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Marion Herald, June 23, 1887
Detroit, Ala. June 17, 1887 - Editor Herald: Feeling that our quiet little
village should no longer remain in the realms of oblivion, I have decided
to give you a few items this week. Farmers are very busy laying by their
crop, which are said to be the finest we have had in this section for several
years. Mrs. M. L. DAVIS who has been seriously ill for some time is now
convalescing. Dr. J. S. STANLEY has purchased a set of new lightning rods,
which is quite an ornament to his neat little dwelling. Miss VERA PEARCE
of Bexar is visiting relatives and friends in and around town. Mr. F. W.
NORTHINGTON made a business trip to Aberdeen this week. The young men of
Detroit will meet at the school house on Saturday night, June 25th for the
purpose of organizing a Debating Society. All that wish to improve their
oratorical talents are invited to come out and take a part with us. Mesrs.
C. E. CARTER and VAN MOSLEY spent last Sunday at RIGGAN'S Chapel. They seem
to have been very badly disappointed but so far we have been unable to find
out the true nature of their disappointment. - "Butler"
Marion Herald, July 21, 1887
DETROIT DOTS - July 18th 1887 - Editor Herald -In compliance with
a request of my friend "butler" I will try to give you a few dots from this
place. I am not as efficient in the dispensation of news as "Butler" but
I hope you will take into consideration the advantage he has over me. "Butler"
is a "King of the Quill" as also of the yard stick - a counter hopper - a
vendor of picked oysters and weevil eaten crackers; while I am only a manipulator
of a three quarter rope over a one-eyed horse's sore back. We have
better crops in this section that we have had for several years, and most
everybody is done "laying by" The Wheelers had a picnic at the Davis School
house last Saturday. Several of our town folks attended and report a good
time. The audience was addressed by Dr. STANLEY, Prof. J. E. WHITE and others.
Miss ANNIE STOUT and MR. BOB RAY'S family of Aberdeen, Miss. are visiting
at Dr. STANLEY'S. Our popular friend TROY LANGSTON is in town.
Our town is noted for its large number of bachelors and scarcity of young
ladies. Mr. E. D. GILMORE of Miston, Miss. is the latest accession to the
bachelor fraternity Your correspondent is uneasy about himself just now,
as the only barrier between him and "bachelordom" is time and not much of
that when a fellows' girl writes him such as this. "Farewell! We'll
meet again some day, and all our future we'll relate; Of love, lets have
no more to say 'Tis clear we're not each others fate. Our fame in pleasant
fashion ends; We can cry quite san be good friends." I say, Mr. Editor,
when a fellows' girl writes him such as this what else can he expect but
to sail right into the midst of "bachelordom" with "every foot up."
We have an interesting debating society at this place. The query discussed
at the last meting was "Resolved that education should be made compulsory."
The subject through deep one was handled well by both sides - the "negatives'
won by a point or two. "Clip"
Marion Herald, August 4, 1887
DETROIT ITEMS - Detroit, Ala. July 30th, 1887 - Editor Herald: After
a silence of six weeks, I again attempt to give you a few items from Detroit.
The health of our community is unusually good, and crops are still
looking fine. Mr. BOB RAY'S family and Miss ANNIE STOUT who have been
visiting in our town, returned home first of the week. Prof. J. F.
WHITE made a business trip to Aberdeen on last Monday. Mr. T. W.
NORTHINGTON started to Birmingham last Tuesday with about 800 chickens. We
hope FRANK will find ready sale for this "cargo" and soon return home in
safety. We are happy to meet our esteemed friend, W. R. WHITE, in
town on last Wednesday evening. Our friend "Clip" attended the picnic
at Brown's on the 23rd inst and told us confidentially that he had met his
"destiny" (his intended). Being old and cunning, "Clip" is very anxious that
his be kept a secret, but he dealt so relentlessly with us last week we wish
to propagate it from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Detroit Debating
Society met last Thursday night and discussed the following query: Resolved,
that there is more pleasure in a married life than in a single life. After
a warm contest, our bachelor President, Mr. E. D. GILMORE, decided in favor
of the affirmative; and judging from his peculiar conduct at Central Point
the next day, the decision was made with an approving conscience.
------BUTLER
Marion Herald, August 18, 1887
DETROIT NEWS - Detroit, Ala. August 15th 1887 - Editor Herald: We are
not as jubilant over our crops as we were at our last writing. The rust is
injuring the cotton crop in some localities. Our popular friend JAS.
M. RIGGAN left on last Tuesday morning for Okolona, Ark. where he expects
to become salesman for his cousin JOHN M. RIGGAN. We regret to loose JIMMIE
from among us, but as it is our fate, we can only hope that our loss will
be both pleasant and profitable to him. Dr. STANLEY'S family are
sojourning at Henson Springs this week. Some sickness around town
but none serious. Rev. DUNCAN closed his meeting at Wesley Chapel
yesterday. After nine days service, he was rewarded with eighteen accessions
to the M. E Church, and $19.00 subscription to the Missionary cause.
