The Coosa River News from Centre, Alabama • Page 1

VOL. CENTRE, CHEROKEE COUNTY, FEBRUARY 10, 1893. NO. 47. ARP WON'T-TALK LOCAL LUCJDITY GENERAL NOTES People Fp BY-THEWAY.

-The Bluffton Car wheel Compaq py, of Bluffton, bas been placed in the hands of a Receiver O. R. Par- Local Department T. I J. SHROPSHIRE, Editor and Makager, PRESS-POINTFRS.

"Aebvflle can beat any record on earth for girl-babies all in one season and in succession seven girla in streak, five born in a month." ville Egti. Centre will furnish the sponge, if Oollinsville will throw it np. The Albany Journal insists that "Mr. Carlisle will bend the knee to That it is not wise to experiment with cheap compounds purporting to be blood purifiers, but which have no re.il medicinal value. To make use of any other than tbe old standard AYER'S Sarsaparilla the Superior Blood-purifier iff simply, to invite loss of money, and health If.

you are afflicted with, Scrofulai Catarrh Bheumatism, Dyspepsia, Eczema, Running Sores, Tumors; or any other blood disease, be assured that It Pays to Use AYEETS Sarsaparilla, and AYER'S only- AYER'S Sarsaparilla can always be depended upon. It does hot vary. It is always the same in quality, quantity, and effect It is superSor in combination, proportion, appearance, and in all that goes to build: up the system weakened by disease and pain. It' searches out all impurities in the blood and ex. pels them by the natural channels.

sarsapariii Tnpma by Dr.J. C. Ar Co-. Bold by Dreggfeu. Prie $1 ata kotu- Cures others, will cure JVollce for Publicatl Land Officb at Huntsville, Ala January 2nd, lb Notice is hereby riven that the follows named settler has filed notice of his Intention to make final proof in support nf his claim and that said proof will be made before the Probate Judge at Centre, Ala, of Februry 11.

1893, viz: For adjoining farm Homestead Entry No. 15733. lor the 8WJ ol SW Sec. 34 11 S-R 11 East. Gborgr L.

Stephens. He names the following witnesses to -prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of. said land viz: Marcus Norton no. H. Pope William Thomas and David McClure, all of Pleasant wap, Ala WM C.

jan6-6t Register. L.P. Smith, II. PHYSICIAN SURGEON, Alexis, Alabama. Strict attention to all angSly i C.

C. APPLETON Attorneyiat Law. Will practice in Cherokee and adjoin ing counties. Delinquent claims a sped- nlty. Mav be found at IL W.

Cardon'S offlce Old Masonic Hall Centre, Cherokee county, Ala. sept30 92 F.P.WAED, DENTIST Centret lAJa. HE HAS NOTHING NEW TO TELE THE PUBLIC. ROST-BITTEN PRISONERS They are Suffering Very Iutens'e-ly From Frost-bllten Feet. Let Something Be Done At Once to Relieve Their Suffsrings.

Sherman Arp, colored, a ho is confined in a lonely, solitary cell in the county jail, this place was paid a visit by a reporter yesterday. Sherman said that he had nothing new to tell the public, but that within a few days he- onld give something for publication. His wifo, nor any of bis relatives had paid him a visit since the affirm-atibfr snd resentence of his case by the Supreme Court- He gratefully accepted the reporter's offer of some cheroots and iiisairated newspapers. -He had not experienced any suffering, physically, other than that of frost-bitten hands and feet (He was lying closely covered upon his couch all the while.) He was suffering a great deal these dismal days. INTENSE 8DFFKBTHO TBOH COLD.

The coop's inmates complain very much of frost-bitten hands and feet No fire in the heaters are allowed, because of the fear of tbe coop's destruction by flames. This, is as bad as it can well be unfortunate human beings suffering within the con fines of a county chicken coop Let this matter be looked after at once by onr Commissioners. Don't let this matter go oyer it demands their immediate attdntion. I will nav the hiehtest market price for all kinds of furs for the next thirty days. YV.

A. Cobb, CVmtra needs a ehoo and harneas maker. Here's an opening for some lively man. Cash taken, in exchange for Dry Good, Groceries, etc. A.

