Postmaster at Buffalo, Alabama 1900 - 1925.
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"The LaFayette Sun" - May 22, 1901:

Webster Hunter, a musically inclined gentleman of Buffalo, has a fiddle, and if he continues fiddling at the present rate, he will, some day, be a fine fiddler.
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"The LaFayette Sun" - January 20, 1903:

Some “cheeky” scalawag broke into the store of Mr. Webster Hunter, at Buffalo, one night last week and played havoc with a number of articles, such as tobacco, snuff, cigars, etc., by making well his escape in the darkness. The store was entered by prying a window open. Mr. Hunter has no definite clue as to the identity of the guilty party, but if some certain fellow doesn’t “look sharp and step scattering” Webster will have him where he belongs – peeping through the jail bars, as he is already beginning to “smell a hot cook track.”

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February 11, 1903:

Messrs. Webster Hunter and Sam Abernathy of Buffalo, paid Shinplaster (the newspaper correspondent) a social call Friday night with their guitar and violin and made music that reflected much credit upon their musical attainment.

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May 20, 1903:

The post office at Buffalo, conducted by the genial and big-hearted Webster Hunter, is doing a good business, as the community and adjacent territory are thickly settled by people, all of whom seems to “stand in” with him. Mr. Hunter also has charge of one of the neatest stores in the county, and receives a liberal patronage.

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December 30, 1903:

We have been informed that Mr. Webster Hunter, who conducts an up-to-date store at Buffalo, sold $100 worth of goods last Thursday.

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May 18, 1904:

Buffalo - Mr. W. D. Hunter will leave some time this week for Hot Springs, Arkansas, where he will remain for some time for the benefit of his health. His many friends here wish for him a pleasant trip and a speedy recovery.

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June 22, 1904:

Mr. Webster Hunter has returned from a visit to the Hot Springs, Arkansas, somewhat improved in health. He was accompanied to the Springs and back home by his friend, Mr. Clower, of Opelika, who is now a visitor here.
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"The LaFayette Sun" - April 12, 1905:

Our esteemed friend, Webster Hunter, of Buffalo, is doing a thriving mercantile business at that place, besides he is handling and dishing out mail in a genteel manner, much business being done at that office.

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October 25, 1905:

Chiggerville - Webster Hunter is not a married man, but he has proven himself to be endowed with business qualifications to such an extent that were he to entertain any matrimonial thoughts, we see no reason why any young lady should flinch when that fatal question is popped. We know whereof we speak, and feel no hesitance in saying that if some nice young lady should be matrimonially inclined, she would make no mistake by setting her cap for Webster.

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December 20, 1905:

To take a mere peep into Webster Hunter’s store, at Buffalo, would recently convince one that Santa Claus has permanently located there for the holidays, as his display of fire works would almost put to flight a regiment of Japanese soldiers, and his collection of toys would gladden the heart of every girl and boy round about Buffalo and Chiggerville. And to get down to brass tacks, his store contains things that might captivate some young lady to a matrimonial extent. Nothing like the right kind of mercantile enterprise.
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"The LaFayette Sun" - January 24, 1906:

Mr. Webster Hunter has purchased the Barber Mill, near Buffalo, and is turning out a high grade of meal for his many customers.

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February 14, 1906:

We learn that Mr. Webster Hunter has employed Mr. Joe Blackston to superintend his mill near Buffalo.

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July 25, 1906:

Chiggerville - We took a stroll over to Buffalo last Wednesday afternoon to “kill time” with our old tried and true friend and stand-by, Webster Hunter. As we have stated on former occasions, he is proprietor, chief cook and bottle-washer of one of the most up-to-date and enterprising stores in the county, with everything considered. On entering the door we beheld two prominent drummers taking orders for tobacco, cigars, etc. He informs us that his sales on such articles are heavy and compare favorably with those of all other lines of goods kept in stock. His customers are numbered among the best people of Buffalo and surrounding communities, all of whom speak in praise of his honesty, courtesy and gentlemanly bearing. Webster showed us the result of his skill as a scientific horticulturist that readily convinced us tat he was “some pumpkin” in the culture of onions as well as that of merchandising. To say that he has an acre of the largest and finest onions we have ever seen, is but a faint expression of facts quickly uttered, and when gathered we will stake a pair of our old socks that there will be enough made to supply Buffalo and surrounding communities for 12 months, reserving a sufficient quantity for his family’s use, provided he gets married in due time.
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"The Roanoke Leader" - July 3, 1912:

W.D. Hunter, residing at Buffalo, was caught in the fly wheel of a gasoline engine at that place Saturday, breaking his left leg and badly mutilating his body. At the last report he was resting well and it is not thought it will be necessary to amputate.
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"The LaFayette Sun" - August 26, 1914:

Messrs. Lee and Webster Hunter, Mac Thompson and Charlie McKee, of Buffalo, attended the Old Harp all-day singing at LaGrange Sunday and report having had a good time.
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"The Roanoke Leader" - December 9, 1925:

LOCAL News

Mr. Webster Hunter, a prominent citizen of Buffalo in Chambers county, died last Thursday. He was a brother of Mr. W.C. Hunter, formerly of Roanoke.
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1910 Chambers County, (Hamburg) AL Census:

#H134

Lee Hunter 45M Farmer Born AL
Sarah F. Hunter 39F Sister Born AL
Addie B. Hunter 37F Sister Born AL
WEBSTER D. HUNTER 34M Brother Merchant-General Store Born AL
Henry D. Hunter 15M Nephew Clerk in Store Born AL
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1920 Chambers County, AL Census:

#H148

Lee Hunter 54M Farmer Born AL
Sallie Hunter 51F Sister Born AL
Addie Hunter 47F Sister Born AL
WEBSTER HUNTER 45M Brother Salesman-Store Born AL
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"The LaFayette Sun" - November 25, 1925:

Friends of Webster Hunter, a good citizen of Buffalo, will regret to learn of his serious illness.

