Carroll County GaArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for JAN. FEB. MAR. 1878 1878 ************************************************ 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 November 5, 2006, 2:48 pm The Carroll County Times 1878 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CARROLL COUNTY TIMES", Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia for JANUARY 1878, FEBRUARY 1878, MARCH 1878 NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JANUARY 4, 1878 LOCAL News Married, on the 25th December 1877, by P.H. Chandler, N.P., John S. Field to Miss Jamina Creel, at the residence of the bride's grandfather, all of Carroll county. --- Albert Dimmock leaves tomorrow morning for Decatur where he goes for the purpose of going to school. We wish him a pleasant time. --- We saw a knife blade made by Mr. Lindsey Trussell the other day which showed considerable skill in workmanship. --- We neglected to state at the proper time that W.P. Cole and Dr. J.D. Cole had moved back to Carroll county from Arkansas. They got back some time before Christmas. They have enough of the West for the present. We are glad to see them back in old Carroll which is about the best country after all. --- To Editor of the Times From James Barrow Having reached the 76th year of my age on Christmas day, I desire you to allow me a short space in your excellent columns to tell the manner in which I celebrated it. Gathering my children, all that I could get together around me, instead of reveling, drinking liquor or dancing, I invited the Rev. E. Phillips, after partaking of a splendid dinner, to lecture them on the proper manner in which to spend Christmas. This he did from the 12th chapter, 19th verse of the Proverbs of Solomon: "The lip of truth shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment." Mr. P. told them well how to celebrate Christmas Day. Directing them to truth and honesty, he said, that they would find friends though they may not have a second suit to their name. I would have been glad that all the young men of the country had been there to hear, the servant of the Lord talking to the youth, telling them the right way to celebrate the birth of Christ. Then followed a few remarks from the writer in regard to it being his birthday and his probable short stay on earth. He alluded to the fact that it may be the last day that his beloved children on earth may meet to celebrate his birth day, exhorting them to follow in his footpaths, that he may not be ashamed of his life. He then proposed to extend the hand to Brother E. Phillips for prayer, that if the old father should never be able to celebrate another birthday, that we may meet on that beautiful shore where the truth is forever established and where joy, peace and love abound forever more. Yours truly, James Barrow, Bowdon, Jan. 2, 1878 ---- A PLEASANT OCCASION Last Tuesday was the fifty-fourth birthday of Mr. T. Spurlock and it was duly celebrated by a birthday dinner, given at the residence of his son-in-law Mr. J.A. Rhudy. Some twenty-five or thirty invited guests were present and the occasion was quite a pleasant one. The dinner was one of the best we have seen in a long time and reflected great credit upon the ladies who got it up. We hope Mr. Spurlock may live to celebrate, in like manner of last Tuesday, many more birthdays. ---- Mr. "Brit" Reggins of Fayette county, having rented the dwelling and store of Mr. Joel Phillips, is going in to the grocery business. Mr. Phillips goes to Cedartown where we learn is going into business there. We wish him success. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JANUARY 11, 1878 LIBEL FOR DIVORCE Georgia, Carroll County Superior Court October Term 1877 C.E. Hester vs. J.B. Hester It appearing to the court by the return of the Sheriff, that defendant in the above stated case does not reside in this county or in the State of Georgia; it is therefore ordered by the court that the said defendant appear at the next term of the court and answer the complaint of the plaintiff and the service of the petition and process in this case be made by publication of this order once a month for four months next, preceeding said term and that the case stand for trial at said term. Hugh Buchanan, J.S.C.C.C. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JANUARY 18, 1878 LOCAL News We learn that Uncle Jimmie Westbrook, while up at his place in Haralson county last week, was pretty badly burned by falling into the fire. He had been out attending to some business and doing some little work and went into the house to warm shortly after getting into the house. He leant over to light his pipe when a fainting spell or something of the kind came over him and he fell into the fire, burning his face and body in several places. A lady who happened to be in the room pulled him out. The burns are painful though not serious. --- Rambo Edmundson, well known in this community, as he lived here some time, has been elected Marshall of Newnan. --- Mr. Asa G. Candler, brother of Mr. Wm. B. Candler and S.C. Candler of Villa Rica, this county, was married in Atlanta last Tuesday evening to Miss Lizzie Howard of that city. The newly wedded pair accompanied by Rev. Warren Candler and lady were expected in Villa Rica last Wednesday evening on a visit to their brothers. --- BOWDON News Mr. James Saxon of Randolph county, Alabama died last Sunday night after a long illness, with dropsy. We have had a long acquaintance with him and family and deeply sympathize with the family in their loss. --- Mr. J.S. Mitchell of the Eleventh district has sold out his possessions to Mr. Jordan Wood and is now moving to a place on Indian Creek that he brought of Mr. G.A. McDonald, lying a mile and a half from Bowdon. Mr. Mitchell is one of the good farmers of Carroll and we are glad to have him on our creek. He will not only be an accession to our neighborhood but to our chuches and schools. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JANUARY 25, 1878 LOCAL News Married on the evening of the 17th inst., at the residence of the bride, by J.J. Gaston, Esq., Mr. Wilson Stallings to Mrs. Winnie Ballard, all of Carroll county. The bridegroom was 76 and the bride 73 years of age. --- Mr. Frank Wynn of Cedartown is lying at the point of death. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, FEBRUARY 1, 1878 From "The Newnan Herald" The widow Holland, living on Mr. Samuel Arnold's plantation between Newnan and Atlanta, had her house and everything in it, also her corn crib with all the corn she had, entirely consumed by fire last Tuesday night, two weeks last. The old lady herself came very near being burned to death, having fainted when she discovered the fire. Not a thing was saved, not even their clothes. She and her family should be provided for by our citizens as they are honest and industrious people. ---- LOCAL News Frank Loftin, Esq., of Franklin, Heard County, was married on the 20th inst. to Miss Mollie L. Davis, only daughter of Mr. James B. Davis. --- Deputy United States Marshall Tim Murphy and party were fired upon near East Point on the 27th inst. by illicit distillers and their friends. A negro guide and two horses were wounded. --- GEORGIA, Carroll County To all whom it may concern, John F. Culpepper of said county, having in proper form applied to me for letters of administration on the estate of Rachel Land, late of said county, deceased; these are to cite all persons concerned to appear at my office on or before the first Monday in March next and show cause, if any they can, why administration on the estate of the said Rachel Land should not be granted to the said John F. Culpepper. Witness the honorable D.B. Juhan, Ordinary of said county, this 29th day of January 1878. ---- Married, at the residence of the bride's father on the evening of the 24th January by the Rev. W.W. Roop, Mr. F.M. Pope to Miss Mamie Pirkle, all of Carrollton. --- Married, at the residence of Thomas Duke in the Eleventh district of Carroll County, Mr. Wm. W. Handley to Miss Nannie A. Hunter, on the evening of the 27th ultimo, J.H. Word, Esq., officiating. --- Married, on the 27th January at the residence of the bride, Mrs. Nancy Embry's, by the Rev. S.T. Sims, Mr. P.R. Gill to Miss Mary J. Morgan, all of Carroll county. --- Died, in Villa Rica, Georgia on the 14th January 1878, at the residence of her son Mr. W.J. Doster, Mrs. Elizabeth Doster, in the fifty-sixth year of her age. Mrs. D. joined the Baptist church when she was very young and lived a devoted member until she was called from this earth to that beautiful shore beyond the river. She had been in declining health for some months but she was perfectly resigned to Him that doeth all things well. She was never known to murmur at the cares and toils of this life, though she was left alone with a large family of children. Her husband, her dearest earthly friend, died some years ago. Mrs. Doster leaves a large family of relatives and a large circle of friends to mourn her loss. --- Mrs. A.J. Daniel who has been dangerously ill for several days, is better at this present writing, Wednesday. --- The steam mill of Mr. Thomas Hanvey about seven miles below here, we learn, was destroyed by fire last Saturday night. The loss was about $500. consisting of lumber, shingles, and damage to machinery. He has commenced fixing it up and will soon be running again. --- Mr. J.W. Reynolds , who lived near here, fell dead in a field close by his house last Monday. The deceased was a highly respected citizen. He was about sixty years old at the time o fhis death. We learn that his remains will be carried to Augusta where he has relatives, for interment. We tender our condolence to the bereaved family and friends of the deceased. (note from transcriber: See correction in the initials of his name in subsequent news article about his