Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for OCTOBER 1913 October 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 25, 2005, 12:36 am The Cleburne News October 1913 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for OCTOBER 1913 NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, October 2, 1913 CHANDLER AND LAMBERT FIGHT AT MUSCADINE; CHANDLER RECEIVES BLOW ON HEAD, IN CRITICAL CONDITION Bud Lambert and Edgar Chandler became involved in a general hand-to-hand fight at Muscadine on Monday afternoon at or near Lambert's residence. It is claimed that Lambert struck Chandler on the head with a rock and at present Chandler is in a serious condition from the blow which crushed Chandler's scull, it is thought. The trouble as reported seems to have started about a dog between Bud Lambert and Meriman Voss on Saturday evening last. Monday afternoon Edgar Chandler and George Voss went to Lambert's home to straighten out the trouble. While there, Bud Lambert and Edgar Chandler got into the difficulty which resulted as stated above. It is not known who is the most to be blamed. ____ HIGHTOWER News Health of this community is good except W.J. Fowler, one of our leading citizens, whose health is not the very best. We also all sympathize with Warner Fowler in his afflictions. _____ OLD FRIEND W.W. FOWLER AGAIN WRITES Blackwell, Georgia Sept. 29, 1913 To the Editor of The Cleburne News Dear Editor, After so long a time I feel constrained to let you and your readers hear from me and Cobb County, Georgia. We have had a most glorious meeting here. An Alabama preacher Bro. Glass, of Birmingham, conducted the services and a wonderfu preacher he is too. Twenty-five additions to church, 17 by experience and 8 by letter. I am persuaded to believe that Alabama leads Georgia in good strong spiritual workers anyhow. Mr. Editor, I wish to compliment you right here for the splendid paper you get out, as it would be quite good enough for Cobb County. There are two weekly county papers and one daily paper published at Marietta and your paper, The News, would more than compare with either one of these. Am very glad to see the interest that is being manifested in road building in Cleburne. We have a new gasoline traction plow and scrape here and I tell you it does the work. Cobb County is noted for her road building and bye and bye I can see the time when mail carriers can drive their routes here in an up-to- date auto and deliver their mail in 2 1/2 hours and of course there will be some satisfaction in delivering mail. I trust the time will speedily come when Cleburne will have her named marked up with some of those progressive counties and also become noted for her good roads. Think the R.F.D. carriers should get together and pass some strong resolution in the interest of good roads and thereby show how they stand on these questions and show that they are ready to cooperate. If this escapes the waste basket I will write you again in the future. Wishing ye editor and your many readers success, I am yours truly, W.W. Fowler ------------- HUBBARDVILLE News The singing at Pleasant Grove was well attended on Sunday P.M. __ Mr. Silas Heard from the Mountain is visiting Mr. P.D. Shockley this week. __ Mr. Henry Durham was smiling from ear to ear on Sunday as he was with his best girl. __ Mr. Alva Crumpton visited Mr. B.H. Crumpton and family on Sunday. __ LOCAL News Marcus Milligan is seriously ill at his boarding place. His father and mother were wired Tuesday night to come at once. We wish him speedy recovery. ___ FRIENDSHIP News T.C. Johnson, we are glad to report, is out again after a long illness with typhoid fever. __ Miss Lunar Johnson is sick with typhoid fever. __ Miss Mary Johnson is sick with typhoid fever. __ J.P. Clayton has been suffering with rheumatism but we are glad to say that he is much better, although not yet able to work. __ Cotton picking and sorghum making is the order of the day now. __ Miss Clara Anthony and Mr. Jack Hilton of Tallapoosa were married at the home of the bride on Saturday morning. We wish them much success. __ BEASON'S MILL News Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Hudson spent Sunday with L.T. Beason and family. __ Mrs. Tom Howle visited her mother Mrs. Mora Harlan on Saturday. __ Harbon Thrower was over to see his best girl on Sunday. __ Mr. and Mrs. John Davis spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Harlan. __ HEPSABAH News The singing at Union Hill on Sunday was enjoyed by a large crowd. __ Mr. Alvin Roberts called to see his best girl Miss Ollie Williams of Newell on Sunday afternoon. __ Mrs. Jim Bain and children spent Sunday with Mrs. Ella Morrison. __ Mrs. Lester and son Roy spent Saturday with Mrs. Oda Thrower. __ Mrs. Harriett Noell spent