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Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
AWAITING THE GALLOWS.
Townsend Makes Profession
and to be Baptized.

Townsend, convicted of the Free
man murder, has spent the first week
under bis sentence quite meekly in
his separate cell in the Jail. He ex-
presses himself to his clergyman as
ready and willing to go, not fearing
death, only the ignominy Of being
called from hence by the gsllows.
He has made profession of religion
and will be brptized We are informed
by Rev. A. W. Mckinney, about the
first Sunday in August.
Last Saturday when arraigned be-
fore the court to receive his sentence
in answer to the Judges inquiry if
he had anything to say why sentence
should not be passed upon him, Town
send said Nothing sir. it is for
you to say The Judge remarked to
him taat the jury had found him
guilty to which he replied, Eyes sir,
l say I'm guilty myself" He was
then sentenced to be hanged
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 1885.
Tie Huntsville correspondent of
the Nashville american gives the fol-
lowing account OF his confession:
"Jast before the sentence, Town
send called Oscar Hundley, one of
bis counsel, into the jury room and
made the following confession
"Neal and myself made the plan
to kill old man Freeman the Sunday
before it was done. / stole the axe
from Elvira Pike that evening and
hid it under Freemans store. Tues
day evening Neal and l went to Free
mans store about 7 o'clock. Neal
bought nickels worth Of peanuts
and came out and said to me, "Now's
the time for us to do the work. The
old man is alone" Neal stayed out
in front Of Wash Kavanaugh's to
watch, and went in, put ten cents
on the showcase and asked Freeman
for peanuts. AS he leaned down to
get them, under the counter, struck
him in the back of the head with the
axe. He fell on his knees when
struck him again and he fell on his
side. then locked the front door
and came back and cut his throat.
then put my hand in his pants pock
ct and took out his keys and pocket
book. | took $3.50 out OF his pocket
book and unlocked the safe and got
$23. This was all the money got.
l wiped the blood off the knife with a
bed quilt and stuck it in the crack of
the floor and threw the axe in the
we'll. Then [ went out the back door
and met Neal. We went to the
woods, near town, and l gave Neal
5$ and kept the rest of the money
kavanaugh was in his house at the
time Of the murder, but knew nothing
of it. Neal was not in the store at
all. When killed Freeman he was
outside watching" During the con-
fession, Townsend frequently broke
down, and wept bitterly"
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
County Commissioners Cour

This Court held a session Monday
last.
Aggregate amount Of warrants or
dered paid, s1,731.19.
The new bridge on Barren Fork
Greek was ordered built, and Com.
missioners Brown and Powell order.
ed to select the site somewhere about
Keys or Mason's Mills.
The Commissioners meet again
August 10th, to hear complaints OF
citizens objecting to their property
assessment.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
Berkley Notes.

Rain falls here plenteously.
Our crops look we'll.
Corn and cotton are being laid by.
The G. M. E. Sunday school has added
AZ new books to it's library and is in good
condition.
I hope to see our colored farmers raise
their own meat and bread. educate their
buy homes and stop renting.
Much success to the GAZETTE.
r. w. B.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
DIED.

TERRELL-Southwest of the city,
Tuesday July 14th, 1885. Nary
Frances Terrell, of typhoid fever.
WALLs-On DR.. Barclays place,
July 10, 1887. of hemorrhage. Mrs.
Sallie Walls.
HUBERr-At her parents residence
in this city Saturday July II, 1885,
Mary Cora, infant daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Hubert.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
Huntsville and Florence Tie.

The game of Base Ball between
the Huntsville and Florence mines
played at Iuka, Miss, last Saturday
was called after the fifth inning, and
stood tie-4 to 4 We hear that
Florence refused to accept the banter
of the Huntsville boys to continue
the game.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
Church Festival.

Thursday night July 23rd. will be
grand time at the NJ. E. Church.
The cards. "How old art thou" will
be taken in, and at the same time a
festival consisting of everything nice,
be served. All invited. Each per-
son holding card will be admitted
free, admission for others 5cts at the
door.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
MARRIED.

