Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Notices for March 3-29, 1900
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Cleburne New Era newspaper

Newspaper Notices from The Cleburne New Era,  Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama 
for MARCH 1900

Newspaper Issue of Saturday, March 3, 1900

LOCAL & PERSONAL NEWS

Mr. Henry Blake and Miss Mattie Roberts were married this week. Their friends 
wish for them a life of infinite happiness.
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J.W. Hunnicutt of Vic, Ala., was in the city this week. He is the Executor of 
the estate of Mrs. Higginbotham and came up on business connected with the 
estate.
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Messrs. S.B. and H.O. Gaston are making arrangements to put down and operate a 
saw mill at Chulafinnee in this county. They have purchased 200 acres of fine 
timber land and will begin cutting and shipping lumber in a short time. Heflin 
will be their shipping point. They have invested about $2000. already and will 
add michinery as their orders justify. Mr. H.O. Gaston will operate the mill.
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Col. W.B. Ferguson, Treasurer of this county, died at his home in Edwardsville 
at 8:25 o'clock last night. Col. Ferguson had been confined to his bed with a 
bowel trouble for several weeks and his death was not unexpected.  He was one 
of the most prominent men in the county, having held many places of trust in 
the county. He was universally esteemed by the people of the county who will 
learn of his death with regret.
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Newspaper Issue of Saturday, March 10, 1900

The bird law is now in effect and those who shoot or trap quail are liable for 
prosecution.
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J.M. Atkins visited his mother in Randolph County the latter part of last week 
and first of this week.
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Newspaper Issue of Saturday, March 17, 1900

LOCAL & PERSONAL NEWS

W.M. Harris received a message Tuesday informing im of the serious illness of 
his sister, Mrs. Holmes at Talladega. He left Wednesday morning for her 
bedside but before he arrived there, she died.  Mrs. Holmes, a sister of J.N. 
and W.M. Harris, was about 40 years old.  Two children and Mrs. Holmes have 
died in ten days.  Oscar, aged 14, died March 5th,  Mrs. Holmes died March 
14th,  and Miss Ada, aged 23, died March 16th.  The many friends of the 
relatives of this city sympathize with them in their grief.
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Newspaper Issue of Saturday, March 31, 1900

Mrs. E.S. Howell and children of Oxanna are visiting relatives in the city.
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W.J. Fowler, a priminent merchant and farmer of Hightower, was in the city 
yesterday and gave the New Era a call. He reports business good but the 
farming interests greatly retarded on account of so much wet weather.
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LEGAL NOTICE  of ADMINISTRATION
Estate of James E. Cawley, deceased; Probate Court
Letters of administration of said deceased, having been granted to the 
undersigned on the 23rd day of March 1900, by the Honorable A.A. Hurst, Judge 
of Probate Court of Cleburne County;  notice is hereby given that all persons 
having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same 
within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred.  W.H.L. Carruth, 
Administrator
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Dr. J.L. Simpson left Heflin Wednesday for a business visit to Etowah and 
Marshall Counties. On his return he found a telegram at Anniston announcing 
the serious illness of his mother at east Lake and he went there immediately.  
Mrs. Simpson received a message yesterday and went down there on the 8:30 a.m. 
train.
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