Cobb. Born Unto Mr. and Mrs. Bedford Garner en the 6th, a fine eight pound girl. Notice for Publication.

Laud Office at Huntsville, December 31, 1891 Notice is hereby given that the follow-ingnamed settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of bis claim, and tbaf said proof will be made before Tbe Probate Judge of Cherokee county, at Centre, on February 11, 1893, viz For Homestead Entry No. 22731, for the NW of SW Sec. 15 10 9 East. jfoiJN Pratt. He names the following witnesses to proya his continuous residence upon and cultivation of, "said Haad Hmy Prett Robert Cowan and Robert Mc-Cnney and Elias Shook ali or Centre, Ala.

WM, C.WELLS, jan5-6t Register. Tax Assessor's SndEound. I will beat the following named places at tbe times mentioned for tbe'purpose of assessing tne estate, Connty and Poll taxes for the year 1893, lor the Connty ol Cherokee and State of Alabama. Al parties interested will please meet me promptly, and all owners of real estate furnish me wiut a cesenpnon inereot as the law requires that all lands shall be assessed by numbers. Beat 12 Cedar Bluff Beat 13 Gavlesville Fedruary 13 14 15 Beat 14 J.

P. Knight's Beat 21 Lewis Beat 16 Jess O'Briants Shop Beat 15 T. Henderson's -Beat 17 Henderson's Store Beat 18 Rayne's Slation Beat 1 Alexia 16 17 18 20 21 23 23 24 25 27 Beat Beat Beat Beat Beat 5 Chandlers Mill 2 Rock Run 2J D. D. Barker's 3 Rock Run Station 4 Soring Garden Beat 2U Kosser Store Beat 1 Goshen Beat Piano Beat 9 Chisolm's Store Beat 9 Slackland Beat 19 Stafford's Beat 11 Hogue's Roads Beat 10 Glenn's Chapel Beat IQ4 Round Mountain March 1 2 8 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 Beat 6 Centre i DANIEL, Tax Assrssor, dec9-wtfn Cherokee Co, Ala Extra Editon on March 10.

An "extra" will be Thi News of March 10. Arrangements are being made to have The News appear on March 10, as an six or sight page newpaper full to the brim of interesting news and advertising matter. Matters of interest to the people of Centre, Cherokee connty, and the general pnblio will be carefully looks ed after no pains and expenses will be spared to make this anniversary issna of The News one worthv of preservation. Mnch, of course, depends npon the incouragement given by the merchants and bnsniness men of Centre, and this section. A bit of help from those who have goods and businesses to advertise would lend wonder folly in making this issue an invaluable and creditable one.

The Inaugural address and inci- Mr. Cleveland, as President and other matters, alone worth a year's subscription, will appear fully illustrated; Several hundred extra copies will qe printed and gratuitously circular ted throughout the country. Adverting rates iurnisnea upon an- plication. This will be a splendid opportunity to reach the trade of the great Cherokee country. M.

E. CHURCH DIRECTORY. Methodist Church Rbv. T. A.

Kerr. Preaching 1st and 2nd Sunday nights, 4th Sunday morning and night. Mens Prayer Meeting every Monday night, 7 oo p. m. General Prayer Meeting every Wednes day night, 7 00 p.

m. Sunday every Sunday morning a au clock A. M. NEWS OFFICE RULES. Parties are not at liberty to to remove our exchanges unless by permission of the exutoi Old newspapers are for sale at this office at low tigurs, and not gives away.

This rule likewise applies to blanks, notes, etc, An "X'' marked on the margin of your paper means due one year two XX's two years Postmasters are cautioned to bbuveb papers under mark, even though protest is made by subscriber. DENSOU, BUMETT, ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND SOLIC ITORS IN CHANCERY. Gadsden Alabama; Practice in all the courts of the Con-gretsional District, in the Supreme court, and the U. S. Circuit and District courts.

Mr Burnett will attend all the Cherokee courts and will be aided by the others -When necessary. qecw-iy Hr Applefoiv M. D. PHYSICIAN SURGEON Cedar JBlulF, Alabama. Calls promptly attended to.

Officejjat It. Lawrence 8 -btore. ty Office open at all hours. d20tf G. SIMMONS, Lawyer, I CENTRE, ALABAMA.

