Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for MARCH 1915 March 1915 ************************************************ 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 April 8, 2005, 10:00 pm The Cleburne News March 1915 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for MARCH 1915 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, March 4, 1915 BETHSADIA News Mrs. J.H. Johnson who has been ill for several days is slightly improved. __ Nezzy Warren who has been very ill is no better. __ LOCAL News As we go to press we learn that George Gay of near Lecta has taken his life, despondent over ill health being thought to be the cause of his act. __ Mr. R.L. Crumpton has been on the sick list this week. __ As we go to press we learn that Mrs. A.J. Adams who has been in an Atlanta hospital for several weeks, died last night. __ NEGRO WOMAN SHOOTS HUSBAND Veal Billingsly, a negro woman, shot and instantly killed Charlie Billingsly, her husband, at their home in the northeast part of town last Saturday evening at about 4 o'clock. It seems from reports that there was anything but domestic bliss in the Billingsly home and during a quarrel Veal secured a pistol and fired at Charlie at close range, the ball taking effect in the forehead and piercing the brain, causing instant death. Sheriff Rowell was soon at the scene of the killing and took the negro woman into custody and placed her in jail. As we go to press it is reported that the Grand Jury has indicated the negro woman for murder in the second degree. ____ OAK LEVEL News IN MEMORIAM OF MR. W.C. WHITE, WIFE AND SON This paper comes to tell you that some of our best people have been transformed to the world celestial; father, mother and son have passed into the house of many mansions. Mr. W.C. White was born August 12, 1855 in Georgia and fell asleep on February 11, 1915. He was a member of the Baptist church for 30 years. Mrs. W.C. White was born in Georgia on January 12, 1855 and departed from her earthly home February 14, 1915. She lived a member of the Baptist church for 48 years. Mr. Henry T. White was born June 2, 1885 and passed into heaven January 7, 1915. He was a member of the Baptist church for 14 years. All of these lived and died in faith. When did death ever strike our county such staggering blows as in the loss of these esteemed people? How hard it is to realize that they are fallen asleep and how much more difficult it will be to adjust ourselves to their departure. Brother W.C. White was a genuine man, true to the core of his being, sincere as the sunlight and in his moral manhood towering in majesty like some glorious mountain. Few men ever loved their god, their family and their country better than W.C. White. He was a helper to our southern democracy and to our educational institutions and to our glorious christianity. As a father, husband, christian citizen and a neighbor, he had built a character that is well worthy of imitation. And right by his side stood his faithful wife and helper; in fact behind every man that succeeds are the loving arms and potent power of a pure wife or mother, pushing him on to the goal. The world has never known any sweeter, higher toned woman than Sister White. And she leaves a record that her relatives can well appreciate. Brother Henry T. White was a young man of sterling worth, and all truly great men cannot count for more, nor what they are, than for what they say or do. And this was remarkably true with Brother White. And few men of his age have ever built such a character as a husband, christian citizen and neighbor as Henry T. White. And it is a rare but pleasant fact that when he look back on the lives of this father, mother and son their is not a blot on their character. And it is needless to say that death has taken a heavy toll from the village of Hightower, and from the church in the death of these true people. And I join a host of others in extending our sincere sympathy to the bereaved wife, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters of our much beloved christian comrades. But the sense of our unspeakable loss is very much mitigated by the sense of their gain. It is literally a glorious truth that to die is to gain for a christian. Such gain is immediate, indescribable and eternal. G.L. Hicks _______ LOCAL News Mrs.E.W. Landers of Heflin is visiting her sister Mrs. W.L. Brooks of this place. The Bowdon Bulletin. ___ Mr. Frank Bell, a prosperous farmer of north Randolph county was a visitor here last Thursday. __ Mr. Z.J. Robertson of Fruithurst, one of the best known citizens of the county, was in town Saturday. Mr. Robertson happened to the misfortune last year of getting one hip dislocated in a runaway and his many friends throughout the county are glad to see him able to be out. __ Mr. Davis Phillips of Hightower gave us a pleasant call on Monday. Mr. Phillips attends circuit court at each term, having served as bailiff of beat 9 for the past eleven years. ___ CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for their kindness in the illness and death of our father and mother. God saw fit to take them to a better world. He called father February 11th and mother February 14th. May god's richest blessings ever be with us all to the end. R.E. White, Hightower, Alabama. ____ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, March 11, 1915 MRS. ADAMS BURIED AT OLD HOME IN INDIANA Mrs. A. J. Adams, who died last Wednesday night in an Atlanta hospital where she had been taken three weeks previously, was buried at her old home at Dupont, Indiana, the funeral party leaving Atlanta last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Adams was about 52 years of age and had been a resident of Heflin for near seven years and her friends were numbered by her acquaintances. She was a loyal and consistent member of the M.E. Church and was also an active member of the Eastern Star. She was a sufferer for some time and in spite of all that the best medical skill could do, death was the victor. The deceased leaves a husband and three children, two sons and one daughter. One son, George and the daughter Miss Minnie are at home while the other son resides at Haverhill, Mass. Mr. Adams and two children are expected to return from Indiana to their home here some time next week. ____ EDWARDSVILLE News Mr. W.M. Harper, one of Edwardsville's oldest citizens, celebrated his sixty- third birthday last Sunday. Mr. Harper's