Interesting and Historic Memories of Calhoun County Mills
The piece recounts Chesley Hughes building the Hughes mill on Coldwater Creek around 1834, its move to three locations, and its long service to Benton and surrounding counties. It notes ownership changes to G C P Hughes heirs, a 1845 death, graveyard sites, and later sale to D C Cooper. It mentions legal action against Aniston Water Supply for diverting spring water and a $1500 settlement after a $600 annual claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton County
Coldwater Springs
Adming
George
Hull
D. C. Cooper
Oxford
Chesley Hughes
South Carolina
St. Clair Coun
Alabama
Formby’s
Madey
Hughes
Chir
Aniston
Coldwater Haptiet Church
Cemetry
George C. P. Hughes
William Miller
John Bagley
G. C. P. Hughes
P. N
R. P
H. G. H. Hughes
P. N. Hughes
M. Griffis
Anniston Water Supply Company
Anniston
Billy Sunday to Lead Los Angeles War on Sin
Los Angeles prepares for Billy Sunday’s Sept. 2 start as about 17 000 volunteers join the effort to rout sin by late October. Sunday’s tabernacle, 201 by 215 feet with 16 000-seat capacity, features a trap door and added rooms a hospital post office restaurant supply and cook rooms.
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Los Angeles
Satan
Sin
College Girls Guides in Western Parks Introduced
Keates Park Colo Aug 4 Women nature guards are new in park administration. College girls accompany camping groups, give talks on trees flowers birds and animals for a nominal fee. Rocky Mountain National Park is the first to have guards with Bates Park village as gateway. Four women passed federal exams and are appointed by Supervisor J C Way. applications pour in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keates Park
Colo
America
National Parka
Rocky Mountain National Park
Bates Park Village
J. C. Way
Notice of Pardoned Petitions in Alabama Meeting
Curtis Teague files a pardon petition with the Alabama Pardoning Board to be heard in Montgomery on the second Tuesday in August 1917. The petitioner seeks a pardon for a murder conviction in Calhoun County dated June 15, 1916, with submission dated July 28, 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pardoning Board
State of
Alabama
Montgomery
Calhoun County
Curtis Teague
102 Years Old Yet Feels Fine on Vacation
Astoria Oregon August 4 Henry Hill Watson of Oswego New York at 102 years enjoys good sleep hearty meals and daily activity after a cross continental trip. He credits right living in youth and keeps scientific and religious books as hobbies describing a life of travel at nearly two centuries old.
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Henry Hill Watson
Oswego
N. Y
Watson
Colorado Springs
Revival services halted until September in Meade
Meade residents note revival services led by Rev. J. C. Doss and Iana T. E. Wyatt are discontinued until September. Nearby visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jones of Oklahoma and Mr. Wilmer Waddell with Miss Mae of Eulaton. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sisson from Middletown visited the Doss family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Dossiana T. E. Wyatt
Jim Jones
Oklahoma
H. ©. Jones
Wilmer Waddell
Miss Mae
Eulaton
B. J. Waddell
Tom Sisson
Middleton
Social Calls From Wellington to Ohatchee Visitors
Mrs. Jap and Mrs. Philip Sohaston of Wellington spent Sunday with Mrs. J. W. Harris, Choccolocco, and Mr. Tarvin of Ohatchee with J. W. Broughton. Rev. Tabor and Rev. Turner of Alexandria visited J. H. Prickett's family. Draper Weaver visited Mills family. J. W. Broughton and Miss Lou Broughton visited Prickett's. Homersmith suffered a male misfortune Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jap, Hill
Philip Sohaston
Wellington
J. W. Harris
Choccolocco
Tarvin
Ohatchee
J. W. Broughton
Tabor
Turner
Alexandria
J. H. Prickett
Draper Weaver
Mills
Lou Broughton
Homersmith
Revival Meeting Set at Post Oak on August Eleventh
Rev Cooper will begin a revival meeting at Post Oak on August eleventh. Everyone is invited to attend. Little Charlotte Leyden the daughter of Mr and Mrs J P Leyden is quite sick. Mrs Pierce Sampler and children have returned to Birmingham after visiting here. Margarett Harris has returned home after a week with her sister Mrs W R Prickett. Mr and Mrs H H Duggan spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs E L Vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
Charlotte Leyden
J. P. Leyden
Pierce Sampler
Birmingham
Margarett Harris
W. R. Prickett
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. A. Roberson
Chesiey Hughes
Coldwater
Dutt
Billy Sunday
Oregon
Pensacola Pascagoula Pass
Christ
Magnolia
Ocean
Gulfportian
Bay St. Lous
C. Lanning
Arusviste Sopeland
Arm
Gulf Coast
Buffalo Rock
Buffalo Rock Company
First Avenue
Ala
Astoria
Ore
Meade News
Hallar A
Willard
East 10Th Street
General Acoustic Company
Candler Bldg
New York
Durham Duplex Razor CO
Jersey
Post Oak News
H. H. Duggan
E .L. Vice
Studebaker
K-E Auto. CO
Gadsden
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