Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for JUNE 1914 June 1914 ************************************************ 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 31, 2005, 11:20 pm The Cleburne News June 1914 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for JUNE 1914 NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, June 4, 1914 In Memory of MRS. TREASEY E. WELBORN Mrs. Treasey E. Welborn departed this life May 18, 1914 after about six weeks of intense suffering, leaving a husband, four children, two grandchildren and many relatives and friends. At the time of her death she was 58 years, 8 months and 9 days old. Rev. Reese Layton conducted the burial service after which she was buried at Antioch Cemetery. ____ LOCAL News Sam H. White and Miss Mae Pettyjohn were married in Birmingham, Wednesday at 3 o'clock p.m. Miss Pettyjohn was taught music in Heflin for the past year and is very popular here. The groom is a prominent railroad man who is well known. He has been a resident of Heflin several years and has many friends who wish the couple prosperity and happiness through life. ____ CARD OF THANKS We desire to extend to our neighbors and friends at Hopewell our grateful acknowledgment of their kindness and sympathy shown us in our recent affliction and distress, also to our old friends and neighbors at Abernatha for their generous remembrance of us in our time of distress. When they shall be called on to go through such trying ordeals may their neighbors and friends be as faithful to them as they have been to us. May the god of all grace bless them in their hours, guide them along life's uneven ways and bring them at last to the saint's everlasting rest. A.M. Welborn and children. ____ Col. W.C. McMahan who has been in bad health for several months is improving. __ Ralph Morgan, a student at Tulane University at New Orleans returned home to spend the summer with home folks, Tuesday night. ___ Jesse Morgan of Leeds, Ala., visited his mother here on Tuesday. __ The many friends of Mrs. H.G. Patillo, who is pleasantly remembered here as Miss Belle Kornegay, will regret to learn of a horrible auto accident on Monday near Selma in which Mrs. Patillo's mother was instantly killed and Mrs. Patillo sustained horrible injuries. Little hope is held out for her recovery. Attending physicians say if she should recover her condition will be worse than death. ___ D.W. Vaughan and H.F. Houston have been on the sick list this week. __ W.G. McElroy has been appointed back tax commissioner for Cleburne County. __ Miss Ruby King left Wednesday for her home in Georgia, after several months stay with her uncle Sam White. MIss Ruby has made many friends while here who regret to see her leave. ___ Marcus Milligan spent the early part of the week in town. He goes from here to North Carolina where he will spend the summer. ___ Mrs. Mary Brannon of Paris, Texas is visiting her brother "Uncle" Wes Vaughan. ___ MUSCADINE News John Will Dingler has purchased an automobile and is using it in handling the mail on route 2. __ A.L. Oden has been appointed postmaster at Muscadine. He expects to take office July 1st. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, June 11, 1914 MEN HELD UP NEAR MICAVILLE Lee Wood and Cecil Harris are confined in jail on the charge of assault with intent to rob. Pat Ayers and Silas Malley are the plaintiffs in the case. The offense is said to have been committed near Micaville church. It is reported that these men held up Ayers and Malley at the point of a gun about 8 or 9 o'clock at night and demanded what they had. Refusing their request they began firing and Malley was struck with a pistol ball and was painfully wounded in the right arm. Ayers ran a narrow escape of his life, several bullets passing through his clothes. If these parties are guilty they should be severely punished. ____ GEORGIA MURDERER CAUGHT It was reported to Sheriff Cook last week that Bob Townson was wanted in Upson County, Georgia on the charge of murder. Sheriff Cook and Alex Rowell located him at Roy Starr's sawmill near Chulafinnee and promptly set plans to catch him. Saturday morning they went to where he was said to be and finally located him in a well. He was brought to Heflin and placed in jail and was turned over to the sheriff in Upson County Saturday night. ____ FOR 30 HOURS MYSTERY HOVERS DISAPPEARANCE OF YOUNG BROTHER AND SISTER NEAR HEFLIN Monday about 1 o'clock the 18 year old daughter and the 12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. G.E. Ingram who live one and one half miles north of Heflin in the mountains, disappeared from home. This was reported in Heflin at night which caused much alarm. A number of people responded to the