still at death's door. ---- Mr. George Powers who lives on the lower line of this county near the Heard line, attempted suicide by shooting himself in the throat last Monday morning. His wound is considered fatal. He is a good citizen and about 60 years old. ----- Mr. Palmer who had a stroke of mental abberration, has recovered. ----- Mrs. John Langley has been dismissed from the lunatic asylum and arrived home a few days ago, to the great joy of her husband and family. ----- LOCAL News Mr. A. Glaser, formerly a merchant of this place, died recently in Macon where he moved not long since from Hampton. ----- Last Sunday was the 80th anniversary of the birth of that esteemed old gentleman, Mr. A. Mandeville. We trust that he may live to see many more anniversaries. ---- A private letter has been received in this place from Miss Lizzie Velvin of Cedartown, stating that her mother is quite sick, not expected to live, and that she was expressed a desire to be buried in Carrollton. ----- Mr. J.H. Abercrombie, living some two miles northwest of Villa Rica, on the 7th day of last month, near his residence, captured a beaver weighing 45 pounds. Mr. Abercrombie was in his buggy when he discovered said beaver, which was passing over the ridge between the Tallapoosa River to Sweetwater Creek. He gave chase and after running some distance, he overtook him, the beaver showing fight when caught up with, but after a few licks from a stick, surrendered. ----- WHITESBURG News Mrs. John Carpenter of Newnan was over last week visiting her father Joseph Fridell who lives on the river below town. ---- R.L. Tanner and Mr. Frank Camp have formed a copartnership under the firm name Tanner & Camp and will continue to sell dry goods and groceries. ---- STRIPLING'S CHAPEL News Miss Pittman of Heard county is teaching school at Rocky Mount. ---- IN MEMORIAM OF MRS. ELIZABETH KELLEY Died on the night of the 13th inst., at the residence of her son-in-law Mr. H.B. Dyer, Mrs. Elizabeth Kelley. Grandma Kelley was born in Greenville district, South Carolina in the year of our Lord, 1800. She was the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Dyer. She was married to Moses Kelley in 1818 and emigrated to Georgia sometime after she was married. She first settled in Walton county, this state, and from there to Coweta, and from there to Carroll, where she resided till her death. She was a consistent member of the Missionary Baptist church. She united to that church at Macedonia, Coweta county in 1846. I think I can safely say that she was a Christian. We are taught in the good book that "by their fruits ye shall know them" and all her neighbors will join in saying that her walk was upright and that she had the fruits of the spirit. She leaves three childrne to mourn her departure and numerous grandchildren. Her children are Capt. T.M. Kelley, Mrs. H.B. Dyer and Mrs. John D. Morgan. May their lives be like hers. A.B. Fitts ------- APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF DISMISSION Carroll County, Georgia Whereas, W.M. Lyle, guardian of W.J. Bryant, represents to the court in his petition duly filed and entered of record, that he has fully discharged the trusts responsed in him as such guardian; this is therefore to cite all persons interested to show cause if any they can, why said guardian should not be discharged from said trust, and receive letters of dismission on the first Monday in May next. This Feb. 8th, 1882. R.L. Richards, Ordinary of Carroll county ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, MARCH 10, 1882 NEIGHBORHOOD News We learn fro the Randolph County News that Dr. Gaines Slaughter of Oxford, Alabama died suddenly on the 21st ultimo. ---- From the Douglasville Star - - - - On Tuesday night in the western part of this county, there occurred a shooting scrape in which Lucky Henslee was shot in the left shoulder by Hanse Williams. Williams keeps a little bar room about four miles south of Villa Rica, and Henslee had gone there that night. A difficulty ensued between Henslee and Williams. Henslee who is a much larger man than Williams, endeavored to get over the counter to Williams, whereupon Williams shot him, inflicting an ugly wound in his left shoulder. The wound may prove quite serious. ----- Tom and Boler Moon, who are in jail at Centre, Ala. for the murder of their Aunt, came near being lynched by a mob Saturday night. Judge Box, hearing of the mob, had the prisoners removed to Gadsden