NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for JULY 19th thru JULY 26th, 1928 NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, July 19, 1928 MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED Marriage licenses were issued to the following couples the first 15 days of July: Searcy Key and Camie Parish Oscar Beam and Vera Hanson Comer Ritchell and Loretha Allen John Dougherty and Dussie Rowe Noell Thomas Roberts and Lillie Belle Petrie Clyde H. Goodman and Iva Huff William Marvin Foster and Gladys Bohler ___ FORMER RESIDENT VISITS Isaac Wheeler, former police chief of Heflin, now employed by the Tennessee Iron and Coal Co. at Ensley, was shaking hands with friends here Monday. Ike has been staying at Borden-Wheeler for the past month recuperating and says is greatly improved in health. ___ CELEBRATES 89th BIRTHDAY Mr. W.H. Adair, beloved Confederate veteran, celebrated his 89th birthday last Saturday, the 14th, at his home in Fruithurst, his wife giving him a big dinner, inviting some of his friends to enjoy the day. May he have many more happy birthdays, is the sincere wish of his host of friends. ___ SUFFERS STROKE Mrs. D.W. Gray suffered a slight stroke of paralysis early Sunday morning, her right side being affected. Friends hope for her early recovery. __ OVERCOME BY GAS Overcome by the fumes of dynamite in the well at the home of Willie Johnson where he was at work Monday morning, Jim Phillips, about age 30, fell about 28 feet to the bottom. He was being drawn to the top by Tom Phillips when he collapsed. Johnson volunteered and went to Jim's rescue, the two being brought out together. Phillips was soon pulled around by volunteer workers and is now fully recovered. ___ MRS. HARPER IMPROVING Mrs. Arthur Harper, who has been a great sufferer with an abcessed hand for several days, was carried to an Anniston hospital on Monday for observation and treatment. Wednesday morning Mrs. Harper was doing nicely, according to word from the hospital. ___ LOCAL News Mrs. W.L. Evans and children of Durant, Oklahoma arrived here Friday and will spend some time with her sister, Mrs. H.V. Jones and brother Lewis Ross. __ Fred and Robert Butler, sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Butler of Unadilla, Ga have been the guests of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison W. Butler and uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Brown and other relatives in Cleburne. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, July 26, 1928 South Cleburne News Newt Riddle and family after a visit with relatives here, returned on Saturday to Waycross, Ga. __ Kieffer Thrower was the guest of Homer Thrower on Sunday. __ Vesta McElroy and family visited Uncle Tink Taylor and family on Sunday. __ MRS. CRAFT PASSES Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Craft, age 77, who died at her home in south Cleburne on Saturday, were held at Pleasant Hill church on Monday, Rev. J.W. Grubbs and Rev. W.J. Campbell and E.A. Riddle officiating at the burial. Mrs. Craft was born October 12, 1851, being 77 years, nine months and nine days old at the time of her death. She joined the Missionary Baptist church about the year 1872 and lived a consecrated christian until her death. Surviving are N.C. Shockley of Roosevelt, Oklahoma; I.Z. Shockley of Hanceville, Ala.; P.Q. Shockley, Heflin; one half sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins of Heflin, Route 4, and a large number of nephews, nieces and other relatives. ___ WELL KNOWN FORMER CITIZEN ANSWERS CALL To Editor of the Cleburne News, Judge H.M. Evans, who was so well known in Cleburne and Clay counties, Alabama, died in Scott and White Hospital, Temple, Texas, on Wednesday morning, July 18th. The funeral services were held at the First Methodist church at 9:30 o'clock, Thursday morning, being conducted by Rev. T. Edgar Neal, pastor of the First Methodist church at Temple. The Masonic Lodge, of which Judge Evans had been a member for fifty years, took charge of the funeral services at Hill Crest Cemetery where the body was buried. The Business Men's Bible Class of the Methodist Church appointed pall bearers who were among the most prominent citizens at Temple. Judge Evans had lived at Temple for twenty-five years and in Texas for thirty-six years. He had been an active member of the Methodist church for seventy years or more. He was born near Stone Mountain, Georgia on December 4, 1841. His father moved to Cleburne county, Alabama and the family of fourteen children were reared near Heflin, living there until the children grew to manhood and womanhood. Of the ten brothers, eight fought in the Confederate Army as follows: Alexander Evans James Evans William H. Evans Green G. Evans Hiram M. Evans Wesley Evans Matthew Evans John M. Evans In one of the battles, Green Evans, lying on the field of battle badly wounded, was picked up by Simon Stricklin, his brother-in-law, and carried off the field under fire. Wesley Evans and Hiram M. Evans were together in the army until the death of Wesley. In addition to the eight brothers, two brothers-in-law, Glenn Black and Simon