ANDERsoN-J oNEs-In this city 1t
the residence of the brides father,
Mr.. Robt. Lear, Saturday evening
July II. 1885, by Rev. j. j. Smith,
Mr.. VIM. Anderson, of Triana. to
Miss Callie Jones, of Huntsville.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
A Wonderful Tennessee Cow.

COLUMBIA, July 9.-The seven days off
cial butter test of Ethleel second, Jersey
COW owned by John A. McEwen, of Nash.
vile, was completed this afternoon by DR..
Hiram B. Titcomb. selected by the Nation
al Jersey Cattle Company, in the presence
Of a large number of ladies and gentlemen,
with 80 pounds and Is ounces of butter to
markable butter producer in the world for
a COW % years old.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
Excursion Train Fired Into.

One or two pistol shots were fred
into the Iuka excursion train on the
return trip, at Courtland last Satur-
day evening. The guilty fellow was
chased by brakeman, but made his
escape. The bali passed through the
windows. luckily. without damage to
any one.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
Cotton Boil No. 1.

Rev. VIM. Porter laid upon our
table Wednesday morning last fully
developed cotton boil, from his farm
near Triana. 1t is the advance boil
Of the county received at this Office.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
County officers.

-Stomacns ~ well as minds give VII.
because of the too intense comnlticia
life of the race. DIR. Mandsley aftn
butes the ills to hasty living, hurry ans
rush, and declares that it is wrong T.
charge breaking stomach TO the use Q.
coffee. He says any well man ca
drink coffee, and the sick can drink 8
certain amount with benefit,
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
NJ. E. District Conference.

The District Conference for Hunts
vile District NJ. E. church will be
held at Scottsboro, commencing
Thursday before the second Sunday
in August.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
A White Founding.

Monday morning last the body of .
white male infant of between FIVE and
six months Development, was found
in the Big Spring branch. Itscass is
shrouded in mystery.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
Died at Tuscaloosa.

Mrs. Patience Allen, nee Robinson,
.lsug hter of Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Rob
inson of this place, died at Tusca-
loosa Wednesday, July Is, 1885.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18

Wanted-An Office desk with
drawers beneath, with or without
book case above. Must be cheap.
Apply at this Office.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
The Barber,

When you wish an easy shave,
AS good as barber ever gave,2
Just call on me at my saloon,5
At morn, eve, or at noon.
I cut and dress the hair with grace,
To suit the contour Of the face.
My room is neat and towels clean,
Scissors sharp and razors keen;
And everything think you'll find
To suit the face and please the minds
And all my art and skill can do.
If you just call. I'll do for you.
PowHATAN McGILL, the live and popular
barber, may be found at his stand, on
st. Don't fail to give him
call. A first-c!ass shave for 10 cents.
Trim and Shampoo. or 25eents each.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
Neishborhooa News and Gossip.

Buy your groceries. country pro-
a,ea glass and china ware and no.
tiops generally at
J. r. KIEss'
Grocery Store,
Bargains are offered at the lowest
cash prices in the market.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
NOTICE..
WANT COLUMN.

Persons desiring situations can make
The same kao,on through this column
rec Of charge.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

CHANcERY CoURT-W. P. Newman, Register
1st Mondays in January and July.
CIRCUIT CoURT-H. G. Speake, Judge; LIST
Monday in June and December.
COUNTY COURT William Richardson, Judge
3rd Monday Of January. April, July and
October.
PROBATE CoURT-Second Monday in each
month.
CoURT-1st Monday In Febru-
ary, April, August and November.
County Officers.
William Richardson, Probate Judge.
Thos. j, Taylor, Circuit Court Clerk.
Joseph +. McGehee, Sheriff
Oscar Fulgham, Deputy Sheriff,
John w. Campbell, Tax Assessor.
j. A. Davis, lax Collector.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18

From every quarter comes the
good news, crops are fourishiDg.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
A Kind Old Gent.

