Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Notices for FEBRUARY 1905 February 1905 ************************************************ 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 October 13, 2004, 11:38 am The Cleburne New Era NEWSPAPER NOTICES FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEW ERA" for FEBRUARY 1905 NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, February 4, 1905 DIED - - THe sad news of the death of W. Riddle which occured at his home near Belltown on Tuesday has reached us. He was about 47 years of age and leaves a wife and several children to mourn his untimely death. __ IN MEMORIAM of CAZ. C. LAKE The sad death of Caz. C. Lake reminds us that is we would rescue anything from final dissolution we must lay it up to god. Death which comes equally to us all and makes us all equal has laid his hand upon Caz Lake and borne him away from his grief stricken family. Caz Lake was a little over thirty-one years of age. For more than a year he had battled with the grim monster for life. But yielding to the inevitable he bade his family and friends adieu and with resignation bowed to the decree of god. It is not he who numbers the most years that lines the most of life. While it seems sad that one in the prime of young manhood should thus be cut down, we would fain, believe that god's purpose was best met in the few years he was permitted to live. With impressive services at the Methodist church conducted by Bro. Scott, the last tribute was paid, while sorrowing friends attested to the life of this worthy young man. Our sympathy goes out to the bereaved ones. ___ MARRIED - - The wedding of Miss Lula Blake, daughter of the well known Isaac Blake, to Murroe Wright was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents near Bernice last Saturday the 28th. Only a few selected relatives and friends witnessed the occasion. Happiness and prosperity to them through life. ___ MRS. L. C. DANNER DEAD News has just reached Heflin of the death of the widow of John L.C. Danner, a once prominent lawyer of this state. Mrs. Danner was the eldest of four sisters, formerly the Misses Kitchens. Mrs. Danner has visited relatives in Heflin at intervals ever since the town existed. Four years last Christmas there was a reunion of the sisters at the home of Mrs. D.A. Perrymen, sister of Mrs. Danner. Mrs. M.M. Teague came from Gedings, Texas; Mrs. Danner from North Alabama; Mrs. Leven from Wedowee. Her last visit to Heflin was two summers ago, when she and Mrs. Peryman made a trip to Randolph to the home of their childhood and to see their only brother, Mr. J.M. Kitchens of Rockdale, Ala. Mrs. Danner lived at three capitols from 1858 to 1865. She was living at Washington, D.C. when the civil war came on and when the time limit was given to pass the lines, the family hastened south and were at Montgomery at the organization of the southern confederacy. They remained there until the capitol was moved to Richmond, VA. They then went to Richmond and lived during those four awful years of conflict. Mr. Danner was elected mayor of Richmond which office he held until he came south during the reconstruction period. There were only two children of the family, both dead. The daughter Louisa married Mr. Joe West of Randolph county, she died a few years ago leaving five children to her mother's care. The son, Ensign F.W. Danner of the United States Navy was lost on the ill fated "Huron" which went down in a storm off Cape Hatteras in Nov. 1876. He was a handsome promising young man. He had just graduated with honors at Annapolis and visited his mother and received his commission while at home. In just a few days afterward, came news of his untimely death. So Mrs. Daniel had known grief in its bitterest form. She had given up husband and children. Mrs. Danner had met the best people in the three capitol cities which had been her home and when her greatest grief came, the death of her boy on the briney deep, her grief was boundless. Hundred of letters of condolence came to her from all sections of the United States and many from his friends from Europe. The sweetest, most sympathetic letter I remember was from Jessie Benton Fremont, daughter of Senator Benton of Missouri and wife of John C. Fremont. Though a quarter of a century had passed since the death of her son, she would speak of him as though he lived yesterday. Mrs. Danner was Primitive Baptist in belief, though she had never joined any church. After a long, useful though sad life, she sleeps at Union Hill cemetery in Birmingham. Her husband was buried at Montgomery, her daughter near Lineville, Ala. Her son was interred in the Van Courtland family burying ground at Crotea Landing, N.Y. So divided their earthly resting places, yet we are trusting that they are again a reunited family in the great beyond. L.E.M. ____ LOCAL NEWS W.P. Hammond was in to see us yesterday. __ J.A. Mathews of Arbacoochee was here yesterday selling cotton. __ James Thomas Thaddeus Owens of Bells Mills was a visitor to our city this week. __ Tom Howle of Beason Mills was among the noted visitors to our city this week. __ C.L. Burgess of Edwardsville was in Heflin on Thursday. Mr. Burgess is now in the cattle business at Edwardsville. __ G.F. Bennett, barber and merchant of Edwardsville tells us that the dreaded and contagious disease, smallpox, is raging in Edwardsville again. __ Cleburne's tax collector J. Thomas Boyd was in Heflin part of the week collecting taxes. __ M.P. Price came in and subscribed to The New Era yesterday. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, February 18, 1905 Two inches of snow fell in Anniston Monday morning and tied up traffic on electric lines until 4 p.m. The thermometer registered 8 above zero in the early morning and it is growing cooler as the night advances. __ Mrs. Hilton of Fruithurst is visiting her mother, Mrs. J.R. Davies. __ Mrs. H.E. McMurray, mother of H.P. McMurrray was moved to our city from Randolph county, Ala. __ Mrs. Rosana Mitchum of Wylam, is visiting in the city the guest of her sister, Mrs. Ester Williams. __ Mrs. Fannie W. Vincent who has been here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.U. Almon since the death of their son, has returned to her home in Birmingham. __ Mr. and Mrs. W.U. ALmon receive letters of sympathy and condolence of their son Ed on almost every mail. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Saturday, February 25, 1905 Jas. Cox was in Heflin this week selling cotton. __ J.F. Fordham and Wash Cook were in the city this week. __ Miss India Glasgow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Glasgow, left here Tuesday morning to visit her sister Mrs. Jas. A. Prater who is suffering with pneumonia at her home in Weavers. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/gnw187newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 7.1 Kb