Carroll County GaArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for JUNE & JULY 1884 1884 ************************************************ 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 21, 2007, 4:02 pm The Carroll County Times 1884 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CARROLL COUNTY TIMES", Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia for JUNE 1884 & JULY 1884 NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JUNE 6, 1884 LOCAL News Mrs. Mary Long, near Banning, a widow living with her widowed daughter, took her own life on Monday, May 26th by taking two vials of laudanum. She lingered until Wednesday night and died. Dr. J.C. Brown was called in and did all he could to restore her. She had procured laudanum on Saturday at Hutcherson's store and kept it concealed. Her daughter left her in ordinary health at noon. She found her in a stupor when she returned at evening. She had divided her little store of money, $180., among her three grandchildren. No inquest was held. ----- WHOOPING CREEK Community News It falls to my lot to announce the death of Wm. Todd, who died the 17th inst. at the residence of his brother-in-law James Webb. He was a member of the Baptist church at Elam of Coweta county and had been for 35 years. He was a man of pure designs, always doing good, loved by all his neighbors and lived for God. He came out from his home in Alabama to see his sister and was taken sick and died, and found the good samaritan at Mr. Webb's. He was well cared for by him and especially his boys who paid great respect to their Uncle. May they reap their reward for so doing, and your writer can only say for Bro. Todd as Paul said, "He has fought the good fight" and was ready to meet his maker. HIs age was 65. Our sympathy is to the bereaved relatives and friends. ----- BOWDON News Died on last Saturday night, Miss Amanda Myers, who has been for a number of years, an invalid. Now the fell touch of death has relieved her of all pain. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JUNE 13, 1884 LOCAL News Mrs. Sallie R. Carlton of Atlanta is in town visiting relatives. She is a daughter of Hon. W.W. Merrell. Mrs. Carlton is accompanied by her two little boys, Hal and Earnest. They will remain several weeks. ---- JUSTICE Court News Green Clark was brought up for trial, charged with assault with intent to murder Orange Carmichael, who received a bullet wound in the leg from Mr. Clark's seven-shooter. The defendant was bound over in the sum of $50. for assault and battery. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JUNE 20, 1884 LOCAL News Mr. Robert Dick who has been on the sick list for several days is improving. ---- We are very sorry to learn that Mrs. George Upshaw is very sick. ---- On the evening of Friday the 13th inst., Mrs. Ruth T. Brown closed her eyes in death. The deceased was in her 78th years. She was the mother of Henry C. Brown, Mrs. Dr. W.W. Fitts and five other children, who survive to mourn her loss and cherish her memory. ----- Persons from Newnan on Monday's train brought the painful intelligence of the death of Mr. Jas. D.Holmes on Monday morning. He was at one time, marshall of Carrollton. He was a son of Thomas Holmes of this county. The relatives have our sympathy in their bereavement. ----- Mr. Owensby of Hogansville and Miss Seba Jackson of Heard county made an elopement match last Sunday. We have not heard the particulars. Since the knot is tied, we sincerely wish them the parental blessing and a long and happy life. The Coweta Advertiser ----- Married on the night of the 18th at the residence of Mr. L.E. Davis, Mr. Jim Stidham to Miss Izzy Davis, both of this county. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Jim Thomasson. ----- We record with sorrow, the death of Bro. J.L. Yates, son of Bro. J.P. Yates of the New Mexico district. The deceased Bro. just entered his twenty-eighth year and was baptised into the fellowship of the Baptist church at Pleasant Grove in August 1882, which relationship he sustained until his death. Kind hearted, pious, with a heart alive to the interest of Christ's Kingdom, his words of cheer and gentle admonition served to encourage other young brethren to battle against the tide of temptations. But death marked him for his victim. Slow, painful and withering was the attack. But he murmured not, and with christian patience did he await the master's will, until the morning of the 5th of June 1884. He seemed to awake from a deep sleep and feebly uttered that fond name, Ma, Ma, then passed away to the far beyond almost without a struggle. We feel assured of the fact that our loss in the death of Bro. John L. Yates, has been his eternal gain. Then let us weep not as those that have no hope and may the Lord, who is ever good to his children, sanctify this visitation of providence to our good and his glory. We tender our sympathies to the weeping friends and especially the dear mother, that watched so many sleepless nights by his bedside. Let us be comforted with the blessed hope that we will by the grace of God, meet our loved ones again, where no death, no sickness or sorrow is known. The Pastor. ------ NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JUNE 27, 1884 LOCAL News AN OLD NEWSPAPER We are indebted to the kindness of Mr. and Mrs. M.R. Burkhalter of Villa Rica for the loan of a copy of the "Ulster County Gazette" of Saturday, Jan. 4, 1800. The heading shows it to have been puslished at Kingston, Ulster county. Mr. Burkhaster obtained it from Mrs. Eliza Scott of Augusta, a daughter of John Christopher Lewis, formerly of Burke County, Ga. The paper is well preserved, and yellow with age. ----- Wm. A. Coleman of Honduras, a son of Maj. Henry Coleman, formerly of this county, returning to his native state, stopped at Waverly in Harris county at the residence of a brother-in-law. Soon after his arrival, one of his children broke out with Smallpox and died on the 8th inst. