Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Notices for FEB. 22nd thru FEB 29th 1908 February 1908 ************************************************ 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 16, 2004, 2:18 pm The Cleburne New Era NEWSPAPER NOTICES from THE CLEBURNE NEW ERA, Heflin, Cleburne Co. Alabama for February 22nd thru February 29th, 1908 NEWSPAPER issue of Saturday, February 22, 1908 Heflin's remarkable growth and developments within the past year or two continues with renewed impetus along almost every line of business. The Adams Planing Mill Plant has just been completed at a cost of several thousand dollars. It is admitted by those who have seen it to be one of the best equipped and up-to-date plants in Northeast Alabama. The Great Southern Mica Company is an able corporation organized for the purpose of mining and manufacturing mica which is found in large quantities in Cleburne and Randolph counties. The Company's Mills which are located here are now complete and grinding mica both day and night. There are a large force of hands employed at this plant; their payroll each month amounting to several thousand dollars. Several new firms have opened business in Heflin within the past six months. New dwellings are underway of construction, others will be in the near future. Last, but not least of the enterprises that will add materially to Heflin's future prosperity was the organizing a few weeks ago of the corporation known as Heflin Fertilizer Company. This company is composed of the very best business men of Heflin. R. A. Perryman, President, is a member of the firm of Perryman Bros. which is one of the largest mercantile firms in the county. Mr. Perryman is an up-to-date business man. No better man could have been selected to fill this important place. He is thoroughly in sympathy with the interests of the people and will leave no stone unturned in the effort to give the farmer a better grade of guano for a less price. __________ LETTER FROM VALLEY MILLS, TEXAS FROM L.T. HOWLE To the Editor of the New Era, As I see several letters from this state, if you will allow me space, I will write a few lines. I thought probably some of my friends would like to know my whereabouts. The health of the country for common is good. Some lagrippe and some measles. Some think this is a chilly country but we have not heard of but a few chills since we have been here. The farmers have been busy preparing land for another crop; most of them have their land ready to plant. Corn planting will soon be the order of the day. One advantage the farmers have here, they can plant earlier, another, they use more horse power and farm with different tools. I think farming is much easier where a man is fitted with tools and stock. We do not have to use fertilizer. The cost of fertilizer there would have paid for the hoeing here on the same amount of acres per year. The old people say last year was the shortest crop since 1887, but I made ten bales of cotton and corn enough to do me. There is plenty of wood around where I live and I do not have to pay for it. And I use water from a lasting spring and I think it tastes allright. We have had a lot of rain this winter and some cold weather. We have more sudden changes in the weather here than there. The wind blows some more here than it does in Alabama. The mud sticks worse here than it does in Alabama but it dries after a rain. There has not been a time since I have been here but what there was some travel. Well, as this is my first attempt, I will ring off and if this does not find its way to the waste basket I will write again some time. L.T. Howle ________ LOCAL & PERSONAL News Ross Moore went to Anniston on Tuesday. __ Hugh D. Merrill of Anniston was in our city on Monday. __ Henry Haze of Hightower was a Heflin visitor on Monday. __ Willie Black has been on the sick list this week. __ Dave Landers made a business trip to Wedowee the first of the week. Mrs. Dave Landers visited relatives in Randolph county this week. __ Cousin Bill Hubbard attended to business in Choccolocco Tuesday. __ Willy Gilly and W.A. Stricklen went to Atlanta this week and bought several mules and horses. __ Mrs. J.R. Little and little son Perryman are visiting her mother, Mrs. D.A. Perryman. __ Joe Currie of Boaz, Ala., passed through Heflin Monday enroute to South Cleburne to visit relatives. __ J.F. Cox of Teague's Mill was a Heflin visitor on Monday. He dropped by and subscribed to the New Era. __ The New Wilmer Hotel is not under new management. Rates, $2.00 per day and up. W.B. Tolleson, Prop., Anniston, Ala. __ Notice - - I am a County organizer for the Farmer's Union. Those wishing to organize will write me. W.J. Campbell, Rt. No. 3, Heflin, Ala. __ Asa Burgess died at Edwardsville on Tuesday night of tuberculosis of the liver. __ IN MEMORY OF REV. J. HICKS Rev. J. Hicks, the subject of this sketch was born February 24, 1854 and died February 1908. He was born and reared in Cleburne County, Alabama by Primitive Baptist parents. He was married to Miss Malinda Francis Wade on July 18, 1875 and to this happy union were born 12 children, 9 boys and 3 girls, and his wife and seven children still survive him. Brother Hicks professed a hope in Christ at the age of 22 years, and joined the primitive Baptist church at Cane Creek when he was 28 years old and he and his wife were baptized by Rev. Alford Johnson on the 1st Sunday in November 1882, and he was ordained to the full work of the ministry in 1894, and soon ranked as one of the ablest ministers of this church. He was sick only 15 days with chronic bronchitis and suffered a great deal but without a murmur. He was conscious to the very last moment and just before he breathed his last he reached out his hand and told his wife goodbye. He was ready to answer the summons from the eternal world and when he could no longer speak he looked upward and smiled and clapped his hands several times as his spirit passed