in time to save their lives. ----- Mr. Baylis G. Earle of Rome is dead. ---- Mr. Henry P. Richards of Newton county died Saturday at the age of eighty. He was a very wealthy and prominent citizen of that county. He was liberal with his wealth and did a great deal toward the building of churches in his immediate section and other parts of the state. Mr. Richards, it will be remembered, loaned the Presbyterian church of this place at a low rate of interest, the money to build with and assisted also by a liberal contribution. Such rich men are public benefactors and are missed when they are gone. ------ LOCAL News Carrollton has now two barber shops. John Williams, colored has recently built him a shop on Depot street. ---- Mr. W.S. McElfresh is closing up his business here as rapidly as possible. He expects to leave for the West with his family, next Monday. ----- SAND HILL News P.H. Garst is very low at this time with a rising in his head. ---- CURTIS News The storm in the community last week did a great deal of damage, blowing down fences and outhouses. Mr. J.L. Campbell had five bee trees that were blown down and nearly ruined. They had a good deal of honey in them, as your reported can testify to. ----- I learn that Mrs. A. Tyson has been very sick with typhoid pneumonia but is better. ---- BUFFALO News Our sick are up and mostly well, but Mrs. Butler near Billow, who is said to be very low. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, MARCH 17, 1882 COWETA County News Mr. Robert Newman who lived near Sargent's factory, dropped dead at his home on the 4th instant. ---- Mr. Arch Watts of the fourth district is dead. --- The widow of William Moore is dead, from the fourth district. She died on the 4th inst. ---- Uncle Jeptha Davis is worse. ---- LOCAL News J.W. Michael, living some three miles west of Carrollton, died last Wednesday from the effects of a wound received in the head, during the War. ----- Mr. Joseph Sledge, well known to a good many of our business men as an Atlanta drummer, was killed by falling from the cars near Cusseta, Alabama on Last Monday morning. The Atlanta Constitution gives the following account of the unfortunate occurrence: " About six o'clock in the morning, Mr. Sledge boarded the early train for Cusseta with the intention of returning to LaGrange where his wife and child are now. Just this side of Cusseta, he left the coach, going to the front platform. While standing there, it is thought he fainted and fell between the cars. The wheels passed over his body and death was instant. His remains were brought up on the passenger train yesterday and will be buried in the cemetery of that place today. Mr. Sledge was a young man of about 30 years of age and was a gentleman in every sense of the word. Up to the first of the present month he was engaged with Lamar, Rankin & Lamar of this city. He leaves a wife, a sister of Hon. Albert Cox of LaGrange, and one son. The news of his death caused quite a sensation in the city where he is well known. " ------ CURTIS News Mrs. Eleanor Hicks, who is nearly blind, is not any better. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, MARCH 24, 1882 NEIGHBORHOOD News James T. Hughie, recently accidentally shot by Geo. Woodall of Fairburn, has since died. ---- COWETA County News A little six year old girl, Molly, daughter of Mr. George Smith who lives on the plantation of Mr. Willcoxon near Sargent's factory, was burned to death last Saturday, under the following circumstances: She was in the field helping her father burn off corn stalks. Her father had stepped off a little distance, when he heard her scream. Turning, he saw her coming toward him with the flames above her head. Her clothing was all burned off. She had long hair which hung down her back, which burned smooth off to the scalp; her tongue was burned to a crisp and her skin peeled off. She died the same day and her remains were interred at Newnan on Sunday last. Mr. Smith and his family have the entire sympathies of this whole community. ----- LOCAL News HUMAN SKELETONS FOUND There has been a good deal of talk in town this week about the discovery of two human skeletons in an old copper mine, near Villa Rica in Douglas county, the latter part of last week. The following account of the discovery we take from the Douglasville Star of last Tuesday: A big sensation was created in Villa Rica last Saturday by the finding of two human skeletons in an old copper shaft on the