Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper notices SEPT and OCT 1894 September 13 1894 ************************************************ 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, 2:47 pm The Cleburne New Era NEWSPAPER NOTICES FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEW ERA" for SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER 1894 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, September 13, 1894 Mr. M. L. Snow who has been ill for some time past is still quite feeble. __ Mr. Elijah Coffee of Edwardsville was in the city this week and paid the New Era a call. __ Mr. Bart Ligon who has been confined to his room for the past two weeks is improving. __ Mr. Thomas Barnhill and family of Clay county, visited the family of E.S. Swift this week. __ We are glad to state that Col. T.H. Shackleford is improving. Hope to see him out soon. __ Mrs. B.M. Bayol is visiting her mother Mrs. Smith in Choccolocco. After a few days stay there she will visit relatives in Greensboro. __ Mrs. L.L. Herron left last Monday for Westminster, S.C. to attend the beside of her father who is critically ill and not expected to live. She was accompanied by three of her children. __ Born, Tuesday morning unto Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Dunston, a fine ten pound boy. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of September 20, 1894 Mr. Alton Caldwell of Anniston, is visiting in this city. __ Mrs. Mat J. Evans is visiting relatives in Blasburg, Ala., this week. __ NEWSPAPER issue of September 27, 1894 LOCAL and PERSONAL News Mr. J.P. Bedwell is on the sick list this week. __ DEATH OF J.P. WOOLBRIGHT J.P. Woolbright of Westminster, S.C., died at that place on September 13th. Mr. Woolbright is the father of Mrs. L.L. Herron of this city. Mrs. Herron has been in Westminster since the beginning of her father's illness, which resulted in his death. She will return to Heflin next Tuesday or Wednesday. The correspondent of the Keowee Courier, published at Walhalla, S.C. has a long article on Mr. Woolbright's death from which we clip the following: " Mr. J.P. Woolbright died at his home last Thursday, 13th last. from Bright's disease. Mr. Woolbright was born in this county in 1830. He was very widely known and had the reputation of an honest and true man. He was twice married. His second wife was Miss Anna Tolleson, who is still living. Messrs. W.H and Walter Woolbright and Miss Lucy Woolbright of Atlanta, Mrs. Luther Herron of Heflin, Ala; Mrs. W. P. McGuffin of Oakway; and Boyce and Burt Woolbright are his surviving children, all of whom were at his bedside when he died. He was a valued member of the Baptist church and was faithful and diligent in the discharge of the duties pertaining to church work and the gospel. There wre many sorrowing friends present to witness the last sad rites." The New Era extends its sympathy to the bereaved ones. ________ Monday morning about 5 o'clock, the residence of Mr. Owen Black was discovered to be on fire. The occupants were absent from home at the time of the fire and it is thought that the fire was on incendiary origin. when the fire was discovered the flames were beyond control, consequently the building and contents were a total loss, with no insurance. But the big hearted people of Heflin were quick to sympathize with the unfortunate ones and before the setting of Monday's sun, a good subscription had been raised for the purpose of replacing the loss. The property was owned by J.P. Bedwell. __ Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Wood, on Saturday morning last, a fine boy. __ Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Bean, on Monday morning last, a fine 10 pound boy. __ A. L. HIGGINBOTHAM FINDS A RICH VEIN OF GOLD IN CLEBURNE COUNTY A.L. Higginbotham and John Gunnels were seen going out of town in a buggy a few monrings since, and upon their return Mr. Higginbotham informed the Enterprise that they visited his gold mine near Chulafinnee and to prove his assertion that he had found gold he showed us some small rocks that had veins of pure gold in them. He has sent them off to be analyzed and is confident that he has a good thing of it. He has a man at work in the mine testing it and as soon as he finds out the value he will begin active operations. The mine is what is known as the Chulafinnee Mine and will doubtless prove to be worth several thousand dollars to Mr. Higginbotham. Cleburne county is full of gold and Mr. Higginbotham stands a good chance to get his share of it. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of October 11, 1894 The Honorable John M. Caldwell of Anniston, was in the city last Monday. __ CHULAFINNEE Community News On last Sunday at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. Noah meadows and Miss Viola Conner were united in the hold bonds of matrimony, with J.M. Campbell Esq., officiating. May their ship of love glide peacefully over life's turbid sea. __ The gold mine of B. Higginbotham is still booming and is creating a great deal of excitement. We are credibly informed that Mr. Higginbotham has been offered $25,000. for this mine although he has not made any sale yet. __ LOCAL and PERSONAL NEWS Born, on last Saturday morning unto Mr. and Mrs. Lige Tolleson, a nine pound boy. __ Mrs. Herron, an old and estimable lady and mother of Mrs. Mohon, living three miles east of Heflin, while sweeping the yard last Saturday, fell and broke her arm. It was set by Dr. J. M.Harrison of this city and at last accounts she was doing as well as could be expected. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, October 18, 1894 Mrs. O.E. Adams of Blokton, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. S.C. Zaner, in the city. __ Mrs. H.M. Hamberry of Bocton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. S.C. Zaner on Ross street this week. __ Mr. H.H. Shackleford of Franklin, GA visited his brother T.H. Shackleford in the city last week. __ Mr. John Lumpkin of Franklin, GA was in the city last week, the guest of T.H. Shackleford. __ Miss Bertie Osborn, after a two month visit to relatives in Mount Sterling, Ohio, has returned to her home in this city. __ Married, at Edwardsville last Sunday with Judge S.P. Baber officiating, Mr. Cheatwood to Miss Coffee, both of this county. Also married were Mr. Mart Dunn to Miss Reid, both of this county. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, October 25, 1894 LOCAL and PERSONAL News Born, on last Sunday morning unto Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Atkins, a little son. __ Robert Simmons, a bright Heflin boy, has accepted an apprenticeship with the New Era. __ WILDWOOD Local News Mr. Jas. T. Craft who has been in feeble health for several weeks is no better. Dr. James Ligon is attending him. __ We have just learned that Mr. Morris who lives near this place received an anonymous letter one day last wek in which the writer set forth in very forcible language the great necessity of Mr. Morris leaving this community immediately. In fact the writer assured Mr. Morris that unless he left before last Saturday night, he would be after genuine "white-cap" mode. He was also informed that his assailants would be so numerous that poor carcass would not make, for their rapacious appetites. The parties, we learn, called at Mr. Morris' home as threatened on Saturday night. But not being prepared to entertain the distinguished company, Mr. Morris was spending the night with a neighbor. Call again gentleman, doubtless you will be entertained in true southern style your next visit. The reason assigned for wanting to rid the community of the presence of Mr. Morris ws that he was a U.S. detective. We do know what violations of law these midnight raiders were engaged in that they should so dread the presence in the community of a detective, whose only duty as such, is to hunt down violators of the law. Since all good citizens are interested in having criminals brought to justice, it is hard to find an excuse for the rash act of these men, some of whom, we are informed, have borne the name, heretofore, of good citizens. We learn, since writing the above that Mr. Morris has left the community. It is feared that more trouble will follow. It is a very serious undertaking for a crowd of men to try to drive a man from his home, for if we are insecure in our homes, whither shall we fly for safety. _________ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/gnw139newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 8.6 Kb