The Missionary Baptists are carrying on a protracted meting at Liberty Hill
this week. Mr. JOHN MORGAN and family of Lee County, Miss. are visiting
at W. F. HAMILTON'S this week. - - CLIP
Marion Herald, March 8, 1888
FROM DETROIT Mr. Editor: Perhaps a few lines from Detroit would not be amiss
as she has not been represented in some time, except in Capt. COOPER'S Revenue
Court. The farmers in this vicinity are badly behind with their work - some
of them are not through sowing oats yet. Detroit has a big trade, notwithstanding
the completion of the new railroad, which runs in a half circle around us,
and the erection of many stores along its line, our live and enterprising
merchants are holding their own in a way that would seem marvelous to a stranger.
Mr. J. F. WHITE is the happiest man in town - it's a fine girl. We presume
our Congressman, Hon. J. H. BANKHEAD has become fully initiated, as he has
begun to monopolize our mails with garden seeds. We need something very bad
but don't think its garden seeds. Our women folks raise their own garden
seeds and you couldn't make one of them believe but that "these foreign seeds
were raised year before last and wouldn't come up." Any merchant will corroborate
this statement. Our Congressman is a wise and worthy man, as his past record
and present position stand as proof, and we do not propose to dictate to
him his duty. He ought to know best what we need and we only wanted to give
him a hint of the intensity of our necessity that he may stop this garden
seed business and give us something we need and will appreciate - or rather
turn his attention to the abolishment of a "legal curse" that has been an
impediment to our nation's well doing for many years. I dare not say more.
CLIP
Guin Dispatch, January 12, 1889
FROM DETROIT The Christmas holiday were greatly enjoyed by the young people
of our town. The Fire Cracker Brigade was on parade the greater part of the
week, and their demonstrations ranged from the crack of the toy pistol to
the booming of anvils. The young folks had many social gatherings and their
enjoyment was unusual even for Christmas. Mrs. C. L. WHITE is visiting friends
and residence of her old home in Columbus, Miss. We are glad to note that
little JOHN STANLEY, who has been dangerously sick, is rapidly improving.
JOHN L. GUTHRIE has renewed his engagement with Mr. WHITE for another year
and will remain at this old post to the delight of his many friends here.
Mr. TRIGG SPROUSE has moved into town and has charge of CARTER'S mills. Your
correspondent as well as another young gentleman of this town received through
the mails on New Years day a very small doll baby, undress and in a little
paper box with glass covering. A very nice Christmas trick, and it is very
definitely suspicioned that they entered the mail pouches at Guin. We have
a very dear friend there whom circumstances recently victimized, and believing
it to be him we accept this token of remembrance with quiet submission and
patiently bide the time when this trick shall have come home to him, not
as a joke but a candid reality. At night when we turn into our undivided
couches and go meandering down the rose strewn patch of a bachelor's dream
we will remember our thoughtful friend n our happiness, as he in his woe
paws the cold midnight air with bare hoofs, and his arms filled with fuss
and long skirts. CLIP, Detroit, Ala, Jan 9, '89
Guin Dispatch, January 26, 1889
OUR DETROIT LETTER Messrs. RAY & CO. finished ginning last week. They
put up 317 bales of cotton this season. The Alliance held a meeting at the
school house last Saturday night. Many of the wheelers belong to the Alliance
and also many who are not wheelers. Rev. C. M. RICE moves his family to Hamilton
today. We all regret to give them up, but as they go there for the benefit
of a school we can not enter a protest but wish them happiness in their new
home. Mr. LUCIEN BYRD has rented the parsonage and is moving in today. Mr.
J. V. GREGORY is the latest accession to our mercantile fraternity; eight
business houses here now in "full blast." Two bales of cotton passed through
here this morning bound for Amory, Miss. Mr. J. F. WHITE is to leave tomorrow
for Guin. He will probably make a business trip to Memphis before he returns.
Some "blind staggers" among the horses of this vicinity, unusual rottenness
of corn is supposed to be the cause. Latest arrival - a girl baby at Mr.
JIM MURRAY'S near town. CLIP - Detroit, Ala., Jan. 22, '89
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Guin Dispatch, February 23, 1889
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OUR DETROIT LETTER Mrs. C. L. WHITE opened school here on last
Monday. Mrs. BETSY YOUNG returned last week from Itasca Texas where
she has been visiting her son. Mr. R. C. HAMILTON has moved to Aberdeen
to clerk for the brother PHELAN. Mr. J. H. DAVIDSON is over at Sulligent
handling fertilizers. Mr. MURRAY COBB, one of Sulligent's most prominent
businessmen, spent Saturday night and Sunday in our town. We had a wedding
here on St. Valentines Day. Mr. MILTON TURMAN to Miss ----- NOE, J. H. RAY
officiating. The candidates each had a chew of "taffy" in their mouths and
were made husband and wife ere they ceased to chew it or to remove it. May
they continue to chew "taffy" together happily for many years. Dr. STANLEY
is winding up his business here and preparing to go to Duncan, Miss. The
Dr. is a clever gentleman and we wish him much success in his new
field. Detroit, Ala. Feb. 21, '89.