death, showing his name as James Madison Reynolds.) --- BILLOW News A little child of Mr. E.W. Sewell's of the Eleventh district was drowned last Saturday at about 12 o'clock, in a tub containing a small quantity of water. It appears that Mrs. Sewell was making baskets out of willow twigs and had the tub of water in the house for the purpose of wetting the twigs, and for some purpose she stepped out of the house and was gone some ten minutes. When she returned she found the little child in the tub, dead. Dr. Frank Thomason was summoned but too late to accomplish anything. The child was buried at Laurel Hill Sunday evening. ---- BOWDON News Another death among old people, which reminds me of the old adage, "the young may die and the old must die." I would like to know how many old people have died in Carroll county during the past year. On Thursday night the 24th inst., Mr. Obediah White died from a short and severe attack of pneumonia. The deceased was an old friend and neighbor, and a son of old Wm. White who died some time back. We deeply sympathy with the many relatives and friends of the deceased. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, FEBRUARY 8, 1878 Dr. John F. Moreland, a well known citizen of LaGrange, died in that city on the 30th ultimo. Dr. M. was no ordinary man. Of strong, vigorous and practical intellect, he succeeded in all the relations of life. He was eminent as a citizen, banker and physician. --- KILLING IN NEWNAN We learn that on Saturday the 2nd inst. at Newnan, a Mr. McDonald and John Patman got into an altercation about a quarter of a dollar and the difficulty resulted in the death of Patman. The circumstances of the above difficiulty as we learn are as follows: They stepped into a grocery to take a drink of whiskey together and both threw down on the counter a quarter of a dollar a piece, and the grocery keeper picked up McDonald's quarter and handed out the drinks, and then McDonald seized on Patman's quarter and a scuffle ensued, in which Patman was rather too jolly for McDonald. This scuffle took place in the grocery and after it was over, McDonald invited Patman out of the grocery, and just as soon as he got outside, drew his pistol and commenced firing. Two balls took affect, one of which entered his breast and resulted in his immediate death. --- On the 17th ultimo, Mr. D.F. Pearce of Heard county was married to Miss Susan D. Almon, and on the 20th at the residence of Rev. Wm. Daniel, Mr. S.D. Almon of Heard county was married to Miss Bannie J. Roop of Carroll county. --- BOWDON News On last Tuesday at 12 o'clock, departed this life, the wife of Wm. Stephenson and daughter of J. Miles. She had been severely afflicted for months. She bore her afflictions with patience and fortitude. In the morning before her death she seemed to be sensible of her departure. She called her husband and little boy and relatives to her bedside and told them she was fully reconciled to go and for them to give her up freely, and to bury her where they thought best. She took her leave requesting that her children should be well cared for and she wanted them all to meet her on that happy shore, where sin, sorrow and afflictions are no more. ---- A FINE GUN O.L. Reese of this place has perhaps the finest double barrel shot gun in the county. It was made years ago for Mr. Lazarus Summerlin, father of Hon. M.C. Summerlin of Heard county, in London, and cost $125. The barrels are four feet long and of the very finest material. It is mounted with pure silver and the name of Lazarus Summerlin, in ornamental gold letters, is printed on the barrels. The locks until lately were of the old style flint and steel but they were changed last week by Mr. T.C. Barnes to percussion locks. Mr. B. made quite a neat job of it and this old gun is now perhaps the most valuable one in this section of the state. ---- Married, in Newnan, Ga. on the 24th inst. at the residence of Col. Jno. B. Willcoxon by the Rev. Mr. Cleveland of Gainesville, Ga., Mr. Edwin Kingsberry of Atlanta to Miss Emmie Cleveland of Newnan. The above we copy from the last issue of the Newnan Herald. The bridegroom is a native of this county and has a host of friends in this community who extend to him and his fair bride, their best wishes as they start out on a journey of life together. ---- During the absence of the Editor of The Times last week, a short notice was made of the sudden death of Col. Reynolds who resides near here, in which the initials of his given name were printed wrong. Instead of J.W. as printed, his initials are J.M., standing for James Madison. Col. R. was at the time of his death sixty eight years, five months and fifteen days old. He moved to this county since the war from Burke county, in this state, where previous to the war, he was in affluent circumstances, being a large slave owner. Col. Reynolds was educated at the State University having graduated in the same class, we believe, with Hon. Robert Toombs and Hon. H.V. Johnson. He was a man of great intregity and character and his word could be taken as his bond by all who were well acquainted with him. He was in the strictest sense of the word an honest man, whom the poet has called "the noblest work of God." He was a man of great urbanity, he never forgot that he was a gentleman. Peace to his ashes. ---- BILLOW News Mrs. Nixon, wife of Mr. A. Nixon of Billow, died of pneumonia last Sunday night at 9 o'clock. We learn that she was perfectly willing to go, as all was well with her. To the lonely husband and family we extend our hearty sympathies. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, FEBRUARY 15, 1878 BOWDON News Cleburne county, Alabama is getting to be one of the most prolific counties in the state. On last night one week ago, Mrs. Cunningham presented her husband with three fine boys, all living and doing well. This is what I call multiplying and replenishing the earth. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, FEBRUARY 22, 1878 OBITUARY OF HIRAM SHARP JR. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth. Yea said the spirit, that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them." Hiram Sharp Jr. was born in Morgan county, Georgia on the __ day of April 1825, and died at his residence in Carroll county on the 15th day of December 1877, in the 52nd year of his age. His parents moved to Carroll county in 1828 and the deceased had lived amongst us, all but three years of his life. At the time of his death, he was living with his third wife, having been married three times, and the first and second being dead. The writer has known the deceased for a number of years, and was very intimate with him, being thrown in his company a great deal of the time. That he was a true Christian was evinced by the interest which he manifested in the cause of Christ. No trifling event could keep him away from the house of God. His faith never failed him, because it was founded upon the Rock of Ages. His hope was ever bright; his confident expectation of God's blessing sustained him in every good word and work. He was ever ready to minister to the necessities of the poor and was given to hospitality. He was a safe counselor to the young and his advice was "remember thy creator in the days of thy youth." He was every ready to comfort and console the distressed. He proved his faith by his works. He was not a preacher, but the writer has often heard him with weeping eyes, plead, beg and beseech sinners to believe in Christ. As a citizen he was all that can be expected in that one word, "good". In the late war between the states, he responded to the call and went to fight the battles of his country. He was a friend to the cause of education believing it to be the duty of every man to educate his children to the extent of his ability. He was an affectionate husband, and kind and indulgent father. But he is dead. To the weeping family of the deceased we tender our sincere condolence; but while they mourn, it is not as those who have no hope, and though his body sleeps in the lonely "city of the dead", his spirit has been borne on angel wings to the "bosom of his father and his God." There let his body rest in peace, until the resurrection morn shall come and the last loud trump shall sound; bidding those who are in their graves to come forth; they that they done good unto the resurrection of life, then shall the prophecy of Job be fulfilled in him... J.L.C. ---- ARRESTED FOR ILLICIT DISTILLING Deputy United States Marshall L.W. Carter has been making things lively, among the illicit distillers since his appointment. Although appointed only some two or three weeks ago, he has made up to this time seven arrests and out of this number, five have been committed for trial before the United States circuit court. The names of the parties from this county who have been committed for trial are Thomas Hill, Cicero Smith, "Wild Bill" alias W.L. Hall, J.T. Smith and B.H. Buchanan. The first three are from the Ninth district, Smith from the Eleventh and Buchanan from the Fourth. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, MARCH 1, 1878 Mr. Geo. F. Traylor of Lone Cane died on the 8th inst. He was a good citizen and was highly esteemed by his neighbors. He had been in bad health a long time. --- Married, at the residence of the bride on the evening of the 14th inst. Mr. J.P. Ha??