Welcome To Marion County Alabama Genealogy and History GUIN DISPATCH - Index Home               Back to News GUIN DISPATCH - 1889     Jan 5     Jan 12     Jan 19    Jan 26 Feb 2 Feb 9 Feb 16 Feb 23         From the front slide of the microfilm from the Alabama Department of Archives and History: Not much is known of the Guin Dispatch except that it was published and edited by J. S. CLEMENTS after his temporary departure from The Marion Herald.  Since the January 12, 1889 issue of the Dispatch is labeled "Vol. 1, No. 7" we can assume that it was began weekly publication in December 1888.  By January 1890, Clements had returned to The Marion Herald and it is uncertain whether The Guin Dispatch continued under different management.     From The Guin Dispatch, Feb. 23, 1889 With this number the Dispatch closes its existence, and while we regret having to part from our Marion county friends, circumstance over which we have no control forces us to do so.  We have labored for the past three months and spared no effort to make the paper second to none in the county, but proper encouragement has not been received and the result is we are forced to try another field.  The Dispatch during short period of its existence has endeavored as best it could to assist in the advancement of Marion County and her citizens, but without proper encouragement no newspaper can long survive and we are not prepared to work for glory alone.  To those of our friends who have stood by us we return many grateful thanks, and would be pleased to serve them in any way possible.                 Respectfully                 J. S. CLEMENTS     Visit Our            Alabama State Site                    HOME     Visit Our      Genealogy Trails National Site     Last Updated - July 24, 2011 Copyright © 2011 Genealogy Trails All Rights Reserved with Full Rights Reserved for Original Contributor