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Washington. Government Printing Office. 1889. Whole number 163.
8vo. pp. 281. Facing p. 178 is a cut, showing contemplated new buildings at East Lake.
Chapter III, of Part Second, pp. 172-178, is devoted to a history of Howard College; a short sketch of the first labors of the Baptists to locate a "Manual training school, for indigent young men called to the ministry," in Hale County; why the college was moved to Marion; the destruction of the college by fires in 1844 and in 1854; the influence of the War on the College; the removal to East Lake, and the peculiar advantages of the College; and brief mention of the presidents of the College.
CURRY, DR. JABEZ LAMAR MONROE. J. L. M. Curry. A Biography by Edwin Anderson Alderman and Armistead Churchill Gordon. New York. The MacMillan Company. Lon- don: MacMillan & Co., Ltd. 1911. All rights reserved.
8vo. pp. 484. Portrait; and cut of statue in Statuary Hall, Washington, D. C.
Dr. J. L. M. Curry, preacher, lawyer, author, diplomat, and educator, born June 5, 1825. The foregoing admirable biography contains the record of Dr. Curry's work as President of Howard College, 1865-1868. pp. 195-209.
DAVIS, NOAH KNOWLES (1830-), Ph. D., LL. D. The progress and prospect of Alabama. An address, delivered at the commencement of Howard College, June 29th, 1854, by Noah K. Davis, Prof. Chem. Published by citizens of Marion. Marion, Ala. Printed by Dennis Dykous. 1854.
Svo. pp. 26.
HOLCOMBE, HOSEA (1780-1841), Baptist Clergyman. A history of the rise and progress of the Baptists in Alabama, with a miniature history of the denomination from the Apostolic Age down to the present time, interspersed with anecdotes original and selected, and con- cluded with an address to the Baptists of Ala- bama. By Hosea Holcombe, minister of the gospel. (Quotation, 6 lines.) Philadelphia. King and Baird, printers. No. 9 George street. 1840.
12mo. pp. 375.
First distinctively historical work published in the State. Prepared at the instance of the Alabama Baptist State Convention, under suc- cessive resolutions of that body, of 1834, 1836, 1837 and 1838. It is of special value for the sketches of the several local associations.
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"A sort of mine from which the author has had frequent occasion to dig nuggets of im- portant facts."-Riley, in his History of Bap- tists of Alatama.
In the absence of original documents, as State Convention Journals, and circulars, an- nouncements, catalogues or other descriptive literature concerning the "Seminary of learn- ing on the Manual labor plan," the original foundation of Howard College, recourse must be had to the invaluable work of Holcombe for early details. The first resolutions and report are either set forth in full, or liberal extracts are given. Other particulars, as amount of monies raised, aims and methods, names of trustees, successes and failures, etc., etc., are noted.
HOWARD COLLEGE. Circular to the Bap- tists of Alabama, on the subject of endowment of Howard College, by a committee appointed at a meeting in behalf of Howard College, held in Marion, July 1, 1857. Marion, Ala. Printed by Dennis Dykous. 1857.
8vo. pp. 8.
HOWARD COLLEGE. Regulations for How- ard College, Marion, Alabama. Baltimore: the Sun hook and job printing establishment. 1873. 16mo. pp. 35.
Copies seen: Bureau of Education.
HOWARD COLLEGE, Statistics of, 1877.
In Barnard's American Journal of Education, xxix, 503-524.
HOWARD COLLEGE. Annual report of the President (J. T. Murfee) of Howard College. 1882. n. p. n. d.
8vo. pp. (10). Double columns.
Dated June 13, 1882.
HOWARD COLLEGE. Past, present, and future of Howard College. n. p. n. d.
8vo. pp. 8. No title page. Double columns. Dated, June 11, 1883, and signed by J. T. Murfee, President.
HOWARD COLLEGE. Howard College and its work. n. p. n. d.
8vo. pp. 15. No title page. Double columns. Date, June 8, 1885, and signed by J. T. Murfee, President.
Copies seen: Bureau of Education.
HOWARD COLLEGE.
Catalogues. 1871-1912.
8vo. and 12mo. Several of the catalogues contain illustrations.
