By Staff
Reports of illnesses, accidents, and the like traditionally constituted a good portion of the news in the weekly paper.
1899-May 16, The accommodation train this morning found the body of a young man lying on the track about one mile south of Hartselle. The deceased is supposed have been about 14 years old. The body was badly mangled, one or more trains having passed over it. It is thought he was stealing a ride between the cars and, perhaps, fell asleep, lost his balance, and was thrown under the train.
1911-May 17, Mrs. Sarah Shaneyfelt, one son and a daughter, and two small Winsett boys, neighbors who were spending the night at the Shaneyfelt home, were seized with something like ptomaine poisoning in the middle of the night. Dr. Wilhite of Falkville was hastily summoned and succeeded in relieving all five. They had eaten light bread and buttermilk with sugar in it. Mrs. Shaneyfelt lives fives miles west of Hartselle.
1919-May 18, Wiley S. Orr, a soldier but recently returned from France, was killed out on his mother's farm near Hartselle Friday while threshing cane. Four men, including young Orr, were standing on the motorized feeder machine when the bolt heads gave way, blowing pieces of machinery in all directions. Several hit Mr. Orr, who was thrown 20 feet or more, breaking both legs, his back, and tearing his ribs loose. He lived only a couple of hours. He was the son of Mrs. Ellen Hardwick Orr, was about 25 years of age, and leaves besides his mother and family a young bride to whom he was married since his return from France where he served in the Army American Expeditionary Forces.
1954-May 19, Catherine Anne Dunaway, who was stricken suddenly ill while at school last week, was recovered sufficiently Monday morning to resume her studies.
1893-May 20, Mrs. Caroline Wasson and Mrs. Bill Wasson, who recently moved from near Mt. Hope to Texas, both died shortly after their arrival in that state.
1929-May 21, Joseph Henry Hargrove, Hartselle native and for many years employed in the Jefferson County courthouse in various capacities, is ill at his residence in Birmingham.
1911-May 22, The 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Livingston is suffering from an extremely severe attack of measles.
(Researched by Dr. Bill Stewart)