Will practice the various Courts of mbM avirl firliniiiinfr nllnllPfl Collectinga Spolcially. HEHBEltT TO BE MADE SEC RETARY OF "NA VY. CEDAR BLUFF BULLETINS Batch of Personal and Hoppen-ings From the Latter Named Locality From The Pen of Our Regular Correspondent. A Montgomery special aays Both bouses of the general assembly of Alabama has passed resolutions re- ommending to Mr. Cleveland's consideration Mr.

Hillery A. Herbert, a distinguished citizen- cf that state, assuring the President-elect that any honor which he might be pleased to confer npon Mr. Herbert would be accepted by the people as a distinction to a wise and upright man, and a distintion conferred upon the state of Alabama. MB. HILAET A.

HBBBEBT GETS IT. New York, Feb. 6. The Herald's Washington correspondent says It is practically settled in the minds of nearly everybody around the Navy Department that Representative Hilary A. Herbert, of.

Alabama, is to be the next the Navy. I am assured by a high official that Mr. Cleveland has. acquainted Mr. Herbert with his desire to have him take the Navy portfolio.

It is believed there is little room for dcubt that he will accept. It is also stated that he will accept. John L. Burnett passed through from Rome, this week, en route to his home in Centre. W.

W. Brandon visited Rome this week. Several, of the boys of Cedar Bluff were out on a fox bunt this week. G. L.

Hardwick visited Collins- ville last week, accompanied by his son, Watt Watt will enter school at that place. Zack Laney has been very sick, but is able to be on the streets again. Dr. Leath, of Exie, is visiting our townsman, N. B.

Leath and family. Mr. Will Thomas, of the E. T. Va Ga.

is visting the Laney family this week. -Bob Vann and Harris; of Atlanta, are doing the town. J. M. Lawrence and Dave James are Tailing Taff, on a prospect ive tour this week.

tt Items of last week from Cedar Dr, N. F. Cabot and H. W. Car- don, of Centre passed through our town Sunday oh their.

way to Rome, Georgia. G. L. Hardwick and J. S.

Watt spent Monday in the Hill City. Wm McBee and Wm Sandlin, of Centre, was amone our visitors the 1st ult Mr. Haynes the clever hat drum' mer. is in town for a day or so mak ing our merchants laugh at low prices and fancy pictures made by his pencil "cat for instance." Dr. H.

L. Appleton made a busi ness trip to Fort Payne, last Mon day. James Burnett spent Saturday nicrht in Attalla. Misa Maggie Elliott, of Gadsden, spent Sundav with her father and mother at the Cherokee house. Mr.

Frank Willingbam, of Rome, was down Sunday shaking hands and eatine trood ernb with the boys. John L. Burnett and lady, of Cen tre, passed through last week, going home. Mrs. has been spend ing some time in Cleveland, Tenn.

C. C. Appleton, of Centre, was among the visitors to Cedar Bluff, last week. Which will break first oar health or the weather Notice To Tax Payers. Tn Tax Pavers who have not Paid f.Vioir TaTUB for thft Tear 1892.

von are hereby notified to meet me at Centre, on Wednesday and rnurs Aav thn 1st and 2nd dava of Febrn nrv 1 R93. and nav the same. Those who fail to comply strictly witn tnis notice will find their Tax accounts in hnndn' nf officer for collection. I am forced by the Auditor to. enforce the law in the collections or xaxes that are unpaid, for YV.

X. tfl-ACKJJUBK, T. Notice Tor Publication. Land Office at Huntsvili, January 26, 1893. Notice Is hereby iriven that the follow ing-named aettler has tiled notice of his intention to make final nroof in support of his claimand that said proot will be made beiore me juage or toe ruuaie Court for Cherokee connty, at Centre, on March 18.

1893. via: For home stead entry No. 18,031, tor the N4 EH and 8 of 8 EJ, Sec 20; 10. 11. East, AM-Ks vhambsks.

names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence npon-aud cultivation oi, said una, viz; ncuij Fife, LonU Berry. Benjamin J'Ue ana Henry gtubbt, nil of Howel's Roada, fcb3-w5 Register. WHAT HAPPENED AND GOING TOHAPPEN. QUOTHIltiGS AND QU0THED Matters Personal and Pertinent Items Known and Made Known to The News'' Reporters Con-denced For Hasty Headers, Some improvement going on. Some sleet and snow Tuesday and night.

