Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for FEB 1913 February 1913 ************************************************ 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 17, 2005, 2:53 pm The Cleburne News February 1913 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for FEBRUARY 1913 NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, February 6, 1913 MRS. BOWDON PASSES AWAY The friends of "Aunt" Jane Bowdon will be grieved to learn of her death which occurred Monday night at 8 o'clock. The funeral services were posponed from Tuesday afternoon for the reason that some of the relatives in Anniston and Pell City could not get here in time. The services were conducted by Rev. Mays pastor of the M.E. Church, South. ____ EDWARDSVILLE News We are sorry to say that Mrs. A. Burgess is still quite low. So many had hoped she would be much better at this writing. __ FRUITHURST News Married on Sunday morning at the residence of Mr. Chas. Smith, south of Muscadine, Mr. Fred Lahr and Mrs. Sally Woods of Muscadine. ___ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, February 13, 1913 CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the many sympathizing friends who so kindly assisted us in administering to our dear sister and aunt, Mrs. Jane Bowdon during her recent sickness and death. May god's richest blessings atttend you all through life. E.T. Black and family _______ IN MEMORIAM OF MRS. JANE BOWDEN The subject of this sketch, Mrs. Jane Dorthy Bowden, was born Oct. 2, 1835 and died at her home Feb. 3, 1913. These dates mark the beginning and closing of a beautiful life, one spent for god and his service. She was reared in a christian home and very early in life gave herself to christ and his service. For many years prior to her going away she was deprived the privilege of attending the services of the church but her faith frew strong and brighter all the while, as she held sweet communion with her lord and she never forgot to remember her pastor in her petitions to her heavenly father. Aunt Jane, as she was called, having a large family of connections, in all their homes was welcomed as an angel of love. No woman was of more value to her loved ones, her friends and neighbors. Her faith in god was not only a comfort to her in her lonely hours but gave strength to all who knew her. She lived in life's higher realm, she knew how to grow old gracefully; she kept the winter out of her soul. She was an ideal sister in her home. She was unselfish, so gentle, so kind, so sympathetic, her devotion to her loved ones was so great, so tender, that her vacant home brings sore grief to the entire family circle. Her friends were numbered by her acquaintances and yet wherever she went her christian character shone out to gladden the hearts of all with whom she came in touch with. Pure in life, lovable in disposition, she met every duty and friend, every obligation, and when the end came she was ready. During the last few weeks of her life she was a great sufferer, but bore her suffering with great fortitude and with resignation to the will of god. She had very attention that could be rendered by her loved ones, but her work was done, and as the evening shadows came on she fell asleep as a "weary child on her savior's breast." Aunt Jane is gone but not dead. Her noble christian life is a warrant enough to say that the dim light of this world was lost from her view; the light of the glory would burst upon her sight and the sweet music of the angel bands thrilled her soul with glory. Weep not, loved ones, for ere long you shall gather together if you are faithful to the end. A friend. ___________ EDWARDSVILLE News Rev. T.N. Crumpton and wife were called to attend the funeral of Mrs. Crumpton's mother of Hightower, aged 87 years. We extend to the bereaved ones our deepest sympathy. Truly; they had kept the mother a long while. ___ LOCAL News Mrs. B.S. Dormon of Anniston is spending a few week with her mother Mrs. J.R. Moore. ___ DEATH OF MRS. MOLLIE NICHOLS On Thursday evening at 2 o'clock, Mrs. Mollie Nichols passed away. She leaves a husband and five children to mourn her sad departure, two girls and three boys. She was a christian wife and mother and friend to those in her neighborhood. We all sympathize with the sad family. She will be missed by her friends and neighbors as well as her family. She joined the Methodist church in Georgia several years ago but took her letter out when she moved to Alabama. She said she did not want to die with her letter out of the church. They called a meeting and she put her letter in at Liberty Hill. We are sorry to lose such a christian. It was god's will and his way be done. She was the wife of R.D. Nichols. Two of her brothers came to see her for the last time. She was buried at Liberty Hill on Friday at 4 o'clock. She said she was ready to go and wanted her friends to meet her in a better world than this. " Thou art gone our precious darling, But your face we can't forget, But we hope to meet you later, and this sad parting to forget." Written by Rosie Lee Crane ________ LOCAL News A.L. Higginbotham has sold 180 acres of gold land near Chulafinnee for $6900. to the Western Land and Development Co. and we understand that they are developing the property. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, February 20, 1913 FRUITHURST News Mrs. J.P. Carnes mother Mrs. Williamson of Temple, GA returned to her home last Thursday morning. __ Mr. Chas. Hooper of Heflin spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents enjoying a bird hunt on Saturday and a quail dinner on Sunday. ___ Mrs. Joe Robertson moved into the J.R. Walker house on Saturday. __ LOCAL News The following persons have been drawn for the Grand and Petit Jury of Cleburne County Circuit Court, Spring Term 1913: Forney R. Thrower Elijah E. Hilton Henry Norton Edward T. Hammond Jessie C. Williams Judge G. Coleman William W. Little Mathew L. Morgan Jessie L. Kitchens Joseph A. Morris Joseph A. Matthews William C. Gentry Lemuel O. Lambert Henry Boyd Jack C. Norton Gustave Gilbert S. Taylor Parker R. Swan Brooks Eli N. Abney Joseph W. Buttram Samuel D.W. Cheatwood John H. Bachus Willis L. Miller Walter F. Striplin Jefferson D. Johnson William J. Newborn Alpheus J. Hurst Wilber S. Harris W. Allen Brown Frances M. Beam Stephen P. Beam Andrew J. Prichard John P. Anderson Edward E. Cuch J. Samuel Preston Neal T. McLeod Hiram A. Whitman M. Francis White Green B. Howle Ellison Williamson Joseph A. Baughn Henry M. Nixon Edmon C. Dryers John R. Buttram Charles W. Steed Philip A. Hatfield William P. Godwin Joseph M. Brown E. Thomas Gable Silas C. Putman Robert A. Harper Jessie C. Carter -------------------- G.A. Todd has purchased a tract of timber near Arbacoochee from D.W. Vaughan and is preparing to saw it into lumber. ___ W.G. Milligan and family will in the near future, move to Pensacola, Florida where he will go into business and will make that place their future home. ____ MICAVILLE News Pat Morrison and Toliver Thrower visited loved ones in Randolph County on Saturday afternoon. ___ Harrison Green and family visited relatives in Randolph County on Saturday and Sunday. ___ NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN State of Alabama, Cleburne County Probate Court This day came W.C. McMahan and filed his petition in writing and under oath, praying that he be appointed guardian of Mrs. Etta Chappell who is a non- resident of this state and who resides at Cave Springs in Floyd County, state of Georgia, and is a person of unsound mind. It is ordered that Monday the 14th day of April 1913 be and the same is hereby appointed the day on which to hear and pass on said petition and that notice thereof be given in the Cleburne News, a newspaper published at Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, for three succesive weeks at which time all persons interested can appear and contest the appointment of said guardian if they think proper. A.H. Glasgow, Judge of Probate ______ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape356gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 8.5 Kb