__ to Mrs. Emma Norton. V.R. Davis Esq., said it. --- Married at the residence of the bride's father on the evening of the 21st ultimo, by James M. Walker, Esq., Mr. W.E. Echols to Miss Martha E. Burks. All of Carroll county. --- DEATH OF MRS. A.J. DANIEL We regret to announce the death of Mrs. A.J. Daniel, which took place at the residence of her hsuband in this city, on last Monday at 2 a.m. She had been sick for some time and her death was not unexepcted. She was buried on Monday evening. Mrs. Daniel had been living a long time in this community and was held in high esteem. She was perfectly resigned to death and expressed her willingness to go, if it was the will of the great "I Am". We are told by those who were present that her death was a triumphant one, that she died only as the Christian can die, trusting and believing in the power of our Lord and Savior. She leaves behind a huband and interesting family of children, to whom we extend our sympathies in their great bereavement. ---- Mrs. Frances J. Reid, wife of Mr. I.A. Reid, and mother of Mrs. O.L. Reese of this place, died in Atlanta on Tuesday the 19th inst. She was buried in LaGrange where she formerly lived. ---- There are six boarders at Sheriff Hewitt's brick hotel: Wild Bill, alias W.L. Hall; Tom Smith, George Driver, Lucius Harris, Henry McCain, Osborne Fisher, the three latter, colored. The first three are United States prisoners charged with violation of the Revenue Laws. McCain is in for assault with intent to murder, Fisher for assault and battery and Harris for assault. --- BILLOW News Mr. W.M. Crumbley is very sick with catarrh fever at his homne near Shiloh. Hope he may soon recover. Dr. Gaulding of your city is waiting on him. --- OBITUARY OF MRS. ELIZA M. NIXON Mrs. Eliza M. Nixon, daughter of Alford and Lucinda McSwain, was born February 28th, 1824 and was married to A. Nixon, December 24th, 1846. She died at her home in Carroll County, Georgia, February 3rd, 1878. For a number of years, she was a consistent member of the Missionary Baptist church, evincing in her daily walk and upright deportment, the characteristics of an exemplary christian. She was sick but a short time, though however, her sufferings were great, but were borne with christian resignation and patience. A short time before she died and while the family and friends were standing round weeping, her grief stricken husband asked her if she was suffering, and with a countenance beaming with the scintillations of light from the throne of Heaven, and her soul filled with rapture, she answered, "No, no, I am in no pain, I am happy, this is everlasting salvation, this is eternal life, and what are these light afflictions, which are but for a moment, and worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." Then calling all around her, she gave her dying charge, requesting them all to meet her in Heaven. Finally, when too weak to speak audibly, a lady friend held her ear down to catch her last words and she was repeating these lines of the poem: "The soul that on Jesus still leans for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes; That soul, through all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never, no never, no, never forsake." God grant that surviving family and friends may emulate her example and meet her in Heaven. Amen. F.A.R. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, MARCH 8, 1878 LOCAL News Mrs. Sallie C. Baskin, wife of John W. Baskin of the Sixth district, died on the 20th ultimo, at the residence of her father, the Rev. L.T.G. Powell. She had been sick for some time and her death was not unexpected. She was patient, calm and resigned, so we are informed, during her long and protracted illness and she met death in triumph, her last words being words of warning to her relatives and friends, and a request to meet her in Heaven. We tender our sympathy to the bereaved. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, MARCH 15, 1878 LOCAL News Mr. Enoch Carter, of Carter's Store, Randolph county, Alabama, has been in Carrollton the past week or two, selling guano. He is interested with Gaines & Brown. Mr. C. is one of the most prominent and influential citizens of east Alabama. --- Married, at the residence of the bride's father on the evening of the 3rd inst. by Hiram Spence, Esq., Miss Francis S. Cole and James L. Parish. --- WHITESBURG News Mr. T.F. Cowan and family, who for several years resided in our little village, have removed to Rockmart in Polk county where Mr. C. is profitably engaged in the saw mill business of which he is so completely master. The good people of Rockmart may safely suppose that our loss is their gain. They have left many friends to regret their departure. We trust they may meet with many others by whom they may be as duly appreciated. --- Mr. W.H. Boyce of Griffin is on a visit to his mother in this place. --- MT. CARMEL News Mt. Carmel church is situated in the Sixth district of Carroll county near the Paulding and Haralson lines, two miles south of Draketown. Married at the residence of the bride's father on the 28th of February by Z.B. Little, Esq., Mr. John Y. Carrell to Miss Mattie Walker, all of Paulding county. ---- Uncle Warren Chance came very near getting his leg broke recently while hauling pine. He is getting better now. --- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/carroll/newspapers/newspape2616nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 25.2 Kb