When will Gentle Spring come, Annie Stoves, Stoves, Stoves, at Ward Brothers. If yon donot take Thb News why not take it? The Rome Decatur is a "putty" good railroad. LOST Blank book of accounts. W. J.

McBee. Buy the Bart and Bust Proof oats from Ward Bros. Final proof notice of Kobt Ken nedy appears this week. Solicitor Simmons is "in" from a visit to his home at Alexis. Three good farm horses for sale, for cash or credit Ward Bros.

-The move to inclose the Cemetery with wire fencing, is a good one. Mr. Charles Walden, of Chattanooga was 'in" this week, visiting relatives. Mr. O.

H. Parker, of Anniston, a leaiing banker of that city, was "in'' Thursday, The News is turning out job work at prices tc suit the times. Give us your order. Major Clay, the painter, has just completed a job on the residence of W. A.

Cobb. The Commissioners Court of Cherokee county will meet next Monday, 13th of February. Dr. J. D.

McGhee, of Leesburg, was "in" this week and paid The News a pleasant call. Constable Clifton, of Cedar Bluff, was "in" Monday night upon a visit too but let that pass. Stop the soda water sizz in your nose, by taking Kilmer's Jlougn Kure at New Drug store. Wanted To pay the highest mar ket price for cotton seed. W.

H. West." Mr. W. A. Snider's neat, new res idence in North Centre, is about completed and will soon be ready tor occupancy.

"I bear you have an a 'your house, Mr. Brown." 'It's multiplicantion, my am twins." Exchange. "I bear you have an addition to our house, Mr. Brown." dear mad- am twins." Exchange. It has been said "All roads lead to Borne." All roads lead to Centre, too, but they are about the roughest roads any one ever traveled over.

Mr. Bed. Barron, our meat market man returned Wednesday from a trip to Cave Springs, where he has been visiting relatives and mends. The steamers in coming and go ing from Rome to Gadsden make it convenient to arrive at Centre, in the night. Such has been the case for a number of years.

Just as soon the season opens up businesss.in the line of farming and gardening proposes to start and finish with a rush. Everybody is ready, willing and waiting. We are glad to see our friend, Dr. Jas. L.

Sntherlin able to be out and upon our streets again. Dr. Sntherlin has had a rather tought trial to rally from bia recent severe spell of siekneBS. Accordin to an exchange, "If the "Love thy neighbor as thyself," were generally carried out, it strikes us that some people we know would be dreadfully found of their Mr. LaFayette Bishop, of Cedar Bluff, was "in" Wednesday and paid The News an call, Mr.

BishoD is a typical Cherokee gentle man, and his friends are numbered by the hundreds, With meat selling at 17 cents per pound and flour on the increase, our people will have to "live at home" by raising their own products such as chickens, eggs, butter, hog and hominy. They can not afford it Tr Prnnn Anker, of Ahniston. a member of the Jaw firm of Caldwell, a a 1 a donnson ACKer, was iwuire jb terday and paid Thb News' a pleas-. ant call. Mr.

Acker is very well known in Cherokee and he is a clev er, affable, home-made Ayer's Hair Vigor keeps the scalp from dandrnff, prevents the bair from becoming dry and harsh, and makes it flexible and glossy. AH the ele meets that nature requires, to make (he bair abundant and beautiful, are supplied by the admirable preparas tton. er, of Anniston, Receiver. This meant that this splendid plant will at once get down to the business of munfact- nnng car wheels in Cherokee conn ty; again. Such news as this Bbould and will be heralded with delight.

tt Mr. J. L. Burnett paid Rome, a very successful legal visit this week. By-the-way this reminds ns that Mr.

Burnett will shortly leave us to accept residence at Gadsden We are very sorry indeed to loose such valuable citize ns as the family of Mr. Burnett but we are assured that he will spend a handsome por tion of his time with ns, before and during term of our County and Circuit Courts. Gadsden will have made' a valuable acquiescence in securing this astute attorney to citizenship. A sletidid way to break down home institutions is send away from your community after things you can purchase there and pay the frieght your self on same. And this is frequently done.