Saturday evening with Mrs. Victoria Mulkey. __ Mr. Marvin Gaston and Miss Emmie Lee were happily married on Sunday. __ LOCAL News Charlie Hooper and brother returned last week from an extended visit in New York. __ Mrs. D.M. Reaves and children are visiting relatives at Hillsboro, Ala. __ Chief of Police Gentry is kept busy looking after the towns interests. __ J.W. Pounds and wife of Abernathy visited the family of Wes Vaughan on Saturday and Sunday. __ Miss Burt Morgan who has been teaching in Birmingham is seirously ill in the hospital with appendicitis. __ RANBURNE News Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Staple, a boy. __ Messrs. Pullen and Bridges have returned from Tennessee on Monday, where Mr. Bridges has bought him a home. ___ Mr. and Mrs. Jesse D. Kaylor visited the latter's father, Mr. G.D. Hanson on Sunday. __ Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Baughn visited the latter's sister, Mrs. Wiggins of Randolph County who is very low. ___ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, October 16, 1913 LOCAL News Marcus Milligan who has been ill for some time at W.A. Hubbard's boarding place, was carried to the south Highland hospital at Birmingham on Saturday for treatment. ___ Mrs. Alex Rowell is on the sick list this week. __ William Creel came near being seriously hurt on Monday by a runaway team. A pair of mules hooked to a wagon became frightened in the wagon yard in the rear of Atkins & Owens store and ran off an embankment and overturned the wagon which was loaded with three bales of cotton, throwing Creel several feet in front of the team. The mules nor the wagon were injured by slightly. ____ Rev. G.B. Boman was called to Esom Hill, Georgia to preach the funeral of Mrs. J.S. Brewster on Friday. ___ TROUBLE AT MUSCADINE The news reached Heflin Saturday night that Bud Lambert had shot and killed one of the Chandler boys. The particulars could not be learned and both sheriffs Cook and Rowell went to Muscadine on the first train. They found after investigation the telephone report untrue and that the report grew out of a raid by the revenue officers on some raid said to be illicit moonshiners near Muscadine. ____ BLACK - EVANS marriage An event of interest to their many friends throughout the state was the marriage of Miss Onie Black and Mr. Bis. Evans which was impressively solemnized by Rev. W.A. Mays at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Black, at Heflin. The bridal party entered the parlor to the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march beautifully rendered by Miss Bela Hubbard. During the ceremony she played Meditations very softly. Miss Corene Black, the young sister of the bride, entered first with Mr. Cecil Vaughan. She was pretty and girlish in a dress of blue marquis the over white with trimmings of lace and hand made roses. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Gibbs, the best man and matron of honor, entered next followed by the bride and groom. Miss Black, a beautiful girl, was lovely in a midnight blue tailored suit with Bulgari trimmings, her hat being a creation of black hatters plush and gold lace. The bride is one of the most charming and attractive girls of Heflin, possessing many excellent traits of mind and heart. These characteristics have endeared her to a large circle of friends who are glad that her marriage will not take her away from her home town. Mr. Evans is a well liked and successful railroad man. Mr. and Mrs. Evans will be at home after Oct. 15th in west Heflin. ____ Mrs. Jasper Chapin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.B. Champion, who lives at Bell Mills on J.A. Brown's farm, is the champion cotton picker so far reported to The News. One day recently she went to the field after getting breakfast and after sunrise and by noon picked 254 pounds of cotton. She cooked dinner for the family and in the afternoon picked 166 pounds making a total of 420 pounds for the day, after doing her housework. It is said by responsible authorities that she can easily pick any day, 400 pounds of cotton between suns and doing her house work. If any one can or has beaten this let them report. ____ Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Evans entertained about twenty-five guests on Thursday at dinner in honor of their son, Mr. Bis. Evans and his bride. ____ OAKFUSKEE News Miss Cora Blake spent Sunday with her cousin Miss Clara Roberts. __ G.P. Felmons and wife were the guests of Z.W. Morris and wife on Sunday. __ Mrs. Mary Haynes spent the last of the week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Turley. ___ Mr. and Mrs. P.J. Ayres visited their daughter Mrs. A. Greggs of Delta last week. __ HOWLE'S GROVE News Miss Jannie Willingham was happily married to Mr. Math Brooks on Friday last. