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The Roanoke Leader April 1913
NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE ROANOKE LEADER", Roanoke, Randolph County,
Alabama for APRIL 1913

NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, April 2, 1913

L.J. STAPLES IS DEAD

R.P. Phelps received the sad news last week of the death of his son-in-law,
L.J. Staples, which occurred March 21st at Amarillo, Texas. The remains were
interred at Sayre, Oklahoma. The deceased formerly lived in this section and
the news of his death will be learned with sorrow by many friends. Mr. Staples
left a wife and two children.
---

WEHADKEE News
March 31st

Mrs. W.M. Norton is very low and not expected to live.
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W.L. Gay died almost suddenly last Friday morning at his home near Potash.
The deceased was 57 years old and was a highly respected citizen. He leaves a
wife and fourteen children and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his
death. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. J.D. O'Keefe at Hillabahatchee,
Saturday at 11 o'clock in the presence of a large congregation.
---

W.N. Young of this place and Mrs. Fannie Rushton of near Rock Mills, went over
to Franklin, Georgia last Sunday and were united in marriage, Judge Awbrey
performing the ceremony.
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WADLEY News
April 1st

Mrs. Elizabeth Welch celebrated her 92nd birthday on Sunday. There were 65
guests present; four children, Dr. J.M. Welch, W.H. Welch, Mrs. Lizzie
Kitchens and Miss Susie Welch; eleven grandchildren and twenty-one great
grandchildren. Mrs. Welch's health is very good and we hope that she may live
to celebrate many more birthdays.
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Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Welch of LaFayette came up Saturday to be at the reunion.
---

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cardwell of Birmingham attended the Welch reunion on
Sunday.
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LOCAL News

Mrs. Lola Mann is visiting relatives in Roanoke.
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Mrs. J.F. McGinty of LaGrange is visiting her sister Mrs. Carrie Randle.
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Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Carlisle went to Atlanta Monday where Mr. Carlisle will be
under treatment at the Robertson sanitorium. The many friends of Mr. Carlisle
wish him speedy recovery from his ill health.
---

NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, April 9, 1913

DIED IN TENNESSEE

The remains of T.O. Whaley, commonly known as "Box" Whaley, arrived in Roanke
Monday evening from Cleveland, Tennessee near which place the young man died
on Sunday. The body was met here by friends from Wedowee and escorted to that
place for interment amid the scenes of the early life of the deceased. He was
making a success in life.
----

WADLEY News
April 7th

Mrs. Turner Heard returned last week from a three week visit to relatives in
Birmingham.
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PLEASANT HILL News
April 7th

Mr. and Mrs. John Noel of Almond, visited the former's father here Sunday.
---

Mrs. K.L. Clegg visited her mother Mrs. S.N. Sledge near Roanoke who has been
quite sick.
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LOCAL News

Sam Awbrey of Atlanta is spending some time with relatives in Roanoke.
---

Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Norred of Route 4, took passage here Saturday for Riverview
where they go to visit a married daughter. Before returning home they will
visit another daughter at Bremen, Ga and may be absent some months.
---

NOTICE

I hereby give notice to all parties concerned not to hire, harbor or protect
my adopted son Rayfield Freeman who is a minor and who left my home April 4,
1913. Any information about his whereabouts will be gratefully received.
S.Q. Freeman, colored.
---

W.F. Hughes of Kansas is visiting relatives here for a few weeks. Mr. Hughes
left here with his father's family in 1893 and hasn't been back since. He says
the space of twenty years has made a vast change in the looks of Roanoke. When
he left here only one or two brick buildings were standing and not much else.
Mr. Hughes has many old friends here who will be glad to see him.
---

Mrs. W.H. Blake of Sheffield is spending a week with her sisters, Mrs. G.H.
Handley and Mrs. B.O. Driver.
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LOST - - Monday, between the oil mill and hotel, a gold locket about the size
of a half dollar and containing my picture. Reward for return to Emma Nora
Pitts.
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Miss Vivian Green left last Thursday to visit her uncle, Gov. Park Trammell at
Tallahasee, Florida. She will tour that state before returning home.
---

Col. Hooton and family spent Saturday on Tallapoosa River fishing and
picnicking, making the trip in Col. Hooton's touring car.
---

Mrs. Claribel Lane suffered a stroke of paralysis Sunday morning at her home
near town but is improving some.
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Mrs. W.W. Pittman is slowly improving after a severe illness.
---

Hugh Hall returned Monday from a visit to home folks at Senoia, Georgia.
---

E.W. Ross left Monday afternoon to attend the funeral of his last surviving
sister, Mrs. W.C. Driskell. A telegram announced her death at Tifton, Georgia,
Monday morning.
---

NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, April 16, 1913

TATUM - MELTON Marriage

Monday afternoon, Mr. P.B Tatum, a prominent and popular citizen of Abanda,
and Miss Emma Melton, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Melton, of the
same place, drove over to Wadley and repaired to the Methodist parsonage where
they were united in marriage by Rev. C.C. Godbey. Shortly afterward they left
over the A.B. & A. railway on a bridal tour to points in Oklahoma and Texas.
The many friends of Mr. Tatum will congratulate him on winning such an
excellent young lady as his bride who belongs to one of the best families in
this section.
----

BACON LEVEL News
April 14th

Mrs. Claribell Lane continues quite ill, we regret to note.
---

Mrs. E.R. Howell of Riverview, was called here Sunday on account of the
illness of her grandmother Mrs. Lane.
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Mr. and Mrs. D.L. Bishop are happy over the arrival of a fine son on the 10th.
---

BROUGHTON News
April 14th

"Uncle" Jim Knight of Malone is visiting W.R. Poore this week.
---

Mrs. Sallie Stoker was buried at Rock Spring last Friday. Rev. H.R. Moore
conducted the funeral services. Mrs. Stoker was a good christian lady and a
consistent member of the Baptist church.
---

Mark Brown as arrested a few days ago, charged with selling whiskey. He was
tried before Judge Heflin Monday and given a sentence of one hundred dollars
and costs. He appealed to the circuit court.
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WEHADKEE News
April 14th

Mrs. Drucilla Young has been very sick for several days and there is no hope
for her recovery.
---

Mr. John E. Seegar passed to his reward last Friday evening at his home at
this place. He had been in feeble health for some time. The deceased was
about 73 years old and was one of our best citizens. He was a member of the
Primitive Baptist church. Funeral services were conducted by Elder W.R. Avery
Saturday afternoon at Wehadkee church near Rock Mills.
---

LOCAL News

W. Tom Yates has accepted a position with the Standard Oil Company in this
territory.
---

Mrs. P.G. Trent Sr. is still confined to her room by illness, though slightly
improved.
---

Mrs. Sands of Five Points visited her daughter Mrs. Alsobrook the first of the
week.
---

Ware Awbrey has received news that his sister Miss Mamie King Awbrey was
recently married in Atlanta to Frank Graham.
---

Robert Robertson of Wedowee has come to Roanoke to read law under Judge Blake.
---

Mrs. J.T. Talley left last Thursday to visit her sisters in LaGrange and
Hogansville.
---

J.T. Gauntt, at present a citizen of West Point, but who has many friends in
Roanoke, was in town last week to visit his mother who has been ill.
---

Mrs. M. Manning boarded the train here Saturday for her home near Clanton
after spending a week with her mother Mrs. Lee Stitt at Wehadkee who has been
very ill for some time, but who, we are glad to note is improving.
---

Mrs. G.F. Amerson returned to Phenix City Monday after spending a week with
her sister Mrs. W.P. Cofield.
---

J.D. Lane arrived last evening from Edgewater, Colorado, called here by the
serious illness of his mother Mrs. Claribelle Lane, who is at the home of her
son M.W. Lane at Bacon Level.
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Mrs. E.E. Hearn of Carrollton is visiting her sister Mrs. H.G. Ruggles.
---

Mr. Robert Brown is spending this week on his farm in Georgia where he is
building a grist mill.
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Miss Mattie Spratlin was called yesterday to her home near Corn House by the
serious illness of her mother Mrs. J.W. Willingham.
---

NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, April 23, 1913

MRS. BURTON DEAD

News was received in Roanoke Monday of the death in Mobile of Mrs. Mollie
Burton, at the home of her daughter Mrs. Thos. S. Foster. Mrs. Burton had
been in feeble health for some time and her death was not unexpected. The
interment was in Mobile. Mrs. Burton has many friends, besides relatives, in
this county, her old home, who will be saddened to learn of the demise of this
good woman. Mrs. Burton's husband, the late Robert Burton, edited the first
newspaper ever published in Roanoke.
---

LOCAL News

In an affray Monday at noon, Ben Langley stabbed Ed Dale. Have hard none of
the particulars. Dale seems to be doing well at this writing.
---

Joe Harris, son of J.P. Harris, a prominent citizen of Abanda, while resisting
the indignities and threats of a negro in the post office at Abanda Saturday
night, shot the negro in the side, inflicting a serious though probably not
fatal wound. Young Harris is in very feeble health and was not able to
physically cope with the negro.
---

DEATH CLAIMS A GOOD WOMAN WHEN MRS. J.R. DOWDELL IS CALLED AWAY; BURIAL IN
LAFAYETTE

News was received in Roanoke Monday that Mrs. J.R. Dowdell, wife of the chief
justice of the supreme court of Alabama, had died in an Atlanta infirmary the
night before. Mrs. Dowdell had been in declining health for some months yet
the news of her death was a sad shock to the many friends of the deceased and
her distinguished husband throughout this and other states.