A full file of the catalogues of Howard Col- lege has nowhere heen found. The College itself has only imperfectly preserved its rec- ords. While its archives contain probably the fullest collection of materials to be found in any one placc. there are gaps in its catalogue files, which it is not likely will ever be filled.
The explanation of this condition is to be found in the destruction of the buildings and collections by fire, and other vicissitudes.
The U. S. Bureau of Education, Washing- ton, D. C., has sets of the catalogue, approxi- mately complete, from 1870-71 to date. See Owen's Bibliography of Alabama (1897), pp. 985-986, for list.
The following is a list of the catalogues pre-
served in 'the Alabama State Department of Archives and History, Montgomery:
Catalogue, 1870-71, pp. 16.
Catalogue, 1871-72, pp. 20.
Catalogue, 1878-79, pp. 32. Contains Regis-
ter of the Alumni, 1848-1879. The names of graduates are shown, residing from New York to Texas. The names of 21 persons receiving honorary degrees, 1860-1879, are given.
41st Catalogue, 1882-83, pp. 33.
In this catalogue the numbering of the nine previous ones is directed to be changed to con- form to this one.
42d Catalogue, 1883-84, pp. 32.
43d Catalogue, 1884-85, pp. 32.
44th Catalogue, 1885-86, pp. 34.
45th Catalogue, 1886-87, pp. 36.
46th Catalogue, 1887-88, pp. 32. This cata- logue contains an account of the new plans of the college after its removal to East Lake. It is the first new catalogue issued by How- ard after its removal.
Bulletin, vol. LXVIII. No. 3-April, 1910, contains a brief history of Howard College, by Dr. John R. Sampey, D. D., LL. D., pp. 125-142.
From 1873-1874 each catalogue, except the 39th, 52d and 53d, contains a roll of alumni, and honorary degrees conferred.
Inasmuch as the sketch of Howard College closes with the removal to East Lake, cata- logues subsequent to that date are not entered. The memorial catalogue, however, noted else- where has been freely used in the sketch.
HOWARD COLLEGE. Memorial catalogue. Fiftieth annual catalogue and register of How- ard College, East Lake, Alabama, for the aca- demic year 1891-92. Birmingham, Alabama: press of the Dispatch printing company. 1892. 8vo. pp. 87.
Contains Register of Alumni, 1848-1892.
Contains also discourse by Dr. J. B. Haw- thorne, on John the Baptist; Historical Sum- mary of the College, by W. C. Ward; Alumni poem, by Prof. G. W. Macon; Baccalaureate address, by Prof. D. G. Lyon, on The College Man's Choice of a Profession; and Alumni Oration, by W. L. Sanford, on the Credit sys- tem, all delivered at the Fiftieth Anniversary of the College, June, 1892.
HOWARD COLLEGE. Howard College Mag- azine.
No copies seen.
Vol. i, No. 1, was issued Oct., 1858. It was conducted by an editorial committee of the students; subscription, $1 per annum. In Alabama Educational Journal, Montgomery, Ala., Dec., 1858, p. 104, this number is thus noticed: "We know of no similar publication that equals it either in appearance or in more intrinsic merit."
HOWARD COLLEGE. The Howard Col- legian. 1889.
8vo. Vol. i, 6 nos., Jan .- June. Each issued paged separately.
Vol. i, No. 1, was issued Jan., 1889, in which it is announced that "with this issue begins the career of the Howard Collegian in new dress and under more prosperous auspices."
No later issues seen.
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HOWARD COLLEGE. The Franklin Advo- cate. Published monthly by the Franklin Lit- erary Society of Howard College. 1890.
8vo. Each issue paged separately.
Vol. i., No. 1, was issued Jan., 1890.
HOWARD COLLEGE. The Howard Maga- zine. A monthly journal published in the in- terest of the students.
8vo.
Vol. i, No. 1, was issued Oct., 1892.
HUNTER et al. v. MURFEE et al. Action of ejectment, on appeal from circuit court, Perry County, Ala., to the supreme court of Alabama. April 18, 1900.
In Alabama Reports, Vol. 126, pp. 123-134, and also in Southern Reporter, vol. 28, pp, 7-10.
Newspapers .-
THE BAPTIST CORRESPONDENT. Dec. 5, 1860. Vol. i, No. 48.
SOUTH WESTERN BAPTIST. July 31, 1850-Feb. 26, 1851.
