Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for SEPT 1911 September 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 March 7, 2005, 11:43 pm The Cleburne New Era NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEW ERA", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for SEPTEMBER 1911 NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, September 14, 1911 LOCAL News J.H. Beason of Route 4 and his mother Mrs. Jane Beason were in to see us Monday. __ Bennie Jones, son of our friend Asbury Jones, of Apalachicola, Fla., and sisters Miss Mattie and Lenore visited their uncle J.G. Jones of this place this week. Cleburne has furnished Florida with two pretty girls and a handsome boy. __ Mrs. Walter Merrill delightfully entertained last Friday evening in honor of her brother Earle Jones. Earle is making a short visit to Heflin before reentering the University of Alabama. __ H.E. Johnson of Edwardsville was selling new crop syrup here last week. The sorghum was clear and bright. What farmer can beat that? __ John Crumpton has with his ugly face a big heart, and one of the best bailiff's Davis Phillips, were over last week. __ Marriage Licenses since last report show the following people given in to marriage: C.A. Pruitt to Miss Nannie McWhorter D.L. Long to Miss Sallie Auston W.L. Dougherty to Miss Dussie Story Vesper Grizzard to Miss Nanah Reynolds E.W. Kenner to Miss Verdie Pruitt John B. Cheatwood to Miss Beatrice Owens J.W. Hollis to Miss Maggie Angle Bryon Davis to Miss Dussie Johnson R.R. Ray to Estelle Willingham Jason Banks, colored, to Della Verden, colored Gus Seers, colored to Fanny Cruse, colored _______ FRUITHURST News Mrs. B. Kluver left here last Monday for New York. She will take a steam ship on the 7th bound for Chistiania, Norway, her home, where she will spend several months. __ Miss Mary Spilman left last Wednesday for DuQuoin, Ill., where she begins her work as a teacher of Latin and German in the high school this week. __ Mr. Fred Gray went to Piedmont last Tuesday to visit his father, who is ill. __ Mr. Elmer Laird of Jumata, PA came last week to visit his wife and her home folks. __ LOCAL News M.E. Skinner, A.C. Gay and J.L. Deese of Hopewell were in Monday, as well as D.A. Cook of Bell Mills. __ Pink Ledbetter, son of F.T. Ledbetter of Bell Mills died Saturday morning, and was buried at Ai on last Sabbath. Pink was 15 years old, a dutiful and good boy. Bros. Billey Garner and Barr held the funeral services. The bereaved father and mother have our sympathy. __ W.J. Fowler of Hightower can't get old to save his life. Looks as young as he did 65 years ago. __ NOTICE OF PETITION TO SELL LANDS TO DIVIDE State of Alabama, Cleburne County Probate Court Special Term 1911 In the matter of the state of B. Higginbotham, deceased Whereas, A.L. Higginbotham and S.A. Higginbotham, administrators of the estate of B. Higginbotham, deceased, have filed their petitions in this court for a sale of the lands described therein, belonging to the said estate for division, upon the ground that the same cannot be equitably divided among the heirs without a sale for that purpose, and the 25th day of September 1911 has been appointed for the hearing of said petition. This is therefore to notify all persons of interest and especially: W.F. Higginbotham who resides at Dialville, Texas Oscar Higginbotham who resides in Dublin, Texas M.R. Higgibotham and Ellen Golighty both of whom reside at Hico, Texas Rosanna Venerable who resides at Thirber, Texas Callie Striplin who resides at Graham, Texas Eura Kehe who resides at Crawford, Oklahoma Millie L. Chalfin who rsides at Iredell, Texas; to appear before the said court on said day to contest said petition if they think proper. Witness my hand this 22nd day of August 1911. A.H. Glasgow, Judge of Probate _______ NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Dept. of the Interior, United States Land Office Montgomery, Ala. Aug 29, 1911 Notice is hereby given that Salitia E. Sweetman, custodian and having in charge Ruby Emeline Shaw, minor heir of Sarah A. Shaw, formerly Sarah A. Henry, deceased, Heflin, Ala. who on May 20, 1901, made Homestead Entry No. 34354, for NW 1/4 section 6 township 16 south range 10 east, has filed notice of intention to make final five year proof to establish claim to the land above described, before clerk of the circuit court, Heflin, Ala. on the 14th day of October 1911. Claimant names as witnesses: Bell Davis, William Brimer, James Wadkins and C.A. Shaw, all of Heflin, Ala. Nathan Alexander, Register. ______ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, September 21, 1911 NOTICE This is to notify all persons that I will not be responsible for any contracts made or indebtedness incurred by my wife Mina Vaughan, who has voluntarily abandoned me. This September 19, 1911. F.A. Vaughan. ___ LOCAL News Mrs. W.U. Almon and Mrs. Fannie Vincent have returned after an extended pleasure trip and Bro. Almon was lassoed and brought in from the mountains. __ Miss Maggie Lester was the charming guest of her sister Mrs. Ada Thrower last Sunday. __ CHULAFINNEE News Porter Thrower of Albertville has been visiting friends and relatives here for the past week. __ Mrs. Maude Rhodes and children of Choccolocco spent last week with her sister Mrs. Bulah Rusk. __ HUBBARDVILLE News Mrs. N.A. Roberts is visitng her sons G.C. and J.W. Roberts this week. __ FRUITHURST News Rev. L.S. Foster and wife are happy in having their little granddaughter Miss Catherine L. Lott with them; Catherine is happy too. __ Married on Sunday the 10th, N.G. Ray and Miss Estelle Willingham, at the home of Rev. L.S. Foster. __ Last Friday morning, Frank Bennett had just hitched his mule in front of Squire Robertson's home when it was killed instantly by a lightning bolt. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, September 28, 1911 OBITUARY for J.C. GIBBS Whereas the grim reaper death, has again invaded our community and taken from us our dear brother J.C. Gibbs and whereas Bro. Gibbs was a man of unswerving integrity and loyalty to truth and right, and whereas he was a loyal and faithful member of the Heflin Chapter No. 33, Order of the Eastern Star; a kind an loving husband and father; a faithful friend, an upright christian gentleman. Therefore be it resolved by Heflin Chapter No. 33, Order of the Eastern Star, first; that our chapter has lost one of its very best members, and that we mourn his loss but not as those who have no hope; for we feel that what is our loss in his eternal and infinite gain. Resolved second; that we recognize and bow to the will of our god for this dispensation of his providence; that as Longfellow has expressed it; "We see dimly through these mists and vapor, amid these earthly damps what seems to us but sad, funeral tapers, may be heaven's distant lamps." Resolved third; that his family has suffered an irreparable loss; the church a loyal faithful member, and the community an esteemed citizen. Resolved fourth; that we tender to his loved ones our deepest sympathy and commend them to the god of all grace who has promised to be a husband to the widow and a father to the fatherless. Resolved fifth, that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved family; a copy recorded in our book of minutes and a copy be furnished the Heflin papers for publication. Respectfully submitted, C.B. Boman Lou Ttkins Mattie Hunnicutt, Committee _____ LOCAL News Our old friends J.I. Armstrong and A.M. Beam were by to see us, as well as J.W. Harlan and A.L. Hix. __ T.B. Champion and daughter Miss Lonie paid us a most pleasant call last week. __ Mrs. M.D. Robison is at home after a visit to Charlie at Vick, Ala. Mrs. R. smiles like it is a new grandchild. __ W.A. New, of Charlotte is visiting his daughter Mrs. W.P. Harris. __ John Gordon Phillips of Hightower drove his father into Heflin this week on two bales cotton behind a pair of mules. __ Mr. Frank Norton of Bremen won the affections of Miss Lillie Bell Chambers; they were married last Friday night by brother Wilson. __ CLEBURNE PENSIONERS APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD First Class J.D. Cheatwood Second Class Jno. R. Barker A.J. Baber J.H. Johnson J.D. Laminack B.S. Messer Wm. Middlebrooks R.N. McCathren Andrew J. Norton B.F. Owens U.C. Roberts A. Rowell Sr. W.H. Seers Simon Stricklen Wm. F. Stephenson F.M. Traylor J.A.J. Tolleson W.T. Voss J.R. Warren Barlett J. Walker Third Class Mrs. M.A. Brown Jane D. Bowden M.J. Mavies E.S. Hand Mrs. H.E. Hanson Emma Hughes Mrs. Mark Harlan Mrs. M.E. Jackson Mrs. R.C. Johnson Mrs. N.A. Johnson Mrs. N.J. Jonson Mrs. Amanda Rusk Mrs. M.J. Roberts Mrs. R.F. Reid Mrs. Adaline Roberts Mrs. Rebecca A. Steed J.T. Thrower T.A. Weathers Elizabeth Whitman _______ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/gnw334newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 9.3 Kb