Hill farm. This old mine has not been operated since the commencement of the War and lately it was sold as a portion of the estate of W.B. Hill, and was purchased by a northern company. This company at once began work on the mine and on Saturday in cleaning out one of its shafts, the workmen found the skeletons of a woman and child. It seems that much dirt and rubbish and about two wagon loads of rock were found upon the skeletons. The skeleton of the woman seems to have been found with the head down. The people of the vicinity are much excited about the matter, and it is generally thought hat the skeletons are those of a woman and her child who suddenly disappeared in 1865 or 1866 and who has never been heard of since. This woman was a "black sheep in the flock" causing her family much trouble and at the time of her disappearance, was supposed to be enciente by a negro. Many think that this negro was hired to dispose of her and that she was killed and her body thrown into the shaft. As we go to press, the coroner is holding an inquest over the remains, and we will give a full and thorough report of the proceedings in our next issue. It is said that when another shaft in the same mine is opened, that the remains of a negro will be found, who was thrown in it during the civil war, because he tried to induce other negroes to go to the Federal Troops and also piloted these troups to some horses that were hidden in the woods. * * * * * * * Since the above was put into type and just before we go to press, we receive the following note from Squire J.M. Cobb, giving the substance of the coroner's inquest: The jury holding the inquest over the skeletons taken from the copper shaft near Villa Rica, returned in substance, last night, the following verdict: We, the jury, find the remains to be those of a female, also that they are the remains of Mary Bagwell and her unborn infant, and further find that she came to her death being being thrown in what is known as the Hill copper shaft by Barney Hargroves and some other unknown parties. We further find that Willis Bagwell, Wiley Bagwell and Charley Bagwell were cognizant of the fact and kept it concelaed form the officers of the law. March 23rd, 1882 ----------- WHITESBURG News Mr. S. Pate, a silversmith, has put up a shop in C.A. Wager's store. ---- J.A. Atkinson and J.M. Kendrick have gone to Green county, Alabama where they have a contract of grading on the Railroad. ---- SAND HILL News Married on Sunday, the 19th inst. at 10 o'clock a.m. at the residence of Wesley Smith, Miss F.M. Smith to W.L. Barnett. J.L. Norman officiated. ---- LOCAL News Married on the 9th inst. by the Rev. W.W. Roop, at the residence of Mr. S.P. Steed, Mr. E.C. Burns to Miss Emma Barron, all of this county. ----- The family of W.S. McElfresh left for Arkansas last Saturday morning. They will go to Prescott in Nevada county, in southern Arkansas, the same place to which Judge Thomasson moved. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, MARCH 31, 1882 THE VILLA RICA HORROR A letter from Douglasville to the Atlanta Constitution, after giving the developments which we have already published concerning the Mary Bagwell mystery, says: " Among the remains were found a gold breast-pin, an old style guttapereha puff comb, and a silk neck ribbon about one yard long and two or three inches wide, in a perfect state or preservation except being somewhat faded, all of which were recognized by the old associates of Mary Bagwell as being her property. The coroner issued his warrant for the arrest of Barney Hargraves and the three Bagwells. It is understood that the negro, Hargraves, accidentally shot and killed himself some two or three miles from Atlanta a few years ago. The Bagwells were immediately arrested by Deputy Sheriff W.J. Kilgore and placed under $1500. bonds for their appearance at the July term of Douglas Superior Court. ------ STATE News Gov. Colquitt has pardoned Kate Southern, who killed Narcissa Cowart, her rival in the affections of her husband in Pickens county, years ago. It will be remembered that she was sentenced to death for the killing, but the Governor commuted her sentence to imprisonment for life, and now has pardoned her, and she is a free woman. ----- William Gregory of Atlanta was shot and instantly killed on the night of the 22nd, at a bar room on Peters street. The verdict of the coroner's inquest was that the killing was done by William Davis. ----- NEIGHBORHOOD