lord Tennyson is not often here, is
heP'' said the inquisitive scribe of an old
gentleman who took tickets at the flower
show, and who occasionally waits at
Faringford House, where the poet re-
ceives company. mo, his doesn't often
come here in the season. People fol-
lows him So" "What sort of a look
ing person is his lordshipP" ''Lordshipp
We don't often call him a lord about
here. Wasn't made one more than
three or four months ago. W. call him
Mister Tennyson. A nice old gent he is,
only e amt no better clothed than a
scarecrow. Wears an old soft felt hat
dragged downto his nose (Which is a
long. 'un,) and has a long moustarshand
beard, with al old coat as is green with
age" sis he liked in the neighbor-
hoodP" Eyes, he's a kind old gent"
Liverpool Courier.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
BOYS KNITTED KILT.
How to Make a Warm Garment for a Fou
Year-Old Lad.

XHo" ~ AAahC a AOoA z -
Year-Old Lad.
Materials-Seven ounces of Dorcas
knitting worsted, one pair of medium
sized rubber pins, fourteen inches long.
This little kilt skirt is suitable for a
boy 4 years old. 1t can be worn with a
Jersey, also the little brioc he Cardigan
Jacket. Which so combined it is a very
pretty and useful suit.
Three breadths are required for this
size kilt. When they are completed
sew together neatly; then sew on to
band or waist. The pattern is in mines.
All breadths are worked alike. The
following is for one breadth only:
Cast on one hundred and ~thirty-tive
stitches, which equals fifteen blocks !.
e., nine stitches to each block.
First Row-Knit two, purl one,
clear across row.
Second Row-Knit two, purl seven,
clear across row.
Third Row-Knit six, purl three,
clear across row.
Fourth Row-Knit four, purl five,
clear across row.
Fifth Row-Knit four, purl five, clear
across row.
Sixth Row-Knit six, purl three, clear
across row.
Seventh Row-Knit two, purl seven,
clear across row
Eighth Row-Knit eight, purl one,
clear across row.
Begin next with first row.
Repeat this pattern eleven times.
Now for band part. Knit across once,
decreasing three times in each block by
knitting two together: knit one. Upon
| this row knit a row by knitting one,
purl one. Repeat this last for twenty
rows, or as deep as you wish.
Crochet an open-work row across the
top through which to run the ribbon o.
ID to fasten with.-DorcGs Magazine
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
An Intelligent Colt.

Tom Leonard, coachman for A. P.
Migeon. in Torrington, has taught a
fi~ve-year-old colt in is charge a variety
of tricks. He will stand with his two
fore feet on the end of a barrel, lie
down or kneel at command, and raise
his fore feet as if in the act of shaking
hands. He will stand upon his hind
feet and initiate the coachman in rub
bling the floor with his shoes. He will
also follow through the barn, and if the
coachman offers to go upstairs the colt
will put his two feet on the stairway in
an attempt to follow, and if chance
offers he will steal the whip and run
round with it in triumph in his mouth.
He will also pick a brush from the floor
and endeavor to brush himself, and,
like Dick Turpin's Black Bess, will lie
down as if dead.-HarJord Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Street Railways Abroad.

Horse-car railways are an American
invention, and have been introduced in.
to every town in this country having
10000 inhabitants or more. In New
York there are nearly 500 miles of street
railroad, but in Europe the mileage OF
these tramways, as they are there call
ed. are relatively small. In the United
Kingdom in 1882 there were only sos
miles of road, of which seventy were in
London and l1S in Manchester. In the
sane YEA there were only 327 railways
in France. Of which lJ5 were in Paris.
Our New York elevated road system is,
so far, antad of tn. world; but Berlin
boasts of an elevated road seven miles
loag. the motive power OF which is
electricity. This motor is soon t. be
tested on the New York elevated system.
Sir William Thomson. the greatest
electrician in the world, declares the
conditions are perfect on the New York
81 roads for bringing out all the ad-
vantages of electrical motor power
D>a1orest's Monthly.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
leon at St. Helena" stood modify on

