Carroll County GaArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for AUG. 1882 August 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 9, 2007, 12:56 pm The Carroll County Times August 1882 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CARROLL COUNTY TIMES", Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia for AUGUST 1882 NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, AUGUST 4, 1882 COWETA County News The church and congregation at Macedonia made up eight or ten dollars in money besides wheat and flour and other things for the widow Alsabrooks and family of Whitesburg who are all down with typhoid fever. ----- Mr. Marion Sewell and Miss Gennett Hopgood are married. ----- LOCAL News Uncle Wince (?) Echols who was carried to the asylum from this county sometime last year, died there last week, we learn. --- Mr. A.F. Gardner and his mother Mrs. G.A. Gardner returned from a visit to relatives in Upson county the first of the week. They were accompanied home by her brother Mr. James F. White. ----- ACQUITTED In Upson county Superior court last week, Mr. James F. White was honorably acquitted of the unlawful killing of J.T. Rose. Mr. White is a brother of Mrs. G.A. Gardner of this place and the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner here will rejoice with them and their many friends and relatives in his restoration to liberty. ----- Mrs. Judge Wright of Albany is visiting her father Uncle Tom Chandler of this place. While visiting in north Georgia, she accidentally had an arm broken, and it still gives her some trouble. ---- Mr. J. J. Gaston has some novel and exciting war experiences and he always being so full of good humor, they never fail to interest when related. Joe went into the Army when only fifteen years of age and served till the close of the war. His comrades all say he made a good soldier. ----- SAD DEATH Miss Amelia Kingberry who has been sick near Augusta, Maine for some time, died there last Friday. She was visiting an Aunt when taken sick and though so far away, her brothers and sister had time to visit her before her death. The remains were brought here for interment and reached here Monday on the train and were taken to the old home. They were interred in the cemetery on Tuesday evening. Rev. Mr. Stacy of Newnan came over and conducted the funeral solemnities. The deceased had long been a consistent member of the Presbyterian church in this place and was beloved by all who knew her. The writer was well acquainted with her in life, and can say that she was one of the purest christians he ever knew. But she has gone to her rest. May God, who in His providence doeth all things well, comfort the bereaved relatives and friends. ------ CURTIS Community News Mr. J.B. Sword of Logansville, Ga. has been visiting his mother Mrs. S. Megginson. ---- Mr. J.M. Vines of County Line is visiting his father Mr. P.H. Vines. --- Mr. M. McCurty who went from Douglas county to Texas last fall, has written a letter to Mr. John L. Campbell and in the letter he says that "Georgia has plenty of good water" and that he intends to have some of it soon. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, AUGUST 11, 1882 NEIGHBORHOOD News From the Newnan Herald - - - - Mr. C.H.C. Willingham, editor of the Cartersville Free Press, came to Newnan last Friday on a sad mission. About forty years ago, his father died and was buried about two miles from Newnan on property owned by Major. Wm. U. Anderson, and on the tombstone was truthfully inscribed " Here lies an honest man." Mrs. Lynda M. DeFoor, his former wife, died in Atlanta this week, and her son, accompanied by other members of the family, brought the remains to Newnan for interment beside the husband's resting place. They were met at the depot by Mr. J.W. Clarke and other friends who had made all necessary arrangements for the burial. ------ LOCAL News B.W. Word of Terrell, Texas is in town this week, visiting his sister Mrs. A.C. Saxon. ---- BUFFALO Community News Mr. John Brown near Shiloh is as low as could be and is expected to die at any time. ---- Mr. Virgil Tony of Clayton county is visiting his father-in-law Mr. G.T. Fielder. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, AUGUST 18, 1882 COWETA County News Mr. E.T. Kirby and Miss Emma L. Orr were married in Newnan last week. ---- LOCAL News Mrs. James Moore who has been on a visit to South Carolina for several weeks, returned Wednesday evening. Her invalid brother, Mr. James Elkins, came back with her. ----- Just as we go to press, we learn of the death of Miss Laura King, eldest daughter of Mr. Charley King. Her disease was typhoid fever. She died at 11 o'clock p.m. Thursday, August 17th, 1882. She passed quietly away without a struggle or pain. Gifted with beauty of person and great gentleness and amiability of character, she was the idol of her parents and beloved by all who knew her. Our sympathies are with the sorrowing parents. ----- A GOOD MAN GONE The Rev. David Stripling, well known throughout this county, died quite suddenly at Shiloh Camp ground on last Sunday morning at 11 a.m., after an illness of a little over an hour. The immediate cause of his death we have not heard stated. The Rev. A.J. Hughes had preached the 8 o'clock sermon in the morning, and Uncle Davy, as he was familarly called, had closed the services in a short exhortation, in the course of which he spoke of many familiar faces he missed from the congregation, calling over the names of a number who had been called from life's fitful fever, to that bourne from whence no traveler returns, and warned the congregation of the shortness of life and the necessity of preparing for death. So far as he was concerned, he said that he thought this was the last time he would ever be at the camp ground and we would all have to be there our last time. Immediately after the exhortation he made his way to his tent, where he was prostrated by the disease which soon ended in his death. The burial took place on Tuesday morning at Smyrna church. He was buried with Masonic honors by Carroll Lodge No. 69, F. & A.M. The number of people who attended these sad rites was unusual and attested the strong love in which the deceased was held by the people, among whom he lived for so long. Uncle Davy was at the time of his death in his 83rd years. He was one of the very oldest citizens of the county and was a pioneer preacher here, in the early days of Carroll. We have heard it stated that he assisted in building the first church ever built in the county. He was a man that was universally esteemed and possessed as near as it is the lot of man to do, the confidence of all classes. His life itself was a sermon, attesting to the realities of the Christian religion, and appealing to men's hearts, by his example to live the better way. To his family and bereaved ones in this sad hour, we, in common with many others, tender our sincere sympathy. ------ NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, AUGUST 25, 1882 LOCAL News Mr. Frank White, a well known citizen of this county, died at his home in Villa Rica last Tuesday evening, 8 minutes before 4 o'clock, after an illness of several days from typhoid dysentary. He was buried at 4 o'clock Wednesday evening with Masonic honors at Concord M.E. church, 8 miles from Carrollton. Mr. White was a brother of Dr. White of this place and had been a citizen of the county some thirty odd years. He was a man of many noble traits of character and had many warm and devoted friends in the section of the county in which he lived. In his death, Carroll county has lost a good citizen and his family a devoted and affectionate father and husband. Peace to his ashes. ----- CURTIS Community News Your correspondent in company with Mr. J.W. Grant, started for the Carroll county Convention last Saturday. Crops are very good on the road between this place and County Line church, especially on Snake's Creek and on the farm of Hon. R.L. Richards. We spent Saturday night with Maj. S.H. Neal, the owner of Neal's Ferry. I found the old gentleman very sociable. He owns one of the best farms in Carroll county, lying on the river. Major Neal settled the place where he now lives, 33 years ago. It was then in Campbell county and then cut off to Douglas county, and then by a special act of the Legislature, his residence was cut off with Carroll county. The old gentleman is now 76 years of age and when we arrived at his house, he had just returned from making or repairing his flat for his Ferry. He has 83 grand and great-grandchildren. Maj. Neal, Mrs. Word and Mr. Moses Wadkins have in one body, 250 or 300 acres of cleared land all under one fence and the greater portion of it is bottom land, and I tell you, Mr. Editor, it looks like prosperity to see such a large body of corn as there is there, and as good as it is. ----- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/carroll/newspapers/newspape2198gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 9.3 Kb