Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Notices for FEBRUARY 1911 February 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, 11:33 pm The Cleburne New Era NEWSPAPER NOTICES FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEW ERA", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for FEBRUARY 1911 NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, February 2, 1911 BEASON'S MILL News Farmers are doing a lot of work during this nice weather. It is said that there has been more plowing done during January than ever before. L.T. Beason is kept kindly busy in the store during the absence of his business partner Mr. A.J. Overton. Mr. Ab Thrower carried a large herd of beef cattle to Anniston last week. Mrs. B.H. Turner visited her mother, Mrs. Hudson of this place, a few days this week. _______ The following marriage licenses have been issued since our last newspaper issue: Samuel Otwell and Miss Geneva Noles M.L. McIntyre and Miss Clora Myers A.Duke Haley and Miss Bessie Coggin ________ LOCAL NEWS Mrs. Wilson returned last week from a visit to her former home in Florence, where she was called on account of the illness of her mother who we are glad to say is much improved in health. __ A.E. Carruth and family will move to Carlos, Miss., in the early part of the summer, Mr. Carruth having acquired an interest in the sale of the Hartzog- Longino Lumber Co. of that place. In the meantime he is helping Bean & McMurray with their book work. ______ Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Peeples and sons Dewey, J.C. and John of Anniston, visited their daughter and sister, Mrs. J.W. Ayres on Sunday. ___ A.U. Almon and wife spent Sunday in Anniston with the family of J.L. Yeatman. __ Mrs. J.D. Bowdon returned Sunday after a months' visit to Anniston relatives. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, February 9, 1911 TWO BIG STILLS ARE DESTROYED United States Revenue Collector G.B. McClurkin with a posse on last Saturday, captured two big moonshine plants in operation in Cleburne county, some seven or eight miles north of Edwardsville, in the Shoal Creek neighborhood, destroying both. The two plants were about a mile apart. Two operators were surprized by the officer and undertook to flee from the place but found themselves surrounded. Theirs was a very large, well equipped plant, the still being of copper. There were 30 stands of beer, amounting to some 1,500 or 2,000 gallons, besides a considerable quantity of newly made whiskey, all of which was destroyed. The posse then moved on to the next plant which was itself at considerable proportions, the still being of copper and with its fourteen stands of beer. The owners of this plant had made their escape, having, it is presumed, gotten an inkling of the coming of the officer with his posse, but the plant was left hot by its owners. A bonfire, started by the officer, told the tale of the passing of that plant also. ________ FRUITHURST News Mr. Solner of Minneapolis, one of our winter guests, has been making a two weeks tour through Florida. He has returned better pleased with our Fruithurst than ever. Our esteemed citizen Mr. G. Lindbloom, who has been ill since Christmas, died at 2 o'clock Saturday morning last. George Lindbloom came home from Birmingham college last Friday to be with his father. Mr. J. Forsythe's home was so badly wrecked by the storm last Friday night he and wife were obliged to get into another house. Several smaller houses in that part of town were injured, one being moved with feet from it's foundation. A number of trees were uprooted. Rev. C.V. Barnes of the Methodist church, Rome, GA., was present for communion services at the Baptist church last Sabbath. He is a cousin of Mrs. Brock. __________ LOCAL & PERSONAL News Mrs. W.A. Hubbard has been a sufferer of lagrippe this week. __ Lem Edwards was brought home from Birmingham Tuesday night and the doctors state he is getting along fine. He was carried out to his home yesterday. __ Rec. M.E. Wilson left Tuesday for Selma with the little Morris children. They are now comfortably situated in the orphans home at that place. ____ Michael Blake was in town on Tuesday. __ J. Forney Thrasher of Anniston was in town Tuesday. __ The many friends of Rube Owens are sorry to note that he is quite ill. __ Mrs. A.C. Stephenson and little son and daughter, Clifton and Elizabeth, have returned to their home in Birmingham after a weeks visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Stephenson and W.M. Harris and family. ___ FRUITHURST News Several friends of Mr. Geo. Gilbert and wife are here from South Dakota this week. __ Glad to know that Mr. C.A. Metzer is able to lay aside crutches and walk the streets now. __ A letter received from Elcelsor Springs, Mo., brings word of Miss Nettie Harr's serious illness resulting from la grip, at the holiday season. __ Mr. Aug. Johnson went to Atlanta last week for several days visit. __ Mr. G.W. Burchfield is putting gravel sidewalks in place of the dilapidated wooden ones. __ Miss M. Alice Rumph is visiting her brother's family in Mississippi, after having enjoyed a six week visit with friends in Birmingham. ___ Miss Dollie Jenkins died last week and was buried in the family lot at the cemetery last Saturday afternoon, Rev. Wilson conducting the ceremony. Miss Dollie, as she was well known in our town, was a sister of our townsman, E.O. Jenkins. An obituary prepared by the Eastern Star will appear in our next issue. To the bereaved, the New Era joins in extending sympathy. ________ J.W. Wade has opened up a new restaurant in his old stand in the Groover shop building and will be glad to meet his old friends when they need dinner or lunch. ______ The following marriage licenses have been issued since our last newspaper issue: White Alvin L. Duke to Miss Ruby Belle Harris. James V. Williams and Miss Ida Cochron R.C. Howell and Miss Ida Turner Colored Jerry Jenkins and Maria Sears John Echols and Carrie Dunston C.J. Gachette and Pearl Powell ______ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, February 16, 1911 LOCAL AND PERSONAL News Mr. W.C. Hamil of Waco spent the past week in town with his daughter, Mrs. O.J. Dewberry. __ Mamie Tolleson, daughter of Jesse Tolleson and wife, has been quite sick this week but improving. __ SHOOTING AT HOPEWELL J.D. Smith is under a $500. bond for his appearance before the Grand Jury to answer the charges of Assault with Intent to Murder H.W. Brown last Saturday night. ______ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, February 23, 1911 IN MEMORIAM OF DOLLY JENKINS To the Worthy Matron, Officers and Member of Heflin Chapter No. 22, O.E.S. (Order of Eastern Star) We, your committe appointed to draft resolutions of respect on the death of sister Dolly Jenkins, submit the following: Whereas, it has pleased our heavenly father in his wisdom and goodness to remove our sister, Dolly Jenkins, from the shadows of this world to the joys of the world beyond; whereas, sister Jenkins was a charter member of this Chapter and it's second Worthy Matron. In 1908 she removed to Mississippi, affiliated with Epps Chapter No. 22. Her devotion to the order was loyal, faithful and earnest; she never wearied in well doing and in her associations exercised charity, truth and loving kindness. In recognition of her former active work in the order, Heflin Chapter rendered our beautiful funeral service when Sister Jenkins was laid to rest in Heflin cemetery. Therefore, be it resolved that Heflin Chapter No. 33, extend to the relatives of our departed Sister, Dolly Jenkins, tender sympathy in their sad bereavement, and be it further resolved that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this chapter, a copy sent to the Epps chapter, a copy sent to the Cleburne New Era, under seal of the Chapter, sent the sisters and brothers of Sister Jenkins. Lilla Merrill, Millie Osborn, W.G. Porter. ________ FRUITHURST News Mr. Howle is now employed as overseer to a crew of carpenters who are working on the Southern Railway. __ LOCAL & PERSONAL News Born, to J.R. Barker and wife last week, a girl. __ Grady Cook spent Sunday with homefolks. Grady has a fine position with John A. Brown at Bell Mills. __ The friends of Mrs. J.W. Barnes will be glad to hear that the recent operation in Atlanta has proven successful and she is on the road to recovery. ___ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/gnw272newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 8.9 Kb