the rear platform.
A moment more, and Miss Barbara
found herself showed with no great
ceremony into the interior of the car,
which latter Immediately started up
again so suddenly that the good lady
almost lost her balance and narrowly
escaped tumbling into the lap of a cal
low college student near the door.
Fortunately recovering herself, she soon
made the discouraging discovery that
the car was c~rowded-not a seat
vacant! A negro laundress with a big
basket, four or five schoolgirls giggling
because of the aforementioned col.
legian, a white-aproned bonnie with a
baby and two larger children, several
ladies and gentlemen-yes, every seat
was filled.
But Miss Barbara, peering with heI
sharp black eyes from n end to the
other, made another discovery that
| filled her with hope.
.Well, I declare!' she said to herself.
If there isn't Mr.. Lamar! Surely it is
he, right at the end of the car. And
how well he looks. That grey suit is
very becoming! There! he's g~lancing
.his way. Of course, he'll give me hi:
| seat-he's always so polite! And thank.
full I'll be to to take it, too, for I'm al.
most ready to drop"
| But strange to say, the polite MI.
Lamar showed no intentions of giving
up his seat to the new conner. He only
gave one supercilious glance at her, MOI
recognizing in the forlorn and dowdy.
ish figure the wealthy Miss Barbars
Morton, and then turning with grin tt
the gentleman who sat next him, ht
said in a whisper loud enough to reach
Miss Barbara's sharp ears:
1.-THE old duffer looks as though she'G
come out of the ark. If she expects mt
to give up my seat, she's grandly mis-
TAKEN" and so saying, he proceeded t.
spread himself comfortably and tax,
out a newspaper.
The person to whom he had spoken
and who, by the way, was none othel
than MI. Hugh Macdonald, also failed
to recognize in the new conner the aun
of his lady love, but seeing hat it wa
an old woman, he Immediately rose
and with an air which, although it wa.
not particularly graceful, was full o
genuine courtesy, offered his seat tt
Miss Barbara.
one uroPPeu lnGO IL WIN a sign OF re
lief. Just at this instant, the car stop
ped and bonnie and children alighted
leaving the seat next Miss Barbar,
vacant. She motioned to Mr.. Macdon
aid to take it, at the same instant draw
ing aside her thick veil and saying
in her sharp, high-pitched tones: Isl
down, do, Mr.. Hugh. You are tn,
very person 1 wanted to see." CA
hastily improvised fiction, of course, bu
it suited the old lady's purpose). 8.
have an invitation for you to come VI
to our house this evening and take tie:
with us. Do you say you willP" Mr.
Macdonald announced his perfect will
ingness, and Mr.. Lamar, the pink O
courtesy, collapsed behind his news
paper.-Cha1stian at Work.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
The Secret In Oil.

A report having been circulated that
c~oal-oil had been discovered or a GER
tain farm in Maryland, a resident of
Baltimore, who happened to be in the
vicinity when he first heard of it, pro-
ceeded to the farm to find the owner
away and nobody around but the hired
man.
"My man. said the Baltimorean, sis
it true that oil has been found on this
farmp"
"Well, there's oil on the pond back
there"
where does it seem to come fromp"
"Well, that depends was the hesi-
tating answer. my boss owes me $48
for work. If he pays me to-day, as he
agreed to, the oil comes from under a
clay bank. If heputs me off any longer
it comes from a barrel buried in the
mud. That's the way I'm fixed,
stranger, and if you've got speculation
in your eye, you'd better come around
n see me later.-BaHinaore Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
HER HEAsoh FOR DECLINING.

1t vas love at first sight, and the youth
To his ardor at once gave the rein;
He was eager and bold, and in truth,
Not q little presuming and vain.
II this passion and fervor of love
Is sudden" he said, Il must own 1t,
But e'eirAhough you may not approve,
Your kindness, I'm sure, will condone it.
But, sir" May he whispered, my sweet,
To prudence allow no concessions;
Encourage, l beg and entreat,
Your heart and its tende confessions.
lis well for the old to be wise
And discreet, but trust me; the duty
OF youth is to love, and you eyes
Reveal all its fervor and beauty.
And, dearest, that blush so divine
Bellies all indignant emotion;
Consent, then, at once to be mine,
And sanction my boundless devotion"
But" she says, i. I beg to decline
Your love, although sweet as the daisies.
h cause? o, that husband of mine
And my three little, dear, darling babies
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08

