Carroll County GaArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for JULY, AUG., SEPT. OCT. 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 7, 2006, 9:25 pm The Carroll County Times 1878 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CARROLL COUNTY TIMES", Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia for JULY 1878, AUGUST 1878, SEPTEMBER 1878, OCTOBER 1878 NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JULY 12, 1878 LOCAL News Married, at the residence of Mr. C.H. Bankston on Sunday, 7 a.m., Mr. James Wilson to Miss Dinkie Bankston, all of Villa Rica. Rev. C. Trussell officiating. ---- Married, at the residence of Dr. John T. Slaughter Jr. on Sabbath evening the 7th inst. at 5 1/2 o'clock, by the Rev. D.J. Weems, Mr. W.H. Rabun of Villa Rica, Ga. to Miss Nannie Lou Freeman of Savannah, Ga. ---- Married, on the evening of the 4th of July by P.H. Chandler, N.P., at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Columbus W. Spence of Kansas district to Miss Margaret M. Cantrell of the Sixth district. To the newly wedded couple we extend our best wishes for their future welfare and happiness. It was our pleasure to be present and see our friend Jesse Cantrell and his neighbors enjoying themselves around the festive board, the tables being laden with all the good things the heart could wish. All were well entertained and the evening passed off pleasantly. P.H.C. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JULY 19, 1878 LOCAL News John Handley comes to town occasionally and when he does he will generally be seen riding a short, heavy made bay horse, rather on the pony style. Now this horse is named old "John" and is 22 years of age. John rode him through the war in Shuford's company, First Georgia Cavalry, old "John" always proving equal to every emergency. Old "John" nothwithstanding his age, is quite spry and looks like there are many years in store for him yet. John says if old "John" dies before he does, he expects to have him coffined and buried. Long live John and old "John". ---- Mr. Jacob Miller, one of the first settlers of Troup county, died at his residence, three miles from West Point, on the 9th inst. Mr. Miller was a highly respected citizen. --- DRAKETOWN News Elisha Brooks, one of our oldest and best citizens is dead. Peace to his ashes! He was one of the first settlers of Draketown, and named the place Draketown from Ducktown, Tenn., remarking at the time that the Drake of Georgia would beat the Duck of Tennessee, meaning that there would be more copper found here than at Ducktown, which is likely. --- OBITUARY OF ELISHA BROOKS Elisha Brooks died at his home in Draketown, Ga., July 5th 1878 of billious fever, age 92 years, one month and eight days. He was born in Warren county, Georgia, May 27th 1786. When quite young he moved from there to Putnam county, thence to Jasper, thence to Henry and lastly to Paulding, now Haralson, in the year 1832. He enlisted and fought in the war of 1812. Married Francis Mosely, sister of elder William Mosely, June 2nd 1814. He joined the Primitive Baptist church in 1828, fifty years ago, and has been a consistent and faithful member ever since, not having had a charge brought against him since he has been a member. Out of twelve children, only five survive him. Uncle Elisha, as he was familiarly called, has been a most useful member of society in general, having held important offices of trust the greater portion of his life, in the performance of which he evinced a firmness and stability of character that is rarely equaled. He has served as Judge of the Inferior Court, Clerk of the Court of Ordinary, Tax Collector and Justice of the Peace for a number of years. The peculiar traits of his character were firmness, truth, temperance, a quick and decisive discrimination between right and wrong and a manifest disposition to stand firmly by that which was right. In truth and in the strictest sense of the word he certainly was one of nature's noblemen, an honest man, which is the noblest work of God. No one who knew him doubts but that he was a christian. But then; " Our good old friend is gone, gone to his rest Where social converse was, itself, a feast, O ye his friends who recollect, How once ye loved and eyed with with respect, Both in the firmness of his better day While yet he ruled you with a father's sway, And when impaired by time and glad to rest, Yet still with looks in mild complacence dressed, He took his daily walk and mingled here, His sprightly vein with yours, now drop a tear." W.C. McBrayer ----- BOWDON News McDaniel & Barron have finished their circular saw mill and have commenced cutting lumber. While at work at the saw mill the other day, Mr. McDaniel happened to a serious accident. He was climbing up the frame next to the pond when by some means he lost his hold and fell, the side of his head striking a post and stunning him, so while under the water he did not seem to struggle and would have soon drowned, if there had been no one there to pull him out. ---- A narrow escape last Monday; Adamson & Smith's separator was crossing Brock's bridge; George Steed was driving; he passed over the first span of the bridge and about three feet on the second, when the first span all fell in, which was about fifteen or twenty feet high; the driver stopped and took off one mule at a time, then the separator. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JULY 26, 1878 TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF MRS. M.W. RICHARDS By the Baptist Church of Christ at New Lebanon, Carroll County, Ga. Whereas it has pleased God to remove from our midst, our beloved sister M.W. Richards, consort of Brother C.T. Richards, who was born June the 8th, 1835 and departed this life June 22, 1878, aged forty three years and fourteen days, leaving a bereaved family of a kind husband and four children, and many friends to mourn her loss; be it; Resolved, first; that the husband has lost a kind and affectionate wife, her children a kind and affectionate mother and the church a good and zealous member, whose orderly walk and Godly conversation has convinced us that our loss is her eternal gain. Resolved second; that this preamble and resolutions be spread upon the church records and a copy be sent to The Carroll County Times for publication and request that a copy be sent to the bereaved family. Jas. W. Walker S.W. Millican J.W. Pentecost, Committee Adopted and approved by the church in conference July 21, 1878. H.P. Bartlett, Mod. Jas. W. Walker, C.C. ---- DRAKETOWN News Robt. Griffith is the happiest man in these diggins. His wife yesterday presented him with two fine red headed boys. He has suspended work in the blacksmith shop and has been nursing them continuously since yesterday morning. --- LOCAL News Mrs. Chandler, wife of Uncle Tom Chandler, is quite ill. --- A negro by the name of Pink Dobbs who moved from near here to Atlanta a year or two ago, met his death recently near Atlanta, by being suffocated by gas in a well, in which he had descended. --- Mr. J.B. Wynn, formerly of Heard county, while engaged in the building of a warehouse in LaFayette, Alabama recently, received a severe fall from which he has since died. --- GOLD MINING IN CARROLL From W.O. Tuggle we learn some interesting facts in regard to the gold mining operations in Carroll county. Mr. Z. Bonner began mining for gold eight miles southwest of Carroll in 1840 and since that time, carrying on his operations , and realized the gross sum of two hundred thousand dollars. Mr. Bonner's tract of land containes about 1,215 acres and as he is growing old, it is probable that he would sell at least a portion thereof to some capitalist. He has recently leased certain veins for five years to Professor A. Thies and Professor Warneekee and these gentlemen are erecting two ten stamp mills capable of crushing sixty five to seventy tons of ore a day. As an evidence of the richness of the ore, it may be stated that Mr. G.A. Bonner is realizing twenty-five dollars a day with a simple "rocker". It may be, that this portion of Carroll will come to be known as Bonner's Bonanza. The Atlanta Constitution ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, AUGUST 2, 1878 DASTARDLY MURDER Last Saturday night a young man named Watson living near Standing Rock, Chambers county, Ala., about a dozen miles west of LaGrange, was brutally murdered. We have heard the following report of the affair: It was quarterly meeting at Standing Rock church. Mr. Watson, who was a pious exemplary young man was at church; and while the Rev. Mr. Whitten, the presiding preacher was preaching, he (Watson) heard some disturbance among his mules and went out to see about it. He discovered that one of his mules had been unhitched and that a man had it a short distance off. He halted the man and called out "that's my mule, what are you going to do with him?" The other cursed him and said "come and get him." Watson started towards him when the man shot him centrally in the abdomen which caused his death next morning. It is not known who was the murderer, but suspicion rests on one Holliday. Holliday is said to be a desperate character and he was missing from his home next day and was seen in Georgia. Of course this is only suspicion. It is hoped that the perpetrator of this cowardly murder will be speedily caught and made to pay the penalty of his crime. The thing of shooting a man in the dark is getting too common. The LaGrange Reporter --- LOCAL News Died - - Mrs. Camp, wife of Mr. G.W. Camp of this place died after a short illness the latter part of last week. Mrs. Camp had been in delicate health for a number of years but her death was unexpected. Her remains were carried to Troup county for interment. The deceased leaves a husband and a large family of children to mourn her loss. May God comfort them in their bereavement. ---- Mr. J.O. Roberts of West Point is dead. The deceased had been for some time in declining health. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, AUGUST 9, 1878 In an affray which occurred last Monday at Chulafinnee in Cleburne county, a Mr. Harlan was severely cut by Joe Ables. It is reported that the wound was very long and deep, and at last accounts, there is little hope of Mr. Harlan's recovery. Ables made his escape and is still at large. We have no reliable account of the difficulty. The Wedowee Journal ---- A negro named Bill Capers was accidentally drowned in the Chattahoochee river near Aderhold's ferry last week. He had undertaken to swim across the river with another negro. --- We learn of the following deaths in the vicinity of Whitesburg, recently: Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Ritchie and Mrs. Lewis. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, AUGUST 16, 1878 LOCAL News Married at the residence of the bride's father J.R. Griffin on the evening of the 14th inst. by J.J. Gaston, J.P., Mr. J.W. Lambert to Miss Harriet Griffin, all of Carroll county. --- Married on the 4th inst., Mr. T.Z. Robertson of this county to Miss Octavia Hamilton of Arbacoochee, Cleburne county, Alabama. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, AUGUST 23, 1878 LOCAL News Mr. Walter Colclough who has been in this place for some time on a visit to relatives, left for his home in Rome last Saturday. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, AUGUST 30, 1878 We learn from the Newnan Herald of the 27th inst. that Dr. Walton of that city died Thursday morning of last week, after a severe illness of 8 or 10 days. --- LOCAL News Married on the evening of the 25th inst., at the residence of the bride's father by Rev. D.D. Cox, Mr. Eugene Camp to Miss Maggie S. Benson. All of Carrollton. --- Married at 3 o'clock p.m. , Sunday evening the 25th inst. at the residence of the bride by Rev. J.F. Crowell, Mr. A. Nixon to Mrs. M.E. Walker, all of this county. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, SEPTEMBER 6, 1878 Died, on August 30th, Allie Orlean, daughter of W.C. and Laura A. Dickson, aged five years and nine days. Her disease was typhoid fever and she was sick but a short time before her death. Her burial took place on Saturday, 31st. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the community in their affliction. Mr. and Mrs. Dickson desire us to return thanks to those citizens who so kindly aided them during the illness of their child. --- SUDDEN DEATH OF SQUIRE E.G. WAMBLE OF THE NINTH DISTRICT On last Monday evening about sundown, Squire Wamble of the Ninth district of this county was found dead in his crib, where he had gone to shuck some corn to feed his horse. Coroner Cole was summoned Tuesday morning to hold an inquest over the body of the deceased and the verdict of the jury after investigation was that he came to his death by the hand of Providence. It appears from the Coroner's inquest that Squire Wamble had been subject to attacks of paralysis for the last three of four years and that he must have died suddenly from one of these attacks. When found his body was in a half sitting position on his left side. ---- DROWNED A little son about 4 years old of Mr. Jesse Robinson, living about 2 miles below Bowenville, was drowned last Friday, the 30th ultimo, under somewhat peculiar circumstances. A small branch near the house had been swollen considerably by the rains and an older brother in attempting to lead him across the same, was compelled to let him loose on account of the depth of the water, and the little fellow was swept down and under the current. It is stated that his body was recovered some quarter of a mile below where he had attempted to cross. ---- BOWDON News There has been some deaths in our community recently; G.H. Jackson, son of W.W. Jackson, a young man just about grown, died. Young Jackson suffered severe afflictions but has left the shores of time and we have strong hopes that he has landed on the shores of eternal rest, where there is no affliction. He was one of our Sabbath school scholars. His seat is now vacant. The infant child of Willis Little who died recently, was about twelve months old. Our Savior called little children when he was here on earth and he now frequently calls them away from this world to live forever with him and his holy angels, before they are assailed by the cares and temptations of life. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, SEPTEMBER 13, 1878 Mr. Jno. Combs, aged 77, of Newnan, is dead. --- The case of the state against E. McDonald, under indictment for the killing of John B. Patman, on the night of February 2nd, 1878 came up in the Superior court of Coweta county last week. The case was submitted to the jury at 9 o'clock Friday morning and they were out until 3 o'clock Saturday evening, when they announced that they were not able to make up a verdict, there being 4 for acquittal and 8 for voluntary manslaughter. They were discharged, so the whole case will have to be gone through with again. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, SEPTEMBER 20, 1878 We learn from the LaGrange Reporter that Mrs. Callaway, wife of Rev. A.R. Callaway, died in that city on Tuesday of last week, after a long illness. --- R.S. Heflin of Randolph county, Alabama has received the appointment of Deputy Collector of United States Revenue in the Fifth division, Second district of that state. --- The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Simpson died last Saturday evening after an illness of some time. It was aged 8 months and 12 days. Mrs. Simpson, the mother, is herself very sick and has been for a long time. The death of her child under the circumstances is a peculiarly sad one, and the sympathies of the entire community are enlisted for the father and invalid mother. --- DRAKETOWN News Mr. John Pentecost and lady of Whitesburg spent the latter part of last week in our little village. They came on a visit to their brother-in-law the Rev. R.M. Newton. --- Mr. Lemuel Lockhart, an old man about 70 years of age, died while under medical treatment at Dr. Hutcheson's about the 1st of July. He came to this section from Stewart county about two years ago last January. He had no relatives nearer than Columbus, Georgia where he had two sons. Mr. John Morgan with whom the old man was living and made a crop, immediately informed the two brothers by letter of their father's death and requested them to come and see after his effects which they did arriving at Mr. Morgan's last Friday a week ago. They arranged their business with Mr. Morgan and others and came down here to settle with the doctor and view the last resting place of their old father, who was buried at the cemetery at this place. They returned to Mr. Morgan's, expecting to start back home Monday, but the older brother was suddenly attacked on Sunday with a hemmorhage of the bowels. Dr. Hutcheson was summoned immediately and afforded him all the medical treatment that was possible, but to no avail. He died Tuesday night and was buried here Wednesday by the side of his father. The younger and only son, after having viewed the grave of his father and saw his only brother buried by his side, still had the painful duty of returning home all alone and carrying the sad news to the widowed wife and five children. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, SEPTEMBER 27, 1878 Another outrage in Cleburne County, Ala. Mr. Peslen was grinding coffee while his wife was getting supper when he was shot. Eight buck shot entered his body. One went through him. He fell and they repeated the fire, the shot entering the wall just above him. He died in a short time. It was done by some unknown hands but in a few days they suspicioned Stanford White, one of the twin sons of Obediah White. He had made some threats against the deceased. He is lodged in jail and we learn that he will have his trial tomorrow. We understand that Mr. Peslen was a good, honest citizen. He lived near Gaines' bridge on the big river. --- Married on last Sunday evening the 22nd inst., at the Prebyterian church in this place after the regular services by the Rev. Wm. Dimmock, Mr. Edgar H. Long of the S.G. & N.A.R.R. to Miss Eugenia Mandeville of Carrollton. --- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, OCTOBER 4, 1878 We regret to learn from The Newnan Herald that Dr. J.W. Wiley is dead. He died at his home in Palmetto last Friday morning at about 10 o'clock and was buried at Newnan, Saturday evening. Dr. W. was one of those genial, clever gentlemen, whose heart was free from guile. He had many friends wherever he was known. Peace to his ashes. ---- We learn that young Golden, charged with the killing of Pierce in Haralson county last year, was acquitted at the late term of the Superior court in that county. --- The trial of White and Beck at Edwardsville is still going on. It commenced last Wednesday. Some think they will be bound over, and others think not. --- ESCAPE OF HORATIO CHISOLM Owing to the sickness of Gen. Gartrell, leading counsel for the prisoners, the case of the Chisolm's and others charged with the murder of Lambert in Haralson county did not come off as was expected last week. Late Friday evening, the deputy sheriff A.J. Hunt, with a guard, started to the place with the prisoners for the purpose of taking the cars the next morning for Atlanta, where they were to be incarcerated for safe keeping. When about half way between this place and Buchanan, Horatio Chisolm who was on the outside, all the prisoners being handcuffed together, managed to slip the hand cuff off at his wrist and make his escape. The guards, it is stated, fired at him, but without effect. The other prisoners were brought on to this place and all, except Gallamore, who was left here in our jail, were carried on to Atlanta the next morning. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, OCTOBER 11, 1878 Major Elijah Martin of Coweta county died at his home in that community on the 30th of September. --- Died, at her residence in Carroll county, Georgia on the 21st ultimo of consumption, after a long and painful illness, Mrs. Lavenia G.A. Lasseter, aged 35 years, consort of C.H. Lasseter. The deceased at the time of her death was not a member of any church but in faith and belief, a Primitive Baptist. She died in full hope and triumph of a happy and glorious immortality beyond this vale of tears and said a few days before her death that she hoped to meet all her christian friends and relatives in that other and better world, where there would be no more sorrow, sickness, pain and death. She left a kind and affectionate husband, three little children and numerous friends and relatives to mourn her untimely death. ---- Mrs. Simpson, consort of Mr. H.H. Simpson of this place, died after a long illness last Friday morning and was buried on Friday evening. Her remains were accompanied to their last resting place by a large number of our citizens and the sympathies of the community are with the bereaved husband, who lately has lost both wife and child. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, OCTOBER 18, 1878 LOCAL News Captain Roland, well known in this county, having lived several years at Bowenville, died at Luthersville, Meriwether county, week before last. --- From a trustworthy source, we learn that Major Jno. M. Richardson will move back to this place this winter, from Texas. This will be good news to the many friends of Major R., in this section of the state. ---- IN MEMORY OF EMILY SIMS, wife of Rev. Starling Tucker Sims When our dead sister and mother in Israel, Emily Sims, wife of Rev. Starling Tucker Sims, fell sweetly asleep on Friday, Sept. 27th, 6 o'clock p.m., we were consoled by that sweet promise, "she is not dead, but sleepeth." For years she had expressed that her hope was fixed and that she only waited for the "messenger of Death." She was in her 58th year, being born May the 20th, 1821 in Madison county, Georgia. When only three years old her father Robert Bradbury moved to Henry county and at twenty years of age, she married. Twenty-eight years ago she removed to this county. In early life she professed a hope in Christ and twenty seven years ago she was baptized into the Missionary Baptist church at Bethel in this county. She died as she had lived with her faith unshaken. She leaves a devoted husband behind, who expresses himself as ready and waiting to be called hence to be with her, asleep in Jesus. She also leaves 8 children to mourn her loss, six sons and two daughters, all grown, four of whom are in far distant lands. She had been sick some weeks prior to her death. She was buried at Bethel church. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J.M. Muse, that aged veteran in the field of the Lord, and attended by a large concourse of mourning relatives and sympathizing friends. We cannot find words to express our thoughts of her virtues and excellences. Suffice it to say that she was our neighbor and our friend. Her benevolence was not confined to an isolated few but to all with whom she came in contact. To that aged but zealous worker in the vineyard of the Lord, to her husband, we extend our heartfelt sympathy in this hour of trial. To those bereaved children we offer our consolation and devoutly pray that their end may be like hers. That they may live in the fear of the Lord and triumph over death at last. Long will she live in our memory for "only the actions of the just seem sweet and blossom in the dust." ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, OCTOBER 25, 1878 DEATH OF MRS. PARR It becomes our duty as a chronicler of passing events to record the death of Mrs. Parr of this place which occurred at her home last Wednesday morning. Her death was very sudden and took place about sun up in the morning. She was in her usual health and had got up as was her custom rather early, and assisted on this morning making preparations for breakfast. At the time of the sad occurrence she was out at the coop in the yard where she had gone to feed the chickens. In a few minutes after she had gone out for this purpose, she was discovered by her daughter, who lives with her, lying on the ground dead. Mrs. Parr was at the time of her death 78 years of age. She was one of the oldest settlers of this place, having been, as we learn, a resident nearly fifty years. She was a woman of estimable character and was well thought of by all who knew her. ---- BILLOW News Uncle Joe Walker is suffering very severely with his hand, which he got cut very badly some three or four weeks ago with syrup cane, while engaged in grinding cane. It is supposed that the juice out of the cane poisoned his hand which caused it to inflame. He is entirely prostrated by it. --- LOCAL News Married, on the 20th inst., at the residence of the bride's father by the Rev. W.H. Daniel Jr., Joseph Bledsoe of Heard county to Miss M.E. Stallings of Carroll county. After the ceremony, which was short, was over, and the happy couple had received the congratulations of their friends, all parties were invited to a large table, handsomely furnished with the good things of life. --- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/carroll/newspapers/newspape2618nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 25.6 Kb