Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for NOV 1919 November 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, 8:45 pm The Cleburne News November 1919 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for NOVEMBER 1919 NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, November 13, 1919 OLD HOME PAPER WELCOME VISITOR To the Cleburne News, I am writing to express my thanks to my father, W.Z.T. Chapman, for having the Cleburne News sent to me. Will say that it is a welcome visitor to our home as a great part of my life was spent in Cleburne county. I came to Arkansas nine years ago; it is a fine state; I hope to visit in dear old Cleburne in the near future. Cotton sold her for 41 cents. With best wishes to The News and every one. Mrs. Maud Chatman, Beebe, Arkansas ____ IN MEMORY OF JOHN A. HOWLE Bro. Howle was born December 22, 1844; was married to Miss Emily Barker January 12, 1871. He professed the lord as his savior and was baptized into the fellowship of Cedar Creek church in 1863. He was baptized by Bro. Sears, later moving his membership to Pine Grove church where he remained a consistent member until his death in October last. He was a deacon of the church and felt the responsibility of his office. He was always faithful to his church; was one of its most loyal members. His memory shall be blest; his death a calamity to his family, church and community, but a triumph in christ; his works will live after him. "Blessed are the dead who died in the lord, for they shall rest from their labors and their works do follow them." To his family, I would say, you were so faithful to him during his long illness; your work was not in vain, you will receive a reward from the heavenly father; live to meet him in the glory world; there those who meet will part no more and those long parted meet again. W.M. Barr ____ LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Fordham of route 8 passed through Heflin on Monday enroute to Arab, Alabama where they will make their future home. __ J. W. and John McElroy, proprietors of the Heflin Garage, have just had a nice lot of stationery printed by The News. __ Mrs. Harmon Yates and son of Bowdon are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Brown. __ ONE OF THE OLDEST CITIZENS OF FRUITHURST DIES Wm. A. Maust was born January 9, 1837 in Pennsylvania and died November 2, 1919, leaving a wife, five sons and two daughters living and two sons dead. He was married to Elizabeth Wagner in 1865 and moved to Fruithurst in 1897. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. G.B. Boman of Heflin. Mrs. R.E. McDonald and W.A. Maust are the only children living in Fruithurst. The following came from Minnesota: Mrs. A.E. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. S.H. Maust, Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Maust and C.F. Maust. The body was taken to Minnesota for burial. ___ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, November 20, 1919 TRICKEM VALLEY SCENE OF KILLING MONDAY John W. McElroy, a farmer about forty years old, was shot and almost instantly killed Monday morning at 7 o'clock near his home in Trickem valley by Bengy Crumby, about thirty years old, and a near neighbor. Crumby is said to have used a .32 calibre pistol at close range. Two shots were fired but only one took effect, the ball entering the left temple near the ear, lodging in the head. The shooting occurred forty or fifty yards east of W.R. Daniel's home on the public road. McElroy died in about two hours after being shot without ever speaking. Immediately after being shot he was picked and carried into Mr. Daniel's home where he expired. The body was later removed to the dead man's home where it was viewed by dozens during the day. The direct cause of the killing is not generally known, but it is said that the two men had been on bad terms for two or three years and only a few days ago it is claimed, the trouble was renewed with the above result. The two men were near neighbors, living only a few hundred yards apart, and for some time, it is alleged, have been holding heated conversations over the telephone and on last Saturday, it is said, their conversation reached the point where one of the men proposed that they meet and "have it out" and settle their differences. The two men met Monday morning. It is said that McElroy had started to Stephens' saw mill a mile or so away, and that Crumby was on his way to Bell Mills. Just which one started the row after the two men met, whether by chance or agreement, the shooting followed soon afterwards, there being but one other person present, that b eing the dead man's brother Mallalieu (?) McElroy. At about the time the shots were fired Mr. Daniel came out on his front veranda but says he heard no quarreling before this. Mallalieu it seems did not care to discusss the affair, doubtless preferring to wait until an investigation is made by the proper authorities. Crumby left soon after the difficulty and had not been located Tuesday morning although his people had scoured the surrounding country in search of him. Sheriff McWhorter and Chief of Police Wheeler went to the scene of the killing, returning in the early afternoon. McElroy leaves a wife and four children, all girls. Crumby is a married man with a wife and children. Later, Crumby came to town on Wednesday and made a $4000. bond and returned home. ____ GRANTLEY Community News Mrs. S.C. Lorren who has been ill is slowly recovering. __ Mrs. Tom Parker is quite ill at this time and we hope for her early recovery. __ Jim Parker and family are going to move to Cherokee county and we wish them well in their new home. ___ LOCAL News Mrs. Tom McEachern left Wednesday for Overton, Texas where she will join Mr. McEachern and will make their future home there. __ Mrs. J.W. Barnes in company with Mrs. J.B. Robertson, attended the state meeting of the Eastern Star in Montgomery last week and while there visited the Masonic Home where they found dozens of little children and old people comfortably housed and well provided for in every way. ___ Mrs. Ida Wallace Elliott of Talladega and Miss Hattie Perryman of Heflin have gone to Montreal, Canada where they will sail for Europe, visiting England, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Norway and Sweden and Germany if possible. ___ Claude Brown, who moved to Atlanta, Texas about two years ago from Cleburne, has returned, and purchased a farm out on route 7. Claude says he just could not be satisfied in Texas for thinking of the old red hills of Cleburne. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, November 27, 1919 "Uncle" Bill Skinner of Bowdon, Route 5, was a pleasant visitor at this office Monday morning and while here moved his subscription up to 1921. Mr. Skinner is one of Cleburne's most substantial farmers and a mighty good friend of The News. __ Last week we received a check from our brother W.A. Dodson at DeQueen, Arkansas asking that The News be sent to J.D. Hall at that place. Mr. Hall moved from Bell Mills to that country several years ago and he liked his old paper so well when he chanced to see a copy of it. __ Mark Campbell, one of our good friends living near town has our thanks for a nice lot of home grown turnips which he brought in recently. Then along came Arthur Vaughan with some nice sweet potatoes, 12 pounds, which came from one hill and they are the largest we have seen in some time. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape450gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 7.9 Kb