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, October 23, 1913 FRUITHURST News Mrs. John Forsyth, who is living with her daughter Mrs. J.B. Butler of Tomasuba, Ala., is visiting friends here in town. __ LOCAL News Ponder Kitchens, the little son of C.T. Kitchens, fell from a hickory nut tree on Sunday afternoon and broke his arm. ___ OAKFUSKEE News Jas. T. Thrasher of Anniston is visiting his daughter Mrs. Sallie Morris. __ Henry Blake and wife visited their mother Mrs. Adline Roberts on Saturday night. ___ CANE CREEK News Born to Mr. and Mrs. Linn Starr a fine girl the 21st. ___ HUBBARDVILLE News Mr. J.T. Adams of Anniston visited his daughter Mrs. M.R. Striplin last week. ___ Mr. Morgan Teague went to see his best girl on Saturday night and his horse got loose and he had to walk home. ___ EDWARDSVILLE News The funeral of Mrs. Swope was held at the M.E. Church on Monday afternoon. __ FRIENDSHIP News Glad to report that Miss Looner Johnson is able to be up from typhoid fever but Miss Mary Johnson is not able to be up at all. __ Mr. Amos Rigsby attended the fair at Carrollton on Friday and Saturday. __ Mrs. Bessie Gilly is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. V.E. Scott. ___ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, October 30, 1913 FRIENDSHIP News Mrs. R.M. Wood is on the sick list this week. __ Mrs. Bessie Gilly spent Friday night with her aunt, Mrs. T.C. Johnson. __ Mrs. V.E. Scott visited her mother Mrs. Liner in Tallapoosa one day last week. __ Mr. Luckey is fixing to burn a lot of coal this winter. ___ Mr. Favors of Georgia attended the singing at Lebanon on Sunday. He is a good singer and we are always glad for him to come to Friendship. __ We understand that Fred Lahr will move into the Gay place next year and we will gladly welcome him as we believe he and his family will be a help to the community. ___ RAY - GRIZZARD CASE POSTPONED TO NOV. 14th In August 1912, R.B. Ray instituted proceedings against his father-in-law, S.S. Grizzard, for the custody of the former's son, Homer Ray. The case was tried before Judge A.H. Glasgow, with W.B. Merrill representing Mr. Ray and W.C. McMahan representing Mr. Grizzard. After the examination of a number of witnesses, Judge Glasgow decided that the boy should be left with his grandfather. Recently, Ray instituted another proceeding of the same nature before Judge H.D. Merrill, which hearing came up Monday at this hearing. W.B. Merrill and Judge Tate of Anniston represented Mr. Ray and Johnson and McMahan represented Mr. Grizzard. A number of witnesses were summoned by both sides and a good deal of interest was shown in the trial by all concerned. The case was continued on account of some witnesses being absent, until Nov. 14th. This promises to be one of the most sensational cases tried in Cleburne County in a long time. ____ LEBANON News J.W. Buttram and Miss Izora Deese were happily married last Tuesday. ___ Mr. N.R. Pounds has been on the sick list for several days. ___ Alex Rowell and Judge Glasgow carried a patient by the name of Eckles to Tuscaloosa on Saturday night. __ An old darkey familiarly known as Uncle Ephraim, near Heflin, was put in jail last week charged with being crazy. He will be carried tot he insane hospital for the colored. ___ Uncle Melvin Smith, one of Cleburne's most substantial and prosperous citizens was in the city on Monday. __ Mrs. T.A. Johnson of Hugo, Okla., arrived in Heflin last Thursday. It is her intention to spend the winter with her husband Judge Johnson who is a member of the law firm of Johnson and McMahan. ___ Mrs. Gillespie, sister of W.F. Stephenson is visiting his family. __ Notice is hereby given that an application for pardon and the remisson of the hard labor sentence of W.R. Triplet, who was convicted and sentenced by the Circuit Court of Cleburne County, on the 20th day of September 1913 for selling liquor in three cases, for the fine and cost and three months hard labor for the county in two of said cases, will be made to the Governor and pardoning board of the state of Alabama. Dicy Triplet ____ OAKFUSKEE News Mrs. Zonie Ayres is visiting her grandfather Mr. T. Linley. __ HUBBARDVILLE News Mr. Zauder Riddle and Miss Hessie Morris were happily married on Sunday at the bride's parents. __ FRUITHURST News Capt. J.R. Carnes returned home Saturday evening after a week trip through Tennessee, North and South Carolina and Virginia and other states. ____ Mrs. John Forsyth is visiting her niece Mrs. J.H. Brown on Muscadine Creek this week. __ Miss Backman of Chicago, a niece of Mrs. Frank Kempt, after a weeks visit here, returned home last Tuesday. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape365gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 14.7 Kb