Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Notices OCT & NOV 1895 October 10 1895 ************************************************ 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, 3:03 pm The Cleburne New Era NEWSPAPER NOTICES FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEW ERA" for OCTOBER and NOVEMBER 1895 (Note: Several missing newspaper issues from the microfilm for Oct and Nov 1895) NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, October 17, 1895 LEGAL NOTICE Application to Sell Land State of Alabama, Cleburne County Probate Court Special Term, September 29, 1895 This day came Mrs. P.C. Bell, administratrix of the estate of M.R. Bell, deceased and filed her applicaton in writing under oath and in due form, praying for an order and decree of this court to sell certain lands of said estate, described in said application for division among the heirs of said estate. It is therefore ordered that the 4th day of November 1895 is hereby appointed the day on which to hear and pass upon said application and that publication be made for three successive weeks in the New Era, a newspaper published in this county, as a notice to: Oscar R. Bell, who resides in the state of Arkansas, post office addrss Rocky Comfort, Ark., and Billey B. Bell, who resides in the state of Texas, post office address Vernon, Texas; and as a notice to all persons interested of the filing of said application and to appear in this court on said day and contest said application if they think proper to do so. S.P. Baber, Judge of Probate ______ ANOTHER KILLING Wednesday morning about 8 o'clock, at Fruithurst, 12 miles east of Heflin, Levi J. Fuller killed Tom Henry by stabbing him with a knife. Henry died in a few hours. Fuller gave himself up and is now in jail at Edwardsville. The difficulty arose about a mule Henry was driving to a grabbing marching. Fuller had some hands at work taking up stumps in the street and had hired a mule from Mr. Scott and he was to furnish driver with it and Scott employed Henry to drive the mule. Fuller did not like the way Henry drove and discharged him. Henry then went to Scott about it. Scott wrote Fuller a note telling him to let the boy drive the mule or send it home. Fuller refused to let the boy drive the mule which caused the difficulty with above stated results. Henry was a very quiet boy. The feeling against Fuller is very bitter with some talk of lynching. __ LOCAL and PERSONAL News Mrs. Mat J. Evans is visiting her daughter Mrs. Lowery at Blosburg. __ Messrs. Hiram and Sam Dunston are on a visit to relatives on Sand Mountain this week. __ Rev. J.F. Thompson will occupy the pulpit at the M.E. Church in this city, next Sunday. __ Mr. Simon Strickland is building a handsome residence on his place a mile west of Heflin. __ W. O. Black left Tuesday for Alvarado, Texas which will be his home in the future. We wish for Owen, health, happiness and prosperity in the Lone Star State. Mrs. W.O. Black left Tuesday for Buford, GA where she will visit relatives, then will join her husband in the Lone Star State. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, October 24, 1895 LOCAL and PERSONAL News Col. R.E. Merrill has gone to Natchez, Miss., on business. __ Charles F. Carruth is taking in the Exposition at Atlanta this week. __ Born unto Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Singleton near this city last Monday night, a fourteen pound boy. __ T.J. Williamson, our affable and popular grocer, was seen to smile a very large smile last Sunday. She's a girl and Tom is quite happy. __ Our townsman Mr. G.G. Morris is turning out some pretty work in the way of desks, tables and safes. Mr. Morris has a reputation of being one of the best cabinent makers in this part of Alabama. __ Mr. B.B. Carter informs us that he has made a contract with the Rock Run Furnace Co. to burn and ship them several car loads of coal. We are glad to hear this as it will help our community very much. __ Cleburne County has been increased in size by an addition of thirty-six sections in township seventeen ranges seven and eight by an act of the legislature fixing the lines between the two counties. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, October 31, 1895 WILDWOOD Community News J.F. Halpin is all smiles again and the cause of it is the arrival of a new baby girl at his house. __ On last Thursday evening, Mr. Wm. Doughter of this place and Miss Nora Entrican of Mivacille were united in matrimony, with J.T. Morrison our clever Justice of the Peace, officiating. May happiness attend them. __ A very serious accident occurred at the church after services were over on Sunday. Mr. Alexander, a young man living near Lineville, while assisting with a sick mule, was kicked on the thigh and badly injured. An hour or so after the incident he was still unable to be removed. __ At the residence at the bride's parents near Christiana, on last Thursday evening, Mr. Charles Dye of Ashland and Miss Lula Braswell of this place were united in matrimony, Rev. Clay Knight officiating. __ A thirteen pound boy has taken up residence at the abode of Mr. Wm. Curry. This is the fifth one for Will and its the first boy and of course he is justly proud. __ LOCAL and PERSONAL News Mrs. Lena Hood of Carrollton, GA has returned home after several days visit to relatives and friends here. __ Fred H. Osborn of Columbus, Ohio is visiting his mother, Mrs. J.C. Osborn in the city. Fred is an old Heflin boy and his many friends are glad to see him again after an absence of two years. He will remain some time and will see the Exposition also while in the south. __ DIED, on Friday October 25th, in Heflin, Ala., little Louis, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Morgan, age about 7 months. __ On Thursday evening, Oct. 24th, Mr. D.D. Perryman of Heflin, Ala., was united in marriage to Miss Kate Robertson of Oxford, Ala., at the residence of the bride's parents in Oxford. Rev. Geo. D. Harris of the Baptist church officiated. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of November 14, 1895 LOCAL and PERSONAL News Born unto Mr. and Mrs. T.O. Jones on last Monday, a fine boy. __ Mr. W.A. Henry of Smyrna Miss., is among old friends here again. __ This morning Mr. Jno. Ross living three miles south of Heflin had the misfortune of getting his right hand badly though not seriously, cut in a gin. __ On last Thursday the 7th, Mr. James Little of Atlanta led to the alter Miss Bertie Perryman, at the residence of the bride's father Mr. D.H. Perryman at Rockdale, Randolph County. __ John Phillips of Choccolocco was attacked and nearly killed by unknown parties early Wednesday morning. He had started from his home for Jacksonville about 1 o'clock when he was set upon by a white man and negro, one armed with a knife and the other a fence rail, and cut and beat him into insensibility. The ruffians then left him thinking that he was dead. He was found a few hours afterward however and was taken home where his injuries were looked after and he will probably recover. Phillips says that he has no idea who it ws that attacked him or what for. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, November 21, 1895 LOCAL and PERSONAL News Mr. Sim Harris and family of Piedmont, Ala., is here and will in future make Heflin their home. __ Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Carter of Bowdon, GA who have been visiting relatives and friends here for the past two weeks, returned home last Saturday. Mr. Arthur Snow, formerly of Heflin, but now of Texas, is visiting his parents and friends in our burg. __ Mr. Geo. Cheatwood, formerly a busniess man of this city, was found dead in his bed in Atlanta, Monday morning. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause. Mr. Cheatwood was a prominent Knights of Pythias, Mason and Odd Fellow. __ Mr. G.B. Russell of Fort Payne, one of our old friends, was in to see us Saturday. Mr. Russell is one of the pioneers of Alabama and we are glad to say in the best of health. He left on the morning train for Atlanta to join his family and see the "big show". __ Mr. A.D. Starnes, one of Randolph's progressive farmers was in to see us Wednesday. He says that if his cotton crop was short, his corn crib and smoke house will be full. __ A wedding, at the residence of the bride's mother near Meason's Mills on Wednesday, November 13th. Mr. C.A. Hall, a prominent merchant of Arbacoochee and Miss Windham, one of Cleburne's charming young ladies, were joined in the holy bonds of wedlock. Rev. Wm. Campbell performed the rites. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/gnw143newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 8.9 Kb