Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Notices for FEBRUARY 1907 February 1907 ************************************************ 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 December 5, 2004, 1:03 am The Cleburne New Era NEWSPAPER NOTICES FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEW ERA", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for FEBRUARY 1907 NEWSPAPER issue of Saturday, February 2, 1907 The second trial of William Cline for the alleged murder of John Ed Phillips of Clay county a year and a half ago will be heard at Heflin next week. Local interest attaches to this case especially because Cline was once tried here for the same offense, and on being convicted of murder in the second degree was sentenced to the state penitentiary to serve for a long number of years. He was promptly sent away and began the term of service but it was later ascertained that the trial and conviction were illegal because it developed that the crime was really committed in Calhoun county, the exact location of the county lines being at that time in doubt. Cline was then returned from the penitentiary to the Calhoun county jail where he has been kept until a few days ago when he was transferred to Cleburne county and turne dover to the courts there for a second trial. _______ Anniston, Ala. - - The lawsuit of Rev. W.R. Ivey, administrator of the estate of Franklin L. Ivey, for $30,000. against the city, claimed for the death of F.L. Ivey last year has been compromised for the amount of $1500. and costs aggregating $1638.33. The death of Mr. Ivey resulted from a fall from the furniture wagon of the Trigg Furniture Co. where the deceased was employed. The wheels of the wagon ran into a ditch which had been dug by the city for laying a line of sewerage. _______ The Georgia Immigration Association has announced that arrangements are being made with the representatives of two steamship lines to bring to this country within the next three weeks, several hundred Scottish and Swedish immigrants to relieve the urgent demand for help. The immigrants are to be landed at the port of Savannah. ______ LOCAL & PERSONAL News J.P. Clark has removed to Florida where he will follow his profession as a lumberman. __ Bismark Evans was in Ranburne last Sunday visiting friends. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Saturday, February 9, 1907 IRON City News Miss Pearl Evans of Heflin is here the guest of her cousin, Mrs. C.E. Dunn. __ P.T. Rhodes spent last Sunday with relatives at Choccolocco. __ Mr. and Mrs. Oswold have returned to their home in western Ohio after a several weeks stay here. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Saturday, February 23, 1907 IN MEMORY OF Sister S.M. TOLLESON The subject of this notice, Sister S.M. Tolleson was born August 31, 1847 and was married to W. Mc. Tolleson April 16, 1864 to which union was born twelve children; seven boys and five girls, of which six boys and three girls are now living. Sister Tolleson embraced a hope in christ about the year 1865 and joined the Primitive Baptist church at Cane Creek about the year 1869 to which institution she was a faithful member up to the date of her death. Sister Tolleson was loved by all who knew her. She was ever ready to bear the burdens of those in trouble and distress. Too much could not be said of her good traits, of her faithfulness to her church, kindness to all people and christian deeds. Her maternal love seemed to be a part of her life and existence. Many other noble traits of character could be mentioned which characterized the life of this good woman. She was taken sick Jan. 19th and died Feb. 13, 1907, all of her children being present but one, who lives in Texas. All possible aid and medical attention were given but all earthly efforts to prolong her life were fruitless. She expressed a perfect willingness to go and meet her god the night of her death. She threw her arms around her husband's neck and told him that she would have to go and leave him and died happy. We feel sure that her soul today is resting and singing in the Paradise of God while the body is sleeping in its tomb awaiting the morning of the resurrection when it shall come forth from the grave and be reunited together with all the bloodwashed throng that has gone before....Her body was laid to rest in the cemetery at Cane Creek church in the presence of a large congregation of sorrowful and sympathizing friends with funeral services conducted by Eld. Jno. M. Buttram and the writer. J.C. Hicks. ______ PERSONAL & LOCAL News W.A. Burgess of Edwardsville was in town Monday. __ Col. H.D. Merrill of Anniston was here on Monday. __ A.B. Teague of Teague's Mill was in town this week. __ J.C. Gibbs made a business trip to Mississippi recently. __ Miss Daisy Houston is visiting her uncle at Colena, Ala. __ Miss Minnie Hurst of Edwardsville, daughter of Judge A.A. Hurst, was married to J.M. Cunningham of Collinsville, at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. ___ SIXTY-FIRTH BIRTHDAY of ex-Senator W.A. Porter On Wednesday night, Feb 6th, quite a number of friends of ex-Senator W.A. Porter accepted invitations to participate in the celebration of his 65th birthday at his home on Ross street, and it was a happy occasion to those present and will long be remembered as one of the most pleasant gatherings in the social history of Heflin. Popular parlor games and other pastimes were indulged in, and it might be mentioned that the guests were served luncheon by the ex-senator's good wife. The personnel of this social gatering was unique and presented a striking contrast in that the principal character as a man who had lived and participated in the most tragic part of the south's history, and those who had been invited to his home were something like half a century his juniors and knew nothing save from the historian's pen of the time that tried the souls of men to their utmost capacity of human indurance. In this connection we do not think it inoppertune to give a short biographical sketch of Senator Porter. Mr. W.A. Porter was born at Chestnut Mountain, Hall county, GA on February 6, 1842; enlisted in Green Rifles May 18, 1861; served with that company until May 2, 1863; transferred to Company E Third Georgia Battalion, Sharp Shooters; was orderly sergeant of that company until August 24, 1864; commander ? down to December 20, 1864; by consolidation of companies was placed on staff of Lieut. Col. N.L. Hutchins, commanding battalion and served there until April 6, 1865 when the divisions of Maj. Gen. Kershaw surrendered to Gen. Custer of the United States Army; was sent a prisoner of war to Point Lookout, Md., and arrived there April 14th, the evening that President Lincoln was assassinated; kept there until June 17, 1865 and then paroled; was away from home four years and seven days; was never sick, wounded or missed a march or battle that his company participated in; was slighly wounded once but never left the camp; was never in a hospital, except to visit a friend or relative there; was never arraigned before a court martial or charged with unsubordination; was educated at Cumming's High school in Forsyth county, Georgia. Thus it will be seen that the man who entertained his friends in this good year of 1907 played a conspicuous part in that war which is historically termed "the civil war." After a very pleasant evening the young people left for their respective homes wishing Mr. Porter and his wife many returns of the pleasant occasion. Each guest was furnished a blank card on which to write a few lines and we here reprint the words handed him by one of the young ladies which we think was particularly appropriate for the occasion: "Forty years ago the flower of chivalry of southern civilization of which you formed a part, risked their all. It was through the providence of a merciful God that you tonight enjoy the social fellowship of your friends. This anniversary of your birth is a happy occasion to us, may it be repeated for many years to come." __________ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/gnw245newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 8.4 Kb