Stricklin, fought in the Confederate Army. Hiram M. Evans, with his company, the 22nd Alabama, was captured at Missionary Ridge and was a prisoner at Johnson Island, Lake Erie, Ohio, for eighteen months. During prison life, he laid the foundation of a college education, studying among other subjects, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry and solid Geometry. His children, when in the high school at Ashland, were proud to find among his old papers the notebooks in these subjects, carefully kept in prison. Some years after returning from the war, he entered Bowdon College, Georgia and secured the B.A. Degree from that college in June 1871. He was married in 1868 to Georgia Stricklin of Oaklone. Seven children were born of this union, in the order of ages as follows: Rosa Lee Evans McKibbon of Tuscaloosa, Alabama Dr. Cecil E. Evans of San Marcos, Texas Dr. Arthur W. Evans of Lubbock, Texas Mrs. J.A. Goodrich of Des Moines, Iowa Mrs. Lura Booth of Fort Worth, Texas Mrs. Frank Barrett of Hubbard, Texas Dr. Hiram Wesley Evans of Washington, D.C. Judge Evans was married four times as follows: Georgia Stricklin, already mentioned Mrs. Elizabeth Lackey of Ashland Mrs. Jensie Jenkins of Tyler, Texas, mother of Mrs. Neely Jenkins Gay of Ashland and Marcus Evans of Dallas Texas Mrs. Agnes Mills of Temple, Texas Judge Evans came to Clay county first as the principal of Oaklone school and later moving to Ashland as principal of Ashland High School for three years, resigning to accept the probate judgeship of Clay county. He was first appointed probate judge by Governor R.W. Cobb and was elected in 1880 and 1886. He served Clay county as probate judge for a little less than fourteen years. Clay county was one of the pioneer dry counties in the south, something of which he was proud and something to which he contributed his powerful influence. It was his proud boast that he never permitted corrupt influence of votes and always compelled the honest counting of votes as case, even when his own party wouldn't gain by technicalities of law. He moved to Texas with his entire family in 1892, and excepting the few years he was back in Alabama about 15 years ago, lived continuously in Texas until his death. He taught in the public schools in Texas for more than twelve years. ____ EDWARDSVILLE News Bryan and Celeste Reese of Tampa, Florida are visiting their mother, Mrs. Berta Reese. __ IN MEMORY OF HENRY THOMAS LINDLEY (from the DeLeon, Texas Free Press) In memory of Henry Thomas Lindley who was born in Randolph County, Alabama on Sept. 28, 1856. Departed from life June 29, 1928. He was married on Feb. 15, 1877 to Miss Sarah Mize. To this union there was born seven boys and six girls, four boys and one girl preceding him to the Better Land. Mr. Lindley gave his heart to the lord and united with the M.E. church in 1881 in which he lived a faithful, consecrated christian life. In 1886 he joined the Masons as Wedowee, Ala., and was ever faithful to his lodge. In 1892 he and his family came to DeLeon and made their home here. He was a kind and loving companion, a good father and his friends are numbered by all who knew him. He was President of the First National Bank of Gorman for about 18 years and was a prominent man in business affairs, always taking a stand for what he thought was right. He was a patient sufferer for several years and the past two years he was helpless, until god said "well done thou good and faithful one, enter into thy rest." Weep not, dear ones, your loss is heaven's gain. He was laid away by the Masonic Order July 1st in the De Leon Cemetery amid a host of sorrowing relatives and friends. DeLeon, Texas Free Press ___ COMING HERE SUNDAY, 29th F.M. Hardeman, blind musician living near Hightower, in company with J.I. Armstrong, was here Tuesday, the two gentleman giving The Cleburne News a pleasant call. The editor has the good fortune of having known Mr. Hardeman in Bremen several years ago. Being an up-to-date piano tuner, Mr. Hardeman has naturally traveled quite a lot over Georgia and Alabama, and declares that the road to Bowdon is the best of its kind he has yet drove over. Our friend half-way promised to be here Sunday with his violin. ___ LOCAL News Mrs. L.R. Wright, who with Margaret and Billie, spent several weeks at her girlhood home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, reported a most enjoyable trip. She and the children also visited in Superior, Wis., Clear Lake, Minn., and Chicago before returning to Heflin. __ Capt. Walter L. Verge spent the weekend at his Pinetucky farm. __ Duval Liles, who has been visiting his Heflin relatives, left Tuesday morning for Norfolk, Va. He expects to sail for China on the 29th. It may interest his friends here to know he has just completed a post graduate course in surgery at the Naval College in Washington, D.C., receiving the highest honors of his class. ___ Lonzo O'Harrow who is employed the the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. in Birmingham is at home with his parents for a vacation. __ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.15 - Release Date: 5/22/2005