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of many friends and relatives in Carroll. ----- Miss Emma Morris, a daughter of George Morris of Heflin, Ala. died at Bowdon at the residence of Mrs. Joe Morris on Tuesday last. She is thought to have had Consumption. ----- Mr. Charles M. Parker, formerly of this county, died of the fever at Oxmore, Ala. on the morning of the 12th inst. and was buried at Mt. Zion on the 14th. The deceased was a son of Dr. C.W. Parker of Bremen. He leaves a wife and three children. ---- The widow of the late Rev. Wm. Dimmock died at her home in this place at 4 o'clock a.m. on last Friday the 20th inst. The deceased was a native of England, was born at Prince Risborough on Sept. 4th, 1818, hence was not quite 66 years old. She moved to Carroll county in 1872. She never was of a strong constitution; the greater part of her life she was an invalid. In her last illness she was confined to her bed but a few days, hence her death was unexpected. She had been for 46 years a consistent member of the Presbyterian church. She was the mother of eight children, four of whom survive to mourn her loss and cherish her memory. ----- Mr. James L. Bass, one of Carrollton's boys, left for Texas one day last week. ---- Mrs. George Upshaw died at 12:30 on Wednesday. the funeral took place at the Baptist church yesterday. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JULY 4, 1884 OBITUARY OF JOHN SMITH Departed this life at midnight on the 8th inst. Uncle John Smith, known as Hominy John, aged 75 years, 2 months, 9 days. The deceased was born in Elbert county, Ga. in 1809. He moved to Coweta and in 1846 he moved to this county and settled near Sand Hill. In about 1857 he moved to Hominy Bottom. The writer has been well acquainted with him for 35 years and having had many business transactions with him, always found him truthful, and honest with his fellow man, following the golden rule. He raised a large family of children, 14 in number and 8 of them have passed away. One of them, H.T. Smith, rests in the state of Arkansas and the others in this county. He leaves an aged wife and six children. It is a great consolation to them that they were kind to their father in his declining age. He leaves one brother, Wesley Smith, and many other friends and relatives to mourn his loss. While the deceased never made any public profession, he was a man that desired all to live right and for the last few years, as he saw his evening sun was fast going down, his desire was that he might pass away without a struggle, which seemed to be granted. On Sunday, the day before his death, he appeared to be in his usual health and went to his son's house, returned home and ate a common supper. At the hour of midnight, his wife heard him make an unusual noise. Calling to him, and getting no answer, she lit the lamp, and he only breathed twice. Thus, death steals upon as a thief in the night. The deceased was too well known for us to try to comment on his life. His request was that he might be buried at home, which was granted. On Tuesday at ten o'clock, after religious services by Rev. J.D. Hamrick, he was laid away in the presence of many weeping relatives and friends. Thus passed away one of the best and most useful citizens of the county. While we are made to drop a tear of grief, we would say to our old Aunt, now leaning on the staff of time, and to the children, to live right, looking to him that giveth eternal life, that when life's troubles are over, we may all meet in a better land. J.M. Hamrick ------- LOCAL News John F. Peddy of Haralson county died at his residence on Walker Creek on Sunday. ---- Miss Emma Varner from Cobb county is in the city visiting her sister Mrs. J.K. Bennett. --- Mr. Joseph Haney's wife of this county has been ill for some time. ---- Mr. P.B. McELroy of this county who has been sick for several days is improving some. ---- Miss Lelia Olmstead, a sweet and pretty young lady from Newnan, is in the city on a visit to her cousin Miss Annie White. ---- SHILOH District News "Uncle" Anderson Smith has been quite sick during the past week, though is some better at this time. We suppose he is the oldest person in Carroll. He is 94 years old or will be the 12th of July. ----- We are sorry to announce the unexpected death of Taylor Kuglar. Before we knew he was sick, he was cold in death. He was afflicted with flux only 4 or 5 days from which he died last Saturday morning. ----- ROUGH EDGE & VICTORY News Uncle Josiah Farmer who has been confined to his room some time, is still very feeble. ---- Mrs. J.M. Word has been in low health some time and is reported as still feeble. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JULY 11, 1884 IN MEMORY OF JOHN F. WILLIAMS Prof. John F. Williams died at his home near Lairdsboro last Friday morning. In his death Carroll has lost of of her best citizens and Georgia one of her brightest teachers. He was educated at Bowdon College when that institution was under the presidencey of the renowned and lamented McDaniel, and graduated with distinction. Rev. Dr. Henderson was one of his class mates and the late Col. White, the gallant commander of the 7th Ga. Regiment, another. Prof. Williams was always a child of affliction bodily, but possessed an unusual active and bright mind. During the war for above reasons did not enter service but was engaged in teaching most of the time. In 1866, he came to Bowdon and took charge of the school. During this year he was married to Bettie, oldest daughter of Mr. J.W. Adamson, who with her five children still survive him. In 1867 when the college ws reopened and the faculty organized, he was elected Professor of Mathematics, a position he filled with satisfaction to students and trustees and with honor to himself. In the Spring of 1869 he resigned his position in the college to take charge of Female Prepatory School. When it became necessary to unite the two schools, he sold out his property and Bowdon and bought and removed to a farm in the 11th district, where he also taught several years. But failing health forced him to give up his chosen profession and for the last two years has been confined to his room, an invalid. Prof. Williams was a firm believer in the christian religion and was several years an earnest and zealous superintendant of the Sabbath School. His walk in life was orderly and above reproach and he was held in high esteem by all who knew him. Peaceably and quietly he lived through life, and peaceably and quietly he died. His reward is at the right hand of the God in whom he so firmly trusted and may He who alone can give grace and comfort, sustain the widow and orphans in their trouble. In the midst of the busy whirl and perplexities of life, I stop to scatter a few flowers on the grave, and pen these lines to the memory of a friend and brother. J.M.A. -------- OBITUARY OF MRS. DOROTHY D. UPSHAW The subject of this notice departed this life at her home in Carrollton on Wednesday, June 25th after several months of painful affliction. She was born in Newton county in September 1840; was baptized by her own father, Rev. Isaac Hanby in 1869 into the fellowship of the Primitive Baptist church. She married Mr. George N. Upshaw in 1861. She moved with her husband to this city in 1880. She was all that a wife and mother could be to her devoted husband and children. Patient under her severe afflictions, she illustrated the might power of the grace of God, to sustain and to keep the soul from words or even thoughts of impatience. She often spoke of the bright hopes she had of acceptance with God, and admonished and encouraged her household to trust in the Savior. Many are the precious testimonials she left her household and children, that her peace was made with God, and, with words of heavenly admonitition to meet her in Heaven, her saintly spirit took its flight to the haven of eternal rest. "Sister thou were mild and lovely, Gentle as the summer breeze, Pleasant as the air of heaven, as it floats among the trees, Rest with thy Savior forever." A devoted husband and two sons and a daughter mourn her loss. The Lord comforts them. The Pastor ----- Miss Mattie Timmons, the blind daughter of Mr. William Timmons, who has been in attendance at the blind school at Macon, is visiting her people and she affords the town many hours of pleasant pastime by giving us music on the piano or organ. She is a splendid performer and would doubtless make an efficient instructor would the people only give her a trial. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JULY 18, 1884 COWETA County News We are having some sickness and several deaths in this section. Mrs. Richmond Sewell, John Morgan, Mrs. J.H Smith and Mrs. Caroline Skinner are all quite sick. The latter is hardly expected to live. She is a sister of Judge J.M. Hyde near old Carrollton. ----- Miss Mary M. Attaway, daughter of Mr. J.L. Attaway of Cedar Creek district, this county, died at 5 o'clock on the 4th day of July and was buried at old Cedar Creek cemetery on the 5th while the memorial singing was in session. It was quite a solemn occasion. The convention sung around her senseless clay, that mournful hymn, "Oh, sing to me in Heaven when I am called to die." ----- WHITESBURG News Mr. James Hines of Banning died on the 4th inst. He was 82 years old old. Was sick but a few days; do not know the cause of his death. ---- Died on the 5th inst., a thirteen year old daughter of J.L. Lewis. She was sick for several weeks with typhoid pneumonia and a few days before her death took inflammation of the peritoneum. We sympathize with the bereaved families. May their loss be heaven's gain. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, JULY 25, 1884 BOWDON News Mr. Frank Hancock who has been sick some time, died on the 10th inst. His remains were interred at the Baptist cemetery. ---- LOCAL News Died, Monday, July 14th, 1884, Mr. Thomas Leggett of Paulding county. He was very old and had been sick some time. His remains were brought to Carroll county on the 15th inst. and buried at the grave yard near Mr. A. Sticher's. He leaves many friends and relatives to mourn his loss. ----- Mrs. Lucretia Meador of Atlanta, accompanied by her son Eugene and her daughter May, have been in the city two weeks visiting the family of Capt. Eli Benson. ---- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/carroll/newspapers/newspape2222gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 16.9 Kb