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Marion Herald, Nov. 3, 1887
The new town of Winfield on the line of Kansas City Road is building up very
fast and the demand for carpenters is increasing daily.
Marion Herald, Feb. 2, 1888
WINFIELD NEWS -Will you please give us a short space in the columns of the
Herald in order that we may merely remind the people of Marion and surrounding
counties where Winfield is, what she now is, and what she promises in the
near future to be? Winfield is an enterprising little town of about 100
inhabitants, situated on the K. C. M. & B. R. R. about eighty miles northwest
of Birmingham, surrounded by a thickly people country, and right in the midst
of the most fertile and best farming lands to be found anywhere in the state.
Consequently Winfield not only now is but promises to be one of the best
towns on the above named road between the Magic City and Amory Miss. Well
may our little neighboring stations be envious of their big sister, for about
four months ago where Winfield now stands was then a forrest, not a stick
of timber amiss, and in so short a time she has almost magically you might
say, sprang into existence, with four large business houses, a commodious
hotel, and elegant depot just completed, a new post office, et ceatera. We
also learned from good authority that another good old reliable firm would
soon engage in the mercantile business here. We willingly welcome the many
acquisitions to our already prosperous and pleasant little town. Winfield
is fast donning the city appearance and we believe the day is not far distant
when she will be the garden spot of this whole country. We have up to this
time shipped about five hundred bales of cotton from here this season, owing
to the fact that most of the farmers had mortgaged their cotton to the merchants
at Fayette C., H. but from this time on farmers in and around here will find
Winfield to be a better and nearer market, not only for cotton, but also
for country produce of all kinds, and we count on shipping not less than
two thousand bales of cotton from this point next season.
HARKINS, SHELTON & Co., WEBSTER and JONES, BOLAND & MCGAHA and MCCOLLUM
& WHITLEY are the names of the four firms doing business here at present.
All seem to have a good lively trade. The first named firm are doing quite
and extensive business, both here and at Fayette C. H. They are an old and
reliable firm and consequently they are buying cotton from and selling goods
to people living 20 and 30 miles around. And last, but not least, the health
of Winfield is unsurpassingly good, in fact your correspondent is almost
constrained to say that it is distressingly healthy. The writer would therefore
recommend persons suffering from almost any disease to come to Winfield,
breathe its fresh air, drink its pure water and live. B. P. I.
Marion Herald, Feb 9, 1888
Mr. W. T. GAST made a business trip to Winfield and returned on last week.
He reports that little town as being in a prosperous condition.
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Guin Dispatch, February 9, 1889
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WINFIELD ITEMS
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Business good.
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Our town improving.
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Twelve hundred bales of cotton
have been shipped from this place and still it comes.
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Messrs. HARKINS & SHELTON
carry a large stock of general merchandise.
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Our highly esteemed deposit agent
Mr. JOHN YOUNG is always at his post and ready for duty.
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Mr. JAMES NORTHCUTT is the champion
laughter of our town, and WILL SHELTON and FEE WHITE are generally the sufferers.
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Mr. NATHAN MUSGROVE and his estimable
lady keep the best hotel on the K. C. Road.
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Mr. DOLLY BAKER has moved
to the country for the purpose of teaching school.
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The pay train killed a fine mule
for JULIUS SPANN and an ox for THAD BERRYHILL on its return to Memphis.
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Hamilton News Press, February 28, 1895
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FROM WINFIELD - As I have not seen any letters from our Sunday School in
our county paper, I thought I would write one to let you know that it is
still living and progressing finely. Our superintendent is Mrs. NELLIE CARNES.
We like her so much because she is a good woman and carries on everything
interestingly. I study the Intermediate Quarterly. We have twelve in our
class, eight girls and four boys. I couldn't attend last Sunday owing to
my mother's illness. She has been sick for some time but hope she may recover
soon. I belong to the M. E. Church at Winfield and attend as
regularly as I can. Bro. WARD is our pastor for this year. He is well liked
by all that know him. I am 14 years of age. I have two sisters single at
home and two single brothers in Texas. With love to the editor and his many
readers I will close. LOULA WHITLEY, Winfield Feb. 22
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