News of Kellyton: the Kellyton Advertiser, managed by M. C. Webb and J. W. Walden
8 July 1906 · The Birmingham Age-Herald (Birmingham, Ala.)
Named here: Harris Solomon Walden, Julius West Walden, William Walker Walden, Charles David Webb, Mitchell Carlisle Webb, John O. Batson of Montgomery, Mrs. C. D. Webb
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News of Kellyton.
Kellyton, July 7.—(Special.)—A weekly newspaper has been established here. It is known as the Kellyton Advertiser. Six issues have already been published and from all indications it will be one of the best weekly papers in the state. The managers of this paper are M. C. Webb and J. W. Walden.
John O. Batson of Montgomery visited Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Webb first of the week.
Professor Ellis of Rockford passed through town yesterday on his way to Jacksonville, where he is engaged at present in the newspaper business.
The Rev. Arnold Smith of Alex City spent the day here yesterday.
W. W. Walden is visiting his son in Tennessee.
Ed. Kimbrough and family are spending a few days with friends and relatives here.
Mrs. J. J. Henderson of Sylacauga is visiting relatives in Kellyton this week.
Jim Holloway is away on a vacation.
Clyde Brown, who is sick with fever, is gradually improving.
Bela Bentley of Rockford was in town Tuesday.
Citation: "News of Kellyton," The Birmingham Age-Herald (Birmingham, Ala.), Sunday 8 July 1906, p. 3; image, Chronicling America, Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85038485/1906-07-08/ed-1/?sp=3).
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| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius West Walden | Occupation; residence | "J. W. Walden", a manager of the Kellyton Advertiser, a weekly newspaper established at Kellyton, Coosa County, in 1906 | Coosa County in 1900 (J. W. Walden in W. W. Walden's household); married at Goodwater, Coosa County, 1910 | new |
| Mitchell Carlisle Webb | Occupation; residence | "M. C. Webb", the other manager of the Kellyton Advertiser, 1906 | Born at Kellyton 1874; Precinct 3, Socapatoy, Coosa County, in 1900; Albertville, Marshall County, in 1910 | new |
| William Walker Walden | Travel | "W. W. Walden is visiting his son in Tennessee", July 1906 | Coosa County in 1900; Red Apple, Marshall County, in 1910 | context |
| Harris Solomon Walden | Residence | W. W. Walden's son "in Tennessee", July 1906 | Grundy County, Tennessee, in 1910 | agrees |
| Charles David Webb | Residence | "Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Webb" of Kellyton, July 1906 | Coosa County; married there 1860 | context |