Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper notices for OCT 1893 October 20 1893 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net September 29, 2004, 2:41 pm The Cleburne New Era NEWSPAPER NOTICES FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEW ERA" for OCTOBER 1893 NEWSPAPER Issue of October 5, 1893 F.H. Osborn of Mt. Sterling, Ohio, visited his mother and sisters in this city last week. __ Mrs. Lucy Smith of Choccolocco visited her daughter Mrs. B. M. Bayol in this city last week. __ A negro boy by the name of Henry Myrth of this city happened to have the misfortune of getting bit by a rattle snake on both feet. __ Mr. B.J. Edmondson happened to have the misfortune last Friday of getting bit on the hand by a mule. The wound is very painful though is not thought to be dangerous. __ J.M Prestridge of Oakfuskee, one of our most successful farmers, was in the city yesterday and paid us a visit. __ MARRIED - - at the residence of the bride's father Lewis Coffee, four miles east of this place last Sunday night, W.L. Tolleson to Miss Fannie Coffee. The New Era extends congratulations. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, October 12, 1893 On last Saturday night while Mr. S.A. Pritchard, a young man attending school at this city, was returning home from Edwardsville where he had been on business, he stepped from the 7:10 p.m. train nearing the depot in this city and was killed. Mr. Pritchard was a good young man and had many friends who will regret to hear of this sad occurrance. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, October 19, 1893 Taylor Godrey, a negro confined in the calaboose for disorderly conduct broke out last Saturday night and his whereabouts are not known. __ The New Era newspaper wants a live correspondent and agent at every post office in this and adjoining communities. You can make money working for us. __ Mr. W.O. Black, one of Heflin's promising young men was happily married on last Thursday evening to Miss Bell Garner, one of our leading society young ladies at the home of her uncle, B.F. Owens. Both the bride and groom are well known in this city and have many friends who wish them a long and happy wedded life. The New Era extends the happy couple its best wishes. __ L.H. HITCHCOCK of Riverside, killed By the Breaking of Machinery - - News reached here last Tuesday that Mr. L.H. Hitchcock of Riverside, was seriously hurt while working in a planing mill near Mobile by the breaking of some machinery. He died from the injuries last Tuesday morning. Mr. Hitchcock was once a resident of this city and has many friends here who will be pained to learn of his death. He leaves a loving wife of only a few months, together with a host of friends to mourn his death. The New Era extends sympathies. __ G.W. Batchelor of Hightower was in the city this week. __ J.T. McKleroy and son of Trickum were in the city today. __ J.H. Harris and M. Smith of Hightower are in the city today. __ W.O Black has moved into the residence lately occupied by J.R. Caldwell. __ J.H. Edmondson of Atlanta is visiting his son B.J. Edmondson near the city. __ J.O. Fowler of Hightower has accepted a position as clerk with W.G. Willigan. __ C.D. Nichols of Edwardsville is catering to the wants of customers at the store of W.G. Milligan. __ Mr. D.A. Johnson who a few weeks since left for Riverside to be treated for consumption returned last Tuesday much improved in health. __ F.E. Bayol Jr., who has been visiting his brother B.M. Bayol in this city for several weeks, returned to his home in Greensboro last Tuesday. __ J.R. Caldwell and family have moved to Anniston. We regret to lose such an estimable family from our midst but Heflin's loss is Anniston's gain. __ Mr. J.J. Mims and wife who have been spending several weeks with relatives in this city, informs us that he will leave in a few days to accept his old position at Tipton, GA again. __ IN MEMORIAM In memory of Silas A. Prichard, son of J.R. and N. Prichard, who departed this life on October 7, 1893, age 23 years. Mr. Prichard was born in this county near Stone Hill, October 12th, 1870. He leaves a father, mother, brothers and sisters who mourn his loss. He was called from time to eternity without a moments warning; he was killed by stepping off a running train at this place. He lived about eight hours after the accident and suffered untold agonies. Silas (better known as Cooney) was making long strides up the hill of science. He taught school three months this year near his home and just entered the Heflin High School to prepare himself better for his chosen profession. He was pious from youth, joined the M.E. Church while young, walked and talked religion. He professed and always took an active part in prayer meetings and Sabbath schools. His delight was to admonish the young to seek religion and live right. When I say that his examples are of imitation I know whereof I speak. I have known him from the cradle up and taught him his letters. He went to nearly all the schools that I taught in this county and I never knew him to disobey rules; was always kind and obedient in school and at home; he was a great lover of books and made his bible the most prominent one of all. Oh how we regret to lose such young men but we bow with humble submission to Him that doeth all things well. The parents have lost a dutiful son, his brothers and sisters a kind brother, the community a noble young man and the church a consistent member. May god bless his sorrow stricken parents and give them grace to raise their other children to imitate his example that they too, may like him be ready to go when the master calls, for we believe he was ready. We would say to his parents, brothers and sisters to wee not, look up, he is not here but today is basking in the sunshine of eternal bliss at the beautiful gate waiting and watching to welcome those he loved. Let us cherish his memory and try to imitate his virtues. A.J. Haley __ CLEBURNE GOLD Benefield Mines - - This property, about a mile to the northeast of the Sutherland mines, has been prospected at several points, and the openings although shallow are sufficiently extensive to determine that this ore body at least is a repost, covering an area of several acres in extent, of undetermined depth...The most promising properties are the Sutherland, Middlebrook, Benenfield and Ballinger. The Sutherland district is located about 15 miles southeast from Edwardsville and was first discovered last spring by a prospector who made shallow openings at several points on two parallel ledges of gold bearing ore. The Middlebrooks property is located on this same lead only to the southwest of the Sutherland about 1 1/2 miles distant. ____ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/gnw136newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 7.2 Kb