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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1901
Page
4
Anniston Alabama March 22 1901 Kalter firm lists address and telephone number pattern 68 with a five dollar price tag for a listed service or notice.
A Marion Standard letter from Senator Morgan discusses negro disfranchisement and white suffrage gains in Louisiana Mississippi and Maryland. He urges quiet deliberation behind closed doors and hints at future elaboration of views, referencing Cuban lessons and a silent but encouraging progress on the race question.
The Chattanooga Times notes Senators Pettus aged 50 and Morgan aged 77 are vigorous and leading the procession. The Edwardsville Standard News reports a corn-sized gold nugget found near Edwardsville while claiming gold in Cleburne county hills is abundant with proper machinery.
Mrs Eliza Dillard is much improved after a stroke of paralysis suffered at the home of her son W T Dillard. The Dillard family recently moved from Anniston to Sulphur Springs and are settled in this place.
Real estate transfers are listed including S. J. Williams to H. W. Glover for 10 acres in section 2, township 12 at 150 dollars. Geo. A. Marr and wife to Leona B. Kelly for lots 1 and 2, block 8 at 4000 dollars. J. Bales to S. J. Williams for 250 dollars. S. L. Green to S. L. Green Jr. for land near Alexandria at 250 dollars. Nancy Gaun to W. J. Sivils for lot 1, block 23 at 280 dollars.
A barn fire on South Court Street shortly before 1 am destroyed two solidly built houses at 504 and 506 South Court, owned by Mrs. Fannie Anderson and W. E. Pierce. Loss about 12 500 insured. Fireman William H. Kelly died while attaching the engine to a water plug. two carriage horses perished in the blaze.
In city court today a verdict for the plaintiff for 255 dollars and 40 cents was returned in Philip Wassman vs. W G Moody. A judgment was rendered for Merrill & Bridges vs. Mrs. R A Po and a chancery settlement in Wm K Terry Receiver vs J L Murphy. A divorce decree was granted in Mrs Roxy Merriman vs B Merriman. Tomorrow’s cases include State vs E J Williams weapon carry, State vs J W Riddle trespass, and State vs Thomas Anderson assault with a weapon.
Mrs Lizzie Narramore, in a fit of insanity, killed her six children aged ten years to ten months at her Colbrook home. She used a club and an axe and then tried to take her own life with a razor. The bodies lay in two beds when found.
Effective October 7, the Choctaw Route will run three trains daily between Memphis and Hot Springs Arkansas. The service expands to double daily trips to Indian and Oklahoma Territories with connections to Southwest Missouri Kansas Texas and the West.
Local notes record several visitors and residents in the city. Mr. Zaner of Heflin Mr. Burne of Lincoln Mr. Ross Blackmon a business visitor to Edwardsville Mr. W G Hardin from Lincoln Mr. BE Jackson of Birmingham Mr. W S Wyeche to Talladega Mr. G G Britton departing for a business trip to Columbus Col J W Kilgore from Cedartown Col B G Caldwell of Jacksonville en route to Montgomery Mr Geo F Ledberry visiting Wetumpka Mr. Frank Irvine of Aniston Rolling Mill office force returning from Florence Mr. W L Connelly of Selma superintendent of the Anniston division of the Southern in the city Mr Charles M Randolph recently moved from Anniston to Pensacola and is in the city.
In Montgomery the Alabama senate chamber draped the desk of late Senator Silas P. Rather in black and white to honor the deceased lawmaker. President Jelks and fellow senators Nappellee Moore and Goldeby plus Secretary Elmore Garrett led the ceremony in Decatur’s death observance.
Local grocer promotes New Orleans Molasses and Yee's Maple Syrup as ideal cake sweeteners and temper enhancers. The store highlights affordable prices and restocked floats and groceries for bakers and households.
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