Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for OCT 1919 October 1919 ************************************************ 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 28, 2005, 6:28 pm The Cleburne News October 1919 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for OCTOBER 1919 NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, October 2, 1919 LOCAL News W.A. Porter will leave for Atlanta on Saturday morning where he will attend the Confederate Reunion. __ Roy Starr is now with G.F. Hill in the milling business. __ Mrs. J.G. Jones has bought the residence of Mr. J.R. Tolleson and will move to town soon. Mr. Tolleson will move to Harselle it is said. __ Mr. J.R. Howle who moved to Oklahoma about two years ago from Cleburne, has purchased a half interest of Mr. J.A. Harper in his mercantile business. Harper and Howle will be the firm name and they propose to enlarge the business at once and go our after new customers. Both Mr. Harper and Mr. Howle are well known to the people of Cleburne and we predict for the new firm success. __ "Uncle" Sweet Snow returned Tuesday afternoon from a several days visit in Atlanta where he visited his son Mr. W.J. Snow and family. Uncle Sweet declares he never had a more pleasant stay in his life and that they carried him to the movies every night and fed him on the best the market could afford. __ Mr. Ike Wheeler of Piedmont has been elected town Marshall of Heflin. Ike and Gentry ought to make a good team. __ DEATH OF LITTLE CLAUDE NEW Little Claude is dead. The heart breaking weight of woe behind these simple words can be realized in full only by those to whom it has personal meaning. The death angel entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lon New on Sunday morning and carried away the unspotted soul of their little six year old boy, after an illness of only a few days. During the anxious hours of a brief illness minds busy over other matters found thought that the child, while earnest hopes and feverent prayers petitioned that the little boy whom everyone loved be spared, but the summons came and the little soul took its flight to that land of endless joy. The parents and loved ones may take comfort in the assurance that it is well with the child. The little eyes that closed upon earth's scenes last Sunday morning are opened now upon the brightness of an endless day, in that land where there is no parting and no sorrow. The little boy was the grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. A. Rowell and was an unusually bright little fellow. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. G.B. Boman after which the little body was laid to rest in the Heflin cemetery Monday morning. ____ LOCAL News Word was received in Heflin on Saturday of an attempt to burn the home of Mr. J.L. Roberts of Oak Level, in the northern part of the county, a few nights ago. Mrs. Roberts was awakened at about 10:30 o'clock by the roar of fire, which had been kindled under the building not far from the room occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Roberts. Mrs. Roberts aroused her husband who rushed to the fire with a bucket of water and in a few minutes the flames were under control, which were steadily creeping up the outside wall toward the roof. There is no cause the for attempted burning, unless it be the activity of Mr. Roberts in helping to put down illicit distilling and the alleged sale of wildcat whiskey in that section. Only recently, Mr. Roberts led a posse of officers into the mountains near his home and assisted in putting out of commission two large distilling outfits, besides destroying a quantity of the "oil of joy." Mr. Roberts, in speaking of the attempted burning, declares he is not going to let the attempt to burn his home deter him in his activities of putting down the illegal manufacture of whiskey. Mr. Roberts is more than 80 years old and full of vim and "pep" and is dead set against illicit distilling. He was sheriff of Cleburne thirty-odd years ago and made a faithful officer. ___ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, October 9, 1919 LOCAL News Mrs. Guy Jones died at the home of her husband, five miles south of Heflin and was laid to rest at the Cedar Creek cemetery on Tuesday, Rev. F.M. Zaner conducting the funeral services. __ S.K. Snow, son of Uncle Sweet Snow of Heflin, was seriously injured near Anniston last Saturday when a truck in which about 50 men were riding turned over. Ten or fifteen of the men were injured; one of Snow's arms and leg being broken. It is thought he is injured internally. ___ O.S. Thompson of Newnan, Georgia visited relatives in Cleburne this week. __ Mrs. M.F. McWhorter returned home Tuesday morning from a visit to her daughter Mrs. Homer Lambert. The sheriff says there is a newly arrived grandson at the Lambert home in Wylam. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, October 16, 1919 ED COOK LAID TO REST THURSDAY No death that has ever occurred in Heflin has caused more profound sorrow as did the passing of Edward Cook, who died at the home of his mother, Mrs. V.A. Cook, on Wednesday afternoon at 2:25 o'clock after an illness of not quite two weeks. His condition, although alarming to his friends and family, was not thought to be so serious until early Wednesday morning when he was seized by a sinking spell, and embracing his mother, told her he was going to die but was not afraid to go. " I am going to meet my papa and other loved ones" he remarked to his weeping mother. Ed Cook was an exceptionally good boy, honest and truthful, and his death has cast a shadow of gloom over the entire town and community. He was in his 17th year and a bright and promising pupil of the Cleburne County High School. The funeral and interment were held at Pine Grove church today, Rev. G.B. Boman officiating. Out of the high respect in which Ed was held by the faculty and pupils, almost the entire school attended the funeral. Besides his mother, four brothers and three sisters and a large number of relatives are left to mourn the untimely death of the promising young man. ___ MRS. WEATHERS DIED THURSDAY Last Thursday morning at the home of her husband, Mrs. Thomas Weathers, after a lingering illness, departed this life, surrounded by her devoted companion and only child, Ewell, and relatives and friends. Mrs. Weathers was a member of the Missionary Baptist church. She was a good woman in every acceptance of the term; her charities, her cheeful willingness to relieve any real distress in the community wa one of her greatest desires in life and naturally all must deeply grieve for one so dear and excellent; but god has ordained that time shall bring comfort and soothing for all sorrow. Several weeks ago, Mrs. Weathers underwent an operation withthe hope that her life might be prolonged but she continued to grow weaker from day to day until death came to relieve her suffering. The deceased leaves, besides her husband, one son, Ewell, two brothers, Forney and Oscar Pounds, and father Mr. E.A. J. Pounds of Boaz, Ala., and a large circle of relatives and friends. The funeral and interment were at Ai on Friday morning, services being conducted by Rev. W.M. Barr. ____ CARD OF THANKS We sincerely desire to thank those who were so good and kind to us during the illness and death of our devoted wife and mother. Would that we could thank each one in person but this being impossible, we take this means of assuring each and every one that your deeds and kindness will ever be remembered by us. J.T. Weathers, Ewell Weathers ____ MR. HOWLE DEAD Mr. John A. Howle, one of the county's oldest and best known citizens, died at his home near Bell Mills on Monday. The interment was at Pine Grove. ___ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, October 23, 1919 LEE BURGESS BURIED ON FRIDAY Lee Burgess, a student of the agricultural college at Auburn, son of Mrs. Mollie Burgess of this place, died at Auburn on Thursday of last week and was buried at Cane Creek Primitive Baptist church, two miles south of Edwardsville on Friday afternoon with Masonic honors. Lee was a young man of high moral character and was honored and respected by hundreds. His untimely death is deeply regretted by his many friends who extend sympathy to the bereaved mother and other loved ones. He was the only brother of Lt. H.O. Burgess and a nephew of Judge D.S. Baber. __ CHAMPION COTTON PICKER AT AGE NINETY Mr. Joel Wade, who will be 90 years old on November 19th next, is the champion non-agenarian cotton picker of North Alabama, in the belief of his friends and neighbors in the Fishhead Valley south of Heflin. Mr. Wade, who for many years has been a well known and successful farmer in the valley, went out into the cotton fields last week and in one day picked 110 pounds of cotton. Despite his great age, Mr. Wade is active and has excellent health. He says he keeps himself in good condition by being constantly employed. His sons, Miller and Hounton Wade are also successful farmers. ___ TWO ARE HELD ON MURDER CHARGE The preliminary trial of Joe Breed and Wayne Wright, young white men charged with the murder of James R. Cosper in July, in the northeast part of Randolph near the Cleburne county line, was held in Wedowee the 22nd inst., before Judge John T. Heflin and remanded to jail without bail. Cosper was shot from ambush, he being on his way to church at the time. ___ LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. Tom Prestridge of Iron City were Heflin visitors on Sunday. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, October 30, 1919 MRS. STEPHENSON DIED TUESDAY Mrs. W.F. Stephenson, one of the county's oldest and best beloved women, died at the home of her husband on Tuesday after an illness of only a few days. The interment was in the Heflin cemetery Wednesday afternoon, Rev. W.M. Wade, her pastor, officiating. Mrs. Stephenson was about 80 years old at the time of her death, and was dearly beloved by every one who knew her. There was not a more devoted couple than were Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson and the entire community deeply and sincerely sympathizes with the aged husband in his hour of great sorrow and loneliness. The News extends sympathy to husband and children. ___ John Will Pounds, a successful Tallapoosa river farmer, was here Friday on business. __ W.T. Howle, the prince of good fellows, was in town on Saturday. __ FRUITHURST News F.A. Vann received the sad news Monday of the death of their son Morris' little daughter's death of diptheria. __ OAK LEVEL News Mrs. Carrie Rainwater who has been nursing at Reeves, Georgia hospital for some time, has returned to her home here. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape449gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 11.1 Kb