What we people should do is patronize home concerns first and patronize home concerns last, gentleman. Nearly all kinds of blanks printed andkept on hand at this omce. Mortgage notes with name printed in same, $1 per hundred for orders of less than 5U, no name will be inser ted. Waiver notes 75c per hundred. With pure, vigorous blood cours-ing through the veins and animating every fibre of the body, cold weather is not only endurable but pleasant and agreeable.

No other blood medicine is so certain in its results as Ayer's Sarsaparilla. What it does for others it will do for you. The following personals appeared in the Gvdsden Times-News this week: Mr. Talley, of Centre, was in the city last week. John Chisolm, of Centre, was in the city last week.

Seaborn Davis, an old Cherokee boy was in the city last week. H. Shropshire, of Centie, is visiting his brother, J. B. Shropshire, of this city.

Splendid Store House For Rent. For Rent My store house, di mensions 20 30 feet. A commis sary, 60 30 feet, in connection. Surrounded by a good country a live man can do a $30,000 or $40,000 business per year. A $50,000 busi ness was done in 1892.

Also gin and house gin averages about 400 bales a season and grist mill. Apply, James H. Howel. dec23-tf Howel's Roads, Ala. The editor of a Western paper, speaking an entertainment, says: "The hall was lighted by the smiles of fair women and kerosene-lamds," To All Parties Concerned.

I will be in Centre on next Satur day. Feb. lltb. for the purpose of settling all debts due me. Don't for get the day.

J. Addeehold. Wanted. By the Singer Manufacturing a young or middle aged man, can furnish horse and harness, to fell our sewing machines and collect in this and other localities. We require a small honesty bond for goods and collections entrusted to the care of salesmen.

For particulars, call on or address, H. G. Earnest, Piedmont Ala. Bing In your Otter, Bear? Coon, Muss Rat and Mink Hides and get the cash for them at W. A.

Cobb's. MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS Her wonderfully interesting Per-- sonalityA High Tribute. Paid to Her. "v- Tb0 sooiety columns of the New XnrVYHerald of Sundav contain a very high compliment to Mrs.

Jeffer- son loiiows -juts, jeuer- nil David, who is iiiat now visitinsr in New York, is, perhaps, bne of the foremost women er American- oaay. Her personality is wonderfully in teresting. She is a haughty, pen sive, lovely woman, who seems to pe always sad. Her eyes have a quiv rincr drnnn which is actual! tearful. and their expression is intensely melancholy.

Her mouth is firm, strong and fnmfifnl. TTflr eomdexion is that of a dead white jasmine color, which attracts witn a negative magneusm. She holds the thread conversation with the tact of a diplomat At the 1 annual dinner a few days ago oi me Veteran Confederate Camp it was my deasure to witness, the wonderful ovation given her. With one accord 500 men- leaped to tneir xeet ann ahnnted 'to the Qaeen of the South' as she slowly entered her box. She bowed with the graee dignity and sympathy or a sovereign.

the calf of Nonsense. Mr. Carlisle is not going to. bend the knee to a calf of any kind. St.

Louis Me- public Oh, for the clime where the mock ing bird lingers; where the turtle voluntarily enters the soap tab and where coal bills are unknown. Chattanooga News. Suoh qualities do we Move to Centre, we'll do the rest and then you can sing and say, Tr ra ra ra doom de aye I Kentucky and other holding state road conventions, and it would not be a bad idea for Alabama. A discussion of the road question at this time might be pro ductive of much goooV No state in the Union needs passable and im proved highways more than Alaba ma. Montgomery Advrrtwer.

The Democratic party is pledged to take the coviots out of the mines, The Age Herald believes the pledge will be kept Birm. Age-Herald. We all agree the convicts should be taken of tba mines, but what shall we do with them Work 'em on the public roads of our State A Georgia editor truthfully sayB "One pig is worth seven million pup ppies. Cotton will not grow when shaded by a double-barrel Bhotgun and a pointer "Since we cannot, have an industry al exhibit at the World's fair, let's effect the suggestion of Brother Mc-Han, and take the Alabama legislature to Chicago and place it on exhibition as the greatest freak of the 19th century." Gadsden Leader Well, but let's have them to adjourn first don't either that lifeless legt islature is a ''dead give way" to any State. In the event they could be induced to go but who -would take them? The Llow-Out, of Alabama City made its apperance last week under many.