The remains were brought to LaFayette, the life-long home of Mrs. Dowdell,
accompanied by the deeply grieved husband and a few friends, that the body
might rest amid the scenes she loved so well, and among the people who loved
her so devotedly. The funeral services were conducted at 11 o'clock Tuesday
from the Methodist church, participated in by Revs. F.L. Aldridge, J.S.
Robertson and E.M. Glenn.

Business was suspended and the entire town strove in every way to manifest
their appreciation of the beautiful life that had been lived out in their
midst, and to convey an expression of their sympathy to the family. Many
respresentatives from other towns were present and many beautiful floral
offerings were in evidence.

The writer has known Mrs. Dowdell since his early boyhood and his first
impressions of her character have been confirmed by the observations of
maturer years, that she was as nearly an ideal woman as it is given a mortal
to be. This elect lady did not pose as a leader of society but having
chosen "that better part" of humble, christian service, the memory of her life
will long arise as incense sweet from the scenes from which her footsteps have
hallowed.
---

ROCK MILLS News
April 21st

Luther Owens has moved his family here and will help his father in the
blacksmith shop.
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LIME Community News
April 21st

Mrs. Laura Davis has returned to her home in Valdosta, Ga., after a visit to
her sister Mrs. H.H. Pitts.
---

LOCAL News

Mrs. Anna Stoker and family of Eastman, Ga., spent the weekend with the family
of J.J. Ragland.
---

Mrs. C.A. Singletary of Shawmut and Mrs. Pat McGuire of Langdale are spending
this week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Lane, near town.
---

Raymond Trammell has returned from Chester Springs, Virginia where he has been
attending school.
---

Miss Verdie Taylor who has been teaching in Chambers county, is spending some
time with her sister Mrs. W.A. Arnold.
---

As we go to press this afternoon, news reaches the city by telephone that Mr.
Carl Crouch has just lost his saw mill and lumber by fire and included int he
loss was the kiln of lumber for the new school building at Texas (Ga). We
trust the damage is not so great as reports seem to indicate. The Franklin
News and Banner.
----

P.G. Trent, Jr., and J.W. Trent arrived from Atlanta yesterday evening and
W.S. Trent from Franklin, Ga., called here by the illness of their father Dr.
Trent Sr.
---

Mr. and Mrs. B.G. Sanders left this morning to spend two or three weeks at the
former's old home in Ritters, S.C.
---

F.M. Adams received news last night of the serious illness of his brother John
B. Adams at Glenn, Ga.
---

W.H. Knight was called Saturday to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law
Mr. Hancock near Gadsden.
---

NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, April 30, 1913

BACON LEVEL News

Rev. L.B. Culpepper of Stroud is visiting his daughter Mrs. J.H. Phillips this
week.
---

BROUGHTON News (by G.W. Poore, correspondent)
April 28th

Mr. James Knight has gone to Walker county to spend a month with his son.
---

Mr. Hardy Austin, a good citizen, died of pneumonia yesterday.
---

Mrs. Bettie Vinson is quite ill at the home of Will Collier.
---

WADLEY News
April 28th

Mrs. Will Cotney has returned to her home in Truett after spending a week with
her niece Miss Clara Bishop.
---

Master George Blanton will go to Birmingham Wednesday to spend the summer with
his uncle, Mr. Gamble.
---

Miss Melissa Fuller arrived here Sunday evening from Atlanta where she has
been dangerously ill for three weeks. She is still in a serious condition.
---

LOCAL News

Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Moore enjoyed a visit from the former's mother Mrs. M.T.
Moore and her isster Mrs. Carrie Morgan of Alexander City, this week.
---

Louis Bingham has gone to Talladega to take charge of the Bingham Grist Mills
which have recently been overhauled and which will be run be electricity.
---

Mrs. W.E. Randle who has been spending the winter in Florida, and who is on
her way back to Nashville, is expected Thursday to visit Mrs. Carrie Randle.
---

Mrs. J.O. Wilson is attending her father Dr. J.W. Cook, at Glenn, Georgia, who
is quite sick, though somewhat improved.
---

Mrs. J.W. Hand died suddenly in Lowell on Monday. She leaves a husband and
several children, including twin daughters only a few weeks of age.
---

WEHADKEE News
April 28th

Thomas Johnson of near Springfield had the misfortune to lose his house by
fire a few days ago. The family was away from home and nothing was saved.
---

Twin daughters have arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Ballard.
---

TWO RECENT DEATHS

Jos. W. Green died at his home in Abanda last Thursday night and was buried at
Concord on Friday.

Sunday morning, H.N. Austin died near Broughton. The funeral occurred at Rock
Springs Monday afternoon.

Both were well known citizens, who have many friends and relatives to mourn
their passing away.
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