call for volunteers to search for the lost children. The search was made until a late hour at night by several people but nothing of their whereabouts could be ascertained. The search was renewed Tuesday morning by neighbors, citizens of Heflin and Iron City until after the dark of evening had hovered over the mountain heights and ravines in between. About seventy-five hunters gave up the searching with the understanding that early Wednesday morning every available person in Heflin and nearby towns would go out early with lunches prepared to spend the day with the hope of finding our whether they had been murdered or were still lost in the woods. But luck to those who meant to go in search for the mysterious disappearance of the children; a phone message from Anniston about 8 o'clock gvae out the information that the children had run away from their parents and had just arrived there to spend a few days with a favorite cousin. The reason for their sudden disappearance has not been learned. _____ Mr. and Mrs. George Cunningham of Hubbardville spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Alf M. Turner on Wednesday. __ Sheriff Cook and Major Gray carried Mr. Twilley of near Chulafinnee to the insane hospital at Tuscaloosa on Thursday. __ MUSCADINE News Miss Lucille Brown and Mr. P.W. Smith were married in Tallapoosa on Sunday afternoon, Rev. W.H. Holmes officiating. The bride is the accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Brown of Muscadine. The groom is a popular telegrapher now stationed at Villa Rica. Miss Minnie Austin, Mertie Brown and Paul Brown went to Tallapoosa with the wedding party. ___ A.B. Smith has relieved G.A. Yates as night telegrapher at the depot. ___ OAK GROVE News On May 23, Mr. Gus Voss was called from this world after being in bad health for 4 years. He was buried at Oak Grove which was attended by a large crowd. ___ J.W. Pounds has purchased an automobile. __ NEW HOPE News Will Lowery and Jackson Duke attended the singing at Edwardsville on Saturday. __ C. M. Duke attended the sacred harp singing at High Point on Sunday. __ Misses Ara and Alice Lowery were visited by Miss Emma Duke on Sunday. __ The singing at Mrs. N.R. Pounds was enjoyed by all. __ Mrs. W.C. Eckles visited Mrs. C.M. Duke on Sunday. __ LOCAL News Cephus Evans is spending a few days with homefolks. __ R.B.Fincher is partly disabled on account of a bicycle fall recently. __ L.N. Starr was in town Saturday having some repairs done to his wagon. __ Mrs. Walter Buttram of Tallapoosa visited Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Deese on Saturday and Sunday. __ The gypsies left town for Piedmont on Friday. __ Jep Morgan has returned from Atlanta. In the near future he will take an extended tour of the eastern states. __ On Monday after at five o'clock at the home of the bride's mother in Woodlawn, Miss Cora Crawford and Mr. A.Z. Owens were quietly married in the presence of the bride's immediate family. ____ NOTICE OF GRANT OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION Probate Court of Cleburne County, Alabama Estate of H.N. Watson, deceased Letters of administration upon the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 6th day of June 1914, by the Honorable A.H. Glasgow, Judge of Probate, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or that the same will be forever barred. Nelson Watson _____ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, June 18, 1914 LETTER FROM OKLAHOMA FROM W.A. HUBBARD Tipton, Okla., June 11, 1914 To: Mr. Alf M Turner, Editor of Cleburne News, Heflin, Ala Dear Sir, Allow me a little space in your paper and I will give you a brief sketch of this part of the country. To begin with, I will say I traveled about thirteen hundred miles to get here and this is the best by far I have ever seen on my trip and has the best crops of all kinds I ever saw. The wheat and oat crop is the best I ever saw and also the corn. This is in TIlman County the extreme southwest part of the state. There has been too much rain this spring all over this western country but it has hurt this part less than any I have seen. The land here is worth from fifty to one hundred and twenty-five dollars per acre. It is so level and smooth that you can see as far as your eyes will let you see. I guess I had better cut this out for fear I worry you. Hope this will not find its way to the waste basket. As ever, your friend, W.A. Hubbard ______ CLEBURNE COUNTY HORSE COMPANY ORGANIZED A number of prominent citizens who are interested in better stock in the county have organized a Cleburne County Horse Company and have purchased a thoroughbred percheron stallion which will be ready for service in the future. There is no reason why