March 5, 1851-Nov. 10, 1852. 1 book.
Dec. 8, 1852-May 1, 1856. 1 book.
May 8, 1856-April 28, 1859. 1 book.
May 5, 1859-May 15, 1862. 1 book.
May 22, 1862-April 13, 1865. 1 book.
ALABAMA BAPTIST ADVOCATE.
Feb. 23, 1849-July 24, 1850. Old series, Vol. vii, No. 1; new series, Vol. i, No. 1.
With the issue of July 31, 1850, became the South Western Baptist, and Dec. 8, 1852, began publication at Montgomery, where it continued until Jan. 1, 1854.
ALABAMA BAPTIST.
Jan. 6, 1881-Dec. 27, 1883. 1 book.
Jan. 3, 1884-Dec. 23, 1886. 1 book.
Jan. 6, 1887-Dec. 19, 1889. 1 book.
Jan. 2, 1890-Dec. 24, 1891. 1 book.
Jan. 7, 1892-Dec. 21, 1893. 1 book.
Jan. 4, 1894-Dec. 19, 1895. 1 book.
Jan. 2, 1896-Apr. 6, 1899. 1 book.
The foregoing newspaper files, beginning in 1849 and continuing to date, breaking only from 1865 to 1880, inclusive, constitute the very best general authentic source for all fea- tures of Baptist Church history in Alabama. While the Journals of Conventions, catalogues, addresses, volumes of reminiscences, and vol- umes of biography, all are vital and indispens- able, the bulk of the materials to be found in them are usually contained in the pages of these very well-edited files. In addition, there are communications, editorials, advertisements, obituary notices, clippings, etc., etc., not else- where preserved. These files have been drawn upon in the preparation of the history of How- ard College, and numerous facts have been obtained from their pages. The documents, which appear in full, have been copied from them, appropriate references being given.
All of these files are preserved in the Ala- bama State Department of Archives and His- tory, Montgomery, where they are accessible to students at all times.
OWEN, THOMAS M., LL. D. A bibliog- raphy of Howard College.
In "Bibliography of Alabama," in Report of the American Historical Association, 1897, pp. 985-986.
RILEY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1849-). D. D., Baptist Clergyman. History of the Bap- tists of Alabama: from the time of their first oc- cupation of Alabama in 1808, until 1894: being a detailed record of denominational events in the State during the stirring period of 86 years, and furnishing biographical sketches of those who have been conspicuous in the annals of the de- nominations, besides much other incidental matter relative to the secular history of Ala- bama. By Rev. B. F. Riley, D. D. Author (etc., 2 lines.). Issued under the auspices of the Alabama Baptist Historical Society. Bir- mingham: Roberts & Son. 1895.
8vo. pp. 481. 25 illustrations paged with text.
Illustrations: Bestor, D. P .; Bledsoe, J. F .; Calloway, Frank, Calloway, P. M .; Curry, J. L. M .; Dennis, John; DeVotie, J. H. Falk- ner, Jefferson; Freeman, S. R .; Hawthorne, J. R .; Henderson, S .; King, Porter; Lyon, Mat; Renfroe, J. J. D .; Sherman, S. S .; Talbird, H .; Taliaferro, H. E .; Tichenor, I. T .; Waldrop, A. J .; Wilkerson, W. W .; Worthy, A. N. Also Parker Memorial Church, Anniston; Judson Female College, Marion; Howard College, East Lake; and the First Baptist Church, Troy.
"The work was not undertaken without the sanction of the representative body of the de- nomination. For many years the advisability of the preparation of a history of our people has been discussed. Spasmodic efforts at dif- ferent times have been made. Committees to gather material have been appointed, but not until the session of the Baptist Congress at East Lake, in 1893, was a plan consummated for pushing the enterprise to completion. A society was formed and the writer was chosen to prepare the history. He was not altogether unprepared to begin the work, as he had been accumulating material for a number of years to be placed at the disposal of the future Bap- tist historian of the State."-Introduction.
Dr. Riley's work contains an account of the establishment and growth of Howard College. Within the limits of the narrative, and with due proportion, the facts are given with con- siderable fullness, and the treatment is sympa- thetic.
Sampey, Rev. John R., D. D., LL. D. A Brief History of Howard College.
