The most delightful moon-light pic-nic of the season was last Friday night at the residence of Mrs. R.D. Williams. The beauty and chivalry of Jacksonville was out in full force. A most magnificent collation was spread in the moonlight about 10 o’clock, which was furnished by the young ladies, which marked them all as first class culinaries. Such delightful scenes can never be forgotten.
JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN SATURDAY SEPTEMBER, 1884
A Horse Scrape.
Late yesterday afternoon Mr. Leon Ullman ordered a horse from the livery stable to take a ride down to Oxford. The animal was hitched to the same post the horse of J.W. Harris was standing tied, and Mr. Ullman made the mistake of riding off on that gentleman’s horse.
In the mean time Mr. Harris had half of the police in the city looking for the horse-thief, while Mr. Ullman was congratulating himself upon having secured such a good riding animal. His feelings can better be imagined than felt when an officer tapped him on the shoulder and informed him that he was under arrest for horse stealing. The matter was explained and a good laugh was had at his expence. He brags on the many different gaits of Mr. Harris’ horse.
THE EVENING NEWS, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1889
Little Girl Is Rescued From Well
Jacksonville, Ala., May 2– Falling into a 95-foot well, and rescued alive is the dramatic and all but tragic experience of Geneva, 14-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Green of near Williams School House.
Wednesday morning, the mother was washing in the yard and the child was playing around the well when a plank gave away, and the child plunged to the bottom of the well. Instantly the mother screamed for help, and fortunately Mr. Floyd E. Owens, who was working nearby with a road crew, heard the screams and rushed to the well. Procuring a rope as quickly as possible, Mr. Owens rushed into the well, and found the child had apparently been drowned. In making his ascent to the top of the well as rapidly as possible, and holding the child by one foot, head down, by the time the top of the well was reached the child began to cry, and in a few moments the child was breathing normal again.
Dr. James Williams was promptly called, and administered medical aid, and it is thought that the act of holding the child head down was the thing that saved its life, causing the water to drain from its body and saving its life.
Owens said the child had gone under the third time before he could reach the bottom of the well and rescue it.
PIEDMONT JOURNAL FRIDAY MAY, 1930
Mrs. John Brock of Cleburne county, was struck by lightning and killed some says ago. She had gone out to a well to draw some water, and while there, the electric current run down a small tree near by, and thence to her body.It was nearly an hour after the occurrence before her family found out that she had met her death. There was no mark of lightning on her.
SHOCKING ACCCIDENT. –Frank Starr, a negro living with Butler Green, above this place, was run over by the down train of the Selma Rome & Dalton Railroad, and horribly mangled. He was literally cut all to pieces. He was at some negro houses near the Railroad the night of the accident. Some time before the train came along, he had gone out to meet another negro. It is supposed he sat down on the track and fell asleep.
JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN SATURDAY AUGUST 19, 1871
DIED–On the 26th inst. after an illness of but four days, of congestion of stomach and lungs, Kiziah, relict of Samuel B. Hudson deceased.
The sudden death of this good woman has cast a gloom over our entire community. Her Christian virtues, her sorrows under the Providence of God, begat for her a sympathetic friendship in every heart. She was a most devoted mother, and lived in and for her children alone, and her last prayer was to be spared, God willing, to live for them longer. They have lost in her the best friend they will ever look upon again this side of the grave.
But a few days ago she was in the bloom of health to all appearance. Now she is dead. What a lesson to the living, to remind them of the uncertainty of Life! Let us all so live, that when our summons comes, we may, like her, be fully prepared to meet it calmly and with perfect trust.
JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN, SAT JUNE, 1879
DIED.–Tuesday the ?th inst, after a long illness from cancerous affection, Wm. Scott, an old and honored citizen of this county. He was born in Rutherford county, N.C., May 30th 1800. and was 79 years one month and 10 days of age at the time of his death. He came to this county in 1835 and selected and settled upon the place 4 miles above this town which he constantly resided upon during life. He was among the first settlers of the county, and throughout his long and useful life he enjoyed the full confidence of his neighbors and the esteem and respect of all who knew him. Such men are rare and when they pass from the stage of action, it is a public calamity. The relatives have the sympathy of our entire community.
JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY, JULY, 1878
Cotton thieves have been operating in Beat 8 of this county. Mr. Butler Green has lost two bales, and Mr. John Maxwell has lost three bales. One of the bales was found secreted in the woods. The sheriff had made arrangements to watch the bale found in the woods and catch the thieves when they came after it at night; but the owner, not knowing of the intention of the sheriff, removed the bale before night, and thus the opportunity for the detection of the bold thieves was lost.
JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN SATURDAY JANUARY, 1890
A SINGULAR INCIDENT.
A Young Lady Selects the Spot on Which she is Buried.
Anniston Hot Blast.
Miss Mattie Skelton, the 18 year old daughter of Mr. Green B. Skelton, died on Sunday and was buried at Four Miles Church, yesterday, near which is located her home.
Measles have been prevailing in the vicinity for some time. One afternoon, a couple of weeks since the young lady carried several of her intimate friends to the cemetery, told them that she would soon take the measles and die, and pointed out the spot upon which she wished to be burried. She also stated that she wished for Rev. F.M. Treadaway to conduct the funeral services over her remains.
Within a week she had taken the disease, and within another was a corpse. Out of respect to her wishes the chosen minister conducted the services and her remains lie interred in the identical spot chosen.
JACKSONVILLE REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY, JULY, 1890
An Agonized Mother Witnesses The Drowning of Her Little Child
MRS. SKELTON IS WELL KNOWN IN ANNISTON
Gadsden, March 31. A distressing accident occurred at Guntersville Saturday morning resulting in the death of a bright little three year old girl. A Mrs. Skelton of Alabama City was en route to Jackson county on a visit to relatives and had her three year old child with her. The mother and child alighted from the Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis train and boarded a barge in order to get to the boat. Both had walked nearly the length of the barge and Mrs. Skelton stopped while the child continued to go forward and was looking backwards, when she stepped off into the river and sank from sight. The river at Guntersville is rising rapidly and all efforts to recover the body proved fruitless. Up to the latest reports from there, the body had not been recovered.
Mrs. Skelton and her little girl formerly resided in Anniston and are well known here.
THE ANNISTON STAR FRIDAY APRIL, 1904
DEATH IN THE WATER
EDITOR OF THE INQUIRER : – I wish to notify all whom it may concern, that on and after March 25, visitors will not be allowed to go through the workroom of the Piedmont Shoe Factory without paying an admission fee of fifty cents, and will not be allowed to exceed thirty minutes in going through same, which is ample time to see the workings of all the machinery. My reasons for making this a rule is not by any means a money-making scheme, but simply to keep the employees from being constantly annoyed. A person of reason understands, that when a man is working to do his best, and especially a beginner, and is aware of some one watching every movement, is liable to make false movements and damage valuable stock. This has occurred quite frequently. People cannot imagine the delay caused by visitors, and we hope they will understand this statement as it is meant.
GEO. H. KINGMAN, Prop’r A.G. WILLIAMS, Sup’t.
PIEDMONT INQUIRER, THURSDAY, MARCH,1891
Annoying the Shoemakers.