Cleburne cannot produce as good horses and mules as any county in Kentucky or Tennessee, if we have the proper brood stock to raise from. When people begin to realize the benefits of raising thoroughbred stock the more prosperous our farmers will become. It does not cost any more to raise a good horse or mule than one not so good. ____ SNAKE ATTACKS BOY According to his father's report, Jethro Haney who lives in Beat 9, started from his work one day last week to dinner when he was attacked by a large six and one half foot coach whip. The snake begin to wind around the boys legs until he was up to his hips. The boy, realizing the seriousness of the occasion grabbed his hawk bill knife and cut the snake in two, but the snake failed to loosen his body until the boy made a couple more pieces of him. ____ IN MEMORIAM OF JOHN A.J. TOLLESON On the 19th day of May 1914, the gentle spirit of Bro. John A.J. Tolleson took its flight from this world to the realms of glory. Bro. Tolleson was born in the state of Geirgia on the 31st day of Dec. 1839. His parents moved to this county soon after he was born where he was reared to manhood. He was happily married to Miss Manda E. Edwards on the 11th day of Nov. 1858 which whom he lived happily until the time of his death. Five children were born to them, one of whom preceded him to the grave. Bro. Tolleson united with the Primitive Baptist Church at Cane Creek, this county, in the year 1866. He ever lived a christian life after this. Bro. Tolleson was a good man; he was one of our very best christian citizens. His race is run; his record is on high. He was highly esteemed by his fellow man; in fact,he never gave anyone any reason to dislike him. He was one of the best neighbors that I ever lived by. Upright in his dealings with his fellow man, kind and obliging to every one with whom he came in contact, he held the love and esteem of his fellow man, as few men have done in this county. He bore his afflictions with a great deal of fortitude and christian patience, never murmured or complained at his lot. He died as he had lived with his face toward Zion. Earth is poorer; heaven is richer by his going away. His memory will linger among men for many years to come, and has not lived in vain. He has crossed the dark river and gone on to be with the lord. Sleep, my brother, till the lord shall bid these arise, then in perfection you may spend eternity with the lord whom you loved. G.B. Boman ______ A SAD DEATH The eighteen months old c hild of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harlan of Beason Mill, died Saturday morning about 8 o'clock from the effects of morphine taken twelve hours previous. The grandmother left a box of morphine tablets where the child accidentally found them. The grandparent stepped out of the room a moment wo where the parents were doing some chores and on her return she found the child with the box of tablets scattered on the floor. No one having seen the child procure the box knew whether or not it had swallowed any of the poison but within ten or fifteen minutes the effects of the drug could be ascertained. A physician was hurriedly called but to no avail. The body was interred at New Harmony church cemetery Saturday morning. Rev. G.B. Boman preached the funeral. _____ CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the many friends and kind neighbors for their assistance and words of cheer and condolence during our dark hour of bereavement recently in the death of our dear mother. May god bless all of you. Mr. and Mrs. D.M. Reaves. ____ FRUITHURST News M.M. Hooper now of Bynum, came over to see us Friday night. __ Emil Dahl visited the Garricks of Heflin Sunday and Monday. __ Mr. Kempe and Mr. Krook are still confined to their sick beds. __ Mrs. J.G. Granath, Miss Ethel and sons Arvid ,Conrad and Iver came here Monday from Atlanta. They had their tent and other camping paraphernalia along and intend to spend the greater part of the summer camping. __ LOCAL News Mrs. Lewis Beason of Beasons Mills, accompanied by her sister Miss Nina Robertson, left Saturday morning for a several weeks visit with their parents at Huntsville. __ Mrs. D.W. Vaughan and nephew Cecil Vaughan spent Sunday at Borden Springs. __ Russell Bean of Birmingham is spending a few days vacation with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Bean. __ Mrs. Mary Jordan died Friday night at the home of her daughter Mrs. D.M. Reaves and was interred in the cemetery here Sunday. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. John P. Houston. __ R.J. Owens of Pensacola joined his wife who has been visiting B.F. Owens. __ W.T. Howle is installing an up-to-date ginnery at his old gin site near Denman's Bridge. ___ Mrs. Alf M. Turner is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.H.M. Nunnelley of Hopewell this week. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, June 25, 1914 H.M. MARTEEN DIES AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS H.M.Marteen died at his home in Bremen, GA on Monday night after an illness of about six months of paralysis. About three years he was bitten by a cat affected with hydrophobia and since then he has slowly given away. At the time of his death he ws living with his fifth wife. He is survived by five children and one brother. ____ (Note from transcriber: Census report show that this is Henry M. Martin instead of Marteen. The 1910 census in Breman, Haralson Co. Georgia shows him living with his wife Lizzie and Henry M. Martin is shown as married 5 times (M5) as to marital status. ) ----------- M.H. KROOK PASSES AWAY AT HIS HOME IN FRUITHURST It is with regret that we announce the death of our esteemed fellow citizen Matthew H. Krook, on Thursday June 8th at 5 o'clock p.m. after an illness of several months. Mr. Krook was born in Rotterdam, Holland on Sept. 26, 1844 and came to this country in 1853 locating at Reading, Mass., where he learned the trade of wood carving. He was twice married; first in 1866 to Miss Othalia J. Smith who died in 1885; again in 1886 to Miss J. Amanda Nason of Reading, who survives him. During the civil war he served with Co. G and H. 20th Mass. Volunteers for three years. He was a member of Veterans Post No. 194 G.A.R. at Reading, Mass., in which he filled the several grades of office, serving two terms as commander. In 1908 Mr. Krook removed to Fruithurst, Ala., and has always taken an active interest in school, church and town affairs, having served faithfully as mayor, councilman and school trustee. He was a member of the M.E. Church and was largely instrumental in building up the church here. Mr. Krook is survived by Mrs. Krook and two brothers, Lambertus and Rev.C.N., who have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement. Interment will be at Reading, Mass. _____ Miss Cleo Evans and Mr. Fred Dollar married , the ceremony being solemnized in Birmingham on Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Albert Jones. Mrs. Dollar was well known here being the daughter of James M. Evans. Mr. and Mrs. Dollar will make their home in Birmingham. ____ TROUBLE AT MUSCADINE A.L. Oden of Muscadine was tried before Judge Glasgow on Monday under a peace warrant sworn out by J.W. Dingler of Muscadine. It seems that some little difference arose Saturday morning between Dingler and Oden. Oden went to the post office and made an attempt to raise a racket with Dingler which was averted and later warrants were sworn out for Oden. He was placed under a $500. peace bond by the court. ____ FRUITHURST News Mr. M.H. Krook who has made his home here for near ten years died Thursday evening about 5 o'clock. The funeral services were held at the house Friday afternoon and Mrs. Krook left with the remains Saturday morning to be interred in the family lot at the hold home in Reading, Mass. Mr. Krook was seventy years old. Mrs. Krook has the sympathy of the entire community in her bereavement. __ Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Johnson of Atlanta came here Friday evening to spend about two weeks resting and recuperating. ___ Mrs. O.N. Olson is again able to be out after a long siege of illness. __ Mr. Frank Kempe is still confined to his bed. __ LOCAL News Homer Mims who has been in a hospital in Atlanta for medical treatment has returned home very much improved. __ Mrs. Chester Lovvorn has been on the sick list this week. __ Mrs. T.G. Hill who has been visiting the family of B.F. Owens is real sick. __ PRICE AND TALLEY MAKE INTERESTING DISCOVERIES Jack Tally and Henry Price made some interesting discoveries while testing for gold in the famous Arbacoochee gold mining district one day this week and brought a report of their discoveries to town early Thursday morning. Tally unearthed a pebble about the size of the end of the little finger which appears to be a diamond in the rough. It was found on the property of the Arbacoochee Gold Mining Co. and is in the hands of an expert who will have its value ascertained. While testing for gold on the property of Neal & Vaughan nearby, Price found an Indian grave from which was taken two arrows and some gold beads. It will be remembered that Arbacoochee at one time was a great Indian town and it has long been famous as a gold mining field but not before has it ever claimed to give up more previous metals than pure gold. _____ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape377gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 19.4 Kb