children aided in making the day a happy one for him by bringing well filled baskets of dinner, and singing the good old fashioned songs. Mr. Harper says the day was joyous nothwithstanding the gloomy weather that prevailed the entire day. Mr. Harper's cheerfulness under the circumstances is wonderful. He always has a smile and a pleasant story or joke for everybody. Surely we that have the use of our limbs should be very happy. Let us all "count our many blessings" and look on the bright side of things. ___ Mrs. Lola Wycoff and her sister Miss Dorsie Pollard have returned from Atlanta where they have been attending the millinery opening. They have interesting things to tell about dame fashion. __ The horse swappers convention at this place was seemingly a success in every way. The boys seemed to enjoy it immensely. __ OAK LEVEL News Mr. Henry Steed and wife of Cherokee county visited relatives here the past week. __ CEDAR CREEK News Miss Fay Beason is visiting her cousin Effie Hilton this week. __ Miss Laura Zaner spent Monday night with her cousin Miss Estelle Green. __ Mrs. Limia Hughes is at home again after an extended visit to North Alabama. __ UNION HILL News Mrs. Bill Ballant is very sick. __ Mrs. D.S. Brown and children spent Sunday with Mrs. T. Hicks and family. __ Mrs. N. Casey and children spent Saturday night and Sunday with her mother Mrs. T.L.Hicks. __ OAKFUSKEE News Mrs. Currie and Mrs. Blake are on the sick list. Hope they soon recover. ___ Miss Ollie Morris visited her sister Mrs. Annie Lee this week. __ Mrs. Ollie Roberts spent the first of the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.M. Williams of Newell. __ Alvin and Ollie Roberts spent Sunday with their Aunt, Mrs. Sallie Blake. __ Mrs. Lizzie Blake and Mrs. M.J. Currie spent Sunday at Mrs. Eugenia Ayers. __ Miss Zelia Morrison and Mr. Toliver Thrower were married Sunday morning. The marriage ceremony was performed by W.H. Howell. Miss Morrison is one of Randolph's charming young ladies. Mr. Thrower leves at Beason Mill. After the ceremony they returned to the bride's home. We wish them a long and happy life. ___ Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thrower spent Saturday night and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester. ___ HEFLIN ROUTE 1 News Mr. Bill Jones is very ill. We hope that he will soon recover. __ Ethel Hammond spent Friday night with her aunt, Miss Mae Hammond. __ LOCAL News We are sorry to hear that Mr. E.W. Teague has been sick. __ Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gibbs of Ranburne are visiting the latter's parents Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Adams. __ Messrs. Virgil Howle of Oxford and Tom Howle of Talladega are here at the bedside of their mother who is very ill. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, March 18, 1915 LOCAL News The cases of Veal Billingsley and Joe Davis, the former being charged with killing her husband here recently and the latter charged as aiding the woman in the crime, were tried Tuesday, and Veal Billingsley was given 15 years in the penitentiary and Joe Davis was given ten years. Davis is a brother to the negro woman who is charged with the killing. ____ Mrs. Belle Hill of Tallapoosa is the guest of her family Mr. Ben Owens and family this week. __ Mr. Sam Hunt returned on Sunday to his home in Florence after a few days visit here with his brother Prof. James K. Hunt. ---- BETHSAIDA News A large crowd went to celebrate Mrs. Mary Calmon's 60th birthday on Saturday. Presents were carried by all of her neighbors. __ Mr. J.T. Newborn is building a new dwelling house for his son-in-law, Jesse Johnson. __ HIGHTOWER News Mr. Dave Cantrell's house was burned to the ground one night last week. It is thought that it caught from the stove flue. __ EDWARDSVILLE News Mr. Edgar Crumpton who has been teaching at Pleasant Ridge left for his home near Chattanooga this morning. We shall miss Mr. Crumpton. __ Mrs. Carry Grice's brother-in-law Mr. Duke is visiting here. __ CARD OF THANKS We desire to thank the many friends and relatives for their kindness toward us in the sickness and death of our wife and mother. J.W. Williams and children. Edwardsville, March 12th. ___ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, March 25, 1915 LOCAL News Mrs. J.N. Harris was called by telegram to the bedside of her father Mr. New at Lithonia, GA. Mr. New is very old and is reported to be quite ill. ___ EDWARDSVILLE News W.A. Burgess who has been in a sanitarium in Tennessee since December is at home. Will looks well and has gained some weight. __ We learn that Uncle Will Burgess will start to New York soon to visit his son Albert who resides there. Mr. Burgess enjoyed his trip last year so well that he wants to go again. __ G.W. Bragg's mother is very sick at this writing. __ The young folks met at J. Alta Brown's on Saturday night and enjoyed themselves singing for two hours. __ HOLLINGSWROTH Community News Luther Ponder is on the sick list. __ Miss Maggie Dothard spent a few days with her grandmother Mrs. Martha Jennings last week. __ BETHSAIDA News There was a prayer meeting at W.Z. Walker's on Sunday night and a large crowd was there. The meeting was conducted by old "Uncle' George Morris, one of the oldest men in our section of the county. __ Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barker lost a three month old baby last Friday. __ DWELLING BURNS DOWN Sunday night, March 14th at 12 o'clock the residence of Mr. A.B. Pitchford at Oak Level burned to the ground. The fire is said to have caught from a chimney flue. Mr. and Mrs. Pitchford and son live together. They escaped unharmed. Nothing was saved except two feather beds. Mr. and Mrs. Pitchford are 75 years old. The burned dwelling was one of the oldest dwellings in Oak Level. ___ LOCAL News Mr. John Campbell is quite ill at his home at Bell Town. __ Dr. and Mrs. Staples have returned from Sylacauga where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Staples' father, Mr. Lester. __ The numerous friends of Mr. C.H. Gibson, who recently organized a local camp of Modern Woodman of America here, will regret to learn that he has been confined to his bed on account of illness. However we are glad to note he is improving so a note to the news from Andalusia says. ____ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape387gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 13.2 Kb