Says the editor: "We had hoped to make a creditable appearance this week, as we thought that after the cold spell the ink would thaw, and by the warmth of the sun we wonld be able to sling type without freezing. But a fatal accident occured in our office Wednesday evening just before going to press. A gentleman of inminous countenance entered the editor's sanctum and expressed a desire to pay np a back subscription. Such a ray of eunshinge was too sudden for the arctic stiffness of the ink, and it thawed immediately, flooding the building. In trying to save, from drowning, the devil, whom we thought bad made tbe collection, we contrao ted a death-like cold.

This laid us np for several hours. Tbe only phy sician in the place will not wait on da becausn we. did not support bid brother who was elected mayor.last year; Our chest is chock full of cold and its only protection is a new Columbia postage stamp. We sent for a bottle of Little Anna's cough syrup, but it came C. O.

and of was returned. Some boys from Gadsden were bunting the city park yesterday and one little son-of-a- gun shot through our window and wounded the stiff upper lip of our motherr inlaw, but we are "skeered" to thank the' boy through our columns. We will try to bave a whole column of original and home print next week. We hope onr subscribers will appreciate our effort to give them an old reliable paper. EDITING THE EBITOff How the Advance of Napoleon Made all the Difference in -The World.

In March, 1815, the Paris Mont-teur announced the expected return of Emperor Napoleon from" Elba. The announcement of the Moniteur was far from being polite, but as tbe little Corsican approached Paris a gradual change took place in its tone; he cannibal has lefi his den." "The Corsican wolf has landed in the bay of San Juan." The tiger has arrived at Gay." Tbe wretch spent the night at Grenoble." The tyrant has arrived at Lyons." "The usurper bas been seen within fifty miles of "Bonapart is advancing witn great rapidity, but he will not put his foot inside the walls of Paris." "Tomorrow Napoleon will be at our gates." The emperor bas arrived at Fon- taineblean. Tf ia imrtftnal maiesiv Napoleon I entered Paris yesterday, surrounded by his lojal snbjacta." Exchange ah acntai operaiioo8 pe; Wtil go yowlroM il Mieair ea. septlr Tax Assessor' First Round 1 will be at the following- named placet -at the times designated for the purpose of assessing tbe State, County and Poll Taxes lor the year, 1893, for County of Cherokee and State of All parties interested will please meet me promptly, and all owners of real estate furnish me with a description thereof aa -the law requires that all lands shall assessed by numbers. -Beat 12 Cedar Bluff Beat 13 Gavlesville January, 9 -10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 BeatUK Hui ley's Mill Beat 14 Waterloo Beat 21 Lewis Beat 16 Paden's Beat 15 Broom to Beat 17 Henderson's Mill Beat 18 Farill Beat 1 Howel's Cross Roads Beat 5 Pridgen's store Beat 2 Forney.

Beat 1 Rock Run Beat 3 TecirmseU Beat 4 Stocks'. Mil! Beat 4 Spring Garden Bent 20 Ellis Beat 7 Colmna 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 2H 30 Beat S) Farrar's Beat. 8 Piano Beat 9 Chisolm's store Beat 9 Slackland 31 1 2 3 4 7 8 February, Beat 19 Stafford's Beat 11 Sand Rock Beat 10 Round Mountain Beat 10 Glenn's Capet Beat 6 Centre, W. C. DANIEL.

Tax ASSK850R, Cherokee Ali Wovcltic Fancy P' Are the Proprietors of the HEW DRUG STORK, Leksbubo, Physician and Surgeon. Diseases of Women and Children a specialty. apr22w6 DR. J- SUTHEBUN, JCfstbe, Ala. -Chronic end Female Diseases a Specialty.

Office 2nd door below Pratt's drug Btora, nov27 ly P. Savaob. E. R. White SAVAGE WHITE, Is ff -vr? rt svo aft a up ontre, AMD ARB TIIK LEADING DSALBBS 121 Drugs, Drug PAints Oils, TOILET ARTICLES, Stationary And a Full Linf LLU I 1.1 1 V.

MM, LI ft Centre, Money loaned on Improved Fiirms. TAPE COVERS PRINT.