In Howard College Bulletin, Spring issue, catalogue number, April, 1910, Vol. 68, No. 3, pp. 125-146.
This is one of the very best brief sketches of the College available. Dr. Sampey gradu- ated at Howard in 1882. He is now professor in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.
SHERMAN, REV. S. S., D. D. Autobiography of Samual Sterling Sherman. 1815-1910. (De- sign.) Chicago: M. A. Donahue & Co. 1910. 8vo. pp. 115. Portrait of Dr. Sherman.
Dr. Sherman was the first president of How- ard College, 1841-1851. Chapters IX, X, XII,
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XIV, pp. 49-74, contain interesting first hand reminiscences and recollections of the founding and first years of the College. Chapter XII is devoted to the graduates of the first class. Chapter XIV gives an account of the resigna- tion of the presidency in June, 1851. The cit- izens of Marion presented him with a tea serv- ice of solid silver, and the full text of account of the public presentation is set forth in Chap- ter XIV.
SHERMAN, S. S. The Bible a classic. A baccalaureate address, delivered at the third annual commencement of Howard College, Marion, Ala., July 25, 1850. By S. S. Sherman, A. M., President of the College. Tuscaloosa: printed by M. D. J. Slade. 1850. Published by request of the Board of Trustees.
8vo. pp. 31.
TOWNES, SAMUEL A. The history of Marion, Sketches of Life, etc. In Perry County, Alabama. By S. A. Townes. "Vive La Bagatelle." Marion, Ala. Printed by Den- nis Dykous. 1844.
8vo. pp. 63.
The appendix of this volume contains sketches of the several educational institutions located at Marion, among them an interesting sketch of Howard College, pp. 60-61, entitled, "Howard Collegiate and Theological Institute." The principal facts and statistics are taken from a catalogue which is not now available.
REFERENCES .- Journals of the Alabama Bap- tist State Convention, 1833, to date. Together with the catalogues, announcements and other official publications of the college itself.
Cathcart, William, D. D. The Baptist En- cyclopedia.
Clark, Willis Gaylord, History of Education in Alabama, Bulletin 8, of the U. S. Department of Education.
J. L. M. Curry, a Biography by Edwin H. Alderman and Armistead C. Gordon, 1911. Hosea Holcombe's Baptist Clergymen.
Autobiography of Samuel S. Sherman. M. A. Donahue & Co., Chicago, 1910.
HOWARD COLLEGE LIBRARY. See Howard College.
HOWARD GARDNER NICHOLS MEMO- RIAL LIBRARY. See Libraries.
HULITAIGA. A lower Creek village on the Chattahoochee River in Russell County. The name is spelled Hothtetoga by Bartram, and Hohtatoga by Swan. The name signifies "war-ford," or military river passage. In later years, a ford was known to be located at "Broken Arrow," some miles below Ka- wita. On Belen's map of 1744 appears a town on the west side of the Chattahoochee called Hogologes, probably a misspelling for Hogotoges. Some time prior to 1799 the in- habitants of this town removed to the Talla- poosa River, and settled on its left bank op- posite Okfuski. They constituted one of the seven villages of the Okfuskis.
See Okfuski ..
REFERENCES .- Gatschet, in Alabama History Commission, Report (1901), p. 397; Hawkins,
Sketch of the Creek Country (1848), p. 45; Shea, Charlevoix's History of New France (1900), vol. 6, p. 11; Winsor, The Mississippi Basin (1895), p. 153.
HUMATI. An aboriginal village in the extreme northern part of Dallas County, sit- uated on the east side of Cahaba River, just north of the influx of Oakmulgee Creek. It was seen, if not visited, by De Soto Octo- ber 7, 1540, two days before arriving at the village of Tuscalusa. The name is so un- questionably Choctaw, that a native seeing it in its Spanish spelling would at once read- ily recognize it as the Choctaw word Homatti, which means a "turkey gobbler." It is prob- able that this was not the name of the vil- lage, hut that of its chief. The Spaniards, in their ignorance of the Indian language, on hearing the name, erroneously referred it to the village instead of to its chief.
REFERENCE .- Narratives of De Soto (Trail makers series, 1904), vol. 2, p. 116.
HUNGARIAN GRASS. See Grasses and Forage.