into the sunlight of the god in whom he trusted. He died with a smile on his face and without a struggle. His death was like the sleep of an infant. Brother Hicks was a good man in every sense of the term, and his fidelity and great efficiency as a preacher and pastor was an inspiration to many other younger men and his character, pure and exalted, left its impress for good upon those who came within the radius of his influence. In his death the community has lost a good citizen, the church a good and efficient member preacher and pastor, the dear wife a loving and true companion and his children a model father. A place is vacant in their home that can never be filled, they can never have the pleasure of his presence and companionship any more in this world. But it is a happy thought that they can meet him where parting is no more. To his relatives and friends I will say, weep not as those who have no hope, but live to meet him on the sunny banks of sweet deliverance for he has gone to his great reward and his works will follow him; many will feel the influence of his holy and consecrated life. By his friend, J.R. Barker __________ MOORETOWN News Measles and mud is the cry these days. School at this place has vacated on account of measles. J.D. Vaughan and family are getting along very well at present with measles. W.C. Whiten has gone to Carrollton, GA mule swapping this week. John Davis and sisters Miss Leona and Estelle of Heflin were visiting their uncle, W.C. Whiten last Sunday. A.C. Jones spent a few days with homefolks last week. Read Campbell and Edgar Whiten were visiting friends here last Sunday evening. Wes Cochran and family were visiting here last Sunday. ______________ Letter to the Editor of the New Era from "Uncle Ike" (location not given) The health of the community is not good as a great many families have measles. Grover Fordham has a nice case of them. Uncle Tom Singleton has been on the sick list for some time but glad to report he is better. If Uncle Tom could find him a widow that would join him in matrimony if would be much better for him. I'll bet Uncle John Hilley would swap his shingle mill even for a nice, loveable young widow. T.J. Kaylor made a flying trip to Carrollton, GA last week. Miss Emma Hilley gave a quilting last Saturday and an entertainment at night. It was well attended and everyone had a good time. Miss Lucy and David Nunnelly were visiting homefolks on Sunday. from Uncle Ike ___________ OAK LEVEL News Health of this part is not very good. There are some cases of fever. Mr. and Mrs. Abney are on the sick list this week. Mr. Jeff Hicks died Sunday and was buried Monday at Marshall by the Masons. The Oak Level Lodge members regret losing a good member. Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Rogers have gone to Piedmont to the bedside of his sister, Mrs. Howle, who is sick. Mr. G.W. Roberts had the misfortune of losing his Mill Dam on account of the rainy weather. Uncle Joe Roberts is preparing to run a stock farm from the way he is buying up cattle. _______ HIGHTOWER News The wedding bell has been ringing in this vicinity. Mr. Willie Butler and Miss Fannie Bell were married on Sunday. Congratulations! Mrs. John Walker who has been very will is improving. Misses Etta and Lena Blake spent Sunday with their sister, Flora Blake, near Hightower last week. Mr. Wilson Fowler spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Blake. Flora Blake spent Sunday with homefolks near Micaville. The old Hightower hills presented a beautiful scene on last Monday morning while the forest was bowing with her burden of ice. Mrs. Hester Cain of Altanta, GA is the guest of Miss Anna Bradbury. _________ PLEASANT HILL News Mrs. Lola Hughes of Beason Mills is visiting homefolks this week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blake visited Mr. and Mrs. Roberts on Monday. __________ NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, February 29, 1908 LOCAL & PERSONAL News J.R. Minich of Stone Hill sold cotton in Heflin on Monday. __ John Gilley of Esom Hill, GA was a Heflin visitor on Monday. __ Allen Wright was visting in Atlanta last Sunday. __ G.W. Fowler attended to business in the city the first of the week. __ J.W. Lambert of Beat 8 was in Heflin on Saturday. __ Ben Chase and Mrs. Lee Ross were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony last Saturday in Heflin. __ Wilson Fowler of Hightower sold several bales of cotton here the first of the week. __ Mrs. Emma Green is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boyd. __ IN MEMORY OF MRS. NANCY CLARK HALL Nancy Clark was born Sept 11, 1834 in Gwinette county, GA. She was married to John Hall on January 15, 1857. Joined the M.E. Church, South, before her marriage; she was called to rest Nov 23, 1907. She had lived in Cleburne county 38 years. She was buried at old Hurricane cemetery at the old home church of the family. She was the mother of ten children, 9 sons and one daughter, with whom she was living at the time of her death. She was loved by those who knew her and ever faithful to the church of which she was a member. Often she was found first at church reading the bible while the congregation was assembling. It was her request that old Hurricane church be kept up and not let it go down. Those of the children that could be reached by telephone or telegraph were notified and those near enough were present at burial. Her funeral will be preached the third Sunday in May. J.W. Cox _____ MUSCADINE News Mr. Newman Pounds has been right sick for some time but we learn he is improving. __ We seem to be in the dead of winter yet. It is oat sewing time but the weather stays so unsettled that the farmers can't do much but get wood and make fires. No farm work to amount to anything has been done yet but we trust there is a brighter day ahead. _______ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/gnw260newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 12.4 Kb