Mr.. Ben. Waller, who has charge
of the pauper farm in this county,
brought into Il Office the other day a
peculiar species of squash. The veget-
able is two fully, developed squashes
joined together and just double the size
of the ordinary squash. Mr.. Waller
says that the species all grow like this,
and it is not a freak but the nature of
the vegetable. We never before saw
anything like it. The variety is ola rich
butter color, and should be called the
Siamese squash. - Greensboro (Ga.)
Journal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08

The evils of attempting to leap
blindfolded into matrimony are sadly
illustrated in the brideless condition Of
a middle-aged Bristol bridegroom at
Portable tradesman with a weakness for
religious tracts, and she was a good
looking young person at Tunbridge.
They had correspondent, exchanged pho
tographs, and agreed to marry, without
having even seen each other. When they
met at last the young lady did not seem
too pleasantly surprised, and at the
most critical point of the marriage ser
vice she blurted out, ''Most decidedly
no." instead Of murmuring a blushful
Yes."-Tableau.-Boston Post.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
FAC-SIMILE OF rYrs.warTEn LETrEal
TO THE PUBLIC, GREETING:

TO THE PUBLIC, GREETING
Boards Of Health are now everywhere COR
recting the fault s of sewerage and ADVISING
the people how to prevent future eptdemtcs.
But other precautions are necessary, with
out viii ch no amount Of Sanitation can avail.
DR.. Koch says that cholera has but little
chance among those who keep the dt digestive
organs and the liver, skin and kidneys (the
sewers of the body in heal thful operation
Warmers SAFE Remedies are the best scten-
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
Farmers as Business Men.

1t is popularity supposed by a large
class of farmers that none but business
men need to acquire a knowledge OF
business forms and rules. To their
mind the business man occupies a posi-
ion similar to the lawyer and the doc.
tor; he learns his trade and proceeds to
get a living by it. This class Of men
believe that business forms are unintel-
ligible, whereas they are very simple.
He is as respectful at the mention OF
the words percentage s'draughts,"
'sbill of lading," invoice" as he is when
he hears the family physician talk Latin.
But every farmer is a business man.. He
has crops to go to market; he wants to
sell to the best advantage; he has to
sell oftentimes on credit, and he is on
tinually buying. To all intents and
purposes he is a business a 1t would
seem very desirable, however, that the
younger men. who are one day to fill
the places of the present generation.
should learn how to handle with ease
and accuracy the business forms and
methods which commercial men by
long practice and experience have re-
duced to a system.-Boston Globe.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08

You Can't Make $500 by Reading This,
ven if you have chronic nasal catarrh in
its worst stages, for although this amount
of reward has for many years been offered
by the proprietors of DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy, for any case of catarrh they can
not cure, yet Notwithstanding that thou
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called upon to pay he reward, and when
they ave been SO called upon they have
univ ersally found that the failure to cure
was wholly due to some overlooked compli-
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D odifcation Of the treatment. Therefore,
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has made faithful trial of this great and
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perfect and permanent cure therefrom, that
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write to the proprietors, the Worlds Dis
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N. Y, giving all the particulars and symp-
toms in the case. By return mail they will
get good advice free of all costs.
THE price Of writing paper is going up.
We ALWAYS thought it was stationery
Chicago Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
A young man six e q

A u man six years
In my employ was SO at.
ficted with Catarrh as
to be at times incapable
of attending to bust.
ness. Ely's Cream Balm
cured him. I have rec
commended 1t to several
friends, where cures
have been Effected
EUGENE L. BUTTON
(of Button & Ottley) 56
Warren ST.. N. Y. City.
Cream Balm is q
remedy based upon q
correct diagnosis OF
this disease and can be
depended upon. so cts.
at druggists; go cts. by
Tie by mali 10 cts. ELY
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-01-08
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