HUNTSVILLE. The county seat of Madi- son County, situated virtually in the center of the county, in a highland valley formed by the Monte Sano Range, Madkin Mountain, Logans Peak, and Rainbow Mountain, about 12 miles north of the Tennessee River, and on the Huntsville meridian. Altitude: 636 feet. Population : 1870-4,907; 1888- 7,000; 1890-7,995; 1900-8,068; 1910- 7,611. Its banks are the First National, the Henderson National, the Huntsville Bank & Trust Co. (State) and the W. R. Rison Bank- ing Co. (State). Its newspapers are the Daily Times, an evening and Sunday morning daily, established in 1910, the Mercury-Ban- ner, a daily except Saturday, and Sunday morning, established in 1885, the Weekly Democrat, established in 1823, the Weekly Mercury, established in 1816, all Democratic; and the Educator, a negro monthly, estab- lished in 1901, the Gospel Herald, a negro religious monthly established in 1904. It has waterworks, sewerage system, electric lights, and gas. Huntsville was incorporated De- cember 9, 1811, by the Territorial Legisla- ture, and rechartered by act of January 16, 1844.
It was settled in 1805 by John Hunt, who found the "Big Spring" and lived there until 1808. During his temporary absence in Ten- nessee, to bring his family to Madison County, the Government land in the vicinity was sold. Martin Beatty purchased 1,000 acres including the big spring for $1,000. Freeman Jones bought 450 acres, William Campbell 640 acres, Gideon Harrison 200 acres, Daniel Harrison 200 acres, and Henry L. Sheffey 10,000 acres. Huntsville and Madi- son County were the first organized white settlement in Alabama, north of the Tennes- see River. The Huntsville meridian was es- tablished in 1809, from the State line to the river. In 1809 William Dickson, Edward Ward, Louis Winston, Alexander Gilbreath and Peter Perkins, were appointed commis-
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sioners to select a site for the county seat. At this time Martin Beatty relinquished his title to the 1,000 acres of land at Hunts- ville, exchanging it for lands elsewhere. The land was thereupon resold and Leroy Pope bought it for $23 an acre. He set aside a plot just above the big spring for the court- house square. At the suggestion of Leroy Pope, the new town was named Twicken- ham after the English home of Alexander Pope. The name was changed to Huntsville in honor of its first settler, November 25, 1811. As first laid out, the town contained about 60 acres, in blocks of 2 acres each subdivided into 4 lots. It was first surveyed by John W. Leake, and later by Hunter Peel, who also built the waterworks in 1823. The big spring furnishes both the water and the power to lift and circulate it.
Among the earliest settlers were the Ack- len, Stephen Neal, William McBroom, Wm. Winston, the Harrison, Elisha B. Clarke, Alexander Campbell, Wm. Harris, Francis Newman, Fleming Ward, Daniel and Jere Murphy, Nicholas Sheffield, Adam Cross, Thornton Cook, and Wm. Steilman families. The old settlers' log cabins were scattered irregularly from Pope's Hill, down to Madison Street. John Brown erected the first two stores on the square. James Crump built the next house. Dr. David Moore came in 1809 and built a gristmill and cotton gin, the first in the town. The convention to organ- ize the State of Alabama, met in Huntsville in July, 1819, and the first legislature of the new State also met there in November of the same year.
REFERENCES .- Acts, 1843-44, pp. 153-160; Brewer, Alabama (1872), p. 346; Armes, Story of coal and iron in Alabama (1910); Northern Alabama (1888), pp. 60, 247, 252; Polk's Ala- bama gazetteer, 1888-9, p. 425; Hodgson, Ala- bama Manual (1869), p. 74; Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1915; Taylor, "Madi- son County," in Huntsville Independent, circa, 1879.
HUNTSVILLE CARNEGIE LIBRARY. See Libraries.
HUNTSVILLE CONSOLIDATED GAS COM- PANY. A public utility corporation, incorpo- rated in January, 1914, in Delaware, as a consolidation of the New York-Alabama Oil Co. and the Huntsville Gas, Light & Fuel Co .; capital stock-authorized, $500,000, out- standing, $300,000; shares, $1; funded debt, $215,000; property in Alabama-a gas plant, of 25,000,000 cubic feet annual capacity, sup- plying Huntsville, West Huntsville, Dallas, and Merrimack; offices: Huntsville.
