Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Notices for JANUARY 1911 January 1911 ************************************************ 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 21, 2004, 12:47 am The Cleburne New Era NEWSPAPER NOTICES FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEW ERA", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for JANUARY 1911 (Note: many missing pages apparently not filmed in the January newspaper issues) NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, January 5, 1911 LOCAL & PERSONAL News M.V. Pirkle and wife of Munford spent the holidays with relatives in Cleburne County. __ B.H. Crumpton has purchased a farm on the river and will move his family in a few days. __ Mrs. R.B. Fincher spent Sunday and Monday with her sister, Mrs. K. Ross Peeples in Anniston. __ C.H. Coggin is home bound again on account of his arm. He has been suffering with blood poison for the past two or three months and is not able to work. ___ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, January 12, 1911 LOCAL News Mrs. O.J. Dewberry returned the first of the week after a pleasant visit to her mother near Waco. Mr. Dewberry went over Sunday and spent the day. ___ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, January 19, 1911 IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM McMAHAN God, in his wisdom, has seen fit to remove from our midst, William McMahan, who was born in Henry county, Georgia May 11, 1825 and departed this life December 25, 1910. He joined the Missionary Captist church 14 years ago and lived a faithful member until God called him home in heaven to be with him and his angels. He was married Dec 7, 1851 to Miss Adeline Gains. Eleven children blessed this union, his wife and three children preceeding him to heaven. He was married a second time to Elizabeth Barker on Jan. 12, 1890. He was a member of the Masonic Order for over 60 years. Also a Royal Arch Mason. He filled his place in the Lodge and loved the principles of the order. He leaves a widow and eight sons and a host of friends to mourn his departure. We will miss him in every respect. His place on earth none can fill; but let us remember what is our earthly loss is his eternal gain, and submit to the will of him who doeth all things well. Like a flower he passed away Destroyed in all its bloom, He left this world and friends to moulder in the tomb. The golden gate was open wide A gentle voice said "come", and angels from the other side welcomed him home. Heaven now retains our treasure earth the lonely casket keeps, The sunbeams long to linger where the loved one sleeps. To the bereaved ones we extend our deepest sympathy and point them to the comforter, who alone can heal our deepest sorrow. Look beyond where you meet the dear one, to be with him through endless ages. J.M. Nunnelly, A.D. Cook, C.M. Williamson _______________ IN MEMORY OF MRS. SCOTT DAVIS The remains of Mrs. Scott Davis were brought here Tuesday night of last week from Atlanta. Mrs. Davis went up Saturday to Atlanta to an infirmary. There was said to be only a slight operation necessary. She went into the operating room at 9 o'clock Monday. She never fully recovered from the effects of the ether and died a few hours later. Mrs. Davis was one of the very young matrons of Heflin. She is survived by a husband and one child, a boy two years old. There was a large gathering of friends at the depot Tuesday night to meet the remains. The casket was literally covered with beautiful flowers, many of them the gifts of Mr. Davis' friends in railroad circles. The floral gifts from the young matrons of Heflin was one of the prettiest. Mrs. Davis was buried Thurday at Iron City, at the Scott burying place near her grandfather's old home. Mrs. Davis was the granddaughter of Rev. John Scott, an able Baptist preacher who spent his life mostly in this section of the country. All Heflin has been saddened by the seemingly untimely death of Mrs. Scott Davis, so young and beautiful, ambition and many interests claiming her attention. She has planned to study both vocal and instrumental music this winter. She has given some time to music at intervals for several years, and she has just purchased a beautiful new piano. Cut down in her youth, for Scott, as her friends called her, was attached in their hearts. Mrs. Davis has lived in Heflin since early childhood; had been a pupil in our schools; had attended our churches and sunday schools. She was a member of the Baptist church of Heflin, having joined some seven years ago. She was a quiet christian character doing good quietly wherever she could. Her death has saddened the Heflin people. She leaves a husband, Mr. Clarence Davis, a conductor on the Southern railroad; a little two year old son; one sister, Miss Mary Davis, one brother, Mr. Harvey Davis. The remains were carried from Heflin to Iron City for interment. The floral offering was very beautiful and many were sent by friends from various points. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Will Scott, a cousin of Mrs. Davis. ___________ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, January 26, 1911 LOCAL News Alf Turner spent two or three days in Atlanta this week. __ Mr. Walter Wessenger and wife of Celeara, Okla., were visitors to the home of M.D. Robison last week. __ Mrs. Brown from near Atlanta spent several days the first of the week at the home of her son, J.E. Brown. __ Tom Wheeler of Borden Springs was in town yesterday on business. __ Andrew Morris' wife was buried at the cemetery on last Friday. She had been sick for the past year or so and the medical aid could do nothing to improve her condition. Besides her husband, she leaves three little girls and one little boy. To the bereaved we extend our sympathy. ___ Hiram Rutenberg, who has been spending several weeks with parents and friends in Heflin, left Monday for his work in Selma. In a few weeks Hiram will take a job on the road as a traveling salesman for a large wholesale concern in Selma. _____ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/gnw271newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 6.4 Kb