Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1914 — Return From Extended Visit in Alabama. [ARTICLE]

Return From Extended Visit in Alabama.

Mr. and Mrs. Marion I. Adams returned Wednesday from a nearly two months visit with their son, Ray, near Deniapolis; Ala. They stopped over for a day at Chatanooga and visited Lookout Mountain, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, etc. They had very nice weather in Alabama, the coldest during their sojourn there only 20 above zero, and Sunday, when we had the worst storm of the winter here, they were sitting out on the porch and flowers were in bloom in the yard, and peach trees were fragrant with blossom.

During their stay there Mr. Adams assisted in building a new barn and repairing some of the cabins occupied by the negroes on the plantation. They have all told some thirty colored people on their plantation. The men work for Ray while the women folks and children of each family cultivate about five acres of cotton each season.

Ray has just finished sowing more alfalfa and now has about 70 acres out. He got three cuttings from his last year’s sowing and this year expects to get four cuttings from the older fields. Sam Sparling is putting out about 75 acres of alfalfa this year. S. S. Shedd, who with his wife has been visiting down there with their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sparling, was to leave there Thursday and would reach Rensselaer yesterday. Mrs. Shedd will remain indefinitely. She has gained considerably in health, but had one poor spell a few days ago. She had recovered from this, however, and the attack was but temporary. Marion says that the country abobt there is improving quite rapidly and both he and his son and Mr. Sparling were well pleased with their investments. • The first saw on the way home was down in Kentucky.