REFERENCE .- Poor's manual of public utili- ties, 1916, p. 1×13.
HUNTSVILLE COTTON MILLS, Hunts- ville. See Cotton Manufacturing.
HUNTSVILLE FEDERAL BUILDING. The Federal building at Huntsville is used as courthouse and post office. Its construction, at a cost of $100,000, was authorized, and $50,000 appropriated for the purpose, Feb-
ruary 24, 1887. An additional appropriation of $50,000 was made October 2, 1888. The building is situated on a lot fronting 300 feet on Green Street, 120 feet on Randolph Street, and 113 feet on Eustis Street, which was purchased for the sum of $10,103.12, June 27, 1897. The contract for the build- ing was let October 5, 1888, and the struc- ture completed in May, 1890. The building covers an area of 5,904 square feet, and its cubic contents are 422,529 feet. There are three entrances, one from each of the streets upon which the building fronts, but the prin- cipal entrance is on Green Street. The first floor is occupied by the post office, and by the Federal court clerk's office. The second floor is assigned to the use of the Federal court, and the third, or attic, is used for jury rooms. The building is constructed of red brick, and is heated by steam.
REFERENCES .- U. S. Statutes at Large, vol. 24, p. 417; vol. 25, p. 506; History of public build- ings under control of Treasury Dept. (1901), p. 9; Supervising Architect of the Treasury, An- nual report, 1916, p. 188.
HUNTSVILLE FEMALE COLLEGE. A former high grade institution for the educa- tion of girls and young women, conducted under the auspices of the Methodist Episco- pal Church, South. It was originally char- tered by the legislature January 27, 1852, as the Bascom Female Institute, and located in the town of Huntsville. The incorporators were Pleasant B. Robinson, Thomas McCal- ley, William A. Thompson, William Sanford, Robert S. Brandon, William H. Moore, Ben- jamin S. Pope, Daniel B. Turner, William D. F. Lawrie, Irvin Windham, Richard An- gell, John B. Trotman, Archibald E. Mills, Robert A. Young, David P. Bibb and William McDowell. The leader in planning for this educational enterprise was Rev. Edward C. Slater, the Methodist preacher in charge of the Huntsville station.
The trustees and promoters were disap- pointed in the support received, and arrange- ments were made with Daniel B. Turner, Thomas McCalley, William H. Moore and William J. McCalley to take charge of the proposed institution for eighteen years. The permanent college buildings were completed for occupancy in 1853. However, the school appears to have opened in 1851 in temporary quarters, with Mrs. Jane H. Childs in charge. The first president, however, was Rev. Rob- ert A. Young. The second president was Rev. Joseph Cross, who took charge the latter part of 1852. The name was changed by the legislature, December 21, 1855, to Huntsville Female College, and in that year Rev. George M. Everhart became president. In that posi- tion he served until 1859, when he withdrew from the Methodists and joined the Protest- ant Episcopal Church. He was succeeded by Rev. Alexander R. Erwin, who lived only a few months. "The Rev. John G. Wilson, an excellent scholar and a magnificent preacher, succeeded to the presidency of the college upon the death of Dr. Erwin, and continued in that position till the college was suspended by the War between the States. After the
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war was over he reopened the college, and continued in charge of it for quite a while." (West. )
Details of the history of the college from this date forward are meagre. Old cata- logues for 1883 (33d sess.) and 1894 (44th sess.) indicate that it was in active condi- tion, then under the management of Rev. Dr. A. B. Jones as president. In the latter the following statement appears: "The pres- ident has purchased the college property by settling all lawsuits and claims against it. The buildings have been greatly enlarged and beautified. He has also purchased a large and convenient residence adjacent to the col- lege, all inclosed in the same grounds, to accommodate the increasing patronage. The two buildings are connected by a covered gangway, making them virtually one. The grounds are beautiful and ornamental; well shaded, with an elegant fountain in the cen- ters; walks arranged in good taste, and beds constantly supplied with the rarest flowers. The buildings are brick edifices substantial, commodious, well furnished and are admira- bly adapted to the purposes for which they are designed. The chapel has been furnished with new and improved desks. The rooms are large, well ventilated, carpeted, and suit- ably furnished, some of them having dress- ing rooms attached. Electric lights are used in every room throughout the buildings, and also water from the city waterworks on each floor."