News The residence of Robert Kelly, near the camp ground, 4 1/2 miles from Franklin, was burned Wednesday of last week about 9 o'clock. It is supposed that the fire started from a spark falling on the roof. ----- Mr. A.J. Ponder, an old citizen of Heard county and former clerk of the Superior court, died on the 15th near Houston district in that county, under rather painful circumstances. It seems that he was in quite feeble health and low in spirit, and on the 13th, attempting to go from Mrs. Rooks across the farm to Mr. Mort Edwards to visit his sister, he fell in a ditch where he was found in a dying condition the next day. ----- LOCAL News Married, on the 22nd inst. by W.L. Craven, Esq., at the residence of the bride's, Mr. H.W. McDaniel to Mrs. Mary J. Warren, all of this county. ----- COWETA County News Death has again visited our community and taken from the fond embrace of his family, our much esteemed and beloved neighbor, Rezen Mobly, who breathed his last at 11 o'clock, Wednesday, March 22nd. As a church member, his christian walk was unwavering and worthy to be imitated; for 35 years he was a consistent member of the Baptist church at Macedonia, filling the office of deacon to the full satisfaction of the brethren. He bore his six years of affliction with christian fortitude and resignation. A kind husband and loving father is gone to the rest which awaits all the faithful. We part with him in hopes of meeting him beyond that dark river, where the wicked cease to trouble and the weary are at rest. His funeral was preached at Macedonia church on Tuesday, March 23rd, by the Rev. J.B.S. Davis of Newnan, from the 30th Chapter of Mark and from the 34th verse to the close of the 37th, after which is body was consigned to its resting place in the silent grave, by the side of his first wife, at Macedonia cemetery. ------ Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, wife of Meredith Moore of Centre, Ala. is visiting relatives and old friends in this vicinity. ---- We learn that a box came floating down the Chattahoochee river a few days ago containing a fine, healthy, white child. It was well dressed and had plenty of good clothing for the perilous voyage. Never learned whether it was a little Moses or not. It was captured at Neal's Ferry, by the ferryman, and we learn that some old gentleman and his wife have taken the same to raise. We don't know the particulars; doubtless it came from high ranks. ------ LOCAL News KANSAS District News Mr. Jesse Woodard is quite feeble. --- Mrs. Lucinda Reid has been sick some time and is very low. ---- Mrs. Sallie Reid, wife of Mr. N.D. Reid, is very low and has been for some time, and at this writing is no better. ---- WHITESBURG News Married at the residence of Wm. Musick on last Sunday, by R. Benton, Esq., Mr. John Anderson to Miss Lenora Musick. ---- Died at the residence of J.E. Merk last Saturday evening, Mrs. Mary Haisten, aged 83 years. Her remains were carried to Mt. Carmel church, Coweta county on Sunday for interment. ----- Mr. D.H. Ledbetter of Cedartown, a silversmith and artist, has rented an old gallery and will remain in Whitesburg awhile to take pictures and fix watches. ----- Married near County Line a few days ago, Mr. Mark Posey of Campbell county to Mrs. Susan Johnston of Carroll county. ----- STRIPLING'S CHAPEL News The death of "Uncle" Bobbie Gray last Saturday morning was a sad annoucement in our community. A great many had not even so much as heard of his illness. He was taken sick on Sunday night the 19th, and for a day or two, was thought to be doing very well, but he finally grew worse, gradually sinking until 6 o'clock Saturday morning the 25th of March, 1882, he breathed his last. He was at the time of his death about 75 years old, being one of the first settlers of Carroll county and for many years a good member of the Methodist church at Stripling's Chapel. On Sunday evening at 4 o'clock in the presence of a large crowd, the remains were laid away in their resting place. The burial services were performed by Rev. J.M. Griffin. He leaves a second wife and two little boys, together with his older children and many friends to mourn his death. ------ Mrs. W.G. Kirbow and family of Newnan were over last Sunday attending the burial of Uncle Bobbie Gray, Mrs. Kirbow's father. ---- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/carroll/newspapers/newspape2164gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 20.4 Kb