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Hamilton News Press, February 28, 1895
FROM DETROIT - WALLACE WILSON was here first of last week. Dr. STANLEY
and family have moved to Verona, Miss. Col. JIM HUMPHREYS, the jug maker,
spent a few days here last week. HARRIS WILSON is moving out on Mrs. MARY
YOUNG'S farm. Masters MARVIN and VICTOR WHITE of Hamilton visited relatives
here last Saturday and Sunday. J. V. GREGORY paid Aberdeen a business trip
last week. Our school is improving since spring seems to have opened up.
Prof. D. F. BROWN has vacated his school at Friendship until crops are laid
by. J. F. WHITE expects to occupy his new residence soon, though it will
hardly be completed under a month yet. J. H. DAVIDSON, who has been engaged
with Guthrie at Sulligent for some months, is home again. JACOB CODY and
family, who have had a two years residence in Texas, seem to be satisfied
and are now back "doing business at the old stand." J. A. DAVIDSON is off
to Vernon this week, where he is to hold down a grand juror's chair for eight
or ten days. TOMMIE HARRIS and Miss BEULAH FRANKLIN eloped last Thursday
night from the latter's home at Pine Springs, and were married near here
at CHARLEY MURPHY'S by the Rev. ED HARRIS. CLIP, Detroit, Ala., Feb. 25
Hamilton News Press, March 14, 1895
FROM DETROIT - GEORGE RAY has moved into the STANLEY house. A new boy came
to THOMAS WRIGHT'S one night last week. More oats are being sown in this
vicinity than usual. Prof. RUSH vacated his school here last Friday until
crops are laid by. Miss MARTHA and Grandma ARMSTRONG left last Tuesday for
Texas. It seems that the low price of cotton has created a desire among our
people to raise better hogs and more corn as several pretties have ordered
through-bred Berkshire and Poland China pigs. Mrs. E. C. DAVIDSON was summoned
to the bedside of her mother, Mrs. C. L. WHITE at Columbus, Miss., on the
27th ult. Mrs. WHTTE has had a severe attack of pneumonia and lung fever
but was convalescing last Thursday. CLIP., Detroit, Ala., March 11
Hamilton News Press, March 21, 1895
FROM DETROIT Judge POPE of near Gattman, Miss., was in town Saturday. YOUNG
GREGORY from near Amory spent Saturday night in town. DOCK PARHAM of near
Splunge, visited friends and relatives here last week. Mrs. DAVIDSON is still
with her mother at Columbus and will likely remain until Mrs. WHITE is able
to come home. Notwithstanding the low price of cotton people will raise a
few folks. A new boy at JIM EVANS' last Friday is the latest. JIM went to
Hamilton yesterday and Grandma CARPENTER is expected to return with him and
spend a few days CLIP, Detroit, Ala., March 18
Hamilton News Press, April 4, 1895
FROM DETROIT - Grandma WILSON is visiting old friends here. Rev. D. W. WARD,
of Sulligent was over last week and organized an Epworth League. The farmers
rushed things last week and some planting was done but generally speaking
we are very late. Widow EVANS who lived on the COON BROWN place had the
misfortune to get her house and entire contents destroyed by fire on last
Tuesday afternoon. She was away, and supposes it caught from a very little
fire that she had carefully covered up in the ashes. CLIP, April 2, 1895
Hamilton News Press, April 11, 1895
FROM DETROIT - Grandma WILSON has gone home. Miss JEFFIE PEARCE of Bexar
is visiting relatives here. J. D. CARTER and Miss ETTIE are off to Amory
this week to have some dental work done. Mrs. WHITE is improving at Columbus
but Mrs. DAVIDSON’S children now have measles there. Through the efforts
of our kind ladies Mrs. EVANS now lives in the LUM BYRD house and has been
supplied with the immediate necessaries of life. After Rev. ROBERT WILSON
had concluded services at Wesley Chapel last Sunday the audience was surprised
when Mr. GEORGE PICKLE and Miss GLO WILLIAMS stepped into the altar and were
married in the Rev. WILSON’S pleasing style. The young couple were from
Splunge, Miss. and had quietly stolen away from the “old folks at
home.” While we deeply sympathize with those whom this affair may have
displeased, we heartily extend the old time “wish you much joy, etc.”
CLIP, Detroit, April 9
Hamilton News Press, April 25, 1895
DETROIT LOCALS - WALLACE WILSON is here to paint J. F. WHITE’S residence
and FRANK NORTHINGTON’S store. Tax Assessor METCALFE and Tax Collector
GUTHRIE were here one day last week harassing our citizens. Mrs. WHITE and
Mrs. DAVIDSON have returned from Columbus and the old man steps around like
he was wearing a pair of patent electric wire shoe soles. The children seem
to be about over measles and it is hoped no one here will take it. We are
very sorry to learn of the suicide of an old friend and school mate, WM.
DUKE, Jr. who was found on the 6th inst. by the roadside, near Shreveport,
La. with his throat cut. He did it with a razor and no cause can be assigned
for the rash act, but it is some relief to know he was not poverty stricken
as he had money on his person and in bank at Ft. Worth, Texas, to the amount
of $700. We extend to his aged parents and relatives living near here our
heartfelt sympathy in their bereavement. CLIP, Detroit, April 22
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