REFERENCES .- West, History of Methodism in Alabama (1893), p. 658; Acts. 1851-52, p. 375; 1855-56, p. 215; and Catalogues, 1883, 1894.
HUNTSVILLE KNITTING CO., Huntsville. See Cotton Manufacturing. .
HURTSBORO. Town in Russell County, on the Central of Georgia Railway and the Seaboard Air Line Railway, 15 miles west of Seale, and 64 miles east of Montgomery. The corporate limits include all the territory in a circle having a diameter of 1 mile, from a center at the crossing of Main Street and the Central of Georgia Railway tracks. Alti- tude: 346 feet. Population: 1890-433; 1900 -407; 1910-764. It was originally incor- porated by the legislature in 1872, but adopted the municipal code in 1908. It has a public school building, erected in 1909 at a cost of $10,000; an electric light and water plant, erected in 1914 at a cost of $32,000; a volunteer fire department, organized in 1914; 41% miles of sanitary sewerage, In- stalled in 1914 at a cost of $11,000; and an unimproved municipal park of five acres. Its bonded indebtedness is $43,000-$10,000, 5 per cent school bonds due in 1929, $24,000, 6 per cent water and light bonds due in 1924, and $9,000, 5 per cent water and light exten- sion bonds due in 1936. The Hurtsboro Tri- bune, established by W. J. Baldwin, January 17, 1913, is published there. The Bank of Hurtsboro (State) and the Farmers and Mer- chants Bank (State), are its banking institu- tions. Its industries are a cotton seed oil mill, 2 cotton ginneries, 4 cotton warehouses, 2 fertilizer plants, 2 gristmills, a planing mill,
3 sawmills, a bottling plant, and the munici- pal plants above referred to.
The town was originally "Station No. 4" on the Mobile & Girard Railroad. In 1857 Joel Hurt, Sr., from Edenton, Ga., located there, and, with William Marshall, bought the land now included in the town, and es- tablished a sawmill. In 1858 when the Mo- bile & Girard Railroad reached the place, the mill company laid off the town, with the mill in the center, and called it Hurtville for the principal founder. The first church was founded by the Methodists, Rev. Mr. Pilley, pastor. The post office was established in 1860, with James F. Marshall as postmaster. He was succeeded by T. C. Hill who served from 1861 to 1865. On account of a simi- larity to the name Huntsville and consequent confusion in the handling of mails, the name was changed to Hurtsborough in 1882 and shortly thereafter the spelling was altered to Hurtsboro. The Savannah, Americus & Montgomery Railroad (now Seaboard Air Line Railway) reached the town in 1892.
Among the early settlers were Nimrod W. Long, first representative from the county in the legislature, Ed. N. Brown, Jr., the Mexi- can railway and mining engineer, and Joel Hurt, Jr.
HYDROPATHIC MEDICAL INSTITUTE. Incorporated by the legislature, February 15, 1854, with Dr. John J. Mitchell, Dr. Ed- ward G. Doyle, Dr. James Floto and Dr. T. Carleton Coyle as trustees, and located at Rockford in Coosa County. The last named was "the proprietor and professor." The Institution was given "power to grant diplomas, confer degrees and license upon all persons, who, on examination by said professors, shall be found proficient in the branches of medical science as taught in the present day, entitling said graduates to all the honors, privileges and immunities usually conferred by the most approved med- ical colleges in the United States," and to hold real or personal property not exceeding $2,500 in value.
The charter required the Institute to keep a record book, in which shall be entered copies of all the licenses that shall be issued by the said corporation, and that no person shall be permitted to practice hydropathic art of healing for fee or reward, or to re- ceive compensation for attending as a hydro- pathic physician in the State of Alabama, unless licenses shall have been granted by the said board of physicians (unless such person shall have obtained a diploma from some medical college, or a license from some medical board in this State, and having been in practice for at least one year in some well appointed hydropathic hospital) to such persons, and upon such evidence of quall- fications being submitted as in the judgment of the board of examination shall entitle him to a license.
Very little is known of this Institution. Dr. Jerome Cochran, in a sketch of "The Medical Profession," says of it that the scheme promptly miscarried.
REFERENCE .- Acts, 1853-54, pp. 310-311.
Index to Illustrations Volume I
PAGE
PAGE
Alabama's capitol, 1921
17
Alabama's state house, Tuscaloosa.