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December 2, 1925:

Webster Hunter Is Ill At Buffalo.

Webster Hunter, prominent merchant and planter, has been very sick for the past two or three weeks at his home at Buffalo, but information from there today indicates that he is much better. Mr. Hunter has many friends in Chambers County who will be glad to learn of his improved condition and hope for his early recovery.

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December 9, 1925:

W. D. Hunter Passes After Lingering Illness.

W. D. Hunter, aged 50 years, died at his home at Buffalo, Ala., about 8:30 o'clock last Thursday night, December 3rd. He had been sick for several weeks suffering with toxine poison, which gradually and surely attacked his strength, and finally taking its toll after a brave and heroic effort to defeat the ravages of the deadly poison.
He was married in October 1923 to Miss Olive Addison, of Notasulga, Ala., and had been married just a short time, over two years, at the time of his death.
Mr. Hunter was postmaster at Buffalo at the time of his death which post he had held for the past twenty-five years, and was an active planter and was identified with the growth and progress of Chambers County, as well as that part of the county that was known as his home. He was active in fraternal circles, being a member of the Masons, Shriners, Woodmen of the World and Knights of Pythias.
As was said by those intimate with Mr. Hunter, "few men had the good will and friendship of the Chambers County people as did he," which fact was born out by the vast crowd that assembled at his home to pay the last final tribute to their friend and fellow citizen.
The funeral services were conducted by the three pastors of LaFayette, Dr. J. W. Rucker, pastor of the Baptist Church; Dr. T. H. Johnson, pastor of the Methodist Church, and Dr. J. W. White, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, and interment was in the Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church burial grounds with the Masonic ceremony.
Mr. Hunter leaves a wife, three brothers and four sisters to mourn his death as follows: Mrs. Olive Addison Hunter; Misses Sallie and Addie Hunter, Mrs. J. T. Spence, Sr., and Mrs. J. L. Bullock; J. W. Hunter, of LaFayette; Lee Hunter, of Buffalo, and W. C. Hunter, of St. Petersburg, Fla.
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"The LaFayette Sun" - January 6, 1926:

Resolutions on the death of Webster Donald Hunter, AF & AM Solomon Lodge No 74, Lafayette.

Webster Donald Hunter was born at Buffalo, Chambers County, September 23rd, 1875, and departed this life near his birth place December 3rd, 1925.
He had spent all his life in the community where he was born and had impressed his gentle life upon all who had the happy privilege of his acquaintance. If men and women who pass along the road of life that ends with the grave on this earth were as gentle as our brother, as considerate and charitable as he there would be many less heart burns, tears and regrets and a much happier old world in which to live. He was a Mason - not merely in name - but a Mason in heart. He loved his fellowmen and in turn he was loved and respected. When the Great Grand Master of the Universe called Webster Donald Hunter from Labor to Refreshment and the working tools of life fell from his nerveless hands just in the very prime and bloom of life we felt perhaps that we could ill spare our brother and companion, for he was a good man, careful and sound in counsel and stood always as a good Mason, on the Level.
Be it, therefore, resolved by this lodge, that we, by this method express our sorrow at the passing of our beloved brother and companion; that we commend his gentle spirit and broad charity to his fellows, his loyalty and devotion to his home and all those around him as worthy of emulation by all; that this lodge has lost a faithful and loyal brother and the county of Chambers a good, true and worthy citizen - an upright Mason. That as a mark of our respect and esteem for our departed brother these resolutions be recorded as a permanent record in our minutes, that a copy be furnished the LaFayette Sun and a copy furnished the bereaved family.

C. S. Moon, Chairman
Joseph W. Rucker
Joel D. Trammell, Committee
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"The LaFayette Sun" - July 18, 1928:

Memoriam of W. D. Hunter.

It has been said by one of the old philosophers that "whom the gods love die young". How apropos to that old saying is the subject of this memoriam, Webster Hunter.
Everybody loved him who knew him. He died young. He died when hope was the most buoyant, when promise was the brightest. It was easy to understand why he was so universally beloved. His genial manner and kindly disposition brought pleasure and happiness to many. These characteristics made an impression upon all who knew him from whatever walk in life. In life few men were as full of hope and optimism. His sunny nature made him welcome in every circle. He cherished no enmities, remembered no grudges. He counted life as a day of laughter, with little or no room for tears. He was an ideal public servant who could never be stampeded from what he conceived to be his line of duty. As postmaster his administration was characterized as honest, able and faithful to the people whom he loved and served. In the Masonic world he stood the test laid down by the man of Galilee - love God and your fellowman. He lived modestly and gave generously according to his means. In his childhood home he was the baby of the family, the youngest of eight children. with parents, sisters and brothers his wants were paramount.
He has gone from our midst, but memory lingers with us and as I plant the forget-me-nots and scatter a few roses along memory's lane I see the turn of the golden key in the blind alley of the tomb that closes with the twilight and opens with the dawn, and

Love shall stand guard for thee,
Friend without number
Bereaved and disconsolate, ever thee weep;
Sweet be thy dreams.
Untroubled thy slumbers,
Tranquilly, peacefully, restfully sleep.

A. L. A. - of Georgia.