641
Antebellum costumes 609, 625
Antebellum homes
449, 465
Austill, Jeremiah
145
Bagby, Arthur P
385
Bibb, Hon. John D 273
Bibb, Thomas
385
Bibb, William Wyatt
385
Bienville, second governor
49
Bone fish hook.
113
Boulder marking spot where Alabama en-
tered the Union.
225
Breech-block of Spanish cannon.
33
Building in which Lafayette was enter-
tained
65
Burning of Alabama capitol, 1849.
641
Cahaba, first state capital.
481
Cahaba, original map of. 305
Canoe fight 145
Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, Mobile 513 Centenary Female College, Summerfield ... 689
Chapman, Reuben
401
Claiborne, Wm. C. C. 385
Clay, Clement
385
Clay, Clement, Jr
241
Clayton, Gen. H. D.
657
Clements, Mrs. Col. N. N.
625
Cobb, Rufus W.
417
Coffee, Col. John
177
Collier, Henry W 401
Comer, Braxton B.
417
Compere, Rev. Lee and wife.
257
Constitutional convention, 1875.
561
Dallas Academy, Cahaba.
689
Dawson, Col. N. H. R. 657
Early historic characters 337
Early historic scenes 497
Early make of Derringer
321
Early public officials
273
Eastin, Thomas
273
Fitts, Judge Oliver.
273
Fitzpatrick, Benjamin
385
French cannon, Fort Toulouse, 1714.
33
Friends of education.
657
Gaines, George S
337
Gayle, John
385
Gilmer, Mrs.
337
Governors of Alabama.
385, 401, 417
Grave of Governor John Sevier.
209
Hearne, Rev. Ebenezer 257
Henderson, Charles
417
Holmes, David
385
Hooper, Johnson J
577
Houston, George
401
Huntsville Female College.
673
Iberville, first governor
49
Indian characters
81
Indian relics
113
Indian shell beads, original.
97
Jackson, Gen. Andrew
177
Jelks, William D.
417
John, Col. Samuel W
657
Johnston, Joseph F.
417
Jones, Thomas
417
Key to first state house
321
Kilby, Thomas E.
417
King, William R.
529
Kirby, Judge Ephraim
273
"Lafayette House" and tablet.
65
Lenoir, Patsy
337
Le Vert, Madame Octavia W.
625
Lewis, David P.
401
Lewis, Dixon Hall
241
Lindsay, Robert B
401
Louisiana Province
49
McVay, Hugh
385
Martin, Joshua
401
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Massacre of Fort Mims.
161
Memorial Cross, Bienville Square, Mobile .. 129
Monument on site of Fort Louis de la Mo-
bile 49
Monument on site of Fort Toulouse.
49
Monument to negro hero. 545
Moore, Andrew B 401
Moore, Gabriel
385
Murphy, John
385
Native copper pendant 113
Oates, William C.
417
Old fashioned wood-screw cotton press
369
Old pepper box (revolver)
321
O'Neal, E. A.
417
O'Neal, Emmet
417
Original shell beads
97
Parsons, Lewis E.
401
Patton, Robert M. 401
Petrie, Rev. G. H. W 257
241
Pickens, Mrs. Israel.
337
Pushmataha
81'
Religious leaders
257
Ross, Hon. Jack Farrell.
337
Ross, Mrs. L. H.
609
Samford, William J
417
Seay, Thomas 417
Sequoyah
81
Shell Gorget
113
Shorter, John Gill. 401
Sims, Dr. J. Marion, early career in Ala- bama (scenes) 593
Smith, Caroline Frances
337
Smith, William H.
401
Stone pipe
113
Surrender of Weatherford to Jackson
193
Sword of Capt. William Bibb.
321
Tablet marking site of Lafayette House. 65
Tarrant, Leonard
273
Tomb of Wm. Wyatt Bibb.
289
Tuscaloosa Female College
673
Tutwiler, Miss Julia Strudwick
705
Type of knife used in pioneer times
353
United States Senators (Alabama) 23d Con-
gress
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
433
Warnum, Mrs. Wm. L.
609
Watts, Thomas H.
401
Williams, Robert
385
Winston, John Anthony
401
Sargent, Winthrop
385
Young, Bird
577
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